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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-02-03 16:13:00 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
1Texas2046 1914 1866 1860 1858 1844 1832 1778 1698 1680 1837.6
2New York2053 1929 1853 1831 1810 1801 1791 1766 1723 1721 1827.8
3Ontario1929 1910 1888 1883 1803 1784 1720 1688 1667 1649 1792.1
4California1956 1938 1938 1868 1829 1825 1813 1579 1567 1550 1786.3
5Massachusetts2000 1861 1835 1796 1787 1724 1718 1707 1678 1650 1775.6
6Pennsylvania1870 1817 1672 1656 1650 1614 1606 1604 1590 1559 1663.8
7North Carolina1855 1796 1765 1760 1631 1557 1440 1415 1405 1341 1596.5
8Quebec2090 2024 2008 1896 1529 1391 1316 1304 1188 1160 1590.6
9New Jersey2056 1792 1742 1673 1583 1458 1421 1400 1398 1322 1584.5
10Oregon2071 2030 2011 1998 1813 1707 1652 1498 1578

Other States/Provinces

11–20OH MI VA IL CT FL LA MD WA GA
21–30DC IN MO NM ME KY VT DE AL MN
31–40TN IA AZ NH BC RI ID UT WI MS
41–49MB NB WV SC AR NV SK KS CO
Texas (#1: 1837.6; 38 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2046
Overall Rank: 8
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2251914MATT CANIK
3371866JOHN LUEBKEMANN
4411860PAUL HOLSER
5421858SIDDHARTH MURALI
6461844CHRIS CREE
7481832MICHAEL EARLY
8701778 WINTER
91011698BEN WITHERS
101051680JOE SOUTH
New York (#2: 1827.8; 75 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2053
Overall Rank: 6
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2231929KARL HIGBY
3441853JEREMY HALL
4491831SAMUEL KAPLAN
5571810ERIC GOLDSTEIN
6611801KENNETH RUBIN
7651791BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8751766FROILAN MENDOZA
9871723DAN WACHTELL
10891721LARRY SHERMAN
Ontario (#3: 1792.1; 61 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Christopher Sykes
Rating: 1929
Overall Rank: 23
59, Cambridge

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2261910MAX PANITCH
3301888ARIE SINKE
4331883TONY LEAH
5591803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6671784AGNES KRAMER
7901720JOHN STARDOM
81031688RYAN CHEPITA
91151667DEEN HERGOTT
101281649HEATHER MCCALL
California (#4: 1786.3; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Fraley
Rating: 1956
Overall Rank: 18
54, San Jose

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2211938JOE EDLEY
2211938ZACHARY ANSELL
4361868BILLY NAKAMURA
5501829EDWARD DE GUZMAN
6511825DAVID PEARL
7551813NOAH BERGER
81581579RICHARD STEIN
91631567KEVIN BURBRIDGE
101701550DAVID POSTAL
Massachusetts (#5: 1775.6; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 2000
Overall Rank: 15
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391861JAMES DONNELLY
3471835JAMIE RYAN
4621796MORRIS GREENBERG
5661787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6861724MICHAEL THELEN
7931718JOEL HORN
8941707WES EDDINGS
91081678SCOTT LEIFER
101261650RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#6: 1663.8; 44 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 35
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2541817SCOTT APPEL
31121672SAMUEL MOCH
41211656MARK ABADI
51261650EDWIN ROTH
61381614MITCHELL BROOK
71411606JOE PETREE
81421604JOE NEFF
91481590MARK MILLER
101641559YAACOV BARAK
North Carolina (#7: 1596.5; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 43
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621796RANDY HERSOM
3771765DAVID WEISBERG
4791760RYAN FISCHER
51341631LIZ GOTTLIN
61671557LISA PERRY
72241440HANNAH ROZEAR
82351415SUSAN BERTONI
92411405KATYA LEZIN
102761341NOAH LIEBERMAN
Quebec (#8: 1590.6; 18 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2090
Overall Rank: 3
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2102024JACKSON SMYLIE
3132008JASON LI
4291896MICHAEL FAGEN
51821529BERNARD GOTLIEB
62531391NORMA LOVETT
72941316BARBARA BULTZ
83081304SARY KARANOFSKY
93791188ANITA RACKHAM
104031160ELLA SOBEL
New Jersey (#9: 1584.5; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2056
Overall Rank: 5
40, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2641792DOMINIC GRILLO
3821742RICK JULIAN
41101673JEROME LOCH
51561583JAY LEVIN
62161458MARIAN CALABRO
72331421EJIKE OSONDU
82441400SCOTT MCDOUGALL
92461398PAUL LUND, JR
102931322HARRY CHAN
Oregon (#10: 1578; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292030CARL JOHNSON
3122011NIGEL PELTIER
4161998RAFI STERN
5551813STEVEN ALEXANDER
6941707MICHAEL BAKER
71241652DAVE JOHNSON
81961498RUTH HAMILTON
Ohio (#11: 1575.2; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1805
Overall Rank: 58
28, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21101673PATRICK BEATREZ
31191657JOSH KOPCZAK
41521586SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
51541584KRISTY ZURBRICK
61601570MIKE STAFFORD
71731546DANIEL STOCK
81791534AYODELE ODEKUNLE
92391409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102541388JAMES FIELDS
Michigan (#12: 1535.6; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 30
76, Saline

