This list was automatically generated at 2009-01-06 14:23:02 from the
NSA Ratings Database
and the
NSA Player Database.
It was inspired in April 2004 by CGP postings from
Ed Liebfried, Jeff Clark, Rich Baker and many others.
Corrections to these databases should be sent respectively
to Joe Edley (ratings) and John Chew (players).
Photographs can be submitted through the Player Database.
For each state or province that has at least one active rated player,
up to 10 top players are listed by current rating.
Active players are those who have played in at least 28 fully-rated
tournament games in the past 24 ratings months.
States and provinces are listed according to the average rating of their
top ten players.
Areas with fewer than ten active players listed are assumed to have additional
players rated 500 for the purposes of computing their average.
Students may be listed representing either their home state/province or the
state/province in which they are studying, whichever they prefer.
Others must be legal residents of the area that they would like to represent.
Top Ten States/Provinces
Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean |
1 | Massachusetts | 1941 1875 1859 1856 1856 1830 1829 1817 1811 1801 | 1847.5 |
2 | California | 1851 1834 1830 1826 1819 1811 1807 1798 1778 1768 | 1812.2 |
3 | Ontario | 1857 1851 1842 1833 1824 1807 1785 1766 1747 1728 | 1804 |
4 | New York | 1906 1815 1812 1806 1803 1781 1775 1770 1757 1746 | 1797.1 |
5 | Texas | 1874 1866 1834 1798 1792 1758 1757 1757 1755 1742 | 1793.3 |
6 | Florida | 1923 1819 1816 1813 1805 1783 1767 1719 1708 1704 | 1785.7 |
7 | Illinois | 2009 1819 1809 1809 1776 1744 1715 1697 1660 1652 | 1769 |
8 | New Jersey | 1968 1864 1814 1778 1769 1756 1719 1671 1665 1613 | 1761.7 |
9 | Maryland | 1854 1852 1825 1804 1767 1675 1668 1659 1656 1557 | 1731.7 |
10 | Connecticut | 1887 1854 1849 1827 1775 1666 1659 1618 1561 1539 | 1723.5 |
Other States/Provinces
California (#2: 1812.2; 168 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Doug Brockmeier
Rating: 1851
Overall Rank: 30
24, Grad Student, Yorba Linda
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Ontario (#3: 1804; 160 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Maxim Panitch
Rating: 1857
Overall Rank: 23
33, resarcher, Toronto
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New York (#4: 1797.1; 179 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matt Graham
Rating: 1906
Overall Rank: 9
42, Writer, New York
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Texas (#5: 1793.3; 114 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Geoff Thevenot
Rating: 1874
Overall Rank: 16
38, Copy Editor, Austin
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Florida (#6: 1785.7; 126 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1923
Overall Rank: 8
42, Physician, Coral Springs
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Illinois (#7: 1769; 58 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2009
Overall Rank: 2
Options Trader, Chicago
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New Jersey (#8: 1761.7; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1968
Overall Rank: 4
33, Mathematician, Weehawken
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Maryland (#9: 1731.7; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1854
Overall Rank: 27
Businessman, Baltimore
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Connecticut (#10: 1723.5; 33 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jesse Day
Rating: 1887
Overall Rank: 13
21, Student, New Haven
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Minnesota (#11: 1720.5; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 17
50, Proofreader, Roseville
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Oregon (#12: 1717.2; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1891
Overall Rank: 12
34, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Michigan (#13: 1703.5; 78 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1790
Overall Rank: 79
60, Retired, Saline
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Washington (#14: 1698.2; 46 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1828
Overall Rank: 45
19, Student, Seattle
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British Columbia (#15: 1687.4; 51 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
James Leong
Rating: 1810
Overall Rank: 64
24, Bum, Vancouver
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Alberta (#16: 1661.6; 57 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Shannon Burns
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 89
36, Survey Drafter / Artist, Airdrie
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Arizona (#17: 1643.2; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Laurie Cohen
Rating: 1846
Overall Rank: 33
41, Institutional Research Director, Tempe
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Pennsylvania (#18: 1608.1; 70 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Thomas Hall
Rating: 1736
Overall Rank: 134
55, Restauranteur, Carlisle
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Louisiana (#19: 1604.5; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Keith Savage
Rating: 1784
Overall Rank: 83
46, Kenner
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Quebec (#20: 1601.8; 20 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1896
Overall Rank: 11
62, University Professor, Montreal
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North Carolina (#21: 1586.1; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Randy Hersom
Rating: 1764
Overall Rank: 108
49, Computer Programmer, Morganton
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Wisconsin (#22: 1560.2; 31 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 18
35, Geographic Information Systems Analyst, Milwaukee
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Virginia (#23: 1559.1; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1829
Overall Rank: 43
44, Actuary, Richmond
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Ohio (#24: 1552.2; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1682
Overall Rank: 207
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
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Nevada (#25: 1521.2; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1827
