Top online blitz chess players age 50 and over

Official US Chess rankings for October 2026. 100 players are ranked on this list. Movement is measured against September 2026.

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Top Online Blitz Chess Players Age 50 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating	Movevs last month
1	Ken L Arnold	CA	2116+5	No change
2	Mikhail Koganov	CT	2088	New
3	David Forthoffer	UT	2034	1 place down nationally since last month
4	Elliott Winslow	CA	2031	1 place down nationally since last month
5	Mike Sailer	SC	2000	1 place down nationally since last month
6	chris pensoneau	CA	1990	1 place down nationally since last month
7	Kevin J Ludwig	CA	1985	1 place down nationally since last month
8	Mark Lance	DC	1923	No change
9	Thomas C Zuppa	MA	1892	No change
10	David M Friedman	OH	1891-35	3 places down nationally since last month
11	Damarcus T Thomas	NV	1886	New
12	Patrick Sciacca	SC	1878	2 places down nationally since last month
13	Francisco Javier Lopez	WA	1862	2 places down nationally since last month
14	Kevin Dresher	NJ	1860+60	4 places up nationally since last month
15	Michel Hockx	IN	1850	3 places down nationally since last month
16	Kyle V Camarda	KS	1845	3 places down nationally since last month
17	John C. Retarides	NC	1834	3 places down nationally since last month
18	Somenath Bandyopadhyay	CA	1820+72	6 places up nationally since last month
19	Justin Michael Leonard	MD	1819+17	2 places down nationally since last month
20	Eddie Shelton Barber	MI	1817	5 places down nationally since last month
21	Frederic Dutter	CA	1788+164	19 places up nationally since last month
22	Neil Cousin	MA	1786+132	13 places up nationally since last month
23	Karl T Heck	VA	1781	4 places down nationally since last month
24	David Hochron	CA	1774+58	4 places up nationally since last month
25	Rodney E Todd	OR	1771-9	5 places down nationally since last month
26	Mike W Mason	FL	1770+6	3 places down nationally since last month
27	Douglas Stewart	MS	1769	5 places down nationally since last month
28	John David Wood	KY	1751-20	7 places down nationally since last month
29	Rene W Phillips	LA	1749+3	4 places down nationally since last month
30	Martin Wilber	IL	1727	4 places down nationally since last month
31	John Richard Coffey	IN	1724-81	15 places down nationally since last month
32	Tom Tippett	MA	1720	5 places down nationally since last month
33	Shelby Lee Johnson	TX	1713	4 places down nationally since last month
34	Jeffrey J Querner	IN	1700	3 places down nationally since last month
35	David J Couture	MA	1685	3 places down nationally since last month
36	Hank Anzis	IA	1669	3 places down nationally since last month
37	Stewart Katz	CA	1662-51	8 places down nationally since last month
38	Michael D Cincotta	NV	1659+18	2 places down nationally since last month
39	David D Holcomb	VA	1655	5 places down nationally since last month
40	Timothy Sean Paper	VA	1635-6	4 places down nationally since last month
41	Douglas Strout	AL	1623-5	2 places down nationally since last month
42	Stephen Michael Pentescu	MI	1619+14	1 place down nationally since last month
43	Todd Scott Rutherford	OH	1612-21	5 places down nationally since last month
44	Robert Hibbs	MO	1602+2	1 place down nationally since last month
45	Jay Kleinman	NY	1600	2 places down nationally since last month
46	Ashutosh Potdar	IL	1587	1 place up nationally since last month
47	Nicholas Sterling	MA	1586+2	1 place up nationally since last month
48	Steven J Schaeffer	OH	1580+18	3 places up nationally since last month
49	Shaahin Rushan	CA	1579-21	6 places down nationally since last month
50	Mark Robert Neale	RI	1573	No change
51	Robert H Nunnally	TX	1566-15	2 places down nationally since last month
52	Jeffrey Stuart Davis	OH	1557	No change
53	Joshua Kuperman	NY	1553	No change
54	Alex Dshalalow	FL	1544+147	21 places up nationally since last month
55	Michael A Miller	NY	1542	1 place down nationally since last month
56	Daveed Gartenstein-Ross	NC	1537+113	12 places up nationally since last month
57	Gaspar Gomez Cozar	IL	1530	2 places down nationally since last month
58	Daniel Lucas	GA	1529	2 places down nationally since last month
59	Peter Zayas	NY	1508-95	17 places down nationally since last month
60	Roy Hamann	NY	1502+2	2 places down nationally since last month
60	John De Mastri	WI	1502	3 places down nationally since last month
62	Nagendranath Natti	MA	1492+74	7 places up nationally since last month
63	Jeffrey L Smith	IL	1484	4 places down nationally since last month
64	Charles Roberson	NC	1479	4 places down nationally since last month
65	Thomas F Ewald	MI	1474	4 places down nationally since last month
66	Timur Maksimov	FL	1470+67	6 places up nationally since last month
67	Paulius Gudmonas	MA	1462+62	7 places up nationally since last month
68	Kenneth M Farrar	NC	1457	6 places down nationally since last month
69	Ronald Brockmann	LA	1453	5 places down nationally since last month
69	Kevin M. Fong	CA	1453+45	2 places up nationally since last month
71	Kevin Scull	CA	1450-141	25 places down nationally since last month
72	Jason M Barrett	MN	1437	New
73	Rob Dennis	OH	1433+32	No change
74	Michael Urbonas	MA	1432	8 places down nationally since last month
75	Harry Demarest	OR	1416	5 places down nationally since last month
76	Stuart Kirschenbaum	NJ	1410+56	5 places up nationally since last month
77	David T Day	UT	1402-43	12 places down nationally since last month
78	Slawomir Borkowski	IL	1400-30	11 places down nationally since last month
79	Ray P Linville	NC	1392	3 places down nationally since last month
80	Scott Stoll	CA	1385	3 places down nationally since last month
81	BRANDON Brooks Green	AR	1373	New
82	Joel Lynaugh	NY	1366	3 places down nationally since last month
83	William Parden	AL	1364	3 places down nationally since last month
84	George Keith Boone	TX	1350	2 places down nationally since last month
85	Daniel A Bell	PA	1336	2 places down nationally since last month
85	Richard J Tyrrell	CO	1336	2 places down nationally since last month
87	Robert Charles Goldman	NC	1335	2 places down nationally since last month
88	Maret Thorpe	IL	1326	2 places down nationally since last month
89	Elena Stuckert	TX	1313	2 places down nationally since last month
90	Peter Lux	AZ	1300	New
90	Chantelle Mitchell	TN	1300	2 places down nationally since last month
92	John P Tierney	NY	1281-1	3 places down nationally since last month
93	Scott Johnson	IA	1279	3 places down nationally since last month
94	Jason Pollack	AZ	1273	3 places down nationally since last month
95	Suriyan Nathan	NY	1256	3 places down nationally since last month
96	Michael James Wieneke	AZ	1253	3 places down nationally since last month
97	Scott E. Chimelski	TX	1245	3 places down nationally since last month
98	Ray Christie	MI	1233-148	20 places down nationally since last month
99	Robert Bradley Lewis	LA	1223	4 places down nationally since last month
100	Matthew Smith	CA	1212	4 places down nationally since last month

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