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 November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #261,001 median | #26886 median | #131,359 median | #311,119 median | #371,137 median | #381,393 median |
| Average rating | #241,044 average | #26941 average | #71,342 average | #331,128 average | #411,113 average | #371,380 average |
| Best player | #92,724 top | #72,654 top | #72,746 top | #72,679 top | #142,533 top | #32,720 top |
| Rated players | #62.7k players | #62.5k players | #8582 players | #4426 players | #4391 players | #7183 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
3,351
Monthly net change
-105
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 | 2,724 |
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 | Rama, Tejas USCF15276337 | 2,368 |
12 | Pillone, Daniel J USCF12165620 | 2,346 |
13 | Costigan, Thomas J USCF10161380 | 2,342 |
14 | Muthukumar, Haari USCF17128308 | 2,331 |
15 | Guha, Eshan USCF15473182 | 2,330 |
16 | Gorman, Dov USCF12462633 | 2,325 |
17 | Venkatesh, Narayan USCF17154243 | 2,322 |
18 | Lee, Justin USCF14951717 | 2,303 |
19 | Hebbar, Eshaan USCF17075132 | 2,300 |
20 | Kramer, George Mortimer USCF10059232 | 2,299 |
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 | Balasubramanian, Keshav USCF32676794 | +211 |
11 | Wang, Theodore USCF32142110 | +204 |
12 | Liu, Elvyn USCF32584276 | +197 |
13 | Malyava, Maximilian USCF31230950 | +196 |
14 | Liang, Samuel USCF31142205 | +182 |
15 | Jayabal, Kavin Cheran USCF31639616 | +179 |
16 | Bakshi, Aaryav USCF32702906 | +179 |
17 | Lazarev, Kiril USCF33104319 | +176 |
18 | Yemparala, Suhas Ram USCF31971135 | +168 |
19 | Dhamija, Riyom USCF32108208 | +168 |
20 | Wang, Derek USCF32372020 | +166 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Zhu, Chengyang USCF31349236 | +859 |
2 | Jithin, Jovin USCF30525757 | +647 |
3 | Ward, Garrett USCF33167882 | +603 |
4 | Sambur, Nathan USCF16900122 | +600 |
5 | Patel, Shrey USCF33199192 | +492 |
6 | Gunasekar, Krish USCF32852460 | +468 |
7 | Dey, Anjishnu USCF32156800 | +465 |
8 | Aneeshlal, Tejus USCF32434597 | +463 |
9 | Mathew, Joseph USCF33202670 | +424 |
10 | Mendiratta, Jigyaansh USCF32414395 | +421 |
11 | Kim, Glenn USCF32174623 | +404 |
12 | Bachrach, Andres USCF32945188 | +401 |
13 | Banerjee, Aahil USCF33205159 | +390 |
14 | Rosner, Bruce USCF32751765 | +380 |
15 | Shen, Chenning USCF32695272 | +371 |
16 | Balaji, Aditya USCF33214109 | +366 |
17 | Kim, James Doeon USCF31256201 | +345 |
18 | Arakkan, Vivek USCF32074882 | +336 |
19 | Jain, Neil USCF33178764 | +311 |
20 | Jay, Arjun USCF32240873 | +302 |
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