Top 18-year-old chess players in Illinois
The 7 highest-rated players from Illinois on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from Illinois 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 | Dimitar Mardov | #2 | 2564 | No change |
| 2 | Dario Pjevic | #70 | 2085 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Andrey Dmitriev | #72 | 2080 | New |
| 4 | Justin Weicheng Zhang | #76 | 2064 | New |
| 5 | Aayush Thakkar | #84 | 2044 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Adam Elgat | #86 | 2042 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Rishi Murali | #90 | 2029 | 3 places down nationally since last month |