Top women chess players age 50 and over in New York
The 9 highest-rated players from New York on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from New York who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank. Movement is measured against September 2026.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatriz Marinello | #2 | 2200 | No change |
| 2 | Olga Sagalchik | #4 | 2125 | No change |
| 3 | Dorothy Teasley | #7 | 2000 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 4 | ELIZABETH Zoe Spiegel | #10 | 1979-26 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Polly P Wright | #20 | 1700 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Judy Dean | #37 | 1430+30 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Florence Leung | #45 | 1316 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Carol Linda Knopf | #50 | 1292-84 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | SHARON Marie Bleehaus | #69 | 980+34 | 5 places up nationally since last month |