Top 18-year-old chess players in California
The 12 highest-rated players from California on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from California who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank. Movement is measured against September 2026.
Gender
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaaketh Sivakumar | #9 | 2379 | New |
| 2 | Sriram Krishnakumar | #17 | 2283 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Yuqi Wang | #34 | 2200 | 7 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Eshan Gupta | #44 | 2172 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Alex Nguyen | #45 | 2169+9 | 9 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Javier Silva | #47 | 2168-26 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Max Hao | #50 | 2142 | 7 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Warren Xiao Zhang | #71 | 2084 | New |
| 9 | Hayk Sardaryan | #74 | 2076 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Anika Rajaram | #75 | 2073 | New |
| 11 | Easwar Gnana Hari Sekar | #83 | 2045+17 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Daniel Ismagilov | #92 | 2021+1 | 2 places down nationally since last month |