This list was automatically generated at 2009-06-30 22:12:41 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 1932 1898 1870 1857 1849 1847 1845 1829 1802 | 1867 |
2 | New York | 1979 1884 1865 1821 1806 1804 1803 1795 1784 1768 | 1830.9 |
3 | California | 1868 1852 1848 1826 1825 1823 1819 1818 1815 1813 | 1830.7 |
4 | Texas | 1915 1899 1897 1873 1800 1787 1766 1755 1751 1731 | 1817.4 |
5 | Ontario | 1894 1877 1826 1817 1816 1796 1792 1752 1747 1710 | 1802.7 |
6 | Florida | 1890 1847 1825 1816 1813 1811 1800 1757 1722 1708 | 1798.9 |
7 | New Jersey | 1973 1961 1869 1849 1824 1744 1719 1716 1665 1613 | 1793.3 |
8 | Oregon | 1959 1916 1828 1788 1763 1747 1697 1598 1595 1580 | 1747.1 |
9 | British Columbia | 1852 1841 1784 1751 1735 1729 1727 1691 1685 1633 | 1742.8 |
10 | Illinois | 2018 1846 1767 1758 1744 1715 1671 1652 1631 1621 | 1742.3 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1830.9; 163 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Sherman
Rating: 1979
Overall Rank: 4
47, Scrabble player, Bronx
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Texas (#4: 1817.4; 112 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Orry Swift
Rating: 1915
Overall Rank: 13
22, Student, Waco
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Ontario (#5: 1802.7; 161 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tony Leah
Rating: 1894
Overall Rank: 19
59, Labour Union Educator, Ajax
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Florida (#6: 1798.9; 127 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 20
43, Physician, Coral Springs
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New Jersey (#7: 1793.3; 50 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1973
Overall Rank: 5
34, Mathematician, Weehawken
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Oregon (#8: 1747.1; 44 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1959
Overall Rank: 7
34, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Illinois (#10: 1742.3; 56 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2018
Overall Rank: 3
Options Trader, Chicago
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Michigan (#11: 1735.5; 73 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ron Hoekstra
Rating: 1838
Overall Rank: 52
40, Accountant, Kentwood
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Minnesota (#12: 1731.4; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 21
50, Proofreader, Roseville
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Washington (#13: 1711.8; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 23
19, Student, Seattle
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Maryland (#14: 1704.9; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 28
Businessman, Baltimore
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Connecticut (#15: 1702.9; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jesse Day
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 28
21, Student, New Haven
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Arizona (#16: 1666; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1898
Overall Rank: 16
28, Professional Poker Player, Tucson
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Wisconsin (#17: 1640.5; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1866
Overall Rank: 35
36, Geographic Information Systems Analyst, Milwaukee
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Alberta (#18: 1633.3; 60 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Shannon Burns
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 109
36, Survey Drafter / Artist, Airdrie
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Louisiana (#19: 1624.7; 23 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Keith Savage
Rating: 1786
Overall Rank: 102
46, Kenner
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Quebec (#21: 1597.4; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 23
63, University Professor, Montreal
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Ohio (#22: 1589.2; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Steve Krieger
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 141
60, Business Consultant, Cincinnati
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Virginia (#23: 1583.6; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1881
Overall Rank: 26
44, Actuary, Richmond
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Colorado (#24: 1574.9; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Andrew Friedrich
Rating: 1851
Overall Rank: 41
16, Student, Aurora
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Nevada (#25: 1562.6; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1913
Overall Rank: 14
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Kentucky (#26: 1539.8; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Bowman
Rating: 1865
Overall Rank: 36
Villa Hills
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North Carolina (#27: 1539.2; 42 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Randy Hersom
Rating: 1694
Overall Rank: 196
49, Computer Programmer, Morganton
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New Mexico (#28: 1507.6; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1801
Overall Rank: 87
59, Psychologist, Corrales
