Top quick chess players under 21 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | Movevs last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Prestia | #5 | 2313 | No change |
| 2 | Isaac Wang | #12 | 2260 | No change |
| 3 | Julian Colville | #24 | 2200 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 4 | Christopher Woojin Yoo | #29 | 2188 | 1 place down nationally since last month |
| 5 | Eric Yuhan Li | #39 | 2168 | 1 place up nationally since last month |
| 6 | Ephraim M Rosenstock | #60 | 2138-32 | 23 places down nationally since last month |
| 7 | Vedant Maheshwari | #74 | 2117 | New |
| 8 | Benjamin Benchen Tang | #77 | 2112 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 9 | Sepehr Golsefidy | #85 | 2099 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 10 | Ethan Guo | #87 | 2098 | 3 places down nationally since last month |
| 11 | Ming Lu | #92 | 2094 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 12 | Felix Guo | #99 | 2087 | 2 places down nationally since last month |
| 13 | Alex Yuxuan Wang | #100 | 2085 | 2 places down nationally since last month |