Top Women Age 50 and Over May 2025

1Tsodikova, Natalya (12634942)56CAUSA2246
2Belakovskaia, Anjelina (12559824)55AZUSA2217
3Marinello, Beatriz (12537449)60NYUSA2200
4Sagalchik, Olga (12565069)58NYUSA2100
5Teasley, Dorothy (10074258)84NYUSA2000
=5Root, Alexey (10374651)59TXUSA2000
7Airapetian, Chouchanik (12629918)50WAUSA1943
8Lanni, Diana (10170761)69DCUSA1914
9Storm, Kira Josiah (12495633)60VTUSA1911
10Kennedy, Shernaz (11322000)71NYUSA1900
11Christiansen, Natasha C (11366805)63MAUSA1860
12Onyango, Adia (12773126)51NYUSA1813
13Cabrera, Varinia F (12648307)57FLUSA1811
14O'Neill, Julia (10457262)76AZUSA1800
15Kuhner, Mary K (12005060)61WAUSA1784
16Perry, Jayne J (11068987)63COUSA1721
17Wright, Polly P (11041957)71NYUSA1700
=17Nardi, Brenda (12935311)61CAUSA1700
19Naylor, Carla (11178464)59VAUSA1632
20Carson, Anthea Jane (12614322)60CAUSA1611
21Zelner, Catherine (12568602)65FLUSA1600
=21Sekar, Jayashree (12870043)53GAUSA1600
23Braimllari, Lindita (16446328)50PAUSA1592
24Hodgson, Valerie (11441769)71ALUSA1500
=24Katz, Rosalyn B. (12003230)82NCUSA1500
=24Shaughnessy, Elizabeth Carmel (12254060)87CAUSA1500
=24Karell, Mira (12514880)69MDUSA1500
28Smith, Elizabeth C (15913683)71CTUSA1467
29Hill, Brenda M (10584477)83NJUSA1442
30Meins, Gwen (10012091)69MAUSA1432
31Novik, Elena (14376203)55AZUSA1429
32Yavarone, Catherine (12927252)68VTUSA1420
33Nunn, Amy C (12519934)66KYUSA1417
34Ryan, Cathy L (12850235)51VTUSA1416
35Rennie, Jill Zabrina (12471408)60GAUSA1405
36Kaufman, Karen Shirley (12682629)69CAUSA1400
=36Allard, Nataliya (12816958)52NVUSA1400
38Leung, Florence (12558126)73NYUSA1374
39Boyd, Karen (15632935)59GAUSA1347
40Likens, Jill Way (12122400)65SDUSA1339
41Scott, Elizabeth (12582914)62WYUSA1324
42Keller, Nancy (12496049)64ORUSA1306
43Hoffman, Sandra R (10318033)78WIUSA1300
=43Coccio, Marie E (12877245)55RIUSA1300
45Hasson, Frances C (12403827)83DEUSA1268
=45Michaels, Laurie Philip (12583042)57CAUSA1268
47Baumstark, Anna Christina (15219866)50GAUSA1243
48Malevanaia, Oxana (16079354)58ILUSA1227
49Patel, Nita K (12732110)51CTUSA1200
50Mitchell, Christine A (12474653)59PAUSA1156
51Herman, Shirley (14812654)65COUSA1150
=51Baylock, Alicia (15947665)60NJUSA1150
53Suralik, Nancy Renee (15815697)51NJUSA1146
54Martin, Jacqueline A (14726531)61DCUSA1135
55Otterbach, Renate (14565208)70CAUSA1113
56Hardesty, Brenda T (12662345)72TXUSA1071
57Rutledge, Rebecca (15889697)55OKUSA1047
58Mitchell, Chantelle (13392841)53TNUSA1044
59Wanek, Ellen Ann (14569155)74WIUSA1006
60Dean, Gayle W (16366538)75NCUSA984
61Williams, Linda S (12681775)57CAUSA981
=61Meier, Priscilla (30988519)61NVUSA981
63D'Aquin, Leila A (14194534)63LAUSA953
64Whitecloud, Marcella Maya (30952649)59IDUSA952
65Murphy, Marielle (12876703)64MAUSA947
66Lambert-Gorwyn, Petra (15689074)51COUSA944
67Bleehaus, Sharon (12579373)71NYUSA903
=67Nordick, Christina (14689046)62ILUSA903
69Pyne, Carlene R (30869865)64NCUSA891
70Pulliam, Landra Chaney (30821944)66TXUSA874
71Garrison, Nichol (30997328)52NCUSA867
72Lancas, Nancy S (12596424)64ILUSA865
73Romero, Annabelle (11443834)65NMUSA857
74Larson, Gabrielle A (31292361)62GAUSA831
75Foo-Karna, Alison (31745167)50MOUSA810
76Sweeney, Latanya (30393581)65MAUSA809
77Brown, Jacqueline Meile (12533773)61PAUSA760
78Brennan, Melanie (12872241)63PAUSA758
79Mcdonald, Louanne (16071494)71CTUSA756
=79Lively, Shana (31354455)55TXUSA756
81Hanna, Mary A (31907100)78NCUSA753
82Vulis, Maryam (13863487)69NYUSA738
83Dossett, Traci (17249241)52KYUSA721
84Monroy, Mary Lynn (30622883)67CAUSA634
85Gordon, Audrie Eloise (30380257)64WAUSA605
86Runyon, Donna S (30709455)52MDUSA600
87Ho, Mei Hua (30191227)67PAUSA599
88Wall, Jenny (17264274)61CAUSA561
=88Jaurequi, Barbara (31203218)58CAUSA561
90Feuerbach, Jennifer Lynn (30711711)53MDUSA538
91Jenkins, Janice E (16175144)66MAUSA504
92Murphy, Mary F (16796195)60PAUSA503
93Bourne, Jenny (16033075)67MNUSA492
94Brannon, Cherie M (14862312)64TXUSA465
95Ray, Robin Darlene (15070291)63MIUSA464
96Grimaud, Maureen (13552285)64SCUSA436
97Merkt, Rosie (30684968)62OHUSA430
98Sarikaya, Nihal (16269552)54AZUSA363
99Samuels, Sue (30550747)66FLUSA341
100Swafford, Barbara R (13351030)76TXUSA305
These Top 100 lists are updated every month by the United States Chess Federation. As of the June 2014 list, ages will be as of the first day of the month in which those ratings become official. For example, ages for the December lists will be as of December 1. (For Top 100 lists prior to June 2014, ages are as of the first day of the previous month.)

Ratings shown are the official US Chess ratings for the month indicated, which are generated on the third Wednesday of the month before they become official. Only current US Chess members with established ratings and ratings activity in the last year are shown. Please contact us if you have questions about these lists.

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