Top chess players age 50 and over 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Akopian | #2 | 2618 | No change |
| 2 | Nick E de Firmian | #18 | 2453 | No change |
| 3 | Melikset Khachiyan | #20 | 2450 | No change |
| 4 | Enrico Sevillano | #31 | 2366+4 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | William John Donaldson | #33 | 2363 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Matthew Aaron Beelby | #37 | 2337-9 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Jon A Frankle | #62 | 2240 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Dmitry Vayntrub | #71 | 2222 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Timothy W Taylor | #72 | 2221 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Steven D Cross | #73 | 2218 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 11 | John Langreck | #81 | 2208 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Michael Aigner | #94 | 2203 | New |