Ratings

Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated 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).

For each state or province that has at least one active rated player, up to $opt_n top players are listed by current rating. Active players are those who have played in at least one fully-rated tournament in the past twelve 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

RankState/ProvinceTop 10 RatingsMean
1New York1986 1981 1973 1969 1899 1895 1872 1854 1843 1842 1911.4
2California1942 1891 1867 1851 1851 1849 1848 1815 1812 1810 1853.6
3Ontario1923 1899 1874 1867 1828 1826 1791 1784 1773 1761 1832.6
4Massachusetts1920 1909 1858 1849 1842 1823 1802 1771 1762 1762 1829.8
5Texas1961 1875 1851 1823 1820 1788 1785 1778 1773 1754 1820.8
6Oregon1924 1909 1822 1819 1819 1813 1804 1774 1767 1713 1816.4
7Florida1885 1866 1857 1791 1787 1768 1756 1749 1703 1698 1786
8Minnesota1953 1910 1877 1826 1821 1750 1728 1719 1619 1566 1776.9
9Illinois2018 1837 1832 1748 1707 1701 1690 1669 1633 1630 1746.5
10Maryland1902 1853 1842 1804 1734 1716 1671 1660 1622 1598 1740.2

1. New York (average: 1911.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
141986GREENSPAN RANDY
251981EDLEY JOE
361973SHERMAN JOEL
471969GRAHAM MATT
5271899LAUFER MATT
6291895BAKER RICH
7381872GOLDMAN DANIEL
8481854KREISWIRTH ROSE
9601843PIRO SAL
10611842WEINIKE JOE

2. California (average: 1853.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1131942STONE DENNIS
2311891LERMAN JERRY
3391867WIDERGREN JEFF
4511851WRIGHT TREY
5511851BROCKMEIER DOUG
6551849COHEN IRA
7581848KANTIMATHI SAM
8941815WARD BRUCE
9971812MARTINEZ LEWIS
10991810GOARD J

3. Ontario (average: 1832.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1191923BEROFSKY EVAN
2271899MILLS LLOYD
3361874KAUFMAN ZEV
4391867DANIEL ROBIN POLLOCK
5741828ROWLAND CRAIG
6751826SYKES CHRISTOPHER
71161791PAOLELLA LIBERO
81291784CORNELIS LOU
91431773NANAVATI JIM
101591761ANGLIN TIM

4. Massachusetts (average: 1829.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1201920MEAD JEREMIAH
2231909MATSUMOTO KENJI
3451858KAITZ MERRILL
4551849MALLICK DAVID
5611842BUCK RICHARD
6781823SAUL STEVE
71071802GUILBERT CHRIS
81481771VAN PELT JOHN
91571762HOROWITZ ARNIE
101571762HORN JOEL

5. Texas (average: 1820.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
191961CREE CHRIS
2351875MOSS AVI
3511851ONYEONWU IFFY
4781823DAY DARRELL
5861820SMITH KEITH
61191788BARRETT PATRICIA
71271785WITHERS BEN
81391778EARLY MICHAEL
91431773GLASS STEVE
101731754WILLIS MICHAEL

6. Oregon (average: 1816.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1181924WIEGAND DAVE
2231909ALEXANDER STEVEN
3821822BAKER MICHAEL
4871819WOLFORD GAIL
5871819HART JOHN
6961813MILLER LOU J B
71021804VAN LEUNEN ALICE
81421774MOYER RICH
91521767JOHNSON DAVE
102161713MERRILL KAREN

7. Florida (average: 1786)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1331885WEISBERG DAVID
2421866WEINSTEIN IAN
3461857POLATNICK STEVE
41161791PETERS JIM
51241787KAHN ROBERT
61501768LIPTON BOB
71681756PISTOL HOWARD
81781749PAYNE TRIP
92261703HAYNES WENDELL
102361698TAYLOR DENNIS

8. Minnesota (average: 1776.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1101953KRAMER JIM
2221910VAN DOVER VINCENT
3341877ADAMSON TIM
4751826ODOM LISA
5831821PELLINEN STEVE
61771750LENT STEVE
71991728LUNDEGAARD BOB
82071719GASPARD JOSEPH
93401619HORSFALL EBI
104131566DUSTIN CAROL

9. Illinois (average: 1746.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112018CAPPELLETTO BRIAN
2681837MARCUS MARTY
3721832GABRIEL MARTY
41791748HELFGOTT ALAN
52221707ADAMS TOM
62301701LAKERNICK HARRIETTE
72471690BROOKS JASON D
82581669TRUE DARIN
93141633SCHWARTZMAN PETER
103201630HUSZAGH PETER