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2321885JEFF FISZBEIN
3451849STEVE GROB
41171664MARK GARROD
51891506STEVE ANSTANDIG
62171457WILL SCOTT
72551383KIT MOREHEAD
83281278ELAINE GLOWNIAK
93521226PAUL MAY
103541220JANET GRAY
Virginia (#13: 1528.2; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1883
Overall Rank: 33
49, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2681782KNOX DANIEL
3791760BARRY KEITH
41651558STEVE GAWTRY
51711549JOHN WILDER
61761540MARTY GOLD
72471397NANCY BOWEN
82511394BARBARA AMSTER
93551214DANIEL HIGGINS
103601205MERRIS STAMBAUGH
Illinois (#14: 1502.8; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 27
72, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2731770JONATHAN LINDH
3781761DARIN TRUE
41141668PETER SCHWARTZMAN
51621568JEREMY CAHNMANN
62631374DAVE CAMERON
73081304DAN TERKELL
83231292DON RATHBERGER
93631198ERIK EISNER
103731192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
Connecticut (#15: 1498.2; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2004
Overall Rank: 14
40, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2991703BRANDON RANDALL
2991703ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41461595MICHAEL ECSEDY
51691552BENJAMIN BLOOM
62291434MINA LE
72691357BETH MIX
82901323ZACH BITTKER
93561212CORNELIA GUEST
104461099CRAIG WILEN
Florida (#16: 1484.4; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2091
Overall Rank: 2
58, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2841730CONOR MUNRO
3981705HOWARD PISTOL
41131671CURTIS LEE
52711350JOHN BECK
62801337ARTHUR FINKLE
72981309MARLA RIFF
83241289JENNIFER TOMLINSON
93641197JACQUE LEASE
103981165DAVID ROSS
Louisiana (#17: 1409.6; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 83
62, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21441600JERRY DYNES
31911504LINDSAY SHIN
42301431WILLIAM GIBLIN
52361413LILA CROTTY
62381410PEGGY ALTAZAN
73121302JACK YI
83261280JEFFREY MOORE
93351270LINDSEY DIMMICK
104081155SUSAN POWELL
Maryland (#18: 1395; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dustin Dean
Rating: 1729
Overall Rank: 85
Hanover

