USCF statistics / Massachusetts
Members
2,169
Massachusetts
Top Regular
2,777
highest
Median Regular
1,274
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,673
players
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Massachusetts State Rankings
Where Massachusetts ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #11,274 median | #11,064 median | #21,454 median | #321,087 median | #181,212 median | #351,387 median |
| Average rating | #11,188 average | #21,052 average | #21,411 average | #271,115 average | #181,216 average | #331,358 average |
| Best player | #62,777 top | #92,635 top | #62,755 top | #82,644 top | #52,631 top | #52,608 top |
| Rated players | #151.7k players | #161.4k players | #15462 players | #10262 players | #12250 players | #9169 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts changes month to month
Last month
+17
October 1, 2026 · 2,169 active members
Best month
+154
February 1, 2026 · 317 gained
Largest loss
-175
March 1, 2026 · 178 lost
Total active members
2,169
Monthly net change
+17
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Massachusetts joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
916
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
265
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,214
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Massachusetts residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
15th
2,169
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
16th
30.3
per 100,000 of 7,154,084 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Massachusetts
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A regular rating of 1,274 beats 49.8% of players in Massachusetts.
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Regular ratings · Massachusetts
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sevian, Samuel USCF13493815 | 2,777 |
2 | Zhou, Jianchao USCF15524414 | 2,637 |
3 | Christiansen, Larry M USCF10460921 | 2,628 |
4 | Dzindzichashvili, Roman USCF12114210 | 2,598 |
5 | Perelshteyn, Eugene USCF12627196 | 2,535 |
6 | Rao, Vivek V USCF12205680 | 2,497 |
7 | Rogoff, Kenneth USCF10136407 | 2,485 |
8 | Ivanov, Alexander USCF12513936 | 2,466 |
9 | Foygel, Igor USCF12563122 | 2,464 |
10 | Poliannikov, Danila USCF14969622 | 2,463 |
11 | Jayakumar, Adarsh USCF12881167 | 2,411 |
12 | Sun, Ryan USCF16379802 | 2,405 |
13 | Riordan, Charles USCF12611870 | 2,375 |
14 | Fang, Joseph H USCF10018790 | 2,365 |
15 | Mercuri, Louis A USCF10019737 | 2,365 |
16 | Vigorito, David USCF12426279 | 2,330 |
17 | Zhao, Kevin USCF30425013 | 2,325 |
18 | Liu, Andrew USCF13987660 | 2,320 |
19 | Xu, Shawn USCF30264362 | 2,309 |
20 | Barash, Dmitry F USCF12601526 | 2,304 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Panchal, Shloke USCF32380780 | +298 |
2 | Kota, Vihaan USCF32282656 | +294 |
3 | Ream, Barrett USCF32237839 | +234 |
4 | Koren, George USCF31696441 | +221 |
5 | Sharwood, Kieron USCF32792978 | +185 |
6 | Vineeth, Neil USCF33061036 | +171 |
7 | Mekalampatta, Adharv USCF32386723 | +169 |
8 | Ubl, Matt USCF31397568 | +149 |
9 | Nathan, Xerxes USCF31348535 | +148 |
10 | Conrad, Thomas USCF17103418 | +146 |
11 | Dinesh, Ranav USCF32468805 | +143 |
12 | Paykin, Elizabeth M USCF31966861 | +138 |
13 | Liang, Tyler USCF32559565 | +138 |
14 | Woodruff, Charles USCF15847358 | +127 |
15 | Holson, Collin USCF30246641 | +122 |
16 | Thota, Sai Naga Harshith USCF31757985 | +114 |
17 | Arshakuni, Mushegh USCF30922989 | +113 |
18 | O'Leary, Benjamin T USCF12825863 | +112 |
19 | Wholey, Nathaniel USCF31427785 | +110 |
20 | Chintapalli, Tara Gayatri USCF16289932 | +108 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zhang, George USCF33182190 | +230 |
2 | Panchal, Shloke USCF32380780 | +207 |
3 | Kota, Vihaan USCF32282656 | +202 |
4 | Damigella, Anthony R USCF32330154 | +200 |
5 | Sharwood, Kieron USCF32792978 | +189 |
6 | Ream, Barrett USCF32237839 | +162 |
7 | Mekalampatta, Adharv USCF32386723 | +160 |
8 | Cunjak, Aidan Robert USCF32754698 | +157 |
9 | Koren, George USCF31696441 | +156 |
10 | Aldrich, Beatrice USCF33090938 | +150 |
11 | Zhang, Nick USCF33225522 | +149 |
12 | Vineeth, Neil USCF33061036 | +147 |
13 | Nathan, Xerxes USCF31348535 | +139 |
14 | Woodruff, Charles USCF15847358 | +130 |
15 | Chaboya, David USCF12831331 | +130 |
16 | Holson, Collin USCF30246641 | +128 |
17 | Arshakuni, Mushegh USCF30922989 | +126 |
18 | Jubbal, Dhruv USCF32169855 | +126 |
19 | Ubl, Matt USCF31397568 | +123 |
20 | Wholey, Nathaniel USCF31427785 | +117 |
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