This list was automatically generated at 2008-06-05 22:46:13 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 | 1902 1873 1865 1859 1851 1828 1819 1812 1786 1786 | 1838.1 |
2 | New York | 1944 1936 1887 1817 1811 1806 1783 1782 1775 1767 | 1830.8 |
3 | California | 1859 1829 1826 1820 1817 1813 1811 1807 1807 1786 | 1817.5 |
4 | Ontario | 1942 1879 1852 1832 1826 1790 1783 1767 1746 1719 | 1813.6 |
5 | Texas | 1858 1851 1825 1814 1806 1806 1792 1776 1759 1757 | 1804.4 |
6 | Florida | 1888 1791 1787 1774 1768 1761 1745 1729 1726 1672 | 1764.1 |
7 | Arizona | 1887 1885 1825 1799 1795 1766 1752 1705 1616 1545 | 1757.5 |
8 | Maryland | 1890 1852 1840 1831 1805 1712 1675 1617 1574 1549 | 1734.5 |
9 | Illinois | 1953 1829 1809 1744 1716 1715 1681 1627 1591 1574 | 1723.9 |
10 | Oregon | 1918 1855 1742 1716 1710 1706 1677 1662 1628 1624 | 1723.8 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1830.8; 167 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matt Graham
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 4
not provided, New York
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California (#3: 1817.5; 182 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Doug Brockmeier
Rating: 1859
Overall Rank: 23
24, Grad Student, Yorba Linda
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Ontario (#4: 1813.6; 159 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1942
Overall Rank: 5
33, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Texas (#5: 1804.4; 111 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Geoff Thevenot
Rating: 1858
Overall Rank: 25
38, Copy Editor, Austin
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Florida (#6: 1764.1; 101 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 14
42, Physician, Coral Springs
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Arizona (#7: 1757.5; 62 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1887
Overall Rank: 15
18, student, Tempe
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Maryland (#8: 1734.5; 46 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 13
Businessman, Baltimore
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Illinois (#9: 1723.9; 56 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1953
Overall Rank: 3
Options Trader, Chicago
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Oregon (#10: 1723.8; 46 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1918
Overall Rank: 9
33, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Minnesota (#11: 1719.8; 56 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Adamson
Rating: 1881
Overall Rank: 18
53, Masonry contractor, Saint Paul
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Michigan (#12: 1699.7; 81 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
J. Paul Epstein
Rating: 1790
Overall Rank: 80
56, Social Worker, Keego Harbor
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British Columbia (#13: 1698.4; 54 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Williams
Rating: 1831
Overall Rank: 37
38, Underachiever, Vancouver
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New Jersey (#14: 1697.1; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1819
Overall Rank: 49
37, Statistician, Trenton
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Alberta (#15: 1683.4; 65 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Schellenberg
Rating: 1803
Overall Rank: 70
29, Shipper, Calgary
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Connecticut (#16: 1670.8; 36 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Stefan Rau
Rating: 1848
Overall Rank: 32
32, Radiologist, New Britain
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Washington (#17: 1662.1; 54 active)
|
State Leaders |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 86
Steven Jones
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 86
35, Editor, Seattle
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Pennsylvania (#18: 1644.4; 74 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Noel Livermore
Rating: 1782
Overall Rank: 93
55, Realtor(R), Easton
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Louisiana (#19: 1626.2; 25 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1775
Overall Rank: 102
55, Casino Worker, Woodworth
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Quebec (#20: 1600; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Boys
Rating: 1908
Overall Rank: 10
44, Programmer Analyst, Dorval
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Wisconsin (#21: 1587.6; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1868
Overall Rank: 21
35, GIS Analyst, Milwaukee
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Virginia (#22: 1573.2; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Van Pelt
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 31
52, Artist, Centreville
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North Carolina (#23: 1568.6; 50 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Rahn McKeown
Rating: 1797
Overall Rank: 73
27, Scientist, Pittsboro
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New Mexico (#24: 1555; 25 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1813
Overall Rank: 56
58, Psychologist, Corrales
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Ohio (#25: 1534.4; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1682
Overall Rank: 224
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
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Nevada (#26: 1513.7; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1902
