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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-06-10 13:54:06 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
1California1994 1974 1944 1834 1825 1813 1812 1802 1801 1677 1847.6
2Texas2040 1861 1860 1858 1854 1806 1800 1766 1742 1735 1832.2
3New York2043 1863 1853 1821 1820 1808 1793 1723 1721 1699 1814.4
4Ontario1910 1889 1881 1831 1803 1720 1709 1675 1667 1649 1773.4
5Massachusetts1871 1802 1795 1787 1741 1713 1707 1678 1617 1613 1732.4
6Pennsylvania1847 1817 1705 1697 1684 1664 1627 1626 1617 1614 1689.8
7Quebec2110 2063 1967 1907 1406 1330 1277 1240 1171 1119 1559
8North Carolina1861 1752 1745 1602 1532 1484 1440 1385 1370 1317 1548.8
9Ohio1738 1695 1622 1596 1541 1531 1529 1411 1409 1388 1546
10Michigan1889 1853 1815 1723 1533 1475 1311 1289 1280 1258 1542.6

Other States/Provinces

11–20CT VA FL IL NJ LA MD DC WA GA
21–30IN MO KY DE OR NM ME AL VT MN
31–40TN IA MS NH NV AZ ID RI WI WV
41–49AR SK NB MB UT BC OK CO SC
California (#1: 1847.6; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 1994
Overall Rank: 14
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181974KEVIN FRALEY
3201944JOE EDLEY
4431834EDWARD DE GUZMAN
5461825DAVID PEARL
6531813NOAH BERGER
7551812BILLY NAKAMURA
8611802JERRY LERMAN
9641801DAVID TURISSINI
101231677JAMES HENDERSON
Texas (#2: 1832.2; 56 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2040
Overall Rank: 8
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2341861JOHN LUEBKEMANN
3361860PAUL HOLSER
4371858SIDDHARTH MURALI
5381854MATT CANIK
6571806CHRIS CREE
7661800PATRICIA BARRETT
8761766DARRELL DAY
9821742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
10891735CHRIS CANIK
New York (#3: 1814.4; 81 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2043
Overall Rank: 7
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331863KARL HIGBY
3391853KENNETH RUBIN
4471821ERIC GOLDSTEIN
5481820SAMUEL KAPLAN
6561808JEREMY HALL
7681793BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8951723DAN WACHTELL
9971721LARRY SHERMAN
101101699FROILAN MENDOZA
Ontario (#4: 1773.4; 60 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Max Panitch
Rating: 1910
Overall Rank: 23
50, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2281889CHRISTOPHER SYKES
3311881TONY LEAH
4441831ARIE SINKE
5601803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
61001720JOHN STARDOM
71061709AGNES KRAMER
81251675CRAIG ROWLAND
91291667DEEN HERGOTT
101371649HEATHER MCCALL
Massachusetts (#5: 1732.4; 34 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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James Donnelly
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 32
20, Hingham

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2611802JAMIE RYAN
3671795MORRIS GREENBERG
4701787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
5841741MICHAEL THELEN
61031713JOEL HORN
71071707WES EDDINGS
81221678SCOTT LEIFER
91471617RICKY SIROIS
101531613MARK FIDLER
Pennsylvania (#6: 1689.8; 43 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 41
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2511817SCOTT APPEL
31081705EVAN CHESTER
41121697MARK ABADI
51191684SAMUEL MOCH
61311664EDWIN ROTH
71421627MARK MILLER
81431626JEFFREY JACOBSON
91471617JOE PETREE
101511614YAACOV BARAK
Quebec (#7: 1559; 18 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Sokol
Rating: 2110
Overall Rank: 2
Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
262063JACKSON SMYLIE
3191967JASON LI
4241907MICHAEL FAGEN
52551406NORMA LOVETT
63001330BARBARA BULTZ
73441277SARY KARANOFSKY
83701240ANITA RACKHAM
94181171ELLA SOBEL
104671119MARWAN SAADI
North Carolina (#8: 1548.8; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1861
Overall Rank: 34
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2791752RYAN FISCHER
3811745DAVID WEISBERG
41571602LIZ GOTTLIN
51931532LISA PERRY
62201484CARTER COBB
72381440HANNAH ROZEAR
82661385KATYA LEZIN
92701370SUSAN BERTONI
103131317DAWN ERICKSON
Ohio (#9: 1546; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Patrick Beatrez
Rating: 1738
Overall Rank: 86
North Olmsted

