2008 - N.C. Players Scattered Among Year-End Top 100 Lists

The following players are listed in the December 2008 Top 100 lists by the U.S. Chess Federation. They are comprised of current USCF members, who have North Carolina as their state affiliation - and have been active in the past year.

Hometowns are listed for most players. But some are missing. Feel free to drop the Webmaster a line to correct anything – or offer additional information. Check out all of the lists at the USCF. 

Overall
#76 – IM Jonathan Schroer, Holly Springs
#85 – FM Andrey Chumachenko, Matthews

Overall – Women
#78 – Amelia Wheeless, Charlotte
#100 -- Sara Walsh, Jacksonville

Age 18
#56 -- Jacob Parrish, Greensboro
#70 – Frank Mu, Charlotte
#78 – Jay Goss, Chapel Hill
#94 -- Amelia Wheeless, Charlotte

Age 17
#32 – Peter Giannatos, Charlotte
#54 – Thomas Paradis, Charlotte

Age 16
#38 – Dominique Myers, Charlotte
#43 – Matthew Horwitz, Hendersonville
#87 – David High, Chapel Hill

Age 15
#40  – Kevin Huang, Charlotte

Age 14
#30 – Samuel Xin, Concord
#69 – Andrew Dejong, Chapel Hill
#99 -- Chang Sun, Charlotte

Age 13
#37 -- Joshua Mu, Charlotte
#58 – Jordan Wood, Asheboro

Age 12
#59 -- Eric Noden, Cary
#70 – Nishanth Shah
#72 -- Tian-Shun Allan Jiang

Age 10
#16 – William Campbell, Statesville
#48 -- Ken Chu, Charlotte

Age 9
#8 – Aaron Balleisen

Age 8
#67 -- Chad Moody, Hendersonville

Age 7 and Under
#35 – Sam Ferguson, Cary
#93 -- Aaron Dejong, Chapel Hill

Blitz – Overall
#49 – FM Miles Ardaman, Asheville
#60 – FM Ron Simpson, Raleigh
#79 -- NM Craig Jones, Cary 

Blitz – Women – Overall
#45 – Amelia Wheeless, Charlotte
#59 – Sara Walsh, Jacksonville

Girls Under Age 21
#44 – Amelia Wheeless, Charlotte
#64 – Colette Wheeless, Charlotte

Girls Under Age 16
#57 -- Brittney DeWitt, Leicester
#60 – Grace Campbell, Statesville

Correspondence - Overall
#29 – Dana Daves

Correspondence - Women
#1 – Roselie Estey, Edneyville