Congratulations to Whitney Young freshman Aria Hoesley who made expert with her outstanding performance at the Tim Just Winter Open! The other three girls from Illinois with a USCF rating above 2000 are Shreya Mangalam (rated 2137), Marissa Li (rated 2061), and Miranda Liu (rated 2020).

There were big rating increases in the lower age categories. Just to name a few:

  • 6-year old Olivia Lee went from a rating of 486 (rank 92) to 621 (rank 60).
  • Mehak Jiandani increased her rating by 217 points to a new high of 827.
  • Fellow Fox Valley CC member Nandini Prakash broke 1600 and is now ranked 3rd in her age group.
  • Merrill Lee jumped 14 ranks, breaking into 1400 territory.
  • Sruthi Bharath Kumar also had an amazing performance at Tim Just’s and is ranked 9th among girls age 12.

Rebecca Phillips (age 15) and Harshali Dhumal (age 7) joined the list for the first time. Well done!

The lists compiled by US Chess are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the prior month, in this case January 17, 2019.

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)                 January ’19 Cutoff

Age 7 and Under    
20 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 827
52 Dhumal, Harshali (16770851) 636
60 Lee, Olivia (16643743) 621
     
Age 8    
3 Prakash, Nandini (16085871) 1607
66 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 767
73 Lkhavgajav, Bolor Sarah (16235187) 747
74 Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) 746
87 Gantulga, Ankaa (16232481) 688
93 Mittal, Amaira (16163878) 670
     
Age 9    
18 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1342
87 Uuganbayar, Saruul Ann (16238035) 858
95 Girish, Niyathi (16221570) 806
     
Age 10    
18 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1490
68 Chennareddy, Siri (15939163) 1112
72 Munkhbayar, Egshiglen Cady (16416004) 1107
96 Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) 1013
     
Age 11    
29 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1485
35 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1452
57 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1264
69 Hong, Sophie (15947555) 1209
70 Musku, Himani (15932133) 1207
97 Liu, Catherine (15277304) 1073
     
Age 12    
7 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1802
9 Bharath Kumar, Sruthi (15879904) 1716
54 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1331
61 Fan, Alice (14935236) 1283
90 Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) 1126
100 Luster, Shakira (15641127) 1110
     
Age 13    
22 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1570
27 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1520
53 Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) 1301
64 Han, Wenjing (15882830) 1204
81 Pashyan, Stella (15575165) 1110
     
Age 14    
14 Yan, Ashley Mei (14957435) 1865
55 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1366
78 Zhang, Louisa (15746981) 1210
     
Age 15    
3 Mangalam, Shreya B (14385521) 2137
9 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 2003
68 Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) 1125
85 Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) 929
     
Age 16    
8 Li, Marissa (14468490) 2061
65 Bates, Jade (15332430) 1140
75 Thadani, Lavina (14686878) 1022
     
Age 17    
7 Liu, Miranda (14042343) 2020
65 Kafer, Tori Elizabeth (13852885) 790
     
Age 18    
9 Wang, Emma K (13797242) 1850
12 Provine, Shayna (14137968) 1820
16 Parent, Cassie (13591356) 1761
26 Thatte, Shvetali V (13881457) 1507