USCF statistics / Michigan
Members
2,340
Michigan
Top Regular
2,606
highest
Median Regular
804
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,920
players
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Michigan State Rankings
Where Michigan ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #39804 median | #42687 median | #441,116 median | #381,051 median | #241,162 median | #251,432 median |
| Average rating | #40906 average | #42783 average | #461,103 average | #351,084 average | #241,187 average | #271,380 average |
| Best player | #152,606 top | #212,448 top | #212,420 top | #262,318 top | #172,450 top | #182,353 top |
| Rated players | #131.9k players | #131.8k players | #13489 players | #15141 players | #15163 players | #14122 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Michigan 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 Michigan changes month to month
Last month
-26
October 1, 2026 · 2,340 active members
Best month
+372
February 1, 2026 · 511 gained
Largest loss
-230
March 1, 2026 · 251 lost
Total active members
2,340
Monthly net change
-26
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Michigan joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,102
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
249
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,171
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Michigan residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
14th
2,340
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
32nd
23.1
per 100,000 of 10,127,884 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Michigan
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A regular rating of 804 beats 50.0% of players in Michigan.
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Leaderboard Explorer
Regular ratings · Michigan
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bora, Safal USCF12936317 | 2,606 |
2 | Li, Ben USCF14679851 | 2,484 |
3 | Posthuma, Joshua USCF13856778 | 2,465 |
4 | Torman, Eric USCF12537112 | 2,418 |
5 | Lindsay, Fred USCF10291054 | 2,409 |
6 | Ren, Jesse USCF16647087 | 2,373 |
7 | Homa, Seth USCF12838750 | 2,370 |
8 | Boyk, Daniel USCF10258243 | 2,335 |
9 | Calton, Bill J USCF12477070 | 2,330 |
10 | Canty, James USCF12897992 | 2,308 |
11 | Bowersock, Michael USCF13416153 | 2,293 |
12 | Whitehouse, David W USCF10291305 | 2,271 |
13 | Sprenkle, David C USCF10357551 | 2,268 |
14 | Kurbanov, Oktay USCF12566663 | 2,266 |
15 | Liang, Justin Sun USCF14602165 | 2,249 |
16 | Bengtson, Matthew USCF12444139 | 2,244 |
17 | Hubbard, Andrew D USCF12611648 | 2,212 |
18 | Brooks, John USCF10294380 | 2,210 |
19 | Wang, Rocky USCF17133074 | 2,204 |
20 | Mcgrew, Timothy J USCF12541033 | 2,201 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sotelo, Salvador USCF32576291 | +388 |
2 | Lin, Jolie Jiayi USCF31676757 | +297 |
3 | Bhargava, Ayaan USCF32212459 | +263 |
4 | Pillai, Arya USCF32062433 | +260 |
5 | Garcia, Aiden USCF32576340 | +240 |
6 | Hoerlein, Benjamin USCF32316237 | +237 |
7 | Kurudumale, Yashwin Srinivasa USCF31916152 | +220 |
8 | Riley, Adam M USCF33146771 | +196 |
9 | Khader, Akshan USCF30970167 | +190 |
10 | Pawar, Pranusha USCF30971153 | +179 |
11 | Esquivel, Madison USCF32585768 | +178 |
12 | Medidha, Jayansh Rao USCF31778790 | +177 |
13 | De Alwis, Kaushi Yashodha Adambarage USCF32586189 | +171 |
14 | Shan, Shiva USCF30452442 | +169 |
15 | Zhang, Dylan USCF32609986 | +167 |
16 | Bhatia, Rhythm USCF31209420 | +161 |
17 | Sathish, Dhanvanth USCF32885062 | +161 |
18 | Cobb, Samuel USCF15852887 | +158 |
19 | Yadav, Ved USCF32282637 | +142 |
20 | Seong, Woojin USCF32455235 | +138 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zhang, Joseph USCF33124943 | +441 |
2 | Sotelo, Salvador USCF32576291 | +425 |
3 | Lin, Jolie Jiayi USCF31676757 | +373 |
4 | Bhargava, Ayaan USCF32212459 | +341 |
5 | Shanmugavelu, K S Prathiksha USCF32889575 | +307 |
6 | Garcia, Aiden USCF32576340 | +272 |
7 | Pillai, Arya USCF32062433 | +234 |
8 | Esquivel, Madison USCF32585768 | +226 |
9 | Peless, Jackson USCF32095619 | +204 |
10 | Hoerlein, Benjamin USCF32316237 | +202 |
11 | Zhang, Dylan USCF32609986 | +200 |
12 | Khader, Akshan USCF30970167 | +195 |
13 | De Alwis, Kaushi Yashodha Adambarage USCF32586189 | +192 |
14 | Chopade, Shantanu Sagar USCF33193408 | +188 |
15 | Sathish, Dhanvanth USCF32885062 | +182 |
16 | Kurudumale, Yashwin Srinivasa USCF31916152 | +176 |
17 | Kornoely, Taylor Matthew USCF33152099 | +173 |
18 | Lentine, Charlie USCF33213403 | +167 |
19 | Alday-Rodriguez, Roberto USCF32576327 | +164 |
20 | Singh, Agastya USCF32843031 | +146 |
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