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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-01-13 00:46:53 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 1831 1825 1821 1808 1791 1723 1721 1714 1821.6
3Ontario1929 1910 1888 1883 1803 1784 1720 1688 1667 1649 1792.1
4California1956 1938 1938 1868 1829 1825 1813 1579 1567 1550 1786.3
5Oregon2071 2030 2011 1998 1813 1707 1652 1614 1498 1406 1780
6Massachusetts1997 1861 1835 1796 1787 1724 1718 1707 1678 1650 1775.3
7Pennsylvania1870 1850 1697 1656 1621 1590 1589 1588 1551 1540 1655.2
8Michigan1888 1885 1844 1838 1664 1506 1457 1383 1278 1226 1596.9
9Quebec2090 2024 2008 1896 1529 1391 1316 1304 1188 1160 1590.6
10Ohio1790 1673 1657 1607 1586 1570 1556 1534 1409 1388 1577

Other States/Provinces

11–20NJ VA NC IL CT FL LA MD WA GA
21–30DC IN MO NM ME AL KY VT DE MN
31–40TN IA NH AZ BC RI ID UT WI MS
41–49MB WV NB 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
3381866JOHN LUEBKEMANN
4411860PAUL HOLSER
5421858SIDDHARTH MURALI
6451844CHRIS CREE
7491832MICHAEL EARLY
8721778 WINTER
91001698BEN WITHERS
101061680JOE SOUTH
New York (#2: 1821.6; 74 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2231929KARL HIGBY
3501831SAMUEL KAPLAN
4521825ERIC GOLDSTEIN
5551821JEREMY HALL
6591808KENNETH RUBIN
7641791BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8861723DAN WACHTELL
9881721LARRY SHERMAN
10931714NOAH GOLDSTEIN
Ontario (#3: 1792.1; 63 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
4341883TONY LEAH
5601803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6681784AGNES KRAMER
7891720JOHN STARDOM
81041688RYAN CHEPITA
91141667DEEN HERGOTT
101271649HEATHER 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
4371868BILLY NAKAMURA
5511829EDWARD DE GUZMAN
6521825DAVID PEARL
7571813NOAH BERGER
81571579RICHARD STEIN
91621567KEVIN BURBRIDGE
101701550DAVID POSTAL
Oregon (#5: 1780; 10 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
5571813STEVEN ALEXANDER
6941707MICHAEL BAKER
71231652DAVE JOHNSON
81361614MITCH BAYERSDORFER
91951498RUTH HAMILTON
102421406BETTY CORNELISON
Massachusetts (#6: 1775.3; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1997
Overall Rank: 16
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391861JAMES DONNELLY
3481835JAMIE RYAN
4621796MORRIS GREENBERG
5661787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6851724MICHAEL THELEN
7921718JOEL HORN
8941707WES EDDINGS
91091678SCOTT LEIFER
101261650RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#7: 1655.2; 43 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 36
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2441850SCOTT APPEL
31011697SAMUEL MOCH
41201656MARK ABADI
51341621EDWIN ROTH
61471590MARK MILLER
71501589JEFFREY JACOBSON
81521588JOE NEFF
91691551JOE PETREE
101751540YAACOV BARAK
Michigan (#8: 1596.9; 23 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331885JEFF FISZBEIN
3451844JASON IDALSKI
4471838STEVE GROB
51161664MARK GARROD
61871506STEVE ANSTANDIG
72141457WILL SCOTT
82541383KIT MOREHEAD
