Top chess players in California
The 12 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 | Sam Shankland | #12 | 2,719 | |
| 2 | Andrew Hong | #18 | 2,687 | |
| 3 | Christopher Woojin Yoo | #21 | 2,660 | |
| 4 | Vladimir Akopian | #27 | 2,618 | |
| 5 | Kirk Ghazarian | #29 | 2,613 | |
| 6 | Fidel Corrales Jimenez | #37 | 2,578 | |
| 7 | Joshua Sheng | #39 | 2,575 | |
| 8 | Mark Heimann | #50 | 2,559 | |
| 9 | Balaji Daggupati | #66 | 2,531 | |
| 10 | Alexander Katz | #76 | 2,501 | |
| 11 | Robert Shlyakhtenko | #84 | 2,491 | |
| 12 | Vyom Vidyarthi | #94 | 2,474 |