Top online quick chess players age 50 and over in California
The 12 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 | chris pensoneau | #2 | 2006 | No change |
| 2 | Craig Allen Faber | #3 | 1973 | No change |
| 3 | Shaahin Rushan | #21 | 1604 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Somenath Bandyopadhyay | #27 | 1590+23 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Frederic Dutter | #34 | 1523+18 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Kevin M. Fong | #38 | 1467 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Matthew Smith | #43 | 1417 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Renate Otterbach | #54 | 1288 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Mary Lynn Monroy | #82 | 859 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Brian Sullivan | #84 | 803 | 7 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Suki Kott | #88 | 704 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Clint Lee Matsen | #93 | 623+24 | 4 places down nationally since last month |