Top blitz chess players in New York
The 18 highest-rated players from New York on the national US Chess list for September 2026. Anyone from New York 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 | Hikaru Nakamura | #1 | 2,910 | |
| 2 | Aleksandr Lenderman | #16 | 2,646 | |
| 3 | Robert L Hess | #17 | 2,620 | |
| 4 | Raven M Sturt | #32 | 2,536 | |
| 5 | Brewington Hardaway | #34 | 2,520 | |
| 6 | Liam Henry Putnam | #38 | 2,483 | |
| 7 | Nico Werner Chasin | #39 | 2,482 | |
| 8 | Tanitoluwa Adewumi | #43 | 2,465 | |
| 9 | Bryan Enming Lin | #46 | 2,445 | |
| 10 | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy | #49 | 2,424 | |
| 11 | Levy Rozman | #58 | 2,392 | |
| 12 | Josiah Stearman | #71 | 2,351 | |
| 13 | Joshua Colas | #72 | 2,350 | |
| 14 | Irina Krush | #74 | 2,346 | |
| 15 | David Brodsky | #83 | 2,329 | |
| 16 | Linxi Zhu | #85 | 2,322 | |
| 17 | Nitai Leve | #93 | 2,307 | |
| 18 | Marcus Ming Miyasaka | #99 | 2,294 |