Ratings

Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2004-07-04 00:54:05 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 10 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 York1996 1988 1969 1872 1865 1863 1851 1851 1848 1840 1894.3
2California1942 1871 1867 1851 1850 1848 1839 1812 1810 1809 1849.9
3Florida1919 1906 1866 1857 1787 1770 1768 1755 1750 1740 1811.8
4Texas1947 1851 1822 1812 1804 1788 1780 1754 1745 1740 1804.3
5Oregon1899 1881 1831 1813 1812 1804 1798 1747 1732 1725 1804.2
6Ontario1897 1873 1865 1842 1773 1768 1766 1753 1746 1735 1801.8
7Massachusetts1911 1877 1840 1821 1809 1786 1759 1740 1736 1714 1799.3
8Maryland2001 1942 1897 1853 1842 1716 1691 1671 1637 1622 1787.2
9Minnesota1934 1910 1877 1816 1791 1788 1750 1728 1641 1619 1785.4
10Michigan2007 1854 1837 1786 1734 1718 1661 1656 1643 1632 1752.8

1. New York (average: 1894.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
141996EDLEY JOE
251988SHERMAN JOEL
371969GRAHAM MATT
4341872GOLDMAN DANIEL
5421865VILORIA JOHN
6441863GREENSPAN RANDY
7501851WEINIKE JOE
7501851AVRIN PAUL
9571848LAUFER MATT
10631840SILBER JOSH

2. California (average: 1849.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1111942STONE DENNIS
2351871KANTIMATHI SAM
3401867WIDERGREN JEFF
4501851WRIGHT TREY
5541850LERMAN JERRY
6571848BAKER RICH
7651839COHEN IRA
8821812MARTINEZ LEWIS
9871810GOARD J
10891809GOLDMAN STUART

3. Florida (average: 1811.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1181919TIEKERT RON
2231906WEISBERG DAVID
3411866WEINSTEIN IAN
4451857POLATNICK STEVE
51111787KAHN ROBERT
61331770PISTOL HOWARD
71361768LIPTON BOB
81521755HENDERSON JAMES
91621750PAYNE TRIP
101761740TIEKERT SUSI

4. Texas (average: 1804.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
191947CREE CHRIS
2501851ONYEONWU IFFY
3711822DAY DARRELL
4821812SMITH KEITH
5931804WITHERS BEN
61061788BARRETT PATRICIA
71241780GLASS STEVE
81551754WILLIS MICHAEL
91721745STONE GREG
101761740EARLY MICHAEL

5. Oregon (average: 1804.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1241899WIEGAND DAVE
2301881ALEXANDER STEVEN
3691831WOLFORD GAIL
4811813MILLER LOU J B
5821812BAKER MICHAEL
6931804VAN LEUNEN ALICE
7971798JOHNSON DAVE
81661747HART JOHN
91901732MOYER RICH
102031725MERRILL KAREN

6. Ontario (average: 1801.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1271897MILLS LLOYD
2331873BEROFSKY EVAN
3421865KAUFMAN ZEV
4611842DANIEL ROBIN POLLOCK
51311773NANAVATI JIM
61361768ROWLAND CRAIG
71391766LEAH TONY
81591753PAOLELLA LIBERO
91711746CORNELIS LOU
101841735GOATCHER SHAUN

7. Massachusetts (average: 1799.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1201911MEAD JEREMIAH
2311877BUCK RICHARD
3631840GUILBERT CHRIS
4731821MALLICK DAVID
5891809SAUL STEVE
61131786VAN PELT JOHN
71461759HORN JOEL
81761740HOROWITZ ARNIE
91811736WOLFBERG MICHAEL
102161714LEIFER SCOTT

8. Maryland (average: 1787.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
132001OKOSAGAH SAMMY
2111942ARMSTRONG PETER
3271897LINN ROBERT
4491853ANANGA YAWO
5611842HILL MARLON
62101716COHEN JOANNE
72421691DAVIS TIM
82601671ODONOGHUE PHIL
93091637ENGELHARDT DAVID
103291622PATTERSON KAY

9. Minnesota (average: 1785.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1151934KRAMER JIM
2211910VAN DOVER VINCENT
3311877ADAMSON TIM
4791816ODOM LISA
51031791PELLINEN STEVE
61061788GASPARD JOSEPH
71621750LENT STEVE
81961728LUNDEGAARD BOB
93051641DUSTIN CAROL
103341619HORSFALL EBI

10. Michigan (average: 1752.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
122007ARMSTRONG CHUCK
2471854EPSTEIN PAUL
3661837HOEKSTRA RON
41131786GROB STEVE
51861734TERRELL JOHN
62091718FISZBEIN JEFF
72751661CLARK JEFF
82831656RAVICHANDRAN CAROL
93011643PIANOWSKI SCOTT
103181632SIRGEDAS TOM

