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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-09-30 18:14:45 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 1870 1861 1860 1780 1725 1720 1689 1688 1675 1776.9
5Pennsylvania1847 1831 1817 1812 1724 1704 1656 1648 1604 1596 1723.9
6Massachusetts1876 1871 1844 1813 1733 1669 1663 1591 1584 1546 1719
7North Carolina2024 1899 1850 1790 1745 1675 1602 1554 1549 1366 1705.4
8Michigan1905 1889 1815 1779 1703 1601 1513 1311 1289 1280 1608.5
9Connecticut2003 1849 1699 1632 1559 1534 1455 1452 1440 1300 1592.3
10New Jersey2072 1804 1703 1587 1452 1442 1423 1416 1363 1351 1561.3

Other States/Provinces

11–20VA OH FL MD QC OR LA IL DC WA
21–30IN GA KY MO DE NH ME VT AL NM
31–40TN MN RI AZ MS OK UT WV CO AR
41–50NB NV SK MB KS BC VI IA SC WI
New York (#1: 1835.9; 77 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2034
Overall Rank: 10
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301894KARL HIGBY
3431856ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4441853KENNETH RUBIN
5531835JEREMY HALL
5531835SAMUEL KAPLAN
7581825BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8711793FROILAN MENDOZA
9961732DAN WACHTELL
101121702LYNN CUSHMAN
California (#2: 1831.2; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Zachary Ansell
Rating: 2020
Overall Rank: 12
21, Los Angeles

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2191936KEVIN FRALEY
3211928JOE EDLEY
4311892MIKE FRENTZ
5511840NOAH BERGER
6681801JERRY LERMAN
7771785DAVID TURISSINI
8851764EDWARD DE GUZMAN
91281677JAMES HENDERSON
101321669JOEL ELKINS
Texas (#3: 1818.1; 55 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 8
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2221912CHRIS CREE
3421858SIDDHARTH MURALI
4551831MATT CANIK
5591824 WINTER
6841766DARRELL DAY
7871747JOE SOUTH
8891742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
9961732GREG STONE
10991727CHRIS CANIK
Ontario (#4: 1776.9; 77 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Tony Leah
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 25
76, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2391870ARIE SINKE
3401861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
4411860CHRISTOPHER SYKES
5781780RYAN CHEPITA
61011725AGNES KRAMER
71051720JOHN STARDOM
81201689ZEV KAUFMAN
91221688DEEN HERGOTT
101291675CRAIG ROWLAND
Pennsylvania (#5: 1723.9; 45 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 47
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2551831RAHN MCKEOWN
3611817SCOTT APPEL
4651812EVAN CHESTER
51021724SAMUEL MOCH
61091704EDWIN ROTH
71411656MARK ABADI
81441648MARK MILLER
91631604JOE NEFF
101661596MITCHELL BROOK
Massachusetts (#6: 1719; 35 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2371871JAMES DONNELLY
3501844MORRIS GREENBERG
4631813MICHAEL THELEN
5941733JAMIE RYAN
61321669WES EDDINGS
71371663SCOTT LEIFER
81671591RICKY SIROIS
91711584JOEL HORN
101851546MICHAEL FLECK
North Carolina (#7: 1705.4; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2024
Overall Rank: 11
40, Raleigh

