Top online blitz chess players age 18–49 in California
The 14 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.
Gender
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balaji Daggupati | #1 | 2314 | No change |
| 2 | Vyom Vidyarthi | #3 | 2293 | No change |
| 3 | Paris Prestia | #6 | 2218 | No change |
| 4 | Austin R Mei | #11 | 2170 | No change |
| 5 | Rohan Das | #23 | 2077 | No change |
| 6 | Alex Nguyen | #36 | 1991 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Javier Silva | #49 | 1922+6 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Hayk Sardaryan | #54 | 1907 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Cody Oldham | #63 | 1880 | New |
| 10 | Lauren Goodkind | #83 | 1804 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Hursh Mehta | #85 | 1800 | New |
| 12 | Dylan Gould | #89 | 1784 | New |
| 13 | Jake Nemeth | #92 | 1774 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 14 | Joel Rockey | #100 | 1759 | New |