USCF statistics / Illinois · Female
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All charts show the female 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.
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 | #50300 median | #49290 median | #32816 median | #30864 median | #25875 median | #201,204 median |
| Average rating | #45482 average | #44450 average | #27878 average | #24962 average | #23906 average | #131,208 average |
| Best player | #112,376 top | #102,219 top | #92,244 top | #111,969 top | #131,967 top | #131,961 top |
| Rated players | #4550 players | #5540 players | #670 players | #737 players | #545 players | #614 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Illinois highlighted against every state · Active Members
Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Illinois changes month to month
Total active members
664
Monthly net change
-3
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Illinois joined, came back, or left each month
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Illinois residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Illinois
Leaderboard Explorer
Regular ratings · Illinois
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nemcova, Katerina USCF14723368 | 2,376 |
2 | Mangalam, Shreya B USCF14385521 | 2,113 |
3 | Wang, Gaofei USCF17192683 | 2,049 |
4 | Xia, Elizabeth USCF30428139 | 2,041 |
5 | Cortez, Rebecca USCF30447975 | 2,040 |
6 | Hoesley, Aria USCF14631046 | 2,026 |
7 | Bowman, Deborah USCF30018153 | 1,943 |
8 | Tang, Emily Jiaying USCF30897070 | 1,924 |
9 | Pham, Linda USCF15464538 | 1,899 |
10 | Yan, Valerie USCF31210067 | 1,899 |
11 | Chen, Megan USCF13453097 | 1,824 |
12 | Zhan, Amy USCF17073114 | 1,799 |
13 | Lee, Merrill USCF15703571 | 1,775 |
14 | Raj, Ria USCF15844590 | 1,729 |
15 | Chen, Victoria USCF17307512 | 1,715 |
16 | Higuchi, Rebecca USCF16628621 | 1,695 |
17 | Marks-Kaufman, Danuta USCF12462243 | 1,694 |
18 | Harrison, Eva C USCF14922272 | 1,694 |
19 | Tsyganova, Margarita USCF15922341 | 1,693 |
20 | Sharad, Suhana USCF16943553 | 1,590 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mendonca, Myra USCF32831600 | +226 |
2 | Mitra, Shreyansh USCF32657762 | +215 |
3 | Sethi, Isheeta USCF31711394 | +135 |
4 | Mohapatra, Nirali USCF31606209 | +89 |
5 | Yan, Valerie USCF31210067 | +85 |
6 | Mehreen, Rida USCF33128342 | +71 |
7 | Bandaru, Vanshika USCF30415711 | +69 |
8 | Gansukh, Megan USCF16231843 | +65 |
9 | Altangerel, Khongorzul Sophia Sophia USCF31010215 | +59 |
10 | Gankhuyag, Misheel USCF17214746 | +47 |
11 | Gupta, Navya USCF30264199 | +44 |
12 | Bose, Arine USCF32556986 | +42 |
13 | Mclean, Erika USCF14248767 | +39 |
14 | Samantaray, Aishwarya USCF30507685 | +32 |
15 | Xia, Elizabeth USCF30428139 | +30 |
16 | Sylvester, Olivia USCF32587640 | +25 |
17 | Bowman, Deborah USCF30018153 | +22 |
18 | Sun, Yuanli USCF30531342 | +22 |
19 | Kanagaraj, Nikitha USCF30025802 | +17 |
20 | Pham, Linda USCF15464538 | +16 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mendonca, Myra USCF32831600 | +78 |
2 | Mitra, Shreyansh USCF32657762 | +59 |
3 | Kadulkar, Nirukti Rakesh USCF32944658 | +38 |
4 | Sethi, Isheeta USCF31711394 | +25 |
5 | Bilegt, Khuslen USCF33129790 | +24 |
6 | Mehreen, Rida USCF33128342 | +20 |
7 | Altangerel, Khongorzul Sophia Sophia USCF31010215 | +14 |
8 | Gankhuyag, Misheel USCF17214746 | +7 |
9 | Srivastava, Advika USCF32523629 | +5 |
10 | Schmitt, Charlotte Anne USCF32246831 | +5 |
11 | Galperovich, Leeloo USCF32621958 | +5 |
12 | Vazquez Cuin, Vivian USCF32685028 | +5 |
13 | Pearson, Adelaide USCF32686019 | +5 |
14 | Polnitz, Sareniya USCF32838491 | +5 |
15 | Praharaj, Naisha USCF33147697 | +5 |
16 | Kulkarni, Maargi USCF31657082 | +5 |
17 | Nasimoff, Ida USCF32647136 | +5 |
18 | Hose, Loralei USCF32752411 | +5 |
19 | Wang, Dorothy USCF32814697 | +5 |
20 | Uehara, Chika USCF32838665 | +5 |
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