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East Cobb neighbors: Roswell Chess Club is hosting another Chess event this Saturday (October 10th).

We had over 100 people at our last event, with kids and adults coming together to play chess and make new friends!

Saturday, October 10th • 10 AM–2 PM • RISE Coffee & Tea
4651 Sandy Plains Rd, Suite 116

It’s free and open to all ages and skill levels. Whether your child is getting into chess or you’re looking for a game yourself, come join us. We use color-coded name tags to help you find players around your level. We welcome beginners!

Grab a coffee, play a few games, and meet other local chess players.

RSVP: https://chess67.com/club/roswell-chess-club/events/october-2026-meetup-20261010

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East Cobb neighbors: Roswell Chess Club is hosting their next Chess event this Saturday (October 10th).

We had over 100 people at our last event, with kids and adults coming together to play chess and make new friends!

Saturday, October 10th • 10 AM–2 PM • RISE Coffee & Tea
4651 Sandy Plains Rd, Suite 116

It’s free and open to all ages and skill levels. Whether your child is getting into chess or you’re looking for a game yourself, come join us. We use color-coded name tags to help you find players around your level. We welcome beginners!

Grab a coffee, play a few games, and meet other local chess players.

RSVP: https://chess67.com/club/roswell-chess-club/events/october-2026-meetup-20261010

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Hope to see you there!

If you are looking for something fun (free) to do this weekend, Roswell Chess Club is hosting a Coffee and Chess at Rise Coffee off Woodstock Road

Saturday, July 11th

Time: 10AM-2PM

Rise Coffee & Tea 4651 Sandy Plains Rd #116, Roswell, GA 30075

All ages and all skill levels welcome (including beginners!). Feel free to stop by, drink some coffee, and play some games.

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We will have lots of boards and will have a fun & simple system to pair players of all skill levels.

It is a really great time each month we have it!

RSVP here: https://chess67.com/club/roswell-chess-club/events/july-2026-meetup-20260711 feel free to share with family and friends that may be interested.

The club is also hosting a tournament at East Cobb Park the following day on Sunday too.

This visualizes rated tournament chess participation in the United States using data from the US Chess Federation. USCF is the main national organization for over-the-board rated chess tournaments in the U.S.

I looked at active USCF members, regular chess ratings, median rating by state, rating distributions, and participation adjusted for population.

A few notes:

• Data is updated monthly
• The U.S. has 102,927 active USCF members in this snapshot.
• 83,290 players have regular ratings.
• The national median regular rating is 838.
• Texas has the most active USCF members, followed by California and New York.
• Massachusetts has the highest median regular rating among states in this snapshot.

Population adjustment: based on 2025 estimated resident population.

Interactive version: https://chess67.com/uscf/stats/all

I made this because I was curious how organized tournament chess participation differs across states, both in raw member count and relative to population.

Feedback welcome!

I analyzed USCF data and made some visualizations around active members, ratings, state-by-state participation, rating distributions, and population-adjusted chess activity.

A few things I found interesting:

• Texas has the most active USCF members, ahead of California and New York.
• Some states have much higher USCF participation relative to population than I expected.
• Median regular rating varies a lot by state.

I mostly made this because I was curious what the USCF landscape looks like outside of individual tournaments and rating lists.

Here’s the page: https://chess67.com/uscf/stats/all

You can also search for a player name and see how their rank within the state changes over time.

Feedback appreciated!