Top online quick chess players under 18 in California
The 18 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 | Alex Xiong | #4 | 1,904 | |
| 2 | Mitchell Hong Liu | #10 | 1,811 | |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #12 | 1,788 | |
| 4 | Jayden Wu | #19 | 1,760 | |
| 5 | Varin Agrawal | #22 | 1,739 | |
| 6 | Sarthak Gattani | #25 | 1,737 | |
| 7 | Harinandh Nair | #27 | 1,720 | |
| 8 | Sivavishnu Srinivasan | #28 | 1,719 | |
| 9 | Rehaan Malhotra | #33 | 1,703 | |
| 10 | Neil Kulkarni | #35 | 1,686 | |
| 11 | Gavin Tjipto | #37 | 1,679 | |
| 12 | Viha R Dundigal | #45 | 1,652 | |
| 13 | Atharv Surpur | #50 | 1,639 | |
| 14 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #60 | 1,610 | |
| 15 | Adhvik Sai Avadhanam | #91 | 1,533 | |
| 16 | Atikesh Singh | #95 | 1,523 | |
| 17 | Shivansh Chejerla | #96 | 1,519 | |
| 18 | Tamiliniyan Padmanaban | #98 | 1,518 |