USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — Minnesota
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1,188
Minnesota
Top Regular
2,837
highest
Median Regular
1,048
midpoint
Rated Regular
1,012
players
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Minnesota State Rankings
Where Minnesota ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #121,048 median | #29808 median | #321,200 median | #141,185 median | #151,232 median | #221,448 median |
| Average rating | #101,060 average | #20909 average | #341,170 average | #101,236 average | #151,241 average | #101,457 average |
| Best player | #32,837 top | #42,683 top | #22,879 top | #12,902 top | #282,212 top | #222,278 top |
| Rated players | #231.0k players | #24852 players | #19295 players | #19111 players | #18120 players | #1974 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Minnesota highlighted against every state · Active Members
August 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,5672California
11,4993New York
11,2824Florida
5,5895Illinois
5,4436New Jersey
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Member Growth Trend
Monthly net active USCF member change across Minnesota
Latest net
+14
August 1, 2026 · 1,188 active members
Best month
+102
February 1, 2026 · 166 gained
Largest loss
-93
March 1, 2026 · 103 lost
Total active members
1,188
Monthly net change
+14
Net gain Net loss
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Minnesota residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
23rd
1,188
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
39th
20.4
per 100,000 of 5,830,405 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Minnesota
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A regular rating of 1,048 beats 49.8% of players in Minnesota.
42 players rated 1000–1099
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Regular ratings · Minnesota
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | So, Wesley USCF13145890 | 2,837 |
2 | Bartholomew, John USCF12718516 | 2,534 |
3 | Narayanan, Samrug USCF14653287 | 2,529 |
4 | Lee, Alice Teresa USCF16059648 | 2,508 |
5 | Nagle, Sean USCF12571512 | 2,484 |
6 | Titus, Andrew Lewis USCF14060637 | 2,343 |
7 | Jin, Ashton USCF15752021 | 2,329 |
8 | Lee, Linden Marcus USCF16059633 | 2,318 |
9 | Renshaw, Don S USCF10394660 | 2,287 |
10 | Schabert, David USCF17120647 | 2,281 |
11 | Timm, Jordan Everett USCF15078846 | 2,230 |
12 | Benevides Demasi, Joao Otavio USCF15251667 | 2,227 |
13 | Miller, Todd Q USCF10415144 | 2,200 |
14 | Thompson, Dexter USCF11306195 | 2,200 |
15 | Elmquist, Ronald D USCF10319846 | 2,169 |
16 | Anderson, Mark N USCF12409324 | 2,165 |
17 | Riester, Scott Murray USCF12656031 | 2,159 |
18 | Weatherspoon, Kyler USCF14156561 | 2,147 |
19 | Adshead, David USCF12528722 | 2,144 |
20 | Radermacher, Timothy USCF11136940 | 2,138 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Martin, Keiran USCF30854349 | +295 |
2 | Binu, Shreya USCF31733804 | +191 |
3 | Merkel, Andrew USCF30755767 | +190 |
4 | Sudhakar, Mrinalini Gandhi USCF32434178 | +176 |
5 | Harbieh, Johnny M USCF12902527 | +171 |
6 | Saamaanya, Abhimanyu USCF31991092 | +144 |
7 | Nithyanandam, Pranesh N USCF31525483 | +142 |
8 | Saamaanya, Ashwathama USCF32386192 | +124 |
9 | Chuhunou, Ilya USCF30613205 | +123 |
10 | Nair, Reyaansh USCF31330959 | +115 |
11 | Vinodh Kumar, Thanviya USCF32031848 | +110 |
12 | Johnson, Ryker USCF16366131 | +99 |
13 | Gilbertson, Scott USCF31007594 | +96 |
14 | Mathews, Gracin USCF31575791 | +95 |
15 | Subramanian, Vignesh USCF30447620 | +88 |
16 | Prakhya, Vihaan USCF31268546 | +85 |
17 | Karthikeyan, Siddharth USCF31926500 | +85 |
18 | Zhang, Kevin USCF32179208 | +83 |
19 | Hoskuldsson, Torfi USCF30895940 | +80 |
20 | Kiehne, Kevin Arthur USCF31322652 | +79 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Martin, Keiran USCF30854349 | +141 |
2 | Christman, Kyle USCF32542630 | +123 |
3 | Kloskin, David USCF32681896 | +108 |
4 | Harbieh, Johnny M USCF12902527 | +100 |
5 | Merkel, Andrew USCF30755767 | +87 |
6 | Sudhakar, Mrinalini Gandhi USCF32434178 | +86 |
7 | Benevides Demasi, Maria Chiara USCF32116514 | +86 |
8 | Binu, Shreya USCF31733804 | +75 |
9 | Saamaanya, Abhimanyu USCF31991092 | +72 |
10 | Nair, Reyaansh USCF31330959 | +68 |
11 | Chuhunou, Ilya USCF30613205 | +65 |
12 | Saamaanya, Ashwathama USCF32386192 | +60 |
13 | Gilbertson, Scott USCF31007594 | +57 |
14 | Mathews, Gracin USCF31575791 | +55 |
15 | Elamparithi, Nithil USCF32356384 | +54 |
16 | Vinodh Kumar, Thanviya USCF32031848 | +52 |
17 | Shea, Peter USCF33087639 | +52 |
18 | Prakhya, Vihaan USCF31268546 | +49 |
19 | Myburgh, Johan USCF30982186 | +47 |
20 | Subramanian, Vignesh USCF30447620 | +46 |
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