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21151695JOSH KOPCZAK
31451622SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41601596KRISTY ZURBRICK
51861541DANIEL STOCK
61951531AYODELE ODEKUNLE
71981529MIKE STAFFORD
82511411ELIZABETH DAVIS
92521409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102641388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Michigan (#10: 1542.6; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jeff Fiszbein
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 28
67, Brighton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391853STEVE GROB
3521815JASON IDALSKI
4951723MARK GARROD
51921533STEVE ANSTANDIG
62231475WILL SCOTT
73171311KIT MOREHEAD
83361289LINDA TILLEY
93421280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
103601258PAUL MAY
Connecticut (#11: 1538.5; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2006
Overall Rank: 11
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2581804BRANDON RANDALL
31411631ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41491615MICHAEL ECSEDY
51911534BENJAMIN BLOOM
62331452MINA LE
72461427ZACH BITTKER
82841347BETH MIX
93371286PAUL WITINSKI
103401283CAROL MCCUMBER
Virginia (#12: 1536.8; 20 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 27
49, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2711784BARRY KEITH
3881736KNOX DANIEL
41801555STEVE GAWTRY
51811551JOHN WILDER
62001526MARTY GOLD
72591397NANCY BOWEN
82731364DAVID BECKERMAN
92861344BARBARA AMSTER
103821221MERRIS STAMBAUGH
Florida (#13: 1531; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2091
Overall Rank: 3
59, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2801751CONOR MUNRO
3931729HOWARD PISTOL
41091701CURTIS LEE
52161494ARTHUR MOORE
62851346JENNIFER TOMLINSON
72941337ARTHUR FINKLE
82981331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
93441277JOHN BECK
103651253THOMAS E WOOD
Illinois (#14: 1514.5; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 25
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2641801DARIN TRUE
3721775JONATHAN LINDH
41281668PETER SCHWARTZMAN
51741568JEREMY CAHNMANN
62731364DAVE CAMERON
73241304DAN TERKELL
83331292DON RATHBERGER
93421280JUNE GRAFF
103991192CHARLIE ALEXANDER
New Jersey (#15: 1482.9; 23 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 58
50, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821742RICK JULIAN
31701580JAY LEVIN
42321454MARIAN CALABRO
52351449EJIKE OSONDU
62481423PAUL LUND, JR
72721365GLENN FILZER
82821352CHERYL ALLEN-MUNLEY
92981331GEORGE VRIONES
103041329KEVIN NG
Louisiana (#16: 1457.5; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cooper Komatsu
Rating: 1813
Overall Rank: 53
22, New Orleans

