This list includes players that have achieved master ratings in the state of Colorado. To be included on the list, a player must have been a resident of Colorado and played in at least one rated tournament while living in the state. Some players on the list have not held the rating of the level of master that they are listed as, but they did achieve the minimum rating at some time and qualified to get that master certificate from USCF. Also, some of the players listed below achieved their highest master level before moving to Colorado or after leaving Colorado. Some of the top players from the 1950's era may have been of master strength, but in the absence of the Elo rating system this is not possible to judge today.
Grand MastersAlex FishbeinDashzegve Sharavdorj International MastersHans BerlinerMichael Mulyar Steve Odendahl Michael Valvo John Watson Senior Master (2400 minimum)Renard AndersonRandy Canney John Dunning David Gliksman John Hall Jerry Kearns James McCarty |
National Master (2200 minimum)Jesse CohenLior Lapid Dmitry Agrachov Eric Anderson Todd Bardwick Imre Barlay Eric Beckman Josh Bloomer Richard Buchanan Jim Burden Curtis Carlson Paul Cornelison Michael Emerson Gregory Fishbein Bob Fordon Gerald Georges Michael Ginat James Hamblin Tyler Hughes David Jellison Rob Karnisky Wesley Koehler Arkady Kotlyazevsky Richard Laver Sage Mo Bruce Monson Paul Nikitovich Bob O'Donnell Yury Oshmyansky Mikhail Ponomarev Philipp Ponomarev Sam Quintanar Andy Rea David Rice Bob Shean John Siddeek Ray Springfield Jeff Sullivan Don Sutherland J. Mann de Toledo Tom Unger Greg Vitko Brian Wall Robert Wendling Gunnar Anderson Josh Romaro Chris Peterson |