USCF statistics / Alabama · Male
Members
680
Alabama
Top Regular
2,473
highest
Median Regular
888
midpoint
Rated Regular
542
players
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Alabama State Rankings
Where Alabama ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #38888 median | #36797 median | #481,096 median | #171,212 median | #51986 median | #491,216 median |
| Average rating | #40943 average | #40857 average | #371,179 average | #221,171 average | #481,027 average | #481,200 average |
| Best player | #292,473 top | #202,462 top | #282,379 top | #272,273 top | #352,070 top | #312,123 top |
| Rated players | #31542 players | #31510 players | #3989 players | #2845 players | #2659 players | #2552 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Alabama highlighted against every state · Active Members
September 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,4262California
9,9613New York
8,8954Florida
4,8045Illinois
4,6016New Jersey
3,407Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Alabama changes month to month
Last month
+4
September 1, 2026 · 680 active members
Best month
+78
February 1, 2026 · 136 gained
Largest loss
-66
March 1, 2026 · 72 lost
Total active members
680
Monthly net change
+4
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Alabama joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
286
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
70
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
333
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Alabama residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
31st
680
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
49th
13.1
per 100,000 of 5,193,088 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Alabama
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A regular rating of 888 beats 50.3% 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 | 2,299 |
4 | Varagona, Scott USCF12744446 | 2,222 |
5 | Puckett, Matthew USCF12569456 | 2,202 |
6 | Therrell, Kyle Allen USCF10236746 | 2,198 |
7 | Dowd, Steven B USCF12484438 | 2,180 |
8 | Snow, Zachary Isaac USCF15336543 | 2,142 |
9 | Friedman, Christian USCF15760235 | 2,098 |
10 | Price, Richard G USCF10247551 | 2,096 |
11 | Mccarty, Joseph C USCF10290139 | 2,092 |
12 | Rasberry, Jonathan USCF14678910 | 2,091 |
13 | Graveling, Stephen James USCF14980542 | 2,090 |
14 | Bruni, Xavier USCF15840554 | 2,087 |
15 | Franklin, Albert E USCF20043791 | 2,075 |
16 | Lankey, Brian James USCF10325811 | 2,063 |
17 | Presson, Freeman Craig USCF10021847 | 2,020 |
18 | Denton, Thomas J USCF10240352 | 2,020 |
19 | Dong, Sherwood USCF14582202 | 2,017 |
20 | Porcelli, Michael William USCF13314357 | 2,011 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Thrasher, Alexander USCF32875687 | +274 |
2 | Sivurupitiya, Sehath Bandara USCF31873938 | +223 |
3 | Patel, Aarav Ravi USCF31308251 | +208 |
4 | Raval, Varun USCF30498427 | +195 |
5 | Birney, Deforest USCF31466915 | +173 |
6 | Arora, Samarth USCF32126309 | +161 |
7 | Birney, Graham USCF31466932 | +152 |
8 | Id-Deen, Jameel USCF14129617 | +149 |
9 | Saldanha, Aidan USCF16936268 | +138 |
10 | Herring, Derrick USCF31430650 | +131 |
11 | Zeng, Leon USCF17321233 | +115 |
12 | Chappell, Robert Christopher USCF12886019 | +104 |
13 | Johnston, Felix Garrett USCF31195416 | +99 |
14 | Camwell, Bryton John Palmer USCF31739784 | +93 |
15 | Satkuri, Viraat USCF17320438 | +83 |
16 | Ericsson, Walker Thomas USCF30629313 | +82 |
17 | Oconnor, Steven USCF31218203 | +77 |
18 | Barfield, Brian Gordon USCF17091483 | +74 |
19 | Katz, August USCF13516570 | +68 |
20 | Adams, Stephen USCF13184803 | +33 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sivurupitiya, Sehath Bandara USCF31873938 | +78 |
2 | Patel, Aarav Ravi USCF31308251 | +76 |
3 | Thrasher, Alexander USCF32875687 | +72 |
4 | Hu, Edward USCF31465643 | +59 |
5 | Arora, Samarth USCF32126309 | +56 |
6 | Aggarwal, Viraj USCF32655281 | +55 |
7 | Id-Deen, Jameel USCF14129617 | +54 |
8 | Hariprasad, Arjun Samvrith USCF32859482 | +47 |
9 | Provost, Ryan Ellis USCF32262552 | +41 |
10 | Birney, Deforest USCF31466915 | +38 |
11 | Camwell, Bryton John Palmer USCF31739784 | +37 |
12 | Saldanha, Aidan USCF16936268 | +35 |
13 | Birney, Graham USCF31466932 | +33 |
14 | Chappell, Robert Christopher USCF12886019 | +31 |
15 | Barfield, Brian Gordon USCF17091483 | +21 |
16 | Inness, John USCF32257938 | +21 |
17 | Satkuri, Viraat USCF17320438 | +19 |
18 | Johnston, Felix Garrett USCF31195416 | +17 |
19 | Ravuluri, Shanvith USCF32863840 | +16 |
20 | Poynter, Martin M USCF30685844 | +13 |
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