This list was automatically generated at 2006-08-01 10:47:35 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 | California | 1986 1926 1909 1882 1862 1856 1854 1818 1812 1804 | 1870.9 |
2 | New York | 1952 1924 1888 1882 1862 1854 1848 1836 1818 1811 | 1867.5 |
3 | Ontario | 2006 1940 1897 1847 1836 1834 1815 1772 1766 1765 | 1847.8 |
4 | Massachusetts | 1943 1915 1915 1882 1833 1827 1796 1779 1779 1735 | 1840.4 |
5 | Oregon | 1984 1900 1898 1826 1813 1800 1792 1746 1723 1714 | 1819.6 |
6 | Florida | 1896 1891 1872 1856 1834 1782 1760 1732 1725 1721 | 1806.9 |
7 | Texas | 1872 1822 1809 1806 1802 1801 1785 1763 1758 1745 | 1796.3 |
8 | Minnesota | 1939 1865 1834 1831 1788 1781 1755 1738 1690 1533 | 1775.4 |
9 | Illinois | 1969 1872 1778 1762 1728 1728 1720 1708 1691 1595 | 1755.1 |
10 | New Jersey | 1921 1859 1840 1809 1753 1743 1717 1616 1609 1604 | 1747.1 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1867.5; 208 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Randy Greenspan
Rating: 1952
Overall Rank: 8
52, postal clerk, Buffalo
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Ontario (#3: 1847.8; 222 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 2006
Overall Rank: 2
31, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Massachusetts (#4: 1840.4; 99 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jason Katz-Brown
Rating: 1943
Overall Rank: 11
19, MIT undergraduate, Google summer intern, Cambridge
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Oregon (#5: 1819.6; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1984
Overall Rank: 6
32, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Florida (#6: 1806.9; 117 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1896
Overall Rank: 26
40, physician, Coral Springs
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Texas (#7: 1796.3; 120 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Cree
Rating: 1872
Overall Rank: 35
51, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
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Minnesota (#8: 1775.4; 61 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1939
Overall Rank: 13
47, Proofreader, Roseville
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Illinois (#9: 1755.1; 62 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1969
Overall Rank: 7
36, trader, Chicago
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New Jersey (#10: 1747.1; 65 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Scott Appel
Rating: 1921
Overall Rank: 17
statistician, Trenton
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Maryland (#11: 1739.2; 53 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 10
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
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Michigan (#12: 1726.2; 100 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chuck Armstrong
Rating: 1839
Overall Rank: 56
57, Retired, Saline
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Arizona (#13: 1714; 65 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1916
Overall Rank: 18
25, Law Clerk for Pima County Superior Court, Tucson
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Alberta (#14: 1707.5; 71 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jesse Matthews
Rating: 1807
Overall Rank: 88
20, Vaquero, Calgary
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British Columbia (#15: 1690.4; 56 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dean Saldanha
Rating: 1856
Overall Rank: 47
23, Engineering Assistant / Student, Richmond
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Connecticut (#16: 1679.1; 37 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Ellickson
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 28
64, Law Professor, New Haven
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Quebec (#17: 1655; 22 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1936
Overall Rank: 14
60, University professor, Montreal
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Wisconsin (#19: 1632.5; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John O'Laughlin
Rating: 1872
Overall Rank: 35
26, Software QA Engineer, Sun Prairie
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Louisiana (#20: 1614.1; 25 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1752
Overall Rank: 146
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Washington (#21: 1610.7; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1806
Overall Rank: 89
|
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Virginia (#23: 1573.8; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Barry Keith
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 93
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Georgia (#25: 1552.3; 36 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 112
47, Computer specialist, Tucker
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Ohio (#26: 1527.8; 41 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jean Carol
Rating: 1692
Overall Rank: 239
Retired Teacher, Cincinnati
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Colorado (#27: 1514.2; 38 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1802
Overall Rank: 95
32, Software engineer, Louisville
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Nevada (#28: 1510.2; 31 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Nabutovsky
Rating: 1753
Overall Rank: 144
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Kentucky (#29: 1496.8; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ted Blevins
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 34
56, Teacher, 8th Grade Science, Cecilia
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Indiana (#30: 1490.1; 48 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1727
Overall Rank: 184
43, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Missouri (#31: 1430.8; 26 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Helle
Rating: 1579
Overall Rank: 385
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New Hampshire (#32: 1419; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 50
30, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Alabama (#34: 1349; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Martin Weisskopf
Rating: 1582
Overall Rank: 382
Astrophysicist, Huntsville
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Utah (#35: 1346.8; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kent Nelson
Rating: 1789
Overall Rank: 108
68, Retired Educator, Sandy
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Manitoba (#36: 1332.2; 36 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1737
Overall Rank: 168
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Delaware (#38: 1250.5; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cecilia Le
Rating: 1831
Overall Rank: 68
journalist, Wilmington
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Maine (#39: 1207.8; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1868
Overall Rank: 40
26, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Saskatchewan (#40: 1191.1; 23 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1789
Overall Rank: 108
57, Miner, Saskatoon
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Arkansas (#42: 1061.5; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Travis Chaney
Rating: 1717
Overall Rank: 202
31, Fast food management, Fort Smith
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Mississippi (#43: 1028.6; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1839
Overall Rank: 56
65, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#45: 976.5; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1705
Overall Rank: 220
41, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Vermont (#46: 935.6; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1519
Overall Rank: 483
37, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Montana (#47: 853; 5 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tony Rasch
Rating: 1434
Overall Rank: 631
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Hawaii (#48: 847.5; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Pistolese
Rating: 1878
Overall Rank: 33
retired, Pahoa
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Nebraska (#49: 747.9; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Patrick R. Caulfield
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 176
33, Computer Programmer, Omaha
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Kansas (#50: 739.4; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ann Major
Rating: 1163
Overall Rank: 1204
Pittsburg
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Idaho (#53: 671.3; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1094
Overall Rank: 1386
59, soc security, Boise
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 610.3; 1 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1603
Overall Rank: 355
43, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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North Dakota (#56: 594.1; 1 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1441
Overall Rank: 616
59, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Alaska (#57: 500; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dee Stickman
Rating: 500
Overall Rank: 2785
Nulato
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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.
1266 HEALY ANDY
1252 MAJOR WENDY
1245 JAMES NATHAN
1241 MANDEL SETH
1235 DUNDAS PAUL
1229 IVERSON MARK
1219 LOVAL PAMELA
1216 MURPHY MARJORY
1191 GRAHAM STEPHEN
1176 NICOLAI DAVE
1158 BERGER NOAH
1152 ROSENBERG ROBERT
1151 WHITMARSH BRADLEY
1146 CARRIGAN JEFFREY
1145 STRONG JESSE
1140 TRAGER MATT
1133 MICHELSON ADAM
1113 RA ISHMIR
1113 FEDER MARLYS
1105 READ QUENTIN
1103 ROBBINS-ROSENBERGER JUDY
1095 MALONZO ANTONIO
1090 STEINSIEK KIM
1087 DIGNAN SUSAN
1081 REECE RHONDA
1080 EASON MATT
1080 BUEGE SCOTT
1075 FRIEL PATRICK
1051 FOWLER AMY
1047 FULLER JANE
1045 SASSOON TAFFY
1044 MAHER CAROLYN
1014 MCGARRY EUGENIA
1010 VRCHOTA TERRY
1009 ORTEGA DAN
1008 MONACO MICHAEL
1003 BROWN MITCHELL
994 BURNHAM JOSEPH
992 RUSSELL GARY
992 JONES JEFFREY
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