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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-05-28 17:28:17 from the NASPA Member Database. It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others. Corrections to the database may be made by the affected individuals, through Member Services.

For each state or province that has at least one ranked player, up to 10 top players are listed by current rating. Ranked players are those whose memberships are in good standing and have played in at least 14 fully-rated tournament games in the past 12 ratings months. States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their top ten players. Areas with fewer than ten ranked players listed are assumed to have additional players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.

Top Ten States/Provinces

RankState/ProvinceTop 10 RatingsMean
1California1994 1974 1944 1834 1825 1813 1812 1802 1801 1677 1847.6
2Texas2040 1866 1860 1858 1854 1814 1806 1800 1742 1735 1837.5
3New York2043 1886 1853 1822 1821 1808 1793 1723 1721 1691 1816.1
4Ontario1910 1889 1881 1831 1803 1720 1709 1675 1667 1649 1773.4
5Massachusetts1987 1871 1802 1795 1787 1741 1707 1678 1674 1624 1766.6
6Pennsylvania1847 1817 1718 1705 1673 1670 1625 1622 1617 1614 1690.8
7North Carolina1847 1796 1765 1752 1619 1532 1440 1439 1405 1370 1596.5
8Quebec2110 2063 1967 1907 1406 1330 1277 1240 1171 1119 1559
9Ohio1738 1695 1622 1596 1541 1534 1529 1411 1409 1388 1546.3
10Virginia1889 1783 1736 1555 1551 1526 1419 1364 1344 1290 1545.7

Other States/Provinces

11–20MI FL CT NJ IL MD LA WA GA IN
21–30OR DC MO KY DE ME NM AL VT MN
31–40TN IA MS NH NV AZ ID WI WV SC
41–49AR SK NB MB UT BC OK CO RI
California (#1: 1847.6; 23 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 1994
Overall Rank: 14
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181974KEVIN FRALEY
3201944JOE EDLEY
4431834EDWARD DE GUZMAN
5461825DAVID PEARL
6541813NOAH BERGER
7551812BILLY NAKAMURA
8611802JERRY LERMAN
9641801DAVID TURISSINI
101201677JAMES HENDERSON
Texas (#2: 1837.5; 56 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2040
Overall Rank: 8
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341866JOHN LUEBKEMANN
3351860PAUL HOLSER
4361858SIDDHARTH MURALI
5371854MATT CANIK
6531814DARRELL DAY
7571806CHRIS CREE
8661800PATRICIA BARRETT
9821742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
10891735CHRIS CANIK
New York (#3: 1816.1; 79 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2043
Overall Rank: 7
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2311886KARL HIGBY
3381853KENNETH RUBIN
4471822SAMUEL KAPLAN
5481821ERIC GOLDSTEIN
6561808JEREMY HALL
7691793BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8961723DAN WACHTELL
9981721LARRY SHERMAN
101131691LYNN CUSHMAN
Ontario (#4: 1773.4; 63 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Max Panitch
Rating: 1910
Overall Rank: 23
50, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2281889CHRISTOPHER SYKES
3321881TONY LEAH
4441831ARIE SINKE
5601803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
61011720JOHN STARDOM
71051709AGNES KRAMER
81221675CRAIG ROWLAND
91291667DEEN HERGOTT
101351649HEATHER MCCALL
Massachusetts (#5: 1766.6; 34 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1987
Overall Rank: 15
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331871JAMES DONNELLY
3611802JAMIE RYAN
4681795MORRIS GREENBERG
5711787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6841741MICHAEL THELEN
71061707WES EDDINGS
81191678SCOTT LEIFER
91241674JOEL HORN
101421624RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#6: 1690.8; 42 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 40
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2511817SCOTT APPEL
31031718SAMUEL MOCH
41071705MARK ABADI
51251673EVAN CHESTER
61271670MARK MILLER
71401625JEFFREY JACOBSON
81431622EDWIN ROTH
91471617JOE PETREE
101501614YAACOV BARAK
North Carolina (#7: 1596.5; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 40
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2671796RANDY HERSOM
3791765DAVID WEISBERG
4801752RYAN FISCHER
51451619LIZ GOTTLIN
61951532LISA PERRY
72381440HANNAH ROZEAR
82401439CARTER COBB
92571405KATYA LEZIN
102741370SUSAN BERTONI
Quebec (#8: 1559; 18 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2110
Overall Rank: 2
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
262063JACKSON SMYLIE
3191967JASON LI
4241907MICHAEL FAGEN
52551406NORMA LOVETT
63011330BARBARA BULTZ
73501277SARY KARANOFSKY
83741240ANITA RACKHAM
94191171ELLA SOBEL
104691119MARWAN SAADI
Ohio (#9: 1546.3; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Patrick Beatrez
Rating: 1738
Overall Rank: 86
North Olmsted

