Top chess players age 65 and over

Official US Chess rankings for October 2026. 102 players are ranked on this list. Movement is measured against September 2026.

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Month

Top Chess Players Age 65 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating	Movevs last month
1	Gregory Kaidanov	KY	2534	No change
2	Alexander Ivanov	MA	2466-13	No change
3	Nick E de Firmian	CA	2453	No change
4	Alex Yermolinsky	SD	2426	No change
5	Salvatore J Matera	NY	2387	No change
6	Dmitry Gurevich	IL	2377	No change
7	William Morrison	MD	2370	No change
8	William John Donaldson	CA	2363	No change
9	William A Wharton	AZ	2362	New
10	Sergey Kudrin	CT	2352	1 place down nationally since last month
11	Kenneth W Regan	NY	2350	1 place down nationally since last month
12	Matthew Aaron Beelby	CA	2337-9	1 place down nationally since last month
13	John P Fedorowicz	NY	2336-2	1 place down nationally since last month
14	Michael A Brooks	MO	2333	1 place down nationally since last month
15	James Edward Tarjan	OR	2318+5	1 place down nationally since last month
16	Mark Ginsburg	VA	2313	2 places down nationally since last month
17	Mladen Vucic	FL	2309	1 place down nationally since last month
18	Lawrence Charles Kaufman	MD	2304	1 place down nationally since last month
19	James A Rizzitano	DE	2298	No change
20	Michael A Rohde	NY	2297-3	2 places down nationally since last month
21	Jay Richard Bonin	NY	2271+8	1 place up nationally since last month
22	John C Timm	NJ	2268	1 place down nationally since last month
23	Mark T Hoshor	NC	2251	1 place up nationally since last month
24	Nelson Castaneda	CT	2243-5	1 place up nationally since last month
25	Jon A Frankle	CA	2240	2 places up nationally since last month
26	Daniel E Shapiro	NY	2234-20	3 places down nationally since last month
27	Paul Heinrich	NV	2229	1 place up nationally since last month
28	Edward Kitces	VA	2224-22	2 places down nationally since last month
29	Michael P Blankenau	NE	2223	1 place up nationally since last month
30	Timothy W Taylor	CA	2221	1 place up nationally since last month
31	Steven D Cross	CA	2218	1 place up nationally since last month
32	Tom M Martinak	PA	2217	1 place up nationally since last month
33	Lonnie S Kwartler	NY	2212-13	4 places down nationally since last month
34	John Brooks	MI	2210	2 places up nationally since last month
35	Geoff McKenna	VA	2209	2 places up nationally since last month
36	William C Reuter	TX	2208-1	1 place up nationally since last month
37	Michael S. Calogridis	TX	2207	New
37	Scott Massey	NJ	2207	2 places up nationally since last month
37	Mark B Eidemiller	PA	2207	2 places up nationally since last month
40	Konstantin Dolgitser	NY	2206	1 place up nationally since last month
41	James A Banks	TX	2205	1 place up nationally since last month
42	Rodney A Malpert	NE	2204	1 place up nationally since last month
42	Bruce W Leverett	PA	2204	1 place up nationally since last month
44	Karl Dehmelt	PA	2203-14	11 places down nationally since last month
44	Macon A Shibut	VA	2203+3	10 places up nationally since last month
44	Rashid Ziatdinov	FL	2203	1 place up nationally since last month
44	Richard N Bauer	CT	2203-8	9 places down nationally since last month
48	Kevin L Bachler	IL	2202	No change
48	chris pensoneau	CA	2202	No change
48	Neal Douglas Harris	NC	2202+2	6 places up nationally since last month
51	David E Timberlake	MA	2201	No change
51	Spencer R Lower	AZ	2201	No change
53	William R Orton	AR	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Oliver Chernin	CT	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	A.J. Goldsby	FL	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Leonard S Dickerson	TN	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Romulo C Fuentes	CA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Jeff Cooper	WI	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Gregory Markzon	NJ	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Mikhail Zlotnikov	FL	2200-1	2 places down nationally since last month
53	David M Vest	GA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Hans Multhopp	OH	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Gary Simms	TX	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Richard Kelson	CA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Carl A Haessler	OR	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	James A Mills	IN	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Edward William Formanek	NV	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Maurice Dana	NC	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Elliott Winslow	CA	2200-3	8 places down nationally since last month
53	Viktors Pupols	WA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Nels W Truelson	SD	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Lester L VanMeter	IN	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Kevin Wade Czuhai	MI	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Thomas David Braunlich	OK	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Ronald G Luther	MO	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Sam Quintanar	TX	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Stephen Stoyko	FL	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Richard Weaver	TX	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Philip M Collier	MD	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Peter Radomskyj	NJ	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Eric Justin Fleischman	NY	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Nathan A Resika	NY	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Charles M Diebert	OH	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Wilson K Gibbins	OR	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Norman Rogers	PA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Leroy W Dubeck	NJ	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Floyd A Boudreaux Jr.	TX	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	David Sherman	DC	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Gary M Shure	CT	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Stephen L Wygle	OH	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	John Riddell	NY	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Ernest P Colding	FL	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	James R West	NJ	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Todd W Lunna	NH	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	David E Carter	VT	2200-2	5 places down nationally since last month
53	Henry L Terrie	NH	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Mark A Pinto	CA	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Brian Hulse	TX	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Alan Shaw	VT	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Brian D Wall	CO	2200	1 place up nationally since last month
53	Javier Antonio Torres	FL	2200-3	8 places down nationally since last month
53	Dexter Thompson	MN	2200	1 place up nationally since last month

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