This list was automatically generated at 2008-01-06 17:59:59 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).
Photographs can be submitted through the Player Database.
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 28 fully-rated
tournament games in the past 24 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 | Massachusetts | 1956 1888 1884 1881 1859 1853 1826 1799 1792 1786 | 1852.4 |
2 | New York | 1944 1866 1859 1841 1806 1803 1803 1796 1795 1788 | 1830.1 |
3 | California | 1841 1838 1832 1828 1826 1822 1822 1820 1817 1813 | 1825.9 |
4 | Ontario | 2000 1874 1843 1833 1820 1814 1804 1770 1763 1719 | 1824 |
5 | Texas | 1866 1855 1841 1834 1825 1801 1801 1799 1762 1760 | 1814.4 |
6 | Oregon | 1935 1885 1860 1856 1724 1706 1703 1694 1662 1660 | 1768.5 |
7 | Florida | 1861 1840 1839 1820 1817 1726 1723 1713 1693 1641 | 1767.3 |
8 | Minnesota | 1844 1835 1813 1789 1754 1752 1711 1697 1670 1657 | 1752.2 |
9 | Maryland | 1890 1852 1831 1812 1789 1788 1675 1656 1617 1575 | 1748.5 |
10 | Michigan | 1846 1799 1783 1751 1750 1745 1696 1696 1648 1647 | 1736.1 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1830.1; 166 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matt Graham
Rating: 1944
Overall Rank: 5
not provided, New York
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California (#3: 1825.9; 184 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Lewis Martinez
Rating: 1841
Overall Rank: 40
Attorney, Fresno
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Ontario (#4: 1824; 170 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 2000
Overall Rank: 1
32, Mathematician, Waterloo
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Texas (#5: 1814.4; 102 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Chris Cree
Rating: 1866
Overall Rank: 21
53, used equipment, sales and leasing, Dallas
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Oregon (#6: 1768.5; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1935
Overall Rank: 6
33, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Florida (#7: 1767.3; 110 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Trip Payne
Rating: 1861
Overall Rank: 24
39, puzzlemaker, Boca Raton
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Minnesota (#8: 1752.2; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Adamson
Rating: 1844
Overall Rank: 37
53, Masonry contractor, Saint Paul
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Maryland (#9: 1748.5; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sammy Okosagah
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 10
Restaurant Manager, Baltimore
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Michigan (#10: 1736.1; 80 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
J. Paul Epstein
Rating: 1846
Overall Rank: 35
56, Social Worker, Keego Harbor
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Arizona (#11: 1730; 60 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Patrick Hodges
Rating: 1869
Overall Rank: 19
38, Billing Clerk, Glendale
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Illinois (#12: 1724.9; 59 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 1955
Overall Rank: 4
38, trader, Chicago
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British Columbia (#13: 1706; 53 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
James Leong
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 11
23, Bum, Vancouver
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Alberta (#14: 1689.1; 62 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Schellenberg
Rating: 1870
Overall Rank: 18
28, Shipper, Calgary
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New Jersey (#15: 1687.9; 52 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Augustine Adda
Rating: 1810
Overall Rank: 70
Belleville
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Connecticut (#16: 1673.5; 32 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Ellickson
Rating: 1844
Overall Rank: 37
66, Law Professor, New Haven
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Pennsylvania (#17: 1669.9; 67 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Noel Livermore
Rating: 1822
Overall Rank: 57
54, Realtor(R), Easton
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Washington (#18: 1628.9; 49 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ken Clark
Rating: 1785
Overall Rank: 100
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Louisiana (#19: 1614.2; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Reeves
Rating: 1775
Overall Rank: 111
Woodworth
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North Carolina (#20: 1603.8; 46 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Randy Hersom
Rating: 1804
Overall Rank: 75
48, Computer Programmer, Morganton
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Quebec (#21: 1595.6; 18 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Boys
Rating: 1895
Overall Rank: 9
43, Programmer Analyst, Dorval
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Virginia (#22: 1585.4; 24 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Van Pelt
Rating: 1849
Overall Rank: 33
52, Artist, Centreville
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New Mexico (#23: 1572.7; 24 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1782
Overall Rank: 105
58, Psychologist, Corrales
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Wisconsin (#24: 1544.5; 33 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mark Kenas
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 16
55, Devil's Advocate, Madison
