This list was automatically generated at 2005-07-06 09:25:43 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
  | Rank | State/Province | Top 10 Ratings | Mean | 
| 1 | New York | 1987 1933 1932 1864 1859 1858 1835 1835 1832 1830 |  1876.5 | 
| 2 | California | 1958 1922 1890 1875 1854 1850 1838 1823 1821 1818 |  1864.9 | 
| 3 | Florida | 1911 1895 1873 1823 1820 1809 1808 1798 1793 1790 |  1832 | 
| 4 | Minnesota | 1918 1911 1862 1825 1821 1785 1780 1774 1768 1751 |  1819.5 | 
| 5 | Ontario | 1875 1867 1866 1849 1806 1801 1797 1780 1779 1773 |  1819.3 | 
| 6 | Oregon | 1982 1862 1849 1818 1816 1814 1810 1788 1726 1711 |  1817.6 | 
| 7 | Texas | 1998 1882 1855 1836 1808 1760 1756 1753 1750 1743 |  1814.1 | 
| 8 | Massachusetts | 1912 1855 1854 1826 1823 1815 1795 1749 1738 1733 |  1810 | 
| 9 | Maryland | 1951 1903 1891 1863 1797 1741 1736 1704 1686 1678 |  1795 | 
| 10 | Illinois | 1972 1899 1792 1790 1708 1703 1696 1665 1660 1635 |  1752 | 
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New York (#1: 1876.5)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Joe Edley 
Rating: 1987 
Overall Rank: 5 
57, Account Executive, Coram
 
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California (#2: 1864.9)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jerry Lerman 
Rating: 1958 
Overall Rank: 10 
55, Risk Management Consultant, Foster City
 
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Florida (#3: 1832)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Ian Weinstein 
Rating: 1911 
Overall Rank: 25 
Physician, Coral Springs
 
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Minnesota (#4: 1819.5)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Tim Adamson 
Rating: 1918 
Overall Rank: 22 
51, Masonry contractor, Saint Paul
 
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Ontario (#5: 1819.3)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Zev Kaufman 
Rating: 1875 
Overall Rank: 41 
58, Contractor, Toronto
 
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Oregon (#6: 1817.6)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Dave Wiegand 
Rating: 1982 
Overall Rank: 6 
30, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
 
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Texas (#7: 1814.1)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
| 
  
 
Chris Cree 
Rating: 1998 
Overall Rank: 3 
50, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
 
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Massachusetts (#8: 1810)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
| 
  
 
Jere Mead 
Rating: 1912 
Overall Rank: 24 
58, Latin teacher, Chelmsford
 
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| 
Maryland (#9: 1795)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Sammy Okosagah 
Rating: 1951 
Overall Rank: 11 
39, food industry, Baltimore
 
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Illinois (#10: 1752)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Brian Cappelletto 
Rating: 1972 
Overall Rank: 8 
35, Options Trader, Chicago
 
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Michigan (#11: 1748.9)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Chuck Armstrong 
Rating: 1877 
Overall Rank: 40 
56, Retired, Saline
 
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Quebec (#12: 1735.8)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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David Boys 
Rating: 1967 
Overall Rank: 9 
41, Programmer analyst, Dorval
 
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New Jersey (#13: 1713.6)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Scott Appel 
Rating: 1914 
Overall Rank: 23 
34, Statistician, Trenton
 
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Pennsylvania (#14: 1708.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Stefan Rau 
Rating: 1893 
Overall Rank: 33 
29, Physician, Pittsburgh
 
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Arizona (#15: 1707.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Nathan Benedict 
Rating: 1942 
Overall Rank: 14 
24, Law Clerk for Pima County Superior Court, Tucson
 
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Alberta (#16: 1704.2)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Siri Tillekeratne 
Rating: 1753 
Overall Rank: 173 
63, Consulting Engineer/College Lecturer, Calgary
 
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Connecticut (#17: 1666.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Robert Ellickson 
Rating: 1850 
Overall Rank: 58 
63, Law Professor, New Haven
 
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British Columbia (#18: 1657.8)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Dean Saldanha 
Rating: 1847 
Overall Rank: 62 
22, student/service, Richmond
 
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Wisconsin (#19: 1656.1)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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John O'Laughlin 
Rating: 1821 
Overall Rank: 85 
25, Computer Programmer, Madison
 
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Washington (#20: 1651.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Ken Clark 
Rating: 1830 
Overall Rank: 74 
 
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Ohio (#21: 1606.5)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jean Carol 
Rating: 1833 
Overall Rank: 72 
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
 
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Louisiana (#22: 1599.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jeff Reeves 
Rating: 1743 
Overall Rank: 187 
 
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Georgia (#23: 1597)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jason Bednarz 
Rating: 1821 
Overall Rank: 85 
32, musician, Athens
 
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New Hampshire (#24: 1594.9)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Rod MacNeil 
Rating: 1900 
Overall Rank: 29 
31, Freelance Sportswriter, Computer Data Specialist, Londonderry
 
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Nevada (#25: 1583.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Luise Shafritz 
Rating: 1742 
Overall Rank: 192 
65, retired puppeteer, writer, actress, Las Vegas
 
