Top 16-year-old girl 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 | Omya Vidyarthi | #3 | 2203-8 | No change |
| 2 | Tori Porat | #4 | 2135-34 | No change |
| 3 | Marina Xiao | #12 | 1932+1 | No change |
| 4 | Lilia Vernik | #31 | 1754 | No change |
| 5 | Kavya meiyappan | #47 | 1668 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Sophia Sizova | #49 | 1642+1 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Kaitlyn Otey | #75 | 1228 | New |
| 8 | Vicky Qin | #80 | 1147 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Akshara Gelya | #90 | 1040 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Astghik Grigoryan | #95 | 1016 | New |
| 11 | Bethany Ma | #100 | 966 | New |