Top online regular chess players age 50 and over

Official US Chess rankings for September 2026. 55 players are ranked on this list.

Gender
IncludeUS residentsAny federation
Top Online Regular Chess Players Age 50 and Over in the US (Sep 2026)
#PlayerStateRatingMove
1Michael P CareyRI1,829
2Shaahin RushanCA1,695
3Timothy Gerard SeltzerTX1,655
4Martin WilberIL1,634
5Mark LanceDC1,603
6Ed HerbertMA1,602
7Ted CrossNJ1,600
8Somenath BandyopadhyayCA1,576
9Armin Vale CruzCA1,560
10Stephen Michael PentescuMI1,525
11John David WoodKY1,519
12Alan C RodensteinTX1,500
13Robert H NunnallyTX1,495
14Harry DemarestOR1,477
15Daniel A BellPA1,454
16Frederic DutterCA1,440
17Stephen BrudnoMA1,430
18Nicholas SterlingMA1,418
19David J CoutureMA1,413
20Rodney E ToddOR1,409
21David T DayUT1,401
22Matthew SmithCA1,400
23Angelo V FlemingIN1,362
24Kevin M. FongCA1,361
25Douglas StroutAL1,347
26Robert HibbsMO1,298
27Lei ZhangNY1,284
28Todd JaarsmaRI1,283
29Rob DennisOH1,259
30Timothy Sean PaperVA1,254
31Peter ZayasNY1,238
32Ted VogtVT1,205
33Daveed Gartenstein-RossNC1,173
34John BlaneyFL1,132
35Lyndon Neil McnallPA1,107
36Santosh NarayanGA1,074
37Jeffrey Andrew ThompsonCA1,022
38Ray P LinvilleNC1,006
39Roman WilliamsNC973
40Ray ChristieMI964
41John R VollbrechtPA960
42Monique BaltaCA926
43Bruce A HedmanCT919
44Duane SchindlerFL889
45King Ip LinTX873
46Sarah BraunerTX861
47Robert S LarimerLA857
48Jay Sun RavenAK848
49Brian L. AndersonTN829
50Michael J HulesOH780
51Lorne Douglas RichardsonNV760
52Timothy Patrick StaleyFL742
53Stuart MadsenTX692
54Thomas Bradley BolmeMI618
55Wayne SampsonKS611
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