11. Illinois (average: 1730.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112009CAPPELLETTO BRIAN
2391869GABRIEL MARTY
31241780MARCUS MARTY
42071719HELFGOTT ALAN
52221707ADAMS TOM
62431690BROOKS JASON D
72771659TRUE DARIN
83131633SCHWARTZMAN PETER
93281623KAREIVA NEDD
103371618ALBRECHT STEVEN

12. Quebec (average: 1728.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1191913BOYS DAVID
2361870WAPNICK JOEL
3781817TEITELBAUM JAKOB
41211781GOLDING ANDREW
51521755GOTLIEB BERNARD
61961728SILVER FRAN
72911648CHICOINE EMANUEL
83101636KARANOFSKY SARY
93461612CARVALHO ARTHUR
104611526BULTZ BARBARA

13. Arizona (average: 1726.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
161976BENEDICT NATHAN
2161929GEARY JIM
3761819RAND LARRY
41351769COHEN LAURIE
51401765HODGES PATRICK
63471611LAMERAND JIM
73591603GLAZERMAN BILL
83661599BREDEL LINDA
93681597WIER MICHAEL
103711593VAN ALEN BARBARA

14. New Jersey (average: 1708)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1361870APPEL SCOTT
2931804JULIAN RICHARD
31041790PHILLIPS WEBSTER
41051789GRILLO DOMINIC
51201782KOENIG DAVID
61811736SHIPE WILLIAM D
73321620KOPP JOHN
83801588MALIK SHAHID
94191552THOMAS ABRAHAM
104221549LIEBERFARB DAVID

15. Connecticut (average: 1690.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1251898ELLICKSON ROBERT
2921805NORR RITA
31301775GREENSPAN HOWARD
41431761DANIEL CLAY
52271703ECSEDY MICHAEL
62521681CARLSON DAVID B
73001644HAGEL KEITH
83621601MERLIS CHARLES
93931577NEUGROSCHL ED
105821462BABINA JOHN

16. Alberta (average: 1687.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11171784HAHN ALBERT
21521755BURNS SHANNON
31591753SCHELLENBERG MARK
41841735FLEETHAM JEFF
52481688THOMAS RANDALL
62671664TILLEKERATNE SIRI
72851653SIDORSKY PAUL
83101636TETREAULT TERI
93551605CLIFFORD WAYNE
103651600EBANKS MIKE

17. Pennsylvania (average: 1687.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11551754RAU STEFAN
21731742HALL THOMAS M
32011726OLIGER STEVE
42231705KRETSCHMAN PHIL
52491685DODDS JAMES
62551676BUTTERFIELD BOBBIE
72771659MILLER MARK
82861652BROOK MITCHELL
93071640KILLE JAMES L JR
103131633NEFF JOE

18. Washington (average: 1675.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1541850CLARK KEN
21281778GOODWIN DANIEL
31461759JONES STEVEN
41741741SCHOENMAN BOB
51961728NARGI LARRY
62721662OSULLIVAN CHRISTINA
73411614FERGUSON ANN
83751589FRENTZ MIKE
94321542HOWARD J MIDORI
105271494BOURCIER LORRAINE

19. Wisconsin (average: 1671.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1251898OLAUGHLIN JOHN
21001796KENAS MARK
31131786CEJMER KEITH
42071719LIEBHABER DENNIS
52211710LAUDER RICHARD
62911648FRANKKI JAMES
73401615PROUD DAN
83691596HARTSMAN STEVE
95511478AMOS BETH
105641473KROHN PAT

20. British Columbia (average: 1655.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1471854SALDANHA DEAN
2801815LEONG JAMES
31291777MURRAY MARILYN
42101716FANCETT BOB
52531680MALCOLM DON
62901649GOMES LINDA
72911648RYAN MIKE
85111501LEE KEVIN
95401484CRAIG RICHARD
106431432WEBER MURRAY

21. Ohio (average: 1615)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11651748KRIEGER STEVE
22101716PRATHER PHYLLIS
32321701CAROL JEAN
42631669DETORE ROBERT
52831656DIXON ROY
63441613STOCK DANIEL
74641524COLLINS MATTHEW
84811515LEE FRANK
94961508MANNELLA ADRIAN
105131500BREITBEIL CONNIE

