This list was automatically generated at 2007-03-05 00:10:25 from the
NSA Ratings Database
and the
NSA Player Database.
It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from
Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others.
Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively
to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).
For each state or province that has at least one active rated player,
up to 10 top players are listed by current rating.
Active players are those who have played in at least one fully-rated
tournament in the past twelve ratings months.
States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their
top ten players.
Areas with fewer than ten active players listed are assumed to have additional
players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.
Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the
state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer.
Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.
Top Ten States/Provinces
Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean |
1 | New York | 1917 1908 1905 1873 1865 1841 1825 1814 1810 1789 | 1854.7 |
2 | California | 1986 1866 1864 1843 1838 1838 1832 1822 1822 1820 | 1853.1 |
3 | Massachusetts | 1922 1897 1876 1850 1850 1824 1813 1812 1808 1782 | 1843.4 |
4 | Florida | 1947 1894 1872 1859 1844 1821 1784 1753 1750 1713 | 1823.7 |
5 | Ontario | 1971 1856 1854 1839 1819 1790 1787 1766 1764 1763 | 1820.9 |
6 | Oregon | 1906 1900 1898 1870 1809 1796 1792 1738 1736 1690 | 1813.5 |
7 | Texas | 1867 1839 1825 1822 1817 1797 1785 1771 1771 1763 | 1805.7 |
8 | Minnesota | 1965 1825 1822 1813 1810 1771 1693 1646 1620 1536 | 1750.1 |
9 | Michigan | 1917 1807 1792 1723 1722 1719 1712 1710 1681 1674 | 1745.7 |
10 | Illinois | 1974 1866 1807 1766 1760 1720 1718 1642 1590 1567 | 1741 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#1: 1854.7; 179 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matt Graham
Rating: 1917
Overall Rank: 11
not provided, New York
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Massachusetts (#3: 1843.4; 96 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jason Katz-Brown
Rating: 1922
Overall Rank: 10
20, MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern, Cambridge
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Florida (#4: 1823.7; 115 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1947
Overall Rank: 7
40, physician, Coral Springs
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Ontario (#5: 1820.9; 193 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1971
Overall Rank: 4
31, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Oregon (#6: 1813.5; 44 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1906
Overall Rank: 15
32, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Texas (#7: 1805.7; 113 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Geoff Thevenot
Rating: 1867
Overall Rank: 36
36, proofreader for educational publisher, Austin
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Minnesota (#8: 1750.1; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1965
Overall Rank: 6
48, Proofreader, Roseville
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Michigan (#9: 1745.7; 93 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1917
Overall Rank: 11
58, Retired, Saline
|
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Illinois (#10: 1741; 57 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1974
Overall Rank: 3
37, trader, Chicago
|
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Maryland (#11: 1714.6; 56 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1914
Overall Rank: 13
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
|
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Arizona (#12: 1708.3; 60 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Geary
Rating: 1882
Overall Rank: 25
40, gambolero, Phoenix
|
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Connecticut (#13: 1707.7; 39 active)
|
State Leaders |
Other Top Players |
Stefan Rau
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 22
31, Physician (in residency), Newington
Robert Ellickson
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 22
65, Law Professor, New Haven
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British Columbia (#15: 1676.7; 60 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dean Saldanha
Rating: 1833
Overall Rank: 59
24, Engineering Assistant / Student, Richmond
|
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Pennsylvania (#16: 1666.3; 76 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Steve Oliger
Rating: 1780
Overall Rank: 106
58, Retired Electronics Technician, Holtwood
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Washington (#17: 1640.5; 55 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1772
Overall Rank: 111
|
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Quebec (#18: 1640.1; 23 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1878
Overall Rank: 28
60, University professor, Montreal
|
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New Jersey (#19: 1634.7; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 18
statistician, Trenton
|
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Louisiana (#20: 1628; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Keith Savage
Rating: 1797
Overall Rank: 91
44, Kenner
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Wisconsin (#22: 1607.7; 43 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John O'Laughlin
Rating: 1882
Overall Rank: 25
27, Software QA Engineer, Sun Prairie
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New Mexico (#23: 1567; 29 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1763
Overall Rank: 126
57, Psychologist, Corrales
