USCF statistics / Connecticut
Members
1,108
Connecticut
Top Regular
2,751
highest
Median Regular
1,023
midpoint
Rated Regular
845
players
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Connecticut State Rankings
Where Connecticut ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #141,023 median | #14910 median | #61,396 median | #111,219 median | #291,149 median | #61,554 median |
| Average rating | #121,063 average | #12962 average | #71,342 average | #31,308 average | #261,179 average | #111,480 average |
| Best player | #62,751 top | #232,398 top | #112,644 top | #112,600 top | #122,534 top | #152,402 top |
| Rated players | #25845 players | #25792 players | #24262 players | #2199 players | #2488 players | #2170 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Connecticut 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 Connecticut changes month to month
Last month
-3
November 1, 2026 · 1,108 active members
Best month
+101
February 1, 2026 · 165 gained
Largest loss
-54
March 1, 2026 · 59 lost
Total active members
1,108
Monthly net change
-3
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Connecticut joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
523
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
161
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
773
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Connecticut residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
25th
1,108
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
18th
30.0
per 100,000 of 3,688,496 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Connecticut
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A regular rating of 1,023 beats 50.2% of players in Connecticut.
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Regular ratings · Connecticut
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Niemann, Hans USCF15041466 | 2,751 |
2 | Hungaski, Robert USCF12790312 | 2,560 |
3 | Lu, Maximillian USCF14732597 | 2,526 |
4 | Chandran, Kapil USCF13023280 | 2,435 |
5 | Tanenbaum, Zachary Chen USCF13616253 | 2,420 |
6 | Edelman, Danny USCF12132080 | 2,365 |
7 | Moor, Nathaniel Philip USCF15012516 | 2,350 |
8 | Su, Jasmine USCF16377701 | 2,350 |
9 | Kudrin, Sergey USCF11257585 | 2,338 |
10 | Groff, Jordan USCF14534054 | 2,284 |
11 | Shi, Jason USCF14026495 | 2,276 |
12 | Weisz, Bryan A USCF14390720 | 2,240 |
13 | Castaneda, Nelson USCF12564228 | 2,239 |
14 | Metrick, Andrew USCF12080490 | 2,225 |
15 | Wang, Lacey USCF30313152 | 2,223 |
16 | Newbold, Robert C USCF10481121 | 2,222 |
17 | Bauer, Richard N USCF10583896 | 2,221 |
18 | Harris, Ian R USCF12721790 | 2,208 |
19 | Koganov, Mikhail USCF12656022 | 2,204 |
20 | Shure, Gary M USCF10110793 | 2,200 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Orekar, Theodore USCF17211072 | +320 |
2 | Bala Gowda, Nibha V USCF30817832 | +307 |
3 | Varma, Sebastian Knight USCF32230704 | +205 |
4 | Ahluwalia, Taj USCF32142249 | +157 |
5 | Negi, Rishaan USCF32444942 | +151 |
6 | Brown, Jeremy USCF31911277 | +145 |
7 | Yao, Ethan USCF32558914 | +133 |
8 | Bernacchia, Joshua USCF31874100 | +131 |
9 | Smith, Elizabeth C USCF15913683 | +128 |
10 | Labadia, Joseph A USCF30839500 | +123 |
11 | Chede, Mahanth USCF31719575 | +121 |
12 | Durante, William L USCF12593503 | +116 |
13 | Zion, Luke USCF32806146 | +111 |
14 | Medisetti, Rithwik USCF32435123 | +105 |
15 | Renna, Joseph USCF12862363 | +97 |
16 | Uwakwe, Michael USCF15610873 | +96 |
17 | Vijay Karthik, Vikram USCF32748974 | +90 |
18 | Cybart, Robert J USCF30807543 | +87 |
19 | Bogart, Yosef USCF31633656 | +87 |
20 | Mashkov, Maximilian USCF31777256 | +87 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Orekar, Theodore USCF17211072 | +133 |
2 | Bala Gowda, Nibha V USCF30817832 | +114 |
3 | Vishnu Navaneeth, Vaibhav USCF32615987 | +95 |
4 | Betts, Roy Joseph USCF32471647 | +82 |
5 | Llomi, Eaven USCF32126828 | +66 |
6 | Brown, Jeremy USCF31911277 | +61 |
7 | Varma, Sebastian Knight USCF32230704 | +60 |
8 | Koether, Otto Redd USCF32500713 | +60 |
9 | Yao, Ethan USCF32558914 | +57 |
10 | Zion, Luke USCF32806146 | +56 |
11 | Meconiates, Evan USCF30620000 | +49 |
12 | Negi, Rishaan USCF32444942 | +48 |
13 | Ahluwalia, Taj USCF32142249 | +48 |
14 | Smith, Elizabeth C USCF15913683 | +43 |
15 | Chede, Mahanth USCF31719575 | +38 |
16 | Xing, Jayden N/a USCF33072053 | +38 |
17 | Lanis, Anastasios USCF33067027 | +35 |
18 | Vijay Karthik, Vikram USCF32748974 | +35 |
19 | Wu, Cody USCF30484179 | +33 |
20 | Renna, Joseph USCF12862363 | +33 |
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