Top online regular chess players in California
The 18 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 | #6 | 1881 | No change |
| 2 | Aksithi Eswaran | #11 | 1849 | No change |
| 3 | Lauren Goodkind | #18 | 1758 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Esther Jou | #21 | 1739 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Avery Yu | #24 | 1729 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Jenny Qi | #31 | 1702 | No change |
| 7 | Jayden Wu | #32 | 1701 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Aditya Panikkath | #42 | 1671 | No change |
| 9 | Gavin Tjipto | #45 | 1665 | No change |
| 10 | Dylan Gould | #50 | 1652+2 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 11 | Laurie Qiu | #58 | 1629 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 12 | Tori Porat | #72 | 1589 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 13 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #78 | 1581 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 14 | Naga Abhiram Ponnaluri | #82 | 1564 | 4 places up nationally since last month |
| 15 | Preron Chakrabarty | #83 | 1563 | New |
| 16 | Armin Vale Cruz | #85 | 1560 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 17 | Somenath Bandyopadhyay | #87 | 1557-19 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 18 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #94 | 1545 | No change |