10. Maryland (average: 1740.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1261902LINN ROBERT
2491853ANANGA YAWO
3611842HILL MARLON
41021804ARMSTRONG PETER
51931734DAVIS TIM
62101716COHEN JOANNE
72571671ODONOGHUE PHIL
82741660ENGELHARDT DAVID
93301622PATTERSON KAY
103701598FUCHSLUGER DONNA

11. Michigan (average: 1736.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
122007ARMSTRONG CHUCK
2231909HOEKSTRA RON
31131795EPSTEIN PAUL
41371779GROB STEVE
52331699TERRELL JOHN
62831655FISZBEIN JEFF
72851653PIANOWSKI SCOTT
83071636CLARK JEFF
93251625CADIEUX CHERYL
103531610RAVICHANDRAN CAROL

12. Quebec (average: 1731.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1391867WAPNICK JOEL
2421866BOYS DAVID
3901817TEITELBAUM JAKOB
4901817GOTLIEB BERNARD
51371779GOLDING ANDREW
61651757SILVER FRAN
73071636KARANOFSKY SARY
83161631CARVALHO ARTHUR
93341620CHICOINE EMANUEL
104831526BULTZ BARBARA

13. Arizona (average: 1722.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1151931BENEDICT NATHAN
2161929GEARY JIM
3871819RAND LARRY
41331782COHEN LAURIE
51561765HODGES PATRICK
63511611LAMERAND JIM
73601603GLAZERMAN BILL
83671599BREDEL LINDA
93731597WIER MICHAEL
103761593VAN ALEN BARBARA

14. Connecticut (average: 1706.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1291895ELLICKSON ROBERT
2721832GREENSPAN HOWARD
3781823NORR RITA
41591761DANIEL CLAY
52511681CARLSON DAVID B
62781659HAGEL KEITH
72811656ECSEDY MICHAEL
83641601MERLIS CHARLES
93951581STEWARD JUDY
104031577NEUGROSCHL ED

15. Washington (average: 1704.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1541850CLARK KEN
2701836CHARUWAN ONG-ARJ
31871741SCHOENMAN BOB
42011727JONES STEVEN
52191711GOODWIN DANIEL
62231706WILLINGHAM WALKER
72671662OSULLIVAN CHRISTINA
82741660FERGUSON ANN
93791592HOWARD J MIDORI
104251559FRENTZ MIKE

16. Georgia (average: 1694.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1141939TIEKERT RON
2441863SMITH RAY
31521767BEDNARZ JASON
41921735DENNIS STEPHEN
52521680SEALES CYNTHIA
62651663TIEKERT SUSI
73061637LEIFER DAVE
83641601DRUMMOND DANNENE
94601538SMITH JOANNE
104901523LAFORGE TOM

17. New Jersey (average: 1688.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1491853APPEL SCOTT
21021804JULIAN RICHARD
31141793PHILLIPS WEBSTER
41191788GRILLO DOMINIC
51911736SHIPE WILLIAM D
62851653LIEBERFARB DAVID
73251625KOENIG DAVID
83341620KOPP JOHN
94661535DECANIO MAURICE
105661477WHITE CHARLENE

18. Alberta (average: 1688)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11271785SCHELLENBERG MARK
21701755BURNS SHANNON
31891738HAHN ALBERT
42451692FLEETHAM JEFF
52481688SIDORSKY PAUL
62621666CLIFFORD WAYNE
72721661TILLEKERATNE SIRI
83071636TETREAULT TERI
93161631THOMAS RANDALL
103221628MATTHEWS JESSE

19. Pennsylvania (average: 1673.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11251786HALL THOMAS M
21551766OLIGER STEVE
31731754RAU STEFAN
42501685DODDS JAMES
52721661KILLE JAMES L JR
62791658BROOK MITCHELL
73531610BEATTY JEANNE
83551609LIVERMORE NOEL
93601603NEFF JOE
103671599KRETSCHMAN PHIL

20. British Columbia (average: 1652.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1361874SALDANHA DEAN
2941815LEONG JAMES
31401777MURRAY MARILYN
42101716FANCETT BOB
52521680MALCOLM DON
62911649GOMES LINDA
72931648RYAN MIKE
85541484CRAIG RICHARD
96291448LEE KEVIN
106571432WEBER MURRAY

21. Wisconsin (average: 1647.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1711833KENAS MARK
2931816OLAUGHLIN JOHN
31021804CEJMER KEITH
42541679LIEBHABER DENNIS
53071636LAUDER RICHARD
63111635FRANKKI JAMES
73461615PROUD DAN
85291497AMOS BETH
95401490KROHN PAT
105821468PROUD ROBIN

