Top women 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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Month

Top Women Chess Players Age 50 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating	Movevs last month
1	Anjelina Belakovskaia	AZ	2245	No change
2	Beatriz Marinello	NY	2200	No change
3	Natalya Tsodikova	CA	2189	No change
4	Olga Sagalchik	NY	2125	No change
5	Chouchanik Airapetian	WA	2039-11	No change
6	Ivona Jezierska	CA	2005	No change
7	Dorothy Teasley	NY	2000	1 place up nationally since last month
7	Alexey Root	TX	2000	1 place up nationally since last month
9	Jennifer Skidmore Smith	MI	1991	1 place up nationally since last month
10	ELIZABETH Zoe Spiegel	NY	1979-26	4 places down nationally since last month
11	Diana Lanni	DC	1909	No change
12	Natasha C Christiansen	MA	1880-12	No change
13	S Catherine Dodson	VA	1832	No change
14	Varinia F Cabrera	FL	1807	No change
15	Julia O'Neill	AZ	1800	No change
16	Mary K Kuhner	WA	1757	No change
17	Barbara A Peskin	MA	1730	No change
18	Brenda Nardi	CA	1724+24	No change
19	Carla Naylor	VA	1721+51	2 places up nationally since last month
20	Polly P Wright	NY	1700	2 places down nationally since last month
21	Eva C Harrison	IL	1694	1 place down nationally since last month
22	Amy C Nunn	KY	1621	No change
23	Jayashree Sekar	GA	1609+9	No change
24	Jamie Duif Calvin	CA	1600	1 place down nationally since last month
25	Lindita Braimllari	PA	1598	1 place up nationally since last month
26	Mariette De Meillon	GA	1594-2	1 place up nationally since last month
27	Cathy L Ryan	VT	1527-15	1 place up nationally since last month
28	Jill Zabrina Rennie	GA	1519+14	2 places up nationally since last month
29	Cristina Fidaire	TX	1510	No change
30	Elizabeth Carmel Shaughnessy	CA	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
30	Mira Karell	MD	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
30	Elaine Walquist	MI	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
33	Elena Novik	AZ	1447	2 places up nationally since last month
34	Elena Stuckert	TX	1445	2 places up nationally since last month
35	Kathy Elizabeth Richards	ME	1440	2 places up nationally since last month
36	Gwen Meins	MA	1431	2 places up nationally since last month
37	Judy Dean	NY	1430+30	5 places up nationally since last month
37	Brenda M Hill	NJ	1430	2 places up nationally since last month
39	Pamela F Hobart	TX	1426	1 place up nationally since last month
40	Marilyn Pelias	LA	1421	1 place up nationally since last month
41	Elizabeth C Smith	CT	1415-53	7 places down nationally since last month
42	Karen Shirley Kaufman	CA	1400	No change
43	Karen Boyd	GA	1345	2 places up nationally since last month
44	Marie E Coccio	RI	1335	2 places up nationally since last month
45	Florence Leung	NY	1316	2 places up nationally since last month
46	Ya He	VA	1312	2 places up nationally since last month
47	Jill Way Likens	SD	1300	2 places up nationally since last month
47	Sandra R Hoffman	WI	1300	2 places up nationally since last month
47	Win Persina	DC	1300	2 places up nationally since last month
50	Carol Linda Knopf	NY	1292-84	6 places down nationally since last month
51	Nancy Keller	OR	1264	2 places up nationally since last month
52	Ariane K Houston	FL	1253-39	No change
53	Anna Christina Baumstark	GA	1230	1 place up nationally since last month
54	Marielle Murphy	MA	1227	1 place up nationally since last month
55	Melanie Anne Kneen	TX	1220	1 place up nationally since last month
56	Renate Otterbach	CA	1173	2 places up nationally since last month
57	Jacqueline A Martin	DC	1152-12	2 places up nationally since last month
58	Christine A Mitchell	PA	1116+1	2 places up nationally since last month
59	Frances C Hasson	DE	1101	2 places up nationally since last month
60	Kathleen K Belleville	FL	1095	2 places up nationally since last month
61	Rebecca Rutledge	OK	1094	2 places up nationally since last month
62	Maret Thorpe	IL	1069	2 places up nationally since last month
63	Brenda T Hardesty	TX	1046	3 places up nationally since last month
64	Carlene R Pyne	NC	1017	4 places up nationally since last month
65	Chantelle Mitchell	TN	1013-34	No change
66	Leila A D'Aquin	LA	1010	3 places up nationally since last month
67	Anastasia Croft	OH	991+155	18 places up nationally since last month
68	Gayle W Dean	NC	989-35	1 place down nationally since last month
69	SHARON Marie Bleehaus	NY	980+34	5 places up nationally since last month
69	Latanya Sweeney	MA	980	1 place up nationally since last month
71	Linda S Williams	CA	973	No change
72	Archana Kolangara	SC	948	No change
73	Ellen Ann Wanek	WI	947	No change
74	Annabelle Romero	NM	929	1 place up nationally since last month
75	Marcella Maya Whitecloud	ID	927	1 place up nationally since last month
76	Jean Hepner	CA	900	1 place up nationally since last month
77	Landra Chaney Pulliam	TX	878	1 place up nationally since last month
78	Salome Jacob	WA	877	2 places up nationally since last month
79	Stacey M Gilbert	FL	871	2 places up nationally since last month
80	Elizabeth Alison Aming	FL	866	2 places up nationally since last month
81	Nichol Garrison	NC	831-47	3 places down nationally since last month
82	Sarah Brauner	TX	830	4 places up nationally since last month
83	Shana Lively	TX	825-32	No change
84	Dortha L Jackson	TX	798+79	8 places up nationally since last month
85	Jacqueline Meile Brown	PA	793	2 places up nationally since last month
86	Leslie J Hennig	KY	774	2 places up nationally since last month
87	Gabrielle A Larson	GA	755	2 places up nationally since last month
88	Louanne Mcdonald	CT	749	2 places up nationally since last month
89	Nancy S Lancas	IL	741+1	2 places up nationally since last month
90	Margaret Ann Bailon-Labednick	TX	717	3 places up nationally since last month
91	Kate Canessa	CA	706+15	4 places up nationally since last month
92	Jennifer Lynn Feuerbach	MD	693	2 places up nationally since last month
93	Robin Darlene Ray	MI	688+2	3 places up nationally since last month
94	Jenny Wall	CA	679-159	10 places down nationally since last month
95	Christina Mary Sanner	TX	666	New
96	Audrey Lim	MD	660-22	1 place up nationally since last month
97	Alison Foo-Karna	MO	659	3 places up nationally since last month
97	Miae Porter	NC	659	New
99	Mary A Hanna	NC	648-30	No change
100	Mei Hua HoExpired	PA	637	New

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