Top online regular chess players 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 | #6 | 1,881 | |
| 2 | Aksithi Eswaran | #11 | 1,849 | |
| 3 | Lauren Goodkind | #17 | 1,758 | |
| 4 | Esther Jou | #20 | 1,739 | |
| 5 | Avery Yu | #23 | 1,729 | |
| 6 | Jenny Qi | #31 | 1,702 | |
| 7 | Jayden Wu | #33 | 1,701 | |
| 8 | Shaahin Rushan | #36 | 1,695 | |
| 9 | Aditya Panikkath | #42 | 1,671 | |
| 10 | Gavin Tjipto | #45 | 1,665 | |
| 11 | Dylan Gould | #51 | 1,650 | |
| 12 | Laurie Qiu | #60 | 1,629 | |
| 13 | Tori Porat | #74 | 1,589 | |
| 14 | Yuvraj Singh Sawhney | #80 | 1,581 | |
| 15 | Somenath Bandyopadhyay | #82 | 1,576 | |
| 16 | Naga Abhiram Ponnaluri | #86 | 1,564 | |
| 17 | Armin Vale Cruz | #88 | 1,560 | |
| 18 | Tapas Aarav Natraj | #94 | 1,545 |