Top 16-year-old girl chess players in Texas
The 18 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachael Li | #2 | 2451+4 | No change |
| 2 | Sunny Zhang | #9 | 2025+10 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Nandini Prakash | #16 | 1887 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Isabella Stubbins | #20 | 1864 | No change |
| 5 | Lydia Tang | #29 | 1762 | No change |
| 6 | Tanvi Borse | #36 | 1731 | New |
| 7 | Aashritha Vidhya Shankar | #38 | 1719+15 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Sanmita Hosur | #40 | 1695 | No change |
| 9 | Sarah Gabrielle Johnson | #43 | 1681+45 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Mihika Krishnan | #52 | 1585 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Prathyuktha Venkadesan | #60 | 1452-78 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Nelly D Gomez | #78 | 1175 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 13 | Emma Grace Latulippe | #81 | 1142 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 14 | Bhavna Patur | #82 | 1132 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 15 | Emma Cadence Gracia | #85 | 1127 | No change |
| 16 | LINELI Lizbeth Alvarez | #88 | 1070 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 17 | Gabriella Isabella Gonzalez | #92 | 1020 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 18 | Katherine Michelle Ford | #93 | 1018+12 | 4 places up nationally since last month |