USCF statistics / Illinois
Members
5,324
Illinois
Top Regular
2,689
highest
Median Regular
710
midpoint
Rated Regular
4,515
players
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Illinois State Rankings
Where Illinois ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #47710 median | #47655 median | #311,196 median | #341,082 median | #411,071 median | #291,431 median |
| Average rating | #47832 average | #46749 average | #331,177 average | #311,104 average | #401,076 average | #321,382 average |
| Best player | #112,689 top | #112,621 top | #132,624 top | #132,569 top | #162,461 top | #172,392 top |
| Rated players | #44.5k players | #44.3k players | #6970 players | #8302 players | #6371 players | #8176 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Illinois 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 Illinois changes month to month
Last month
-137
November 1, 2026 · 5,324 active members
Best month
+772
February 1, 2026 · 1,246 gained
Largest loss
-487
March 1, 2026 · 541 lost
Total active members
5,324
Monthly net change
-137
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Illinois joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
2,784
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
756
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
3,509
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Illinois residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
5th
5,324
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
3rd
41.9
per 100,000 of 12,719,141 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Illinois
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A regular rating of 710 beats 49.9% of players in Illinois.
256 players rated 700–799
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Regular ratings · Illinois
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zherebukh, Yaroslav USCF15105277 | 2,689 |
2 | Avrukh, Boris USCF15478832 | 2,661 |
3 | Shulman, Yury USCF12741541 | 2,649 |
4 | Goldin, Alexander USCF12556822 | 2,566 |
5 | Mardov, Dimitar USCF15205818 | 2,564 |
6 | Schmakel, Sam USCF12887417 | 2,542 |
7 | Rosen, Eric S USCF12853959 | 2,426 |
8 | Furfine, Jacob USCF13089315 | 2,417 |
9 | Kaplan, Avi Harrison USCF15263943 | 2,410 |
10 | Khanbutaev, Artemii USCF30784129 | 2,399 |
11 | Gurevich, Dmitry USCF12212800 | 2,377 |
12 | Nemcova, Katerina USCF14723368 | 2,376 |
13 | Ladan, Nicholas USCF15092641 | 2,333 |
14 | Lehmann, Spencer George USCF13457744 | 2,318 |
15 | Kogen, Jonathan USCF12810919 | 2,315 |
16 | Karagianis, Pete Demetrios USCF12542549 | 2,307 |
17 | Baker, Aidan USCF17194941 | 2,288 |
18 | Tikhomirov, Matthew USCF30026331 | 2,279 |
19 | Shetty, Anshul P USCF15752957 | 2,275 |
20 | Watson, Alan L USCF10341116 | 2,272 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Wheeler, Evan S USCF31591746 | +342 |
2 | Guttula, Karthikeya USCF30888509 | +288 |
3 | Watkins, Nolan USCF32698764 | +277 |
4 | Hunt, Jude USCF16593362 | +249 |
5 | Arustamyan, Alessandro USCF32184944 | +214 |
6 | Pashyan, Suzanna USCF16898493 | +201 |
7 | Schuele Bermeo, Camilo USCF32824500 | +193 |
8 | Dashdemberel, Danzan USCF30828320 | +192 |
9 | Vijayakumar, Vividh USCF32209085 | +190 |
10 | Tolsky, Natalie USCF31502447 | +188 |
11 | Muller, Ethan USCF32112675 | +185 |
12 | Barshan, Arya USCF31932042 | +181 |
13 | Grandlienard, Caleb R USCF30553396 | +180 |
14 | Wu, Alexander USCF31988315 | +172 |
15 | Schick, Ryan USCF32332243 | +167 |
16 | Byshevyi, Matthew USCF16389333 | +161 |
17 | Van Gorden, Peter R USCF32300377 | +160 |
18 | Kumar, Adhrit USCF32114039 | +158 |
19 | Askhatov, Yusuf USCF32801699 | +157 |
20 | Sathish, Madhuvanti USCF31354615 | +156 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shrake, Matthew C USCF14497888 | +938 |
2 | Chowdhury, Rivaan USCF31035096 | +936 |
3 | Wheat, Owen William USCF32815520 | +931 |
4 | Rayani, Nathan USCF32857337 | +922 |
5 | Russo, Carter Thomas USCF32706387 | +846 |
6 | Vishnuvardhan, Liah USCF32857819 | +834 |
7 | Endapally, Reya USCF32113924 | +814 |
8 | Vemula, Thejas USCF33245424 | +798 |
9 | Tolsky, Natalie USCF31502447 | +716 |
10 | Chawla, Ronit USCF32907514 | +713 |
11 | Guttula, Karthikeya USCF30888509 | +712 |
12 | Bhaumik, Ahorshi USCF33224899 | +711 |
13 | Srivastava, Ankur USCF33244935 | +707 |
14 | Dennison, Wesley USCF32712304 | +672 |
15 | Sivakumar, Shravan USCF33208347 | +663 |
16 | Radecki, Myles USCF32747968 | +642 |
17 | Wang, Matthew USCF32682897 | +632 |
18 | Van Gorden, Peter R USCF32300377 | +620 |
19 | Chintireddy, Arjun USCF33131073 | +612 |
20 | Muluk, Ojas USCF33193931 | +607 |
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