Youth News
June 2020 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 26 June 2020 26 June 2020
| Age 7 and Under | ||
| 96 | Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) | 476 |
| Age 8 | ||
| 20 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 997 |
| 53 | Lee, Olivia (16643743) | 815 |
| 71 | Govindarajan, Mythreyi (16801573) | 725 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 42 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1077 |
| 62 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 953 |
| 98 | Bothe, Nysa (17073423) | 815 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 6 | Prakash, Nandini (16085871) | 1717 |
| 28 | Pham, Linda (15464538) | 1375 |
| 74 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| 99 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 952 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 16 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1630 |
| 68 | Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) | 1217 |
| 77 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1177 |
| 93 | Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) | 1093 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 29 | Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) | 1510 |
| 35 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1439 |
| 43 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1401 |
| 81 | Hong, Sophie (15947555) | 1189 |
| 89 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 96 | Swan, Josephine Grace (15352778) | 1107 |
| 100 | Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) | 1094 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 8 | Kumar, Sruthi Bharath (15879904) | 1739 |
| 13 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1649 |
| 29 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1516 |
| 79 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1157 |
| 100 | Schneider, Rosali Ailani (15552287) | 1005 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 4 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 2006 |
| 33 | Luster, Shakira (15641127) | 1543 |
| 54 | Pashyan, Stella (15575165) | 1347 |
| 81 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1184 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 13 | Yan, Ashley Mei (14957435) | 1912 |
| 39 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1617 |
| 44 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1565 |
| 58 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1417 |
| 66 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1381 |
| 88 | Han, Wenjing (15882830) | 1186 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 4 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2091 |
| 39 | Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) | 1264 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 6 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2132 |
| 7 | Li, Marissa (14468490) | 2074 |
| 34 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| 41 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1270 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 32 | Nerella, Neelotpala (16755702) | 1054 |
| 33 | Pankov, Michelle (14224844) | 1009 |
May 2020 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 24 May 2020 24 May 2020
While no tournaments were played and no ratings increased or decreased, minor changes in ranking still occurred. How come? US Chess drops players from the lists if their USCF membership expires or if they have not played in a tournament in the last 12 months. Some players have birthdays and move up one age group {a shoutout to Shreya, Michelle and Anusha}, making room for others who were previously not listed. All of this causes small fluctuations in rankings and, in the case of Illinois, led to the most recent addition of Shanthini Saravanan, Siri Chennareddy (welcome back), and Jade Eowyn Deess in the “Age 11” group and Isabela Maiewski in the “Age 15” group.
Natalie #1, Shreya #4 in US Ranking for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 24 April 2020 24 April 2020
Amid Covid-19, when all tournaments are cancelled and players look to online instead of over-the-board chess, US Chess just published their most recent Top 100 Lists for Girls. This compilation has a cut-off date of March 18, 2020, i.e. predates the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus. Sure enough, many of the female chess players from Illinois featured on these prestigious lists have moved up the rankings since last month.
Just a few highlights:
Illinois boasts another female expert: Congrats, Natalie!
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 22 March 2020 22 March 2020
The Illinois girls who made the most recent Top 100 Lists for Girls are listed below. These lists are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the prior month, in this case February 19, 2020, and do not yet include rating changes following the US Amateur Team North.
A big shoutout to WCM Natalie Wisniowski, who made expert, gaining almost 60 points with her two wins over 2100-rated opponents at the CCC Jane Addams tournament. She now sits at third place for girls age 13, behind Rianne Ke and Rochelle Wu, both from California. The same tournament helped Sruthi Bharath Kumar cross back into 1700 territory, earning her rank 13 in the same age group.
Illinois with 3 Girls in 5th Position in US Ranking
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 24 February 2020 24 February 2020
Along with Shreya Mangalam, WCM Natalie Wisniowski and Nandini Prakash now also rank 5th in the nation among girls of their age as shown in the most recent Top 100 Girls lists. These lists compiled by US Chess are based on ratings achieved and processed by January 15, 2020. Both Natalie and Nandini had 50+ rating gains. In fact, a few days after the cut-off date, the Woman Candidate Master moved into Expert territory – but that will be covered next month.
Moving up a class or crossing the threshold to a higher bracket is always applaudable. There were at total eight girls who managed to improve their hundreds digit over the last month: