Top 8-year-old girl chess players in New York
The 40 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 | Irene Lin | #2 | 1558+88 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 2 | Allison Zhou | #7 | 1437-5 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 3 | Jessica Yongxin Liu | #12 | 1390 | New |
| 4 | Elena Sengupta | #13 | 1305 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Sophia Shihua Li | #19 | 1199 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Ava Jethanamest | #20 | 1167-29 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Grace Mingyue Li | #23 | 1134 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Yunwoo Kang | #24 | 1126 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Athena Frances Vitticore | #29 | 1079-71 | 8 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Lorelai X Martinez-Villar | #30 | 1062-1 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Hana Yoshino | #32 | 1057+25 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Emilia Robles | #33 | 1052-33 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Maya Madhani | #37 | 1032+40 | No change |
| 14 | Connie Ye | #38 | 1028+1 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 15 | Roni Bayram | #45 | 985-65 | 14 places down nationally since last month |
| 16 | Sienna Lily Sartor | #46 | 967 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 17 | Allison J Lai | #48 | 937-35 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 18 | Nina Mendon | #51 | 867+56 | 10 places up nationally since last month |
| 19 | Zooey Clementine Lee | #58 | 845+54 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 20 | LeeAni Starr Forbes | #59 | 844+109 | 17 places up nationally since last month |
| 21 | Beth Ankoma | #60 | 835 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 22 | Jacklyn Addae | #62 | 831 | New |
| 23 | Charlize Pao | #64 | 823+11 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 23 | Summer Smith | #64 | 823+99 | 14 places up nationally since last month |
| 25 | June Seo | #66 | 820 | 7 places down nationally since last month |
| 26 | Hadleigh Astorga-Chan | #68 | 787 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 27 | Kerah Wang | #71 | 767 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 28 | Rayne Song | #73 | 755 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 29 | Fia Frances Haydu-scallon | #76 | 746 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 30 | Yara Alexandria Lahiji | #77 | 744 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 31 | Zoey Rose Jiang | #78 | 738 | New |
| 32 | Zoe Fu | #79 | 729 | New |
| 33 | Kira M Zhang | #83 | 701 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 34 | Liliah Fettner | #85 | 696 | New |
| 35 | Mia Lin | #87 | 690-30 | 8 places down nationally since last month |
| 35 | Dinah Young | #87 | 690+53 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 37 | Isabelle Liu | #89 | 685 | 7 places down nationally since last month |
| 38 | Emma Pesce | #90 | 684 | 7 places down nationally since last month |
| 39 | Isabel Rajendran | #96 | 633 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 40 | Evangelina Brucelas-Lopes | #100 | 619 | 3 places down nationally since last month |