Top online blitz chess players age 50 and over in California
The 13 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 | Ken L Arnold | #1 | 2116+5 | No change |
| 2 | Elliott Winslow | #4 | 2031 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 3 | chris pensoneau | #6 | 1990 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Kevin J Ludwig | #7 | 1985 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Somenath Bandyopadhyay | #18 | 1820+72 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Frederic Dutter | #21 | 1788+164 | 19 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | David Hochron | #24 | 1774+58 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Stewart Katz | #37 | 1662-51 | 8 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Shaahin Rushan | #49 | 1579-21 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Kevin M. Fong | #69 | 1453+45 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Kevin Scull | #71 | 1450-141 | 25 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Scott Stoll | #80 | 1385 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Matthew Smith | #100 | 1212 | 4 places down nationally since last month |