USCF statistics / North Carolina
Members
3,700
North Carolina
Top Regular
2,567
highest
Median Regular
941
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,787
players
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North Carolina State Rankings
Where North Carolina ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #24941 median | #20876 median | #361,163 median | #261,107 median | #261,156 median | #351,402 median |
| Average rating | #29966 average | #25894 average | #381,147 average | #361,080 average | #301,152 average | #421,332 average |
| Best player | #222,567 top | #172,537 top | #142,620 top | #122,571 top | #92,550 top | #92,539 top |
| Rated players | #72.8k players | #72.7k players | #5985 players | #6320 players | #8319 players | #5223 players |
50-State Trend Stack
North Carolina highlighted against every state · Active Members
November 1, 2026
members
1Texas
12,8942California
11,8563New York
11,3284Florida
5,7705Illinois
5,3246New Jersey
3,988Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in North Carolina changes month to month
Last month
+69
November 1, 2026 · 3,700 active members
Best month
+371
February 1, 2026 · 609 gained
Largest loss
-274
March 1, 2026 · 293 lost
Total active members
3,700
Monthly net change
+69
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in North Carolina joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,917
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
654
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
2,577
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 North Carolina residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
7th
3,700
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
12th
33.0
per 100,000 of 11,197,968 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across North Carolina
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A regular rating of 941 beats 49.9% of players in North Carolina.
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Regular ratings · North Carolina
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Troff, Kayden William USCF12939342 | 2,567 |
2 | Moradiabadi, Elshan USCF14821464 | 2,536 |
3 | Wang, Tianqi USCF14099361 | 2,453 |
4 | Vanapalli, Vishnu USCF15013525 | 2,434 |
5 | Schroer, Jonathan USCF10118131 | 2,423 |
6 | Chirilov, James USCF16480806 | 2,399 |
7 | Prabhu, Naveen USCF14949284 | 2,379 |
8 | Giannatos, Peter USCF13055966 | 2,367 |
9 | Cremisi, Daniel USCF14543654 | 2,352 |
10 | Pope, John L USCF10488389 | 2,350 |
11 | Crump, Alexander USCF13607663 | 2,344 |
12 | Johnson, Donald USCF16126281 | 2,343 |
13 | Wu, Andrew USCF16967853 | 2,329 |
14 | Klein, Mike USCF12461305 | 2,304 |
15 | Carter, Emmanuel USCF13993951 | 2,302 |
16 | Myers, Dominique USCF13057743 | 2,256 |
17 | Hoshor, Mark T USCF10197996 | 2,251 |
18 | Fang, Thomas USCF12930260 | 2,240 |
19 | Bondalapati, Sri USCF16633657 | 2,234 |
20 | Agner, Carlito USCF12722211 | 2,233 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Karthigeyan, Kreesha USCF33187613 | +355 |
2 | Shah, Jinay USCF33188158 | +257 |
3 | Agrawal, Nivaan USCF32487734 | +254 |
4 | Mukkamala, Arshith USCF32919298 | +249 |
5 | Bagha, Bibhatsu USCF32177186 | +242 |
6 | Jordan, Liam USCF31998536 | +240 |
7 | Bang, Pratyush Shankar USCF32163454 | +239 |
8 | Huupponen, Oskari USCF31652743 | +232 |
9 | Kaipenchery, Dev Rakesh USCF33105955 | +212 |
10 | Du, Brian USCF32079700 | +207 |
11 | Tyagi, Vihaan USCF31964942 | +201 |
12 | Conn, Stephen Edward USCF31516190 | +197 |
13 | Vasisht, Saanvi USCF31008450 | +195 |
14 | Cronin, Thomas Halloran C. USCF31459891 | +193 |
15 | Rayfield, Wilson Parker USCF15232610 | +182 |
16 | Subramanian, Vidyut USCF32401479 | +180 |
17 | Ramanathan, Aarya USCF32151495 | +177 |
18 | Catron, Lucas USCF33140165 | +177 |
19 | Williams, Logan USCF32491315 | +176 |
20 | Larsson, Siddhartha USCF30405383 | +175 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Karthigeyan, Kreesha USCF33187613 | +536 |
2 | Satpati, Roopkatha USCF33148457 | +444 |
3 | Pandey, Anay USCF32531497 | +434 |
4 | Kylstra, Abraham USCF31731001 | +406 |
5 | Viehmeyer, Grant USCF32742960 | +394 |
6 | Daunt, Brendan Michael USCF31716722 | +359 |
7 | Pulikonda, Darsh Sricharan USCF32189970 | +353 |
8 | Agrawal, Nivaan USCF32487734 | +346 |
9 | Manam, Nakshatra USCF33088757 | +341 |
10 | Shah, Jinay USCF33188158 | +340 |
11 | Bagha, Bibhatsu USCF32177186 | +335 |
12 | Bang, Pratyush Shankar USCF32163454 | +323 |
13 | Mukkamala, Arshith USCF32919298 | +323 |
14 | Huupponen, Oskari USCF31652743 | +323 |
15 | Vasisht, Saanvi USCF31008450 | +296 |
16 | Kaipenchery, Dev Rakesh USCF33105955 | +293 |
17 | Du, Brian USCF32079700 | +279 |
18 | Finney, Sean D USCF32562429 | +276 |
19 | Saxena, Advik USCF32857445 | +275 |
20 | Yang, Jackson USCF32596510 | +270 |
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