USCF statistics / North Carolina
Members
3,631
North Carolina
Top Regular
2,567
highest
Median Regular
952
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,753
players
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North Carolina State Rankings
Where North Carolina ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #21952 median | #18885 median | #351,164 median | #281,096 median | #251,156 median | #311,412 median |
| Average rating | #28969 average | #25898 average | #391,153 average | #381,074 average | #301,141 average | #381,329 average |
| Best player | #222,567 top | #172,537 top | #142,620 top | #122,571 top | #92,550 top | #92,539 top |
| Rated players | #72.8k players | #72.7k players | #5978 players | #6316 players | #8315 players | #5218 players |
50-State Trend Stack
North Carolina 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 North Carolina changes month to month
Last month
+32
October 1, 2026 · 3,631 active members
Best month
+371
February 1, 2026 · 609 gained
Largest loss
-274
March 1, 2026 · 293 lost
Total active members
3,631
Monthly net change
+32
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in North Carolina joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,720
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
587
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
2,382
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 North Carolina residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
7th
3,631
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
13th
32.4
per 100,000 of 11,197,968 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across North Carolina
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A regular rating of 952 beats 50.1% of players in North Carolina.
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Regular ratings · North Carolina
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Troff, Kayden William USCF12939342 | 2,567 |
2 | Moradiabadi, Elshan USCF14821464 | 2,536 |
3 | Wang, Tianqi USCF14099361 | 2,446 |
4 | Vanapalli, Vishnu USCF15013525 | 2,434 |
5 | Schroer, Jonathan USCF10118131 | 2,423 |
6 | Chirilov, James USCF16480806 | 2,422 |
7 | Prabhu, Naveen USCF14949284 | 2,379 |
8 | Giannatos, Peter USCF13055966 | 2,367 |
9 | Pope, John L USCF10488389 | 2,350 |
10 | Cremisi, Daniel USCF14543654 | 2,343 |
11 | Johnson, Donald USCF16126281 | 2,343 |
12 | Crump, Alexander USCF13607663 | 2,338 |
13 | Klein, Mike USCF12461305 | 2,304 |
14 | Carter, Emmanuel USCF13993951 | 2,299 |
15 | Wu, Andrew USCF16967853 | 2,283 |
16 | Myers, Dominique USCF13057743 | 2,256 |
17 | Hoshor, Mark T USCF10197996 | 2,251 |
18 | Liu, Ethan USCF16441893 | 2,249 |
19 | Agner, Carlito USCF12722211 | 2,233 |
20 | Fang, Thomas USCF12930260 | 2,229 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Misra, Neil USCF32548648 | +247 |
2 | Motta, Watson USCF32428181 | +246 |
3 | Nagarajan, Haresh USCF30360849 | +236 |
4 | Gutta, Devansh Arjun USCF32499273 | +229 |
5 | Mburu, Jabali USCF32483532 | +215 |
6 | Kondabathini, Dhanush USCF16816781 | +206 |
7 | Floresku, Milana Belov USCF32352557 | +204 |
8 | Cherukuri, Hanvika USCF32542166 | +203 |
9 | Ashwin, Shivin USCF30516183 | +202 |
10 | Tunick, Ryder USCF32506342 | +201 |
11 | Kodali, Locchan USCF30649420 | +196 |
12 | Sudhakarbabu, Saatvik Riaan USCF32324857 | +179 |
13 | Srivastava, Hridhaan USCF30862699 | +178 |
14 | Kemba, Madhvesh USCF33139935 | +173 |
15 | Carpenter, Charles USCF30129267 | +171 |
16 | Dawda, Maadhav USCF17212452 | +165 |
17 | Parmar, Hridhaansinh USCF31908657 | +165 |
18 | Aravapalli, Devansh USCF32913810 | +162 |
19 | Li, Andrew Zhuocheng USCF31373157 | +158 |
20 | Prasanna Balachander, Sharvin USCF32356654 | +157 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Raut, Abeer Abhijeet USCF33179282 | +427 |
2 | Anandakumar Poornima, Sarvesh USCF32142807 | +419 |
3 | Salagundi, Aaditya USCF33069644 | +397 |
4 | Motta, Watson USCF32428181 | +379 |
5 | Zimmers, Zack USCF33175244 | +352 |
6 | Mburu, Jabali USCF32483532 | +335 |
7 | Gutta, Devansh Arjun USCF32499273 | +325 |
8 | Nagarajan, Haresh USCF30360849 | +318 |
9 | Dong, Oliver USCF32792873 | +312 |
10 | Edhara, Mokshagnatej USCF32914799 | +309 |
11 | A, Virat Samarth USCF33126551 | +299 |
12 | Pulikonda, Darsh Sricharan USCF32189970 | +295 |
13 | Ashwin, Shivin USCF30516183 | +281 |
14 | Tunick, Ryder USCF32506342 | +275 |
15 | Srivastava, Hridhaan USCF30862699 | +275 |
16 | Floresku, Milana Belov USCF32352557 | +270 |
17 | Kodali, Locchan USCF30649420 | +257 |
18 | Carpenter, Charles USCF30129267 | +250 |
19 | Sudhakarbabu, Saatvik Riaan USCF32324857 | +250 |
20 | Prasanna Balachander, Sharvin USCF32356654 | +248 |
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