Top online blitz chess players in California
The 22 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 | Balaji Daggupati | #1 | 2,314 | |
| 2 | Vyom Vidyarthi | #3 | 2,293 | |
| 3 | Paris Prestia | #8 | 2,218 | |
| 4 | Felix Guo | #11 | 2,211 | |
| 5 | Dylan Tang | #14 | 2,187 | |
| 6 | Austin R Mei | #17 | 2,170 | |
| 7 | Ken L Arnold | #28 | 2,111 | |
| 8 | Alex Xiong | #29 | 2,107 | |
| 9 | Neil Kulkarni | #37 | 2,082 | |
| 10 | Rohan Das | #40 | 2,077 | |
| 11 | Elliott Winslow | #48 | 2,031 | |
| 12 | William Z He | #59 | 1,999 | |
| 13 | Alex Nguyen | #60 | 1,991 | |
| 14 | chris pensoneau | #63 | 1,990 | |
| 15 | Kevin J Ludwig | #67 | 1,985 | |
| 15 | Rehaan Malhotra | #67 | 1,985 | |
| 17 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #70 | 1,979 | |
| 18 | Jayden Wu | #71 | 1,967 | |
| 19 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | #80 | 1,949 | |
| 20 | Tanush Srihanuman Komatineni | #83 | 1,948 | |
| 21 | Javier Silva | #98 | 1,916 | |
| 22 | Jackson Scamehorn | #99 | 1,914 |