Top quick chess players under 16 in California
The 13 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 | Benjamin Benchen Tang | #23 | 2112 | No change |
| 2 | Ethan Guo | #26 | 2098 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 3 | Felix Guo | #31 | 2087 | 2 places up nationally since last month |
| 4 | Forest J Sherwood | #38 | 2067+8 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 5 | Patrick Peijun Liu | #43 | 2056 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 6 | Sarthak Gattani | #50 | 2044 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Ruhan Yogesh Vichare | #61 | 2023-9 | 6 places down nationally since last month |
| 8 | Laurie Qiu | #77 | 1990-35 | 17 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Francis Gio Bigol Ordanza | #83 | 1983 | New |
| 10 | Reyansh Paragiri | #86 | 1980 | New |
| 11 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | #93 | 1976-36 | 26 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Ararat Bagdasarian | #93 | 1976 | New |
| 13 | Jashith Karthi | #100 | 1972 | New |