Top 15-year-old chess players in Texas
The 11 highest-rated players from Texas on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from Texas who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank. Movement is measured against September 2026.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddharth Singh | #1 | 2487+27 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Elbert Fang | #6 | 2364 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Daniel Yang | #13 | 2267 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Joshua Meng | #16 | 2249 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Samuel Gu | #53 | 2099 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Likhit Vijay Bhangale | #59 | 2070 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Karstein Bee | #64 | 2053-20 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Arjun Bupeshnath | #66 | 2049+24 | 14 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Krrish Kaul | #77 | 2024-7 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Namish Thakkar | #79 | 2015-12 | No change |
| 11 | Lincoln Samples | #82 | 2010 | New |