93261278ELAINE GLOWNIAK
103491226PAUL MAY
Quebec (#9: 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
51811529BERNARD GOTLIEB
62521391NORMA LOVETT
72961316BARBARA BULTZ
83081304SARY KARANOFSKY
93771188ANITA RACKHAM
104041160ELLA SOBEL
Ohio (#10: 1577; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1790
Overall Rank: 65
28, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21101673PATRICK BEATREZ
31181657JOSH KOPCZAK
41411607KRISTY ZURBRICK
51531586SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
61591570MIKE STAFFORD
71661556DANIEL STOCK
81791534AYODELE ODEKUNLE
92401409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102531388JAMES FIELDS
New Jersey (#11: 1542.1; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2791761RICK JULIAN
31051684JEROME LOCH
41401609JAY LEVIN
52131458MARIAN CALABRO
62331421EJIKE OSONDU
72471400SCOTT MCDOUGALL
82481398PAUL LUND, JR
92931322HARRY CHAN
102971312CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
Virginia (#12: 1532.7; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1886
Overall Rank: 32
49, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2671785BARRY KEITH
3691782KNOX DANIEL
41631558STEVE GAWTRY
51711549JOHN WILDER
61751540MARTY GOLD
72181451NANCY BOWEN
82511394BARBARA AMSTER
93581205MERRIS STAMBAUGH
103881177PAUL WILSON
North Carolina (#13: 1530.4; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1876
Overall Rank: 35
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621796RANDY HERSOM
3781765DAVID WEISBERG
41381613LIZ GOTTLIN
51651557LISA PERRY
62341416SUSAN BERTONI
72351414HANNAH ROZEAR
82761341NOAH LIEBERMAN
93321271FLORA TAYLOR
103401255SUSAN BLANCHARD
Illinois (#14: 1498.4; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2751770JONATHAN LINDH
3791761DARIN TRUE
41131668PETER SCHWARTZMAN
51611568JEREMY CAHNMANN
62871330DAVE CAMERON
73081304DAN TERKELL
83221292DON RATHBERGER
93611198ERIK EISNER
103721192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
Connecticut (#15: 1493.7; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 1999
Overall Rank: 14
40, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2991703BRANDON RANDALL
31231652ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41451595MICHAEL ECSEDY
51681552BENJAMIN BLOOM
62261434MINA LE
72691357BETH MIX
82901323ZACH BITTKER
93531212CORNELIA GUEST
104381110ANDREW WILEN
Florida (#16: 1479.8; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2971705CONOR MUNRO
2971705HOWARD PISTOL
41111671CURTIS LEE
52711350JOHN BECK
62811337ARTHUR FINKLE
73001309MARLA RIFF
83341268JENNIFER TOMLINSON
93621197JACQUE LEASE
103981165DAVID ROSS
Louisiana (#17: 1387.2; 14 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21431600JERRY DYNES
31891504LINDSAY SHIN
42281431WILLIAM GIBLIN
52361413LILA CROTTY
62381410PEGGY ALTAZAN
73241280JEFFREY MOORE
83331270LINDSEY DIMMICK
94091155SUSAN POWELL
104561078BRUCE HAMILTON
Maryland (#18: 1380.3; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dustin Dean
Rating: 1729
Overall Rank: 84
Hanover

