USCF statistics / New Jersey
Members
3,988
New Jersey
Top Regular
2,724
highest
Median Regular
945
midpoint
Rated Regular
3,071
players
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New Jersey State Rankings
Where New Jersey ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #22945 median | #22847 median | #111,334 median | #321,088 median | #331,119 median | #381,388 median |
| Average rating | #201,002 average | #23901 average | #81,322 average | #321,101 average | #361,091 average | #341,368 average |
| Best player | #92,724 top | #72,654 top | #72,746 top | #72,679 top | #142,533 top | #32,720 top |
| Rated players | #63.1k players | #62.9k players | #8636 players | #4497 players | #4439 players | #7194 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New Jersey 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 New Jersey changes month to month
Last month
+9
November 1, 2026 · 3,988 active members
Best month
+413
February 1, 2026 · 670 gained
Largest loss
-316
March 1, 2026 · 354 lost
Total active members
3,988
Monthly net change
+9
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in New Jersey joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,830
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
631
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
2,472
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New Jersey residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
6th
3,988
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
4th
41.8
per 100,000 of 9,548,215 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New Jersey
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A regular rating of 945 beats 50.0% of players in New Jersey.
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Regular ratings · New Jersey
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mishra, Abhimanyu USCF15456104 | 2,724 |
2 | Jacobson, Brandon USCF14160065 | 2,694 |
3 | Burke, John Michael USCF14069596 | 2,648 |
4 | Gulko, Boris USCF12473035 | 2,603 |
5 | Stripunsky, Alexander USCF12715435 | 2,554 |
6 | Benjamin, Joel USCF10102511 | 2,539 |
7 | Sokolin, Leonid M USCF12541565 | 2,498 |
8 | Norowitz, Yaacov USCF12566496 | 2,497 |
9 | Molner, Mackenzie S USCF12662506 | 2,474 |
10 | Tian, Eddy USCF15249281 | 2,455 |
11 | Levitina, Irina USCF12553362 | 2,430 |
12 | Gulko, Anna USCF12475421 | 2,397 |
13 | Rama, Tejas USCF15276337 | 2,368 |
14 | Pillone, Daniel J USCF12165620 | 2,346 |
15 | Costigan, Thomas J USCF10161380 | 2,342 |
16 | Muthukumar, Haari USCF17128308 | 2,331 |
17 | Guha, Eshan USCF15473182 | 2,330 |
18 | Gorman, Dov USCF12462633 | 2,325 |
19 | Venkatesh, Narayan USCF17154243 | 2,322 |
20 | Lee, Justin USCF14951717 | 2,303 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Gunasekar, Krish USCF32852460 | +323 |
2 | Dey, Anjishnu USCF32156800 | +316 |
3 | Kim, James Doeon USCF31256201 | +298 |
4 | Gadde, Thaman USCF32540996 | +289 |
5 | Mendiratta, Jigyaansh USCF32414395 | +281 |
6 | Kim, Glenn USCF32174623 | +279 |
7 | Bachrach, Andres USCF32945188 | +278 |
8 | Rosner, Bruce USCF32751765 | +252 |
9 | Shen, Chenning USCF32695272 | +249 |
10 | Krivenko, Valerie USCF32404442 | +243 |
11 | Alur, Sanvi USCF33159322 | +238 |
12 | He, Rayna USCF32363368 | +222 |
13 | Balasubramanian, Keshav USCF32676794 | +211 |
14 | Wang, Theodore USCF32142110 | +204 |
15 | Liu, Elvyn USCF32584276 | +197 |
16 | Malyava, Maximilian USCF31230950 | +196 |
17 | Nandagopal, Riyaa USCF31421838 | +188 |
18 | Liang, Samuel USCF31142205 | +182 |
19 | Jayabal, Kavin Cheran USCF31639616 | +179 |
20 | Bakshi, Aaryav USCF32702906 | +179 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zhu, Chengyang USCF31349236 | +988 |
2 | Jithin, Jovin USCF30525757 | +750 |
3 | Sambur, Nathan USCF16900122 | +700 |
4 | Ward, Garrett USCF33167882 | +696 |
5 | Patel, Shrey USCF33199192 | +564 |
6 | Dey, Anjishnu USCF32156800 | +543 |
7 | Gunasekar, Krish USCF32852460 | +539 |
8 | Aneeshlal, Tejus USCF32434597 | +533 |
9 | Khanna, Radha USCF32859072 | +524 |
10 | Mathew, Joseph USCF33202670 | +479 |
11 | Pavlov, Mikaela Rina USCF33164525 | +473 |
12 | Bachrach, Andres USCF32945188 | +467 |
13 | Kim, Glenn USCF32174623 | +466 |
14 | Mendiratta, Jigyaansh USCF32414395 | +460 |
15 | Banerjee, Aahil USCF33205159 | +449 |
16 | Shen, Chenning USCF32695272 | +438 |
17 | Rosner, Bruce USCF32751765 | +433 |
18 | Balaji, Aditya USCF33214109 | +419 |
19 | Alur, Sanvi USCF33159322 | +410 |
20 | Krivenko, Valerie USCF32404442 | +401 |
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