USCF player statistics
Richards, James L
Official US Chess recordQuick rating
Provisional rating · Sep 2026 · 2 published updates since Aug 2026
How this rating moves
Between consecutive published observations, provisional included.
- Biggest gain
- +148
- Aug 2026 to Sep 2026
- Biggest drop
- —
- No drop between published updates yet
- Longest rise
- 1 update
- +148 from Aug 2026 to Sep 2026
- Updates that moved
- 1 of 1
- Latest +148, Aug 2026 to Sep 2026
- Typical move
- ±148
- Mean absolute change per update
Quick rating in context
United States
#29,541of 79,019 rated members · higher than 62.5%
49,434 lower · 45 same rating · 29,540 higher · ties share a rank
Louisiana
#341of 703 rated members · higher than 51.4%
362 lower · 1 same rating · 340 higher · ties share a rank
Where this rating sits · United States
79,019 rated members in 50-point bands · median 750–799 · 8,579 within 100 points of 979 (this player included)
950–999: 2,147 members (2.7%) · highlighted band is the player’s · dashed line is the target
63.6% below 1,000 (50,305 of 79,019; 62.5% below 979)
How these comparisons are calculated
Chess67 calculations from the Sep 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.
Published ratings by month
P marks a provisional rating; the small figure is the change since the previous published observation.
| Month | Quick |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 979 P+148 · 24 games |
| Aug 2026 | 831 P12 games |