Overall Rank: 46
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Colorado (#26: 1516.3; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1747
Overall Rank: 122
47, Actuary, Denver
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New Mexico (#27: 1507.8; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1757
Overall Rank: 111
59, Psychologist, Corrales
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Kentucky (#28: 1464.8; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Bowman
Rating: 1740
Overall Rank: 131
Villa Hills
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South Carolina (#29: 1461; 19 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 1990
Overall Rank: 3
57, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Indiana (#30: 1414.7; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 138
46, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Georgia (#31: 1409.7; 29 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Leifer
Rating: 1678
Overall Rank: 215
63, Corporate Tax Director, Alpharetta
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Saskatchewan (#32: 1390.4; 22 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jason Hlady
Rating: 1736
Overall Rank: 134
Saskatoon
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Tennessee (#33: 1375; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Wagner
Rating: 1557
Overall Rank: 392
49, Trainer & Web Developer, Ashland City
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Alabama (#34: 1370.5; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1757
Overall Rank: 111
37, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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Manitoba (#35: 1334.6; 25 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1641
Overall Rank: 268
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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New Hampshire (#36: 1329.1; 17 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1682
Overall Rank: 207
32, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Missouri (#37: 1322.6; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Basler
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 413
Clayton
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Vermont (#38: 1280; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 252
39, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Oklahoma (#39: 1271.5; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matthew Hodge
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 86
Moore
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Maine (#40: 1187.4; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1906
Overall Rank: 9
28, Scan-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Utah (#41: 1145.5; 8 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1754
Overall Rank: 119
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Delaware (#42: 1142.9; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jan Dixon
Rating: 1704
Overall Rank: 181
Accountant/organizational Expert, Newark
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Mississippi (#43: 1065.5; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1755
Overall Rank: 117
67, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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West Virginia (#44: 866.5; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1471
Overall Rank: 542
Keyser
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Iowa (#45: 857.6; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1681
Overall Rank: 210
43, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Hawaii (#46: 841; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 86
retired, Pahoa
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Montana (#47: 779.1; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1680
Overall Rank: 211
47, Professor, Billings
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Kansas (#48: 763.4; 4 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1512
Overall Rank: 466
29, Teacher, Overland Park
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Arkansas (#49: 739.9; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1285
Overall Rank: 906
Jonesboro
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Alaska (#51: 685; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1292
Overall Rank: 885
62, Retired, Klawock
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District of Columbia (#52: 669.6; 3 active)
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District Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ted Gest
Rating: 1410
Overall Rank: 656
62, Journalist, Washington
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Idaho (#53: 620.7; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1070
Overall Rank: 1369
62, Jogger, Boise
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South Dakota (#54: 617.7; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Aaron Daly
Rating: 1200
Overall Rank: 1090
30, Art Director / Interactive Developer, Sioux Falls
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 606.7; 1 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1567
Overall Rank: 378
45, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#56: 595; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1450
Overall Rank: 584
45, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Stateless Players
If you have information concerning the current state or province of residence of the following high-rated, active players, please contact John Chew.
1550 TRAN ERIC
1468 EDWARDS GS
1410 VACIANNA MICHAEL
1354 SCRANTON JEFFREY
1324 WISE TOM
1261 JACKSON SCOTT
1209 FORD JUDITH
1184 MORRIS JUSTIN
1181 SIENKOWSKI JT
1092 SCHLOSS PHILLIP
1076 BENLISA RACHEL
1055 DUNN SHAYLA
1039 KARTEN MAX
1031 BROWN STEVE
1031 ROTH EDWIN
1020 EYOLFSON JASON
961 MCCRAW CHRIS
958 BORCOMAN JOY
956 SAMPATH BHARAT
950 DAVIS JOHN
950 TWIDDY ANDREW
934 FOX KATE
926 ENSEY THOMAS
926 SZATROWSKI MIRIAM
920 NEWBERRY ANNE
918 SCHLEGEL MATT
918 SZYMKOWIAK DOUG
897 BEYER LAURA
894 BATCHELOR MARILYN
888 SILVERMAN HARRIET
887 MILLSPAUGH MARK
884 THURSON NANCY
878 MURPHY JOAN
873 VERGERONT SUSAN
872 ARNOLD SARAH
868 DIMMICK LINDSEY
867 JACOBSON SARAH
865 SCHWARTZ ANITA
861 CLINE MEREDITH A
859 KIM CHARLOTTE
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