Top online regular chess players under 18 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.
Gender
| # | Player | US | Rating | MoveChange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Xiong | #2 | 1,881 | |
| 2 | Avery Yu | #9 | 1,729 | |
| 3 | Jenny Qi | #15 | 1,702 | |
| 4 | Jayden Wu | #17 | 1,701 | |
| 5 | Gavin Tjipto | #26 | 1,665 | |
| 6 | Laurie Qiu | #36 | 1,629 | |
| 7 | Tori Porat | #45 | 1,589 | |
| 8 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #51 | 1,581 | |
| 9 | Naga Abhiram Ponnaluri | #54 | 1,564 | |
| 10 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #61 | 1,545 | |
| 11 | Ari Zhang | #85 | 1,490 | |
| 12 | Srinadh Yenamandra | #98 | 1,468 | |
| 13 | Dylan MacKenzie | #99 | 1,460 |