USCF statistics / New York
Members
11,002
New York
Top Regular
2,846
highest
Median Regular
811
midpoint
Rated Regular
9,044
players
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New York State Rankings
Where New York ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #37811 median | #36753 median | #211,270 median | #251,110 median | #441,027 median | #241,437 median |
| Average rating | #39908 average | #35838 average | #181,251 average | #301,108 average | #411,071 average | #221,407 average |
| Best player | #22,846 top | #22,723 top | #12,910 top | #42,747 top | #42,654 top | #42,640 top |
| Rated players | #39.0k players | #28.6k players | #21.9k players | #3819 players | #3786 players | #3347 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New York 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 New York changes month to month
Last month
-324
October 1, 2026 · 11,002 active members
Best month
+1,347
February 1, 2026 · 1,950 gained
Largest loss
-711
March 1, 2026 · 748 lost
Total active members
11,002
Monthly net change
-324
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in New York joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
4,682
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
1,223
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
5,269
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New York residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
3rd
11,002
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
2nd
55.0
per 100,000 of 20,002,427 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New York
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A regular rating of 811 beats 49.8% of players in New York.
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Leaderboard Explorer
Regular ratings · New York
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nakamura, Hikaru USCF12641216 | 2,846 |
2 | Hess, Robert L USCF12749774 | 2,677 |
3 | Gurevich, Ilya USCF12256450 | 2,660 |
4 | Brodsky, David USCF14380771 | 2,623 |
5 | Alburt, Lev USCF12078790 | 2,609 |
6 | Ehlvest, Jaan USCF12514557 | 2,606 |
7 | Checa, Nicolas De T USCF14129047 | 2,585 |
8 | Hardaway, Brewington USCF15728407 | 2,584 |
9 | Arnold, Marc Tyler USCF12770589 | 2,578 |
10 | Putnam, Liam Henry USCF15969005 | 2,567 |
11 | Lenderman, Aleksandr USCF12787646 | 2,566 |
12 | Liang, Jason S USCF16041488 | 2,563 |
13 | Chasin, Nico Werner USCF14955471 | 2,562 |
14 | Adewumi, Tanitoluwa USCF16649696 | 2,557 |
15 | Stearman, Josiah USCF14006506 | 2,551 |
16 | Lin, Bryan Enming USCF30020975 | 2,547 |
17 | Sturt, Raven M USCF12836880 | 2,544 |
18 | Kreiman, Boris USCF12536729 | 2,531 |
19 | Sagalchik, Gennady USCF12565070 | 2,512 |
20 | Zuckerman, Bernard USCF10079870 | 2,508 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Peddibhotla, Nandan USCF32174036 | +434 |
2 | Zhao, Rhea USCF32357929 | +381 |
3 | Campbell, Brennan USCF30746698 | +351 |
4 | Karnik-Sachan, Khayal USCF31448143 | +351 |
5 | Kang, Emmett USCF32072389 | +325 |
6 | Sheng, Preston USCF32397267 | +303 |
7 | Metal, Amos USCF32633298 | +289 |
8 | Andriopoulos, Alexander USCF16061990 | +282 |
9 | Zhang, Allison Zhiming USCF32463896 | +273 |
10 | Mazzeo, Maximus USCF32388774 | +261 |
11 | Poole, Alexander USCF31545722 | +260 |
12 | Loo, Henry USCF32141779 | +259 |
13 | Burgel, Theodore USCF32162748 | +257 |
14 | Wang, Jamie Brooke USCF32264311 | +246 |
15 | Dong, William USCF32039579 | +244 |
16 | Rifkin, Micah USCF31464451 | +243 |
17 | Lung, Bella USCF32600042 | +227 |
18 | Chang, Haley USCF30548830 | +226 |
19 | Kornilovski, Nika USCF30733333 | +226 |
20 | Ricca, Samuel Brandwood USCF30829023 | +219 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Henderson, Penelope USCF32629850 | +2,300 |
2 | Zhao, Rhea USCF32357929 | +2,199 |
3 | Dong, Olivia USCF32635457 | +2,139 |
4 | Sheng, Preston USCF32397267 | +2,019 |
5 | Karnik-Sachan, Khayal USCF31448143 | +2,010 |
6 | Gandhi, Neya USCF32645425 | +1,946 |
7 | Hudak, John USCF32696804 | +1,941 |
8 | Mohapatra, Yuvaan USCF32158269 | +1,895 |
9 | Zhang, Allison Zhiming USCF32463896 | +1,854 |
10 | Loo, Henry USCF32141779 | +1,850 |
11 | Mazzeo, Maximus USCF32388774 | +1,790 |
12 | Kang, Emmett USCF32072389 | +1,749 |
13 | Zivitz, Zachary USCF32669483 | +1,723 |
14 | Lin, Carolyn USCF33094812 | +1,716 |
15 | Peddibhotla, Nandan USCF32174036 | +1,705 |
16 | Dong, William USCF32039579 | +1,674 |
17 | Lung, Bella USCF32600042 | +1,654 |
18 | Campbell, Brennan USCF30746698 | +1,588 |
19 | Ellis, Noel USCF33216735 | +1,524 |
20 | Rauscher, August USCF33069129 | +1,513 |
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