Top 12-year-old girl chess players in California
The 9 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 | Emma Yang | #9 | 1821-5 | No change |
| 2 | Elena Hingyip Pang | #16 | 1713 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Grace Yuan | #19 | 1628-37 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Nikita Iyer | #22 | 1582 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Jayani Bellamkonda | #36 | 1482+1 | No change |
| 6 | Jocelyn Fan | #38 | 1478 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 7 | celina yuan | #75 | 1210 | New |
| 8 | Elaine Xue | #79 | 1200 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Viha R Dundigal | #85 | 1177 | New |