USCF statistics / Illinois · Male
Members
4,571
Illinois
Top Regular
2,689
highest
Median Regular
764.5
midpoint
Rated Regular
3,896
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
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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 | #48765 median | #48697 median | #321,220 median | #351,099 median | #401,103 median | #261,442 median |
| Average rating | #48885 average | #48792 average | #321,204 average | #311,131 average | #421,111 average | #261,404 average |
| Best player | #112,689 top | #112,621 top | #132,624 top | #132,569 top | #162,461 top | #172,392 top |
| Rated players | #43.9k players | #43.6k players | #5890 players | #9251 players | #6313 players | #9155 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Illinois 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 Illinois changes month to month
Last month
-30
October 1, 2026 · 4,571 active members
Best month
+681
February 1, 2026 · 1,040 gained
Largest loss
-395
March 1, 2026 · 436 lost
Total active members
4,571
Monthly net change
-30
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Illinois joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
2,173
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
572
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
2,426
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
4,571
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
5th
35.9
per 100,000 of 12,719,141 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Illinois
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A regular rating of 765 beats 49.6% of players in Illinois.
224 players rated 700–799
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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 | Kaplan, Avi Harrison USCF15263943 | 2,373 |
11 | Ladan, Nicholas USCF15092641 | 2,333 |
12 | Lehmann, Spencer George USCF13457744 | 2,318 |
13 | Kogen, Jonathan USCF12810919 | 2,313 |
14 | Karagianis, Pete Demetrios USCF12542549 | 2,307 |
15 | Baker, Aidan USCF17194941 | 2,286 |
16 | Shetty, Anshul P USCF15752957 | 2,275 |
17 | Watson, Alan L USCF10341116 | 2,272 |
18 | Tikhomirov, Matthew USCF30026331 | 2,267 |
19 | Guha, Rohit USCF15929653 | 2,245 |
20 | Gu, Hardy USCF30826774 | 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 | Brottman, Graham USCF32669048 | +209 |
7 | Abdulkadir, Muhammad USCF31893852 | +182 |
8 | Palanivel, Manivelan USCF32821151 | +179 |
9 | Singh, Reyansh USCF30351319 | +169 |
10 | Shabaiev, Illia USCF31926729 | +165 |
11 | Li, Jayden USCF32075143 | +161 |
12 | Ahmadaliev, Muhammadsaloh USCF32459818 | +160 |
13 | Brown, Amit USCF30523128 | +159 |
14 | Espinosa, Pablo F USCF31047732 | +153 |
15 | Andey, Sudheer Karthikeya USCF32875327 | +150 |
16 | Minor Vellapandi, Shivakumaran USCF31792935 | +145 |
17 | Yao, Bohan USCF16912351 | +143 |
18 | Murali, Vidyuth USCF31885282 | +143 |
19 | Hall, Jason A USCF12700753 | +141 |
20 | Yuan, Mason USCF32555787 | +139 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Capriotti, Peter USCF32854106 | +799 |
2 | Kleeman, Daniel USCF32397192 | +774 |
3 | Patel, Ohm P USCF32031999 | +742 |
4 | Myers, Logan USCF33132958 | +699 |
5 | Singh, Arnav USCF33146933 | +646 |
6 | Brottman, Graham USCF32669048 | +624 |
7 | Russo, Carter Thomas USCF32706387 | +580 |
8 | Ganja, Mark USCF32663930 | +560 |
9 | Abdullayev, Alisher USCF31789294 | +524 |
10 | Weaver, Dominico USCF32688127 | +484 |
11 | Bamburac, Benyamin USCF31581551 | +483 |
12 | Andey, Sudheer Karthikeya USCF32875327 | +462 |
13 | Palanivel, Manivelan USCF32821151 | +453 |
14 | Khan, Abdullah USCF33200714 | +435 |
15 | Gupta, Viransh USCF32861724 | +432 |
16 | Lee, Jongwoo USCF32728305 | +420 |
17 | Vazquez, Miguel John USCF33218711 | +401 |
18 | Sharma, Neil Nikhil USCF31829705 | +398 |
19 | Bohley, Robert USCF32888575 | +369 |
20 | Ganji, Veera Ruthvik USCF31591142 | +367 |
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