Top women chess players age 65 and over

Official US Chess rankings for October 2026. 50 players are ranked on this list. Movement is measured against September 2026.

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Top Women Chess Players Age 65 and Over in the US (Oct 2026)
#	Player	State	Rating	Movevs last month
1	Ivona Jezierska	CA	2005	No change
2	Dorothy Teasley	NY	2000	No change
3	Diana Lanni	DC	1909	No change
4	S Catherine Dodson	VA	1832	No change
5	Julia O'Neill	AZ	1800	No change
6	Polly P Wright	NY	1700	No change
7	Amy C Nunn	KY	1621	No change
8	Jamie Duif Calvin	CA	1600	No change
9	Mira Karell	MD	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
9	Elaine Walquist	MI	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
9	Elizabeth Carmel Shaughnessy	CA	1500	1 place up nationally since last month
12	Kathy Elizabeth Richards	ME	1440	2 places up nationally since last month
13	Gwen Meins	MA	1431	2 places up nationally since last month
14	Judy Dean	NY	1430+30	4 places up nationally since last month
14	Brenda M Hill	NJ	1430	2 places up nationally since last month
16	Pamela F Hobart	TX	1426	1 place up nationally since last month
17	Elizabeth C Smith	CT	1415-53	4 places down nationally since last month
18	Karen Shirley Kaufman	CA	1400	No change
19	Florence Leung	NY	1316	1 place up nationally since last month
20	Jill Way Likens	SD	1300	1 place up nationally since last month
20	Sandra R Hoffman	WI	1300	1 place up nationally since last month
20	Win Persina	DC	1300	1 place up nationally since last month
23	Nancy Keller	OR	1264	1 place up nationally since last month
24	Marielle Murphy	MA	1227	1 place up nationally since last month
25	Renate Otterbach	CA	1173	1 place up nationally since last month
26	Frances C Hasson	DE	1101	1 place up nationally since last month
27	Kathleen K Belleville	FL	1095	1 place up nationally since last month
28	Brenda T Hardesty	TX	1046	1 place up nationally since last month
29	Carlene R Pyne	NC	1017	2 places up nationally since last month
30	Gayle W Dean	NC	989-35	No change
31	SHARON Marie Bleehaus	NY	980+34	3 places up nationally since last month
31	Latanya Sweeney	MA	980	1 place up nationally since last month
33	Ellen Ann Wanek	WI	947	No change
34	Annabelle Romero	NM	929	1 place up nationally since last month
35	Jean Hepner	CA	900	1 place up nationally since last month
36	Landra Chaney Pulliam	TX	878	1 place up nationally since last month
37	Dortha L Jackson	TX	798	New
38	Louanne Mcdonald	CT	749	No change
39	Nancy S Lancas	IL	741+1	No change
40	Robin Darlene Ray	MI	688	New
41	Mary A Hanna	NC	648-30	1 place down nationally since last month
42	Mei Hua HoExpired	PA	637	No change
43	Janice E Jenkins	MA	624	No change
44	Mary Lynn Monroy	CA	611-32	3 places down nationally since last month
45	Sue Samuels	FL	602	1 place down nationally since last month
46	Audrie Eloise Gordon	WA	579	1 place down nationally since last month
47	Ann Marie Louise Michael	PA	512-52	1 place down nationally since last month
48	Linda J Maginity	MI	502	1 place down nationally since last month
49	Nancy Miller Eberiel	MA	453-5	1 place down nationally since last month
50	Edna J Bowman	FL	135	1 place down nationally since last month

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