Top women blitz chess players in California
The 11 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 | Rose Atwell | #5 | 2263+81 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Rochelle Wu | #15 | 2112 | No change |
| 3 | Ruiyang Yan | #26 | 1914 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Omya Vidyarthi | #27 | 1905 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Jenny Qi | #31 | 1892+91 | 11 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Leah Bernardo Taguinin | #49 | 1747 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Avery Yu | #55 | 1730 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Renae Chen | #65 | 1702 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Lauren Goodkind | #74 | 1675-8 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Julia Alexandra Gui | #80 | 1665 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Aashvi Sri Rangamreddy | #84 | 1652 | New |