Top online quick chess players age 18–49 in California
The 11 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 | #2 | 2310 | No change |
| 2 | Teddie Wen | #3 | 2281 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Austin R Mei | #10 | 2054 | New |
| 4 | Hursh Mehta | #13 | 1986 | New |
| 5 | Aryan Achuthan | #15 | 1912 | New |
| 6 | Vladyslav Shevkunov | #16 | 1911 | New |
| 7 | Lauren Goodkind | #31 | 1753 | No change |
| 8 | Dylan Gould | #34 | 1733 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Jacob Marq Goldman | #43 | 1656-10 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Abraham Elmahrek | #55 | 1593+15 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Vahe Gul | #87 | 1410-4 | 2 places up nationally since last month |