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21121695JOSH KOPCZAK
31431622SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41591596KRISTY ZURBRICK
51871541DANIEL STOCK
61921534AYODELE ODEKUNLE
71991529MIKE STAFFORD
82521411ELIZABETH DAVIS
92531409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102661388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Virginia (#10: 1545.7; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 28
49, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2721783BARRY KEITH
3881736KNOX DANIEL
41811555STEVE GAWTRY
51821551JOHN WILDER
62011526MARTY GOLD
72481419NANCY BOWEN
82771364DAVID BECKERMAN
92871344BARBARA AMSTER
103351290PAUL WILSON
Michigan (#11: 1542.6; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jeff Fiszbein
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 28
67, Brighton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381853STEVE GROB
3521815JASON IDALSKI
4961723MARK GARROD
51941533STEVE ANSTANDIG
62211475WILL SCOTT
73181311KIT MOREHEAD
83371289LINDA TILLEY
93461280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
103641258PAUL MAY
Florida (#12: 1531; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2091
Overall Rank: 3
59, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2811751CONOR MUNRO
3941729HOWARD PISTOL
41081701CURTIS LEE
52141494ARTHUR MOORE
62861346JENNIFER TOMLINSON
72951337ARTHUR FINKLE
83001331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
93501277JOHN BECK
103681253THOMAS E WOOD
Connecticut (#13: 1529.6; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2006
Overall Rank: 11
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2581804BRANDON RANDALL
31401625ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41481615MICHAEL ECSEDY
51921534BENJAMIN BLOOM
62321452MINA LE
72821359ZACH BITTKER
82991332BETH MIX
93391286PAUL WITINSKI
103421283CAROL MCCUMBER
New Jersey (#14: 1519.5; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 58
50, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821742RICK JULIAN
31251673JEROME LOCH
41721580JAY LEVIN
52301454MARIAN CALABRO
62351445EJIKE OSONDU
72471423PAUL LUND, JR
82701380CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
92761365GLENN FILZER
103061329KEVIN NG
Illinois (#15: 1514.5; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 25
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2641801DARIN TRUE
3741775JONATHAN LINDH
41281668PETER SCHWARTZMAN
51761568JEREMY CAHNMANN
62771364DAVE CAMERON
73251304DAN TERKELL
83341292DON RATHBERGER
93461280JUNE GRAFF
104031192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
Maryland (#16: 1428.6; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Timothy Bottorff
Rating: 1738
Overall Rank: 86
47, Owings Mills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21141690DUSTIN DEAN
31731573GARY SKOWRONSKI
42211475DAVID ENGELHARDT
53101326EDWARD STEWART
63141318DIANA GROSMAN
73251304CAROLE DENTON
83271303GWEN STEWART
93431282CHERYL KAGAN
103501277LINDA OLIVA
Louisiana (#17: 1416.2; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 93
62, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21561600JERRY DYNES
32091504LINDSAY SHIN
42441431WILLIAM GIBLIN
52511413LILA CROTTY
62651390JACK YI
72831356PEGGY ALTAZAN
83291302LINDSEY DIMMICK
93461280JEFFREY MOORE
104351155SUSAN POWELL
Washington (#18: 1290.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 90
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21391639DANIEL GOODWIN
32981334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43631263DANIEL KOEHLER
53681253JANE BISSONNETTE
64181172GEORGE BISSONNETTE
74271166J MIDORI HOWARD
84641125MARY LOGULLO
94691119CARL WARNER
104811097TRACY MCQUEEN
Georgia (#19: 1280; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 134
79, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22051515CARL DAVIS
32611400CYNTHIA SEALES
42721379RALPH IRELAND
53081327ANDREW GARDNER
64061189KEVIN BLACK
74141178MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
84801100MATTIE HARPP
95151050GREGORY KENDALL
105501010GEORGIA T PHILPOT
Indiana (#20: 1236.9; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 174
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22881343GREG ROGERS
32901342PENNY SITLER
43451281CHRIS SITLER
53801232TIMOTHY LONG
63971199JULIA BOGLE
74291162JOHN WRIGHT
84311159BETH PALMER
95131051KIRSTEN KLASSEN
105331028PETE BANEY
Oregon (#21: 1223.6; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2071
Overall Rank: 4
31, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292038CARL JOHNSON
3122003NIGEL PELTIER
4451830STEVEN ALEXANDER
5981721MICHAEL BAKER
6718573ANDREA HILDEBRAND
District of Columbia (#22: 1212.2; 11 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 21
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21591596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31651590SAM MASLING
42161487STEFAN FATSIS
53581271GIDEON BROSOWSKY
64711118TED GEST
7625876MELISSA BLOCK
8641853NOAH HABENSTREIT
9647836JAY WESTREICH
10723555SAMUEL NELSON
Missouri (#23: 1193.8; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Paul Mulik
Rating: 1569
Overall Rank: 175
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21901536CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
32341446DAVID GREMAUD
42591402BRIAN GARNETT
53011330HARRISON KEYSER
63171312SAMUEL HEIMAN
73191309JOHN FULTZ
85301034BRIAN SUMMERS
Kentucky (#24: 1126.3; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2117
Overall Rank: 1
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2421836STEVE BUSH
3951726MARK EDWARD OWENS
41381643JOHN JAROWSKI
55241040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65251039FRED MORLAN
7741473LARRY BRANSTETTER
8758389JANET SCHEELINE
Delaware (#25: 1123.3; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1591
Overall Rank: 164
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21861544RICHARD POPPER
32361442CLAY HERRON
43161314ALEX VRATSANOS
54731117JAN FEIDEL
65261038NANCY HANLEY
75591000MARIE FILANDRO
8578969PETER FILANDRO
9686718RUTH BROWER
Maine (#26: 1118.8; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Mallick
Rating: 1997
Overall Rank: 13
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291667JOHN HOPKINS
32851354JAMIE LOGAN
43011330KEITH HAGEL
54901075SAM BOWERS
65221042ERIC HOPKINS
7566988DIANE SLEEK
8675735JOHANNA SWEET
New Mexico (#27: 1067.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 61
69, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2781766MIKE BARON
31021719JOHN KARRIS
41321657JEFF MARTIN
53761235PAMINA DEUTSCH
Alabama (#28: 974.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 73
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21371644TRACY COBBS
32591402ROBIN CHUA
43721241ANDY EADON
55011066MICHAEL ALLON
6701651TIM HARDWICK
7727549CHRISTI MASSEY
8757407KAT ANDERSON
Vermont (#29: 943.7; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 26
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2751771JEFFREY NELSON
32881343SARA CORBIN
45331028SUSANNA KAHN
5674741JANE KAY
6702643ALICE VAN DOREN
7731513ERIC MACLAUGHLIN
Minnesota (#30: 882.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 22
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21101697JASON VAYSBERG
33191309HUBERT VAN TOL
4620889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#31: 873.8; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 207
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23011330RUCHI GUPTA
33561274LARRY DURBIN
44291162HARRY DURBIN
5595928DEBORAH ROBERTS
6730534KYLE KIGAR
Iowa (#32: 808.6; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 50
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23911209JORDAN BARGER
34521134MARGARET YODER
4567987ELISE BICKFORD
5749438PAUL WOOD
Mississippi (#33: 796.1; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2068
Overall Rank: 5
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21651590STEVEN DINAPOLI
3660803QUEEN STREET LEWIS
New Hampshire (#34: 782.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1740
Overall Rank: 85
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21201677ED LIEBFRIED
3574978DEB MULROONEY
4751434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Nevada (#35: 774.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2015
Overall Rank: 10
40, Reno

