USCF statistics / Pennsylvania
Members
3,273
Pennsylvania
Top Regular
2,568
highest
Median Regular
982
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,576
players
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Pennsylvania State Rankings
Where Pennsylvania ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #20982 median | #28824 median | #191,286 median | #181,139 median | #201,198 median | #111,501 median |
| Average rating | #191,016 average | #26897 average | #251,216 average | #211,149 average | #191,209 average | #161,437 average |
| Best player | #212,568 top | #122,588 top | #192,518 top | #172,520 top | #102,548 top | #62,608 top |
| Rated players | #92.6k players | #82.3k players | #9621 players | #11249 players | #11270 players | #11151 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania changes month to month
Last month
-73
October 1, 2026 · 3,273 active members
Best month
+234
February 1, 2026 · 452 gained
Largest loss
-160
March 1, 2026 · 207 lost
Total active members
3,273
Monthly net change
-73
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Pennsylvania joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,381
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
386
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,764
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Pennsylvania residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
8th
3,273
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
28th
25.1
per 100,000 of 13,059,432 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Pennsylvania
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A regular rating of 982 beats 49.9% of players in Pennsylvania.
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Regular ratings · Pennsylvania
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dlugy, Maxim USCF11435629 | 2,568 |
2 | Park, Evan USCF15748464 | 2,556 |
3 | Zhao, Erick USCF15346712 | 2,540 |
4 | Zaitchik, Gennady USCF12542086 | 2,494 |
5 | Smith, Bryan G USCF12602587 | 2,478 |
6 | Khmelnitsky, Igor USCF12556361 | 2,475 |
7 | Shabalov, Alexander USCF12544264 | 2,473 |
8 | Girsh, Daniel USCF14833734 | 2,472 |
9 | Bartell, Thomas USCF12559979 | 2,466 |
10 | Petesch, Gabriel USCF12737698 | 2,385 |
11 | Potts, Kenneth C USCF10060761 | 2,377 |
12 | Meyers, Jerald USCF10133254 | 2,350 |
13 | Balleisen, Aaron S USCF13093767 | 2,337 |
14 | Riccardi, Thomas USCF12696562 | 2,310 |
15 | Bingaman, Albert H USCF10167264 | 2,307 |
16 | Shahade, Jennifer USCF20058274 | 2,301 |
17 | O'Brien, Matthew J USCF13377996 | 2,290 |
18 | Wang, Alex USCF14839996 | 2,269 |
19 | Garcia, Erick USCF13983494 | 2,257 |
20 | Busygin, Stanislav USCF13462174 | 2,256 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shorrer, Daniel USCF30154327 | +303 |
2 | Migueis, Justin USCF33085231 | +229 |
3 | Crawford, Finnegan USCF17268194 | +202 |
4 | Vijay, Aditi Naidu USCF31327238 | +190 |
5 | Gong, William USCF31934304 | +189 |
6 | Su-Guarino, James USCF31686775 | +186 |
7 | Vollbrecht, John R USCF31735088 | +184 |
8 | Rankenburg, Ektoras USCF31598493 | +176 |
9 | Sharan, Aarav USCF31667787 | +174 |
10 | Kantheti, Pranav Sai USCF30015913 | +172 |
11 | Lu, Jingyi USCF30222801 | +166 |
12 | Chinara, Aryahi USCF31828276 | +161 |
13 | Evans, Bruce R USCF31353983 | +155 |
14 | Sridhar, Viraat USCF31986548 | +153 |
15 | Balaji, Prayan USCF32058000 | +147 |
16 | Perumalla, Jai Advik USCF31670896 | +143 |
17 | Suresh Chandra Kumar, Mithran USCF32599523 | +142 |
18 | Posch, Eric USCF31505824 | +137 |
19 | Shaheen, Alaaeldin USCF32658353 | +137 |
20 | Zheng, Matthew USCF31688305 | +130 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shorrer, Daniel USCF30154327 | +459 |
2 | Gupta, Diaan USCF32901699 | +396 |
3 | Migueis, Justin USCF33085231 | +379 |
4 | Vijay, Aditi Naidu USCF31327238 | +356 |
5 | Nguyen, Jonathan USCF33223980 | +319 |
6 | Doniyorov, Anisjon USCF33163698 | +297 |
7 | Renganathan, Saadhana USCF32459072 | +292 |
8 | Cline, Ezra USCF32339150 | +287 |
9 | Sridhar, Viraat USCF31986548 | +285 |
10 | Suresh Chandra Kumar, Mithran USCF32599523 | +284 |
11 | Rankenburg, Ektoras USCF31598493 | +269 |
12 | Crawford, Finnegan USCF17268194 | +268 |
13 | Shaheen, Alaaeldin USCF32658353 | +258 |
14 | Vollbrecht, John R USCF31735088 | +251 |
15 | Gong, William USCF31934304 | +250 |
16 | Sharan, Aarav USCF31667787 | +242 |
17 | Su-Guarino, James USCF31686775 | +234 |
18 | Prabu, Rithik USCF32598106 | +230 |
19 | Su, Vincent USCF32658371 | +230 |
20 | Lu, Jingyi USCF30222801 | +228 |
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