USCF statistics / New York · Male
Members
8,895
New York
Top Regular
2,846
highest
Median Regular
906
midpoint
Rated Regular
7,419
players
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.
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New York State Rankings
Where New York ranks among states by rating category · updated September 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #36906 median | #31834 median | #151,327 median | #281,135 median | #411,099 median | #271,443 median |
| Average rating | #34976 average | #31900 average | #131,304 average | #291,128 average | #361,132 average | #211,425 average |
| Best player | #22,846 top | #32,723 top | #12,910 top | #42,747 top | #42,654 top | #42,640 top |
| Rated players | #37.4k players | #37.0k players | #21.6k players | #3702 players | #3636 players | #3322 players |
50-State Trend Stack
New York highlighted against every state · Active Members
September 1, 2026
members
1Texas
10,4262California
9,9613New York
8,8954Florida
4,8045Illinois
4,6016New Jersey
3,407Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in New York changes month to month
Last month
+35
September 1, 2026 · 8,895 active members
Best month
+1,084
February 1, 2026 · 1,539 gained
Largest loss
-516
March 1, 2026 · 546 lost
Total active members
8,895
Monthly net change
+35
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in New York joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
3,478
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Came back
918
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Left
3,552
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 New York residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
3rd
8,895
Valid September 1, 2026
Members per 100k
2nd
44.5
per 100,000 of 20,002,427 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across New York
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A regular rating of 906 beats 49.9% of players in New York.
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Regular ratings · New York
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Nakamura, Hikaru USCF12641216 | 2,846 |
2 | Hess, Robert L USCF12749774 | 2,677 |
3 | Gurevich, Ilya USCF12256450 | 2,660 |
4 | Brodsky, David USCF14380771 | 2,622 |
5 | Alburt, Lev USCF12078790 | 2,609 |
6 | Ehlvest, Jaan USCF12514557 | 2,606 |
7 | Putnam, Liam Henry USCF15969005 | 2,588 |
8 | Checa, Nicolas De T USCF14129047 | 2,585 |
9 | Arnold, Marc Tyler USCF12770589 | 2,578 |
10 | Adewumi, Tanitoluwa USCF16649696 | 2,578 |
11 | Hardaway, Brewington USCF15728407 | 2,575 |
12 | Lenderman, Aleksandr USCF12787646 | 2,571 |
13 | Stearman, Josiah USCF14006506 | 2,551 |
14 | Sturt, Raven M USCF12836880 | 2,544 |
15 | Chasin, Nico Werner USCF14955471 | 2,538 |
16 | Lin, Bryan Enming USCF30020975 | 2,533 |
17 | Kreiman, Boris USCF12536729 | 2,531 |
18 | Sagalchik, Gennady USCF12565070 | 2,512 |
19 | Zuckerman, Bernard USCF10079870 | 2,508 |
20 | Chen, Justin USCF14732288 | 2,503 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dubinsky, Henry USCF16566273 | +585 |
2 | Downing, Parker Reckhow USCF32653994 | +402 |
3 | Alvarado, Lucas USCF32611146 | +359 |
4 | Mccord, Guyte Pierce USCF31952414 | +341 |
5 | Singh, Sabeer USCF32194287 | +339 |
6 | Sai-Ngarm, Mickey USCF31979691 | +310 |
7 | Howard, Orion N USCF32441740 | +302 |
8 | De La Cruz, Adriano USCF32632964 | +292 |
9 | Kiczek, Hudson USCF32111198 | +279 |
10 | Zan, Oliver USCF32159642 | +277 |
11 | Chan, Theodore USCF31975167 | +273 |
12 | Mueller, Oliver Fox USCF30803299 | +270 |
13 | Noble, August Herbert Herman USCF30549367 | +267 |
14 | Avila, William X USCF32650040 | +267 |
15 | Epstein, Zeke USCF31901071 | +266 |
16 | Shulman, Matthew Patrick USCF30489621 | +257 |
17 | Watson, Tiger USCF30304131 | +251 |
18 | Shaffer, Zeno USCF32616293 | +251 |
19 | Malapaka, Sriniketh USCF31887869 | +245 |
20 | Chen, Ryan USCF32439767 | +243 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Dubinsky, Henry USCF16566273 | +2,472 |
2 | Chebiyam, Kumar Arya USCF17199246 | +2,132 |
3 | Liao, Nicholas USCF33163255 | +1,947 |
4 | Downing, Parker Reckhow USCF32653994 | +1,810 |
5 | Jaru, Kawil USCF32499847 | +1,590 |
6 | Alvarado, Lucas USCF32611146 | +1,516 |
7 | Singh, Sabeer USCF32194287 | +1,489 |
8 | Du-Liang, Ren USCF32854242 | +1,407 |
9 | Sai-Ngarm, Mickey USCF31979691 | +1,391 |
10 | Zhang, Parker USCF33065601 | +1,294 |
11 | Kiczek, Hudson USCF32111198 | +1,280 |
12 | Teitel, Samuel USCF32690351 | +1,266 |
13 | Sahay, Ayush USCF31196071 | +1,231 |
14 | Surman, Remy USCF32705284 | +1,229 |
15 | Zan, Oliver USCF32159642 | +1,185 |
16 | Tam, Constantine Yy USCF17201562 | +1,143 |
17 | Kim, Joshua USCF32021791 | +1,140 |
18 | Epstein, Zeke USCF31901071 | +1,127 |
19 | Proulx, Augustine USCF32875744 | +1,114 |
20 | Mcclellan, Orion USCF32623209 | +1,091 |
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