Top women chess players age 65 and over

Official US Chess rankings for September 2026. 49 players are ranked on this list.

State

Top Women Chess Players Age 65 and Over in the US (Sep 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating
1	Ivona Jezierska	CA	2,005
2	Dorothy Teasley	NY	2,000
3	Diana Lanni	DC	1,909
4	S Catherine Dodson	VA	1,832
5	Julia O'Neill	AZ	1,800
6	Polly P Wright	NY	1,700
7	Amy C Nunn	KY	1,621
8	Lynn M Schmidt	WI	1,600
8	Jamie Duif Calvin	CA	1,600
10	Mira Karell	MD	1,500
10	Elaine Walquist	MI	1,500
10	Elizabeth Carmel Shaughnessy	CA	1,500
13	Elizabeth C Smith	CT	1,468
14	Kathy Elizabeth Richards	ME	1,440
15	Gwen Meins	MA	1,431
16	Brenda M Hill	NJ	1,430
17	Pamela F Hobart	TX	1,426
18	Judy Dean	NY	1,400
18	Karen Shirley Kaufman	CA	1,400
20	Florence Leung	NY	1,316
21	Jill Way Likens	SD	1,300
21	Win Persina	DC	1,300
21	Sandra R Hoffman	WI	1,300
24	Nancy Keller	OR	1,264
25	Marielle Murphy	MA	1,227
26	Renate Otterbach	CA	1,173
27	Frances C Hasson	DE	1,101
28	Kathleen K Belleville	FL	1,095
29	Brenda T Hardesty	TX	1,046
30	Gayle W Dean	NC	1,024
31	Carlene R Pyne	NC	1,017
32	Latanya Sweeney	MA	980
33	Ellen Ann Wanek	WI	947
34	SHARON Marie Bleehaus	NY	946
35	Annabelle Romero	NM	929
36	Jean Hepner	CA	900
37	Landra Chaney Pulliam	TX	878
38	Louanne Mcdonald	CT	749
39	Nancy S Lancas	IL	740
40	Mary A Hanna	NC	678
41	Mary Lynn Monroy	CA	643
42	Mei Hua Ho	PA	637
43	Janice E Jenkins	MA	624
44	Sue Samuels	FL	602
45	Audrie Eloise Gordon	WA	579
46	Ann Marie Louise Michael	PA	564
47	Linda J Maginity	MI	502
48	Nancy Miller Eberiel	MA	458
49	Edna J Bowman	FL	135