40 Illinois Girls Among US Top 100; 3 in Top 10
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- Written by Bill Feldman Bill Feldman
- Published: 28 April 2016 28 April 2016
A huge thank you to Smitha Acharya for compiling these lists of Illinois girls among the top 100 of their respective age group nationwide.
US Chess recently started publishing these lists in hopes of rewarding and motivating more girls to thrive in chess competition.
If the recently-held National All-Girls is any indication, it's working! The Chicago competition saw 89 additional entries this year, approximately 25% more than in 2015.
Marissa Li, age 13, leads all girls with a remarkable 1939 rating. Li won the National All-Girls U14's this past weekend.
Shreya Mangalam is the highest-ranked girl in her respective age group, the fourth-rated 12-year old in the US.
Ratings used are as of the third Wednesday of the prior month, in this case, March 16.
If you feel you -- or your child -- should be listed on this list, please contact editor@il-chess.org for assistance in making sure you are registered with US Chess. Due to privacy concerns, specific authorization must be provided to the national organization. I am aware of some of the communications not occuring, leaving certain names off these lists.
Based on population one would expect about 20% more Illinois girls would have been found on these lists.
April 2016 | ||
US Rank | Girl's Name | Rating |
Ages 7 and Under | ||
34 | Ria Raj | 638 |
79 | Sukhi Doddi | 410 |
97T | Aarti Srinivasan | 317 |
Age 8 | ||
34 | Catherine Liu | 880 |
44 | Nisha Salian | 820 |
59 | Kate Lin | 713 |
64 | Aya Yasumoto | 690 |
65 | Saanvi Adusumalli | 681 |
Age 9 | ||
28 | Natalie Wisniowski | 1123 |
51T | Alice Fan | 983 |
87 | Megan Wong | 797 |
94 | Esma Frieden | 767 |
99 | Sahitya Maheswaran | 745 |
Age 10 | ||
33T | Anusha Nadkarni | 1200 |
65 | Sarah Lin | 1021 |
96 | Mengzhu Cai | 866 |
Age 11 | ||
24 | Ashley Yan | 1435 |
67 | Devanshi Kothari | 1114 |
Age 12 | ||
4 | Shreya Mangalam | 1931 |
17 | Aria Hoesley | 1640 |
42 | Nadia Frieden | 1309 |
47 | Diana Shklover | 1258 |
81T | Sophia Cai | 1059 |
84 | Sarah Grandy | 1045 |
Age 13 | ||
10 | Marissa Li | 1939 |
85 | Elizabeth Peterson | 1109 |
98 | Amanda Carlson | 940 |
Age 14 | ||
7 | Miranda Liu | 1901 |
46 | Christine Zhang | 1287 |
79 | Lavina Thadani | 918 |
Age 15 | ||
24 | Cassie Parent | 1657 |
43 | Emma Wang | 1464 |
44 | Shvetali Thatte | 1459 |
48 | Emily McClanahan | 1390 |
80 | Rithika Kyaw | 976 |
Age 16 | ||
12 | Shayna Provine | 1794 |
24 | Bethany Simos | 1529 |
51T | Kiana Hobbs | 1052 |
Age 17 | ||
47 | Bailey Baker | 1012 |
Age 18 | ||
18 | Victoria Bian | 1633 |