USCF statistics / New Jersey · Male
Members
3,456
New Jersey
Top Regular
2,720
highest
Median Regular
997
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,708
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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New Jersey State Rankings
Where New Jersey ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #25997 median | #27882 median | #111,353 median | #311,118 median | #371,139 median | #341,410 median |
| Average rating | #231,038 average | #26934 average | #71,342 average | #301,132 average | #391,113 average | #321,384 average |
| Best player | #92,720 top | #72,654 top | #72,746 top | #72,679 top | #142,532 top | #32,720 top |
| Rated players | #62.7k players | #62.5k players | #8589 players | #4429 players | #4396 players | #7185 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New Jersey 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 New Jersey changes month to month
Last month
+49
October 1, 2026 · 3,456 active members
Best month
+362
February 1, 2026 · 579 gained
Largest loss
-286
March 1, 2026 · 301 lost
Total active members
3,456
Monthly net change
+49
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in New Jersey joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,396
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
492
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,952
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New Jersey residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
6th
3,456
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
4th
36.2
per 100,000 of 9,548,215 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New Jersey
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A regular rating of 997 beats 50.1% of players in New Jersey.
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Regular ratings · New Jersey
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jacobson, Brandon USCF14160065 | 2,720 |
2 | Mishra, Abhimanyu USCF15456104 | 2,709 |
3 | Burke, John Michael USCF14069596 | 2,648 |
4 | Gulko, Boris USCF12473035 | 2,603 |
5 | Stripunsky, Alexander USCF12715435 | 2,554 |
6 | Benjamin, Joel USCF10102511 | 2,539 |
7 | Sokolin, Leonid M USCF12541565 | 2,498 |
8 | Norowitz, Yaacov USCF12566496 | 2,497 |
9 | Molner, Mackenzie S USCF12662506 | 2,474 |
10 | Tian, Eddy USCF15249281 | 2,455 |
11 | Rama, Tejas USCF15276337 | 2,382 |
12 | Pillone, Daniel J USCF12165620 | 2,346 |
13 | Costigan, Thomas J USCF10161380 | 2,342 |
14 | Muthukumar, Haari USCF17128308 | 2,331 |
15 | Guha, Eshan USCF15473182 | 2,329 |
16 | Venkatesh, Narayan USCF17154243 | 2,322 |
17 | Gorman, Dov USCF12462633 | 2,318 |
18 | Lee, Justin USCF14951717 | 2,303 |
19 | Hebbar, Eshaan USCF17075132 | 2,300 |
20 | Kramer, George Mortimer USCF10059232 | 2,299 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bachrach, Eric E USCF12788743 | +407 |
2 | Balasubramanian, Keshav USCF32676794 | +263 |
3 | Waterhouse, Carter Justin USCF30626224 | +254 |
4 | Gupta, Nikhil USCF32370905 | +232 |
5 | Gangadaran, Aryan USCF32870045 | +231 |
6 | Jain, Aryan USCF31359987 | +212 |
7 | Cho, Haajune K USCF32191223 | +210 |
8 | Rajesh, Yohan USCF32945629 | +208 |
9 | Ramesha, Abhinav USCF16410890 | +204 |
10 | Tica, Arturo USCF31349704 | +198 |
11 | Ghatak, Julian USCF31804931 | +196 |
12 | Hou, Sebastian USCF32294086 | +195 |
13 | Meduri, Ruvansh Atharv USCF32265077 | +189 |
14 | Park, Matthew USCF30240989 | +182 |
15 | Chandak, Arin USCF32280234 | +182 |
16 | Naveen, Medhansh USCF31007034 | +179 |
17 | Boddu, Hruthvik USCF32812847 | +179 |
18 | Yuan, Oliver Feng USCF32130547 | +176 |
19 | Gulati, Armaan USCF32657194 | +175 |
20 | Rathod, Himansh A USCF30766435 | +171 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bachrach, Eric E USCF12788743 | +588 |
2 | Kumaravel, Chandrasekar USCF30680757 | +407 |
3 | Sgalambro, Christopher Michael USCF32887100 | +391 |
4 | Shankar, Siddhanth USCF33075607 | +383 |
5 | Balasubramanian, Keshav USCF32676794 | +358 |
6 | Waterhouse, Carter Justin USCF30626224 | +323 |
7 | Shah, Akshat USCF30178963 | +320 |
8 | Gangadaran, Aryan USCF32870045 | +317 |
9 | Gunasekar, Krish USCF32852460 | +299 |
10 | Gupta, Nikhil USCF32370905 | +294 |
11 | Balaji, Aditya USCF33214109 | +281 |
12 | Cho, Haajune K USCF32191223 | +280 |
13 | Srejith, Jiyan USCF32350651 | +279 |
14 | Rajesh, Yohan USCF32945629 | +274 |
15 | Ramesha, Abhinav USCF16410890 | +258 |
16 | Tica, Arturo USCF31349704 | +251 |
17 | Chen, Ethan USCF32153411 | +248 |
18 | Meduri, Ruvansh Atharv USCF32265077 | +240 |
19 | Hou, Sebastian USCF32294086 | +238 |
20 | Boddu, Hruthvik USCF32812847 | +229 |
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