USCF statistics / Michigan · Male
Members
2,040
Michigan
Top Regular
2,604
highest
Median Regular
871
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,676
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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Michigan State Rankings
Where Michigan ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #40871 median | #41751 median | #421,161 median | #401,047 median | #311,162 median | #321,413 median |
| Average rating | #37957 average | #43830 average | #431,138 average | #411,079 average | #291,193 average | #311,389 average |
| Best player | #162,604 top | #212,448 top | #222,420 top | #252,318 top | #172,450 top | #152,424 top |
| Rated players | #141.7k players | #141.6k players | #12445 players | #15127 players | #15151 players | #14111 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Michigan 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 Michigan changes month to month
Last month
+25
September 1, 2026 · 2,040 active members
Best month
+285
February 1, 2026 · 409 gained
Largest loss
-186
March 1, 2026 · 205 lost
Total active members
2,040
Monthly net change
+25
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Michigan joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
883
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
205
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
917
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Michigan residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
14th
2,040
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
33rd
20.1
per 100,000 of 10,127,884 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Michigan
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A regular rating of 871 beats 49.4% of players in Michigan.
94 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Michigan
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Bora, Safal USCF12936317 | 2,604 |
2 | Li, Ben USCF14679851 | 2,484 |
3 | Song, Edward USCF13994740 | 2,473 |
4 | Posthuma, Joshua USCF13856778 | 2,462 |
5 | Torman, Eric USCF12537112 | 2,418 |
6 | Lindsay, Fred USCF10291054 | 2,409 |
7 | Homa, Seth USCF12838750 | 2,370 |
8 | Ren, Jesse USCF16647087 | 2,363 |
9 | Boyk, Daniel USCF10258243 | 2,335 |
10 | Calton, Bill J USCF12477070 | 2,330 |
11 | Canty, James USCF12897992 | 2,308 |
12 | Bowersock, Michael USCF13416153 | 2,293 |
13 | Whitehouse, David W USCF10291305 | 2,271 |
14 | Sprenkle, David C USCF10357551 | 2,268 |
15 | Liang, Justin Sun USCF14602165 | 2,249 |
16 | Bengtson, Matthew USCF12444139 | 2,244 |
17 | Hubbard, Andrew D USCF12611648 | 2,212 |
18 | Davidovich, Manis USCF12744534 | 2,212 |
19 | Brooks, John USCF10294380 | 2,210 |
20 | Mcgrew, Timothy J USCF12541033 | 2,201 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson, Robert Edward USCF30965788 | +308 |
2 | Iyer, Rithvik USCF32010028 | +280 |
3 | Singh, Arjun USCF32320964 | +236 |
4 | Jimenez, Iker USCF31550774 | +222 |
5 | King, Miles USCF30952565 | +220 |
6 | Dai, Ethan USCF32332225 | +219 |
7 | Van Buren, James Henry USCF30831959 | +206 |
8 | Bora, Parthiv Reddy USCF31810221 | +201 |
9 | Shaji, Madhav USCF32215606 | +198 |
10 | Brumley, Ephraim E USCF16070752 | +181 |
11 | Garg, Yuveen USCF31497426 | +177 |
12 | Frazier, Phoenix USCF31544621 | +174 |
13 | Nagolu, Krishna USCF32338174 | +173 |
14 | Shanmuga, Aarya USCF31543413 | +169 |
15 | Sony, Ethan USCF32266405 | +159 |
16 | Pediredla, Jay R USCF30824676 | +153 |
17 | O'Neil, James Thomas USCF31026797 | +140 |
18 | Gilley, Terrance Perez USCF14714674 | +138 |
19 | Thakur, Aadit USCF31353305 | +138 |
20 | Hall, Cayman USCF32706192 | +137 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Hussein, Ali USCF32786440 | +509 |
2 | Rahangdale, Praveer Sharma USCF31810779 | +389 |
3 | Nelson, Robert Edward USCF30965788 | +234 |
4 | Iyer, Rithvik USCF32010028 | +233 |
5 | King, Miles USCF30952565 | +225 |
6 | Singh, Arjun USCF32320964 | +198 |
7 | Mazon, Axel USCF33070778 | +192 |
8 | Jimenez, Iker USCF31550774 | +191 |
9 | Van Buren, James Henry USCF30831959 | +186 |
10 | Frazier, Phoenix USCF31544621 | +183 |
11 | Zylla, Joe USCF33152609 | +181 |
12 | Alasry, Asel Mohammed USCF32786433 | +176 |
13 | Nagolu, Krishna USCF32338174 | +173 |
14 | Dai, Ethan USCF32332225 | +172 |
15 | Shanmugavelu, K S Kishan Chandar USCF32889459 | +168 |
16 | Eldridge, Michael USCF33124142 | +167 |
17 | Garg, Yuveen USCF31497426 | +161 |
18 | Shaji, Madhav USCF32215606 | +143 |
19 | Bora, Parthiv Reddy USCF31810221 | +143 |
20 | Hall, Cayman USCF32706192 | +142 |
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