This list was automatically generated at 2008-04-03 17:02:49 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).
Photographs can be submitted through the Player Database.
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 28 fully-rated
tournament games in the past 24 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 | Massachusetts | 1961 1884 1881 1859 1853 1851 1786 1782 1775 1772 | 1840.4 |
2 | New York | 1944 1903 1841 1822 1806 1788 1786 1783 1767 1762 | 1820.2 |
3 | California | 1868 1851 1826 1820 1817 1811 1811 1808 1794 1788 | 1819.4 |
4 | Ontario | 1969 1888 1846 1833 1825 1818 1755 1754 1747 1711 | 1814.6 |
5 | Texas | 1866 1863 1825 1814 1800 1792 1768 1760 1757 1754 | 1799.9 |
6 | Arizona | 1885 1880 1879 1825 1816 1766 1752 1655 1647 1627 | 1773.2 |
7 | Florida | 1855 1854 1809 1786 1782 1774 1726 1712 1672 1631 | 1760.1 |
8 | Oregon | 1949 1885 1854 1710 1706 1684 1662 1660 1657 1651 | 1741.8 |
9 | Minnesota | 1881 1835 1809 1764 1758 1737 1688 1657 1602 1596 | 1732.7 |
10 | Maryland | 1890 1852 1831 1812 1800 1675 1617 1617 1574 1549 | 1721.7 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1820.2; 165 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matt Graham
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 6
not provided, New York
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California (#3: 1819.4; 179 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Doug Brockmeier
Rating: 1868
Overall Rank: 24
24, Grad Student, Yorba Linda
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Ontario (#4: 1814.6; 159 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1969
Overall Rank: 2
32, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Texas (#5: 1799.9; 106 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Cree
Rating: 1866
Overall Rank: 25
53, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
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Arizona (#6: 1773.2; 59 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Patrick Hodges
Rating: 1885
Overall Rank: 15
38, Billing Clerk, Glendale
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Florida (#7: 1760.1; 98 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Trip Payne
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 29
39, puzzlemaker, Boca Raton
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Oregon (#8: 1741.8; 45 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1949
Overall Rank: 5
33, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Minnesota (#9: 1732.7; 55 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Adamson
Rating: 1881
Overall Rank: 18
53, Masonry contractor, Saint Paul
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Maryland (#10: 1721.7; 48 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 12
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
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Michigan (#11: 1715.4; 81 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
J. Paul Epstein
Rating: 1832
Overall Rank: 48
56, Social Worker, Keego Harbor
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Illinois (#12: 1709.3; 56 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1919
Overall Rank: 8
38, trader, Chicago
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New Jersey (#13: 1704.4; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1819
Overall Rank: 57
36, Statistician, Trenton
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British Columbia (#14: 1700.6; 55 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
James Leong
Rating: 1833
Overall Rank: 45
23, Bum, Vancouver
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Alberta (#15: 1684.6; 66 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Schellenberg
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 13
28, Shipper, Calgary
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Connecticut (#16: 1664.7; 32 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jesse Day
Rating: 1848
Overall Rank: 40
20, Student, New Haven
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Washington (#17: 1648.4; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 88
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Pennsylvania (#18: 1640.5; 73 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Noel Livermore
Rating: 1784
Overall Rank: 89
54, Realtor(R), Easton
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Louisiana (#19: 1629; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1775
Overall Rank: 103
55, Casino Worker, Woodworth
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Quebec (#20: 1600.7; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Boys
Rating: 1891
Overall Rank: 11
44, Programmer Analyst, Dorval
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Wisconsin (#21: 1595.5; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1904
Overall Rank: 9
35, GIS Analyst, Milwaukee
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Virginia (#22: 1558.7; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Van Pelt
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 39
52, Artist, Centreville
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New Mexico (#23: 1541.9; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1851
Overall Rank: 34
58, Psychologist, Corrales
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North Carolina (#24: 1538.4; 44 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Rahn McKeown
Rating: 1788
Overall Rank: 79
27, Graduate Student, Pittsboro
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Ohio (#25: 1534.8; 41 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1740
Overall Rank: 152