22. Georgia (average: 1592.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1361870SMITH RAY
21401765BEDNARZ JASON
32441689SEALES CYNTHIA
32441689LEIFER DAVE
53621601DRUMMOND DANNENE
64141554LAFORGE TOM
75601474SMITH JOANNE
85931456BERGERON JERRI
96631421ALEXANDER CHARLIE
106891409DOUGLAS TONI

23. Virginia (average: 1586.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1871810KEITH BARRY
21191783SOUTHWELL CHARLIE
31461759CASTELLANO VINCE
42141715MCPHEE MARCIA
53261625GARTHOFF JON
63801588GAWTRY STEVE
75281492LAPRELLE ROBIN
86781413ALI SHAH
97671374MILTON JARED
109031308CARTER NICK

24. Nevada (average: 1577.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11431761SHAFRITZ LUISE
22341699GREENSIDE GERRY
32661665MAYER CARLYNN
42761660NABUTOVSKY DAVID
53601602WALLIS CARLENE
64371539STEELE DENVER
74441536TERRY PAUL
85361488HESSON MATT
96041451GREEN MIRIAM
107671374DONELICK ROSETTA

25. Louisiana (average: 1568.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11331770SAVAGE KEITH
23231628JOFFE HELEN
33341619ZIMMERMAN DAVE
43391616CLARK WILLIAM
53411614GIBLIN WILLIAM
63751589DRAKE CAROLE
74051563DYNES JERRY
84591527BRAUD CONRAD
97281391LARKINS BRODERICK
107761370ROEDERER RHONDA

26. New Mexico (average: 1542.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1461856BARON MIKE
22241704CHAPMAN LARAINE
33131633MIRANDA STAN
44231548ELCI MARNI
54571528MARTIN JEFF
64891511BEARD SUSAN
75401484DEUTSCH PAMINA
86811412TARR FRANK
97211393WAYNE PATTY
108061356MANCEL NANCEE

27. Colorado (average: 1540.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12671664KAISER DENNIS
22871651MANCINE DOMINICK
33041642FISCHER JIM R
43051641SCHEIMBERG LAURA
53131633MCCARTHY PAUL
63671598ANDERSON SCOTT
74251547KRELL MARLENE
86721415SIMON JEREMY
98841317KEENAN DAVID
109331297LAMPNER CINDY

28. Alabama (average: 1536.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11661747COBBS TRACY
21861734WEISSKOPF MARTIN
32191712HARSHBARGER ERIC
42911648PATE JIM
53941573GILLIS ROBERT
64451535GANGUET RICHARD
75721468WEISSKOPF MARY ELLEN
86751414PERRYMAN EMMA
99131305BALTHASER DAVE
1010801231TUMLIN WANDA

29. Indiana (average: 1519.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1591844WADE BILL
2731821MILLER JERRY
31061788CROWE ROBERT
42601671PAXSON MIKE
55711469BOGLE JULIA
67421384WADE MARCIA
78091355GREEN TRAVIS
88111353MURRAY EUGENE
98811319LOPEZ JULIE
1011701195LEITZELL ROSEMARIE

30. North Carolina (average: 1518.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1101946HERSOM RANDY
2131939LUEBKEMANN JOHN
32401693HAY ANNE
45801463COOPER WILL
56261440WAGAND NANCY
66521429SMITH ERICKSON
77961361ANUM FRANCIS
88271343CROMER JESSE
98961309CLEAVELAND GARY
109971263DAVIES KURT

31. New Hampshire (average: 1507.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1211910MACNEIL ROD
2591844CHAKRABARTI AMIT
32981645BARRON MIC
43621601FINKEY DON
55131500LOWREY BARBARA
66081448GAUTHIER HELENA
76261440LIEBFRIED ED
810701235ASHWORTH JOHN
910731234GEHRMANN PAT
1011091219RYAN JAMIE

32. Saskatchewan (average: 1377.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11431761MACAULAY GEORGE
23191631JAMES LARRY
36631421SCHMIDT EVELYN
47311389PITZEL AL
57441382OSACHOFF TILLIE
69691278GERWING JEAN
79761273SAKATCH LORNE
810491243GHIGLIONE LAURINA
910751233PITZEL JOYCE
1012421165BRAY MICHAEL

33. Kentucky (average: 1374)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11021792BLEVINS TED
21381767OWENS MARK EDWARD
32811657GALLOWAY JOSEPH
44101557ROARK CAROL
57831367SLAUGHTER RAYMOND
68511334ROARK MICHAEL
710671236GUFFY RITA
813951106CANN KATHI
914221098JOHNSON BOB
102171826SLAUGHTER JOYCE

