USCF statistics / Arkansas · Male
Members
521
Arkansas
Top Regular
2,200
highest
Median Regular
936.5
midpoint
Rated Regular
420
players
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All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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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 | #33937 median | #26887 median | #181,311 median | #401,047 median | #331,159 median | #401,367 median |
| Average rating | #35984 average | #28914 average | #191,270 average | #431,060 average | #431,086 average | #451,301 average |
| Best player | #462,200 top | #412,184 top | #462,036 top | #441,889 top | #471,774 top | #441,834 top |
| Rated players | #33420 players | #33394 players | #4265 players | #3435 players | #3444 players | #3622 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Arkansas highlighted against every state · Active Members
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,2962California
10,0013New York
8,6704Florida
4,7785Illinois
4,5716New Jersey
3,456Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Arkansas changes month to month
Last month
-9
October 1, 2026 · 521 active members
Best month
+48
April 1, 2026 · 86 gained
Largest loss
-45
March 1, 2026 · 50 lost
Total active members
521
Monthly net change
-9
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Arkansas joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
281
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
66
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
298
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
521
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
43rd
16.7
per 100,000 of 3,114,791 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Arkansas
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A regular rating of 937 beats 50.4% of players in Arkansas.
38 players rated 900–999
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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 | +29 |
2 | Vang, Ken USCF32373769 | +26 |
3 | Gosman, Nathan USCF30078125 | +22 |
4 | Lowry, Eli Gabriel USCF16141465 | +19 |
5 | Gray, Asher Nathan USCF33095245 | +18 |
6 | Bertani, Vince USCF30499146 | +18 |
7 | Burson, Tyler USCF31203559 | +15 |
8 | Greven, Daniel W USCF12838083 | +12 |
9 | Griffith, David USCF32663954 | +11 |
10 | Dong, Charles Shiran USCF30265209 | +10 |
11 | Aare, Viraj Reddy USCF31585742 | +10 |
12 | Lokesh Kumudha, Vedesh USCF32822871 | +10 |
13 | Emlaw, Matthew USCF14752412 | +9 |
14 | Langston, Abel Martin USCF32943983 | +8 |
15 | Young, Edward Mason USCF32031008 | +8 |
16 | Chowdhury, Noah USCF33088036 | +8 |
17 | Barnes, Oliver USCF31913881 | +8 |
18 | Vick, Dominic Alexander USCF32651328 | +8 |
19 | Pelluri, Tanmay USCF32919716 | +8 |
20 | Murphy, Liam USCF32943956 | +8 |
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