Top 16-year-old chess players in Virginia
The 7 highest-rated players from Virginia on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from Virginia 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 | Matthew Guo Diao | #17 | 2320 | No change |
| 2 | Will Moorhouse | #24 | 2272+24 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Owen Levine | #39 | 2215 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Arav Srivastava | #56 | 2165+43 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Ashvath Krishnan | #82 | 2078 | 9 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Saharsh Darsh Shetty | #84 | 2075+29 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Adhiraiyan Murugan Ayyappan | #89 | 2065 | 6 places down nationally since last month |