Top blitz 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | MoveChange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Shankland | #11 | 2,696 | |
| 2 | Andrew Hong | #28 | 2,555 | |
| 3 | Christopher Woojin Yoo | #29 | 2,554 | |
| 4 | Steven Zierk | #30 | 2,543 | |
| 5 | Fidel Corrales Jimenez | #33 | 2,532 | |
| 6 | Mark Heimann | #44 | 2,461 | |
| 7 | Robert Shlyakhtenko | #48 | 2,437 | |
| 8 | keaton kiewra | #53 | 2,409 | |
| 9 | Alexander Katz | #54 | 2,406 | |
| 10 | William John Donaldson | #73 | 2,347 | |
| 11 | Joshua Sheng | #78 | 2,339 | |
| 12 | Kirk Ghazarian | #91 | 2,314 | |
| 13 | Isaac Wang | #92 | 2,310 |