Top online regular chess players under 18 in California
The 15 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 | #2 | 1881 | No change |
| 2 | Avery Yu | #10 | 1729 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 3 | Jenny Qi | #16 | 1702 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Jayden Wu | #17 | 1701 | No change |
| 5 | Gavin Tjipto | #26 | 1665 | No change |
| 6 | Laurie Qiu | #36 | 1629 | No change |
| 7 | Tori Porat | #45 | 1589 | No change |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #51 | 1581 | No change |
| 9 | Naga Abhiram Ponnaluri | #53 | 1564 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Preron Chakrabarty | #54 | 1563 | New |
| 11 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #63 | 1545 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Kevin Wei | #73 | 1522 | New |
| 13 | Wes Pereira | #85 | 1506 | New |
| 14 | Ari Zhang | #89 | 1490 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 15 | Dylan MacKenzie | #97 | 1475+15 | 2 places up nationally since last month |