USCF statistics / Iowa · Male
Members
414
Iowa
Top Regular
2,310
highest
Median Regular
1,212
midpoint
Rated Regular
334
players
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All charts show the male cohort. Historical trends use the latest known gender, not gender recorded at the time. Member density uses the total resident population. Filtered data refreshes in the background.
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Iowa State Rankings
Where Iowa ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #51,212 median | #121,014 median | #211,280 median | #131,235 median | #271,193 median | #111,523 median |
| Average rating | #41,146 average | #11997 average | #231,246 average | #111,252 average | #271,204 average | #261,402 average |
| Best player | #382,310 top | #372,259 top | #422,167 top | #292,165 top | #302,171 top | #242,181 top |
| Rated players | #37334 players | #38309 players | #33113 players | #2941 players | #3538 players | #3330 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Iowa 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 Iowa changes month to month
Last month
+11
September 1, 2026 · 414 active members
Best month
+70
February 1, 2026 · 79 gained
Largest loss
-21
June 1, 2026 · 29 lost
Total active members
414
Monthly net change
+11
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Iowa joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
195
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
30
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
178
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Iowa residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
37th
414
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
50th
12.8
per 100,000 of 3,238,387 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Iowa
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A regular rating of 1,212 beats 48.9% 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 | Aimdilokwong, Alec Daniel USCF17127332 | 2,224 |
8 | Neal, James USCF12884217 | 2,207 |
9 | Mcentee, Tim R USCF12298150 | 2,203 |
10 | Harger, Daniel V USCF10305004 | 2,195 |
11 | Ramesh, Nehanraj USCF31163791 | 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 | Vasto, Daniel USCF10341981 | 2,000 |
18 | Reynolds, Robert Louis USCF11332722 | 1,990 |
19 | Hamilton, David USCF30046309 | 1,983 |
20 | Stoudt, Scott Jay USCF12401730 | 1,930 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Randolph, Derek USCF17178406 | +219 |
2 | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Abinavsundararajan USCF32087997 | +161 |
3 | Susil, Ben USCF30556919 | +115 |
4 | Abhilash, Sarvad USCF32533085 | +102 |
5 | Basu, Samadarshi USCF32266751 | +89 |
6 | Martenson, Noah John USCF30396397 | +70 |
7 | Morrison, Isaac T USCF31237739 | +59 |
8 | Hammes, Wyatt William USCF16520371 | +53 |
9 | Dau, Kent A USCF31209884 | +51 |
10 | Voynov, Clive USCF31792672 | +26 |
11 | Rector, Richard L USCF12522598 | +22 |
12 | Zulic, Jasmin USCF12626843 | +20 |
13 | Vander Linden, Eric USCF12405169 | +19 |
14 | Yost-Wolff, Spencer USCF30635029 | +19 |
15 | Kolberg, Jason USCF12700094 | +17 |
16 | Guetzlaff, David USCF30430747 | +17 |
17 | Morrison, Tom D USCF31237707 | +15 |
18 | Veeder, Cole USCF30022342 | +14 |
19 | Sicanica, Z USCF30709576 | +14 |
20 | Lemon, Josh USCF31206721 | +12 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Voynov, Leo USCF32746913 | +25 |
2 | Randolph, Derek USCF17178406 | +23 |
3 | Talluri, Kovid Eeshwar USCF16497593 | +22 |
4 | Nguyen, Thanh Long USCF31323833 | +17 |
5 | Vandekrol, Corin USCF32751271 | +16 |
6 | Hammes, Wyatt William USCF16520371 | +13 |
7 | Bhugra, Anant USCF32625222 | +12 |
8 | Basu, Samadarshi USCF32266751 | +11 |
9 | Karthikeyan Sundaram, Abinavsundararajan USCF32087997 | +11 |
10 | Morrison, Isaac T USCF31237739 | +7 |
11 | Martenson, Noah John USCF30396397 | +7 |
12 | Abhilash, Sarvad USCF32533085 | +7 |
13 | Susil, Ben USCF30556919 | +6 |
14 | Wu, Nicholas USCF33070934 | +6 |
15 | Zulic, Jasmin USCF12626843 | +3 |
16 | Rector, Richard L USCF12522598 | +3 |
17 | Sama, Advaith Reddy USCF31320329 | +2 |
18 | Sicanica, Z USCF30709576 | +2 |
19 | Voynov, Clive USCF31792672 | +2 |
20 | Lemon, Josh USCF31206721 | +2 |
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