Top women 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.
| # | Player | US | Rating | MoveChange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose Atwell | #7 | 2,418 | |
| 2 | Atousa Pourkashiyan | #14 | 2,328 | |
| 3 | Rochelle Wu | #15 | 2,327 | |
| 4 | Ashritha Eswaran | #17 | 2,317 | |
| 5 | Laurie Qiu | #23 | 2,237 | |
| 6 | Omya Vidyarthi | #28 | 2,211 | |
| 7 | Natalya Tsodikova | #33 | 2,189 | |
| 8 | Tori Porat | #35 | 2,169 | |
| 9 | Avery Yu | #50 | 2,088 | |
| 10 | Aksithi Eswaran | #52 | 2,079 | |
| 11 | Anika Rajaram | #53 | 2,078 | |
| 12 | Pear Xu | #56 | 2,074 | |
| 13 | Jenny Qi | #62 | 2,056 | |
| 14 | Renae Chen | #69 | 2,047 | |
| 15 | Esther Jou | #72 | 2,039 | |
| 16 | Jocelyn Chen | #77 | 2,023 | |
| 17 | Vanessa G Zhou | #89 | 2,006 | |
| 18 | Ivona Jezierska | #90 | 2,005 |