USCF statistics / Arkansas
Members
575
Arkansas
Top Regular
2,200
highest
Median Regular
897
midpoint
Rated Regular
464
players
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Arkansas State Rankings
Where Arkansas ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #30897 median | #22858 median | #181,296 median | #441,000 median | #281,146 median | #391,366 median |
| Average rating | #31939 average | #28875 average | #191,243 average | #451,024 average | #401,075 average | #441,301 average |
| Best player | #462,200 top | #412,184 top | #462,036 top | #441,889 top | #471,774 top | #441,834 top |
| Rated players | #33464 players | #33436 players | #4269 players | #3441 players | #3447 players | #3822 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Arkansas 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 Arkansas changes month to month
Last month
-17
October 1, 2026 · 575 active members
Best month
+51
February 1, 2026 · 96 gained
Largest loss
-52
March 1, 2026 · 57 lost
Total active members
575
Monthly net change
-17
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Arkansas joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
315
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
70
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
335
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Arkansas residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
33rd
575
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
43rd
18.5
per 100,000 of 3,114,791 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Arkansas
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A regular rating of 897 beats 50.1% of players in Arkansas.
47 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Arkansas
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Orton, William R USCF10383251 | 2,200 |
2 | Wenger, Aaron S USCF12478336 | 2,147 |
3 | Davis, Tony USCF12417692 | 2,136 |
4 | Kunchanapalli, Havish USCF30136759 | 2,090 |
5 | Niggel, Christopher J USCF12401824 | 2,029 |
6 | Pritchett, Peter W USCF12616414 | 1,990 |
7 | Mettler, Mark USCF13934473 | 1,977 |
8 | Kattner, John Stephen USCF12619135 | 1,917 |
9 | Grisham, David Alton USCF12715016 | 1,915 |
10 | Wolf, Alexander Patrick USCF12874780 | 1,913 |
11 | Petty, Kirk D USCF10459681 | 1,900 |
12 | Pruett, Josh Dee USCF12781148 | 1,900 |
13 | Holmes, Joseph Frank USCF12910648 | 1,875 |
14 | Spence, Randy D USCF12433403 | 1,873 |
15 | Kordsmeier, Nolan USCF12774556 | 1,871 |
16 | Knipscheer, Hendrik USCF12908767 | 1,827 |
17 | Dong, Charles Shiran USCF30265209 | 1,815 |
18 | Stepp, Robert V USCF10367719 | 1,813 |
19 | Weston, Larry H. USCF11019421 | 1,789 |
20 | Malli, Kanishk USCF31220273 | 1,787 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Gosman, Nathan USCF30078125 | +150 |
2 | Mettler, Mark USCF13934473 | +143 |
3 | Aare, Viraj Reddy USCF31585742 | +82 |
4 | Dong, Charles Shiran USCF30265209 | +72 |
5 | Greven, Daniel W USCF12838083 | +66 |
6 | Satish, Aniruth USCF16424088 | +40 |
7 | Holmes, Joseph Frank USCF12910648 | +38 |
8 | Morgankamp, David USCF16058892 | +38 |
9 | Emlaw, Matthew USCF14752412 | +36 |
10 | Manchiganti, Goutham Krishna Narayan USCF32323455 | +30 |
11 | Gautam, Gauransh USCF30220903 | +22 |
12 | Roy, Mokshith USCF32251016 | +22 |
13 | Webber, Owen Ray USCF30624055 | +12 |
14 | Dubois, Kevin USCF30315025 | +9 |
15 | Lafreniere, Michael USCF30218382 | +8 |
16 | Whitworth, Clarence (Cj) USCF13753833 | +7 |
17 | Davito, Justin Michael USCF12662209 | +3 |
18 | Kasten, Christian Allen USCF30255940 | +3 |
19 | Carr, Gage Michael USCF30201627 | +2 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Anantha Raman, Adi Sai USCF32672542 | +36 |
2 | Vang, Ken USCF32373769 | +28 |
3 | Bertani, Vince USCF30499146 | +23 |
4 | Gosman, Nathan USCF30078125 | +22 |
5 | Lowry, Eli Gabriel USCF16141465 | +20 |
6 | Gray, Asher Nathan USCF33095245 | +20 |
7 | Burson, Tyler USCF31203559 | +16 |
8 | Lokesh Kumudha, Vedesh USCF32822871 | +14 |
9 | Langston, Abel Martin USCF32943983 | +14 |
10 | Pradeep, Thanvika USCF33060335 | +14 |
11 | Young, Edward Mason USCF32031008 | +14 |
12 | Thompson, Ella Josephine USCF32834150 | +14 |
13 | Chowdhury, Noah USCF33088036 | +14 |
14 | Barnes, Oliver USCF31913881 | +14 |
15 | Narayanan, Nandini USCF33110499 | +14 |
16 | Vick, Dominic Alexander USCF32651328 | +14 |
17 | Nguyen, Kayla USCF32707185 | +14 |
18 | Kanaparthi, Manasvi USCF32807190 | +14 |
19 | Pelluri, Tanmay USCF32919716 | +14 |
20 | Murphy, Liam USCF32943956 | +14 |
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