USCF statistics / New Jersey · Male
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.
New Jersey State Rankings
Where New Jersey ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #24996 median | #26880 median | #101,358 median | #311,116 median | #361,128 median | #371,394 median |
| Average rating | #201,043 average | #26939 average | #81,349 average | #271,135 average | #421,105 average | #301,391 average |
| Best player | #102,709 top | #72,654 top | #72,746 top | #72,679 top | #152,532 top | #32,720 top |
| Rated players | #62.6k players | #62.5k players | #9582 players | #4431 players | #4402 players | #6191 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New Jersey highlighted against every state · Active Members
Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in New Jersey changes month to month
Total active members
3,407
Monthly net change
+17
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in New Jersey joined, came back, or left each month
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New Jersey residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New Jersey
Leaderboard Explorer
Regular ratings · New Jersey
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Mishra, Abhimanyu USCF15456104 | 2,709 |
2 | Jacobson, Brandon USCF14160065 | 2,700 |
3 | Burke, John Michael USCF14069596 | 2,648 |
4 | Gulko, Boris USCF12473035 | 2,603 |
5 | Stripunsky, Alexander USCF12715435 | 2,554 |
6 | Benjamin, Joel USCF10102511 | 2,537 |
7 | Molner, Mackenzie S USCF12662506 | 2,508 |
8 | Sokolin, Leonid M USCF12541565 | 2,498 |
9 | Norowitz, Yaacov USCF12566496 | 2,497 |
10 | Tian, Eddy USCF15249281 | 2,455 |
11 | Clasby, Derek USCF15194211 | 2,427 |
12 | Rama, Tejas USCF15276337 | 2,382 |
13 | Pillone, Daniel J USCF12165620 | 2,346 |
14 | Costigan, Thomas J USCF10161380 | 2,342 |
15 | Venkatesh, Narayan USCF17154243 | 2,338 |
16 | Muthukumar, Haari USCF17128308 | 2,331 |
17 | Guha, Eshan USCF15473182 | 2,329 |
18 | Gorman, Dov USCF12462633 | 2,318 |
19 | Lee, Justin USCF14951717 | 2,303 |
20 | Kramer, George Mortimer USCF10059232 | 2,299 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rebele, James USCF33052896 | +419 |
2 | Vaidyanathan, Rahul G USCF16592175 | +308 |
3 | Nadkarni, Sachin USCF31996092 | +258 |
4 | Tica, Arturo USCF31349704 | +245 |
5 | Abadir, James USCF30706780 | +241 |
6 | Wang, Eddy Y. USCF31984702 | +235 |
7 | Chan, Martin USCF32470453 | +226 |
8 | Wallisch, Paul Horatio USCF32629184 | +218 |
9 | Sakthivel, Sarvesh USCF32653224 | +218 |
10 | Bachrach, Andres USCF32945188 | +212 |
11 | Mishra, Aviroop USCF31845621 | +205 |
12 | Patil, Soham USCF30283363 | +204 |
13 | Lin, Bryce USCF31859185 | +195 |
14 | Osondu, Onyedikachi Francis USCF15920056 | +193 |
15 | Rana, Reyaansh USCF32511092 | +191 |
16 | Zhong, Zishun USCF32060156 | +181 |
17 | Kashyap, Atharv USCF30124724 | +179 |
18 | Schnarch, Itai USCF32465570 | +176 |
19 | Prakash, Arjun USCF16467985 | +171 |
20 | Morris, Thomas USCF31443394 | +164 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Teta, David J USCF12456228 | +613 |
2 | Rebele, James USCF33052896 | +594 |
3 | Rajesh, Yohan USCF32945629 | +542 |
4 | Slatken, Xander USCF33095828 | +512 |
5 | Shah, Akshat USCF30178963 | +402 |
6 | Shankar, Siddhanth USCF33075607 | +393 |
7 | Haber, Nadav USCF31017806 | +367 |
8 | Nadkarni, Sachin USCF31996092 | +366 |
9 | Shtukater, David Benjamin USCF30148776 | +359 |
10 | Tica, Arturo USCF31349704 | +356 |
11 | Rodrigues, Stan USCF30655506 | +344 |
12 | Abadir, James USCF30706780 | +342 |
13 | Kestur, Rithvik USCF33144056 | +328 |
14 | Chan, Martin USCF32470453 | +327 |
15 | Wallisch, Paul Horatio USCF32629184 | +318 |
16 | Lin, Isaac USCF33047476 | +305 |
17 | Bachrach, Andres USCF32945188 | +302 |
18 | Awasthi, Adivitya USCF32612057 | +284 |
19 | Wang, Eddy Y. USCF31984702 | +283 |
20 | Weiss, Adam USCF32591465 | +276 |
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