USCF statistics / Alabama · Male
Members
637
Alabama
Top Regular
2,473
highest
Median Regular
903
midpoint
Rated Regular
531
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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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 | #40903 median | #36806 median | #481,081 median | #291,125 median | #511,013 median | #471,255 median |
| Average rating | #40955 average | #40869 average | #381,175 average | #241,173 average | #441,078 average | #481,213 average |
| Best player | #302,473 top | #202,462 top | #262,379 top | #272,273 top | #352,070 top | #322,123 top |
| Rated players | #31531 players | #31484 players | #3988 players | #2848 players | #2755 players | #2552 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Alabama highlighted against every state · Active Members
November 1, 2026
members
1California
9,7632Texas
9,6523New York
8,3754Florida
4,5845Illinois
4,3706New Jersey
3,351Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Alabama changes month to month
Last month
-31
November 1, 2026 · 637 active members
Best month
+78
February 1, 2026 · 136 gained
Largest loss
-66
March 1, 2026 · 72 lost
Total active members
637
Monthly net change
-31
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Alabama joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
306
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
90
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
416
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
637
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
50th
12.3
per 100,000 of 5,193,088 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Alabama
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A regular rating of 903 beats 49.4% of players in Alabama.
38 players rated 900–999
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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 | Biswas, Arion USCF30663568 | +56 |
15 | Johnston, Felix Garrett USCF31195416 | +40 |
16 | Grenon, Vincent USCF30911344 | +39 |
17 | Liao, Samuel USCF30510973 | +30 |
18 | Gerstemeier, Scott J USCF30120835 | +24 |
19 | Kannan, Nithilan USCF32575768 | +21 |
20 | Zheng, Wesley USCF32758749 | +21 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tran, Kyle Nguyen USCF32728093 | +82 |
2 | Barton, Chris USCF31449852 | +69 |
3 | Drott, Henry USCF33068722 | +61 |
4 | Moore, Samuel Patrick USCF31919657 | +60 |
5 | Thrasher, Alexander USCF32875687 | +55 |
6 | Kothari, Prathan USCF31680525 | +55 |
7 | Kilgroe, Jaxon USCF32880809 | +52 |
8 | Saulters, Charlie USCF30123634 | +48 |
9 | Mailey, Luke USCF32010383 | +47 |
10 | Khan, Ibrahim Zahirul USCF30696391 | +45 |
11 | Ferreiro, Joaquin USCF33133378 | +43 |
12 | Walker, Eli Samuel USCF31644582 | +43 |
13 | Chen, Po-Ting Raymond USCF32332063 | +41 |
14 | Pullum, Austin James USCF30531087 | +40 |
15 | Hu, Edwin USCF31489449 | +38 |
16 | Godha, Arihan USCF32675187 | +38 |
17 | Ishani, Ryan USCF31654716 | +37 |
18 | Swartzer, Grant USCF32816132 | +36 |
19 | Ahn, Seung USCF32371429 | +36 |
20 | Chappell, Robert Christopher USCF12886019 | +34 |
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