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Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2025-07-01 14:12:57 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
1Texas2040 1861 1860 1858 1831 1806 1800 1766 1742 1735 1829.9
2New York2043 1888 1865 1853 1805 1804 1793 1735 1707 1699 1819.2
3California1974 1944 1834 1826 1825 1813 1802 1801 1677 1606 1810.2
4Ontario1926 1901 1873 1852 1803 1780 1720 1690 1688 1675 1790.8
5Massachusetts1972 1871 1795 1787 1762 1747 1735 1703 1678 1617 1766.7
6Pennsylvania1847 1817 1705 1697 1684 1664 1627 1626 1617 1614 1689.8
7North Carolina1902 1790 1745 1602 1532 1484 1440 1385 1357 1317 1555.4
8Michigan1889 1853 1815 1723 1533 1475 1311 1289 1280 1258 1542.6
9Connecticut2006 1814 1654 1615 1534 1521 1452 1392 1289 1143 1542
10Ohio1695 1681 1622 1596 1541 1529 1495 1411 1409 1388 1536.7

Other States/Provinces

11–20FL VA NJ IL LA QC MD DC WA GA
21–30IN OR MO DE KY VT AL MN TN ME
31–40MS NH NV IA RI OK WV AZ NM AR
41–50SK NB MB ID UT KS BC CO SC WI
Texas (#1: 1829.9; 55 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Orry Swift
Rating: 2040
Overall Rank: 7
38, Beaumont

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2351861JOHN LUEBKEMANN
3361860PAUL HOLSER
4371858SIDDHARTH MURALI
5451831MATT CANIK
6551806CHRIS CREE
7641800PATRICIA BARRETT
8761766DARRELL DAY
9821742STEPHEN SCHWITZER
10871735CHRIS CANIK
New York (#2: 1819.2; 78 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Joel Sherman
Rating: 2043
Overall Rank: 6
63, Bronx

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2301888KARL HIGBY
3341865ERIC GOLDSTEIN
4381853KENNETH RUBIN
5561805JEREMY HALL
6571804SAMUEL KAPLAN
7661793BRYAN RICHGRUBER
8871735DAN WACHTELL
91011707LARRY SHERMAN
101061699FROILAN MENDOZA
California (#3: 1810.2; 22 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Fraley
Rating: 1974
Overall Rank: 16
55, San Jose

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2191944JOE EDLEY
3441834EDWARD DE GUZMAN
4461826BILLY NAKAMURA
5471825DAVID PEARL
6531813NOAH BERGER
7601802JERRY LERMAN
8621801DAVID TURISSINI
91221677JAMES HENDERSON
101511606KEVIN BURBRIDGE
Ontario (#4: 1790.8; 67 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2251901TONY LEAH
3321873CHRISTOPHER SYKES
4401852ARIE SINKE
5591803ROBIN POLLOCK DANIEL
6701780RYAN CHEPITA
7981720JOHN STARDOM
81131690AGNES KRAMER
91161688DEEN HERGOTT
101241675CRAIG ROWLAND
Massachusetts (#5: 1766.7; 36 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Seth Lipkin
Rating: 1972
Overall Rank: 17
62, Lenox

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2331871JAMES DONNELLY
3651795MORRIS GREENBERG
4681787MATTHEW ZELEZNIK
5771762JAMIE RYAN
6791747MICHAEL THELEN
7871735WES EDDINGS
81031703JOEL HORN
91211678SCOTT LEIFER
101431617RICKY SIROIS
Pennsylvania (#6: 1689.8; 40 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jamie McCune
Rating: 1847
Overall Rank: 41
Shrewsbury

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2501817SCOTT APPEL
31021705EVAN CHESTER
41081697MARK ABADI
51171684SAMUEL MOCH
61281664EDWIN ROTH
71381627MARK MILLER
81391626JEFFREY JACOBSON
91431617JOE PETREE
101471614YAACOV BARAK
North Carolina (#7: 1555.4; 32 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Andy Hoang
Rating: 1902
Overall Rank: 24
27, Cary

