Top 18-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 | Ellen Luojia Wang | #2 | 2209-19 | No change |
| 2 | Hema Vikas | #5 | 2036+57 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Alexandra Lussie | #7 | 1951+25 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Chloe A Stark | #9 | 1927 | New |
| 5 | Simone Morden | #13 | 1806 | No change |
| 6 | Nune Erika Melikian | #15 | 1784-28 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Gabriella Tamisi | #23 | 1532 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Abigail Yang | #24 | 1500 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Lauren Nam | #28 | 1439 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Eva Victoria Yevdayev | #30 | 1418 | New |
| 11 | Erica Burton | #44 | 1173 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Jiaxin Chen | #46 | 1144 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Vanna Liu | #53 | 927 | 1 place down nationally since last month |