Top 18-year-old chess players in California
The 13 highest-rated players from California on the national US Chess list for September 2026. Anyone from California who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank.
Gender
| # | Player | US | Rating | MoveChange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Yuhan Li | #6 | 2,430 | |
| 2 | Jonathan Chen | #18 | 2,300 | |
| 3 | Sriram Krishnakumar | #20 | 2,283 | |
| 4 | Yuqi Wang | #41 | 2,200 | |
| 5 | Javier Silva | #43 | 2,194 | |
| 6 | Eshan Gupta | #52 | 2,172 | |
| 7 | Alex Nguyen | #54 | 2,160 | |
| 8 | Max Hao | #57 | 2,142 | |
| 9 | Neil Chalissery | #66 | 2,110 | |
| 10 | Hayk Sardaryan | #76 | 2,076 | |
| 11 | Easwar Gnana Hari Sekar | #88 | 2,028 | |
| 12 | Daniel Ismagilov | #90 | 2,020 | |
| 13 | Vanessa G Zhou | #96 | 2,006 |