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2671790RYAN FISCHER
3801745DAVID WEISBERG
41541602LIZ GOTTLIN
51861532LISA PERRY
62131484CARTER COBB
72311440HANNAH ROZEAR
82601385KATYA LEZIN
92731357SUSAN BERTONI
103021317DAWN ERICKSON
Michigan (#8: 1542.6; 18 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Jeff Fiszbein
Rating: 1889
Overall Rank: 29
68, Brighton

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2381853STEVE GROB
3511815JASON IDALSKI
4961723MARK GARROD
51851533STEVE ANSTANDIG
62161475WILL SCOTT
73061311KIT MOREHEAD
83261289LINDA TILLEY
93321280ELAINE GLOWNIAK
103481258PAUL MAY
Connecticut (#9: 1542; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cesar Del Solar
Rating: 2006
Overall Rank: 10
41, Stamford

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2521814BRANDON RANDALL
31301654ROBERT DESIMONE, JR
41451615MICHAEL ECSEDY
51841534BENJAMIN BLOOM
61921521ZACH BITTKER
72261452MINA LE
82541392BETH MIX
93261289CAROL MCCUMBER
104281143CORNELIA GUEST
Ohio (#10: 1536.7; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Josh Kopczak
Rating: 1695
Overall Rank: 112
Madison

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21191681PATRICK BEATREZ
31411622SEBASTIAN KNOWLES
41561596KRISTY ZURBRICK
51781541DANIEL STOCK
61901529MIKE STAFFORD
72051495AYODELE ODEKUNLE
82431411ELIZABETH DAVIS
92441409DOUG CRITCHLOW
102571388DANIEL SHAPIRO
Florida (#11: 1527.2; 31 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Ian Weinstein
Rating: 2091
Overall Rank: 1
59, coral springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2781751CONOR MUNRO
3931729HOWARD PISTOL
41041701CURTIS LEE
52071494ARTHUR MOORE
62831337ARTHUR FINKLE
72881331DIANNE SOCHA KAPLAN
83121308JENNIFER TOMLINSON
93341277JOHN BECK
103541253THOMAS E WOOD
Virginia (#12: 1516.6; 21 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Clay Daniel
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 28
49, Charlottesville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2691784BARRY KEITH
3861736KNOX DANIEL
41521605STEVE GAWTRY
51741551JOHN WILDER
62671364DAVID BECKERMAN
72721359NANCY BOWEN
82871332PAUL WILSON
92881331BARBARA AMSTER
103731214DANIEL HIGGINS
New Jersey (#13: 1480.9; 25 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dominic Grillo
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 57
50, Whitehouse Station

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2821742RICK JULIAN
31611592JAY LEVIN
42141481MARIAN CALABRO
52281449EJIKE OSONDU
62381423PAUL LUND, JR
72661365GLENN FILZER
82941329KEVIN NG
92991321MARTY FIALKOW
103171303HARRY CHAN
Illinois (#14: 1469.1; 15 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Marty Gabriel
Rating: 1901
Overall Rank: 25
73, Charleston

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2621801DARIN TRUE
3721775JONATHAN LINDH
4941728PETER SCHWARTZMAN
52671364DAVE CAMERON
63151304DAN TERKELL
73231292DON RATHBERGER
83321280JUNE GRAFF
93921187DIANE PIETRZAK
104911059ELLEN GOFFIN
Louisiana (#15: 1457.5; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Cooper Komatsu
Rating: 1813
Overall Rank: 53
22, New Orleans

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2981720KEITH SAVAGE
31401625JERRY DYNES
41991504LINDSAY SHIN
52361427WILLIAM GIBLIN
62551390JACK YI
72711362PEGGY ALTAZAN
83221294LINDSEY DIMMICK
93381275JEFFREY MOORE
104131165SUSAN POWELL
Quebec (#16: 1443.9; 19 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Jackson Smylie
Rating: 2063
Overall Rank: 5
27, Montreal

