Ratings

Top Ratings by State and Province

This list was automatically generated at 2004-09-30 10:38:40 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
1California2004 1942 1918 1886 1870 1869 1868 1862 1845 1841 1890.5
2New York1964 1894 1887 1864 1863 1856 1854 1851 1849 1848 1873
3Ontario1886 1884 1878 1840 1826 1814 1808 1807 1802 1792 1833.7
4Texas1997 1895 1876 1856 1848 1777 1754 1747 1745 1733 1822.8
5Florida1884 1866 1838 1829 1829 1821 1798 1768 1767 1765 1816.5
6Massachusetts1913 1861 1840 1829 1812 1788 1767 1761 1760 1722 1805.3
7Maryland1984 1910 1884 1853 1851 1725 1711 1700 1691 1671 1798
8Minnesota1917 1892 1868 1866 1827 1813 1760 1756 1623 1591 1791.3
9Oregon1849 1842 1813 1807 1803 1781 1774 1755 1733 1698 1785.5
10Michigan1978 1794 1767 1763 1728 1718 1690 1683 1634 1629 1738.4

1. California (average: 1890.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
132004WRIGHT TREY
2141942STONE DENNIS
3221918PODER DAVID
4351886LERMAN JERRY
5441870SCHONBRUN LESTER
6461869WIDERGREN JEFF
7471868COHEN IRA
8531862KATZ-BROWN JASON
9691845KANTIMATHI SAM
10721841PEARL DAVID

2. New York (average: 1873)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1111964EDLEY JOE
2311894GRAHAM MATT
3331887GOLDMAN DANIEL
4511864SHERMAN JOEL
5521863VILORIA JOHN
6561856GREENSPAN RANDY
7581854TIER STEVE
8611851WEINIKE JOE
9641849CUSHMAN LYNN
10671848LAUFER MATT

3. Ontario (average: 1833.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1351886MILLS LLOYD
2371884BEROFSKY EVAN
3401878DANIEL ROBIN POLLOCK
4731840ROWLAND CRAIG
5851826NANAVATI JIM
6981814KAUFMAN ZEV
71061808SYKES CHRISTOPHER
81071807LEAH TONY
91121802PAOLELLA LIBERO
101201792LINDZON FERN

4. Texas (average: 1822.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
151997CREE CHRIS
2291895WITHERS BEN
3411876EARLY MICHAEL
4561856MOSS AVI
5671848ONYEONWU IFFY
61401777DAY DARRELL
71741754WILLIS MICHAEL
81861747SMITH KEITH
91881745STONE GREG
102061733DICK-ONUOHA SAM

5. Florida (average: 1816.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1371884TIEKERT RON
2491866WEINSTEIN IAN
3761838POLATNICK STEVE
4811829WEISBERG DAVID
4811829HAYNES WENDELL
6891821INTHARA WIN
71161798KIATSOMMART KORAKOCH
81491768LIPTON BOB
91501767KAHN ROBERT
101541765TIEKERT SUSI

6. Massachusetts (average: 1805.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1241913MEAD JEREMIAH
2541861BUCK RICHARD
3731840GUILBERT CHRIS
4811829SAUL STEVE
51011812HORN JOEL
61261788FIDLER MARK
71501767WOLFBERG MICHAEL
81561761ADAMS BRUCE
91601760VAN PELT JOHN
102211722HOROWITZ ARNIE

7. Maryland (average: 1798)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
171984OKOSAGAH SAMMY
2261910ARMSTRONG PETER
3371884HILL MARLON
4591853ANANGA YAWO
5611851LINN ROBERT
62191725COHEN JOANNE
72351711ENGELHARDT DAVID
82501700SEREDUICK DAN
92601691DAVIS TIM
102891671ODONOGHUE PHIL

8. Minnesota (average: 1791.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1231917KRAMER JIM
2321892ODOM LISA
3471868ADAMSON TIM
4491866VAN DOVER VINCENT
5841827PELLINEN STEVE
6991813LUNDEGAARD BOB
71601760GASPARD JOSEPH
81681756LENT STEVE
93541623HORSFALL EBI
103891591DUSTIN CAROL

9. Oregon (average: 1785.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1641849WIEGAND DAVE
2711842ALEXANDER STEVEN
3991813MILLER LOU J B
41071807WOLFORD GAIL
51111803VAN LEUNEN ALICE
61351781BAKER MICHAEL
71431774JOHNSON DAVE
81711755MOYER RICH
92061733MERRILL KAREN
102531698HART JOHN

10. Michigan (average: 1738.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
191978ARMSTRONG CHUCK
21191794HOEKSTRA RON
31501767EPSTEIN PAUL
41551763GROB STEVE
52131728TERRELL JOHN
62261718CLARK JEFF
72621690SIRGEDAS TOM
82721683ENSZER BOB
93351634RAVICHANDRAN CAROL
103431629LAMBE KEN

