Youth Chess News
Illinois Youth in USCF Top 100 -- August 2014
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- Written by Bill Feldman, compiled by Mark Berezewski Bill Feldman, compiled by Mark Berezewski
For the first time in history, Illinois hosts 20 juniors at or above the Expert mark, thanks to the addition of Akhil Kalghatgi. Quite a way to celebrate turning 13!
All tolled, Illinois has 101 USCF-rated players with recent activity and ratings above 2000.
Joining (or re-entering) the ranks of the national Top 100 lists this month were Naperville North's Bradley Guan and IMSA's Timothy Zhou, along with Aiden Carey and Brian Gong.
Zhou had been a regular on the lists before a 13-month absence from rated-play. After the cut-off date for this list, Zhou surpassed the 2000-mark himself with his performance at the 2014 Illinois Open.
Unfortunately, due to her own absence from rated tournaments, Penny Xu has fallen off the Top 100 lists.
Posting the highest rating enhancements from the July to August lists were Tej Rai with a 109-point jump and Advaith Prabu with a 70-point climb. Akhil rose 57 points to his 2008 rating. Matthew Stevens (49), Ricky Wang (46) and Edward Zhang (40) also demonstrated appreciable improvements.
Celebrating birthdays last month along with Akhil was his twin, Nikhil, David Zimmermann, Jason Daniels, Marissa Li, and Jonathan Hrach.
** Represents ranking in the listing without regard to Federation.
August 2014 Top 100 Youth
| US Rank | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Age 7 and under | ||
| 25 | Arthur Xu | 1312 |
| 31T | Vrishank Ramnath | 1267 |
| 43T | Dimitar Mardov (6) | 1205 |
| Age 8 | ||
| 16 | Aaron Gan | 1644 |
| 59T | Jai Mahajan | 1353 |
| 83 | Jayant Maheswari | 1269 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 4 | Aydin Turgut | 2008 |
| 9** | Martin Stukan | 1886 |
| 41 | Stefan Musikic | 1670 |
| 54 | David Zimmermann | 1608 |
| 78 | Adam Bareket | 1507 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 15 | Ricky Wang | 1895 |
| 45 | Advaith Prabu | 1733 |
| 93T | Aiden Carey | 1587 |
| 99T | Brian Gong | 1576 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 4 | David Peng | 2236 |
| 39 | Jason Daniels | 1847 |
| 47 | Shreya Mangalam | 1799 |
| 61 | Edward Zhang | 1752 |
| 79 | Tom Bareket | 1714 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 22 | Vincent Do | 2058 |
| 28 | Hanson Hao | 1999 |
| 50T | Tej Rai | 1889 |
| 67 | Miranda Liu | 1836 |
| 74T | Marissa Li | 1796 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 27 | Matthew Stevens | 2083 |
| 35 | Daniel Bronfeyn | 2013 |
| 38 | Akhil Kalghatgi | 2008 |
| 41T | Jacob Furfine | 1987 |
| 66 | Jonathan Tan | 1908 |
| 67 | Nikil Kalghatgi | 1904 |
| 94T | Rishi Narayanan | 1830 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 21 | Alex Bian | 2160 |
| 30 | Zhaozhi (George) Li | 2138 |
| 41 | Anshul Adve | 2064 |
| 52 | Jack Curcio | 2025 |
| 95 | Andrew Fei | 1864 |
| 100 | Bryce McClanahan | 1851 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 37 | Spencer Lehmann | 2089 |
| 47 | Zachary Holecek | 2059 |
| 91 | Phillip Parker-Turner | 1903 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 73 | Jonathan Hrach | 2026 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 17 | Nate Kranjc | 2216 |
| 24 | Max Zinski | 2175 |
| 39 | Gavin McClanahan | 2072 |
| 71 | Timothy Zhou | 1974 |
| 78 | Eli Goering | 1945 |
| 83T | Bradley Guan | 1932 |
| 88 | Jimi Akintonde | 1926 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 4 | Sam Schmakel | 2435 |
| 9 | Jonathan Kogan | 2269 |
| 46 | Duncan Shepherd | 2042 |
| 56 | Joe Fennessey | 2014 |
| Girls Under 21 | ||
| 66 | Miranda Liu (12) | 1836 |
| 73T | Shreya Mangalam (11) | 1799 |
| 77 | Marissa Li (12) | 1796 |
| 82 | Caeley Harihara (17) | 1787 |
| 91 | Shayna Provine (14) | 1759 |
| Girls Under 16 | ||
| 32 | Miranda Liu (12) | 1836 |
| 38T | Shreya Mangalam (11) | 1799 |
| 42 | Marissa Li (12) | 1796 |
| 53 | Shayna Provine (14) | 1759 |
| Girls Under 13 | ||
| 8 | Miranda Liu (12) | 1836 |
| 9T | Shreya Mangalam (11) | 1799 |
| 12 | Marissa Li (12) | 1796 |
| 62T | Aria Hoesley (10) | 1492 |