This list was automatically generated at 2009-06-01 14:23:02 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 | 1941 1894 1891 1879 1852 1849 1847 1845 1815 1789 | 1860.2 |
2 | New York | 1979 1906 1852 1821 1804 1803 1795 1786 1784 1768 | 1829.8 |
3 | California | 1868 1826 1825 1819 1818 1815 1813 1812 1807 1791 | 1819.4 |
4 | Texas | 1915 1897 1876 1873 1806 1766 1757 1737 1733 1729 | 1808.9 |
5 | Ontario | 1908 1886 1826 1817 1816 1792 1774 1755 1747 1710 | 1803.1 |
6 | Florida | 1890 1853 1817 1816 1813 1811 1800 1741 1730 1708 | 1797.9 |
7 | New Jersey | 1973 1961 1878 1828 1824 1744 1719 1716 1665 1635 | 1794.3 |
8 | Oregon | 1963 1888 1828 1793 1787 1747 1697 1610 1598 1595 | 1750.6 |
9 | British Columbia | 1852 1841 1784 1751 1735 1729 1694 1685 1642 1633 | 1734.6 |
10 | Illinois | 2018 1840 1744 1715 1714 1693 1671 1655 1631 1621 | 1730.2 |
Other States/Provinces
New York (#2: 1829.8; 169 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Sherman
Rating: 1979
Overall Rank: 4
47, Scrabble player, Bronx
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Texas (#4: 1808.9; 114 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Orry Swift
Rating: 1915
Overall Rank: 11
22, Student, Waco
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Ontario (#5: 1803.1; 161 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Tony Leah
Rating: 1908
Overall Rank: 13
59, Labour Union Educator, Ajax
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Florida (#6: 1797.9; 127 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ian Weinstein
Rating: 1890
Overall Rank: 20
43, Physician, Coral Springs
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New Jersey (#7: 1794.3; 50 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Adam Logan
Rating: 1973
Overall Rank: 5
34, Mathematician, Weehawken
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Oregon (#8: 1750.6; 46 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Wiegand
Rating: 1963
Overall Rank: 6
34, Mortgage Underwriter, Portland
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Illinois (#10: 1730.2; 57 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Cappelletto
Rating: 2018
Overall Rank: 3
Options Trader, Chicago
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Minnesota (#11: 1729.8; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jim Kramer
Rating: 1888
Overall Rank: 21
50, Proofreader, Roseville
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Michigan (#12: 1718.1; 76 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jason Idalski
Rating: 1899
Overall Rank: 16
26, Student, Warren
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Washington (#13: 1712.4; 45 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nigel Peltier
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 25
19, Student, Seattle
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Connecticut (#14: 1710.5; 29 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jesse Day
Rating: 1875
Overall Rank: 31
21, Student, New Haven
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Maryland (#15: 1704.6; 43 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Marlon Hill
Rating: 1874
Overall Rank: 32
44, WRITER, Baltimore
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Arizona (#16: 1671.2; 47 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Nathan Benedict
Rating: 1908
Overall Rank: 13
28, Professional Poker Player, Tucson
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Wisconsin (#17: 1636.6; 34 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Peter Armstrong
Rating: 1866
Overall Rank: 36
36, Geographic Information Systems Analyst, Milwaukee
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Alberta (#18: 1636.2; 59 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Shannon Burns
Rating: 1779
Overall Rank: 104
36, Survey Drafter / Artist, Airdrie
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Louisiana (#19: 1623.1; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Keith Savage
Rating: 1784
Overall Rank: 100
46, Kenner
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Pennsylvania (#20: 1610.6; 62 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Thomas Hall
Rating: 1700
Overall Rank: 187
56, Restauranteur, Carlisle
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Quebec (#21: 1597.4; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joel Wapnick
Rating: 1884
Overall Rank: 25
63, University Professor, Montreal
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Ohio (#22: 1597; 51 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Steve Krieger
Rating: 1758
Overall Rank: 122
60, Business Consultant, Cincinnati
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Virginia (#23: 1596.7; 22 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
John Luebkemann
Rating: 1881
Overall Rank: 27
44, Actuary, Richmond
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Nevada (#24: 1559; 14 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joe Dackman
Rating: 1913
Overall Rank: 12
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Kentucky (#25: 1535.4; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian Bowman
Rating: 1844
Overall Rank: 47
Villa Hills
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Colorado (#27: 1529.3; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Andrew Friedrich
Rating: 1846
Overall Rank: 45
16, Student, Aurora
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New Mexico (#28: 1516.1; 21 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Baron
Rating: 1791
Overall Rank: 94
59, Psychologist, Corrales
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South Carolina (#29: 1490; 20 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Gibson
Rating: 2046
Overall Rank: 2
58, College Math Instructor, Spartanburg
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Georgia (#30: 1412.9; 27 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Dave Leifer
Rating: 1667