11. New Jersey (average: 1737.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1281904APPEL SCOTT
2951817JULIAN RICHARD
31161798KOENIG DAVID
41241790PHILLIPS WEBSTER
51401777GRILLO DOMINIC
61451773ABORDO CHRIS
71981736SHIPE WILLIAM D
83121656KOPP JOHN
94191570DECANIO MAURICE
104411552THOMAS ABRAHAM

12. Quebec (average: 1734.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1211922WAPNICK JOEL
2271905BOYS DAVID
3951817TEITELBAUM JAKOB
41391778CHICOINE EMANUEL
52131728SILVER FRAN
62171727GOLDING ANDREW
72621690GOTLIEB BERNARD
83291636KARANOFSKY SARY
93671612CARVALHO ARTHUR
104941526BULTZ BARBARA

13. Illinois (average: 1732.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
142003CAPPELLETTO BRIAN
21091805GABRIEL MARTY
31361780MARCUS MARTY
42231719HELFGOTT ALAN
52351711TRUE DARIN
62401707ADAMS TOM
72621690BROOKS JASON D
83171646SCHWARTZMAN PETER
93251639ALBRECHT STEVEN
103541623KAREIVA NEDD

14. Alberta (average: 1714.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11641759HAHN ALBERT
21671758SIDORSKY PAUL
31711755BURNS SHANNON
41771753SCHELLENBERG MARK
52031735THOMAS RANDALL
62041734TILLEKERATNE SIRI
72561694FLEETHAM JEFF
82621690MATTHEWS JESSE
93291636TETREAULT TERI
103471627EBANKS MIKE

15. Arizona (average: 1707.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
171984BENEDICT NATHAN
2421875GEARY JIM
3801835COHEN LAURIE
4931819RAND LARRY
52681686HODGES PATRICK
63721608GLAZERMAN BILL
74131575WIER MICHAEL
74131575LAMERAND JIM
94241565FLYNN RUTH
104451549SAUL LEWIS

16. Pennsylvania (average: 1691.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11181795OLIGER STEVE
21221791BUTTERFIELD BOBBIE
32371710BROOK MITCHELL
42821677MILLER MARK
52851674KRETSCHMAN PHIL
63011662DODDS JAMES
73041661RAU STEFAN
83091659KILLE JAMES L JR
93131653NEFF JOE
103381632LIVERMORE NOEL

17. Washington (average: 1683.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1631850CLARK KEN
21311783GOODWIN DANIEL
31641759JONES STEVEN
41921741SCHOENMAN BOB
52131728NARGI LARRY
62851674OSULLIVAN CHRISTINA
72941669FRENTZ MIKE
83961588FERGUSON ANN
94601542HOWARD J MIDORI
105311501BROWN CHIP

18. Connecticut (average: 1682.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1181926ELLICKSON ROBERT
21331782NORR RITA
31561761DANIEL CLAY
41711755GREENSPAN HOWARD
52231719ECSEDY MICHAEL
62671687CARLSON DAVID B
73801601STEWARD JUDY
84241565MERLIS CHARLES
94781534NEUGROSCHL ED
105371499BABINA JOHN

19. Wisconsin (average: 1663.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1251911OLAUGHLIN JOHN
2641849KENAS MARK
31281786CEJMER KEITH
42231719LIEBHABER DENNIS
52891671LAUDER RICHARD
63191645FRANKKI JAMES
73631615PROUD DAN
85431496HARTSMAN STEVE
95811478AMOS BETH
105971467KROHN PAT

20. British Columbia (average: 1662.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1601852SALDANHA DEAN
21401777MURRAY MARILYN
31561761LEONG JAMES
42281716FANCETT BOB
52771680MALCOLM DON
63151649GOMES LINDA
73161648RYAN MIKE
84351555SALDANHA DIELLE
95311501LEE KEVIN
105671484CRAIG RICHARD

21. Ohio (average: 1641.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11471769CAROL JEAN
21601760STOCK DANIEL
31841748KRIEGER STEVE
42281716PRATHER PHYLLIS
52691685DIXON ROY
62941669DETORE ROBERT
74311559MANNELLA ADRIAN
85061518BREITBEIL CONNIE
95251503STAFFORD MIKE
105611487SWINT FLOSSIE

22. Georgia (average: 1618.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1441870SMITH RAY
21301785BEDNARZ JASON
32331713DRUMMOND DANNENE
42691685DENNIS STEPHEN
52801678LEIFER DAVE
63871595SEALES CYNTHIA
74361554LAFORGE TOM
86051461BERGERON JERRI
96401443TEAGUE LAVONNE
107361401DOUGLAS TONI

