Top 18-year-old chess players in Texas
The 5 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 | Vaseegaran Nandhakumar | #15 | 2308 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Arsal Gardezi | #40 | 2186 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Andy Wang | #42 | 2179 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Advay Singi | #66 | 2091+6 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Dhruvesh Ravishankar | #79 | 2058+1 | No change |