Congratulations to all of the Illinois girls who made one of these elite lists this month.

Many posted rating increases over last month but the following junior players had triple-digit rating gains:

  • 13-year Ashley Mai Yan, who went from 1756 to 1862 (from no. 16 to no. 11 nationwide) with her stellar performance at the 2018 USAT North;
  • 12-year old Anusha Nadkarni, who increased her rating from 1265 to 1375 and ranking from no. 56 to no. 44;
  • 9-year old Shanthini Saravanan, who was rated 524 a month ago and is now 833, which earned her a spot on the list again (she was featured several months ago in the ‘Age 8’ group);

 

  • 8-year old Saruul Ann Uuganbayar whose rating increased from 720 to 826 (new rank 52); and
  • 7-year old Sukhi Doddi, who went from 634 (#55) to 767 (#34).

These lists are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the prior month, in this case February 21, 2018.

 

If you believe your daughter was inadvertently omitted from these lists, it may be due to US Chess rules regarding permission. If the player’s family cannot be contacted to confirm permission for using the name on one of these lists, the player is not listed. Contact youth@il-chess.org for assistance on connecting with US Chess.

 

US Rank                   Player (US Chess ID)                         February ’18 Rating

Age 7 and Under    
5 Prakash, Nandini (16085871) 1280
34 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 767
80 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 521
82 Gantulga, Ankaa (16232481) 516
     
Age 8    
26 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1111
52 Uuganbayar, Saruul Ann (16238035) 826
70 Wang, Celina L (15800694) 703
     
Age 9    
17 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1331
94 Chennareddy, Siri (15939163) 845
95 Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) 838
98 Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) 833
     
Age 10    
37 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1324
44 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1281
65 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1107
91 Hong, Sophie (15947555) 1028
     
Age 11    
7 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1700
45 Fan, Alice (14935236) 1258
47 Bharath Kumar, Sruthi (15879904) 1241
62 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1180
     
Age 12    
31 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1463
37 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1436
44 Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) 1375
81 Geiersbach, Annika (14867152) 1150
     
Age 13    
11 Yan, Ashley Mei (14957435) 1862
75 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1226
82 Frieden, Nadia (14748442) 1180
     
Age 14    
4 Mangalam, Shreya B (14385521) 2054
8 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 1940
35 Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) 1441
84 Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) 1054
87 Cai, Sophia (14451751) 1026
     
Age 15    
9 Li, Marissa (14468490) 2039
89 Bates, Jade (15332430) 975
99 Thadani, Lavina (14686878) 883
     
Age 16    
6 Liu, Miranda (14042343) 2026
46 Zhang, Christine (14784748) 1279
59 Tang, Zhengxin-Cindy (15491716) 1076
82 Isaac, Faith (14994563) 856
89 Kafer, Tori Elizabeth (13852885) 695
     
Age 17    
10 Wang, Emma K (13797242) 1886
20 Parent, Cassie (13591356) 1712
26 Mcclanahan, Emily (13661808) 1585
30 Thatte, Shvetali V (13881457) 1519
     
Age 18    
9 Provine, Shayna (14137968) 1783
11 Simos, Bethany Michelle (13520005) 1749
15 Gani, Isha (15219798) 1630
51 Roberson, Sydney (15410066) 764