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Ohio (#25: 1521.3; 39 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Daniel Stock
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 213
49, Generic Computer Nerd, Rocky River
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Nevada (#26: 1519.4; 15 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1793
Overall Rank: 88
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Indiana (#27: 1459.6; 29 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Paxson
Rating: 1744
Overall Rank: 156
60, Welfare Worker, Bloomington
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Georgia (#28: 1450.6; 27 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ray Smith
Rating: 1721
Overall Rank: 182
48, Computer specialist, Tucker
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Colorado (#30: 1423.9; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dominick Mancine
Rating: 1781
Overall Rank: 106
33, Software engineer, Louisville
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Missouri (#31: 1399.8; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Basler
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 425
Clayton
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Alabama (#32: 1394.5; 13 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Martin Weisskopf
Rating: 1629
Overall Rank: 297
Astrophysicist, Huntsville
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Tennessee (#33: 1392.3; 33 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tim Michaels
Rating: 1603
Overall Rank: 335
Knoxville
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New Hampshire (#35: 1386; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1820
Overall Rank: 60
31, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Manitoba (#36: 1326.7; 28 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1621
Overall Rank: 309
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Delaware (#37: 1322.2; 10 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1854
Overall Rank: 30
Actuary, Bear
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Saskatchewan (#38: 1228.8; 16 active)
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Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1690
Overall Rank: 225
58, Miner, Saskatoon
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Utah (#39: 1198.9; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1749
Overall Rank: 152
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Vermont (#40: 1192.6; 16 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 169
38, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Maine (#42: 1157.2; 13 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1905
Overall Rank: 8
27, Chart-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Mississippi (#43: 1082.4; 9 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlene Milkent
Rating: 1755
Overall Rank: 138
66, Retired Professor, Hattiesburg
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Iowa (#45: 871; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1642
Overall Rank: 278
42, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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Hawaii (#46: 851; 4 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Greg A. Heidler
Rating: 1786
Overall Rank: 96
50, attorney, Waialua
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Arkansas (#47: 836.5; 8 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1309
Overall Rank: 864
Jonesboro
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West Virginia (#48: 746.7; 4 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1651
Overall Rank: 271
Keyser
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Kansas (#49: 736.2; 5 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1471
Overall Rank: 535
28, Teacher, Overland Park
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Montana (#50: 695; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1546
Overall Rank: 412
46, Professor, Billings
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Alaska (#51: 657.2; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1359
Overall Rank: 771
61, Retired, Klawock
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Idaho (#53: 626; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1084
Overall Rank: 1327
61, soc security, Boise
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Nebraska (#54: 595.5; 1 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1455
Overall Rank: 567
44, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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North Dakota (#55: 582; 1 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Cheryl L Cadieux
Rating: 1320
Overall Rank: 844
60, Wicked Landlady, Grand Forks
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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.
1491 INTARASUWAN PIENGKAMOL
1392 HEALY ANDY
1305 ROSENBERG MARK
1300 CLINCHY EVANS
1287 JURLANDO CHRISTIAN
1252 KEARN ROBERT
1225 SPENCE RICHARD
1199 KATZ DARREN
1140 PORTER JIM M
1109 BELL JASON
1089 BLISS DANIEL JAY
1038 GREEN JOHN
989 MAHER CAROLYN
981 WHITTEN EMMA
972 RUSNELL LORNE
967 SHERIDAN JUSTIN
966 JACKSON LANE
956 ELLIOTT JANET
953 VOGT ALINE
950 THROCKMORTON BRIAN
943 KAYE VIC
943 SINGHAL REENA
934 FOX KATE
929 DALY AARON
928 POWELL DEXTER
927 DACOSTA KAREN
927 DREYER LYNN
926 SZATROWSKI MIRIAM
923 GEDALIUS REBECCA
907 WEINSTEIN KENNETH
906 HOPKINS MATTHEW
903 SCHWARTZ ANITA
902 KELLER JASON
895 WEIJOLA STEFAN
889 MAYFIELD DANIEL
888 FISCHER JANE
887 TORRENCE RICKEY
881 WILSON JACQUELINE
880 MURPHY JOAN
872 BOOKBINDER IRENE
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