23. Indiana (average: 1592.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1701844WADE BILL
2891821MILLER JERRY
31821749CROWE ROBERT
41961738PAXSON MIKE
53511625BIBB DANNY
64791533MURRAY EUGENE
76001463BOGLE JULIA
86901415GREEN TRAVIS
97781384WADE MARCIA
108561350LOPEZ JULIE

24. Virginia (average: 1575)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11041810KEITH BARRY
21311783SOUTHWELL CHARLIE
32441705MCPHEE MARCIA
43511625GARTHOFF JON
53591620CASTELLANO VINCE
63961588GAWTRY STEVE
75431496ALI SHAH
85981465LAPRELLE ROBIN
98741339MCDOUGALL SCOTT
109261319MILTON JARED

25. Nevada (average: 1565.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12521699GREENSIDE GERRY
22841675SHAFRITZ LUISE
33051660NABUTOVSKY DAVID
43291636MAYER CARLYNN
53381632WALLIS CARLENE
63691610TERRY PAUL
74361554STEELE DENVER
86141456GREEN MIRIAM
98031373MILLER GIGI
108381358DONELICK ROSETTA

26. Colorado (average: 1557.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11331782MANCINE DOMINICK
22451704MCCARTHY PAUL
32761681ANDERSON SCOTT
43231642FISCHER JIM R
53481626KAISER DENNIS
64491547KRELL MARLENE
74621541SCHEIMBERG LAURA
86901415SIMON JEREMY
99261319BARRETT RYAN
109341317KEENAN DAVID

27. Louisiana (average: 1552.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12581693SAVAGE KEITH
22981668JOFFE HELEN
33241640CLARK WILLIAM
43941589DRAKE CAROLE
54031583DYNES JERRY
64391553ZIMMERMAN DAVE
74911527BRAUD CONRAD
85391497GIBLIN WILLIAM
97251404ROEDERER RHONDA
108171367ACOSTA MARGARET

28. North Carolina (average: 1542.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1151941HERSOM RANDY
2161931LUEBKEMANN JOHN
33101658HAY ANNE
46001463COOPER WILL
56451440WAGAND NANCY
66491437ANUM FRANCIS
77071411SMITH ERICKSON
87671391CLARK JAMES
97951378DAVIES KURT
108021374CLEAVELAND GARY

29. Alabama (average: 1532.2)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11821749HARSHBARGER ERIC
21861747COBBS TRACY
32401707WEISSKOPF MARTIN
43941589GANGUET RICHARD
54101577PATE JIM
64621541WEISSKOPF MARY ELLEN
75351500GILLIS ROBERT
86951414PERRYMAN EMMA
99551305BALTHASER DAVE
1011901193TUMLIN WANDA

30. New Hampshire (average: 1528)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1931819MACNEIL ROD
21931740CHAKRABARTI AMIT
33191645BARRON MIC
43801601FINKEY DON
54071579MONIZ STEVE
65911469LIEBFRIED ED
76291450GAUTHIER HELENA
87201405LOWREY BARBARA
98811337RYAN JAMIE
1010971235ASHWORTH JOHN

31. New Mexico (average: 1516)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11981736BARON MIKE
22451704CHAPMAN LARAINE
33351634MIRANDA STAN
44481548ELCI MARNI
55121511BEARD SUSAN
65631486MARTIN JEFF
77021412TARR FRANK
87751386DEUTSCH PAMINA
97801382JOHNSON CARL
108301361WAYNE PATTY

32. Kentucky (average: 1422.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1291895BLEVINS TED
21381779OWENS MARK EDWARD
33791602GALLOWAY JOSEPH
44411552ROARK CAROL
55031519BROWN BILL
69841288SLAUGHTER RAYMOND
711871196ROARK MICHAEL
812091185JOHNSON BOB
912331178GUFFY RITA
1016251027CANN KATHI

33. Saskatchewan (average: 1377.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11561761MACAULAY GEORGE
23401631JAMES LARRY
36821421SCHMIDT EVELYN
47721389PITZEL AL
57801382OSACHOFF TILLIE
610071278GERWING JEAN
710181273SAKATCH LORNE
810791243GHIGLIONE LAURINA
911011233PITZEL JOYCE
1012691165BRAY MICHAEL

34. Manitoba (average: 1366.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1921820WILLIAMS BRIAN
24011586HUEBERT DAVID
35171507CHARACH RICHARD
46601431NGAN TIAN EUGENIO
58341360STONE HAROLD
69341317BOWMAN DEREK
711451211DUDDEK RENATE
812681166TOEWS ELVIRA
913231142MCBRIDE DARLENE
1013671127VAN NIEKERK WILL

35. Missouri (average: 1308.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14061580YATES ANDY
24701537HELLE RAY
34941526DABBS WIL
45011520MERLAU JOHN
510041279EDWARDS GREG
610381264BANERJI ZARRINE
711551206BULLOCK PAULA
812231182DRISKILL SYLVIA
914071113MULIK PAUL
102057878WOOD VIRGINIA

