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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-10-11 17:58:53 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
1New York2034 1894 1856 1853 1835 1835 1825 1793 1732 1702 1835.9
2California2017 1936 1928 1892 1840 1801 1785 1764 1677 1669 1830.9
3Texas2042 1912 1858 1831 1824 1766 1747 1742 1732 1727 1818.1
4Ontario1901 1881 1876 1870 1861 1780 1740 1720 1688 1688 1800.5
5North Carolina2024 1910 1850 1776 1745 1675 1632 1554 1549 1530 1724.5
6Pennsylvania1847 1831 1817 1812 1724 1704 1656 1648 1604 1596 1723.9
7Massachusetts1876 1871 1844 1813 1733 1669 1663 1591 1584 1546 1719
8Ohio1800 1748 1662 1630 1609 1608 1559 1556 1487 1460 1611.9
9Michigan1905 1889 1815 1761 1703 1572 1513 1311 1289 1280 1603.8
10New Jersey2072 1804 1742 1703 1587 1452 1442 1423 1416 1363 1600.4

Other States/Provinces

11–20CT VA OR FL WA MD QC DC IL IN
21–30GA KY MO DE LA NH ME VT AL NM
31–40MN RI AZ TN OK UT WV MS CO AR
41–49NB NV SK MB KS BC VI IA SC
New York (#1: 1835.9; 76 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2034
Overall Rank: 11
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2311894KARL HIGBY
3441856ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4461853KENNETH RUBIN
5551835JEREMY HALL
5551835SAMUEL KAPLAN
7601825BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8721793FROILAN MENDOZA
9991732DAN WACHTELL
101151702LYNN CUSHMAN
California (#2: 1830.9; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2017
Overall Rank: 13
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2201936KEVIN FRALEY
3221928JOE EDLEY
4321892MIKE FRENTZ
5541840NOAH BERGER
6691801JERRY LERMAN
7771785DAVID TURISSINI
8841764EDWARD DE GUZMAN
91271677JAMES HENDERSON
101311669JOEL ELKINS
Texas (#3: 1818.1; 55 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 10
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2231912CHRIS CREE
3431858SIDDHARTH MURALI
4571831MATT CANIK
5611824 WINTER
6831766DARRELL DAY
7891747JOE SOUTH
8911742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
9991732GREG STONE
101021727CHRIS CANIK
Ontario (#4: 1800.5; 77 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Tony Leah
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 27
76, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341881MAX PANITCH
3361876CHRISTOPHER SYKES
4411870ARIE SINKE
5421861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6781780RYAN CHEPITA
7931740AGNES KRAMER
81071720JOHN STARDOM
91231688DEEN HERGOTT
91231688ZEV KAUFMAN
North Carolina (#5: 1724.5; 37 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2024
Overall Rank: 12
40, Raleigh

