Top 8-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 | Aadya Pavithra Rajesh | #15 | 1251-7 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 2 | Elle Constance Rivera | #28 | 1081+277 | 34 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Emma Wei | #31 | 1059-38 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 4 | zoey Paul | #35 | 1048+50 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Karissa Lin | #41 | 996+15 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Nora Liang | #55 | 848-61 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Mira Markova-Raina | #67 | 810 | New |
| 8 | Luna Yan | #75 | 750 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Rya Chen | #81 | 713-50 | 11 places down nationally since last month |