USCF statistics / Maryland · Male
Members
2,080
Maryland
Top Regular
2,645
highest
Median Regular
872
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,673
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
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Maryland State Rankings
Where Maryland ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #41872 median | #41772 median | #331,204 median | #46966 median | #391,124 median | #261,461 median |
| Average rating | #39963 average | #41858 average | #361,183 average | #431,068 average | #371,129 average | #311,400 average |
| Best player | #122,645 top | #252,367 top | #172,578 top | #92,616 top | #182,448 top | #112,518 top |
| Rated players | #131.7k players | #131.6k players | #16396 players | #14192 players | #14168 players | #16102 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Maryland highlighted against every state · Active Members
November 1, 2026
members
1California
9,7632Texas
9,6523New York
8,3754Florida
4,5845Illinois
4,3706New Jersey
3,351Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Maryland changes month to month
Last month
-35
November 1, 2026 · 2,080 active members
Best month
+199
February 1, 2026 · 345 gained
Largest loss
-103
March 1, 2026 · 113 lost
Total active members
2,080
Monthly net change
-35
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Maryland joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,061
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
310
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
1,241
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Maryland residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
13th
2,080
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
6th
33.2
per 100,000 of 6,265,347 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Maryland
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A regular rating of 872 beats 49.9% of players in Maryland.
77 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Maryland
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tang, Andrew USCF13215196 | 2,645 |
2 | Kraai, Jesse USCF12442362 | 2,466 |
3 | Wang, Kevin USCF12927795 | 2,455 |
4 | Getz, Shelby D USCF11288499 | 2,383 |
5 | Morrison, William USCF10099277 | 2,370 |
6 | Tahmassebi, Bijan USCF14989940 | 2,369 |
7 | Cherukuri, Nitesh USCF16164934 | 2,353 |
8 | Kagan, Andrew USCF12570352 | 2,350 |
9 | Enkhbat, Tegshsuren USCF12723905 | 2,337 |
10 | Street, Frank USCF10434696 | 2,332 |
11 | Kaufman, Lawrence Charles USCF10179416 | 2,304 |
12 | Hu, Zhi-Ya USCF12810483 | 2,293 |
13 | Kayende, Oliver USCF12685077 | 2,285 |
14 | Adkins, Charles M USCF10168473 | 2,264 |
15 | Roberts, Troy Alan USCF10181798 | 2,236 |
16 | Kempler, Jack USCF10183049 | 2,232 |
17 | Theiss, Nikolas USCF12939772 | 2,228 |
18 | Liu, Steven USCF30603409 | 2,213 |
19 | Heesters, Pieter Stanley USCF14258612 | 2,210 |
20 | Singhal, Sachin USCF12515966 | 2,209 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mohapatra, Oscar Vicente USCF31022595 | +195 |
2 | Purkayastha, Mihir USCF32107749 | +187 |
3 | Tammali, Shreerang USCF32041888 | +185 |
4 | Obeng, Isaiah USCF31663474 | +181 |
5 | Berkowitz, Ari USCF16356030 | +177 |
6 | Das, Heerok USCF15724728 | +166 |
7 | Feng, Shuowei Shaun USCF16758058 | +158 |
8 | Kam, Gabriel USCF31200183 | +158 |
9 | Beitz, William L. USCF31013091 | +119 |
10 | Sharma, Vishnu USCF16766498 | +111 |
11 | Minami, Conner USCF17339022 | +110 |
12 | Tsybovsky, Anthony USCF30024259 | +110 |
13 | Nirmal, Kayilan USCF30583724 | +110 |
14 | Rueda, Timothy USCF32163124 | +106 |
15 | Chen, Leonardo USCF32672938 | +105 |
16 | Mahajan, Lakshya S USCF32501735 | +103 |
17 | Yang, Isaac USCF30606514 | +101 |
18 | Dudley, William USCF32440684 | +101 |
19 | Zou, Ryan USCF31769988 | +92 |
20 | Greenberg-Weiss, Raphi Dean USCF31404326 | +89 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Lam, Miles USCF17256404 | +244 |
2 | Williams, Elijah J USCF33192267 | +225 |
3 | Obeng, Isaiah USCF31663474 | +194 |
4 | Ashton, Lamar Dante USCF32514524 | +180 |
5 | Purkayastha, Mihir USCF32107749 | +162 |
6 | Tammali, Shreerang USCF32041888 | +153 |
7 | Chu, Nathan USCF33092563 | +151 |
8 | Forjindam, Yang Eze USCF31486129 | +150 |
9 | Dwivedi, Ayam USCF33206900 | +139 |
10 | Mohapatra, Oscar Vicente USCF31022595 | +122 |
11 | Minami, Conner USCF17339022 | +98 |
12 | Kam, Gabriel USCF31200183 | +96 |
13 | Rueda, Timothy USCF32163124 | +95 |
14 | Copeland, Quinten Kevin USCF32606607 | +92 |
15 | Ghosh, Tanishq USCF33162395 | +90 |
16 | Galarza, Rocco USCF31471353 | +90 |
17 | Chen, Leonardo USCF32672938 | +88 |
18 | Shudtz, Brendan USCF32358382 | +87 |
19 | Beitz, William L. USCF31013091 | +85 |
20 | Nirmal, Kayilan USCF30583724 | +84 |
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