USCF statistics / California
Members
11,856
California
Top Regular
2,715
highest
Median Regular
899
midpoint
Rated Regular
9,288
players
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California State Rankings
Where California ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #28899 median | #29809 median | #321,194 median | #241,116 median | #401,076 median | #151,480 median |
| Average rating | #25980 average | #28871 average | #341,171 average | #211,157 average | #371,088 average | #291,391 average |
| Best player | #102,715 top | #82,641 top | #82,696 top | #52,716 top | #22,699 top | #72,601 top |
| Rated players | #29.3k players | #38.6k players | #12.6k players | #11.1k players | #11.2k players | #1674 players |
50-State Trend Stack
California 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 California changes month to month
Last month
+287
November 1, 2026 · 11,856 active members
Best month
+1,160
February 1, 2026 · 1,756 gained
Largest loss
-698
March 1, 2026 · 744 lost
Total active members
11,856
Monthly net change
+287
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in California joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
6,163
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
1,897
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
7,284
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 California residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
2nd
11,856
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
17th
30.1
per 100,000 of 39,355,309 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across California
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A regular rating of 899 beats 50.0% of players in California.
482 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · California
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shankland, Sam USCF12852765 | 2,715 |
2 | Izoria, Zviad USCF12922861 | 2,694 |
3 | Hong, Andrew USCF14941904 | 2,693 |
4 | Yoo, Christopher Woojin USCF15244943 | 2,640 |
5 | Akopian, Vladimir USCF12561112 | 2,618 |
6 | Ghazarian, Kirk USCF14885268 | 2,603 |
7 | Wolff, Patrick G USCF11343406 | 2,588 |
8 | Corrales Jimenez, Fidel USCF14958890 | 2,578 |
9 | Sheng, Joshua USCF13974250 | 2,575 |
10 | Zierk, Steven USCF12796611 | 2,574 |
11 | Bhat, Vinay S USCF12551720 | 2,569 |
12 | Shaked, Tal USCF12470713 | 2,558 |
13 | Heimann, Mark USCF12802899 | 2,549 |
14 | Daggupati, Balaji USCF14499403 | 2,532 |
15 | Katz, Alexander USCF12885132 | 2,507 |
16 | Prokolab, Miroslav USCF13494102 | 2,502 |
17 | Ambartsoumian, Armen USCF12561114 | 2,497 |
18 | Vidyarthi, Vyom USCF15107740 | 2,497 |
19 | Lakdawala, Cyrus F USCF11486738 | 2,490 |
20 | Shlyakhtenko, Robert USCF14951916 | 2,483 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shenoy, Ahana USCF32800018 | +423 |
2 | Osan, Emil USCF32026568 | +367 |
3 | Wee, Tessa Kang USCF31812315 | +363 |
4 | Chung, Ethan Jaewon USCF32144613 | +363 |
5 | Xie, Nova USCF32454394 | +330 |
6 | Min, Nicky USCF32017747 | +324 |
7 | Arun, Arjun USCF32525028 | +319 |
8 | Manojkumar, Joe Benjamin USCF31401813 | +310 |
9 | Wu, Adelyn USCF30524774 | +287 |
10 | Shedge, Anuj USCF32367512 | +285 |
11 | Bhogaraju, Sri Siva Naga Madhava USCF32536381 | +276 |
12 | Maurya, Divyansh USCF32706289 | +270 |
13 | Charoen, Kyle S USCF33075759 | +267 |
14 | Prokopenko, George USCF14992043 | +263 |
15 | Hung, Andrew USCF32573890 | +260 |
16 | Ladd, Miles USCF31595193 | +259 |
17 | Pokhrel, Sudhir USCF14016498 | +258 |
18 | Buradkar, Vedant USCF31926401 | +258 |
19 | Peng, Milo D. USCF32331465 | +256 |
20 | Yan-Cheng, Jeffrey USCF31798337 | +255 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shenoy, Ahana USCF32800018 | +2,215 |
2 | Praveen, Shriya USCF32787117 | +2,044 |
3 | Anand, Atharva USCF31275661 | +2,031 |
4 | Patel, Nishan USCF32433601 | +1,955 |
5 | Wee, Tessa Kang USCF31812315 | +1,932 |
6 | Ma, Ethan USCF33084897 | +1,928 |
7 | Osan, Emil USCF32026568 | +1,829 |
8 | Surendar, Ganeshyaam USCF32659549 | +1,769 |
9 | Toombs, Patrick USCF32920811 | +1,756 |
10 | Chi, Ari USCF32905136 | +1,667 |
11 | Wang, Jeff USCF33225877 | +1,619 |
12 | Tanutama, Kai J USCF33182913 | +1,604 |
13 | Echevarria, Santiago James USCF30352399 | +1,603 |
14 | Charpe, Aadi USCF33217667 | +1,580 |
15 | Arun, Arjun USCF32525028 | +1,570 |
16 | Chung, Ethan Jaewon USCF32144613 | +1,565 |
17 | Chen, Nolan USCF33212269 | +1,504 |
18 | Xie, Nova USCF32454394 | +1,499 |
19 | Bhogaraju, Sri Siva Naga Madhava USCF32536381 | +1,462 |
20 | Ping, Ruizhe USCF33214414 | +1,441 |
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