USCF statistics / Kentucky
Members
1,258
Kentucky
Top Regular
2,534
highest
Median Regular
686
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,070
players
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Kentucky State Rankings
Where Kentucky ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #48686 median | #44674 median | #291,217 median | #201,132 median | #341,114 median | #341,390 median |
| Average rating | #48817 average | #41786 average | #281,200 average | #231,142 average | #361,089 average | #351,357 average |
| Best player | #252,534 top | #102,629 top | #172,577 top | #102,613 top | #461,796 top | #451,830 top |
| Rated players | #211.1k players | #211.0k players | #29175 players | #2661 players | #3051 players | #3038 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Kentucky 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 Kentucky changes month to month
Last month
-5
October 1, 2026 · 1,258 active members
Best month
+221
February 1, 2026 · 332 gained
Largest loss
-135
March 1, 2026 · 135 lost
Total active members
1,258
Monthly net change
-5
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Kentucky joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
533
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
132
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
674
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Kentucky residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
22nd
1,258
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
22nd
27.3
per 100,000 of 4,606,864 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Kentucky
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A regular rating of 686 beats 50.6% of players in Kentucky.
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Regular ratings · Kentucky
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Kaidanov, Gregory USCF12543746 | 2,534 |
2 | Novikov, Igor USCF12556825 | 2,524 |
3 | Sammons, Evan USCF16792076 | 2,331 |
4 | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca USCF14012260 | 2,270 |
5 | Abraham, John USCF16922802 | 2,226 |
6 | Liu, Chris Ping USCF16086648 | 2,191 |
7 | Decker, Michael P USCF10248868 | 2,163 |
8 | Prem, Muthu Avaneesh USCF17264211 | 2,152 |
9 | Velez, Ryan USCF12792845 | 2,134 |
10 | Dashti, Pasha USCF15517506 | 2,113 |
11 | Woodward, Billy USCF12425374 | 2,092 |
12 | Baker, Jerry USCF12463414 | 2,064 |
13 | Gilliam, John F USCF10193575 | 2,051 |
14 | Parthiv, Kavin USCF15909843 | 2,041 |
15 | Bush, Chris USCF12457509 | 2,026 |
16 | Goodwin, Aiden USCF16395446 | 1,991 |
17 | Hitselberger, Joseph USCF12240680 | 1,987 |
18 | Wilson, Caleb Joseph USCF16087678 | 1,974 |
19 | Hereford, Liam USCF14694643 | 1,969 |
20 | Johnson, Jacob USCF30916362 | 1,968 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Whiteman, Andrew K USCF32637327 | +184 |
2 | Noland, Adrian USCF32926565 | +120 |
3 | Mcvay, Nicholas M USCF30250952 | +119 |
4 | Eismann, Ron USCF14668138 | +99 |
5 | Nair, Vedanth USCF32122054 | +98 |
6 | Carroll, Reece James USCF33128964 | +78 |
7 | Salem, Zachary USCF31747942 | +72 |
8 | Sawyer, Timothy A USCF12656911 | +65 |
9 | Bell, Larry W USCF10260507 | +48 |
10 | Frazier, Lukas Blake USCF31727554 | +44 |
11 | Salem, Samir P USCF31750106 | +44 |
12 | Worful, Michael D USCF12766252 | +43 |
13 | Yuan, Katie USCF16792316 | +42 |
14 | Lemon, Trey Christopher USCF30461795 | +42 |
15 | Noland, Andrew USCF12656466 | +35 |
16 | Hill, Lawrence J USCF12747469 | +35 |
17 | Morris, M Zachary USCF12814520 | +34 |
18 | Schouten, Dilan USCF31825274 | +34 |
19 | Smith, Mitchell Richard USCF32628971 | +34 |
20 | Drury, Robert Earl USCF12593779 | +26 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hall, Julius Jase USCF33220854 | +197 |
2 | Scheiderich, Andrew C USCF30675599 | +108 |
3 | Noland, Adrian USCF32926565 | +83 |
4 | Whiteman, Andrew K USCF32637327 | +57 |
5 | Nofs, Zachary Wayne USCF30236088 | +44 |
6 | Frazier, Lukas Blake USCF31727554 | +38 |
7 | Arumugam, Chockalingam USCF32854164 | +35 |
8 | Worful, Michael D USCF12766252 | +32 |
9 | Eismann, Ron USCF14668138 | +31 |
10 | Sawyer, Timothy A USCF12656911 | +29 |
11 | Mcvay, Nicholas M USCF30250952 | +22 |
12 | Watts, Elend USCF32636698 | +16 |
13 | Schueler, Liam USCF32711802 | +16 |
14 | Tuttle, Rachelle USCF32636504 | +16 |
15 | Visvanathan, Shreya USCF32638660 | +16 |
16 | Saleh, Lina USCF32849371 | +16 |
17 | Nelson, Ryan USCF32849396 | +16 |
18 | Eberenz, Albert USCF32853742 | +16 |
19 | Eberenz, Jeffrey USCF32857587 | +16 |
20 | Rogers, Genevieve USCF32893672 | +16 |
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