USCF statistics / Virginia
Members
3,264
Virginia
Top Regular
2,610
highest
Median Regular
880
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,606
players
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Virginia State Rankings
Where Virginia ranks among states by rating category · updated October 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #31880 median | #30796 median | #281,224 median | #45974 median | #311,139 median | #401,349 median |
| Average rating | #29968 average | #30868 average | #261,212 average | #461,023 average | #291,151 average | #391,327 average |
| Best player | #132,610 top | #142,583 top | #112,657 top | #142,565 top | #62,623 top | #82,571 top |
| Rated players | #82.6k players | #92.3k players | #8644 players | #5485 players | #7336 players | #6198 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Virginia 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 Virginia changes month to month
Last month
+16
October 1, 2026 · 3,264 active members
Best month
+387
February 1, 2026 · 587 gained
Largest loss
-268
March 1, 2026 · 283 lost
Total active members
3,264
Monthly net change
+16
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Virginia joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,550
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
413
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,804
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Virginia residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
9th
3,264
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
10th
36.8
per 100,000 of 8,880,107 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Virginia
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A regular rating of 880 beats 50.0% of players in Virginia.
165 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Virginia
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Brown, Michael W USCF13289023 | 2,610 |
2 | Balakrishnan, Praveen USCF14056673 | 2,583 |
3 | Erenburg, Sergey USCF13674544 | 2,539 |
4 | Grabinsky, Aaron USCF14456386 | 2,432 |
5 | Paul, Justin USCF14323420 | 2,427 |
6 | Yu, Jennifer R USCF14117950 | 2,418 |
7 | Zhuang, Kyle USCF16368295 | 2,380 |
8 | Schuyler, James USCF12168140 | 2,377 |
9 | Chiu, Isaac USCF14570627 | 2,366 |
10 | Slate, Kent USCF15180666 | 2,344 |
11 | Meyer, Eugene B USCF10122953 | 2,329 |
12 | Brady, Tyson USCF15967098 | 2,328 |
13 | Conner, Troy USCF10709750 | 2,327 |
14 | Diao, Matthew Guo USCF15914362 | 2,320 |
15 | Ginsburg, Mark USCF10172918 | 2,313 |
16 | Sriniaiyer, Sudarshan USCF14943697 | 2,296 |
17 | Wilson, Ronen USCF15349011 | 2,296 |
18 | Martin, Sam B USCF15173832 | 2,272 |
19 | Moorhouse, Will USCF30059498 | 2,272 |
20 | Mccoy, Owen USCF14447115 | 2,265 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Blumenthal, Matthew USCF32481242 | +287 |
2 | Malhotra, Aarav USCF32422916 | +239 |
3 | Dale, Viktoria USCF16932416 | +234 |
4 | Outland, Josiah USCF32535530 | +229 |
5 | Sreekumar, Pooja USCF30139208 | +210 |
6 | Annamraju, Rishwanth USCF32896950 | +205 |
7 | Miller, Ethan USCF30642537 | +199 |
8 | Merani, Ishan USCF31276234 | +196 |
9 | Lakhani, Kiara USCF31970705 | +195 |
10 | Pilling, Aleksei Jacques Rolf USCF30026896 | +179 |
11 | Miriyala, Lakhith USCF31083887 | +169 |
12 | Lothe, Vikram Anand USCF30250118 | +166 |
13 | Zhou, Stephen USCF31502614 | +160 |
14 | Samara, Ferris USCF15630917 | +154 |
15 | Malek, Rehan USCF32861063 | +152 |
16 | Sathish Keerthana, Sanjith USCF32545163 | +148 |
17 | Yang, Zijin USCF31339395 | +144 |
18 | Poss, Zachary USCF32607665 | +144 |
19 | Samir, Rehan USCF31642781 | +128 |
20 | Wang, Ella Enhan USCF30451701 | +127 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jose, Liam USCF33177987 | +986 |
2 | Blumenthal, Matthew USCF32481242 | +457 |
3 | Grabau-Boyages, Gregory USCF32950659 | +427 |
4 | Outland, Josiah USCF32535530 | +395 |
5 | Lukpanov, Darmen USCF32302351 | +351 |
6 | Dale, Viktoria USCF16932416 | +317 |
7 | Merani, Ishan USCF31276234 | +316 |
8 | Annamraju, Rishwanth USCF32896950 | +307 |
9 | Gu, Brian USCF32476504 | +285 |
10 | Gao, Derek USCF33051366 | +282 |
11 | Miller, Ethan USCF30642537 | +247 |
12 | Sreekumar, Pooja USCF30139208 | +235 |
13 | Pilling, Aleksei Jacques Rolf USCF30026896 | +219 |
14 | Lakhani, Kiara USCF31970705 | +205 |
15 | Zhou, Stephen USCF31502614 | +198 |
16 | Khalil, Inji USCF32784886 | +194 |
17 | Samara, Ferris USCF15630917 | +185 |
18 | Linton, George USCF32784638 | +181 |
19 | Pogoda, Michael USCF16994283 | +178 |
20 | Miriyala, Lakhith USCF31083887 | +175 |
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