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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-02-01 11:16:20 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 1821 1801 1791 1723 1721 1711 1823.4
3Ontario1929 1910 1888 1883 1803 1784 1720 1688 1667 1649 1792.1
4California1956 1938 1938 1868 1829 1825 1813 1579 1567 1550 1786.3
5Massachusetts1968 1861 1835 1796 1787 1724 1718 1707 1678 1650 1772.4
6Pennsylvania1870 1850 1697 1656 1621 1590 1589 1588 1559 1551 1657.1
7North Carolina1855 1796 1765 1760 1631 1557 1440 1415 1378 1341 1593.8
8Quebec2090 2024 2008 1896 1529 1391 1316 1304 1188 1160 1590.6
9Oregon2071 2030 2011 1998 1813 1707 1652 1498 1578
10Ohio1805 1673 1657 1586 1584 1570 1546 1534 1409 1388 1575.2

Other States/Provinces

11–20NJ MI VA IL CT FL LA MD WA GA
21–30DC IN MO NM ME KY VT AL DE 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
4401860PAUL HOLSER
5411858SIDDHARTH MURALI
6471844CHRIS CREE
7491832MICHAEL EARLY
8691778 WINTER
9991698BEN WITHERS
101061680JOE SOUTH
New York (#2: 1823.4; 73 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2231929KARL HIGBY
3431853ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4501831SAMUEL KAPLAN
5541821JEREMY HALL
6611801KENNETH RUBIN
7641791BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8841723DAN WACHTELL
9861721LARRY SHERMAN
10911711FROILAN MENDOZA
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
6661784AGNES KRAMER
7871720JOHN STARDOM
81031688RYAN CHEPITA
91151667DEEN HERGOTT
101261649HEATHER MCCALL
California (#4: 1786.3; 20 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
5511829EDWARD DE GUZMAN
6521825DAVID PEARL
7561813NOAH BERGER
81551579RICHARD STEIN
91601567KEVIN BURBRIDGE
101681550DAVID POSTAL
Massachusetts (#5: 1772.4; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1968
Overall Rank: 17
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381861JAMES DONNELLY
3481835JAMIE RYAN
4621796MORRIS GREENBERG
5651787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6831724MICHAEL THELEN
7901718JOEL HORN
8921707WES EDDINGS
91091678SCOTT LEIFER
101251650RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#6: 1657.1; 43 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 35
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2451850SCOTT APPEL
31001697SAMUEL MOCH
41211656MARK ABADI
51341621EDWIN ROTH
61431590MARK MILLER
71461589JEFFREY JACOBSON
81481588JOE NEFF
91611559YAACOV BARAK
101671551JOE PETREE
North Carolina (#7: 1593.8; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 42
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621796RANDY HERSOM
3761765DAVID WEISBERG
4781760RYAN FISCHER
51321631LIZ GOTTLIN
61641557LISA PERRY
72221440HANNAH ROZEAR
82321415SUSAN BERTONI
92571378KATYA LEZIN
102741341NOAH 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
51791529BERNARD GOTLIEB
62481391NORMA LOVETT
72921316BARBARA BULTZ
83041304SARY KARANOFSKY
93741188ANITA RACKHAM
103991160ELLA SOBEL
Oregon (#9: 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
4151998RAFI STERN
5561813STEVEN ALEXANDER
6921707MICHAEL BAKER
71231652DAVE JOHNSON
81931498RUTH HAMILTON
Ohio (#10: 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
41491586SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
51511584KRISTY ZURBRICK
61571570MIKE STAFFORD
71711546DANIEL STOCK
81771534AYODELE ODEKUNLE
92361409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102491388JAMES FIELDS
New Jersey (#11: 1541.2; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2691778RICK JULIAN
31051684JEROME LOCH
41531583JAY LEVIN
52121458MARIAN CALABRO
62311421EJIKE OSONDU
72411400SCOTT MCDOUGALL
82421398PAUL LUND, JR
92901322HARRY CHAN
102931312CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
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
3461849STEVE GROB
41171664MARK GARROD
51851506STEVE ANSTANDIG
62131457WILL SCOTT
72501383KIT MOREHEAD
83251278ELAINE GLOWNIAK
93471226PAUL MAY
103491220JANET 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
2671782KNOX DANIEL
3781760BARRY KEITH
41621558STEVE GAWTRY
51691549JOHN WILDER
61741540MARTY GOLD
72431397NANCY BOWEN
82461394BARBARA AMSTER
93511214DANIEL HIGGINS
103561205MERRIS 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
3771761DARIN TRUE
41131668PETER SCHWARTZMAN
51591568JEREMY CAHNMANN
62601374DAVE CAMERON
73041304DAN TERKELL
83201292DON RATHBERGER
93591198ERIK EISNER
103691192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
Connecticut (#15: 1495.2; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2981703BRANDON RANDALL
31101673ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41411595MICHAEL ECSEDY
51661552BENJAMIN BLOOM
62261434MINA LE
72671357BETH MIX
82871323ZACH BITTKER
93521212CORNELIA GUEST
104441099CRAIG WILEN
Florida (#16: 1479.8; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2961705CONOR MUNRO
2961705HOWARD PISTOL
41121671CURTIS LEE
52691350JOHN BECK
62781337ARTHUR FINKLE
72961309MARLA RIFF
83321268JENNIFER TOMLINSON
93601197JACQUE LEASE
103941165DAVID ROSS
Louisiana (#17: 1409.6; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 81
62, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21391600JERRY DYNES
31871504LINDSAY SHIN
42271431WILLIAM GIBLIN
52331413LILA CROTTY
62351410PEGGY ALTAZAN
73081302JACK YI
83221280JEFFREY MOORE
93311270LINDSEY DIMMICK
104041155SUSAN POWELL
Maryland (#18: 1402; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dustin Dean
Rating: 1729
Overall Rank: 82
Hanover

