Top chess players in New York
The 16 highest-rated players from New York on the national US Chess list for October 2026. Anyone from New York who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank. Movement is measured against September 2026.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hikaru Nakamura | #2 | 2846 | No change |
| 2 | Giorgi Kacheishvili | #24 | 2631 | New |
| 3 | David Brodsky | #27 | 2623+1 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Jaan Ehlvest | #30 | 2606 | No change |
| 5 | Brewington Hardaway | #36 | 2584+9 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Liam Henry Putnam | #43 | 2567-21 | 8 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Aleksandr Lenderman | #45 | 2566-5 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Jason S Liang | #48 | 2563 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Nico Werner Chasin | #50 | 2562+24 | 8 places up nationally since last month |
| 10 | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | #52 | 2557-21 | 15 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Josiah Stearman | #56 | 2551 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Bryan Enming Lin | #58 | 2547+14 | 7 places up nationally since last month |
| 13 | Raven M Sturt | #60 | 2544 | 4 places down nationally since last month |
| 14 | Justin Chen | #77 | 2505+2 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 15 | Akira Wood Nakada | #83 | 2492-7 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 16 | George Li | #88 | 2484 | 2 places down nationally since last month |