USCF statistics / Virginia · Male
Members
2,906
Virginia
Top Regular
2,610
highest
Median Regular
921
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,332
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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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 | #34921 median | #33829 median | #261,263 median | #45990 median | #361,150 median | #361,382 median |
| Average rating | #301,006 average | #32904 average | #261,238 average | #451,040 average | #321,172 average | #401,338 average |
| Best player | #132,610 top | #142,583 top | #112,657 top | #142,565 top | #62,623 top | #82,571 top |
| Rated players | #72.3k players | #82.1k players | #7590 players | #5428 players | #7303 players | #6186 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Virginia highlighted against every state · Active Members
October 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,2962California
10,0013New York
8,6704Florida
4,7785Illinois
4,5716New Jersey
3,456Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Virginia changes month to month
Last month
+18
October 1, 2026 · 2,906 active members
Best month
+332
February 1, 2026 · 502 gained
Largest loss
-242
March 1, 2026 · 257 lost
Total active members
2,906
Monthly net change
+18
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Virginia joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,337
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Came back
372
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–October 1, 2026
Left
1,577
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
2,906
Valid October 1, 2026
Members per 100k
7th
32.7
per 100,000 of 8,880,107 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Virginia
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A regular rating of 921 beats 50.1% of players in Virginia.
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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 | Zhuang, Kyle USCF16368295 | 2,380 |
7 | Schuyler, James USCF12168140 | 2,377 |
8 | Chiu, Isaac USCF14570627 | 2,366 |
9 | Slate, Kent USCF15180666 | 2,344 |
10 | Meyer, Eugene B USCF10122953 | 2,329 |
11 | Brady, Tyson USCF15967098 | 2,328 |
12 | Conner, Troy USCF10709750 | 2,327 |
13 | Diao, Matthew Guo USCF15914362 | 2,320 |
14 | Ginsburg, Mark USCF10172918 | 2,313 |
15 | Sriniaiyer, Sudarshan USCF14943697 | 2,296 |
16 | Wilson, Ronen USCF15349011 | 2,296 |
17 | Martin, Sam B USCF15173832 | 2,272 |
18 | Moorhouse, Will USCF30059498 | 2,272 |
19 | Mccoy, Owen USCF14447115 | 2,265 |
20 | Swaminathan, Pranav USCF16024621 | 2,262 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Blumenthal, Matthew USCF32481242 | +287 |
2 | Malhotra, Aarav USCF32422916 | +239 |
3 | Outland, Josiah USCF32535530 | +229 |
4 | Annamraju, Rishwanth USCF32896950 | +205 |
5 | Miller, Ethan USCF30642537 | +199 |
6 | Merani, Ishan USCF31276234 | +196 |
7 | Pilling, Aleksei Jacques Rolf USCF30026896 | +179 |
8 | Miriyala, Lakhith USCF31083887 | +169 |
9 | Lothe, Vikram Anand USCF30250118 | +166 |
10 | Zhou, Stephen USCF31502614 | +160 |
11 | Samara, Ferris USCF15630917 | +154 |
12 | Malek, Rehan USCF32861063 | +152 |
13 | Sathish Keerthana, Sanjith USCF32545163 | +148 |
14 | Samir, Rehan USCF31642781 | +128 |
15 | Wilson, Charles Daniel USCF31338815 | +126 |
16 | Mcmillin, Luke Max USCF30268222 | +125 |
17 | Pogoda, Michael USCF16994283 | +123 |
18 | Teachey, Robert USCF14002661 | +120 |
19 | Bengard, Egor USCF30856602 | +120 |
20 | Thalluri, Avyukt Varma USCF31147320 | +120 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Jose, Liam USCF33177987 | +876 |
2 | Blumenthal, Matthew USCF32481242 | +403 |
3 | Grabau-Boyages, Gregory USCF32950659 | +382 |
4 | Outland, Josiah USCF32535530 | +352 |
5 | Lukpanov, Darmen USCF32302351 | +308 |
6 | Merani, Ishan USCF31276234 | +285 |
7 | Annamraju, Rishwanth USCF32896950 | +277 |
8 | Gu, Brian USCF32476504 | +255 |
9 | Gao, Derek USCF33051366 | +251 |
10 | Miller, Ethan USCF30642537 | +223 |
11 | Pilling, Aleksei Jacques Rolf USCF30026896 | +207 |
12 | Zhou, Stephen USCF31502614 | +186 |
13 | Samara, Ferris USCF15630917 | +176 |
14 | Linton, George USCF32784638 | +167 |
15 | Miriyala, Lakhith USCF31083887 | +164 |
16 | Pogoda, Michael USCF16994283 | +153 |
17 | Eisen, Conrad USCF33129726 | +148 |
18 | Malek, Rehan USCF32861063 | +146 |
19 | Lothe, Vikram Anand USCF30250118 | +145 |
20 | Victorio, R. Mason USCF32810394 | +145 |
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