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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-10-08 10:56:29 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
2California2020 1936 1928 1892 1840 1801 1785 1764 1677 1669 1831.2
3Texas2042 1912 1858 1831 1824 1766 1747 1742 1732 1727 1818.1
4Ontario1901 1876 1870 1861 1780 1740 1720 1688 1688 1675 1779.9
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
8Michigan1905 1889 1815 1779 1703 1601 1513 1311 1289 1280 1608.5
9Ohio1819 1695 1662 1648 1620 1609 1529 1523 1444 1411 1596
10Connecticut2003 1849 1699 1632 1559 1534 1455 1452 1440 1300 1592.3

Other States/Provinces

11–20NJ 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
9981732DAN WACHTELL
101141702LYNN CUSHMAN
California (#2: 1831.2; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2020
Overall Rank: 13
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2201936KEVIN FRALEY
3221928JOE EDLEY
4321892MIKE FRENTZ
5541840NOAH BERGER
6691801JERRY LERMAN
7771785DAVID TURISSINI
8851764EDWARD 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
6841766DARRELL DAY
7881747JOE SOUTH
8901742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
9981732GREG STONE
101011727CHRIS CANIK
Ontario (#4: 1779.9; 76 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2361876CHRISTOPHER SYKES
3411870ARIE SINKE
4421861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
5781780RYAN CHEPITA
6921740AGNES KRAMER
71061720JOHN STARDOM
81231688DEEN HERGOTT
81231688ZEV KAUFMAN
101281675CRAIG ROWLAND
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
4811776RYAN FISCHER
5891745DAVID WEISBERG
61281675JOHN ATTAMACK
71491632LIZ GOTTLIN
81781554ERIK SALGADO
91811549LISA PERRY
101901530CARTER 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
3631817SCOTT APPEL
4661812EVAN CHESTER
51031724SAMUEL MOCH
61111704EDWIN ROTH
71401656MARK ABADI
81421648MARK MILLER
91621604JOE NEFF
101651596MITCHELL 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
4651813MICHAEL THELEN
5961733JAMIE RYAN
61311669WES EDDINGS
71361663SCOTT LEIFER
81661591RICKY SIROIS
91701584JOEL HORN
101821546MICHAEL FLECK
Michigan (#8: 1608.5; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331889CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3641815JASON IDALSKI
4791779JEFF FISZBEIN
51121703MARK GARROD
61641601STEVE ANSTANDIG
72021513GARY SKOWRONSKI
83181311KIT MOREHEAD
93321289LINDA TILLEY
103401280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
Ohio (#9: 1596; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Trenton Charlson
Rating: 1819
Overall Rank: 62
29, Columbus

