USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — New Jersey
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3,896
New Jersey
Top Regular
2,718
highest
Median Regular
927
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,975
players
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New Jersey State Rankings
Where New Jersey ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #23927 median | #23833 median | #101,332 median | #271,096 median | #351,067 median | #411,351 median |
| Average rating | #19999 average | #22899 average | #91,332 average | #261,112 average | #371,079 average | #331,366 average |
| Best player | #102,718 top | #72,654 top | #72,745 top | #72,679 top | #152,533 top | #32,720 top |
| Rated players | #63.0k players | #62.8k players | #8618 players | #4486 players | #4447 players | #7189 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New Jersey 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 New Jersey
Latest net
+39
August 1, 2026 · 3,896 active members
Best month
+413
February 1, 2026 · 670 gained
Largest loss
-316
March 1, 2026 · 354 lost
Total active members
3,896
Monthly net change
+39
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New Jersey residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
6th
3,896
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
6th
40.8
per 100,000 of 9,548,215 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New Jersey
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A regular rating of 927 beats 50.1% of players in New Jersey.
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Regular ratings · New Jersey
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mishra, Abhimanyu USCF15456104 | 2,718 |
2 | Jacobson, Brandon USCF14160065 | 2,671 |
3 | Burke, John Michael USCF14069596 | 2,648 |
4 | Gulko, Boris USCF12473035 | 2,603 |
5 | Stripunsky, Alexander USCF12715435 | 2,554 |
6 | Benjamin, Joel USCF10102511 | 2,543 |
7 | Sokolin, Leonid M USCF12541565 | 2,498 |
8 | Molner, Mackenzie S USCF12662506 | 2,498 |
9 | Norowitz, Yaacov USCF12566496 | 2,497 |
10 | Tian, Eddy USCF15249281 | 2,455 |
11 | Levitina, Irina USCF12553362 | 2,430 |
12 | Clasby, Derek USCF15194211 | 2,427 |
13 | Gulko, Anna USCF12475421 | 2,397 |
14 | Rama, Tejas USCF15276337 | 2,368 |
15 | Pillone, Daniel J USCF12165620 | 2,346 |
16 | Costigan, Thomas J USCF10161380 | 2,342 |
17 | Venkatesh, Narayan USCF17154243 | 2,336 |
18 | Muthukumar, Haari USCF17128308 | 2,332 |
19 | Gorman, Dov USCF12462633 | 2,318 |
20 | Guha, Eshan USCF15473182 | 2,313 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Shah, Kiansh USCF32809067 | +291 |
2 | Vasant, Mihir S USCF32846883 | +279 |
3 | Mohapatra, Yuvaan USCF31754370 | +270 |
4 | Arumugam Sanath Kumar, Harrish USCF30343888 | +262 |
5 | Gulati, Armaan USCF32657194 | +251 |
6 | Rebele, James USCF33052896 | +241 |
7 | Agarwal, Aarush USCF32140650 | +229 |
8 | Zhao, Jaden USCF31964150 | +228 |
9 | Headley, Roydel USCF32368223 | +219 |
10 | Xu, George USCF32141901 | +206 |
11 | Shaikh, Noah USCF31737380 | +192 |
12 | Tadikonda, Murari USCF30283881 | +188 |
13 | Parmar, Viha USCF31697468 | +187 |
14 | Uppalapati, Sujay USCF13589204 | +174 |
15 | Zou, Ailing USCF32952985 | +172 |
16 | Sharma, Aarika USCF30613138 | +170 |
17 | Bachrach, Adam USCF12716198 | +166 |
18 | Darack, Adam Samuel USCF31645016 | +161 |
19 | Kharitonov, Evan USCF31230454 | +158 |
20 | Prakash, Arjun USCF16467985 | +156 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Verma, Aadya USCF32277403 | +566 |
2 | Shah, Kiansh USCF32809067 | +522 |
3 | Vasant, Mihir S USCF32846883 | +509 |
4 | Donakanti, Shreyans USCF32530400 | +486 |
5 | Pasquarello, Edward Xu USCF31627281 | +474 |
6 | Anantharaman, Sahana USCF32943404 | +456 |
7 | Nishchal, Avyaan USCF32823384 | +454 |
8 | Rebele, James USCF33052896 | +446 |
9 | Mohapatra, Yuvaan USCF31754370 | +443 |
10 | Gulati, Armaan USCF32657194 | +429 |
11 | Agarwal, Aarush USCF32140650 | +422 |
12 | Zhu, Wei USCF33155565 | +417 |
13 | Arumugam Sanath Kumar, Harrish USCF30343888 | +392 |
14 | Sakthivel, Nakshathra USCF32656339 | +385 |
15 | Shankar, Siddhanth USCF33075607 | +364 |
16 | Braverman, Brent USCF33126298 | +358 |
17 | Hirschhaut, Geva Zigi USCF32835561 | +350 |
18 | Li, Alexander USCF32490371 | +338 |
19 | Sakthivel, Sarvesh USCF32653224 | +333 |
20 | Tadikonda, Murari USCF30283881 | +330 |
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