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2261899ANDY HOANG
3451850RANDY HERSOM
4731790RYAN FISCHER
5881745DAVID WEISBERG
61291675JOHN ATTAMACK
71641602LIZ GOTTLIN
81801554ERIK SALGADO
91841549LISA PERRY
102801366KATYA LEZIN
Michigan (#8: 1608.5; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Steve Grob
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 24
67, Fenton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2321889CHUCK ARMSTRONG
3621815JASON IDALSKI
4791779JEFF FISZBEIN
51101703MARK GARROD
61651601STEVE ANSTANDIG
72031513GARY SKOWRONSKI
83211311KIT MOREHEAD
93371289LINDA TILLEY
103451280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
Connecticut (#9: 1592.3; 19 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2003
Overall Rank: 13
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2461849BRANDON RANDALL
31151699ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41501632MICHAEL ECSEDY
51771559ZACH BITTKER
61911534BENJAMIN BLOOM
72321455JOE BIHLMEYER
82341452MINA LE
92441440BETH MIX
103291300CAROL MCCUMBER
New Jersey (#10: 1561.3; 30 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Will Anderson
Rating: 2072
Overall Rank: 5
41, Lawrenceville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2661804DOMINIC GRILLO
31101703JEROME LOCH
41701587JAY LEVIN
52341452MARIAN CALABRO
62411442EJIKE OSONDU
72551423PAUL LUND, JR
82581416GLENN FILZER
92831363HARRY CHAN
102881351ARIYANAYAGIPURAM CHANDRASEKHAR
Virginia (#11: 1554.4; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2741788BARRY KEITH
3931736KNOX DANIEL
41491634JOHN WILDER
51571613STEVE GAWTRY
62071508MARTY GOLD
72881351BARBARA AMSTER
82911347NANCY BOWEN
92941345DAVID BECKERMAN
102961342PAUL WILSON
Ohio (#12: 1552.9; 26 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Kopczak
Rating: 1695
Overall Rank: 119
Madison

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21381662KRISTY ZURBRICK
31441648SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41541620PATRICK BEATREZ
51591609GREG FELDKAMP
61921529MIKE STAFFORD
71961523DANIEL STOCK
82401444DOUG CRITCHLOW
92611411ELIZABETH DAVIS
102701388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Florida (#13: 1537.6; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2065
Overall Rank: 6
59, Tamarac

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2811772MADDY KAMEN
3981729HOWARD PISTOL
41131701CURTIS LEE
52171490ARTHUR MOORE
62411442BRETT JACKSON
73051331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83291300ARTHUR FINKLE
93471277JOHN BECK
103561269JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Maryland (#14: 1518.3; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 47
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2721791TIJAN JENG
3921738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
41081716DUSTIN DEAN
52571418DAVID ENGELHARDT
62671391CAROLE DENTON
72781375ADAM FINE
83091324EDWARD STEWART
93321298LINDA OLIVA
103411285DIANA GROSMAN
Quebec (#15: 1449.7; 19 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jackson Smylie
Rating: 2086
Overall Rank: 4
27, Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2151967JASON LI
3271898MICHAEL FAGEN
42581416NORMA LOVETT
52961342BARBARA BULTZ
63471277SARY KARANOFSKY
73981206ANITA RACKHAM
84141188ELLA SOBEL
94721119MARWAN SAADI
10563998GREG GOLDING
Oregon (#16: 1378; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Nigel Peltier
Rating: 2051
Overall Rank: 7
35, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292037CARL JOHNSON
3142001RAFI STERN
4521838STEVEN ALEXANDER
51261678MICHAEL BAKER
62011517RUTH HAMILTON
74861093THEO HILDEBRAND
8724565ANDREA HILDEBRAND
Louisiana (#17: 1342.5; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Keith Savage
Rating: 1720
Overall Rank: 105
62, Gretna