22. Ohio (average: 1624)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11791748KRIEGER STEVE
22101716PRATHER PHYLLIS
32301701CAROL JEAN
42581669DETORE ROBERT
52811656DIXON ROY
63991580STOCK DANIEL
74051573SWINT FLOSSIE
84141565LEE FRANK
94881524COLLINS MATTHEW
105131508MANNELLA ADRIAN

23. Nevada (average: 1575.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11591761SHAFRITZ LUISE
22331699GREENSIDE GERRY
32741660NABUTOVSKY DAVID
43461615WALLIS CARLENE
53631602MAYER CARLYNN
64141565STEELE DENVER
74651536TERRY PAUL
85451488HESSON MATT
96241451GREEN MIRIAM
107771374DONELICK ROSETTA

24. Louisiana (average: 1555.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11491770SAVAGE KEITH
22671662JOFFE HELEN
33401619ZIMMERMAN DAVE
43451616CLARK WILLIAM
53481614GIBLIN WILLIAM
63831589DRAKE CAROLE
74191563DYNES JERRY
84811527BRAUD CONRAD
97871370ROEDERER RHONDA
1011081222THOMPSON WAHEED

25. New Mexico (average: 1549.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1471856BARON MIKE
22241704CHAPMAN LARAINE
33851587MIRANDA STAN
43921583ELCI MARNI
54561539BEARD SUSAN
65541484DEUTSCH PAMINA
75641479MARTIN JEFF
86131454WAYNE PATTY
96721420TARR FRANK
107431388WEISS DAVID

26. Alabama (average: 1546.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11081801COBBS TRACY
21621760HARSHBARGER ERIC
31931734WEISSKOPF MARTIN
42931648PATE JIM
54081572GANGUET RICHARD
64701534GILLIS ROBERT
75821468WEISSKOPF MARY ELLEN
86841414PERRYMAN EMMA
99221305BALTHASER DAVE
1010921231TUMLIN WANDA

27. Colorado (average: 1537.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12631664SCHEIMBERG LAURA
22631664KAISER DENNIS
32881651MANCINE DOMINICK
43021642FISCHER JIM R
53141633MCCARTHY PAUL
64411548ANDERSON SCOTT
74431547KRELL MARLENE
86821415SIMON JEREMY
98901317KEENAN DAVID
109401297LAMPNER CINDY

28. North Carolina (average: 1521.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1111947HERSOM RANDY
2211918LUEBKEMANN JOHN
32411693HAY ANNE
45951463COOPER WILL
56441440WAGAND NANCY
66591429SMITH ERICKSON
78051361ANUM FRANCIS
88381343CROMER JESSE
98971314DAVIES KURT
109041309CLEAVELAND GARY

29. New Hampshire (average: 1513.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1771824MACNEIL ROD
21681756CHAKRABARTI AMIT
33671599BARRON MIC
44321553LIEBFRIED ED
55061512FINKEY DON
65081511MONIZ STEPHEN
75931464GAUTHIER HELENA
86291448LOWREY BARBARA
910751237GEHRMANN PAT
1010821235ASHWORTH JOHN

30. Indiana (average: 1478.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1591844WADE BILL
2831821MILLER JERRY
31191788CROWE ROBERT
42261703PAXSON MIKE
56191452BOGLE JULIA
67501384WADE MARCIA
78051361LOPEZ JULIE
811751195LEITZELL ROSEMARIE
913581128MCCLAIN ANN
1014021110WENGER DAN

31. Virginia (average: 1424.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1551849KEITH BARRY
21311783SOUTHWELL CHARLIE
31631759CASTELLANO VINCE
42201710MCPHEE MARCIA
56881413ALI SHAH
69101308CARTER NICK
79901272BAKER TRISH
89961270SCHAEFFER TERESA
91737973MCPHEE AARON
101917911MAJOR BARBARA

32. Saskatchewan (average: 1381.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11651757MACAULAY GEORGE
23161631JAMES LARRY
36381444PITZEL AL
47131402SCHMIDT EVELYN
57561382OSACHOFF TILLIE
69471295GERWING JEAN
79861273SAKATCH LORNE
810331255GHIGLIONE LAURINA
911651199BRAY MICHAEL
1012131180PITZEL JOYCE

