USCF player statistics
Ganja, Mark
- Biggest rank climb · #13 in Illinois (Quick)
- Biggest rank climb · #10 in Illinois (Regular)
- Fastest rising · #49 in United States (Regular)
- Fastest rising · #4 in Illinois (Quick)
- Fastest rising · #3 in Illinois (Regular)
- Gender
- Male
- FIDE
- FIDE 566027993
- US Chess reported rank
- #38,767 national · #1,811 in state
- Floor
- Regular 150 · Quick 150
US Chess record as of Sep 18, 2026
How this rating moves
Between consecutive published observations, provisional included.
- Biggest gain
- +277
- Sep 2026 to Oct 2026
- Biggest drop
- -104
- Jun 2026 to Jul 2026
- Longest rise
- 2 updates
- +165 from Feb 2026 to Apr 2026
- Updates that moved
- 8 of 9
- Latest +277, Sep 2026 to Oct 2026
- Typical move
- ±78
- Mean absolute change; spread ±111.3
Regular rating in context
United States
#34,736of 82,596 rated members · higher than 57.9%
47,828 lower · 33 same rating · 34,735 higher · ties share a rank
Illinois
#1,589of 4,655 rated members · higher than 65.8%
3,066 lower · 1 same rating · 1,588 higher · ties share a rank
Where this rating sits · United States
82,596 rated members in 50-point bands · median 800–849 · 7,918 within 100 points of 1,004 (this player included)
1,000–1,049: 1,938 members (2.3%) · highlighted band is the player’s · dashed line is the target
60% below 1,050 (49,606 of 82,596; 57.9% below 1,004)
Percentile over time · United States
57.9% higher than · Oct 2026 · rank #34,736 of 82,596
Since Jan 2026
+23.4 pts
How these comparisons are calculated
Chess67 calculations from the Oct 2026 monthly rating update, using the same population as the USCF statistics pages: US members classified as active in the published monthly records, excluding lifetime-coded records, provisional ratings included. Ties share a rank; “lower” is strictly lower; national and state groups overlap. The target explorer keeps the population fixed, with this player at their recorded rating: it is a rating comparison, not a prediction of future rank.
Published ratings by month
P marks a provisional rating; the small figure is the change since the previous published observation.
| Month | Regular | Quick |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1,004+277 | 1,001+232 |
| Sep 2026 | 727-24 | 769-38 |
| Aug 2026 | 751+8 | 807-30 |
| Jul 2026 | 743-104 | 837no change |
| Jun 2026 | 847+112 | 837+109 |
| May 2026 | 735 P-12 · 23 games | 728 P-12 · 23 games |
| Apr 2026 | 747 P+36 · 20 games | 740 P+38 · 20 games |
| Mar 2026 | 711 P+129 · 12 games | 702 P+127 · 12 games |
| Feb 2026 | 582 Pno change · 8 games | 575 Pno change · 8 games |
| Jan 2026 | 582 P4 games | 575 P4 games |
| Dec 2025 | — | — |