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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-09-08 21:01:18 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 1867 1861 1853 1835 1825 1755 1735 1702 1836.1
2California2020 1936 1928 1892 1840 1801 1785 1764 1677 1669 1831.2
3Texas2042 1912 1858 1831 1824 1766 1758 1753 1742 1732 1821.8
4Ontario1926 1901 1870 1870 1861 1780 1720 1694 1688 1675 1798.5
5Massachusetts1876 1871 1813 1795 1787 1733 1669 1663 1629 1591 1742.7
6Pennsylvania1847 1831 1819 1817 1724 1723 1656 1638 1604 1596 1725.5
7North Carolina2024 1877 1850 1790 1745 1675 1602 1554 1532 1366 1701.5
8Connecticut1956 1839 1693 1615 1545 1534 1452 1451 1440 1300 1582.5
9Michigan1905 1815 1779 1702 1601 1535 1475 1311 1289 1280 1569.2
10New Jersey2072 1804 1703 1591 1469 1458 1423 1405 1392 1367 1568.4

Other States/Provinces

11–20VA OH FL MD QC OR LA DC IL WA
21–30IN GA MO DE KY NH ME VT AL TN
31–40MN RI NM AZ MS OK UT WV CO AR
41–50NB NV SK MB KS BC VI IA SC WI
New York (#1: 1836.1; 76 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301894KARL HIGBY
3401867ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4411861SAMUEL KAPLAN
5441853KENNETH RUBIN
6521835JEREMY HALL
7561825BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8851755FROILAN MENDOZA
9951735DAN WACHTELL
101091702LYNN 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
5491840NOAH BERGER
6661801JERRY LERMAN
7741785DAVID TURISSINI
8831764EDWARD DE GUZMAN
91241677JAMES HENDERSON
101281669JOEL ELKINS
Texas (#3: 1821.8; 51 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 7
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2241912CHRIS CREE
3431858SIDDHARTH MURALI
4531831MATT CANIK
5571824 WINTER
6811766DARRELL DAY
7841758JOE SOUTH
8861753CHRIS CANIK
9891742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
10981732GREG STONE
Ontario (#4: 1798.5; 71 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Max Panitch
Rating: 1926
Overall Rank: 22
50, Toronto

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2271901TONY LEAH
3381870ARIE SINKE
3381870CHRISTOPHER SYKES
5411861ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6751780RYAN CHEPITA
71051720JOHN STARDOM
81171694AGNES KRAMER
91201688DEEN HERGOTT
101251675CRAIG ROWLAND
Massachusetts (#5: 1742.7; 36 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1876
Overall Rank: 34
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2351871JAMES DONNELLY
3621813MICHAEL THELEN
4691795MORRIS GREENBERG
5721787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
6961733JAMIE RYAN
71281669WES EDDINGS
81341663SCOTT LEIFER
91451629JOEL HORN
101641591RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#6: 1725.5; 44 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 46
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2531831RAHN MCKEOWN
3581819EVAN CHESTER
4601817SCOTT APPEL
51011724SAMUEL MOCH
61021723EDWIN ROTH
71381656MARK ABADI
81421638MARK MILLER
91581604JOE NEFF
101621596MITCHELL BROOK
North Carolina (#7: 1701.5; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331877ANDY HOANG
3451850RANDY HERSOM
4711790RYAN FISCHER
5881745DAVID WEISBERG
61251675JOHN ATTAMACK
71591602LIZ GOTTLIN
81781554ERIK SALGADO
91891532LISA PERRY
102781366KATYA LEZIN
Connecticut (#8: 1582.5; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 1956
Overall Rank: 15
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2501839BRANDON RANDALL
31181693ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41491615MICHAEL ECSEDY
51821545ZACH BITTKER
61881534BENJAMIN BLOOM
72311452MINA LE
82321451JOE BIHLMEYER
92401440BETH MIX
103161300CAROL MCCUMBER
Michigan (#9: 1569.2; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2611815JASON IDALSKI
3761779JEFF FISZBEIN
41091702MARK GARROD
51601601STEVE ANSTANDIG
61871535GARY SKOWRONSKI
72221475WILL SCOTT
83091311KIT MOREHEAD
93251289LINDA TILLEY
103331280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
New Jersey (#10: 1568.4; 28 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2641804DOMINIC GRILLO
31081703JEROME LOCH
41641591JAY LEVIN
52261469MARIAN CALABRO
62291458EJIKE OSONDU
72551423PAUL LUND, JR
82631405GLENN FILZER
92651392ARIYANAYAGIPURAM CHANDRASEKHAR
102771367HARRY CHAN
Virginia (#11: 1555; 23 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1880
Overall Rank: 32
50, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821765BARRY KEITH
3941736KNOX DANIEL
41421638STEVE GAWTRY
51521614JOHN WILDER
62031508MARTY GOLD
72591412NANCY BOWEN
82831348DAVID BECKERMAN
92921331BARBARA AMSTER
103041318DANA TORNABENE
Ohio (#12: 1552.9; 24 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Kopczak
Rating: 1695
Overall Rank: 116
Madison