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21511584GARY SKOWRONSKI
32101460DIANA GROSMAN
42161454DAVID ENGELHARDT
52571378EDWARD STEWART
62661358CAROLE DENTON
72911321GWEN STEWART
83161294LINDA OLIVA
93291274CHERYL KAGAN
103921168STEVE CHASTAIN
Washington (#19: 1281.6; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1722
Overall Rank: 85
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291645DANIEL GOODWIN
32801334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43401246JANE BISSONNETTE
53701191GEORGE BISSONNETTE
63871172J MIDORI HOWARD
74011157DANIEL KOEHLER
84261125MARY LOGULLO
94301117TRACY MCQUEEN
104361107FRANK SCHIN
Georgia (#20: 1268.3; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 123
79, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22371406CARL DAVIS
32621370CYNTHIA SEALES
42761339ANDREW GARDNER
53011306RALPH IRELAND
63641195KEVIN BLACK
73791185MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
84091145MATTIE HARPP
94631065JERRI BERGERON
104961020GREGORY 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
21311637SAM MASLING
31401596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
42051465STEFAN FATSIS
52631368SWEN NIPPY, SR
63081302GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74081152TED GEST
8551905NOAH HABENSTREIT
9685446JEREMY BROSOWSKY
Indiana (#22: 1209.6; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 156
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22521380PENNY SITLER
32871323GREG ROGERS
43081302CHRIS SITLER
53701191JULIA BOGLE
64001159BETH PALMER
74211132KIRSTEN KLASSEN
84551077JOHN WRIGHT
94941021KATHERINE RYBAK
10542939PETE BANEY
Missouri (#23: 1158.6; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Paul Mulik
Rating: 1569
Overall Rank: 158
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22201446DAVID GREMAUD
32241438CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
42391402BRIAN GARNETT
52931312SAMUEL HEIMAN
62961309JOHN FULTZ
74571076JOHN GLEAVES
84851034BRIAN 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
3881719JOHN KARRIS
41191657JEFF MARTIN
53431235PAMINA 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
32841330KEITH HAGEL
43041304JAMIE LOGAN
54731055ERIC HOPKINS
6584854DIANE SLEEK
7624735JOHANNA 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
2521825STEVE BUSH
3711775MARK EDWARD OWENS
44921024VICTORIA BLEDSOE
5517990FRED MORLAN
6692389JANET SCHEELINE
Vermont (#27: 993.7; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1861
Overall Rank: 38
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2721771JEFFREY NELSON
32711343SARA CORBIN
43671193ANDREW MALABY
54861028SUSANNA KAHN
6622741JANE KAY
Alabama (#28: 989.3; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1853
Overall Rank: 43
53, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21131668TRACY COBBS
32391402ROBIN CHUA
43501217ANDY EADON
54371105MICHAEL ALLON
6630724TIM HARDWICK
7690424KAT ANDERSON
Delaware (#29: 982.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Richard Popper
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 106
72, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21381601KEVIN NAI
32801334ALEX VRATSANOS
44771046NANCY HANLEY
54821038PETER FILANDRO
6530962MARIE FILANDRO
7643661RUTH BROWER
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
21001697JASON VAYSBERG
32961309HUBERT VAN TOL
4562889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#31: 825.5; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 183
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22961309RUCHI GUPTA
33291274LARRY DURBIN
43971162HARRY DURBIN
Iowa (#32: 813; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 55
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23541209JORDAN BARGER
33841178MARGARET YODER
4519987ELISE BICKFORD
5688438PAUL WOOD
Arizona (#33: 792.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 28
57, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22741341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
33731189JANE GEARY
New Hampshire (#34: 791; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1743
Overall Rank: 80
76, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2921707ED LIEBFRIED
3520984DEB MULROONEY
4675476CHRISTINE MURRAY
British Columbia (#35: 751.2; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Richard Craig
Rating: 1411
Overall Rank: 234
Squamish

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22711343LETITIA SEARS
33371258YUKARI BALABANOV
Rhode Island (#36: 735.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1975
Overall Rank: 16
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24961020ROSS FIDLER
3579858RICHARD COHN
Idaho (#37: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 106
68, Meridian

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21621558TOM BOND
Utah (#38: 696.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Stevens
Rating: 1503
Overall Rank: 190
77, Salt Lake City

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22081462NATALIE DICOU
Wisconsin (#39: 679.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ron Malzer
Rating: 1275
Overall Rank: 327
La Crosse

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2564888HELEN FLORES
3574874BUFFY HOGAN
4618761BRAD WILLIAMS
Mississippi (#40: 676.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Steven DiNapoli
Rating: 1590
Overall Rank: 143
Bay St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2573875LINDA WARREN
3606803QUEEN STREET LEWIS
Manitoba (#41: 670.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1541
Overall Rank: 173
Winnipeg

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23931167MURRAY GOLDENBERG
New Brunswick (#42: 667.3; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 228
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24661064JOHN APISSOGHOMIAN
3640679NICK ABBATE
West Virginia (#43: 666.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1707
Overall Rank: 92
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2536956TINA YATES
South Carolina (#44: 636.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Garcia
Rating: 1520
Overall Rank: 182
Pendleton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2588849CHRISTINE HANNOUCHE
Arkansas (#45: 630.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 388
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24211132RICHARD PRICE
Nevada (#46: 627.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 68
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: 126
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: 252
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: 423
Parker

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