|
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Ohio (#24: 1529.8; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1732
Overall Rank: 171
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
|
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Virginia (#25: 1521.8; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Barry Keith
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 108
|
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Indiana (#26: 1501.5; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Paxson
Rating: 1786
Overall Rank: 101
59, Welfare Worker, Bloomington
|
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Georgia (#27: 1489.2; 35 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1721
Overall Rank: 183
47, Computer specialist, Tucker
|
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Alabama (#29: 1407; 16 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Martin Weisskopf
Rating: 1547
Overall Rank: 425
Astrophysicist, Huntsville
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Tennessee (#31: 1396.5; 43 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Erland
Rating: 1630
Overall Rank: 305
Pegram
|
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Missouri (#32: 1392.6; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Helle
Rating: 1561
Overall Rank: 401
|
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Colorado (#33: 1375.8; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1759
Overall Rank: 133
|
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New Hampshire (#34: 1372.4; 17 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1824
Overall Rank: 66
30, Computer Scientist, Hanover
|
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Utah (#35: 1338.1; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kent Nelson
Rating: 1811
Overall Rank: 83
69, Retired Educator, Sandy
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Manitoba (#36: 1329.7; 30 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1710
Overall Rank: 200
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
|
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South Carolina (#38: 1265.1; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 2054
Overall Rank: 1
56, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
|
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Maine (#40: 1202.7; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1883
Overall Rank: 24
26, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Delaware (#41: 1195.2; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Richard Popper
Rating: 1681
Overall Rank: 239
54, Attorney, Wilmington
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Saskatchewan (#42: 1141.4; 20 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 145
57, Miner, Saskatoon
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Mississippi (#43: 1135.2; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1833
Overall Rank: 59
65, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Vermont (#44: 1125.2; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1563
Overall Rank: 398
37, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Arkansas (#45: 1015; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Travis Chaney
Rating: 1651
Overall Rank: 278
32, Fast food management, Fort Smith
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Iowa (#46: 891.9; 7 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1722
Overall Rank: 181
41, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Montana (#47: 831.9; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1496
Overall Rank: 509
45, Professor, Billings
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Hawaii (#49: 786; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1939
Overall Rank: 8
retired, Pahoa
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Kansas (#50: 704.7; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Lee
Rating: 1308
Overall Rank: 887
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#53: 608.9; 1 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1589
Overall Rank: 369
43, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#54: 601.2; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1512
Overall Rank: 486
43, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Alaska (#55: 594.4; 2 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1444
Overall Rank: 614
60, Retired, Klawock
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North Dakota (#56: 587.9; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1379
Overall Rank: 743
59, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Idaho (#57: 586.3; 2 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1118
Overall Rank: 1329
60, soc security, Boise
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Stateless Players
If you have information concerning the current state or province of residence of the following high-rated, active players, please contact John Chew.
1609 ALIM MOHAMED
1584 UFFERMAN ERIC
1557 FOX JOHN
1546 SKAGGS PETE
1506 RARBACK HARVEY
1497 NOBBAY ANDREW
1476 FOLGA RON
1450 GULCZYNSKI DAMON
1435 SOUTHERN MICHAEL
1396 ADDA AUGUSTINE
1388 GREIG JOAN
1383 LAMONT BRETT
1372 HATTAWAY REID
1360 HILTON MARK
1354 RAU TERRY KANG
1333 HARRISON ROBERT
1325 WANGOO KIMITI
1298 MANDEL SETH
1294 SANYAL SHA
1288 JAECH ALEX
1288 BEGOVICH PAT
1269 SY ANITA
1268 BERGER NOAH
1266 HEALY ANDY
1260 SEETHARAM PRASHANTH
1257 KIRK SHELLEY
1253 GRABLE SHANNON
1252 MAJOR WENDY
1252 LARZELERE FREDERICK
1245 JAMES NATHAN
1235 DUNDAS PAUL
1232 EREZ MIRIAM
1232 KEARN ROBERT
1229 IVERSON MARK
1220 ATIT VIKTRAM
1219 FISCHER RYAN
1219 DEKOK DANIEL
1216 MURPHY MARJORY
1212 LIPPMAN SUSAN
1199 KATZ DARREN
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