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21351662KRISTY ZURBRICK
31391648SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41481620PATRICK BEATREZ
51541609GREG FELDKAMP
61911529MIKE STAFFORD
71941523DANIEL STOCK
82381444DOUG CRITCHLOW
92601411ELIZABETH DAVIS
102671388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Florida (#13: 1537.1; 33 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2781772MADDY KAMEN
3991729HOWARD PISTOL
41121701CURTIS LEE
52181490ARTHUR MOORE
62431437BRETT JACKSON
72921331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83161300ARTHUR FINKLE
93361277JOHN BECK
103451269JENNIFER TOMLINSON
Maryland (#14: 1519.7; 27 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marlon Hill
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 46
60, Randallstown

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2701791TIJAN JENG
3891742DUSTIN DEAN
4931738TIMOTHY BOTTORFF
52561418DAVID ENGELHARDT
62731375ADAM FINE
72751369CAROLE DENTON
83001324EDWARD STEWART
93181298LINDA OLIVA
103201295DIANA GROSMAN
Quebec (#15: 1454.2; 19 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2141967JASON LI
3221926MICHAEL FAGEN
42571416NORMA LOVETT
52871342BARBARA BULTZ
63361277SARY KARANOFSKY
73631240ANITA RACKHAM
84011188ELLA SOBEL
94631119MARWAN SAADI
10556981CONNOR SELL
Oregon (#16: 1377.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Nigel Peltier
Rating: 2042
Overall Rank: 7
35, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
292037CARL JOHNSON
3132001RAFI STERN
4511838STEVEN ALEXANDER
51221678MICHAEL BAKER
61981517RUTH HAMILTON
74751093THEO HILDEBRAND
8705565ANDREA 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
21471625JERRY DYNES
32431437LILA CROTTY
42661390JACK YI
52721376PEGGY ALTAZAN
63211294LINDSEY DIMMICK
73411275JEFFREY MOORE
84251165SUSAN POWELL
94821080CAROLYN ATCHISON
104971063BRUCE HAMILTON
District of Columbia (#18: 1319.9; 11 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21031722EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31661590SAM MASLING
41701577STEFAN FATSIS
52621409SWEN NIPPY, SR
62761368GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74791087TED GEST
8627851NOAH HABENSTREIT
9632831JAY WESTREICH
10634824MELISSA BLOCK
Illinois (#19: 1268.3; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2661801DARIN TRUE
3721787PETER SCHWARTZMAN
41031722JONATHAN LINDH
53111309DAVE CAMERON
63221292DON RATHBERGER
73331280JUNE GRAFF
8707555BILL SLOUGH
Washington (#20: 1240.4; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Adam Henderson
Rating: 1702
Overall Rank: 109
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21531613DANIEL GOODWIN
32701381DANIEL KOEHLER
42801361CHRIS SJOHOLM
53551253JANE BISSONNETTE
63921197J MIDORI HOWARD
74201172GEORGE BISSONNETTE
84531128CARL WARNER
94721097TRACY MCQUEEN
Indiana (#21: 1181.3; 12 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1556
Overall Rank: 176
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
23221292CHRIS SITLER
33281287PENNY SITLER
43611243JOHN WRIGHT
53701232TIMOTHY LONG
63811217JULIA BOGLE
74141181BETH PALMER
85041051KIRSTEN KLASSEN
95251028PETE BANEY
10665726CURTIS NASH
Georgia (#22: 1148.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Carl Davis
Rating: 1492
Overall Rank: 216
64, Riverdale

