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USCF statistics / New York · Male

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Members
8,670
New York
Top Regular
2,846
highest
Median Regular
912
midpoint
Rated Regular
7,158
players

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New York State Rankings

Where New York ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026

MetricRegularQuickBlitzOnline RegOnline QuickOnline Blitz
Median rating
#36912 median
#31843 median
#151,320 median
#241,145 median
#421,097 median
#251,454 median
Average rating
#34984 average
#31907 average
#131,304 average
#261,138 average
#351,135 average
#201,425 average
Best player
#22,846 top
#22,723 top
#12,910 top
#42,747 top
#42,654 top
#42,640 top
Rated players
#37.2k players
#36.8k players
#21.6k players
#3685 players
#3619 players
#3316 players

50-State Trend Stack

New York highlighted against every state · Active Members

5.7k11k0Alaska, latest 202Alabama, latest 668Arkansas, latest 521Arizona, latest 1,780California, latest 10,001Colorado, latest 1,245Connecticut, latest 1,003District of Columbia, latest 369Delaware, latest 259Florida, latest 4,778Georgia, latest 2,176Hawaii, latest 422Iowa, latest 410Idaho, latest 314Illinois, latest 4,571Indiana, latest 1,533Kansas, latest 634Kentucky, latest 1,053Louisiana, latest 810Massachusetts, latest 1,987Maryland, latest 2,115Maine, latest 451Michigan, latest 2,028Minnesota, latest 1,087Missouri, latest 1,484Mississippi, latest 414Montana, latest 144North Carolina, latest 3,007North Dakota, latest 117Nebraska, latest 348New Hampshire, latest 401New Jersey, latest 3,456New Mexico, latest 486Nevada, latest 812New York, latest 8,670Ohio, latest 2,380Oklahoma, latest 673Oregon, latest 1,381Pennsylvania, latest 2,914Rhode Island, latest 296South Carolina, latest 1,084South Dakota, latest 174Tennessee, latest 1,355Texas, latest 10,296Utah, latest 681Virginia, latest 2,906Vermont, latest 244Washington, latest 2,274Wisconsin, latest 1,019West Virginia, latest 268Wyoming, latest 118Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Oct 26
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,296
2California
10,001
3New York
8,670
4Florida
4,778
5Illinois
4,571
6New Jersey
3,456

Member Growth & Turnover

How the number of active players in New York changes month to month

Last month
-225
October 1, 2026 · 8,670 active members
Best month
+1,084
February 1, 2026 · 1,539 gained
Largest loss
-516
March 1, 2026 · 546 lost

Total active members

8,670

7.8k-8.9k
8.9k7.8kDec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26

Monthly net change

-225

+/- 1.1k
0+1.1k-1.1kDec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Net gain Net loss

Joining and leaving US Chess

How many members in New York joined, came back, or left each month

Updated monthly
Joined
3,673
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
994
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
4,046
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
4639261.4kDec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Joined Came back Left

Member Density

Active USCF members per 100,000 New York residents using 2025 estimated resident population

Active members
3rd
8,670
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
2nd
43.3
per 100,000 of 20,002,427 residents

Rating Distribution

Regular ratings across New York

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A regular rating of 912 beats 49.8% of players in New York.
334 players rated 900–999
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Regular ratings · New York

Top Rated

Highest current ratings

#PlayerRating
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

#PlayerGain
1
Peddibhotla, Nandan
USCF32174036
+434
2
Campbell, Brennan
USCF30746698
+351
3
Karnik-Sachan, Khayal
USCF31448143
+351
4
Kang, Emmett
USCF32072389
+325
5
Sheng, Preston
USCF32397267
+303
6
Metal, Amos
USCF32633298
+289
7
Andriopoulos, Alexander
USCF16061990
+282
8
Mazzeo, Maximus
USCF32388774
+261
9
Poole, Alexander
USCF31545722
+260
10
Loo, Henry
USCF32141779
+259
11
Dong, William
USCF32039579
+244
12
Rifkin, Micah
USCF31464451
+243
13
Ricca, Samuel Brandwood
USCF30829023
+219
14
Crawford, Elliott
USCF16416245
+218
15
Dubinsky, Henry
USCF16566273
+218
16
Schnitzer, Austin
USCF32336773
+216
17
Argano, Nicolo
USCF32418833
+206
18
Kung-Barthel, Robin
USCF31876226
+204
19
Goldenberg, Elijah
USCF31484190
+201
20
Rowan, Eamon
USCF31479576
+200

Biggest Rank Climbers

Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank

#PlayerRanks
1
Karnik-Sachan, Khayal
USCF31448143
+1,594
2
Sheng, Preston
USCF32397267
+1,533
3
Peddibhotla, Nandan
USCF32174036
+1,492
4
Kang, Emmett
USCF32072389
+1,408
5
Mohapatra, Yuvaan
USCF32158269
+1,401
6
Zivitz, Zachary
USCF32669483
+1,350
7
Loo, Henry
USCF32141779
+1,337
8
Mazzeo, Maximus
USCF32388774
+1,336
9
Campbell, Brennan
USCF30746698
+1,295
10
Dong, William
USCF32039579
+1,243
11
Metal, Amos
USCF32633298
+1,213
12
Rauscher, August
USCF33069129
+1,097
13
Goldenberg, Elijah
USCF31484190
+1,094
14
Musaj, Julian
USCF32905337
+1,092
15
Argano, Nicolo
USCF32418833
+1,086
16
Kung-Barthel, Robin
USCF31876226
+1,086
17
Rowan, Eamon
USCF31479576
+1,081
18
Fain, Lewis
USCF32628810
+1,078
19
Gutman, Oliver Max
USCF32633272
+1,058
20
Gilead, Geva
USCF32696820
+1,042

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