Western PA Scholastic Chess
Top 11th Grade

The purpose of this particular list is primarily to allow a large group of kids to look up their ratings. It is not meant to reflect the top Western PA players in each grade for several reasons. Firstly, it includes many out of state students who happen to have played in Pittsburgh at one time or another. Secondly, it includes ratings that may be based on as few as 4 games. Ratings based on such a small number of games are often very unreliable. Thirdly, this list includes students who may be currently inactive, since it goes back quite a few years. If you want to see who the top players in each grade currently are, check our Scholastic Honor Roll list at the link on the bottom of this page.

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Latest USCF Rating, ID Numbers, Expiration dates, & Tournament Results

RankNameSchoolRating
1Glinsky, Luka ENorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School2061
2Oppenheim, EvanMc Dowell High School1773
3Francus, MichaelHillel Academy1692
4Lelko, RebeccaNotre Dame High School1635
5Zinn, Andrew MFox Chapel Area High School1513
6Aites, Caleb IEast Fairmont High School1488
7Berthoud, KentUpper St Clair High School1329
8Rosso, JackUpper St Clair High School1329
9Lee, Joshua KShady Side Academy Senior School1305
10Shirkey, Dakota JTimken High School1218
11Dorsey, Elizabeth AUpper St Clair High School1184
12Guryeva, KseniyaSchenley High School1171
13Tobias, David ANorth Allegheny Sr High School1136
14Vaisleib, Gregory EFox Chapel Area High School1132
15Smith, RayEden Christian Academy1129
16Nocita, JamesSewickley Upper School1113
17Pampena, Ethan GNorth Allegheny Sr High School1110
18Kepner, Ben RHampton Township High School1104
19Jayakumar, Kishore LMontour High School1101
20Ruefle, VonHampton Township High School1101
21Murthy, AkanshFox Chapel Area High School1084
22Poerio, Dominic VSeton La Salle High School1064
23Beatty, MarkPine Richland Sr High School1058
24Smart, AdrianFox Chapel Area High School1057
25Sun, LiAnnFox Chapel Area High School1051
26Piqueira, JosephUpper St Clair High School1027
27Thewes, RichardNorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School1025
28Liu, ErikState College High School1016
29Iida, JunUpper St Clair High School1014
30Wiest, NathanEden Christian Academy1011
31Porter, Rachel MMercersburg Academy 981
32Trompeter, NickyWinchester Thurston School 976
33Kalchthaler, Kyle BShady Side Academy Senior School 965
34Venkatesh, NikhilUpper St Clair High School 955
35Miller, Zach TSewickley Upper School 948
36Regan, KelseyNorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School 946
37Dickel, MatthewFox Chapel Area High School 927
38Katz, DavidMount Lebanon Sr High School 898
39Kaleugher, Douglas WSewickley Upper School 874
40Loevner, Dianna IWinchester Thurston School 868
41Kushner, SidneyUpper St Clair High School 858
42Samo, DougNorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School 855
43Sivakanthan, SananthanFox Chapel Area High School 853
44Samakow, JesseShady Side Academy Senior School 843
45Radkoff, AlexFox Chapel Area High School 835
46Griffin, Sean DFox Chapel Area High School 830
47Westerman, ElliotHome High School 830
48Herrmann, Stuart AGateway Sr High School 829
49Lin, JeffreyNorth Allegheny Sr High School 824
50Wagoner, Jeremy AWestern PA Deaf School 813
51Iasella, Carlo JShaler Area Sr High School 801
52Rengasamy, MathiUpper St Clair High School 789
53Myers, Matthew ERinggold Sr High School 788
54Waruszewski, ThomasNorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School 787
55Wusylko, AlexanderSewickley Upper School 779
56Wright, ChapinUpper St Clair High School 775
57Palanisamy, DineshNorth Allegheny Sr High School 773
58Walther, Joseph CChartiers Valley Sr High School 762
59Todd, JeffreyFox Chapel Area High School 748
60Meinert, Max JFox Chapel Area High School 745
61Benack, Ben E IIIUpper St Clair High School 740
62Porter, Christopher LSewickley Upper School 739
63Zlotnik, Bryan EFox Chapel Area High School 704
64Bharill, SonumShady Side Academy Senior School 690
65Plizga, LukeNorth Hills Sr High School 682
66Raghu, AkshayBethel Park Sr High School 682
67Ross, Brian JGateway Sr High School 680
68Rankins, Donald EElizabeth Forward Sr High School 680
69Means, MacSewickley Upper School 679
70Tyma, AlexanderSewickley Upper School 673
71Kukunas, Paul SFox Chapel Area High School 673
72Gates, Joseph TNorwin Sr High School 673
73Clark-Polner, MichaelWinchester Thurston School 666
74Rosenstock, NathanFox Chapel Area High School 647
75Shah, AaronSewickley Upper School 645
76Grote, Kelly FEllis School 640
77Chang, AlexSewickley Upper School 635
78Handelsman, LoganShady Side Academy Senior School 633
79Clark, Elizabeth GEllis School 629
80Kuntz, LaurenMount Lebanon Sr High School 624
81Ritov, AlexanderFox Chapel Area High School 593
82Fedzen, DanielCreative Performing Arts High School 588
83Smith, AshtonWoodland Hills Sr High School 588
84Jones, Christopher GSewickley Upper School 584
85Henry, Patrick WNorth Pittsburgh Home Upper School 573
86Lawrence, Ben AShady Side Academy Senior School 567
87Markovitz, Benjamin AKeystone Oaks High School 559
88Morgenlander, AdamMount Lebanon Sr High School 548
89Rajakumar, Joe MGateway Sr High School 541
90Goldstein, Matthew SShady Side Academy Senior School 533
91Rohar, Dylan TNorth Allegheny Sr High School 526
92Dubinsky, Scott MHillel Academy 525
93Hertneky, Brian TWestern PA Deaf School 514
94Dieterle, JimmyBaldwin Sr High School 501
95Meyers, Judith ECreative Performing Arts High School 499
96O'Donnell, BobbySewickley Upper School 491
97Thompson, DannyWestmont Hilltop High School 486
98Nguyen, Kevin TWinchester Thurston School 485
99Hollins, EvanSewickley Upper School 475
100Harlich, JacobCarlynton Sr High School 464
101Barkhymer, LukeChartiers Valley Sr High School 458
102Possumato, Derek DWestern PA Deaf School 454
103Mc Cormick, SarahSewickley Upper School 433
104Pugliano, Gabrielle JSewickley Upper School 426
105Lloyd, GrantHampton Township High School 409
106Leverett, AlisonMount Lebanon Sr High School 406
107Vegh-Gaynor, Noah EMount Lebanon Sr High School 397
108Georgiadis, AlexisEllis School 390
109Wei, ChristopherSewickley Upper School 390
110Williams, Joseph DShady Side Academy Senior School 374
111Gallagher, Drew SUpper St Clair High School 369
112Rashed-Azzam, ZeinaHome High School 334
113Palenchak, Nicholas EGateway Sr High School 320
114Kearney, EliCarlynton Sr High School 306
115Kilen, Alexander FSewickley Upper School 289
116Pellegrino, LeoCreative Performing Arts High School 276
117Saha, SajeebMount Lebanon Sr High School 192
118Usman, NickFox Chapel Area High School 118
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Ratings include the April 2008 supplement.


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