Top online quick chess players under 18 in California
The 17 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 | Alex Xiong | #4 | 1904 | No change |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #11 | 1788 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Jayden Wu | #17 | 1760 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Varin Agrawal | #19 | 1739 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Sarthak Gattani | #21 | 1737 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Harinandh Nair | #24 | 1720 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Rehaan Malhotra | #28 | 1703 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Neil Kulkarni | #33 | 1686 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Gavin Tjipto | #34 | 1679 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Atharv Surpur | #42 | 1639 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #51 | 1610 | 9 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Viha R Dundigal | #54 | 1603-49 | 9 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Angelina Lee | #68 | 1561 | New |
| 14 | Adhvik Sai Avadhanam | #87 | 1526-7 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 15 | Atikesh Singh | #89 | 1523 | 6 places up nationally since last month |
| 16 | Shivansh Chejerla | #91 | 1519 | 5 places up nationally since last month |
| 17 | Madhava Akshobhya Kallubhavi | #99 | 1511 | New |