USCF player statistics

Lu, Merlin

USCF 15180315IllinoisUpdated: Nov 2026

Official US Chess record

Gender: Male
Floor: Regular 100 · Quick 100 · Blitz 117
Rated games: Blitz 11

US Chess record as of Sep 15, 2026

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Regular rating

8280 since Oct 2026

Published rating · Nov 2026 · 8 published updates since Apr 2026

Nov 2026828 Regular

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Apr 2026Nov 2026

8 updates in this window · 0 first to last · open points are provisional · guides mark US Chess classes · unpublished months are skipped, not inactivity

Compare with another playerOverlays their published ratings on the chart; the link keeps the comparison.

Other formats against Regular

-16 Quick vs Regular
Typical for 800–899 regular players: -11 (middle half -31 to +8, 2,426 established members). This gap is within the typical range.
+213 Blitz vs Regular (provisional)
Typical for 800–899 regular players: -103 (middle half -213 to +39, 205 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: —; No drop between published updates yet
Longest rise: —; No consecutive gains yet
Current run: 7 updates; Unchanged since Apr 2026
Typical move: ±0; Mean absolute change; spread ±0

Regular rating in context

Nov 2026 update

United States

#42,478of 83,032 rated members · higher than 48.8%

40,521 lower · 34 same rating · 42,477 higher · ties share a rank

Illinois

#1,968of 4,515 rated members · higher than 56.3%

2,546 lower · 2 same rating · 1,967 higher · ties share a rank

Where this rating sits · United States

83,032 rated members in 50-point bands · median 850–899 · 9,032 within 100 points of 828 (this player included)

Player · 828

01,4252,850

800–849: 2,288 members (2.7%) · highlighted band is the player’s · dashed line is the target

Target 850

49.9% below 850 (41,511 of 83,032; 48.8% below 828)

Percentile over time · United States

48.8% higher than · Nov 2026 · rank #42,478 of 83,032

Since Apr 2026
-0.1 pts

Apr 2026Nov 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.

United States statistics Illinois statistics

Published ratings by month

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

Monthly USCF ratings for Lu, Merlin
Month	Regular	Quick	Blitz
Nov 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Oct 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Sep 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Aug 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Jul 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Jun 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
May 2026	828no change	812no change	1,041 Pno change · 11 games
Apr 2026	828	812	1,041 P11 games

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