USCF statistics / Alabama
Members
754
Alabama
Top Regular
2,473
highest
Median Regular
868
midpoint
Rated Regular
607
players
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Alabama State Rankings
Where Alabama ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #32868 median | #31791 median | #491,042 median | #361,061 median | #51879 median | #491,155 median |
| Average rating | #38916 average | #37833 average | #411,149 average | #251,120 average | #50978 average | #481,170 average |
| Best player | #292,473 top | #202,462 top | #272,379 top | #272,273 top | #352,070 top | #322,123 top |
| Rated players | #31607 players | #31561 players | #4097 players | #2857 players | #2671 players | #2559 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Alabama highlighted against every state · Active Members
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,5172California
11,5693New York
11,0024Florida
5,5775Illinois
5,4616New Jersey
3,979Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Alabama changes month to month
Last month
-14
October 1, 2026 · 754 active members
Best month
+91
February 1, 2026 · 161 gained
Largest loss
-78
March 1, 2026 · 84 lost
Total active members
754
Monthly net change
-14
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Alabama joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
346
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
87
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
418
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Alabama residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
31st
754
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
49th
14.5
per 100,000 of 5,193,088 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Alabama
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A regular rating of 868 beats 49.9% of players in Alabama.
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Regular ratings · Alabama
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rachels, Stuart USCF11478239 | 2,473 |
2 | Adams, Stephen USCF13184803 | 2,327 |
3 | Camaratta, Frank A USCF10064953 | 2,320 |
4 | Varagona, Scott USCF12744446 | 2,231 |
5 | Puckett, Matthew USCF12569456 | 2,200 |
6 | Therrell, Kyle Allen USCF10236746 | 2,198 |
7 | Dowd, Steven B USCF12484438 | 2,180 |
8 | Snow, Zachary Isaac USCF15336543 | 2,147 |
9 | Bruni, Xavier USCF15840554 | 2,106 |
10 | Friedman, Christian USCF15760235 | 2,099 |
11 | Price, Richard G USCF10247551 | 2,096 |
12 | Mccarty, Joseph C USCF10290139 | 2,092 |
13 | Rasberry, Jonathan USCF14678910 | 2,091 |
14 | Graveling, Stephen James USCF14980542 | 2,090 |
15 | Franklin, Albert E USCF20043791 | 2,075 |
16 | Lankey, Brian James USCF10325811 | 2,063 |
17 | Presson, Freeman Craig USCF10021847 | 2,020 |
18 | Dong, Sherwood USCF14582202 | 2,017 |
19 | Denton, Thomas J USCF10240352 | 2,014 |
20 | Porcelli, Michael William USCF13314357 | 2,011 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hujier, Fouad USCF30492908 | +112 |
2 | Chen, Po-Ting Raymond USCF32332063 | +100 |
3 | Biswas, Arion USCF30663568 | +95 |
4 | Birney, Ira USCF31466941 | +89 |
5 | Johnson, Brian USCF31505976 | +89 |
6 | Poynter, Martin M USCF30685844 | +70 |
7 | Herring, Derrick USCF31430650 | +70 |
8 | Madhav Menon, Keshav USCF32531057 | +65 |
9 | Raval, Ved USCF30498410 | +48 |
10 | Lyons, Ashley USCF32081347 | +45 |
11 | Vyas, Aashka USCF30129310 | +44 |
12 | Kurapaty, Ashwin USCF31319466 | +41 |
13 | Batchu, Arush Reddy USCF30499754 | +38 |
14 | Mcdaniel, Tucker Lee USCF32840072 | +34 |
15 | Adams, Stephen USCF13184803 | +28 |
16 | Barbre, Abigail Collette USCF17107412 | +27 |
17 | Zhan, Wei USCF16093467 | +20 |
18 | Song, Ryan Hyeonwoo USCF31080423 | +20 |
19 | Bruni, Xavier USCF15840554 | +19 |
20 | Taylor, Timothy Lee USCF30301669 | +16 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hawkes, Corbin Elijah USCF31981618 | +54 |
2 | Marks-Baginski, Kirin USCF32866323 | +53 |
3 | Martignoni, Noah Augustine USCF30271088 | +35 |
4 | Chen, Po-Ting Raymond USCF32332063 | +32 |
5 | Birney, Ira USCF31466941 | +31 |
6 | Poynter, Martin M USCF30685844 | +25 |
7 | Herring, Derrick USCF31430650 | +23 |
8 | Arefin, Md Shahnur USCF31983300 | +22 |
9 | Kurapaty, Ashwin USCF31319466 | +19 |
10 | Hujier, Fouad USCF30492908 | +18 |
11 | Madhav Menon, Keshav USCF32531057 | +18 |
12 | Mcdaniel, Tucker Lee USCF32840072 | +13 |
13 | Johnson, Brian USCF31505976 | +12 |
14 | Vyas, Aashka USCF30129310 | +12 |
15 | Lyons, Ashley USCF32081347 | +12 |
16 | Batchu, Arush Reddy USCF30499754 | +7 |
17 | Smith, Noah USCF30429303 | +6 |
18 | Birney, Graham USCF31466932 | +6 |
19 | Zhan, Wei USCF16093467 | +6 |
20 | Bruni, Xavier USCF15840554 | +5 |
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