USCF statistics / Maryland
Members
2,377
Maryland
Top Regular
2,645
highest
Median Regular
818
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,874
players
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Maryland State Rankings
Where Maryland ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #36818 median | #38739 median | #361,159 median | #46958 median | #411,040 median | #301,420 median |
| Average rating | #37920 average | #39820 average | #401,152 average | #431,047 average | #331,098 average | #291,372 average |
| Best player | #122,645 top | #262,377 top | #162,591 top | #92,616 top | #182,448 top | #112,518 top |
| Rated players | #141.9k players | #141.8k players | #16431 players | #14215 players | #14177 players | #17102 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Maryland 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 Maryland changes month to month
Last month
-17
October 1, 2026 · 2,377 active members
Best month
+209
February 1, 2026 · 395 gained
Largest loss
-123
March 1, 2026 · 137 lost
Total active members
2,377
Monthly net change
-17
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Maryland joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,194
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
309
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,349
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Maryland residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
13th
2,377
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
8th
37.9
per 100,000 of 6,265,347 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Maryland
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A regular rating of 818 beats 50.0% of players in Maryland.
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Regular ratings · Maryland
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tang, Andrew USCF13215196 | 2,645 |
2 | Kraai, Jesse USCF12442362 | 2,469 |
3 | Wang, Kevin USCF12927795 | 2,451 |
4 | Getz, Shelby D USCF11288499 | 2,383 |
5 | Morrison, William USCF10099277 | 2,370 |
6 | Enkhbat, Tegshsuren USCF12723905 | 2,370 |
7 | Tahmassebi, Bijan USCF14989940 | 2,369 |
8 | Cherukuri, Nitesh USCF16164934 | 2,353 |
9 | Kagan, Andrew USCF12570352 | 2,350 |
10 | Street, Frank USCF10434696 | 2,332 |
11 | Kaufman, Lawrence Charles USCF10179416 | 2,304 |
12 | Hu, Zhi-Ya USCF12810483 | 2,293 |
13 | Kayende, Oliver USCF12685077 | 2,285 |
14 | Adkins, Charles M USCF10168473 | 2,264 |
15 | Roberts, Troy Alan USCF10181798 | 2,236 |
16 | Liu, Steven USCF30603409 | 2,233 |
17 | Kempler, Jack USCF10183049 | 2,232 |
18 | Theiss, Nikolas USCF12939772 | 2,228 |
19 | Heesters, Pieter Stanley USCF14258612 | 2,210 |
20 | Singhal, Sachin USCF12515966 | 2,209 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nimmagadda, Tanuj USCF31200099 | +256 |
2 | Verma, Aaruhi USCF32604729 | +225 |
3 | Naresh, Akshath USCF30181157 | +185 |
4 | Panjamurthy, Vishwajith USCF32365849 | +152 |
5 | Srivastava, Shlok USCF31639961 | +145 |
6 | Rajkumar, Krishiv USCF31854947 | +131 |
7 | Evans, Hayden USCF33087185 | +129 |
8 | Schmidt, Garrett Colby USCF32197803 | +127 |
9 | Shaik, Arfan USCF30357030 | +123 |
10 | Chen, Lucas Xh USCF31499987 | +123 |
11 | Zou, Ryan USCF31769988 | +122 |
12 | Hubbard, Willie USCF12600622 | +117 |
13 | Li, Adrian USCF30804590 | +117 |
14 | Lugovtsev, Nikolai USCF31619164 | +115 |
15 | Mandal, Arko USCF31943687 | +111 |
16 | Tsybovsky, Yaroslav USCF31770714 | +106 |
17 | Jascourt, David USCF30650800 | +102 |
18 | Kline, Evan Daniel USCF16629954 | +100 |
19 | Chezhian, Siddharth USCF32472657 | +99 |
20 | Cheema, Aahil USCF33091272 | +94 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Verma, Aaruhi USCF32604729 | +279 |
2 | Magadala, Anish USCF33091553 | +261 |
3 | Panjamurthy, Vishwajith USCF32365849 | +204 |
4 | Lee, Jacob USCF33091568 | +198 |
5 | Nimmagadda, Tanuj USCF31200099 | +196 |
6 | Rajkumar, Krishiv USCF31854947 | +136 |
7 | Fongyen, Ibeni USCF33119461 | +132 |
8 | Shaik, Arfan USCF30357030 | +125 |
9 | Hubbard, Willie USCF12600622 | +124 |
10 | Naresh, Akshath USCF30181157 | +123 |
11 | Evans, Hayden USCF33087185 | +122 |
12 | Koochi, Sirihas Naidu USCF31621071 | +121 |
13 | Moore, Antonio USCF32010304 | +121 |
14 | Takkallapalli, Riaan USCF32452964 | +119 |
15 | Cheema, Aahil USCF33091272 | +118 |
16 | Lugovtsev, Nikolai USCF31619164 | +117 |
17 | Schensnovich, Mikhail USCF33091224 | +117 |
18 | Schensnovich, Aleksandr USCF33093455 | +117 |
19 | White, Grant USCF32010334 | +110 |
20 | Mandal, Arko USCF31943687 | +109 |
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