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21531625JERRY DYNES
32471437LILA CROTTY
42691390JACK YI
52771376PEGGY ALTAZAN
63341294LINDSEY DIMMICK
73521275JEFFREY MOORE
84401165SUSAN POWELL
94941080CAROLYN ATCHISON
105071063BRUCE HAMILTON
Illinois (#18: 1303.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1937
Overall Rank: 18
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2681801DARIN TRUE
3751787PETER SCHWARTZMAN
41031722JONATHAN LINDH
53231309DAVE CAMERON
63361292DON RATHBERGER
73451280JUNE GRAFF
8638851NOAH HABENSTREIT
9726555BILL SLOUGH
District of Columbia (#19: 1286.5; 10 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 16
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21031722EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31511629SAM MASLING
41801554STEFAN FATSIS
52791369GIDEON BROSOWSKY
62871354SWEN NIPPY, SR
74911087TED GEST
8647831JAY WESTREICH
9649824MELISSA BLOCK
10726555SAMUEL NELSON
Washington (#20: 1272.7; 10 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1688
Overall Rank: 122
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21421650DANIEL GOODWIN
32841361CHRIS SJOHOLM
42861358DANIEL KOEHLER
53661250JANE BISSONNETTE
63911220J MIDORI HOWARD
74211186GEORGE BISSONNETTE
84731118TRACY MCQUEEN
94801106CARL WARNER
10662790BYRON NELSON
Indiana (#21: 1253; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 175
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23111320GREG ROGERS
33171314CHRIS SITLER
43231309PENNY SITLER
53731243JOHN WRIGHT
63811232TIMOTHY LONG
73921217JULIA BOGLE
84291181BETH PALMER
94751114KIRSTEN KLASSEN
105351028PETE BANEY
Georgia (#22: 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
33411285ANDREW GARDNER
43631255RALPH IRELAND
54491148MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
64891089GREGORY KENDALL
75121055MATTIE HARPP
8569985MICHAEL IRELAND
9615907DONNA ANDERSON
10643842PRESTON KILGORE
Kentucky (#23: 1085.4; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21001726MARK EDWARD OWENS
31481643JOHN JAROWSKI
42651406ROBERT KEARN
55221040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65241039FRED MORLAN
7747473LARRY BRANSTETTER
8758425JANET SCHEELINE
Missouri (#24: 1084.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 188
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22131495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32181489DAVID GREMAUD
42371450SAMUEL HEIMAN
53161316JOHN FULTZ
65001071BRIAN SUMMERS
7568987ELISE BICKFORD
Delaware (#25: 1048.5; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kevin Nai
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 152
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21591609RICHARD POPPER
32461438CLAY HERRON
44811104JAN FEIDEL
55401025MARIE FILANDRO
65611002PETER FILANDRO
7564996NANCY HANLEY
8693683RUTH BROWER
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
21401657ED LIEBFRIED
33261304STEVE MONIZ
44271183KATH MULLHOLAND
5586954DEB MULROONEY
6633863JOSH GUARDINO
7755434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Maine (#27: 947.2; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1895
Overall Rank: 29
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821769JOHN HOPKINS
32851359JAMIE LOGAN
45291033ERIC HOPKINS
5609916DIANE SLEEK
Vermont (#28: 944.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1912
Overall Rank: 22
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2911740JEFFREY NELSON
32941345SARA CORBIN
45351028SUSANNA KAHN
5676741JANE KAY
6699675ALICE VAN DOREN
Alabama (#29: 937.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1885
Overall Rank: 33
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21571613TRACY COBBS
32901348DAVE BALTHASER
44771112MICHAEL ALLON
5645836AMY FAHIMI
6698677TIM HARDWICK
7719580CHRISTI MASSEY
8763320KAT ANDERSON
New Mexico (#30: 843.6; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 67
69, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21341668MIKE BARON
32281466WILLIAM BARFUSS
Tennessee (#31: 800.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 205
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22741379RUCHI GUPTA
34211186HARRY DURBIN
4603928DEBORAH ROBERTS
5739506KYLE KIGAR
Minnesota (#32: 763; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 20
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21181697JASON VAYSBERG
Rhode Island (#33: 758.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 16
23, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24581136SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35531012ROSS FIDLER
Arizona (#34: 708.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 27
58, Tempe

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24131189JANE GEARY
Mississippi (#35: 694.2; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2653816ALISHA JOHNSON
Oklahoma (#36: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 114
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24341171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#37: 675.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1580
Overall Rank: 173
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24311177SARAH BOWE
West Virginia (#38: 671.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 83
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2590946TINA YATES
Colorado (#39: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 37
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
24491148RICHARD 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
2654811NICK ABBATE
Nevada (#42: 623.3; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Annette Obrestad
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 94
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: 116
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: 172
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: 247
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: 293
Vancouver

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

[icon]
Diana Bowen
Rating: 1148
Overall Rank: 449
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: 474
62, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2761374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#49: 541.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 915
Overall Rank: 610
Inman

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Wisconsin (#50: 535.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Buffy Hogan
Rating: 855
Overall Rank: 637
71, Madison

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