With newcomer Amy Zhan (age 8), Illinois is again represented in every age bracket. We also welcome back on these prestigious lists Suhana Sharad (age 10) and Joanna Marsten (age 12).

Players of note this month include Shivani Manimaran, who climbed from rank 84 to rank 60, as well as Ria Raj and Shakira Luster, who are also moving up.

The cutoff date for this month’s lists was September 15, so the Midwest Class results are not yet included.

This is my last compilation of these lists. After writing about the Top 100 Girls in Illinois for the past 5 years, I am passing the baton to Megan Chen, who will continue these articles next month. So, for the last time from this author: CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

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)               September ’21 Cutoff

Age 7 and Under    
32 Bothe, Devaanshi (17073438) 229
     
Age 8    
28 Zhan, Amy (17073114) 734
     
Age 9    
46 Varadan, Vijayalakshmi (16801573) 725
77 Ranjan, Nysa (16761560) 540
88 Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) 479
     
Age 10    
34 Hu, Angela (16747812) 1057
40 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 1025
93 Sharad, Suhana (16943553) 738
     
Age 11    
59 Gansukh, Megan (16231843) 1054
60 Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) 1047
75 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 953
91 Sheridan, Wayra (16974060) 873
     
Age 12    
43 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1325
62 Girish, Niyathi (16221570) 1162
100 Marsten, Joanna (16138168) 933
     
Age 13    
20 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1667
34 Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) 1510
41 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1465
85 Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) 1092
     
Age 14    
25 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1538
30 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1516
34 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1493
40 Musku, Himani (15932133) 1401
72 Liu, Catherine (15277304) 1143
81 Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) 1059
     
Age 15    
5 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1987
21 Luster, Shakira Makayla (15641127) 1666
55 Pashyan, Stella (15575165) 1312
71 Williams, Trechelle (15637011) 1163
     
Age 16    
31 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1639
32 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1620
33 Zhang, Louisa (15746981) 1584
84 Varadharajan, Saigeetha (16773343) 965
88 Dhananjaya, Priya Nandish (15473924) 846
89 Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) 822
     
Age 17    
6 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 2105
13 Yan, Ashley (14957435) 1912
37 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1336
     
Age 18    
3 Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) 2169
24 Shklover, Diana (14672010) 1527
26 Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) 1467
28 Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) 1446
36 Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) 1264