USCF statistics / Maryland · Male
Members
2,126
Maryland
Top Regular
2,645
highest
Median Regular
872
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,682
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
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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Maryland State Rankings
Where Maryland ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #39872 median | #37783 median | #391,182 median | #48971 median | #461,048 median | #291,437 median |
| Average rating | #36962 average | #38858 average | #381,179 average | #461,052 average | #431,104 average | #351,374 average |
| Best player | #122,645 top | #262,377 top | #162,591 top | #92,616 top | #182,448 top | #122,518 top |
| Rated players | #131.7k players | #131.6k players | #16392 players | #14190 players | #14164 players | #1697 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Maryland 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 Maryland changes month to month
Last month
+56
September 1, 2026 · 2,126 active members
Best month
+199
February 1, 2026 · 345 gained
Largest loss
-103
March 1, 2026 · 113 lost
Total active members
2,126
Monthly net change
+56
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Maryland joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
994
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
259
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
1,077
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Maryland residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
13th
2,126
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
6th
33.9
per 100,000 of 6,265,347 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Maryland
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A regular rating of 872 beats 49.8% of players in Maryland.
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Regular ratings · Maryland
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tang, Andrew USCF13215196 | 2,645 |
2 | Kraai, Jesse USCF12442362 | 2,469 |
3 | Wang, Kevin USCF12927795 | 2,451 |
4 | Getz, Shelby D USCF11288499 | 2,383 |
5 | Morrison, William USCF10099277 | 2,370 |
6 | Enkhbat, Tegshsuren USCF12723905 | 2,370 |
7 | Tahmassebi, Bijan USCF14989940 | 2,353 |
8 | Kagan, Andrew USCF12570352 | 2,350 |
9 | Cherukuri, Nitesh USCF16164934 | 2,333 |
10 | Street, Frank USCF10434696 | 2,332 |
11 | Kaufman, Lawrence Charles USCF10179416 | 2,304 |
12 | Hu, Zhi-Ya USCF12810483 | 2,293 |
13 | Zheng, Andrew USCF14073572 | 2,289 |
14 | Kayende, Oliver USCF12685077 | 2,285 |
15 | Adkins, Charles M USCF10168473 | 2,264 |
16 | Roberts, Troy Alan USCF10181798 | 2,236 |
17 | Kempler, Jack USCF10183049 | 2,232 |
18 | Liu, Steven USCF30603409 | 2,232 |
19 | Theiss, Nikolas USCF12939772 | 2,228 |
20 | Heesters, Pieter Stanley USCF14258612 | 2,210 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Feng, Shuowei Shaun USCF16758058 | +452 |
2 | Kasbekar, Agasti USCF30605624 | +299 |
3 | Kotov, Edward USCF31375202 | +230 |
4 | Trafton, James C USCF32438309 | +224 |
5 | Ho, Lincoln USCF31315454 | +220 |
6 | Naag, Arvin Om USCF32482337 | +196 |
7 | Lee, Liam Johnson USCF32688057 | +196 |
8 | Mehta, Dhruv USCF32520077 | +183 |
9 | Sunkavalli, Sasikar USCF31633061 | +178 |
10 | Gurijala, Amoggh USCF31991441 | +172 |
11 | Mcgray, Simon USCF17060824 | +165 |
12 | Williams, Elias USCF31634353 | +159 |
13 | Bilodeau, Noah USCF33091395 | +159 |
14 | Blackwell, Taylor Kai USCF32611202 | +157 |
15 | Chen, Lucas Xh USCF31499987 | +155 |
16 | Cao, Kai USCF32630012 | +155 |
17 | Kumar, Jeeva USCF31808658 | +151 |
18 | Sheogobind, Ashok USCF32351848 | +151 |
19 | Gazula, Ramtej USCF31717644 | +149 |
20 | Salazar, Lionel USCF31551295 | +145 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Lee, Jacob USCF33091568 | +317 |
2 | Feng, Shuowei Shaun USCF16758058 | +295 |
3 | Kasbekar, Agasti USCF30605624 | +266 |
4 | Hu, Jack USCF32553180 | +258 |
5 | Ho, Lincoln USCF31315454 | +208 |
6 | Ogboru, Nori USCF33155022 | +191 |
7 | Pai, Ayan Shravan USCF32655033 | +178 |
8 | Lee, Liam Johnson USCF32688057 | +176 |
9 | Trafton, James C USCF32438309 | +175 |
10 | Ritchie, Ryan USCF32713291 | +174 |
11 | Weeks, Arno USCF33076739 | +168 |
12 | Lin, Logan USCF32709563 | +166 |
13 | Yue, Wayson USCF33080953 | +160 |
14 | Evans, Hayden USCF33087185 | +155 |
15 | Kotov, Edward USCF31375202 | +144 |
16 | Gazula, Ramtej USCF31717644 | +137 |
17 | Mehta, Dhruv USCF32520077 | +128 |
18 | Gurijala, Amoggh USCF31991441 | +127 |
19 | Mcgray, Simon USCF17060824 | +122 |
20 | Cheema, Aahil USCF33091272 | +121 |
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