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2181967JASON LI
3231907MICHAEL FAGEN
42471406NORMA LOVETT
52901330BARBARA BULTZ
63341277SARY KARANOFSKY
73601240ANITA RACKHAM
84051173ELLA SOBEL
94511119MARWAN SAADI
10567957GREG GOLDING
Maryland (#17: 1438.7; 23 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Timothy Bottorff
Rating: 1738
Overall Rank: 84
47, Owings Mills

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21271668DUSTIN DEAN
31681573GARY SKOWRONSKI
42251455DAVID ENGELHARDT
52421412ADAM FINE
62961326EDWARD STEWART
73011318DIANA GROSMAN
83151304CAROLE DENTON
93171303GWEN STEWART
103241290LINDA OLIVA
District of Columbia (#18: 1300.3; 12 ranked)
District Leader Other Top Players

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Sam Rosin
Rating: 1940
Overall Rank: 20
32, Washington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21561596EMMETT BROSOWSKY
31631590SAM MASLING
42111487STEFAN FATSIS
52441409SWEN NIPPY, SR
63411271GIDEON BROSOWSKY
74261145TED GEST
8614876MELISSA BLOCK
9625853NOAH HABENSTREIT
10630836JAY WESTREICH
Washington (#19: 1290.1; 13 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Adam Henderson
Rating: 1733
Overall Rank: 90
Seattle

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21371639DANIEL GOODWIN
32851334CHRIS SJOHOLM
43461263DANIEL KOEHLER
53541253JANE BISSONNETTE
64061172GEORGE BISSONNETTE
74111166J MIDORI HOWARD
84471125MARY LOGULLO
94511119CARL WARNER
104641097TRACY MCQUEEN
Georgia (#20: 1272.8; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Dave Leifer
Rating: 1652
Overall Rank: 131
79, Alpharetta

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22011498CARL DAVIS
32611382CYNTHIA SEALES
42791342RALPH IRELAND
52951327ANDREW GARDNER
63891189KEVIN BLACK
74031175MICHAEL CHRISTOPHEL
84711087MATTIE HARPP
94851066GREGORY KENDALL
105321010GEORGIA T PHILPOT
Indiana (#21: 1238.4; 16 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Troy Thompson
Rating: 1572
Overall Rank: 169
Lebanon

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22781343GREG ROGERS
32791342PENNY SITLER
43311281CHRIS SITLER
53641232TIMOTHY LONG
63771199JULIA BOGLE
73981181BETH PALMER
84141162JOHN WRIGHT
94941051KIRSTEN KLASSEN
105231021KATHERINE RYBAK
Oregon (#22: 1213.7; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Noah Walton
Rating: 2071
Overall Rank: 4
31, Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2131991NIGEL PELTIER
3421838STEVEN ALEXANDER
4841738MICHAEL BAKER
52071494RUTH HAMILTON
6579932THEO HILDEBRAND
7697573ANDREA HILDEBRAND
Missouri (#23: 1209.4; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Paul Mulik
Rating: 1578
Overall Rank: 167
60, Joplin

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21791540CHERISH AMBY-OKOLO
32021497DAVID GREMAUD
42501400BRIAN GARNETT
52651366HARRISON KEYSER
62861333SAMUEL HEIMAN
73081309JOHN FULTZ
84791071BRIAN SUMMERS
Delaware (#24: 1124.7; 9 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Kevin Nai
Rating: 1591
Overall Rank: 162
33, Wilmington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21731554RICHARD POPPER
32291446CLAY HERRON
43051314ALEX VRATSANOS
54541117JAN FEIDEL
65071038NANCY HANLEY
75391000MARIE FILANDRO
8558969PETER FILANDRO
9664718RUTH BROWER
Kentucky (#25: 1123.1; 8 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Mack Meller
Rating: 2085
Overall Rank: 3
25, Lexington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2431836STEVE BUSH
3951726MARK EDWARD OWENS
41351643JOHN JAROWSKI
55041040VICTORIA BLEDSOE
65051039FRED MORLAN
7721473LARRY BRANSTETTER
8737389JANET SCHEELINE
Vermont (#26: 947; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Spargo
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 30
South Burlington