36. Oklahoma (average: 1279.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12771680SHORT GLENDA
23541623BIBB DAVID
34211568HODGE MATTHEW
44991523PURINTON JEFFREY
57021412MOSS KAREN
69341317BROOKS LEE
79901284SANTEE BARBARA
81817957LITTLETON JANE
91915927PATNEAU DORIS

37. Tennessee (average: 1273.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
16191453MOERSDORF DAVID
26471438CAMPER JACQUELINE
38441356GARNER MADY
49261319CHRISTOPHEL MICHAEL
510041279NAYLOR ROY
610821242MCCOLLUM JOE
710991234COLLIER MICHAEL
812631167BLIZZARD VICKI
913651128SPIDEL REA
1013891120GUPTA RUCHI

38. Mississippi (average: 1167.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12121729MILKENT MARLENE
27451398GATLIN DANNY
39191322WASHINGTON JUANITA
410271268KENNY NOREEN
511241219PATRICK RUTH
613971117SMITH BRENDA
716661011LINDSEY CHARLES
816761008OFLAHERTY SHEILA
92248810LEWIS QUEEN ESTER
102307791WILSON DARRYL

39. Maine (average: 1150.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1171928MALLICK JOEY
23761604HAGEL KEITH
35771480HAWKES SHARON
411321216DAVIS THOMAS
513701126WHITTEN PEG
616181030MCKINNEY SEAN
71717991FRANCIS L CHERYL
82151847CLARKE LYN
92346779KRAUTER LUCINDA

40. Arkansas (average: 1061.3)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11201792CHANEY TRAVIS
29651300UPTON JIMMY
314541099WALLACE NAOMI
415041080GARVER BILLIE
516711009MOORE MARIE
61841950CAMP PATTY
72031887URBANEK TERESA
82043883LANE OLA
92186829WADLEY LANITA
102328784COOPER SUE

41. Hawaii (average: 969.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1331887PISTOLESE MARK
2421875MATSUMOTO KENJI
33211644HEIDLER GREG
49781291YAMASHITA CAROL

42. Utah (average: 949)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11141799NELSON KENT
21801750HOWLETT MIKE
36901415FISCHER JIM W
410241272TORRES VICTOR S
52410754BURRI BRUCE

43. Delaware (average: 915.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
1541861DIXON JAN
24861529POLLARD C
36951414HANLEY NANCY
48491353POPPER RICHARD

44. Vermont (average: 909)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14511546RAZEE KIRA
210561257HOGEBOOM THOMAS
314901085COLOSA KEVIN
415741046ZEFF ANNETTE
516881003JAFFE NINA
62292795MCGREW BARBARA
72519706RESMER CATHY
82618652WHITMORE JANE

45. District of Columbia (average: 840.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14241565FATSIS STEFAN
28891335GEST TED
39681297KILPATRICK BOB
411581204FARIA ALYSSA

46. Iowa (average: 757.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11981736WEEPIE MIKE
210401262GEE DEVONNA
31853947WERNER BRENDA
42664629HURD DAVE

47. South Carolina (average: 756.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
122026GIBSON DAVID
24661539MCKEOWN RAHN

48. West Virginia (average: 728.7)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
11981736COOK JEFF
24431551CARTY GEORGE

49. Rhode Island (average: 666.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112331178SCHLESINGER BENNETT
214301105FINKELSTEIN SANDRA
32048881PICOZZI ANNA

50. Montana (average: 659.8)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
15251503WELLS EHREN
214651095SPARKMAN SYLVIA

51. South Dakota (average: 620.4)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
12451704OPPENHEIMER MARK

52. Newfoundland and Labrador (average: 611.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
13631615PARSONS JEFF

53. New Brunswick (average: 603.9)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
14661539ABBATE CHUCK

54. Nebraska (average: 590.5)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
17201405CAULFIELD PATRICK

55. Alaska (average: 568.1)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
112261181MORRISON WES

56. Kansas (average: 557.6)

Local
Rank
Overall
Rank
RatingName
115091076LEE DAN

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
1492 WILLIAMS MIRIAM
1462 PAINE TIM
1461 KINDERMAN ERIC
1455 SILBERMAN JERRY
1453 PERMAN GARY
1453 LOUIS MIKE
1448 KING JANET
1446 LEIGHTY DOUG
1430 ERSKINE MAX
1421 SABIN LOUIS
1417 SCHACTER SARA
1415 HARTZLER STAN
1414 MURRAY MILLIE
1414 STUMPF THOMAS
1413 BARISH CARL
1411 BROWN TOM
1411 DICKERSON DAVID
1410 GORCHOV BUNNY
1408 MILLER CHRIS

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