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21211695JOSH KOPCZAK
31371662KRISTY ZURBRICK
41421648SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
51531620PATRICK BEATREZ
61581609GREG FELDKAMP
71911529MIKE STAFFORD
81951523DANIEL STOCK
92371444DOUG CRITCHLOW
102581411ELIZABETH DAVIS
Connecticut (#10: 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
31171699ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41491632MICHAEL ECSEDY
51751559ZACH BITTKER
61881534BENJAMIN BLOOM
72301455JOE BIHLMEYER
82321452MINA LE
92411440BETH MIX
103261300CAROL MCCUMBER
New Jersey (#11: 1561.3; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2671804DOMINIC GRILLO
31121703JEROME LOCH
41691587JAY LEVIN
52321452MARIAN CALABRO
62381442EJIKE OSONDU
72521423PAUL LUND, JR
82551416GLENN FILZER
92801363HARRY CHAN
102841351ARIYANAYAGIPURAM CHANDRASEKHAR
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
3951736KNOX DANIEL
41481634JOHN WILDER
51571613STEVE GAWTRY
62041508MARTY GOLD
72841351BARBARA AMSTER
82891345DAVID BECKERMAN
92911342PAUL WILSON
103061328NANCY 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
51101713MICHAEL BAKER
62211478RUTH HAMILTON
72721377BETTY CORNELISON
83531264ROBIN ROSS
94751093THEO HILDEBRAND
Florida (#14: 1537.6; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821772MADDY KAMEN
31001729HOWARD PISTOL
41151701CURTIS LEE
52141490ARTHUR MOORE
62381442BRETT JACKSON
73021331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83261300ARTHUR FINKLE
93421277JOHN BECK
103491269JENNIFER 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
31091714ADAM HENDERSON
41471638DANIEL GOODWIN
51671590GEOFF TONGUE
62821358DANIEL KOEHLER
72911342CHRIS SJOHOLM
83661241JANE BISSONNETTE
93721234J MIDORI HOWARD
103941203GEORGE 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
3941738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
41081716DUSTIN DEAN
52541418DAVID ENGELHARDT
62661391CAROLE DENTON
72761375ADAM FINE
83071324EDWARD STEWART
93291298LINDA OLIVA
103361285DIANA 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
42551416NORMA LOVETT
52911342BARBARA BULTZ
63421277SARY KARANOFSKY
73901206ANITA RACKHAM
84091188ELLA SOBEL
94651119MARWAN SAADI
10554998GREG 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
21041722EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31511629SAM MASLING
41781554STEFAN FATSIS
52771369GIDEON BROSOWSKY
62831354SWEN NIPPY, SR
74821087TED GEST
8638831JAY WESTREICH
9640824MELISSA BLOCK
10710555SAMUEL NELSON
Illinois (#19: 1224.2; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2691801DARIN TRUE
3751787PETER SCHWARTZMAN
41041722JONATHAN LINDH
53201309DAVE CAMERON
63401280JUNE GRAFF
7629851NOAH HABENSTREIT
8710555BILL SLOUGH
Indiana (#20: 1204.9; 11 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 173
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23091320GREG ROGERS
33141314CHRIS SITLER
43201309PENNY SITLER
53741232TIMOTHY LONG
63831217JOHN WRIGHT
63831217JULIA BOGLE
84681114KIRSTEN KLASSEN
95261028PETE BANEY
10671726CURTIS NASH
Georgia (#21: 1149.9; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Carl Davis
Rating: 1526
Overall Rank: 193
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22621407CYNTHIA SEALES
33361285ANDREW GARDNER
43571255RALPH IRELAND
54411148MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
64801089GREGORY KENDALL
75021055MATTIE HARPP
8561985MICHAEL IRELAND
9604907DONNA ANDERSON
10634842PRESTON KILGORE
Kentucky (#22: 1092.5; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2102
Overall Rank: 3
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21021726MARK EDWARD OWENS
31461643JOHN JAROWSKI
42641402ROBERT KEARN
55131040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65151039FRED MORLAN
7733473LARRY BRANSTETTER
Missouri (#23: 1082.3; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 185
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22101495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32151489DAVID GREMAUD
42511425SAMUEL HEIMAN
53131316JOHN FULTZ
64931071BRIAN SUMMERS
7560987ELISE 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
21581609RICHARD POPPER
32431438CLAY HERRON
44731104JAN FEIDEL
55311025MARIE FILANDRO
65511002PETER FILANDRO
7555996NANCY HANLEY
8679683RUTH BROWER
Louisiana (#25: 1020.9; 7 ranked)
State Leaders Other Top Players

[photo]
Jack Yi
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 244
19, Natchitoches

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Lila Crotty
Rating: 1437
Overall Rank: 244
73, Metairie

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
32751376PEGGY ALTAZAN
43301294LINDSEY DIMMICK
54861080CAROLYN ATCHISON
65021055ELAINE LIVERS
75231030LEA SHIN
New Hampshire (#26: 967.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Don Finkey
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 80
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21391657ED LIEBFRIED
33231304STEVE MONIZ
44201183KATH MULLHOLAND
5578954DEB MULROONEY
6624863JOSH GUARDINO
7741434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Maine (#27: 947.2; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2831769JOHN HOPKINS
32811359JAMIE LOGAN
45201033ERIC HOPKINS
5599916DIANE 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
2921740JEFFREY NELSON
32891345SARA CORBIN
45261028SUSANNA KAHN
5665741JANE KAY
6685675ALICE 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
21541617TRACY COBBS
32861348DAVE BALTHASER
44701112MICHAEL ALLON
5636836AMY FAHIMI
6684677TIM HARDWICK
7703580CHRISTI MASSEY
8748320KAT 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
32261466WILLIAM 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
21201697JASON VAYSBERG
Rhode Island (#32: 758.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 17
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24511136SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35431012ROSS FIDLER
Arizona (#33: 711.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23831217JANE GEARY
Tennessee (#34: 699.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Ruchi Gupta
Rating: 1379
Overall Rank: 271
Knoxville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24151186HARRY DURBIN
3592928DEBORAH ROBERTS
4724506KYLE KIGAR
Oklahoma (#35: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 116
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24271171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#36: 678.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24231177SARAH 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
2581946TINA 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: 406
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24411148RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#41: 626.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1457
Overall Rank: 229
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2644811NICK ABBATE
Nevada (#42: 623.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 96
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: 118
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: 171
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: 244
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

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Letitia Sears
Rating: 1346
Overall Rank: 288
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: 441
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: 467
62, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2746374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#49: 538.4; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 884
Overall Rank: 617
Inman

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