USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — Iowa
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442
Iowa
Top Regular
2,310
highest
Median Regular
1,127
midpoint
Rated Regular
346
players
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Iowa State Rankings
Where Iowa ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #61,127 median | #10924 median | #311,200 median | #391,049 median | #311,122 median | #61,557 median |
| Average rating | #41,100 average | #14941 average | #271,201 average | #111,201 average | #281,166 average | #301,371 average |
| Best player | #382,310 top | #372,259 top | #422,167 top | #302,165 top | #312,171 top | #322,106 top |
| Rated players | #38346 players | #38326 players | #34116 players | #3441 players | #3538 players | #3329 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Iowa 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 Iowa
Latest net
+5
August 1, 2026 · 442 active members
Best month
+87
February 1, 2026 · 96 gained
Largest loss
-23
June 1, 2026 · 32 lost
Total active members
442
Monthly net change
+5
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Iowa residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
38th
442
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
51st
13.6
per 100,000 of 3,238,387 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Iowa
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A regular rating of 1,127 beats 49.4% of players in Iowa.
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Regular ratings · Iowa
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rose, John T USCF10305446 | 2,310 |
2 | Bauer, Randy L USCF10320372 | 2,303 |
3 | Campbell, Craig T USCF10306442 | 2,267 |
4 | Saleem, Arshaq USCF14163196 | 2,262 |
5 | Takahashi, Michael USCF14333301 | 2,229 |
6 | Tyagi, Kushan USCF13011217 | 2,225 |
7 | Ramesh, Nehanraj USCF31163791 | 2,215 |
8 | Mcentee, Tim R USCF12298150 | 2,203 |
9 | Neal, James USCF12884217 | 2,200 |
10 | Harger, Daniel V USCF10305004 | 2,195 |
11 | Fei, Irene USCF30015588 | 2,189 |
12 | Goffstein, Daniel USCF12628157 | 2,169 |
13 | Keating, Robert F USCF12641782 | 2,115 |
14 | Thangavel, Gokul USCF13749596 | 2,080 |
15 | Lodh, Anish USCF14680747 | 2,065 |
16 | Nixon, Niko R USCF15980255 | 2,049 |
17 | Reynolds, Robert Louis USCF11332722 | 2,019 |
18 | Vasto, Daniel USCF10341981 | 2,000 |
19 | Hamilton, David USCF30046309 | 1,994 |
20 | Stoudt, Scott Jay USCF12401730 | 1,930 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hu, Anhua USCF32286005 | +209 |
2 | Karanam, Nikshay USCF30852145 | +199 |
3 | Karthikeyan, Bhargavi USCF32087987 | +182 |
4 | Marino, Joseph USCF32489114 | +148 |
5 | Morrison, Isaac T USCF31237739 | +135 |
6 | Lana, Fox William USCF30881355 | +122 |
7 | Abhilash, Sarvad USCF32533085 | +118 |
8 | Kunstle, Jacob Thomas USCF32110089 | +109 |
9 | Abhilash, Siddharth USCF32532981 | +68 |
10 | Smith, Sean USCF12768493 | +55 |
11 | Hamilton, David USCF30046309 | +55 |
12 | Ramesh, Nehanraj USCF31163791 | +55 |
13 | Garcia, Xavier USCF32336029 | +38 |
14 | Kolberg, Jason USCF12700094 | +31 |
15 | Takahashi, Michael USCF14333301 | +24 |
16 | Gurtovaya, Darya USCF30198499 | +15 |
17 | Sama, Advaith Reddy USCF31320329 | +9 |
18 | Randolph, Derek USCF17178406 | +7 |
19 | Basu, Samadarshi USCF32266751 | +4 |
20 | Zhu, Albert Shilang USCF32422933 | +3 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Karthikeyan, Bhargavi USCF32087987 | +44 |
2 | Morrison, Isaac T USCF31237739 | +37 |
3 | Hu, Anhua USCF32286005 | +37 |
4 | Karanam, Nikshay USCF30852145 | +33 |
5 | Lana, Fox William USCF30881355 | +23 |
6 | Abhilash, Sarvad USCF32533085 | +21 |
7 | Kunstle, Jacob Thomas USCF32110089 | +16 |
8 | Abhilash, Siddharth USCF32532981 | +13 |
9 | Molis, William David USCF33071677 | +11 |
10 | Garcia, Xavier USCF32336029 | +7 |
11 | Schwab, Joseph F USCF32589944 | +7 |
12 | Gerst, Maria Rose USCF32831630 | +7 |
13 | Brouillette, Kira USCF32841177 | +7 |
14 | Bosch, Naomi USCF30581307 | +7 |
15 | Strouse, Adam USCF32698954 | +7 |
16 | Ducharme, Paxton USCF32758496 | +7 |
17 | Corbett, Fiona USCF32011994 | +7 |
18 | Claussen, Bennett USCF32561627 | +7 |
19 | Smith, Sean USCF12768493 | +6 |
20 | Evans, Martin USCF32840688 | +6 |
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