USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — New York
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11,282
New York
Top Regular
2,849
highest
Median Regular
803
midpoint
Rated Regular
9,374
players
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New York State Rankings
Where New York ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #38803 median | #35743 median | #221,262 median | #211,114 median | #391,038 median | #261,440 median |
| Average rating | #39899 average | #36832 average | #191,244 average | #281,109 average | #411,069 average | #211,418 average |
| Best player | #22,849 top | #32,724 top | #12,911 top | #42,747 top | #42,654 top | #42,640 top |
| Rated players | #29.4k players | #29.0k players | #21.9k players | #3834 players | #3800 players | #3350 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New York 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 York
Latest net
+186
August 1, 2026 · 11,282 active members
Best month
+1,347
February 1, 2026 · 1,950 gained
Largest loss
-711
March 1, 2026 · 748 lost
Total active members
11,282
Monthly net change
+186
Net gain Net loss
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New York residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
3rd
11,282
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
2nd
56.4
per 100,000 of 20,002,427 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New York
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A regular rating of 803 beats 49.8% of players in New York.
484 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · New York
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nakamura, Hikaru USCF12641216 | 2,849 |
2 | Hess, Robert L USCF12749774 | 2,677 |
3 | Gurevich, Ilya USCF12256450 | 2,660 |
4 | Brodsky, David USCF14380771 | 2,610 |
5 | Alburt, Lev USCF12078790 | 2,609 |
6 | Ehlvest, Jaan USCF12514557 | 2,606 |
7 | Putnam, Liam Henry USCF15969005 | 2,604 |
8 | Checa, Nicolas De T USCF14129047 | 2,585 |
9 | Arnold, Marc Tyler USCF12770589 | 2,578 |
10 | Lenderman, Aleksandr USCF12787646 | 2,571 |
11 | Hardaway, Brewington USCF15728407 | 2,571 |
12 | Stearman, Josiah USCF14006506 | 2,570 |
13 | Adewumi, Tanitoluwa USCF16649696 | 2,569 |
14 | Sturt, Raven M USCF12836880 | 2,544 |
15 | Chasin, Nico Werner USCF14955471 | 2,540 |
16 | Kreiman, Boris USCF12536729 | 2,531 |
17 | Lin, Bryan Enming USCF30020975 | 2,522 |
18 | Sagalchik, Gennady USCF12565070 | 2,512 |
19 | Zuckerman, Bernard USCF10079870 | 2,508 |
20 | Chen, Justin USCF14732288 | 2,507 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Adams, Xavier USCF31247073 | +463 |
2 | Chandok, Ishann USCF32029661 | +390 |
3 | Husain, Declan USCF32535936 | +341 |
4 | Ngai, Amelie USCF32616023 | +327 |
5 | Kraeger, Theodore USCF30851393 | +320 |
6 | Gogo Ymeraj, Dion USCF32851911 | +319 |
7 | Campbell, Kurtis Maleek, Kavanii USCF32900363 | +298 |
8 | Luo, Owen USCF32666068 | +285 |
9 | Ghodgeri, Ellora USCF32123650 | +279 |
10 | Li, Cameron USCF31732474 | +267 |
11 | Young, Rachel USCF32499655 | +263 |
12 | Palmer, Alaya S USCF30515086 | +260 |
13 | Dromy, Adam USCF32442171 | +258 |
14 | Montano, Alexander USCF32051028 | +256 |
15 | Hendricks, Alessio USCF32162498 | +254 |
16 | Danese, Carlo USCF16158218 | +246 |
17 | Wu, Rou-Shiuan USCF32638390 | +246 |
18 | Iizumi, Takashi M USCF32468272 | +244 |
19 | Gupta, Arjun Thakkar USCF32493629 | +235 |
20 | Tse, Abigail USCF32150782 | +225 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Duque, Luca USCF33146582 | +2,352 |
2 | Patel, Navia USCF32927194 | +2,232 |
3 | Adams, Xavier USCF31247073 | +2,126 |
4 | Chakraborti, Ayan USCF32081702 | +2,010 |
5 | Ngai, Amelie USCF32616023 | +1,895 |
6 | Husain, Declan USCF32535936 | +1,831 |
7 | Rovinsky, Eney USCF32038681 | +1,736 |
8 | Luo, Owen USCF32666068 | +1,693 |
9 | Campbell, Kurtis Maleek, Kavanii USCF32900363 | +1,686 |
10 | Chandok, Ishann USCF32029661 | +1,654 |
11 | Young, Rachel USCF32499655 | +1,527 |
12 | Singh, Aadvik USCF33096115 | +1,521 |
13 | Palmer, Alaya S USCF30515086 | +1,461 |
14 | Sun, Andrew USCF31452476 | +1,449 |
15 | Sandlar, Maya USCF32813854 | +1,439 |
16 | Kraeger, Theodore USCF30851393 | +1,408 |
17 | Danese, Carlo USCF16158218 | +1,358 |
18 | Ghodgeri, Ellora USCF32123650 | +1,346 |
19 | Montano, Alexander USCF32051028 | +1,331 |
20 | Zhang, Parker USCF33065601 | +1,331 |
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