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22321451CYNTHIA SEALES
33311283ANDREW GARDNER
43731227RALPH IRELAND
54351152MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
64781089GREGORY KENDALL
74911070MATTIE HARPP
8563968MICHAEL IRELAND
9601907DONNA ANDERSON
10630842PRESTON KILGORE
Missouri (#23: 1084.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Cherish Amby-Okolo
Rating: 1540
Overall Rank: 183
19, St. Louis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22121495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
32191489DAVID GREMAUD
42361450SAMUEL HEIMAN
53051316JOHN FULTZ
64881071BRIAN SUMMERS
7553987ELISE BICKFORD
Delaware (#24: 1048.5; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1628
Overall Rank: 146
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21541609RICHARD POPPER
32421438CLAY HERRON
44691104JAN FEIDEL
55291025MARIE FILANDRO
65461002PETER FILANDRO
7550996NANCY HANLEY
8674683RUTH BROWER
Kentucky (#25: 994.8; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mack Meller
Rating: 2102
Overall Rank: 3
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21001726MARK EDWARD OWENS
31411643JOHN JAROWSKI
45111040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
55131039FRED MORLAN
6727473LARRY BRANSTETTER
7736425JANET SCHEELINE
New Hampshire (#26: 967.2; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1777
Overall Rank: 77
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21371657ED LIEBFRIED
33131304STEVE MONIZ
44121183KATH MULLHOLAND
5570954DEB MULROONEY
6622863JOSH GUARDINO
7733434CHRISTINE 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
2791769JOHN HOPKINS
32811359JAMIE LOGAN
45201033ERIC HOPKINS
5594916DIANE SLEEK
Vermont (#28: 944.1; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Spargo
Rating: 1912
Overall Rank: 24
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2921740JEFFREY NELSON
32861345SARA CORBIN
45251028SUSANNA KAHN
5658741JANE KAY
6679675ALICE VAN DOREN
Alabama (#29: 816.9; 6 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 35
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21621596TRACY COBBS
34661112MICHAEL ALLON
4688635TIM HARDWICK
5699580CHRISTI MASSEY
6738375KAT ANDERSON
Tennessee (#30: 800.9; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 200
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22711379RUCHI GUPTA
34091186HARRY DURBIN
4587928DEBORAH ROBERTS
5720506KYLE KIGAR
Minnesota (#31: 763; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21151697JASON VAYSBERG
Rhode Island (#32: 758.8; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24451136SHAE MCWILLIAMS
35371012ROSS FIDLER
New Mexico (#33: 747; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 65
69, Las Vegas

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21301668MIKE BARON
Arizona (#34: 708.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24001189JANE 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
2639816ALISHA JOHNSON
Oklahoma (#36: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 113
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24211171RHONDA MORRIS
Utah (#37: 675.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1580
Overall Rank: 169
Woodland Hills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24171177SARAH BOWE
West Virginia (#38: 671.4; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 80
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2577946TINA YATES
Colorado (#39: 637.1; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jon Shreve
Rating: 1871
Overall Rank: 35
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: 398
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24361148RICHARD PRICE
New Brunswick (#41: 626.8; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1457
Overall Rank: 230
56, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2640811NICK 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: 616.8; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1668
Overall Rank: 130
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: 168
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: 243
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: 285
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: 436
St Thomas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Iowa (#48: 550.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Margaret Yoder
Rating: 1134
Overall Rank: 450
62, Coralville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2739374PAUL WOOD
South Carolina (#49: 541.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 915
Overall Rank: 597
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: 626
71, Madison

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