June 18, 2021

ICCF-US 2021-3 Rating List Top 50 List

Using the 2021-3 ICCF ELO Rating List, in effect for the period from July 1, 2021 until September 30, 2021, Bob Rizzo, ICCF-US Titles Officer has compiled the latest ICCF-US Top 50 Rated Active Players list.

For 2021-3 we have 4 additions from the 2021-2 list.

Rank	Title	Name	Rating
1	GM	Zilberberg, Alik Samulovich	2597
17	IM	Marbourg, Denny	2477
25	LIM	Langan, Gina	2445
50	CCM	Byrne, Michael	2388

The Biggest Rating Gainers for those on the Top 50 2021-2 list are:

Rank	Title	Name	Rating	Change
17	IM	Marbourg, Denny	2477	93
35	IM	Stone, George	2412	21
26	IM	Leonard, Andrew	2444	11
27	SIM	Ingersol, Harry	2443	11
34	IM	Parmet, Daniel	2423	11

Congratulations and welcome to Michael Byrne on his initial entry into the Top 50. Welcome back to Alik Zilberberg and Gina Langan who rejoin the list after extended periods of inactivity and to Denny Marbourg who returns through the magic of the 80+ game recalculation rule (see * below). Congrats also to our big gainers Denny, George, Andrew, Harry and Daniel.

To access the top 50 list choose "Lists" à "Top50 Rating List" from the menu bar at the top of the main page. Enjoy.

The Top 10 Rating Gainers from the entire ICCF-US membership:

Name	2021-2	2021-3	Change
Frenkel, Aleksandr	1806	1944	138
Marbourg, Denny	2384	2477	93
Stewart, Douglas	2266	2352	86
Jones, Jan	2090	2171	81
Anderson, Clarence	2180	2239	59
Kocian, Larry	1866	1923	57
Hannum, Wallace	2116	2167	51
Haase, F. Philip	2040	2089	49
McCartney, Patrick J.	2220	2269	49
Bhattacharjea, Rajib	2196	2242	46
Walton, John C.	2309	2355	46

* Note: Anyone who has finished more than 80 games in the current rating period is rated as would a new player without any prior ICCF history subject to the approval of the Ratings Commissioner (ICCF Rules ver. 01/01/2020, Appendix 1, Calculation Procedure, #16)