Top 17-year-old girl chess players in New York
The 13 highest-rated players from New York on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from New York 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 | Iris Mou | #2 | 2320 | No change |
| 2 | Chloe Gaw | #3 | 2191-15 | No change |
| 3 | Sophie Zhu | #15 | 1805 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Nirvana Monsur | #18 | 1701-45 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Thihansa Ovindee Waduthanthree | #29 | 1618+5 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Aliya Katharine Saldanha-Suri | #31 | 1576 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Jahia Joseph | #33 | 1522 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Reese Rutkoske | #35 | 1459 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Subi Bencosme-Lee | #48 | 1220 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Kristina Pyfrom | #50 | 1188 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Summer Li | #57 | 1093 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Sophie Delilah Schechter | #71 | 889 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Maya Nozaki | #74 | 871 | New |