Top online regular chess players age 18–49 in Texas
The 10 highest-rated players from Texas on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from Texas 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 | Arsal Gardezi | #10 | 1786 | No change |
| 2 | Pallavi Nair | #14 | 1716-1 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Vinayagaram Vaidhyanathan | #26 | 1513 | No change |
| 4 | Frank Lin | #52 | 1267 | New |
| 5 | Peri Muthiah | #61 | 1158 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Miguel De La Garza | #68 | 1102 | New |
| 7 | Sheldan Zachariah Kaplan | #72 | 1045 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Eric Montrose | #74 | 1034 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Carlos Zamudio | #77 | 970 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Megan Givens | #80 | 945 | 3 places down nationally since last month |