USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — Utah
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770
Utah
Top Regular
2,510
highest
Median Regular
825
midpoint
Rated Regular
650
players
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Utah State Rankings
Where Utah ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #35825 median | #26822 median | #111,330 median | #331,083 median | #101,282 median | #51,562 median |
| Average rating | #34919 average | #26890 average | #151,270 average | #271,110 average | #191,233 average | #61,497 average |
| Best player | #272,510 top | #292,336 top | #252,393 top | #352,100 top | #192,408 top | #162,409 top |
| Rated players | #29650 players | #29652 players | #27193 players | #3639 players | #3443 players | #2938 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Utah 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 Utah
Latest net
+6
August 1, 2026 · 770 active members
Best month
+152
February 1, 2026 · 192 gained
Largest loss
-143
May 1, 2026 · 192 lost
Total active members
770
Monthly net change
+6
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Utah residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
29th
770
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
36th
21.8
per 100,000 of 3,538,904 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Utah
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A regular rating of 825 beats 49.5% of players in Utah.
32 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Utah
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Rensch, Daniel M USCF12659833 | 2,510 |
2 | Madsen, Craig W USCF10414741 | 2,314 |
3 | Datta, Deepyaman USCF12742553 | 2,272 |
4 | Forthoffer, David USCF10475376 | 2,210 |
5 | Leano, Bryan B USCF12973804 | 2,189 |
6 | Bliss, Robert D USCF10069955 | 2,144 |
7 | Sarangi, Shreyan USCF17058212 | 2,120 |
8 | Walker, Powell USCF14631527 | 2,116 |
9 | Verdu, Miguel J USCF12541909 | 2,104 |
10 | Connell, Richard G USCF10420636 | 2,100 |
11 | De Graaff, Brayden Van USCF30765028 | 2,091 |
12 | Doyle, Bryon J USCF12905977 | 2,090 |
13 | Lu, Michael Qin USCF30240149 | 2,085 |
14 | Nguyen, Tinh USCF16073621 | 2,074 |
15 | Fladmoe, Gary USCF10298687 | 2,073 |
16 | Ray, Ujan USCF15300700 | 2,064 |
17 | Feltz, Kent A USCF10415900 | 2,048 |
18 | Gross, Fletcher I USCF10414644 | 2,035 |
19 | Petersen, Ethan USCF16579510 | 2,034 |
20 | Koon, Kingsley USCF30258936 | 2,013 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Moore, David Wayne Josef USCF14240996 | +135 |
2 | Nulu, Avaneesh USCF17121270 | +105 |
3 | Rhodes, Lenden Ray USCF32271733 | +90 |
4 | Sendilkumar, Haadhya USCF32396805 | +67 |
5 | Parker, Locke USCF31594411 | +59 |
6 | Grierson, Kai Jordan USCF31769921 | +55 |
7 | Kim, Yuun USCF32051768 | +39 |
8 | Lu, Michael Qin USCF30240149 | +37 |
9 | Sachdev, Namish USCF32181953 | +36 |
10 | Shuppy, Addison USCF14837152 | +33 |
11 | Dhanasekaran, Diya USCF32820211 | +32 |
12 | Bigelow, Brycen Trent USCF32543302 | +30 |
13 | Frumar, Reinhold USCF31983296 | +29 |
14 | Nemelka, Benjamin USCF30019548 | +28 |
15 | Cole, Christopher USCF13321265 | +21 |
16 | Gomez, Alejandro Gonzalez USCF31497655 | +18 |
17 | Beltran, Omar USCF15913840 | +16 |
18 | Parker, Mack USCF31424084 | +16 |
19 | Sarangi, Shreyan USCF17058212 | +15 |
20 | Dhanasekaran, Saathvika USCF30484077 | +11 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Fikre, Surafel Abraham USCF32810037 | +78 |
2 | Moore, David Wayne Josef USCF14240996 | +39 |
3 | Nulu, Avaneesh USCF17121270 | +31 |
4 | Rhodes, Lenden Ray USCF32271733 | +30 |
5 | Sendilkumar, Haadhya USCF32396805 | +30 |
6 | Brockbank, Brayden Johnson USCF32002722 | +28 |
7 | Petersen, Eli USCF16919945 | +26 |
8 | Zhang, Albert USCF13778587 | +21 |
9 | Sachdev, Namish USCF32181953 | +19 |
10 | Parker, Locke USCF31594411 | +18 |
11 | Grierson, Kai Jordan USCF31769921 | +15 |
12 | Bigelow, Brycen Trent USCF32543302 | +15 |
13 | Frumar, Reinhold USCF31983296 | +11 |
14 | Dhanasekaran, Diya USCF32820211 | +11 |
15 | Kim, Yuun USCF32051768 | +8 |
16 | Shuppy, Addison USCF14837152 | +8 |
17 | Miles, Sawyer USCF30823142 | +7 |
18 | Parker, Mack USCF31424084 | +6 |
19 | Cannon, Michael USCF32572084 | +6 |
20 | Henrie, Owen USCF32570675 | +6 |
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