USCF statistics / Virginia · Male
Members
2,820
Virginia
Top Regular
2,610
highest
Median Regular
933.5
midpoint
Rated Regular
2,300
players
Gender-filtered results exclude unknown or unavailable gender.
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Virginia State Rankings
Where Virginia ranks among states by rating category · updated November 1, 2026
| Metric | Regular | Quick | Blitz | Online Reg | Online Quick | Online Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median rating | #34934 median | #34833 median | #261,270 median | #45989 median | #361,155 median | #341,420 median |
| Average rating | #301,014 average | #31914 average | #231,248 average | #461,044 average | #321,183 average | #381,376 average |
| Best player | #132,610 top | #142,583 top | #102,657 top | #142,565 top | #62,623 top | #82,571 top |
| Rated players | #82.3k players | #92.0k players | #7585 players | #5421 players | #7304 players | #6186 players |
50-State Trend Stack
Virginia highlighted against every state · Active Members
November 1, 2026
members
1California
9,7632Texas
9,6523New York
8,3754Florida
4,5845Illinois
4,3706New Jersey
3,351Member Growth & Turnover
How the number of active players in Virginia changes month to month
Last month
-86
November 1, 2026 · 2,820 active members
Best month
+332
February 1, 2026 · 502 gained
Largest loss
-242
March 1, 2026 · 257 lost
Total active members
2,820
Monthly net change
-86
Net gain Net loss
Joining and leaving US Chess
How many members in Virginia joined, came back, or left each month
Joined
1,377
New US Chess members · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Came back
423
Renewed after their membership lapsed · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Left
1,754
Let their membership expire · December 1, 2025–November 1, 2026
Joined Came back Left
Member Density
Active USCF members per 100,000 Virginia residents using 2025 estimated resident population
Active members
9th
2,820
Valid November 1, 2026
Members per 100k
7th
31.8
per 100,000 of 8,880,107 residents
Rating Distribution
Regular ratings across Virginia
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A regular rating of 934 beats 50.1% of players in Virginia.
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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 | 2,539 |
4 | Grabinsky, Aaron USCF14456386 | 2,432 |
5 | Paul, Justin USCF14323420 | 2,427 |
6 | Schuyler, James USCF12168140 | 2,377 |
7 | Zhuang, Kyle USCF16368295 | 2,365 |
8 | Chiu, Isaac USCF14570627 | 2,356 |
9 | Slate, Kent USCF15180666 | 2,351 |
10 | Meyer, Eugene B USCF10122953 | 2,329 |
11 | Conner, Troy USCF10709750 | 2,327 |
12 | Diao, Matthew Guo USCF15914362 | 2,319 |
13 | Ginsburg, Mark USCF10172918 | 2,313 |
14 | Brady, Tyson USCF15967098 | 2,301 |
15 | Sriniaiyer, Sudarshan USCF14943697 | 2,296 |
16 | Wilson, Ronen USCF15349011 | 2,294 |
17 | Moorhouse, Will USCF30059498 | 2,273 |
18 | Martin, Sam B USCF15173832 | 2,272 |
19 | Mccoy, Owen USCF14447115 | 2,265 |
20 | Swaminathan, Pranav USCF16024621 | 2,262 |
Fastest Rising
Largest month-over-month rating gains
| # | Player | Gain |
|---|---|---|
1 | Su, Bolin USCF32371322 | +329 |
2 | Bazarov, Davud USCF32825986 | +234 |
3 | Karmacharya, Aarav USCF32375506 | +230 |
4 | Sun, Robert USCF32054761 | +225 |
5 | Sista, Aamogh USCF32163132 | +216 |
6 | Plaskey, Alan USCF16440795 | +203 |
7 | Wang, Ryan Zhou USCF30211128 | +190 |
8 | Gomez Salas, Henry David USCF33128839 | +184 |
9 | Khawaja, Hasan Ali USCF31558514 | +182 |
10 | Zhu, Raymond USCF31403262 | +173 |
11 | Wilde, David Minh USCF16374303 | +162 |
12 | Lan, Quentin USCF31534961 | +161 |
13 | Favero, Luca USCF32242404 | +161 |
14 | Pandya, Yug USCF31439732 | +159 |
15 | Hyatt, J. Wesley USCF32190840 | +151 |
16 | Pericherla, Shaarav USCF32352176 | +149 |
17 | Adney, Liam USCF33050634 | +141 |
18 | Lokesh, Lohith Sharan USCF30796397 | +139 |
19 | Berry, Benny USCF32127618 | +137 |
20 | Cargill, Alistair Charles USCF32089804 | +136 |
Biggest Rank Climbers
Largest month-over-month jumps in rating rank
| # | Player | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
1 | Su, Bolin USCF32371322 | +439 |
2 | Khandelwal, Riaan USCF33195547 | +433 |
3 | Abbasi, Arman Alexander USCF32543731 | +316 |
4 | Sun, Robert USCF32054761 | +302 |
5 | Bazarov, Davud USCF32825986 | +298 |
6 | Khawaja, Hasan Ali USCF31558514 | +274 |
7 | Metzger, Eli G USCF33063245 | +262 |
8 | Lakhani, Khanjan USCF32779161 | +253 |
9 | Karmacharya, Aarav USCF32375506 | +252 |
10 | Kasi, Srijan USCF32467085 | +252 |
11 | Gomez Salas, Henry David USCF33128839 | +240 |
12 | Hyatt, J. Wesley USCF32190840 | +235 |
13 | Pokkuluri, Samvedh Sai USCF33139608 | +232 |
14 | Watson, Benjamin USCF33196163 | +232 |
15 | Singh, Reyansh USCF33208366 | +231 |
16 | Zhu, Raymond USCF31403262 | +227 |
17 | Favero, Luca USCF32242404 | +223 |
18 | Pericherla, Shaarav USCF32352176 | +223 |
19 | Lu, Dorian USCF32805532 | +222 |
20 | Yu, Micah Hudson USCF32160136 | +221 |
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