33. Manitoba (average: 1377.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1651840WILLIAMS BRIAN
23871586HUEBERT DAVID
35451488CHARACH RICHARD
45981462STONE HAROLD
56011461NGAN TIAN EUGENIO
610211259BOWMAN DEREK
710421251DUDDEK RENATE
811881191TOEWS ELVIRA
913591127VAN NIEKERK WILL
1014091108FORRESTER DON

34. Kentucky (average: 1367)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11011805BLEVINS TED
21521767OWENS MARK EDWARD
33031640GALLOWAY JOSEPH
43941582ROARK CAROL
57611381SLAUGHTER RAYMOND
610141261GUFFY RITA
710681240ROARK MICHAEL
814151106CANN KATHI
914341098JOHNSON BOB
102280790SLAUGHTER JOYCE

35. Tennessee (average: 1330.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14491542FUQUA GRAHAM
26191452CHRISTOPHEL MICHAEL
36291448MOERSDORF DAVID
46651424CAMPER JACQUELINE
58831320GARNER MADY
69961270NAYLOR ROY
710261258CUTTING CINDY
810841234COLLIER MICHAEL
911211217MCCOLLUM JOE
1013231140SCHIN FRANK

36. Mississippi (average: 1182.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1981811MILKENT MARLENE
27131402WASHINGTON JUANITA
37221398GATLIN DANNY
49661284KENNY NOREEN
511741196SMITH BRENDA
611831192PATRICK RUTH
713501131OFLAHERTY SHEILA
814531090LINDSEY CHARLES
92165822LEWIS QUEEN ESTER

37. Arkansas (average: 1084.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11991728CHANEY TRAVIS
29531294UPTON JIMMY
312241175SPIDEL REA
412751155WALLACE NAOMI
515641038GARVER BILLIE
61678993MOORE MARIE
72020874CAMP PATTY
82023873TATUM DOROTHY
92056862URBANEK TERESA
102070856LANE OLA

38. Oklahoma (average: 963.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12981643BIBB DAVID
23821590SHORT GLENDA
37671379BROOKS LEE
49401297SANTEE BARBARA
511041224MOSS KAREN

39. Missouri (average: 919.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14481544YATES ANDY
25871466DABBS WIL
39401297BANERJI ZARRINE
411281214DRISKILL SYLVIA
512301172EDWARDS GREG

40. Maine (average: 896.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1171927MALLICK JOEY
29761280WHITTEN PEG
310971228DAVIS THOMAS
41667999BARBOUR KASSANDRA
52162823CLARKE LYN
62466706KRAUTER LUCINDA

41. Utah (average: 837.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11111799NELSON KENT
21731754HOWLETT MIKE
38871319TORRES VICTOR S

42. Hawaii (average: 821.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1321887PISTOLESE MARK
23761593HEIDLER GREG
310921231YAMASHITA CAROL

43. Delaware (average: 797.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1901817DIXON JAN
27301393HANLEY NANCY
310081265POPPER RICHARD

44. District of Columbia (average: 790.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14141565FATSIS STEFAN
28761326GEST TED
311521202HURD LEON
42191816CIRINA LORRAINE

45. Iowa (average: 764.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1671838WEEPIE MIKE
28021362GEE DEVONNA
31820945WERNER BRENDA

46. South Carolina (average: 694)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
181966GIBSON DAVID
21735974SMITH WENDELL

47. Montana (average: 670.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14751530WELLS EHREN
212221176SPARKMAN SYLVIA

48. Kansas (average: 634.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14921520MERLAU JOHN
22159824GILMORE SALLIE

49. South Dakota (average: 625.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11651757OPPENHEIMER MARK

50. Newfoundland and Labrador (average: 622)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12051720PARSONS JEFF

51. West Virginia (average: 621.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12171712COOK JEFF

52. New Brunswick (average: 601.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14981517ABBATE CHUCK

53. Vermont (average: 573.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
110871233HOGEBOOM THOMAS

54. Idaho (average: 559.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
114361096BARKER RON

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.

1755 HENDERSON JAMES
1675 WATSON KATHLEEN
1625 GARTHOFF JON
1613 KALLEN JASON
1604 OSICKEY CATHY
1603 RICHARDSON GORDON
1598 BROWE HELENE
1587 MANDER DOUG
1581 KRAUS ALAN
1579 GOVE JOHN
1575 ESPALLARDO LINDA
1573 CONFORD DAVID
1570 VILLANUEVA MILTON
1569 MALIK SHAHID
1567 KNAG DANIEL
1565 MOSER SHARON
1563 GAWTRY STEVE
1557 CURTIS CHUCK
1554 WACHTELL DANIEL
1552 THOMAS ABRAHAM

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