Top girl chess players under 21 in New York
The 21 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 | Megan Althea Paragua | #6 | 2337 | No change |
| 2 | Iris Mou | #8 | 2320 | No change |
| 3 | Ellen Luojia Wang | #10 | 2209-19 | No change |
| 4 | Chloe Gaw | #15 | 2191-15 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Alice Chovanec | #18 | 2135+45 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Stella Xin | #22 | 2113-3 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Arabella Fang | #23 | 2109+22 | No change |
| 8 | Elizabeth Zhou | #34 | 2054-20 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Hema Vikas | #40 | 2036+57 | 23 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Wan Qin Li | #41 | 2033-19 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Allyson Yu | #50 | 2012-10 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Marissa Lu | #56 | 2001+18 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 13 | Abigail Zhou | #59 | 1990+25 | 10 places up nationally since last month |
| 14 | Whitney Tse | #70 | 1965+36 | 16 places up nationally since last month |
| 15 | Alexandra Lussie | #76 | 1951+25 | 13 places up nationally since last month |
| 16 | Audrey Zhou | #79 | 1946-29 | 15 places down nationally since last month |
| 17 | Charlotte Tai-En Chang | #80 | 1945-8 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 18 | Melanie Liang | #86 | 1932-27 | 14 places down nationally since last month |
| 19 | Chloe A Stark | #91 | 1927 | New |
| 20 | Summer Loh | #96 | 1914 | New |
| 21 | Leah Yang | #98 | 1905-8 | 2 places down nationally since last month |