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2251910ANDY HOANG
3481850RANDY HERSOM
4801776RYAN FISCHER
5901745DAVID WEISBERG
61281675JOHN ATTAMACK
71481632LIZ GOTTLIN
81791554ERIK SALGADO
91831549LISA PERRY
101921530CARTER COBB
Pennsylvania (#6: 1723.9; 45 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 50
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2571831RAHN MCKEOWN
3621817SCOTT APPEL
4651812EVAN CHESTER
51041724SAMUEL MOCH
61121704EDWIN ROTH
71401656MARK ABADI
81421648MARK MILLER
91621604JOE NEFF
101641596MITCHELL BROOK
Massachusetts (#7: 1719; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1876
Overall Rank: 36
63, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381871JAMES DONNELLY
3531844MORRIS GREENBERG
4641813MICHAEL THELEN
5971733JAMIE RYAN
61311669WES EDDINGS
71361663SCOTT LEIFER
81651591RICKY SIROIS
91691584JOEL HORN
101841546MICHAEL FLECK
Ohio (#8: 1611.9; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1800
Overall Rank: 70
29, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2881748JOSH KOPCZAK
31371662KRISTY ZURBRICK
41501630PATRICK BEATREZ
51571609GREG FELDKAMP
61591608SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
71751559MIKE STAFFORD
81771556DANIEL STOCK
92171487FLOSSIE SWINT
102291460DOUG SZYMKOWIAK
Michigan (#9: 1603.8; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Steve Grob
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 26
67, Fenton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331889CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3631815JASON IDALSKI
4851761JEFF FISZBEIN
51131703MARK GARROD
61721572STEVE ANSTANDIG
72021513GARY SKOWRONSKI
83221311KIT MOREHEAD
93361289LINDA TILLEY
103441280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
New Jersey (#10: 1600.4; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2072
Overall Rank: 6
41, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2671804DOMINIC GRILLO
3911742RICK JULIAN
41131703JEROME LOCH
51681587JAY LEVIN
62341452MARIAN CALABRO
72401442EJIKE OSONDU
82541423PAUL LUND, JR
92571416GLENN FILZER
102841363HARRY CHAN
Connecticut (#11: 1592.3; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2003
Overall Rank: 14
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2491849BRANDON RANDALL
31181699ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41481632MICHAEL ECSEDY
51751559ZACH BITTKER
61901534BENJAMIN BLOOM
72321455JOE BIHLMEYER
82341452MINA LE
92431440BETH MIX
103291300CAROL MCCUMBER
Virginia (#12: 1552.5; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1880
Overall Rank: 35
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2741788BARRY KEITH
3961736KNOX DANIEL
41471634JOHN WILDER
51561613STEVE GAWTRY
62041508MARTY GOLD
72881351BARBARA AMSTER
82931345DAVID BECKERMAN
92951342PAUL WILSON
103101328NANCY BOWEN
Oregon (#13: 1537.9; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Nigel Peltier
Rating: 2052
Overall Rank: 8
35, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292050CARL JOHNSON
3152001RAFI STERN
4471851STEVEN ALEXANDER
51111713MICHAEL BAKER
62221478RUTH HAMILTON
72751377BETTY CORNELISON
83571264ROBIN ROSS
94791093THEO HILDEBRAND
Florida (#14: 1537.6; 34 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2065
Overall Rank: 7
59, Tamarac

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2811772MADDY KAMEN
31011729HOWARD PISTOL
41161701CURTIS LEE
52141490ARTHUR MOORE
62401442BRETT JACKSON
73061331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83291300ARTHUR FINKLE
93461277JOHN BECK
103531269JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Washington (#15: 1527.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Alec Sjoholm
Rating: 2095
Overall Rank: 4
27, Lynnwood

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2441856CHRIS GRUBB
31101714ADAM HENDERSON
41461638DANIEL GOODWIN
51661590GEOFF TONGUE
62861358DANIEL KOEHLER
72951342CHRIS SJOHOLM
83711241JANE BISSONNETTE
93761234J MIDORI HOWARD
103981203GEORGE BISSONNETTE
Maryland (#16: 1518.3; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 50
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2731791TIJAN JENG
3951738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
41091716DUSTIN DEAN
52561418DAVID ENGELHARDT
62691391CAROLE DENTON
72801375ADAM FINE
83121324EDWARD STEWART
93331298LINDA OLIVA
103401285DIANA GROSMAN
Quebec (#17: 1449.7; 19 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jackson Smylie
Rating: 2086
Overall Rank: 5
27, Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2161967JASON LI
3281898MICHAEL FAGEN
42571416NORMA LOVETT
52951342BARBARA BULTZ
63461277SARY KARANOFSKY
73941206ANITA RACKHAM
84131188ELLA SOBEL
94691119MARWAN SAADI
10561998GREG GOLDING
District of Columbia (#18: 1286.5; 10 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 17
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21051722EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31511629SAM MASLING
41791554STEFAN FATSIS
52811369GIDEON BROSOWSKY
62871354SWEN NIPPY, SR
74861087TED GEST
8647831JAY WESTREICH
9649824MELISSA BLOCK
10720555SAMUEL NELSON
Illinois (#19: 1224.6; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 19
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2661805DARIN TRUE
3751787PETER SCHWARTZMAN
41051722JONATHAN LINDH
53241309DAVE CAMERON
63441280JUNE GRAFF
7638851NOAH HABENSTREIT
8720555BILL SLOUGH
Indiana (#20: 1205.3; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 172
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23111327PENNY SITLER
33141320GREG ROGERS
43291300CHRIS SITLER
53781232TIMOTHY LONG
63871217JOHN WRIGHT
63871217JULIA BOGLE
84721114KIRSTEN KLASSEN
95321028PETE BANEY
10681726CURTIS NASH
Georgia (#21: 1149.9; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Carl Davis
Rating: 1526
Overall Rank: 194
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22641407CYNTHIA SEALES
33401285ANDREW GARDNER
43611255RALPH IRELAND
54451148MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
64841089GREGORY KENDALL
75061055MATTIE HARPP
8570985MICHAEL IRELAND
9613907DONNA ANDERSON
10643842PRESTON KILGORE
Kentucky (#22: 1093; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2107
Overall Rank: 3
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21031726MARK EDWARD OWENS
31451643JOHN JAROWSKI
42661402ROBERT KEARN
55191040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65211039FRED MORLAN
7742473LARRY BRANSTETTER
Missouri (#23: 1082.3; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 187
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22101495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32151489DAVID GREMAUD
42531425SAMUEL HEIMAN
53181316JOHN FULTZ
64971071BRIAN SUMMERS
7568987ELISE BICKFORD
Delaware (#24: 1048.5; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 152
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21571609RICHARD POPPER
32451438CLAY HERRON
44771104JAN FEIDEL
55371025MARIE FILANDRO
65581002PETER FILANDRO
7562996NANCY HANLEY
8689683RUTH BROWER
Louisiana (#25: 1020.9; 7 ranked)
State Leaders Other Top Players