Overall Rank: 238
63, Corporate Tax Director, Alpharetta
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Indiana (#31: 1408.5; 30 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Robert Crowe
Rating: 1731
Overall Rank: 151
46, Consultant, Application Development, Fort Wayne
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Saskatchewan (#32: 1394; 21 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
George MacAulay
Rating: 1764
Overall Rank: 116
60, Miner, Saskatoon
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Manitoba (#33: 1353.1; 27 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Brian D. Williams
Rating: 1710
Overall Rank: 174
Insurance (Group Underwriting), Winnipeg
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Tennessee (#34: 1346.9; 26 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Paul Erland
Rating: 1536
Overall Rank: 430
Pegram
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New Hampshire (#35: 1331.6; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Amit Chakrabarti
Rating: 1624
Overall Rank: 299
33, Computer Scientist, Hanover
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Alabama (#36: 1310.1; 12 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Eric Harshbarger
Rating: 1659
Overall Rank: 248
38, LEGO sculptor, mosaicist, Auburn
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Vermont (#37: 1288.1; 18 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Kevin Colosa
Rating: 1699
Overall Rank: 188
39, Teacher (fourth grade), St. Johnsbury
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Oklahoma (#38: 1269.4; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Matthew Hodge
Rating: 1840
Overall Rank: 50
Moore
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Missouri (#39: 1265.1; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Sheri Justice
Rating: 1578
Overall Rank: 370
43, Nanny, Kansas City
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Utah (#40: 1204.1; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Howlett
Rating: 1754
Overall Rank: 128
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Maine (#41: 1190.1; 11 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Joey Mallick
Rating: 1855
Overall Rank: 37
29, Scan-man, Cape Elizabeth
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Delaware (#42: 1079.5; 8 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jan Dixon
Rating: 1734
Overall Rank: 147
Accountant/organizational Expert, Newark
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Iowa (#44: 935.3; 7 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Mike Weepie
Rating: 1683
Overall Rank: 212
44, web developer, Cedar Rapids
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West Virginia (#45: 921.2; 9 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeff Cook
Rating: 1543
Overall Rank: 419
Keyser
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Hawaii (#46: 855.2; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Greg A. Heidler
Rating: 1816
Overall Rank: 71
41, Lawyer, Waialua
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Kansas (#47: 765.4; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ricky Sirois
Rating: 1526
Overall Rank: 449
29, Teacher, Overland Park
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Arkansas (#48: 734.6; 6 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jimmy Upton
Rating: 1334
Overall Rank: 801
Jonesboro
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Montana (#49: 733.4; 3 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
David Weiss
Rating: 1524
Overall Rank: 452
47, Professor, Billings
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South Dakota (#51: 684.3; 4 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Aaron Daly
Rating: 1161
Overall Rank: 1185
30, Art Director / Interactive Developer, Sioux Falls
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District of Columbia (#52: 667.3; 3 active)
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District Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ted Gest
Rating: 1387
Overall Rank: 702
62, Journalist, Washington
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Idaho (#53: 623.3; 3 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Ronald Barker
Rating: 1071
Overall Rank: 1377
62, Jogger, Boise
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Alaska (#54: 608.1; 2 active)
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State Leader |
Other Top Players |
Wes Morrison
Rating: 1292
Overall Rank: 895
62, Retired, Klawock
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Newfoundland and Labrador (#55: 606.7; 1 active)
|
Provincial Leader |
Other Top Players |
Jeffrey Parsons
Rating: 1567
Overall Rank: 384
46, University Professor, Logy Bay
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There are no other players from this region in the database.
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Nebraska (#56: 593.8; 1 active)
|
State Leader |
Other Top Players |
George Asaka
Rating: 1438
Overall Rank: 604
45, Accounting/Administration, Omaha
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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.
1485 ANDERSON WILL
1324 WISE TOM
1293 SCRANTON JEFFREY
1292 KOSLEN CAROLYN
1240 GEOGHEGAN MARIE
1216 KARTEN MAX
1198 MORRIS JUSTIN
1173 CITRON DANIEL
1168 FOERSTEL DAVID
1154 DUNN SHAYLA
1102 PORTER JAMES
1092 SCHLOSS PHILLIP
1079 BROWN STEVE
1079 THOMPSON CELIA DAYRIT
1076 ENSEY THOMAS
1074 ROTH EDWIN
1066 FINLEY CHAD
1054 LEVINE CAROL
1047 DAVIS JOHN
1044 EYOLFSON JASON
1030 BENLISA RACHEL
1028 SMITH CLIFF
1019 GRABER JOHN
1019 HELLER AVI
1017 DUNAVIN CALLIE
1007 SJOSTROM CRAIG
1005 SAMPATH BHARAT
1002 RAWSON JOANNE
986 VANECH BOB
977 CAVINESS MARY
969 BATCHELOR MARILYN
964 TWIDDY ANDREW
958 BORCOMAN JOY
929 ROSENTHAL JUDY
920 NEWBERRY ANNE
918 CLINE MEREDITH A
906 BEYER LAURA
903 MURPHY JOAN
903 SILVERMAN HARRIET
900 PRATT SHANE
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