Top online regular chess players age 50 and over

Official US Chess rankings for October 2026. 56 players are ranked on this list. Movement is measured against September 2026.

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Top Online Regular Chess Players Age 50 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#PlayerStateRatingMove
1Michael P CareyRI1829No change
2Timothy Gerard SeltzerTX1669+141 place up nationally since last month
3Martin WilberIL16341 place up nationally since last month
4Mark LanceDC16031 place up nationally since last month
5Ed HerbertMA16021 place up nationally since last month
6Ted CrossNJ16001 place up nationally since last month
7Armin Vale CruzCA15602 places up nationally since last month
8Somenath BandyopadhyayCA1557-19No change
9Stephen Michael PentescuMI15251 place up nationally since last month
10John David WoodKY1505-141 place up nationally since last month
11Alan C RodensteinTX15001 place up nationally since last month
12Frederic DutterCA1497+574 places up nationally since last month
13Robert H NunnallyTX1495No change
14Harry DemarestOR1477No change
15Nicholas SterlingMA1458+403 places up nationally since last month
16Daniel A BellPA14541 place down nationally since last month
17David J CoutureMA1437+242 places up nationally since last month
18Stephen BrudnoMA14301 place down nationally since last month
19David T DayUT14012 places up nationally since last month
20Matthew SmithCA14002 places up nationally since last month
21Rodney E ToddOR1371-381 place down nationally since last month
22Angelo V FlemingIN13621 place up nationally since last month
23Kevin M. FongCA13611 place up nationally since last month
24Douglas StroutAL13471 place up nationally since last month
25BRANDON Brooks GreenAR1298New
26Lei ZhangNY12841 place up nationally since last month
27Todd JaarsmaRI12831 place up nationally since last month
28Rob DennisOH12591 place up nationally since last month
29Timothy Sean PaperVA1258+41 place up nationally since last month
30Robert HibbsMO1214-844 places down nationally since last month
31Ted VogtVT12051 place up nationally since last month
32Peter ZayasNY1176-621 place down nationally since last month
33Daveed Gartenstein-RossNC1168-5No change
34Dennis G TaylorMO1166New
35John BlaneyFL1121-111 place down nationally since last month
36Lyndon Neil McnallPA11071 place down nationally since last month
37Santosh NarayanGA1048-261 place down nationally since last month
38Ray P LinvilleNC1006No change
39Jeffrey Andrew ThompsonCA1003-192 places down nationally since last month
40John R VollbrechtPA9601 place up nationally since last month
41Monique BaltaCA9261 place up nationally since last month
42Ray ChristieMI893-712 places down nationally since last month
43King Ip LinTX886+132 places up nationally since last month
44Duane SchindlerFL875-14No change
45Sarah BraunerTX8611 place up nationally since last month
46Brian L. AndersonTN860+313 places up nationally since last month
47Roman WilliamsNC858-1158 places down nationally since last month
47Bruce A HedmanCT858-614 places down nationally since last month
49Jay Sun RavenAK843-51 place down nationally since last month
50Robert S LarimerLA796-613 places down nationally since last month
51Michael J HulesOH7801 place down nationally since last month
52Lorne Douglas RichardsonNV7601 place down nationally since last month
53Timothy Patrick StaleyFL7421 place down nationally since last month
54Stuart MadsenTX6921 place down nationally since last month
55Thomas Bradley BolmeMI6181 place down nationally since last month
56Wayne SampsonKS557-541 place down nationally since last month
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