I’m always happy to see new names on the list of Illinois’ top 100 girls. This month, in the ‘Age 7 and Under’ category, Joyce Zheng received her first mention with a rating of 753 and a ranking of 34 nationwide. Congratulations, Joyce! Her sister Kaylee missed the list by a whisker.

Nine-year old Siri Chennareddy of Decatur Classical School jumped from 94th place to 54th place over last month and her tournament performances have now earned her a well-deserved four-digit rating. Way to go, Siri!

In the group of eleven-year olds, Sruthi Bharath Kumar, Anisha Oberai and Alice Fan saw their ratings increase by a combined 210 points. Very good, young ladies!

Layla Rodriguez of Bateman has reached 1300 territory with her great performance at the National Junior High Championship. Well done!

Expert Shreya Mangalam has also crossed a significant milestone – 2100 to be specific – for a new high of 2121. What a nice birthday present! Shreya is the highest rated girl in Illinois, followed by Marissa Li (2059) and Miranda Liu (2026).

These lists are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the prior month, in this case April 18, 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.

 

Age 7 and Under    
30 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 796
34 Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) 753
61 Mittal, Amaira (16163878) 585
71 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 531
73 Gantulga, Ankaa (16232481) 516
     
Age 8    
13 Prakash, Nandini (16085871) 1297
21 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1153
56 Uuganbayar, Saruul Ann (16238035) 808
80 Wang, Celina L (15800694) 703
     
Age 9    
19 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1321
54 Chennareddy, Siri (15939163) 1035
95 Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) 855
     
Age 10    
39 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1296
57 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1176
68 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1110
88 Hong, Sophie (15947555) 1028
     
Age 11    
6 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1700
20 Bharath Kumar, Sruthi (15879904) 1420
39 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1282
46 Fan, Alice (14935236) 1241
     
Age 12    
32 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1460
46 Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) 1371
     
Age 13    
9 Yan, Ashley Mei (14957435) 1862
53 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1409
57 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1347
     
Age 14    
8 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 1941
40 Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) 1441
75 Frieden, Nadia (14748442) 1180
84 Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) 1086
     
Age 15    
8 Mangalam, Shreya B (14385521) 2121
9 Li, Marissa (14468490) 2059
81 Bates, Jade (15332430) 971
     
Age 16    
5 Liu, Miranda (14042343) 2026
55 Tang, Zhengxin-Cindy (15491716) 1076
73 Thadani, Lavina (14686878) 883
77 Isaac, Faith (14994563) 856
80 Kafer, Tori Elizabeth (13852885) 790
     
Age 17    
11 Wang, Emma K (13797242) 1890
19 Parent, Cassie (13591356) 1712
26 Thatte, Shvetali V (13881457) 1519
     
Age 18    
10 Provine, Shayna (14137968) 1783
11 Simos, Bethany Michelle (13520005) 1749
16 Gani, Isha (15219798) 1630