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21551584GARY SKOWRONSKI
32111460DIANA GROSMAN
42161454DAVID ENGELHARDT
52681358CAROLE DENTON
62941321GWEN STEWART
73191294LINDA OLIVA
83301274CHERYL KAGAN
93961168STEVE CHASTAIN
104031161JAMES W FLOMO
Washington (#19: 1281.6; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1722
Overall Rank: 87
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21301645DANIEL GOODWIN
32831334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43421246JANE BISSONNETTE
53731191GEORGE BISSONNETTE
63911172J MIDORI HOWARD
74061157DANIEL KOEHLER
84311125MARY LOGULLO
94351117TRACY MCQUEEN
104411107FRANK 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
22421406CARL DAVIS
32641370CYNTHIA SEALES
42781339ANDREW GARDNER
53051306RALPH IRELAND
63661195KEVIN BLACK
73821185MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
84131145MATTIE HARPP
94671065JERRI BERGERON
104991020GREGORY 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
21321637SAM MASLING
31441596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
42061465STEFAN FATSIS
52651368SWEN NIPPY, SR
63121302GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74121152TED GEST
8556905NOAH HABENSTREIT
9694446JEREMY BROSOWSKY
Indiana (#22: 1209.6; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 158
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22561380PENNY SITLER
32901323GREG ROGERS
43121302CHRIS SITLER
53731191JULIA BOGLE
64051159BETH PALMER
74261132KIRSTEN 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: 160
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22221446DAVID GREMAUD
32241438CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
42451402BRIAN GARNETT
52971312SAMUEL HEIMAN
63001309JOHN FULTZ
74601076JOHN GLEAVES
84871034BRIAN SUMMERS
New Mexico (#24: 1067.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 61
68, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2771766MIKE BARON
3901719JOHN KARRIS
41181657JEFF MARTIN
53451235PAMINA 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
21141667JOHN HOPKINS
32871330KEITH HAGEL
43081304JAMIE LOGAN
54771055ERIC HOPKINS
6589854DIANE SLEEK
7630735JOHANNA SWEET
Alabama (#26: 1038.2; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1857
Overall Rank: 43
53, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21221653TRACY COBBS
32451402ROBIN CHUA
43521217ANDY EADON
54421105MICHAEL ALLON
65171000RONDA ROBERTS
7637724TIM HARDWICK
8699424KAT ANDERSON
Kentucky (#27: 1014.2; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2139
Overall Rank: 1
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2521825STEVE BUSH
3731775MARK EDWARD OWENS
44961024VICTORIA BLEDSOE
5523990FRED MORLAN
6701389JANET SCHEELINE
Vermont (#28: 993.7; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1861
Overall Rank: 39
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2741771JEFFREY NELSON
32741343SARA CORBIN
43701193ANDREW MALABY
54891028SUSANNA KAHN
6628741JANE KAY
Delaware (#29: 982.5; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21421601KEVIN NAI
32831334ALEX VRATSANOS
44841041NANCY HANLEY
54851038PETER FILANDRO
6537962MARIE FILANDRO
7648669RUTH 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
21011697JASON VAYSBERG
33001309HUBERT VAN TOL
4568889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#31: 825.5; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 185
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23001309RUCHI GUPTA
33301274LARRY DURBIN
44021162HARRY DURBIN
Iowa (#32: 813; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 56
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23561209JORDAN BARGER
33871178MARGARET YODER
4525987ELISE BICKFORD
5697438PAUL WOOD
New Hampshire (#33: 794.2; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1743
Overall Rank: 81
76, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821739ED LIEBFRIED
3526984DEB MULROONEY
4686476CHRISTINE MURRAY
Arizona (#34: 792.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22761341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
33761189JANE GEARY
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
22741343LETITIA SEARS
33391258YUKARI BALABANOV
Rhode Island (#36: 735.3; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1975
Overall Rank: 17
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24991020ROSS FIDLER
3584858RICHARD COHN
Idaho (#37: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21631558TOM BOND
Utah (#38: 696.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Michael Stevens
Rating: 1503
Overall Rank: 192
77, Salt Lake City

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22091462NATALIE DICOU
Wisconsin (#39: 679.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ron Malzer
Rating: 1275
Overall Rank: 328
La Crosse

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2569888HELEN FLORES
3579874BUFFY HOGAN
4624761BRAD WILLIAMS
Mississippi (#40: 676.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Steven DiNapoli
Rating: 1590
Overall Rank: 147
Bay St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2578875LINDA WARREN
3612803QUEEN STREET LEWIS
Manitoba (#41: 670.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1541
Overall Rank: 174
Winnipeg

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23971167MURRAY GOLDENBERG
West Virginia (#42: 667.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2532972TINA YATES
New Brunswick (#43: 667.3; 3 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 229
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24701064JOHN APISSOGHOMIAN
3646679NICK ABBATE
South Carolina (#44: 636.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Garcia
Rating: 1520
Overall Rank: 184
Pendleton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2593849CHRISTINE HANNOUCHE
Arkansas (#45: 630.3; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 393
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24261132RICHARD PRICE
Nevada (#46: 627.9; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 71
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: 127
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: 256
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: 428
Parker

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