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2901733ANNETTE OBRESTAD
Arizona (#36: 723.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 26
58, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22911341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
Idaho (#37: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 118
69, Meridian

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21801558TOM BOND
Wisconsin (#38: 677.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ron Malzer
Rating: 1275
Overall Rank: 355
La Crosse

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621888HELEN FLORES
3639855BUFFY HOGAN
4670761BRAD WILLIAMS
West Virginia (#39: 667.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 76
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2608909TINA YATES
South Carolina (#40: 643.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Garcia
Rating: 1520
Overall Rank: 203
Pendleton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2603915CHRISTINE HANNOUCHE
Arkansas (#41: 630.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 419
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24551132RICHARD PRICE
Saskatchewan (#42: 619.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1697
Overall Rank: 110
68, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
New Brunswick (#43: 610.9; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 245
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2696679NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#44: 608.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 169
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Utah (#45: 597.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1473
Overall Rank: 226
Woodland Hills

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#46: 584; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Letitia Sears
Rating: 1340
Overall Rank: 293
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Oklahoma (#47: 567.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Rhonda Morris
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 419
Oklahoma City

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#48: 563; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Erbe
Rating: 1130
Overall Rank: 459
Parker

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Rhode Island (#49: 552; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ross Fidler
Rating: 1020
Overall Rank: 542
Providence

There are no other players from this region in the database.