USCF statistics / California
Members
11,569
California
Top Regular
2,711
highest
Median Regular
903
midpoint
Rated Regular
9,083
players
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California State Rankings
Where California ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #29903 median | #29810 median | #321,190 median | #261,106 median | #381,067 median | #221,456 median |
| Average rating | #25984 average | #29873 average | #351,167 average | #201,151 average | #371,083 average | #261,382 average |
| Best player | #102,711 top | #82,641 top | #82,696 top | #52,716 top | #22,699 top | #72,601 top |
| Rated players | #29.1k players | #38.4k players | #12.5k players | #11.0k players | #11.2k players | #1667 players |
50-State Trend Stack
California 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 California changes month to month
Last month
+12
October 1, 2026 · 11,569 active members
Best month
+1,160
February 1, 2026 · 1,756 gained
Largest loss
-698
March 1, 2026 · 744 lost
Total active members
11,569
Monthly net change
+12
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in California joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
5,473
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
1,576
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
6,561
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 California residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
2nd
11,569
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
18th
29.4
per 100,000 of 39,355,309 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across California
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A regular rating of 903 beats 49.9% of players in California.
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Regular ratings · California
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shankland, Sam USCF12852765 | 2,711 |
2 | Izoria, Zviad USCF12922861 | 2,694 |
3 | Hong, Andrew USCF14941904 | 2,677 |
4 | Yoo, Christopher Woojin USCF15244943 | 2,640 |
5 | Akopian, Vladimir USCF12561112 | 2,618 |
6 | Ghazarian, Kirk USCF14885268 | 2,602 |
7 | Wolff, Patrick G USCF11343406 | 2,588 |
8 | Corrales Jimenez, Fidel USCF14958890 | 2,578 |
9 | Zierk, Steven USCF12796611 | 2,576 |
10 | Sheng, Joshua USCF13974250 | 2,575 |
11 | Bhat, Vinay S USCF12551720 | 2,569 |
12 | Shaked, Tal USCF12470713 | 2,558 |
13 | Heimann, Mark USCF12802899 | 2,549 |
14 | Daggupati, Balaji USCF14499403 | 2,531 |
15 | Katz, Alexander USCF12885132 | 2,507 |
16 | Prokolab, Miroslav USCF13494102 | 2,502 |
17 | Ambartsoumian, Armen USCF12561114 | 2,497 |
18 | Vidyarthi, Vyom USCF15107740 | 2,497 |
19 | Lakdawala, Cyrus F USCF11486738 | 2,490 |
20 | Shlyakhtenko, Robert USCF14951916 | 2,483 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zhang, Andrew Yi USCF17045070 | +349 |
2 | Wan, Arwen USCF30528476 | +349 |
3 | Gulati, Ayansh USCF30518525 | +347 |
4 | Rameshrathinam, Vihaan USCF32601116 | +308 |
5 | Shapiro, Jonty USCF30679136 | +302 |
6 | Mehta, Vilomi Tapan USCF31344665 | +283 |
7 | Khan, Adnan USCF32021301 | +280 |
8 | Rivera, Elle Constance USCF32452079 | +277 |
9 | Ohorodnyk, Tymofii USCF31479400 | +272 |
10 | Sriram, Aarush USCF32097728 | +271 |
11 | Chou, Elisa Chian Chen USCF32431158 | +257 |
12 | Liu, Felix Ziping USCF32466683 | +257 |
13 | Deepigha Rajesh, Aathirra USCF32321413 | +255 |
14 | Kuzmin, Marat USCF32518673 | +254 |
15 | Deng, Haoze USCF32809856 | +253 |
16 | Singh, Naisha USCF32106034 | +248 |
17 | Zhang, Yiliang USCF31438501 | +233 |
18 | Dubbaka, Srivatsa USCF32236007 | +232 |
19 | Xie, Lucas USCF32603199 | +230 |
20 | Pal, Anvit USCF32341334 | +228 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sharma, Shaurya USCF32747707 | +2,963 |
2 | Gnanassegarane, Srinath USCF33121696 | +1,941 |
3 | Gulati, Ayansh USCF30518525 | +1,878 |
4 | Chen, Cynthia USCF32837777 | +1,843 |
5 | Wan, Arwen USCF30528476 | +1,811 |
6 | Rameshrathinam, Vihaan USCF32601116 | +1,666 |
7 | Gogineni, Srimayukha USCF32829631 | +1,643 |
8 | Chu, Calvyn USCF30242860 | +1,473 |
9 | Nieh, Andrew B USCF33135320 | +1,462 |
10 | Agochiya, Vivaan Chawla USCF32258776 | +1,445 |
11 | Tsang, Carter Ryan USCF33206757 | +1,417 |
12 | Deepigha Rajesh, Aathirra USCF32321413 | +1,371 |
13 | Kuzmin, Marat USCF32518673 | +1,369 |
14 | Mudireddy, Saiaansh Reddy USCF32545684 | +1,364 |
15 | Sriram, Aarush USCF32097728 | +1,354 |
16 | Liu, Felix Ziping USCF32466683 | +1,297 |
17 | Singh, Naisha USCF32106034 | +1,295 |
18 | Hebbar, Abhinav USCF32111064 | +1,272 |
19 | Tiscareno, Isaac Nathaniel USCF16524724 | +1,270 |
20 | Xie, Lucas USCF32603199 | +1,243 |
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