USCF statistics / Alabama
Members
744
Alabama
Top Regular
2,473
highest
Median Regular
868
midpoint
Rated Regular
602
players
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Alabama State Rankings
Where Alabama ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #32868 median | #32780 median | #491,040 median | #291,100 median | #51986 median | #491,182 median |
| Average rating | #37915 average | #37833 average | #391,143 average | #271,123 average | #501,013 average | #491,168 average |
| Best player | #302,473 top | #202,462 top | #262,379 top | #272,273 top | #352,070 top | #322,123 top |
| Rated players | #31602 players | #31551 players | #3998 players | #2858 players | #2669 players | #2460 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Alabama highlighted against every state · Active Members
November 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,8942California
11,8563New York
11,3284Florida
5,7705Illinois
5,3246New Jersey
3,988Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Alabama changes month to month
Last month
-10
November 1, 2026 · 744 active members
Best month
+91
February 1, 2026 · 161 gained
Largest loss
-78
March 1, 2026 · 84 lost
Total active members
744
Monthly net change
-10
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Alabama joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
375
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
101
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
471
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Alabama residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
31st
744
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
51st
14.3
per 100,000 of 5,193,088 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Alabama
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A regular rating of 868 beats 49.8% of players in Alabama.
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Regular ratings · Alabama
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rachels, Stuart USCF11478239 | 2,473 |
2 | Camaratta, Frank A USCF10064953 | 2,320 |
3 | Adams, Stephen USCF13184803 | 2,316 |
4 | Varagona, Scott USCF12744446 | 2,231 |
5 | Puckett, Matthew USCF12569456 | 2,200 |
6 | Therrell, Kyle Allen USCF10236746 | 2,198 |
7 | Dowd, Steven B USCF12484438 | 2,180 |
8 | Snow, Zachary Isaac USCF15336543 | 2,147 |
9 | Decord, Aaron USCF15675377 | 2,110 |
10 | Friedman, Christian USCF15760235 | 2,099 |
11 | Price, Richard G USCF10247551 | 2,096 |
12 | Mccarty, Joseph C USCF10290139 | 2,092 |
13 | Rasberry, Jonathan USCF14678910 | 2,091 |
14 | Graveling, Stephen James USCF14980542 | 2,090 |
15 | Franklin, Albert E USCF20043791 | 2,075 |
16 | Lankey, Brian James USCF10325811 | 2,063 |
17 | Presson, Freeman Craig USCF10021847 | 2,020 |
18 | Dong, Sherwood USCF14582202 | 2,017 |
19 | Denton, Thomas J USCF10240352 | 2,014 |
20 | Porcelli, Michael William USCF13314357 | 2,011 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Thrasher, Alexander USCF32875687 | +212 |
2 | Moore, Samuel Patrick USCF31919657 | +144 |
3 | Kothari, Prathan USCF31680525 | +128 |
4 | Chappell, Robert Christopher USCF12886019 | +125 |
5 | Mailey, Luke USCF32010383 | +123 |
6 | Saulters, Charlie USCF30123634 | +121 |
7 | Khan, Ibrahim Zahirul USCF30696391 | +113 |
8 | Walker, Eli Samuel USCF31644582 | +110 |
9 | Chen, Po-Ting Raymond USCF32332063 | +106 |
10 | Pullum, Austin James USCF30531087 | +105 |
11 | Mcdaniel, Tucker Lee USCF32840072 | +100 |
12 | Laymon, Paul K USCF12610673 | +88 |
13 | Saulters, Henry USCF30940666 | +77 |
14 | Lyons, Ashley USCF32081347 | +64 |
15 | Biswas, Arion USCF30663568 | +56 |
16 | Johnston, Felix Garrett USCF31195416 | +40 |
17 | Grenon, Vincent USCF30911344 | +39 |
18 | Saulters, Lucy USCF32663200 | +35 |
19 | Kim, Juwon USCF31420321 | +33 |
20 | Liao, Samuel USCF30510973 | +30 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tran, Kyle Nguyen USCF32728093 | +92 |
2 | Barton, Chris USCF31449852 | +78 |
3 | Moore, Samuel Patrick USCF31919657 | +67 |
4 | Drott, Henry USCF33068722 | +67 |
5 | Kothari, Prathan USCF31680525 | +58 |
6 | Kilgroe, Jaxon USCF32880809 | +58 |
7 | Thrasher, Alexander USCF32875687 | +57 |
8 | Mailey, Luke USCF32010383 | +52 |
9 | Saulters, Charlie USCF30123634 | +51 |
10 | Khan, Ibrahim Zahirul USCF30696391 | +50 |
11 | Ferreiro, Joaquin USCF33133378 | +46 |
12 | Walker, Eli Samuel USCF31644582 | +46 |
13 | Hu, Edwin USCF31489449 | +43 |
14 | Pullum, Austin James USCF30531087 | +43 |
15 | Chen, Po-Ting Raymond USCF32332063 | +42 |
16 | Ishani, Ryan USCF31654716 | +40 |
17 | Godha, Arihan USCF32675187 | +40 |
18 | Swartzer, Grant USCF32816132 | +38 |
19 | Chappell, Robert Christopher USCF12886019 | +37 |
20 | Laymon, Paul K USCF12610673 | +37 |
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