Top 8-year-old chess players in Texas
The 11 highest-rated players from Texas on the national US Chess list for September 2026. Anyone from Texas who isn’t listed is rated below them. The US column shows each player’s national rank.
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| # | Player | US | Rating | MoveChange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakshan Ganesh | #6 | 1,821 | |
| 2 | Akhil Gopu | #7 | 1,817 | |
| 3 | Anbu Chezhiyan Muthoo | #19 | 1,627 | |
| 4 | Nathan Mao Chen | #33 | 1,562 | |
| 5 | Sarayu Thalapaneni | #54 | 1,469 | |
| 6 | Ish Deshmane | #73 | 1,414 | |
| 7 | Annika Manchanda | #76 | 1,396 | |
| 8 | Siqi Chen | #78 | 1,380 | |
| 9 | Issa Aituar | #80 | 1,373 | |
| 10 | Jackson Metrovich | #86 | 1,358 | |
| 11 | Rihaan Anbalagan | #93 | 1,336 |