Top 15-year-old chess players in Illinois

The 4 highest-rated players from Illinois on the national US Chess list for September 2026. Anyone from Illinois who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank.

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Top 15-Year-Old Chess Players in Illinois (Sep 2026)
#PlayerUSRatingMove
1Gaofei Wang#712,061
2Mahendra Lavanur#862,014
3Gautham Ramkumar#911,994
4Ryan Zhang#971,984
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