USCF player statistics

Black, James A

USCF 13696544New YorkUpdated: Nov 2026
Official US Chess record

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Gender
Male
FIDE
FIDE 2048280
US Chess reported rank
#654 national · #79 in state
Floor
Regular 2,200 · Quick 2,000 · Blitz 2,000

US Chess record as of Sep 15, 2026

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Rating format

Regular rating

2,2320 since Oct 2026

Published rating · Nov 2026 · 12 published updates since Dec 2025

Nov 20262,232 Regular
Dec 2025: 2249Jan 2026: 2249Feb 2026: 2249Mar 2026: 2249Apr 2026: 2248May 2026: 2246Jun 2026: 2246Jul 2026: 2232Aug 2026: 2232Sep 2026: 2232Oct 2026: 2232Nov 2026: 2232
Dec 2025Nov 2026
12 updates in this window · -17 first to last · open points are provisional · guides mark US Chess classes · unpublished months are skipped, not inactivity
Overlays their published ratings on the chart; the link keeps the comparison.

Other formats against Regular

  • -5 Quick vs Regular

    Typical for 2,200–2,299 regular players: -167 (middle half -252 to -97, 548 established members). This gap is above the typical range.

  • +4 Blitz vs Regular

    Typical for 2,200–2,299 regular players: -176 (middle half -280 to -90, 403 established members). This gap is above the typical range.

How this rating moves

Between consecutive published observations, provisional included.

Biggest gain
—
No gain between published updates yet
Biggest drop
-14
Jun 2026 to Jul 2026
Longest rise
—
No consecutive gains yet
Current run
4 updates
Unchanged since Jul 2026
Typical move
±2
Mean absolute change; spread ±4.2

Regular rating in context

Nov 2026 update

United States

#752of 83,032 rated members · higher than 99%

82,271 lower · 10 same rating · 751 higher · ties share a rank

New York

#102of 9,119 rated members · higher than 98.8%

9,016 lower · 2 same rating · 101 higher · ties share a rank

Where this rating sits · United States

83,032 rated members in 50-point bands · median 850–899 · 1,227 within 100 points of 2,232 (this player included)

Player · 2,232
01,4252,850

2,200–2,249: 483 members (0.5%) · highlighted band is the player’s · dashed line is the target

99.2% below 2,250 (82,369 of 83,032; 99% below 2,232)

Percentile over time · United States

99% higher than · Nov 2026 · rank #752 of 83,032

Since Dec 2025
-0.1 pts

Dec 2025: higher than 99.1% (rank 648 of 81,102)Jan 2026: higher than 99.2% (rank 630 of 79,487)Feb 2026: higher than 99.2% (rank 653 of 83,940)Mar 2026: higher than 99.2% (rank 635 of 80,605)Apr 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 656 of 80,831)May 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 671 of 81,236)Jun 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 668 of 83,290)Jul 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 717 of 82,736)Aug 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 723 of 83,080)Sep 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 727 of 83,635)Oct 2026: higher than 99.1% (rank 733 of 82,596)Nov 2026: higher than 99% (rank 752 of 83,032)
Dec 2025Nov 2026
Each month against that month’s active pool, so pool growth and rating drift both count.
How these comparisons are calculated

Chess67 calculations from the Nov 2026 monthly rating update, using the same population as the USCF statistics pages: US members classified as active in the published monthly records, excluding lifetime-coded records, provisional ratings included. Ties share a rank; “lower” is strictly lower; national and state groups overlap. The target explorer keeps the population fixed, with this player at their recorded rating: it is a rating comparison, not a prediction of future rank.

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Published ratings by month

P marks a provisional rating; the small figure is the change since the previous published observation.

Monthly USCF ratings for Black, James A
MonthRegularQuickBlitz
Nov 20262,232no change2,227no change2,236no change
Oct 20262,232no change2,227no change2,236no change
Sep 20262,232no change2,227no change2,236no change
Aug 20262,232no change2,227no change2,236no change
Jul 20262,232-142,227no change2,236no change
Jun 20262,246no change2,227+152,236no change
May 20262,246-22,212-62,236no change
Apr 20262,248-12,218no change2,236no change
Mar 20262,249no change2,218no change2,236no change
Feb 20262,249no change2,218no change2,236no change
Jan 20262,249no change2,218no change2,236no change
Dec 20252,2492,2182,236
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About these statistics. Built from the monthly USCF rating updates available to Chess67. Ratings change between publications, and a missing month is not inactivity. The official US Chess record has current ratings and tournament history.