USCF statistics / Illinois
Members
5,461
Illinois
Top Regular
2,689
highest
Median Regular
690
midpoint
Rated Regular
4,655
players
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Illinois State Rankings
Where Illinois ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #47690 median | #48631 median | #311,192 median | #341,074 median | #391,062 median | #261,429 median |
| Average rating | #47819 average | #48735 average | #341,177 average | #291,108 average | #391,081 average | #251,388 average |
| Best player | #112,689 top | #112,621 top | #132,624 top | #132,569 top | #162,461 top | #172,392 top |
| Rated players | #44.7k players | #44.4k players | #6970 players | #8290 players | #6364 players | #8169 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Illinois 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 Illinois changes month to month
Last month
-36
October 1, 2026 · 5,461 active members
Best month
+772
February 1, 2026 · 1,246 gained
Largest loss
-487
March 1, 2026 · 541 lost
Total active members
5,461
Monthly net change
-36
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Illinois joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
2,591
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
665
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
3,087
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Illinois residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
5th
5,461
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
3rd
42.9
per 100,000 of 12,719,141 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Illinois
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A regular rating of 690 beats 50.0% of players in Illinois.
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Regular ratings · Illinois
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zherebukh, Yaroslav USCF15105277 | 2,689 |
2 | Avrukh, Boris USCF15478832 | 2,661 |
3 | Shulman, Yury USCF12741541 | 2,649 |
4 | Schmakel, Sam USCF12887417 | 2,570 |
5 | Goldin, Alexander USCF12556822 | 2,566 |
6 | Mardov, Dimitar USCF15205818 | 2,564 |
7 | Rosen, Eric S USCF12853959 | 2,426 |
8 | Khanbutaev, Artemii USCF30784129 | 2,381 |
9 | Gurevich, Dmitry USCF12212800 | 2,377 |
10 | Nemcova, Katerina USCF14723368 | 2,376 |
11 | Kaplan, Avi Harrison USCF15263943 | 2,373 |
12 | Ladan, Nicholas USCF15092641 | 2,333 |
13 | Lehmann, Spencer George USCF13457744 | 2,318 |
14 | Kogen, Jonathan USCF12810919 | 2,313 |
15 | Karagianis, Pete Demetrios USCF12542549 | 2,307 |
16 | Baker, Aidan USCF17194941 | 2,286 |
17 | Shetty, Anshul P USCF15752957 | 2,275 |
18 | Watson, Alan L USCF10341116 | 2,272 |
19 | Tikhomirov, Matthew USCF30026331 | 2,267 |
20 | Guha, Rohit USCF15929653 | 2,245 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bamburac, Benyamin USCF31581551 | +332 |
2 | Abdullayev, Alisher USCF31789294 | +299 |
3 | Ganja, Mark USCF32663930 | +277 |
4 | Lee, Jongwoo USCF32728305 | +272 |
5 | Patel, Ohm P USCF32031999 | +255 |
6 | Mendonca, Myra USCF32831600 | +226 |
7 | Mitra, Shreyansh USCF32657762 | +215 |
8 | Brottman, Graham USCF32669048 | +209 |
9 | Midha, Shivansh USCF30507877 | +184 |
10 | Abdulkadir, Muhammad USCF31893852 | +182 |
11 | Palanivel, Manivelan USCF32821151 | +179 |
12 | Singh, Reyansh USCF30351319 | +169 |
13 | Shabaiev, Illia USCF31926729 | +165 |
14 | Li, Jayden USCF32075143 | +161 |
15 | Ahmadaliev, Muhammadsaloh USCF32459818 | +160 |
16 | Brown, Amit USCF30523128 | +159 |
17 | Espinosa, Pablo F USCF31047732 | +153 |
18 | Andey, Sudheer Karthikeya USCF32875327 | +150 |
19 | Hunt, Jude USCF16593362 | +149 |
20 | Minor Vellapandi, Shivakumaran USCF31792935 | +145 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Capriotti, Peter USCF32854106 | +911 |
2 | Patel, Ohm P USCF32031999 | +909 |
3 | Kleeman, Daniel USCF32397192 | +906 |
4 | Myers, Logan USCF33132958 | +828 |
5 | Mendonca, Myra USCF32831600 | +821 |
6 | Russo, Carter Thomas USCF32706387 | +767 |
7 | Brottman, Graham USCF32669048 | +757 |
8 | Singh, Arnav USCF33146933 | +747 |
9 | Mitra, Shreyansh USCF32657762 | +676 |
10 | Ganja, Mark USCF32663930 | +645 |
11 | Weaver, Dominico USCF32688127 | +588 |
12 | Abdullayev, Alisher USCF31789294 | +581 |
13 | Andey, Sudheer Karthikeya USCF32875327 | +561 |
14 | Gupta, Viransh USCF32861724 | +534 |
15 | Khan, Abdullah USCF33200714 | +529 |
16 | Bohley, Robert USCF32888575 | +525 |
17 | Palanivel, Manivelan USCF32821151 | +517 |
18 | Bamburac, Benyamin USCF31581551 | +502 |
19 | Sharma, Neil Nikhil USCF31829705 | +487 |
20 | Vazquez, Miguel John USCF33218711 | +464 |
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