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
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Nevada (#26: 1505.4; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1833
Overall Rank: 45
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Indiana (#27: 1453.8; 29 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Paxson
Rating: 1732
Overall Rank: 158
60, Welfare Worker, Bloomington
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Georgia (#28: 1452.4; 27 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1721
Overall Rank: 169
49, Computer specialist, Tucker
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Colorado (#29: 1452.2; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 95
33, Software engineer, Louisville
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Kentucky (#30: 1431; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kelly McKenzie
Rating: 1717
Overall Rank: 175
Newport
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Missouri (#31: 1418.4; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Basler
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 413
Clayton
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Alabama (#32: 1400.7; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1646
Overall Rank: 276
37, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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New Hampshire (#34: 1385.9; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1819
Overall Rank: 57
31, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Tennessee (#35: 1380.8; 31 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Michaels
Rating: 1664
Overall Rank: 246
Knoxville
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Delaware (#36: 1362.9; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1851
Overall Rank: 34
Actuary, Bear
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Manitoba (#37: 1328.8; 28 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1621
Overall Rank: 309
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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South Carolina (#38: 1287.9; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 1955
Overall Rank: 4
57, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Saskatchewan (#39: 1228.2; 16 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1684
Overall Rank: 220
59, Miner, Saskatoon
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Vermont (#40: 1217; 16 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1690
Overall Rank: 213
38, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Utah (#41: 1198.1; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 143
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Maine (#42: 1165.2; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 23
28, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Mississippi (#43: 1085.6; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1755
Overall Rank: 136
66, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#45: 865.2; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1642
Overall Rank: 277
42, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Hawaii (#46: 855.7; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 95
retired, Pahoa
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Arkansas (#47: 852; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1267
Overall Rank: 948
Jonesboro
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West Virginia (#48: 774; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1671
Overall Rank: 238
Keyser
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Kansas (#49: 736.2; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1471
Overall Rank: 520
28, Teacher, Overland Park
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Montana (#50: 697.6; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 364
46, Professor, Billings
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Alaska (#51: 689.4; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1336
Overall Rank: 804
61, Retired, Klawock
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Idaho (#53: 615.7; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 981
Overall Rank: 1535
61, soc security, Boise
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#54: 606.6; 1 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1566
Overall Rank: 372
44, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#55: 595.5; 1 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1455
Overall Rank: 552
44, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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North Dakota (#56: 587.6; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1376
Overall Rank: 727
60, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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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.
1684 ZICK DAVE
1615 DUNLOP GLENN
1366 JURLANDO CHRISTIAN
1201 SHPAK NOAH
1199 KATZ DARREN
1130 DURANT LUTHER
1109 BELL JASON
1054 WALTON EDWARD
992 GEDALIUS REBECCA
989 MAHER CAROLYN
988 HOPKINS MATTHEW
985 SHERIDAN JUSTIN
981 WHITTEN EMMA
980 SMAGLEY PEARL
968 DALY AARON
968 REED MARK
966 JACKSON LANE
965 CLARE STEPHANE
962 DLUGOSZ DAVID
953 VOGT ALINE
950 THROCKMORTON BRIAN
949 ORTH NICHOLAS
935 WILSON JACQUELINE
934 FOX KATE
930 STRICK RICHARD
928 POWELL DEXTER
926 SZATROWSKI MIRIAM
918 KAYE VIC
915 PANEK CHARLIE
910 KONIPOL NANCY
903 SCHWARTZ ANITA
902 DURANT OLIVIA
901 TOWNSEND ADAM
898 ARISTA YOLANDA
895 WEIJOLA STEFAN
893 REICH FRAN
891 MURNANE LILIA
889 MAYFIELD DANIEL
888 FISCHER JANE
887 MILLSPAUGH MARK
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