Congratulations to Abhiram Karnatapu of the Bloomington Normal area for having the highest ratings differential in Illinois from February to March! Abhiram was one of 10 Illinois players with ratings bumps of 300 points or more!
Abhiram has never been an official member of US Chess but has played three scholastic tournaments in 2017 under the auspices of the Bloomington Normal Area Scholastic Chess group. Under the US Chess JTP Program, players are allowed to compete in certain rated events without an official membership through third grade. This program is designed to allow young players to sample rated chess without having to incur the burden of membership dues.
We certainly hope that this news encourages young Mr. Karnatapu to keep it up with chess!
This month Illinois saw 109 players with ratings increases of more than 150!
Also with 300-point bumps were Zalan Gyorgy, Vivann Reddy, Nicholas Lai, Daniel Espinosa, Siddharth Bhumpelli, Cameron Pitts, Manu Gadhiraju, Jonkee Lee, and Siri Chennareddy.
| USCF | Player's | March | Feb | Ratings | |
| ID | Name | Rating | Rating | Difference | |
| 16243103 | ABHIRAM KARNATAPU | 483 | 107 | 376 | |
| 14935860 | ZALAN GYORGY | 1349 | 987 | 362 | |
| 15938270 | VIVAAN REDDY | 767 | 416 | 351 | |
| 15903273 | NICHOLAS LAI | 683 | 342 | 341 | |
| 15967228 | DANIEL ESPINOSA | 571 | 234 | 337 | |
| 16216668 | SIDDHARTH BHUMPELLI | 719 | 388 | 331 | |
| 15874358 | CAMERON PITTS | 437 | 120 | 317 | |
| 15932368 | MANU GADHIRAJU | 425 | 110 | 315 | |
| 13415955 | JOONKEE LEE | 995 | 689 | 306 | |
| 15939163 | SIRI CHENNAREDDY | 681 | 381 | 300 | |
| 16164432 | MATTHEW K TRAPP | 922 | 638 | 284 | |
| 16242011 | DIVYAM PANDEY | 444 | 160 | 284 | |
| 15180802 | MICHAEL CHIFLIKYAN | 1259 | 976 | 283 | |
| 16180798 | AKSHAY BHARADWAJ | 559 | 276 | 283 | |
| 15375897 | JAZZ SINCLAIR ANDERS | 974 | 695 | 279 | |
| 16245288 | ADITI GUNASEKAR | 371 | 107 | 264 | |
| 15863480 | JACOB A DAVIS | 375 | 112 | 263 | |
| 15844590 | RIA RAJ | 1062 | 800 | 262 | |
| 15943023 | KELCI KAHLER | 500 | 241 | 259 | |
| 15623597 | CECILIA BLUMBERG | 945 | 688 | 257 | |
| 15623617 | LUKE BLUMBERG | 954 | 703 | 251 | |
| 16216564 | DEVDARSH NAMBIAR | 454 | 205 | 249 | |
| 15890248 | JADEN T WEBB | 953 | 707 | 246 | |
| 15855468 | MILIND FOULGER | 933 | 690 | 243 | |
| 15646130 | JAMES LAWRENCE | 425 | 183 | 242 | |
| 15983207 | NIKHIL SAI KODALI | 545 | 305 | 240 | |
| 15953035 | AKSHITH NARAVA | 888 | 653 | 235 | |
| 16160795 | EDWARD DYKEMA | 505 | 273 | 232 | |
| 16215100 | OM GADDAD | 340 | 110 | 230 | |
| 14905352 | AMAR JERATH | 1203 | 974 | 229 | |
| 15766057 | ADITYA CHUGH | 813 | 585 | 228 | |
| 15272774 | MATTHEW HUNTER | 904 | 678 | 226 | |
| 15952136 | EVERETT ZOU | 561 | 336 | 225 | |
| 15989935 | WILLIAM FRANCIS KHAZEN | 721 | 499 | 222 | |
| 15637403 | EDWARD WATSON | 510 | 289 | 221 | |
| 15944011 | LILY MEEGODA | 619 | 400 | 219 | |
| 16064042 | ANDY CAO | 691 | 475 | 216 | |
| 15696724 | LEON LANG CAO | 846 | 633 | 213 | |
| 15649653 | ADITYA GUPTA | 966 | 754 | 212 | |
| 15919326 | NIHAL MALLIPUDI | 534 | 322 | 212 | |
| 15921216 | SAM CHRISTOS | 897 | 685 | 212 | |
| 16075283 | BENJAMIN DANIEL ECKSTEIN | 478 | 267 | 211 | |
| 15890275 | ZACHARY J REYNOLDS | 398 | 190 | 208 | |
| 15628002 | RAJEETH PERUMAL GANESAN | 883 | 676 | 207 | |