34. Manitoba (average: 1366.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1751820WILLIAMS BRIAN
23841586HUEBERT DAVID
34991507CHARACH RICHARD
46471431NGAN TIAN EUGENIO
58001360STONE HAROLD
68841317BOWMAN DEREK
711301211DUDDEK RENATE
812401166TOEWS ELVIRA
912981142MCBRIDE DARLENE
1013411127VAN NIEKERK WILL

35. Tennessee (average: 1282)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
16151444MOERSDORF DAVID
26561426CAMPER JACQUELINE
37311389CHRISTOPHEL MICHAEL
48771320GARNER MADY
59681279NAYLOR ROY
610131258CUTTING CINDY
710731234COLLIER MICHAEL
811141217MCCOLLUM JOE
912731151SPIDEL REA
1014091102BLIZZARD VICKI

36. Mississippi (average: 1202)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1851811MILKENT MARLENE
27111398GATLIN DANNY
38171351WASHINGTON JUANITA
49871268KENNY NOREEN
511761192PATRICK RUTH
611901186SMITH BRENDA
713301131OFLAHERTY SHEILA
814451090LINDSEY CHARLES
92222810LEWIS QUEEN ESTER
102298783WILSON DARRYL

37. Oklahoma (average: 1159.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12911648BIBB DAVID
23751589SHORT GLENDA
34851512HODGE MATTHEW
48511334BROOKS LEE
59331297SANTEE BARBARA
69651280MOSS KAREN
71705984LITTLETON JANE
81793951PATNEAU DORIS

38. Missouri (average: 1098.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
13891580YATES ANDY
24721520MERLAU JOHN
34771517DABBS WIL
410081259DRISKILL SYLVIA
510181257BANERJI ZARRINE
610701235EDWARDS GREG
713781113MULIK PAUL

39. Arkansas (average: 1038.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11961728CHANEY TRAVIS
29401295UPTON JIMMY
314181099WALLACE NAOMI
416071020GARVER BILLIE
516411009MOORE MARIE
61983887URBANEK TERESA
71999883LANE OLA
82072855CAMP PATTY
92159829WADLEY LANITA
102291784COOPER SUE

40. Maine (average: 1000.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1171924MALLICK JOEY
211161216DAVIS THOMAS
313431126WHITTEN PEG
414051103MCKINNEY SEAN
516621002FRANCIS L CHERYL
61669999BARBOUR KASSANDRA
72109847CLARKE LYN
82274790KRAUTER LUCINDA

41. Hawaii (average: 965)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1131939MATSUMOTO KENJI
2291887PISTOLESE MARK
33711593HEIDLER GREG
410801231YAMASHITA CAROL

42. Delaware (average: 898.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1561849DIXON JAN
24531529POLLARD C
39191303HANLEY NANCY
49231302POPPER RICHARD

43. Utah (average: 857.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1961799NELSON KENT
21551754HOWLETT MIKE
38811319TORRES VICTOR S
42484702BURRI BRUCE

44. Iowa (average: 772.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11951729WEEPIE MIKE
27931362GEE DEVONNA
31814945WERNER BRENDA
42505693HURD DAVE

45. West Virginia (average: 728.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11811736COOK JEFF
24201551CARTY GEORGE

46. South Carolina (average: 722.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
181966GIBSON DAVID
210131258MCKEOWN RAHN

47. Vermont (average: 680.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14271546RAZEE KIRA
210181257HOGEBOOM THOMAS

48. District of Columbia (average: 676.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14021565FATSIS STEFAN
211451202HURD LEON

49. Montana (average: 673.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14681523WELLS EHREN
211231214SAWYER RUTH

50. Newfoundland and Labrador (average: 622)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12061720PARSONS JEFF

51. South Dakota (average: 620.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12241704OPPENHEIMER MARK

52. New Brunswick (average: 601.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14771517ABBATE CHUCK

53. Nebraska (average: 590.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
16971405CAULFIELD PATRICK

54. Rhode Island (average: 573)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
110841230SCHLESINGER BENNETT

55. Alaska (average: 568.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112001181MORRISON WES

56. Kansas (average: 532.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12177824GILMORE SALLIE

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.

1613 KALLEN JASON
1587 MANDER DOUG
1557 CURTIS CHUCK
1538 WILLIAMS MIRIAM
1537 HELLE RAY
1529 GARREN HELAINE
1520 WHITE ALLAN
1519 SHIPLEY BILL
1502 HUGHES FEE
1498 PALMER VAIL
1497 SIMON KRISTINA
1492 LEWIS ROBIN
1480 HIGBY KARL
1475 OLIN MARK
1474 SILBERMAN JERRY
1473 LEONARD ELLEN
1472 NORRIS ERICA
1468 KOPCZAK JOSH
1467 KRUEGER JASON
1465 FERNANDES MARIA

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