Top girl quick chess players under 16 in California
The 12 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Qiu | #6 | 1990-35 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 2 | Jenny Qi | #20 | 1862+22 | 3 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Renae Chen | #22 | 1861 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Pear Xu | #27 | 1806+12 | No change |
| 5 | Isabella Ding | #32 | 1786+15 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Ashley Lin | #41 | 1742+3 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 7 | Swagatha Selvam | #44 | 1730 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 8 | Olivia Xu | #57 | 1680 | New |
| 9 | Charmaine Kwan | #72 | 1642 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Anqing Aurora Wang | #80 | 1621-5 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Ananya Medu | #89 | 1607 | 5 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Iniya Mathivanan | #99 | 1590 | 1 place down nationally since last month |