Top quick chess players under 16 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.

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Top Quick Chess Players Under 16 in California (Sep 2026)
#PlayerUSRatingMove
1Benjamin Benchen Tang#232,112
2Sepehr Golsefidy#272,099
3Ethan Guo#282,098
4Felix Guo#332,087
5Forest J Sherwood#392,059
6Patrick Peijun Liu#422,056
7Sarthak Gattani#492,044
8Ruhan Yogesh Vichare#552,032
9Laurie Qiu#602,025
10Dylan Tang#652,015
11Sivavishnu Srinivasan#672,012
12Austin Jin#841,980
13Ivan Zhou#1001,970
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