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21541584GARY SKOWRONSKI
32141460DIANA GROSMAN
42191454DAVID ENGELHARDT
52681358CAROLE DENTON
62871326EDWARD STEWART
73111303GWEN STEWART
83201294LINDA OLIVA
93321274CHERYL KAGAN
103961168STEVE CHASTAIN
Washington (#19: 1281.6; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1722
Overall Rank: 88
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21311645DANIEL GOODWIN
32821334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43431246JANE BISSONNETTE
53741191GEORGE BISSONNETTE
63911172J MIDORI HOWARD
74051157DANIEL KOEHLER
84271125MARY LOGULLO
94321117TRACY MCQUEEN
104401107FRANK SCHIN
Georgia (#20: 1270.6; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 124
79, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22441400CARL DAVIS
32471397CYNTHIA SEALES
42781339ANDREW GARDNER
53041306RALPH IRELAND
63681195MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
73771189KEVIN BLACK
84341113MATTIE HARPP
94671065JERRI BERGERON
104781050GREGORY KENDALL
District of Columbia (#21: 1231.1; 9 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 20
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21331637SAM MASLING
31451596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
42091465STEFAN FATSIS
52651368SWEN NIPPY, SR
63121302GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74111152TED GEST
8555905NOAH HABENSTREIT
9691446JEREMY BROSOWSKY
Indiana (#22: 1209.6; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 159
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22571380PENNY SITLER
32901323GREG ROGERS
43121302CHRIS SITLER
53741191JULIA BOGLE
64041159BETH PALMER
74221132KIRSTEN KLASSEN
84581077JOHN WRIGHT
94981021KATHERINE RYBAK
10547939PETE BANEY
Missouri (#23: 1158.6; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Paul Mulik
Rating: 1569
Overall Rank: 161
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22231446DAVID GREMAUD
32271438CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
42421402BRIAN GARNETT
52951312SAMUEL HEIMAN
62981309JOHN FULTZ
74601076JOHN GLEAVES
84881034BRIAN SUMMERS
New Mexico (#24: 1067.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 60
68, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2751766MIKE BARON
3911719JOHN KARRIS
41191657JEFF MARTIN
53471235PAMINA DEUTSCH
Maine (#25: 1045.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Mallick
Rating: 2013
Overall Rank: 11
44, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21151667JOHN HOPKINS
32861330KEITH HAGEL
43081304JAMIE LOGAN
54771055ERIC HOPKINS
6587854DIANE SLEEK
7628735JOHANNA SWEET
Kentucky (#26: 1013.7; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2134
Overall Rank: 1
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2511825STEVE BUSH
3711775MARK EDWARD OWENS
44961024VICTORIA BLEDSOE
5520990FRED MORLAN
6699389JANET SCHEELINE
Vermont (#27: 993.7; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1861
Overall Rank: 39
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2721771JEFFREY NELSON
32731343SARA CORBIN
43711193ANDREW MALABY
54901028SUSANNA KAHN
6626741JANE KAY
Delaware (#28: 992; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Richard Popper
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 105
72, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21431601KEVIN NAI
32821334ALEX VRATSANOS
44651067NANCY HANLEY
55001020MARIE FILANDRO
65071013PETER FILANDRO
7639705RUTH BROWER
Alabama (#29: 985.3; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1863
Overall Rank: 38
53, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21351629TRACY COBBS
32421402ROBIN CHUA
43441241ANDY EADON
54651067MICHAEL ALLON
6634725TIM HARDWICK
7673532CHRISTI MASSEY
8698394KAT ANDERSON
Minnesota (#30: 883.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Lisa Odom
Rating: 1943
Overall Rank: 19
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21021697JASON VAYSBERG
32981309HUBERT VAN TOL
4566889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#31: 825.5; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 187
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22981309RUCHI GUPTA
33321274LARRY DURBIN
44011162HARRY DURBIN
Iowa (#32: 813; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 53
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23581209JORDAN BARGER
33881178MARGARET YODER
4523987ELISE BICKFORD
5693438PAUL WOOD
Arizona (#33: 792.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 28
57, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22761341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
33771189JANE GEARY
New Hampshire (#34: 791; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Don Finkey
Rating: 1743
Overall Rank: 81
76, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2941707ED LIEBFRIED
3525984DEB MULROONEY
4681476CHRISTINE MURRAY
British Columbia (#35: 751.2; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Richard Craig
Rating: 1411
Overall Rank: 237
Squamish

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22731343LETITIA SEARS
33401258YUKARI BALABANOV
Rhode Island (#36: 735.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1975
Overall Rank: 17
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
25001020ROSS FIDLER
3583858RICHARD COHN
Idaho (#37: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 105
68, Meridian

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21651558TOM BOND
Utah (#38: 696.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Stevens
Rating: 1503
Overall Rank: 193
77, Salt Lake City

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22121462NATALIE DICOU
Wisconsin (#39: 679.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ron Malzer
Rating: 1275
Overall Rank: 330
La Crosse

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2567888HELEN FLORES
3578874BUFFY HOGAN
4622761BRAD WILLIAMS
Mississippi (#40: 676.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steven DiNapoli
Rating: 1590
Overall Rank: 148
Bay St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2577875LINDA WARREN
3610803QUEEN STREET LEWIS
Manitoba (#41: 670.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1541
Overall Rank: 175
Winnipeg

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23971167MURRAY GOLDENBERG
New Brunswick (#42: 667.3; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 231
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24701064JOHN APISSOGHOMIAN
3646679NICK ABBATE
West Virginia (#43: 666.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1707
Overall Rank: 94
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2541956TINA YATES
South Carolina (#44: 636.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Garcia
Rating: 1520
Overall Rank: 185
Pendleton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2591849CHRISTINE HANNOUCHE
Arkansas (#45: 630.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 392
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24221132RICHARD PRICE
Nevada (#46: 627.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 69
Las Vegas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#47: 614.9; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1649
Overall Rank: 128
Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#48: 588; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1380
Overall Rank: 257
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#49: 563; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Erbe
Rating: 1130
Overall Rank: 424
Parker

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