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Jack Yi
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 246
19, Natchitoches

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Lila Crotty
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 246
73, Metairie

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
32781376PEGGY ALTAZAN
43341294LINDSEY DIMMICK
54901080CAROLYN ATCHISON
65061055ELAINE LIVERS
75291030LEA SHIN
New Hampshire (#26: 967.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Don Finkey
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 79
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21391657ED LIEBFRIED
33261304STEVE MONIZ
44231183KATH MULLHOLAND
5587954DEB MULROONEY
6633863JOSH GUARDINO
7751434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Maine (#27: 947.2; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Mallick
Rating: 1895
Overall Rank: 30
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821769JOHN HOPKINS
32851359JAMIE LOGAN
45261033ERIC HOPKINS
5609916DIANE SLEEK
Vermont (#28: 944.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1912
Overall Rank: 23
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2931740JEFFREY NELSON
32931345SARA CORBIN
45321028SUSANNA KAHN
5675741JANE KAY
6695675ALICE VAN DOREN
Alabama (#29: 936.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 38
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21531617TRACY COBBS
32901348DAVE BALTHASER
44741112MICHAEL ALLON
5645836AMY FAHIMI
6694677TIM HARDWICK
7713580CHRISTI MASSEY
8758320KAT ANDERSON
New Mexico (#30: 843.6; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 68
69, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21331668MIKE BARON
32271466WILLIAM BARFUSS
Minnesota (#31: 763; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 21
67, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21211697JASON VAYSBERG
Rhode Island (#32: 758.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 17
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24551136SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35501012ROSS FIDLER
Arizona (#33: 711.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23871217JANE GEARY
Tennessee (#34: 699.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ruchi Gupta
Rating: 1379
Overall Rank: 274
Knoxville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24191186HARRY DURBIN
3602928DEBORAH ROBERTS
4734506KYLE KIGAR
Oklahoma (#35: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 117
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24311171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#36: 678.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1604
Overall Rank: 162
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24271177SARAH BOWE
West Virginia (#37: 669.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1751
Overall Rank: 86
72, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2591946TINA YATES
Mississippi (#38: 662.6; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2126
Overall Rank: 2
30, Ocean Springs

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#39: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 38
64, Denver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#40: 633.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1191
Overall Rank: 410
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24451148RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#41: 626.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1457
Overall Rank: 231
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2653811NICK ABBATE
Nevada (#42: 623.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 97
Las Vegas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Saskatchewan (#43: 619.8; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1698
Overall Rank: 119
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Manitoba (#44: 608.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 170
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#45: 593.7; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 246
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#46: 584.6; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[icon]
Letitia Sears
Rating: 1346
Overall Rank: 292
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Virgin Islands (#47: 564.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Diana Bowen
Rating: 1148
Overall Rank: 445
St Thomas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#48: 548.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1115
Overall Rank: 471
62, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2756374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#49: 538.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 884
Overall Rank: 626
Inman

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