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 MagatNY2395
2Frederick S RhineIL2392
3Timothy HarrisSC2387
4Harry Walter IngersolIL2382
4John MillettCA2382
6Michael D BussIN2379
7Tim CorkumWI2375
8Danny HorwitzTX2374
9Rick JohnsonCA2372
9John WaltonWA2372
11Keith RodriguezFL2366
12Chris LewisVA2362
13Kristo MiettinenNY2359
14John ProcopiPA2358
15David Warren SoginKY2357
16Ferdinand BurmeisterCA2333
17Jeffrey RegerMD2317
18David Matthew DrevinskyMA2310
19Dean Arne BarclayOH2296
20James G TraczMI2295
21David W PorterMD2282
22Steven John O'ConnorPA2279
23Charles A JacobsAK2254
24Jerald E PintoVA2240
25Richard Nelson RallsTX2238
26Robert L BolesExpiredCA2217
27Gerald H WeinerCT2210
28Allen J WoollenFL2204
29Bruce S WeinerCA2200
30Thomas ChromczakNY2199
31Robert R IronsIL2197
31Julius SimonNY2197
33Paul B OttFL2182
34Thomas Charles BabcockMN2146
34Steven Richard SmithNC2146
36Johnny OwensKY2143
36John ChirilloIL2143
38Claude W CorbettSC2142
39Joseph Anthony KuspaCA2138
40Richard AikenDC2137
41Larry CoxIN2133
42Charlie K LeachPA2128
43John RichardsonTX2125
44Timothy Matthew JulkowskiWA2121
45Robert TevruchtCA2113
46Marc Seth SiegelFL2110
47Egbert Heinrich SchroeerWA2105
48Patrick Gordon-DavisCA2101
49Wesley K UnderwoodExpiredIL2083
50Lev I LamechNY2074
50James Donald LeonardNM2074
52Randall K SmolenskyOR2073
53Michael GrossVA2061
54James FlesherWV2057
55Connor W IzardNY2048
56William C YoungLA2045
57James ChessingCA2043
58Preston LadsonPA2042
59Lawrence C CrittentonCA2039
60Patrick A WalshNY2028
61Patrick MccartneyNC2021
62Craig Allen FaberCA2017
63Christian Von HueneNM2008
64Mark S ColvinIL2002
65Nicholas SloanWI2001
66Brian R FlowersCT1989
67Anthony FilipponeFL1979
68William N BraggME1966
69Larry M CutterIN1955
70Michael E ButlerTX1952
71Benjamin Emmanuel HobackAK1945
72Ron Eugene HallAR1944
73Norman M SabaAZ1937
74Jon S LeisnerNY1929
75Timothy A OltmanIL1928
75Edwin CarreroPA1928
77Mark W GarnerOH1926
78Eric MoskowFL1925
79Greg WhitlockIL1916
80Fletcher Thompson PenneySC1912
81Robert Benjamin BeavanExpiredCA1906
82Jeff DavenWI1905
83Randolph F OliverTX1894
84Louis V BiasottiNY1890
85Joseph Edward KormanPA1886
86Harvey E. WatsonCA1884
87Brent P WalkerIA1882
88Timothy G CaskeyWV1879
89Thomas AmburnOK1876
89Victor HuffstatlerLA1876
91John FinneganPA1872
92Stuart W. CollinsLA1871
93Robert Boyd SkipperTX1867
94Gary D GallagherPA1866
95Joseph L FarrellPA1863
96David Reese JonesWA1860
97Markle W ButcherWV1833
98Robert Ls AngresCA1832
99Akshay Krishna KotamrajuCA1825
100Joseph F HawkinsNC1824
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