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Colorado (#26: 1560.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Dennis Kaiser 
Rating: 1783 
Overall Rank: 137 
73, NONE, Erie
 
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Indiana (#27: 1540.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Bill Wade 
Rating: 1769 
Overall Rank: 157 
 
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North Carolina (#28: 1538.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Randy Hersom 
Rating: 1902 
Overall Rank: 28 
45, Computer Programmer, Morganton
 
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New Mexico (#29: 1536.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Mike Baron 
Rating: 1726 
Overall Rank: 216 
55, Psychologist, Corrales
 
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Alabama (#30: 1499.5)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Eric Harshbarger 
Rating: 1749 
Overall Rank: 180 
34, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
 
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Virginia (#31: 1472)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Barry Keith 
Rating: 1773 
Overall Rank: 149 
 
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Kentucky (#32: 1422.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Ted Blevins 
Rating: 1895 
Overall Rank: 31 
55, Teacher, 8th Grade Science, Cecilia
 
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Oklahoma (#33: 1362.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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David Bibb 
Rating: 1653 
Overall Rank: 318 
 
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Missouri (#34: 1340.2)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Andy Yates 
Rating: 1561 
Overall Rank: 434 
 
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Manitoba (#35: 1332.3)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Brian D. Williams 
Rating: 1798 
Overall Rank: 113 
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
 
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Saskatchewan (#36: 1326)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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George MacAulay 
Rating: 1738 
Overall Rank: 201 
56, Miner, Saskatoon
 
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Delaware (#37: 1301.4)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jan Dixon 
Rating: 1820 
Overall Rank: 89 
49, Accountant, Newark
 
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Tennessee (#38: 1292.1)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Brian Wagner 
Rating: 1480 
Overall Rank: 588 
Nashville
 
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Mississippi (#39: 1187.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Marlene Milkent 
Rating: 1711 
Overall Rank: 239 
64, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
 
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Maine (#40: 1079)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Joey Mallick 
Rating: 1889 
Overall Rank: 37 
25, Medical Records Clerk, Cape Elizabeth
 
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Arkansas (#41: 1070.4)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Travis Chaney 
Rating: 1698 
Overall Rank: 254 
30, Retail Store Department Manager, Van Buren
 
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Utah (#42: 1034)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Kent Nelson 
Rating: 1834 
Overall Rank: 70 
 
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Iowa (#43: 1014.5)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Mike Weepie 
Rating: 1743 
Overall Rank: 187 
40, web developer, Cedar Rapids
 
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South Carolina (#44: 993.4)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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David Gibson 
Rating: 2065 
Overall Rank: 1 
54, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
 
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Hawaii (#45: 981.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Kenji Matsumoto 
Rating: 1919 
Overall Rank: 21 
20, Student, Aiea
 
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Vermont (#46: 863.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Kevin Colosa 
Rating: 1389 
Overall Rank: 772 
35, Teacher (fourth grade), Plainfield
 
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District of Columbia (#47: 817.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Alyssa Faria 
Rating: 1417 
Overall Rank: 710 
Washington
 
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Montana (#48: 723.4)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Ehren Wells 
Rating: 1503 
Overall Rank: 532 
 
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Rhode Island (#49: 665.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Bennett Schlesinger 
Rating: 1224 
Overall Rank: 1139 
17, Student, Providence
 
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West Virginia (#50: 621.8)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jeff Cook 
Rating: 1718 
Overall Rank: 229 
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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South Dakota (#51: 615.9)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Mark Oppenheimer 
Rating: 1659 
Overall Rank: 306 
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#52: 612.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Patrick R. Caulfield 
Rating: 1623 
Overall Rank: 347 
32, Computer Programmer, Omaha
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#53: 611.4)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jeffrey Parsons 
Rating: 1614 
Overall Rank: 362 
42, University Professor, Logy Bay
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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New Brunswick (#54: 598.4)
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| Provincial Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Chuck Abbate 
Rating: 1484 
Overall Rank: 576 
35, Veterinarian, Quispamsis
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Kansas (#55: 591.3)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Jenny Chacon 
Rating: 1016 
Overall Rank: 1672 
 
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  | Rank | Rating | Player |  
  | Local | Overall |  
| 2 | 2016 | 897 | LEE DAN |  
 
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Alaska (#56: 582.7)
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| State Leader | 
Other Top Players | 
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Wes Morrison 
Rating: 1327 
Overall Rank: 903 
Juneau
 
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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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.
1743 LIPSCHUTZ DAVID
1587 STEIN RICHARD
1530 HILDEBRANT JENNIFER
1479 GALLAGHER WILLIAM
1469 BROWN TOM
1449 PAINE TIM
1424 GOODE TERRY
1408 GOLDSTEIN ERIC
1396 STILLSON ALAN
1369 WILSON ERROL
1365 VRIONES GEORGE
1363 GIORDANO LOIS
1356 JACOBS JOSH
1346 PFLASTER DON
1345 JANKOWSKI ED
1341 MALZER RON
1340 RAGOTHAMAN VIJAY
1339 RASCH TONY
1331 WALDEN JEFF
1331 JENG T J
 
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