Top 18-year-old chess players in New York
The 10 highest-rated players from New York on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from New York 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 | Liam Henry Putnam | #1 | 2567-21 | No change |
| 2 | Caleb Jude Klenoff | #19 | 2252 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Ryan Cheung | #25 | 2229 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Jed Sloan | #27 | 2224 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Ellen Luojia Wang | #33 | 2209-19 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 6 | John Luger | #67 | 2089 | New |
| 7 | Henry Swing | #80 | 2055 | New |
| 8 | Ian Nicholson | #82 | 2048 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Hema Vikas | #87 | 2036 | New |
| 10 | Aiden Teitelman | #95 | 2014 | New |