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2731768JEFFREY NELSON
32731357SARA CORBIN
45181028SUSANNA KAHN
5655741JANE KAY
6676675ALICE VAN DOREN
7711513ERIC MACLAUGHLIN
Alabama (#27: 904.4; 7 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1780
Overall Rank: 70
54, Auburn

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21361640TRACY COBBS
32491402ROBIN CHUA
44621100MICHAEL ALLON
5680663TIM HARDWICK
6705549CHRISTI MASSEY
7734410KAT ANDERSON
Minnesota (#28: 882.8; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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Lisa Odom
Rating: 1933
Overall Rank: 21
66, St Louis Park

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21081697JASON VAYSBERG
33081309HUBERT VAN TOL
4607889ROXANNE PRICHARD
Tennessee (#29: 873.7; 5 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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David Shuman
Rating: 1510
Overall Rank: 196
Nashville

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22701363RUCHI GUPTA
33391274LARRY DURBIN
44141162HARRY DURBIN
5581928DEBORAH ROBERTS
Maine (#30: 842.1; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1997
Overall Rank: 11
45, South Portland

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
22561389JAMIE LOGAN
35021042ERIC HOPKINS
4545993DIANE SLEEK
Mississippi (#31: 808.9; 3 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Joey Krafchick
Rating: 2089
Overall Rank: 2
30, Ocean Springs

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21171684STEVEN DINAPOLI
3640816ALISHA JOHNSON
New Hampshire (#32: 781.9; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Finkey
Rating: 1744
Overall Rank: 81
77, Manchester

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
21221677ED LIEBFRIED
3561964DEB MULROONEY
4730434CHRISTINE MURRAY
Nevada (#33: 774.8; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Kenji Matsumoto
Rating: 2015
Overall Rank: 9
40, Reno

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2901733ANNETTE OBRESTAD
Iowa (#34: 737.7; 4 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Mike Johnson
Rating: 1818
Overall Rank: 49
Decorah

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24361134MARGARET YODER
3549987ELISE BICKFORD
4729438PAUL WOOD
Rhode Island (#35: 699.5; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chloe Fatsis
Rating: 1975
Overall Rank: 14
22, Providence

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
25251020ROSS FIDLER
Oklahoma (#36: 687.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
John Bulten
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 105
55, Owasso

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24071171RHONDA MORRIS
West Virginia (#37: 667.7; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1768
Overall Rank: 73
71, Keyser

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2594909TINA YATES
Arizona (#38: 639.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

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

There are no other players from this region in the database.
New Mexico (#39: 630.2; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Wallace Schultz
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 60
69, Las Vegas

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Arkansas (#40: 626.1; 2 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Yoli Ushry
Rating: 1171
Overall Rank: 407
61, Fort Smith

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
24681090RICHARD PRICE
Saskatchewan (#41: 619.7; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Hank Hees
Rating: 1697
Overall Rank: 108
69, Saskatoon

There are no other players from this region in the database.
New Brunswick (#42: 610.9; 2 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Chuck Abbate
Rating: 1430
Overall Rank: 235
55, Quispamsis

RankRatingPlayer
LocalOverall
2675679NICK ABBATE
Manitoba (#43: 608.3; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Gregg Bigourdin
Rating: 1583
Overall Rank: 164
Winnipeg

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Idaho (#44: 605.8; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Tom Bond
Rating: 1558
Overall Rank: 172
69, Kuna

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Utah (#45: 596.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Natalie Dicou
Rating: 1465
Overall Rank: 223
Woodland Hills

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Kansas (#46: 588; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Nick Purifoy
Rating: 1380
Overall Rank: 262
Prairie Village

There are no other players from this region in the database.
British Columbia (#47: 584; 1 ranked)
Provincial Leader Other Top Players

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Letitia Sears
Rating: 1340
Overall Rank: 281
Vancouver

There are no other players from this region in the database.
Colorado (#48: 563; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Don Erbe
Rating: 1130
Overall Rank: 441
Parker

There are no other players from this region in the database.
South Carolina (#49: 541.5; 1 ranked)
State Leader Other Top Players

[photo]
Christine Hannouche
Rating: 915
Overall Rank: 591
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: 623
70, Madison

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