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South Carolina (#29: 1481.1; 20 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 2066
Overall Rank: 1
58, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Georgia (#30: 1415.5; 27 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Leifer
Rating: 1674
Overall Rank: 233
63, Corporate Tax Director, Alpharetta
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Saskatchewan (#31: 1401.7; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1764
Overall Rank: 120
60, Miner, Saskatoon
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Indiana (#32: 1399.5; 31 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 158
46, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Manitoba (#33: 1353.1; 27 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1710
Overall Rank: 181
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Tennessee (#34: 1351.4; 26 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Michaels
Rating: 1554
Overall Rank: 410
18, Student, Knoxville
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New Hampshire (#35: 1312.7; 17 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1627
Overall Rank: 298
33, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Alabama (#36: 1306.9; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1690
Overall Rank: 205
38, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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Vermont (#37: 1288.1; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1699
Overall Rank: 191
39, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Missouri (#38: 1266; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Mulik
Rating: 1600
Overall Rank: 337
44, Piano Technician / Orchestra Director, Joplin
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Utah (#39: 1204.1; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1754
Overall Rank: 134
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Maine (#40: 1187.6; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1830
Overall Rank: 56
29, Scan-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Oklahoma (#41: 1157.4; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matthew Hodge
Rating: 1810
Overall Rank: 79
Moore
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Delaware (#42: 1086.9; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jan Dixon
Rating: 1736
Overall Rank: 154
Accountant/organizational Expert, Newark
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Mississippi (#43: 1074; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1803
Overall Rank: 84
68, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#44: 935.8; 7 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1688
Overall Rank: 211
44, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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West Virginia (#45: 926.1; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 423
Keyser
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Hawaii (#46: 855.2; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Greg A. Heidler
Rating: 1816
Overall Rank: 72
41, Lawyer, Waialua
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Kansas (#47: 772.4; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1535
Overall Rank: 437
29, Teacher, Overland Park
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Arkansas (#49: 734.6; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1334
Overall Rank: 800
Jonesboro
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Montana (#50: 733.4; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1524
Overall Rank: 455
47, Professor, Billings
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South Dakota (#52: 684; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Aaron Daly
Rating: 1158
Overall Rank: 1193
31, Art Director / Interactive Developer, Sioux Falls
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Idaho (#53: 623.3; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1071
Overall Rank: 1376
62, Jogger, Boise
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Alaska (#54: 608.1; 2 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1292
Overall Rank: 894
63, Retired, Klawock
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 606.7; 1 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1567
Overall Rank: 393
46, 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: 592.7; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1427
Overall Rank: 626
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.
1765 ANDERSON WILL
1347 KAPERNAROS MICHAEL
1347 RESNICK MARSHALL
1324 WISE TOM
1317 RODRIGUEZ ALEX
1298 GORDON MARGIE
1298 SCRANTON JEFFREY
1292 KOSLEN CAROLYN
1240 GEOGHEGAN MARIE
1216 KARTEN MAX
1198 MORRIS JUSTIN
1173 CITRON DANIEL
1168 FOERSTEL DAVID
1154 DUNN SHAYLA
1151 ROTH EDWIN
1130 RATANAPITAKSUK WORAPOL
1129 NEWCOMB SCOTT
1120 LYSOWSKI JACK
1102 PORTER JAMES
1098 SAMPATH BHARAT
1092 SCHLOSS PHILLIP
1082 RUSSELL GARY
1079 THOMPSON CELIA DAYRIT
1076 BROWN STEVE
1076 ENSEY THOMAS
1069 FINLEY CHAD
1054 LEVINE CAROL
1054 YOUNGBLOOD JEANMARIE
1052 SHEPARD LEILA
1047 DAVIS JOHN
1044 EYOLFSON JASON
1035 LEIGH MEREDITH
1031 GRABER JOHN
1030 BENLISA RACHEL
1028 SMITH CLIFF
1017 DUNAVIN CALLIE
1007 SJOSTROM CRAIG
1002 RAWSON JOANNE
990 GINZBERG ADAM
987 ROSENTHAL JUDY
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