Overall Rank: 11
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Kentucky (#27: 1463.9; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kelly McKenzie
Rating: 1758
Overall Rank: 121
Newport
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Indiana (#28: 1458.5; 28 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Paxson
Rating: 1732
Overall Rank: 150
60, Administrative Law Judge, Bloomington
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Colorado (#29: 1457.4; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Phillips
Rating: 1727
Overall Rank: 157
36, Dilettante, Denver
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Georgia (#30: 1455.3; 28 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1721
Overall Rank: 164
49, Computer specialist, Tucker
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Alabama (#31: 1419.5; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1717
Overall Rank: 172
37, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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Missouri (#32: 1404.2; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Basler
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 418
Clayton
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New Hampshire (#33: 1380.9; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1794
Overall Rank: 77
32, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Oklahoma (#34: 1362.9; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matthew Hodge
Rating: 1742
Overall Rank: 140
Moore
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South Carolina (#35: 1356.9; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 1955
Overall Rank: 2
57, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Delaware (#36: 1353.9; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1814
Overall Rank: 54
Actuary, Bear
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Manitoba (#37: 1330.9; 29 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1653
Overall Rank: 262
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Tennessee (#38: 1319.4; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Michaels
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 295
Knoxville
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Saskatchewan (#39: 1306.5; 16 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 229
59, Miner, Saskatoon
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Utah (#40: 1237.2; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 131
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Vermont (#41: 1231.3; 17 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1681
Overall Rank: 226
38, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Maine (#42: 1180.7; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1924
Overall Rank: 8
28, Scan-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Mississippi (#43: 1082.9; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1755
Overall Rank: 126
66, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Arkansas (#45: 883.2; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1285
Overall Rank: 912
Jonesboro
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Iowa (#46: 874.3; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1716
Overall Rank: 173
43, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Hawaii (#47: 857.9; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 95
retired, Pahoa
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West Virginia (#48: 807.2; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1580
Overall Rank: 366
Keyser
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Kansas (#49: 740.3; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1455
Overall Rank: 566
28, Teacher, Overland Park
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Montana (#52: 695.2; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1548
Overall Rank: 406
46, Professor, Billings
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Alaska (#53: 687.5; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1317
Overall Rank: 848
62, Retired, Klawock
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Idaho (#54: 611.5; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 981
Overall Rank: 1558
61, soc security, Boise
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 611.4; 1 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1614
Overall Rank: 317
45, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#56: 593.4; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1434
Overall Rank: 609
44, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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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.
1739 ANDERBOIS SCOTT
1472 JURLANDO CHRISTIAN
1267 DALE JORDAN
1199 KATZ DARREN
995 HARPP JACQUELINE
985 SHERIDAN JUSTIN
981 WHITTEN EMMA
980 FEIGIN PAT
980 SMAGLEY PEARL
968 REED MARK
965 CLARE STEPHANE
960 SMITH MARIAH
958 CONLEY SHANNON
953 VOGT ALINE
950 THROCKMORTON BRIAN
945 SCHIFF DAN
944 JACKSON LANE
943 WILSON JACQUELINE
939 MCGUIRE TREVOR
934 FOX KATE
927 ROTH EDWIN
926 SZATROWSKI MIRIAM
925 SCOTT S E
921 VAYSBERG JASON
917 JONES PERCY
903 SCHWARTZ ANITA
902 BHARGAVA GAURAV
895 WEIJOLA STEFAN
889 MAYFIELD DANIEL
887 KONIPOL NANCY
887 MILLSPAUGH MARK
887 TORRENCE RICKEY
884 BROWN STEVE
877 TOWNSEND ADAM
870 BRACKENBURY JIM
867 HAY JENNIFER
863 SAMPATH BHARAT
860 JACOBSON SARAH
859 GINZBERG ADAM
859 KIM CHARLOTTE
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