Top blitz chess players 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 | Andrew Hong | #27 | 2556+1 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Christopher Woojin Yoo | #28 | 2554 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Steven Zierk | #29 | 2543 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Fidel Corrales Jimenez | #33 | 2532 | No change |
| 5 | Mark Heimann | #40 | 2482+21 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Robert Shlyakhtenko | #45 | 2447+10 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | keaton kiewra | #53 | 2409 | No change |
| 8 | Alexander Katz | #58 | 2391-15 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | William John Donaldson | #72 | 2347 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Joshua Sheng | #78 | 2339 | No change |
| 11 | Kirk Ghazarian | #92 | 2314 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Isaac Wang | #94 | 2310 | 2 places down nationally since last month |