USCF Chess Ratings & Statistics — Virginia
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3,181
Virginia
Top Regular
2,610
highest
Median Regular
899
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,515
players
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Virginia State Rankings
Where Virginia ranks among states by rating category · updated August 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #27899 median | #28812 median | #251,248 median | #43986 median | #291,138 median | #371,382 median |
| Average rating | #23985 average | #28881 average | #251,217 average | #431,029 average | #291,158 average | #381,331 average |
| Best player | #132,610 top | #142,583 top | #102,657 top | #142,565 top | #62,623 top | #82,571 top |
| Rated players | #92.5k players | #102.2k players | #7654 players | #5470 players | #7329 players | #6200 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Virginia 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 Virginia
Latest net
-27
August 1, 2026 · 3,181 active members
Best month
+387
February 1, 2026 · 587 gained
Largest loss
-268
March 1, 2026 · 283 lost
Total active members
3,181
Monthly net change
-27
Net gain Net loss
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Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Virginia residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
9th
3,181
Valid August 1, 2026
Members per 100k
10th
35.8
per 100,000 of 8,880,107 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Virginia
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A regular rating of 899 beats 50.0% of players in Virginia.
154 players rated 800–899
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Regular ratings · Virginia
Top Rated
Highest current ratings
| # | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Brown, Michael W USCF13289023 | 2,610 |
2 | Balakrishnan, Praveen USCF14056673 | 2,583 |
3 | Erenburg, Sergey USCF13674544 | 2,541 |
4 | Grabinsky, Aaron USCF14456386 | 2,432 |
5 | Paul, Justin USCF14323420 | 2,427 |
6 | Yu, Jennifer R USCF14117950 | 2,408 |
7 | Schuyler, James USCF12168140 | 2,377 |
8 | Morefield, Jason P USCF15170936 | 2,363 |
9 | Zhuang, Kyle USCF16368295 | 2,349 |
10 | Slate, Kent USCF15180666 | 2,344 |
11 | Diao, Matthew Guo USCF15914362 | 2,340 |
12 | Meyer, Eugene B USCF10122953 | 2,329 |
13 | Conner, Troy USCF10709750 | 2,327 |
14 | Ginsburg, Mark USCF10172918 | 2,312 |
15 | Brady, Tyson USCF15967098 | 2,309 |
16 | Martin, Sam B USCF15173832 | 2,305 |
17 | Sriniaiyer, Sudarshan USCF14943697 | 2,297 |
18 | Wilson, Ronen USCF15349011 | 2,296 |
19 | Karamsetty, Jeevan USCF12887933 | 2,271 |
20 | Swaminathan, Pranav USCF16024621 | 2,262 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Flynn, Matthew Santos USCF14730873 | +296 |
2 | Gurijala, Aahladh Gurijala USCF31990168 | +274 |
3 | Vikraman, Imaya USCF17297357 | +230 |
4 | Khare, Avni Srivastava USCF16824142 | +215 |
5 | Yuan, Chelsea USCF30655872 | +210 |
6 | Sidhaye, Om USCF30567458 | +208 |
7 | Sun, Jay USCF30830718 | +174 |
8 | Dixit, Reyansh USCF32055016 | +174 |
9 | Sreekumar, Prem USCF30837763 | +160 |
10 | Guo, Jayden Haochen USCF30172591 | +157 |
11 | Dolph, Alex USCF31116218 | +144 |
12 | Ben-Yaacov, Moses USCF32526954 | +144 |
13 | Mupkala, Cherish Kiran Reddy USCF30921471 | +141 |
14 | Reiten, Kavya S USCF30464084 | +133 |
15 | Sukkal, Nirav USCF30864715 | +132 |
16 | Moore, Andrew Charles USCF30713391 | +128 |
17 | Kolluru, Sree USCF32132772 | +127 |
18 | Kosandal, Varun Mahesh USCF31328625 | +124 |
19 | Stillman, Jacob USCF31642634 | +122 |
20 | Pilling, Aleksei Jacques Rolf USCF30026896 | +120 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Gurijala, Aahladh Gurijala USCF31990168 | +389 |
2 | Lakshmanan, Adhvik USCF32853866 | +383 |
3 | Vikraman, Imaya USCF17297357 | +367 |
4 | Vigeant, Matthew USCF32601335 | +361 |
5 | Satheeshkumar, Charvik USCF32853081 | +352 |
6 | Yuan, Chelsea USCF30655872 | +334 |
7 | Zoljargal, Erkhes USCF32114599 | +326 |
8 | Gomez Salas, Henry David USCF33128839 | +308 |
9 | Flynn, Matthew Santos USCF14730873 | +285 |
10 | Maguluri, Siddharth USCF32431029 | +285 |
11 | Saravanan, Ramprakash USCF32398233 | +277 |
12 | Sidhaye, Om USCF30567458 | +271 |
13 | Kantamneni, Lokitha S USCF32054831 | +236 |
14 | Dohn, Lukas USCF31622279 | +234 |
15 | Sidhaye, Anika Amit USCF32409450 | +227 |
16 | Guo, Jayden Haochen USCF30172591 | +224 |
17 | Chen, Elaine USCF33051259 | +214 |
18 | Andrzejewski, Pavel USCF32652784 | +212 |
19 | Mariano, Gregory USCF32411319 | +209 |
20 | Sreekumar, Prem USCF30837763 | +201 |
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