| 15017665 | CAMERON JAMES KELLER | 682 | 477 | 205 | |
| 15929653 | ROHIT GUHA | 1097 | 893 | 204 | |
| 15923475 | PARANSHU SHAH | 418 | 215 | 203 | |
| 14725668 | ADELA PATRICIA ZINSKI | 393 | 194 | 199 | |
| 15646302 | NIKITA KOLEKAR | 443 | 245 | 198 | |
| 16213008 | AKSHAT SHIVARAMAN | 629 | 432 | 197 | |
| 14585030 | MATTHEW VARGA | 1486 | 1290 | 196 | |
| 16115040 | CHRISTOPHER K SAKALIYSKI | 524 | 328 | 196 | |
| 15953475 | SAMANYU MISRA | 664 | 469 | 195 | |
| 16232261 | KAYLEE ZHENG | 565 | 370 | 195 | |
| 15746247 | JOHN HARRY SUN | 529 | 336 | 193 | |
| 15582120 | MOHIT BAYYARAPU | 1004 | 814 | 190 | |
| 16085871 | NANDINI PRAKASH | 616 | 429 | 187 | |
| 15917822 | LUKE REUTTER | 823 | 638 | 185 | |
| 15879506 | HURSH SHAH | 772 | 590 | 182 | |
| 15635255 | MILES WHITMORE BARRETT | 432 | 251 | 181 | |
| 15921270 | PRESTON CISNEROS | 322 | 141 | 181 | |
| 15935484 | IDDEN TSAI | 780 | 599 | 181 | |
| 16080538 | SAM VINER | 311 | 130 | 181 | |
| 16212885 | LILY EVANS | 288 | 108 | 180 | |
| 15636793 | ZACHARIAH ADKINS | 1007 | 828 | 179 | |
| 16244237 | ARMAN MOHAMMED | 286 | 107 | 179 | |
| 15917692 | NIKHIL KAVUTARAPU | 607 | 429 | 178 | |
| 15942213 | RINO VELJACIC | 409 | 232 | 177 | |
| 14984221 | JIM NGUYEN | 1102 | 926 | 176 | |
| 15908965 | ELIOT WARREN | 448 | 273 | 175 | |
| 16103067 | DANIEL AMANTE | 283 | 108 | 175 | |
| 15927525 | ZACHARY BORNE | 436 | 262 | 174 | |
| 15285875 | ELENA HILL | 400 | 227 | 173 | |
| 15928775 | JOSE PATINO | 355 | 182 | 173 | |
| 15967172 | BENJAMIN DAPPEN | 491 | 319 | 172 | |
| 15373837 | ARIN NAIR | 1192 | 1021 | 171 | |
| 14853915 | BENJAMIN T MYUNG | 940 | 770 | 170 | |
| 15185327 | PHILIP MCCULLY | 1623 | 1453 | 170 | |
| 15095876 | DAVID CARTER MANZKE | 630 | 461 | 169 | |
| 15646083 | ELIJAH RARIDEN | 491 | 322 | 169 | |
| 15788110 | KEN KITAMURA | 1143 | 974 | 169 | |
| 16213041 | AKILESH RAJMOHAN | 406 | 237 | 169 | |
| 15669614 | BENEDICT HENDRICKSON | 507 | 340 | 167 | |
| 15556557 | AARON HERRERA TRAPANI | 726 | 561 | 165 | |
| 15966905 | AUSTIN REJMAN | 382 | 217 | 165 | |
| 16080544 | MAX VINER | 397 | 232 | 165 | |
| 14387067 | DAVID SILVA | 1119 | 955 | 164 | |
| 15931757 | ATHARVA S METKAR | 590 | 427 | 163 | |
| 16102091 | RICHARD LI | 827 | 664 | 163 | |
| 16186206 | TYLER WEIGAND | 264 | 101 | 163 | |
| 16178893 | ANGEL D ADAMS | 402 | 240 | 162 | |
| 15655374 | RYAN ROBINSON | 286 | 125 | 161 | |
| 15623011 | NOAH GROONWALD | 520 | 360 | 160 | |
| 15840527 | TARIKA OBERAI | 627 | 468 | 159 | |
| 15951986 | ADALBERTO CAHUE | 310 | 151 | 159 | |
| 16173037 | HENRY SCHUELER | 359 | 201 | 158 | |
| 15947617 | KRISTEN HOU | 378 | 222 | 156 | |
| 16146367 | MATT PENG | 296 | 140 | 156 | |
| 16175604 | SIMON BYUNG-HYUN CHOI | 581 | 425 | 156 | |
| 15951730 | SAID NUNEZ | 681 | 526 | 155 | |
| 15540551 | KALEB CHARLES RAKERS | 571 | 417 | 154 | |
| 15920647 | ZACHARY R PHILIPP | 781 | 628 | 153 | |
| 16145818 | MICAH HADDON CAIN | 542 | 389 | 153 | |
| 16147512 | PATRICK BRENNAN O'DONNELL | 382 | 229 | 153 | |
| 16171554 | BEN DUMMANN | 435 | 282 | 153 | |
| 15869818 | NATE SCHUURMANN | 539 | 387 | 152 | |
| 15583907 | SUJAY PRAKASH | 1124 | 973 | 151 | |
| 16034042 | REN LUTFIYYA | 511 | 360 | 151 | |
| 16075298 | SAMUEL THOMAS ECKSTEIN | 252 | 101 | 151 | |