USCF statistics / Illinois · Male
Members
4,601
Illinois
Top Regular
2,689
highest
Median Regular
767
midpoint
Rated Regular
3,913
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
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Illinois State Rankings
Where Illinois ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #48767 median | #49698 median | #291,227 median | #351,104 median | #401,099 median | #281,442 median |
| Average rating | #47884 average | #47792 average | #321,207 average | #261,144 average | #401,107 average | #271,402 average |
| Best player | #112,689 top | #112,621 top | #132,624 top | #132,569 top | #162,461 top | #182,392 top |
| Rated players | #43.9k players | #43.7k players | #5878 players | #9254 players | #6326 players | #9161 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Illinois highlighted against every state · Active Members
September 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,4262California
9,9613New York
8,8954Florida
4,8045Illinois
4,6016New Jersey
3,407Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Illinois changes month to month
Last month
+54
September 1, 2026 · 4,601 active members
Best month
+681
February 1, 2026 · 1,040 gained
Largest loss
-395
March 1, 2026 · 436 lost
Total active members
4,601
Monthly net change
+54
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Illinois joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
2,082
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
532
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
2,268
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Illinois residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
5th
4,601
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
4th
36.2
per 100,000 of 12,719,141 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Illinois
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A regular rating of 767 beats 49.5% of players in Illinois.
226 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 | Schmakel, Sam USCF12887417 | 2,570 |
5 | Goldin, Alexander USCF12556822 | 2,566 |
6 | Mardov, Dimitar USCF15205818 | 2,564 |
7 | Rosen, Eric S USCF12853959 | 2,426 |
8 | Gurevich, Dmitry USCF12212800 | 2,377 |
9 | Kaplan, Avi Harrison USCF15263943 | 2,376 |
10 | Khanbutaev, Artemii USCF30784129 | 2,367 |
11 | Ladan, Nicholas USCF15092641 | 2,333 |
12 | Kogen, Jonathan USCF12810919 | 2,329 |
13 | Lehmann, Spencer George USCF13457744 | 2,316 |
14 | Karagianis, Pete Demetrios USCF12542549 | 2,307 |
15 | Shetty, Anshul P USCF15752957 | 2,275 |
16 | Watson, Alan L USCF10341116 | 2,272 |
17 | Baker, Aidan USCF17194941 | 2,266 |
18 | Tikhomirov, Matthew USCF30026331 | 2,265 |
19 | Xu, Arthur USCF14968896 | 2,237 |
20 | Rao, Anjaneya Sripathy USCF16442373 | 2,237 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Stromberg, Trenton Gregory USCF31865842 | +324 |
2 | Arustamyan, Alessandro USCF32184944 | +231 |
3 | Hanekamp, Daniel USCF31242980 | +214 |
4 | Vora, Kabir USCF31926488 | +211 |
5 | Gataulin, Andrey USCF17330394 | +207 |
6 | Meyer, Daniel USCF17088296 | +194 |
7 | Kulkarni, Neal USCF31538345 | +182 |
8 | Mcminn, Mario Enrique USCF31689200 | +175 |
9 | Manivelan, Raghav USCF32036503 | +173 |
10 | Chaturvedi, Kautik USCF32588457 | +173 |
11 | Connelly, Graham Anderson USCF30990187 | +168 |
12 | Leardi, Michael Dean USCF31300231 | +162 |
13 | Turba, Kamil USCF16621455 | +160 |
14 | Bilgic, Emin USCF30776875 | +157 |
15 | Grigoryan, Mikael USCF32226246 | +153 |
16 | Myagmarochir, Sean USCF30316687 | +147 |
17 | Vogel, Dylan John USCF30077945 | +144 |
18 | Trahan, Alex Ryan USCF33109094 | +144 |
19 | Kadota-Buelow, Morgan USCF31463550 | +140 |
20 | Bresingham, Kyle USCF31910274 | +137 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sarinas, Troy Angelo USCF31490219 | +825 |
2 | Peterson, Benjamin USCF32453951 | +653 |
3 | Sybert, Cory USCF31966669 | +639 |
4 | Stromberg, Trenton Gregory USCF31865842 | +618 |
5 | Arustamyan, Alessandro USCF32184944 | +575 |
6 | Dokaev, Batu USCF32870133 | +551 |
7 | Kulkarni, Neal USCF31538345 | +504 |
8 | Sutherland, Ajani Kincaid USCF30738410 | +479 |
9 | Davies, Riley USCF33116258 | +471 |
10 | Kancharla, Hansh Reddy USCF32912280 | +454 |
11 | Abdulkadir, Muhammad USCF31893852 | +449 |
12 | Susila Rengaswamy, Mohankumar USCF32784163 | +429 |
13 | Myagmarochir, Conor USCF33184213 | +412 |
14 | Chen, Oliver USCF33171323 | +408 |
15 | Weber, Oliver USCF32743890 | +400 |
16 | Grigoryan, Mikael USCF32226246 | +357 |
17 | Engblade, Zeke William USCF33143880 | +354 |
18 | Meyer, Daniel USCF17088296 | +353 |
19 | Brosseau, Jeffrey A USCF32455361 | +345 |
20 | Hoang, Khang USCF32838847 | +345 |
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