Top 8-year-old chess players in Texas
The 12 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.
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| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhil Gopu | #5 | 1826+9 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Lakshan Ganesh | #8 | 1805-16 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 3 | Anbu Chezhiyan Muthoo | #22 | 1622-5 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Nathan Mao Chen | #23 | 1619+57 | 10 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Annika Manchanda | #50 | 1479+83 | 26 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Jackson Metrovich | #55 | 1466+108 | 31 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Ish Deshmane | #57 | 1460+46 | 16 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Dhruvah Natesh Muthalan | #58 | 1459 | New |
| 9 | Siqi Chen | #73 | 1423+43 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Sarayu Thalapaneni | #75 | 1412-57 | 21 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Rihaan Anbalagan | #91 | 1337+1 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Shai Levin-Srinivasan | #93 | 1334 | New |