Top chess players age 65 and over

Official US Chess rankings for September 2026. 101 players are ranked on this list.

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Top Chess Players Age 65 and Over in the US (Sep 2026)
#PlayerStateRatingMove
1Gregory KaidanovKY2,534
2Alexander IvanovMA2,479
3Nick E de FirmianCA2,453
4Alex YermolinskySD2,426
5Salvatore J MateraNY2,387
6Dmitry GurevichIL2,377
7William MorrisonMD2,370
8William John DonaldsonCA2,363
9Sergey KudrinCT2,352
10Kenneth W ReganNY2,350
11Matthew Aaron BeelbyCA2,346
12John P FedorowiczNY2,338
13Michael A BrooksMO2,333
14Mark GinsburgVA2,313
14James Edward TarjanOR2,313
16Mladen VucicFL2,309
17Lawrence Charles KaufmanMD2,304
18Michael A RohdeNY2,300
19James A RizzitanoDE2,298
19Michael J WierzbickiWI2,298
21John C TimmNJ2,268
22Jay Richard BoninNY2,263
23Daniel E ShapiroNY2,254
24Mark T HoshorNC2,251
25Nelson CastanedaCT2,248
26Edward KitcesVA2,246
27Jon A FrankleCA2,240
28Paul HeinrichNV2,229
29Lonnie S KwartlerNY2,225
30Michael P BlankenauNE2,223
31Timothy W TaylorCA2,221
32Steven D CrossCA2,218
33Tom M MartinakPA2,217
33Karl DehmeltPA2,217
35Richard N BauerCT2,211
36John BrooksMI2,210
37Geoff McKennaVA2,209
37William C ReuterTX2,209
39Mark B EidemillerPA2,207
39Scott MasseyNJ2,207
41Konstantin DolgitserNY2,206
42James A BanksTX2,205
43Rodney A MalpertNE2,204
43Bruce W LeverettPA2,204
45Elliott WinslowCA2,203
45Rashid ZiatdinovFL2,203
45Javier Antonio TorresFL2,203
48chris pensoneauCA2,202
48David E CarterVT2,202
48Kevin L BachlerIL2,202
51Mikhail ZlotnikovFL2,201
51David E TimberlakeMA2,201
51Spencer R LowerAZ2,201
54Richard KelsonCA2,200
54Charles M DiebertOH2,200
54Ronald G LutherMO2,200
54Kevin Wade CzuhaiMI2,200
54Nels W TruelsonSD2,200
54Sam QuintanarTX2,200
54William R OrtonAR2,200
54Gary SimmsTX2,200
54Jeff CooperWI2,200
54Thomas David BraunlichOK2,200
54David ShermanDC2,200
54James A MillsIN2,200
54Hans MulthoppOH2,200
54Floyd A Boudreaux Jr.TX2,200
54Mark A PintoCA2,200
54Henry L TerrieNH2,200
54Alan ShawVT2,200
54Todd W LunnaNH2,200
54Leroy W DubeckNJ2,200
54Brian HulseTX2,200
54Ernest P ColdingFL2,200
54Norman RogersPA2,200
54James R WestNJ2,200
54Neal Douglas HarrisNC2,200
54Wilson K GibbinsOR2,200
54Lester L VanMeterIN2,200
54Stephen L WygleOH2,200
54Gary M ShureCT2,200
54Richard WeaverTX2,200
54Philip M CollierMD2,200
54Macon A ShibutVA2,200
54Stephen StoykoFL2,200
54John RiddellNY2,200
54Romulo C FuentesCA2,200
54David M VestGA2,200
54Eric Justin FleischmanNY2,200
54Brian D WallCO2,200
54A.J. GoldsbyFL2,200
54Carl A HaesslerOR2,200
54Gregory MarkzonNJ2,200
54Maurice DanaNC2,200
54Leonard S DickersonTN2,200
54Viktors PupolsWA2,200
54Oliver CherninCT2,200
54Dexter ThompsonMN2,200
54Nathan A ResikaNY2,200
54Peter RadomskyjNJ2,200
54Edward William FormanekNV2,200
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