Biggest Rating Gains
Who climbed the most. USCF gains from Virginia events update every week; FIDE gains for U.S. players update when FIDE publishes its monthly list.
Virginia Events
Regular USCF ratings from Virginia events Oct. 26–Nov. 1, 2026, plus the Fredericksburg Open (Oct. 23–25), which was rated after last week's list. Some weekend events may not be rated yet.
- 1Phi Phan VASKCA Fairfax Quads · 3/3+246303 → 549
- 2Emma Ratajczak VAFredericksburg Open · 3/5+2231013 → 1236
- 3Stevan Vasich ILACC October · 4½/5+186766 → 952
- 4Ezekiel Jang VASKCA Fairfax Quads · 3/3+185708 → 893
- 5Archish Gopal VASKCA Fairfax Quads · 3/3+155462 → 617
- 1Nathan Ryan Hutcheson VAFredericksburg Open · 5/5+307835 → 1142
- 2Haobo Liu VASKCA Fairfax Quads and 1 more event+222956 → 1178
- 3Hanwen Liu VASKCA Fairfax Quads and 1 more event+210818 → 1028
- 4Tristan Kaplan VASKCA Fairfax Quads and 1 more event+176701 → 877
- 5Alex Marquez VAACC October · 5/5+169665 → 834
- 1Stephen Eric Jablon DCACC October and 1 more event+631900 → 1963
- 2Bora Yagiz NYMVP Chess Ladder and 1 more event+421943 → 1985
- 3Adam Renfro Chrisney VAACC October · 3/4+361856 → 1892
- 4Dennis Franco VAACC October · 2/2+301871 → 1901
- 5Matthew Sammons VAFredericksburg Open+281835 → 1863
Overall: players with established ratings. Breakout: players with provisional ratings (fewer than 26 rated games). 1800+: players rated 1800 or higher before the week. Source: US Chess.
U.S. Players
Standard ratings, November 2026 FIDE list compared with October 2026.
- 1Ryan Chen 12 rated games+1551524 → 1679
- 2Vishnu Mohan 14 rated games+1531835 → 1988
- 3Landon Meadors 20 rated games+1451873 → 2018
- 4Avaneesh Nulu 14 rated games+1451624 → 1769
- 5Dylan Liu Pfeifer 9 rated games+1351905 → 2040
- 1Avi Harrison Kaplan FM12 rated games+662247 → 2313
- 2Rachael Li WIM11 rated games+502380 → 2430
- 3Megan Althea Paragua FM11 rated games+472234 → 2281
- 4Thalia Cervantes Landeiro FM11 rated games+432247 → 2290
- 5Kannan Vaidyanathan FM27 rated games+382314 → 2352
- 2400Rachael Li WIMCrossed 2400 · 11 rated games+502380 → 2430
- 2400Ethan Sheehan Crossed 2400 · 14 rated games+222388 → 2410
- 2300Avi Harrison Kaplan FMCrossed 2300 · 12 rated games+662247 → 2313
- 2200Zachary Pan Crossed 2200 · 5 rated games+702165 → 2235
- 2200Evan Sammons FMCrossed 2200 · 9 rated games+522186 → 2238
- 2200Yu-Cheng Liang CMCrossed 2200 · 4 rated games+102193 → 2203
Players registered with the U.S. federation, rated in both lists. 2200+: players rated 2200 or higher in October. Milestones: players who crossed 2200 or a higher hundred; 17 more crossed 2000. Names link to FIDE profiles. Source: FIDE rating lists.