Top 50 Active Players in North Carolina

The following is a list of the Top 50 overall chess players in North Carolina as judged by the December 2007 USCF ratings. Players listed meet the following criteria:

1.  Are current USCF members (Has your membership lapsed? It's easy to correct.)
2.  Have North Carolina has their state affiliation (This affects some out-of-state college students.)
3.  Have had some rating action taken during 2007. (Did you remember to play a rated game in 2007?)

Hometowns are listed with some players. But I don't know everyone. So feel free to drop me line to add some information - or correct a mistake.

1.      FM Andrey Chumachenko, Charlotte -- 2470

2.      IM Jonathan Schroer, Holly Springs -- 2442

3.      FM Miles Ardaman, Asheville -- 2400

4.      FM Matthew Hoekstra, Charlotte -- 2389

5.      Satyajit Malugu, Raleigh -- 2313

6.      FM Ron Simpson, Raleigh -- 2303

7.      NM Frankie Newton, Crouse -- 2287

8.      NM Craig Jones, Cary -- 2263

9.      NM John Kirby, Raleigh -- 2222

10.    NM Mathias Moersch, Raleigh -- 2204

11.    NM Neal Harris, Edneyville -- 2202

12.    NM  Maurice Dana, Morehead City -- 2200

13.     Joseph Jurjevich, Asheville -- 2160

14.     Udayan Bapat, Raleigh -- 2126

15.     Chris Mabe, Charlotte -- 2114

16.     Shawn Pealer, Charlotte -- 2111

17.     Royce Alvarez, Hendersonville -- 2108

18.     NM Vann Alan Patrick, Raleigh -- 2106

19.     NM Jack Berry, Raleigh -- 2099

20.     Todd Trower, Charlotte -- 2099

21.     James Hardy, Marion -- 2063

22.     NM John Smithwick -- 2053

23.     John Timmel, Hillsborough -- 2051

24.     John Michael Curcuru -- 2046

25.     Dan Ranario -- 2030

26.     Robert Spurrier, High Point -- 2022

27.     James William Lussier -- 2018

28.     NM Leland Fuerstman, Mint Hill -- 2016

29.     Patrick McCartney, Charlotte -- 2016

30.     Randy Lovelace, Taylorsville -- 2010

31.     T. Ryan Deering -- 2006

32.     Alexi Gorbounov -- 2001

33.     Larry Johnson -- 2000

34.     NM Dan Liu, Charlotte -- 2000

35.     Faye Z Abouel-Komsan -- 1982

36.     Bob Cohen -- 1979

37.     Adam Holmes, Chapel Hill -- 1960

38.     David Erb, Raleigh -- 1959

39.     James Watson, Raleigh -- 1958

40.     Matthew Wofford, Chapel Hill -- 1957

41.     Gary Newson, Cornelius -- 1952

42.     Jonathan Munnell, Charlotte -- 1951

43.     Eugene Herman Cloete -- 1950

44.     James Adkins -- 1947

45.     John Wooten -- 1940

46.     Gary Branton, Troutman -- 1930

47.     Ken Baxter, Mooresville -- 1927

48.     David Noden -- 1915

49.     Matthew Green, Charlotte -- 1915

50.     Tim Rankin, Davidson -- 1911