Top online regular chess players age 18–49 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.
Gender
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aksithi Eswaran | #9 | 1849 | No change |
| 2 | Lauren Goodkind | #12 | 1758 | No change |
| 3 | Esther Jou | #13 | 1739 | No change |
| 4 | Aditya Panikkath | #17 | 1671 | No change |
| 5 | Dylan Gould | #18 | 1652+2 | No change |
| 6 | Jake Nemeth | #25 | 1516 | No change |
| 7 | Chloe Melissandre Zamojski | #31 | 1464 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Jacob Marq Goldman | #38 | 1405 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 9 | Vahe Gul | #45 | 1322+30 | 7 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Marcus W Suzuki | #55 | 1228 | New |
| 11 | Leo Morales | #58 | 1193 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Daniel Wills | #69 | 1077 | New |
| 13 | Zhipeng Li | #70 | 1062+67 | 4 places up nationally since last month |