Two Illinois girls have stepped across the 1500 threshold for the first time: Ria Raj, who was still 1368 in August, is now rated 1502 and has advanced to rank 18 among 10-year old female players. Two years her junior, listed in 6th place in the U.S., Nandini Prakash keeps progressing at an enormous pace, and her excellent performance at the Midwest Class is not even included in this month's ranking.
Speaking of thresholds, Niyathi Girish and Linda Pham, both 9, reached 1000 and 1300, respectively (make that 1400 (!) for Linda after the Midwest Class); 8-year old Joyce Zheng is back above 700; Nisha Salian celebrated her 11th birthday and a new rating milestone; and Chaitra Madugula crossed the 600-mark, which is an admirable feat for a 6-year old.
Overall, 49 young female chess players represent Illinois in the top 100 lists this month, including "newcomers" Olivia Lee (age 6), Sofia Pashyan (age 11) and Louisa Zhang (age 13).
Congratulations to all!
The lists compiled by US Chess are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the previous month, in this case September 19, 2018.
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US Rank Player (US Chess ID) September ’18 Cutoff
| Age 7 and Under | ||
| 50 | Madugula, Chaitra (16587196) | 624 |
| 59 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 558 |
| 83 | Mittal, Amaira (16163878) | 501 |
| 96 | Lee, Olivia (16643743) | 449 |
| Age 8 | ||
| 6 | Prakash, Nandini (16085871) | 1509 |
| 31 | Uuganbayar, Saruul Ann (16238035) | 944 |
| 59 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 783 |
| 61 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 757 |
| 67 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 732 |
| 68 | Lkhavgajav, Bolor Sarah (16235187) | 730 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 21 | Pham, Linda (15464538) | 1312 |
| 41 | Chennareddy, Siri (15939163) | 1123 |
| 42 | Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) | 1121 |
| 58 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1027 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 18 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1502 |
| 32 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1377 |
| 70 | Hong, Sophie (15947555) | 1138 |
| 75 | Swan, Josephine Grace (15352778) | 1093 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 38 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1320 |
| 45 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1287 |
| 63 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1173 |
| 69 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1157 |
| 89 | Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) | 1091 |
| 99 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1047 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 6 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 1836 |
| 21 | Bharath Kumar, Sruthi (15879904) | 1534 |
| 61 | Fan, Alice (14935236) | 1283 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 38 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1486 |
| 49 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1368 |
| 56 | Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) | 1301 |
| 98 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1064 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 10 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 1953 |
| 14 | Yan, Ashley Mei (14957435) | 1865 |
| 55 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1351 |
| 72 | Frieden, Nadia (14748442) | 1180 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 5 | Mangalam, Shreya B (14385521) | 2137 |
| 41 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1441 |
| 68 | Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) | 1179 |
| 76 | Bates, Jade (15332430) | 1108 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 9 | Li, Marissa (14468490) | 2061 |
| 60 | Thadani, Lavina (14686878) | 1064 |
| 81 | Kafer, Tori Elizabeth (13852885) | 790 |
| 95 | Pankov, Michelle (14224844) | 560 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 6 | Liu, Miranda (14042343) | 2020 |
| 14 | Wang, Emma K (13797242) | 1850 |
| 27 | Thatte, Shvetali V (13881457) | 1507 |
| 67 | Isaac, Faith (14994563) | 856 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 11 | Provine, Shayna (14137968) | 1818 |
| 14 | Parent, Cassie (13591356) | 1761 |