USCF statistics / Kentucky
Members
1,276
Kentucky
Top Regular
2,534
highest
Median Regular
697
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,032
players
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Kentucky State Rankings
Where Kentucky ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #48697 median | #44691 median | #291,218 median | #211,122 median | #341,114 median | #371,390 median |
| Average rating | #48832 average | #41799 average | #261,210 average | #221,144 average | #351,098 average | #391,353 average |
| Best player | #252,534 top | #102,629 top | #182,577 top | #102,613 top | #461,796 top | #451,830 top |
| Rated players | #221.0k players | #211.0k players | #29169 players | #2662 players | #3447 players | #2938 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Kentucky 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 Kentucky changes month to month
Last month
+18
November 1, 2026 · 1,276 active members
Best month
+221
February 1, 2026 · 332 gained
Largest loss
-135
March 1, 2026 · 135 lost
Total active members
1,276
Monthly net change
+18
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Kentucky joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
635
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
165
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
791
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Kentucky residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
22nd
1,276
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
22nd
27.7
per 100,000 of 4,606,864 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Kentucky
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A regular rating of 697 beats 50.1% of players in Kentucky.
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Regular ratings · Kentucky
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Kaidanov, Gregory USCF12543746 | 2,534 |
2 | Novikov, Igor USCF12556825 | 2,524 |
3 | Sammons, Evan USCF16792076 | 2,331 |
4 | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca USCF14012260 | 2,270 |
5 | Abraham, John USCF16922802 | 2,223 |
6 | Liu, Chris Ping USCF16086648 | 2,191 |
7 | Decker, Michael P USCF10248868 | 2,163 |
8 | Prem, Muthu Avaneesh USCF17264211 | 2,159 |
9 | Velez, Ryan USCF12792845 | 2,134 |
10 | Dashti, Pasha USCF15517506 | 2,113 |
11 | Woodward, Billy USCF12425374 | 2,092 |
12 | Gilliam, John F USCF10193575 | 2,051 |
13 | Parthiv, Kavin USCF15909843 | 2,048 |
14 | Baker, Jerry USCF12463414 | 2,039 |
15 | Bush, Chris USCF12457509 | 2,026 |
16 | Goodwin, Aiden USCF16395446 | 1,991 |
17 | Hitselberger, Joseph USCF12240680 | 1,987 |
18 | Harrington-Taber, Timothy M USCF12739204 | 1,987 |
19 | Hereford, Liam USCF14694643 | 1,969 |
20 | Johnson, Jacob USCF30916362 | 1,968 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Agarwal, Ahaan USCF32436112 | +217 |
2 | Peterman, Jacob William USCF30794057 | +212 |
3 | Gabbard, Beatrice USCF30022500 | +205 |
4 | Muppalaneni, Devansh Sai USCF31542283 | +199 |
5 | Nair, Vedanth USCF32122054 | +163 |
6 | Mittapalli, Seyash USCF32777663 | +158 |
7 | Yusufiy, Turkol Alisher USCF30529472 | +152 |
8 | Bailey, Parker N USCF30877788 | +130 |
9 | Revlett, Ethan USCF32322865 | +130 |
10 | Parker, Cryston USCF30977158 | +126 |
11 | Heiny, Kevin USCF13195694 | +122 |
12 | Noland, Andrew USCF12656466 | +120 |
13 | Lopez Tenorio, Daniela USCF31527104 | +112 |
14 | Bosse, Titus William USCF30540522 | +97 |
15 | Majors, Schaeffer Allen USCF32270035 | +93 |
16 | Elliott, Simon USCF17158995 | +89 |
17 | Tran, Tommy USCF14946325 | +83 |
18 | Ushakova, Natalia USCF14988658 | +60 |
19 | Sawant, Sharvil Nitin USCF30860067 | +58 |
20 | Karri, Taswik Karthikeya USCF33078349 | +57 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tran, Vincent USCF33149087 | +299 |
2 | Nguyen, Andrew USCF32659711 | +141 |
3 | Bailey, Parker N USCF30877788 | +125 |
4 | Agarwal, Ahaan USCF32436112 | +117 |
5 | Arumugam, Chockalingam USCF32854164 | +96 |
6 | Peterman, Jacob William USCF30794057 | +95 |
7 | Scott, Cooper Alexander USCF32789035 | +93 |
8 | Scheiderich, Andrew C USCF30675599 | +87 |
9 | Mittapalli, Seyash USCF32777663 | +86 |
10 | Prakash, Sharwin USCF33247825 | +84 |
11 | Nair, Vedanth USCF32122054 | +71 |
12 | Gabbard, Beatrice USCF30022500 | +68 |
13 | Bullock, Charles USCF32746805 | +68 |
14 | Hall, Julius Jase USCF33220854 | +67 |
15 | Deo, Rajasvi USCF32750483 | +65 |
16 | Noland, Andrew USCF12656466 | +64 |
17 | Karri, Taswik Karthikeya USCF33078349 | +59 |
18 | Charleston, James Darnell USCF31686848 | +53 |
19 | Noland, Adrian USCF32926565 | +52 |
20 | Lopez Tenorio, Daniela USCF31527104 | +50 |
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