Top women quick chess players age 50 and over

Official US Chess rankings for October 2026. 64 players are ranked on this list. Movement is measured against September 2026.

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Top Women Quick Chess Players Age 50 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating	Movevs last month
1	ELIZABETH Zoe Spiegel	NY	1858-31	No change
2	Varinia F Cabrera	FL	1716	No change
3	Alexey Root	TX	1706	No change
4	Jamie Duif Calvin	CA	1615	No change
5	Natasha C Christiansen	MA	1600	No change
6	Julia O'Neill	AZ	1585	1 place up nationally since last month
7	Jayashree Sekar	GA	1516-84	2 places down nationally since last month
8	Carla Naylor	VA	1486	No change
9	Amy C Nunn	KY	1482	No change
10	Eva C Harrison	IL	1386	1 place up nationally since last month
11	Kathy Elizabeth Richards	ME	1367	1 place up nationally since last month
12	Elizabeth C Smith	CT	1355-71	2 places down nationally since last month
13	Marilyn Pelias	LA	1298	New
14	Florence Leung	NY	1295	1 place down nationally since last month
15	Melanie Anne Kneen	TX	1292	1 place down nationally since last month
16	Carol Linda Knopf	NY	1285	1 place down nationally since last month
17	Frances C Hasson	DE	1220	1 place down nationally since last month
18	Nancy Keller	OR	1209	1 place down nationally since last month
19	Sandra R Hoffman	WI	1200	1 place down nationally since last month
20	Brenda T Hardesty	TX	1184	1 place down nationally since last month
21	Ariane K Houston	FL	1179	1 place down nationally since last month
22	Ya He	VA	1171	1 place down nationally since last month
23	Chantelle Mitchell	TN	987	No change
24	Archana Kolangara	SC	972	No change
25	Gayle W Dean	NC	949-106	3 places down nationally since last month
26	Marielle Murphy	MA	946	1 place down nationally since last month
27	Linda S Williams	CA	923	No change
28	Annabelle Romero	NM	920	No change
29	Marie E Coccio	RI	901	1 place up nationally since last month
30	SHARON Marie Bleehaus	NY	899-9	1 place down nationally since last month
31	Shana Lively	TX	887-45	5 places down nationally since last month
32	Leila A D'Aquin	LA	875	No change
33	Landra Chaney Pulliam	TX	874	No change
34	Nichol Garrison	NC	831-47	3 places down nationally since last month
35	Anastasia Croft	OH	823	1 place down nationally since last month
36	Dortha L Jackson	TX	799+75	8 places up nationally since last month
37	Rebecca Rutledge	OK	782	1 place down nationally since last month
38	Renate Otterbach	CA	768	No change
39	Marcella Maya Whitecloud	ID	762	No change
40	Ellen Ann Wanek	WI	760	No change
41	Leslie J Hennig	KY	737	No change
42	Donna S Runyon	MD	735-1	No change
43	Margaret Ann Bailon-Labednick	TX	725	No change
44	Gabrielle A Larson	GA	721	1 place up nationally since last month
45	Mary A Hanna	NC	704	1 place up nationally since last month
46	Jenny Wall	CA	660-120	9 places down nationally since last month
47	Alison Foo-Karna	MO	656	No change
48	Christina Mary Sanner	TX	642+19	3 places up nationally since last month
49	Jennifer Lynn Feuerbach	MD	636	1 place down nationally since last month
50	Robin Darlene Ray	MI	632	1 place down nationally since last month
51	Mei Hua HoExpired	PA	627	1 place down nationally since last month
52	Audrey Lim	MD	579-19	No change
53	Mary F Murphy	PA	575	No change
54	Mary Lynn Monroy	CA	524	1 place up nationally since last month
55	Kate Canessa	CA	518+72	3 places up nationally since last month
56	Janet M Carmickle	CA	512-59	2 places down nationally since last month
57	Linda J Maginity	MI	505	No change
58	Ann Marie Louise Michael	PA	474-48	2 places down nationally since last month
59	Miae Porter	NC	419	New
60	Tina Statts	WV	412	1 place down nationally since last month
61	Sue Samuels	FL	370	1 place down nationally since last month
62	Kathleen A Sigman	CA	231	No change
63	Sheba Priyadarshini Yeru	TX	214	No change
64	Edna J Bowman	FL	180	No change

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