Top correspondence chess players

Official US Chess rankings for November 2025. 100 players are ranked on this list.

US Chess has not published a new edition of this list since November 2025. It updates on its own schedule, separately from the regular rating lists.

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Top Correspondence Chess Players in the US (Nov 2025)
#PlayerStateRatingMove
1Gordon B MagatNY2,395
2Frederick S RhineIL2,392
3Timothy HarrisSC2,387
4Harry Walter IngersolIL2,382
4John MillettCA2,382
6Michael D BussIN2,379
7Tim CorkumWI2,375
8Danny HorwitzTX2,374
9Rick JohnsonCA2,372
9John WaltonWA2,372
11Keith RodriguezFL2,366
12Chris LewisVA2,362
13Kristo MiettinenNY2,359
14John ProcopiPA2,358
15David Warren SoginKY2,357
16Ferdinand BurmeisterCA2,333
17Jeffrey RegerMD2,317
18David Matthew DrevinskyMA2,310
19Dean Arne BarclayOH2,296
20James G TraczMI2,295
21David W PorterMD2,282
22Steven John O'ConnorPA2,279
23Charles A JacobsAK2,254
24Jerald E PintoVA2,240
25Richard Nelson RallsTX2,238
26Robert L BolesExpiredCA2,217
27Gerald H WeinerCT2,210
28Allen J WoollenFL2,204
29Bruce S WeinerCA2,200
30Thomas ChromczakNY2,199
31Robert R IronsIL2,197
31Julius SimonNY2,197
33Paul B OttFL2,182
34Thomas Charles BabcockMN2,146
34Steven Richard SmithNC2,146
36Johnny OwensKY2,143
36John ChirilloIL2,143
38Claude W CorbettSC2,142
39Joseph Anthony KuspaCA2,138
40Richard AikenDC2,137
41Larry CoxIN2,133
42Charlie K LeachPA2,128
43John RichardsonTX2,125
44Timothy Matthew JulkowskiWA2,121
45Robert TevruchtCA2,113
46Marc Seth SiegelFL2,110
47Egbert Heinrich SchroeerWA2,105
48Patrick Gordon-DavisCA2,101
49Wesley K UnderwoodExpiredIL2,083
50Lev I LamechNY2,074
50James Donald LeonardNM2,074
52Randall K SmolenskyOR2,073
53Michael GrossVA2,061
54James FlesherWV2,057
55Connor W IzardNY2,048
56William C YoungLA2,045
57James ChessingCA2,043
58Preston LadsonPA2,042
59Lawrence C CrittentonCA2,039
60Patrick A WalshNY2,028
61Patrick MccartneyNC2,021
62Craig Allen FaberCA2,017
63Christian Von HueneNM2,008
64Mark S ColvinIL2,002
65Nicholas SloanWI2,001
66Brian R FlowersCT1,989
67Anthony FilipponeFL1,979
68William N BraggME1,966
69Larry M CutterIN1,955
70Michael E ButlerTX1,952
71Benjamin Emmanuel HobackAK1,945
72Ron Eugene HallAR1,944
73Norman M SabaAZ1,937
74Jon S LeisnerNY1,929
75Timothy A OltmanIL1,928
75Edwin CarreroPA1,928
77Mark W GarnerOH1,926
78Eric MoskowFL1,925
79Greg WhitlockIL1,916
80Fletcher Thompson PenneySC1,912
81Robert Benjamin BeavanExpiredCA1,906
82Jeff DavenWI1,905
83Randolph F OliverTX1,894
84Louis V BiasottiNY1,890
85Joseph Edward KormanPA1,886
86Harvey E. WatsonCA1,884
87Brent P WalkerIA1,882
88Timothy G CaskeyWV1,879
89Thomas AmburnOK1,876
89Victor HuffstatlerLA1,876
91John FinneganPA1,872
92Stuart W. CollinsLA1,871
93Robert Boyd SkipperTX1,867
94Gary D GallagherPA1,866
95Joseph L FarrellPA1,863
96David Reese JonesWA1,860
97Markle W ButcherWV1,833
98Robert Ls AngresCA1,832
99Akshay Krishna KotamrajuCA1,825
100Joseph F HawkinsNC1,824
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