USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — California
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11,499
California
Top Regular
2,727
highest
Median Regular
893
midpoint
Rated Regular
9,119
players
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California State Rankings
Where California ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #28893 median | #30797 median | #381,166 median | #221,107 median | #371,052 median | #231,446 median |
| Average rating | #25975 average | #29864 average | #401,151 average | #191,154 average | #351,082 average | #271,377 average |
| Best player | #92,727 top | #82,640 top | #82,696 top | #52,716 top | #22,699 top | #72,601 top |
| Rated players | #39.1k players | #38.4k players | #12.6k players | #11.0k players | #11.2k players | #1670 players |
50-State Trend Stack
California highlighted against every state · Active Members
August 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,5672California
11,4993New York
11,2824Florida
5,5895Illinois
5,4436New Jersey
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Member Growth Trend
Monthly net active USCF member change across California
Latest net
+170
August 1, 2026 · 11,499 active members
Best month
+1,160
February 1, 2026 · 1,756 gained
Largest loss
-698
March 1, 2026 · 744 lost
Total active members
11,499
Monthly net change
+170
Net gain Net loss
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 California residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
2nd
11,499
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
19th
29.2
per 100,000 of 39,355,309 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across California
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Regular ratings · California
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shankland, Sam USCF12852765 | 2,727 |
2 | Izoria, Zviad USCF12922861 | 2,694 |
3 | Hong, Andrew USCF14941904 | 2,686 |
4 | Yoo, Christopher Woojin USCF15244943 | 2,667 |
5 | Ghazarian, Kirk USCF14885268 | 2,620 |
6 | Akopian, Vladimir USCF12561112 | 2,602 |
7 | Wolff, Patrick G USCF11343406 | 2,588 |
8 | Zierk, Steven USCF12796611 | 2,576 |
9 | Sheng, Joshua USCF13974250 | 2,575 |
10 | Corrales Jimenez, Fidel USCF14958890 | 2,574 |
11 | Bhat, Vinay S USCF12551720 | 2,569 |
12 | Heimann, Mark USCF12802899 | 2,559 |
13 | Shaked, Tal USCF12470713 | 2,558 |
14 | Daggupati, Balaji USCF14499403 | 2,531 |
15 | Shlyakhtenko, Robert USCF14951916 | 2,527 |
16 | Prokolab, Miroslav USCF13494102 | 2,502 |
17 | Ambartsoumian, Armen USCF12561114 | 2,497 |
18 | Lakdawala, Cyrus F USCF11486738 | 2,490 |
19 | Vidyarthi, Vyom USCF15107740 | 2,474 |
20 | Griffith, Kyron USCF12860484 | 2,467 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rachuri, Akhil USCF33049581 | +338 |
2 | Anupoju, Rithvi Kanth USCF32590287 | +288 |
3 | Muse Sinek, James USCF17174225 | +279 |
4 | Lam, Ethan USCF30150899 | +278 |
5 | Liu, Albert USCF32802730 | +277 |
6 | Tan, John Alvarez USCF16988404 | +275 |
7 | Davis, Alfred Wade USCF31939241 | +263 |
8 | Marcal, Arthur Mathias USCF16460667 | +262 |
9 | Chow, Ethan USCF32011319 | +256 |
10 | Vinith, Kalki USCF32211850 | +254 |
11 | Singhania, Evaan USCF32133916 | +231 |
12 | Villanueva, Senen Lagmay USCF30712074 | +230 |
13 | Jegan, Nishvanth USCF32512854 | +227 |
14 | Kodali, Eshaan USCF32679575 | +225 |
15 | Ghosh, Krish USCF31726602 | +220 |
16 | Kannappan, Uma USCF32394307 | +212 |
17 | Gaerlan, Nicolas Lim USCF17078848 | +211 |
18 | Mathur, Abhyuv USCF31793011 | +208 |
19 | Bimal, Parth USCF31626780 | +197 |
20 | Jung, Henry USCF32450893 | +193 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bharadwaj, Reyan USCF30538841 | +3,276 |
2 | Harney, Preston USCF17226425 | +1,845 |
3 | Anandakumar, Arnav USCF32553866 | +1,794 |
4 | Rachuri, Akhil USCF33049581 | +1,792 |
5 | Anupoju, Rithvi Kanth USCF32590287 | +1,555 |
6 | Muse Sinek, James USCF17174225 | +1,513 |
7 | Liu, Albert USCF32802730 | +1,512 |
8 | Agrawal, Riaan USCF33052271 | +1,428 |
9 | Davis, Alfred Wade USCF31939241 | +1,419 |
10 | Nayak, Anika A USCF32810274 | +1,357 |
11 | Chen, Huey USCF33096338 | +1,338 |
12 | Millspaugh, Liam James USCF33066480 | +1,335 |
13 | Chow, Ethan USCF32011319 | +1,326 |
14 | Yu, Bill Jun Wa USCF32572249 | +1,324 |
15 | Tang, Ryan USCF33081014 | +1,281 |
16 | Singhania, Evaan USCF32133916 | +1,192 |
17 | Kannappan, Uma USCF32394307 | +1,178 |
18 | Gadamoni, Vihaan USCF32915916 | +1,112 |
19 | Chen, Jackson Sicheng USCF33098699 | +1,089 |
20 | Kodali, Eshaan USCF32679575 | +1,058 |
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