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21001720KEITH SAVAGE
31441625JERRY DYNES
42101504LINDSAY SHIN
52461427WILLIAM GIBLIN
62631390JACK YI
72781362PEGGY ALTAZAN
83321294LINDSEY DIMMICK
93481275JEFFREY MOORE
104271165SUSAN POWELL
Maryland (#17: 1428.3; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Timothy Bottorff
Rating: 1738
Overall Rank: 86
47, Owings Mills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21051710DUSTIN DEAN
31721573GARY SKOWRONSKI
42311455DAVID ENGELHARDT
53071326EDWARD STEWART
63121318DIANA GROSMAN
73241304CAROLE DENTON
83261303GWEN STEWART
93341290LINDA OLIVA
103561266CHERYL KAGAN
District of Columbia (#18: 1300.3; 12 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 21
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21601596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31651590SAM MASLING
42181487STEFAN FATSIS
52521409SWEN NIPPY, SR
63521271GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74401145TED GEST
8624876MELISSA BLOCK
9637853NOAH HABENSTREIT
10643836JAY WESTREICH
Washington (#19: 1290.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 90
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21401639DANIEL GOODWIN
32961334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43581263DANIEL KOEHLER
53651253JANE BISSONNETTE
64171172GEORGE BISSONNETTE
74251166J MIDORI HOWARD
84631125MARY LOGULLO
94671119CARL WARNER
104771097TRACY MCQUEEN
Georgia (#20: 1272.8; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 136
79, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22131498CARL DAVIS
32671382CYNTHIA SEALES
42881342RALPH IRELAND
53051327ANDREW GARDNER
64021189KEVIN BLACK
74151175MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
84811087MATTIE HARPP
94991066GREGORY KENDALL
105491010GEORGIA T PHILPOT
Indiana (#21: 1236.9; 17 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 173
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22871343GREG ROGERS
32881342PENNY SITLER
43411281CHRIS SITLER
53751232TIMOTHY LONG
63921199JULIA BOGLE
74281162JOHN WRIGHT
84301159BETH PALMER
95101051KIRSTEN KLASSEN
105321028PETE BANEY
Missouri (#22: 1206.9; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Paul Mulik
Rating: 1578
Overall Rank: 171
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21891536CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
32071510DAVID GREMAUD
42571402BRIAN GARNETT
52971333SAMUEL HEIMAN
63001330HARRISON KEYSER
73181309JOHN FULTZ
84941071BRIAN SUMMERS
Kentucky (#23: 1126.3; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2117
Overall Rank: 1
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2421836STEVE BUSH
3941726MARK EDWARD OWENS
41391643JOHN JAROWSKI
55211040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65221039FRED MORLAN
7736473LARRY BRANSTETTER
8753389JANET SCHEELINE
Delaware (#24: 1123.7; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1591
Overall Rank: 164
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21851544RICHARD POPPER
32361446CLAY HERRON
43161314ALEX VRATSANOS
54701117JAN FEIDEL
65231038NANCY HANLEY
75591000MARIE FILANDRO
8577969PETER FILANDRO
9679718RUTH BROWER
Oregon (#25: 1069.8; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2071
Overall Rank: 5
31, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2122003NIGEL PELTIER
3451830STEVEN ALEXANDER
4971721MICHAEL BAKER
5714573ANDREA HILDEBRAND
New Mexico (#26: 1067.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2761766MIKE BARON
31021719JOHN KARRIS
41331657JEFF MARTIN
53721235PAMINA DEUTSCH
Maine (#27: 1012.3; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joey Mallick
Rating: 1997
Overall Rank: 13
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21291667JOHN HOPKINS
32811354JAMIE LOGAN
44861075SAM BOWERS
55191042ERIC HOPKINS
6565988DIANE SLEEK
Alabama (#28: 977.8; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1759
Overall Rank: 78
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21351654TRACY COBBS
32571402ROBIN CHUA
43681241ANDY EADON
54761100MICHAEL ALLON
6696663TIM HARDWICK
7723549CHRISTI MASSEY
8750410KAT ANDERSON
Vermont (#29: 947; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 30
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2731768JEFFREY NELSON
32791357SARA CORBIN
45321028SUSANNA KAHN
5670741JANE KAY
6692675ALICE VAN DOREN
7727513ERIC MACLAUGHLIN
Minnesota (#30: 882.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 22
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21121697JASON VAYSBERG
33181309HUBERT VAN TOL
4619889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#31: 877.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 207
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22771363RUCHI GUPTA
33501274LARRY DURBIN
44281162HARRY DURBIN
5595928DEBORAH ROBERTS
6726534KYLE KIGAR
Iowa (#32: 808.6; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 50
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23881209JORDAN BARGER
34501134MARGARET YODER
4566987ELISE BICKFORD
5745438PAUL WOOD
Mississippi (#33: 807.5; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2075
Overall Rank: 4
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21191684STEVEN DINAPOLI
3653816ALISHA JOHNSON
New Hampshire (#34: 782.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1740
Overall Rank: 85
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21231677ED LIEBFRIED
3573978DEB MULROONEY
4746434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Nevada (#35: 774.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2015
Overall Rank: 10
40, Reno

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2901733ANNETTE OBRESTAD
Arizona (#36: 723.9; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 26
58, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22901341FLORENCE SPANFELNER
Idaho (#37: 723.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ken Kasney
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 121
69, Meridian

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21791558TOM BOND
Rhode Island (#38: 699.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1975
Overall Rank: 16
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
25381020ROSS FIDLER
Wisconsin (#39: 677.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ron Malzer
Rating: 1275
Overall Rank: 348
La Crosse

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2620888HELEN FLORES
3635855BUFFY HOGAN
4666761BRAD WILLIAMS
West Virginia (#40: 667.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 73
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2606909TINA YATES
Arkansas (#41: 627.2; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 418
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24751101RICHARD PRICE
Saskatchewan (#42: 619.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1697
Overall Rank: 112
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
New Brunswick (#43: 610.9; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 244
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2691679NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#44: 608.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 167
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Utah (#45: 597.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1473
Overall Rank: 227
Woodland Hills

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#46: 584; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Letitia Sears
Rating: 1340
Overall Rank: 292
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Oklahoma (#47: 567.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Rhonda Morris
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 418
Oklahoma City

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#48: 563; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Erbe
Rating: 1130
Overall Rank: 456
Parker

There are no other players from this region in the database.
South Carolina (#49: 541.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 915
Overall Rank: 602
Inman

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