IL Top 100 Girls (November 2021)

Happy Thanksgiving! This past month saw quite a few leaps and bounds amongst some of our talented young chess queens from Illinois. Congratulations to all 45 ladies for gaining/maintaining a spot on this list. Special kudos to the Namuunbayar sisters, Enkhjin (13) and Anujin (14), for coming back to the Top 100 Girls lists, and to Rosali Schneider (14) for her first time appearance!

Congratulations also to Linda Pham (12) for climbing over a hundred points to Class C rating territory, crossing the 1400 mark thanks to her stellar 3.5/5 performance in the 1200-1499 section of the Midwest Class!

 

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)               October ’21 Cutoff

Age 7 and Under    
36 Bothe, Devaanshi (17073438) 229
     
Age 8    
29 Zhan, Amy (17073114) 734
     
Age 9    
50 Varadan, Vijayalakshmi (16801573) 725
55 Ranjan, Nysa (16761560) 693
93 Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) 479
     
Age 10    
34 Hu, Angela (16747812) 1062
40 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 1025
75 Sharad, Suhana (16943553) 834
     
Age 11    
58 Gansukh, Megan (16231843) 1054
71 Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) 983
75 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 953
     
Age 12    
27 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1432
42 Girish, Niyathi (16221570) 1356
98 Marsten, Joanna (16138168) 933
     
Age 13    
13 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1704
29 Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) 1510
37 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1465
67 Namuunbayar , Enkhjin (15863824) 1217
83 Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) 1092
     
Age 14    
28 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1538
32 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1518
36 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1493
42 Musku, Himani (15932133) 1401
74 Pashyan, Sofia (15844997) 1173
78 Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) 1157
79 Liu, Catherine (15277304) 1143
100 Schneider, Rosali (15552287) 1005
     
Age 15    
5 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1971
18 Luster, Shakira Makayla (15641127) 1666
     
Age 16    
31 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1639
32 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1620
35 Zhang, Louisa (15746981) 1584
58 Pashyan, Stella (15575165) 1249
64 Williams, Trechelle (15637011) 1163
69 Hill, Imani (16214855) 1114
87 Varadharajan, Saigeetha (16773343) 965
90 Dhananjaya, Priya Nandish (15473924) 846
91 Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) 822
     
Age 17    
6 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 2103
13 Yan, Ashley (14957435) 1912
42 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1336
     
Age 18    
3 Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) 2167
19 Shklover, Diana (14672010) 1527
21 Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) 1502
24 Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) 1446
     

The 2021-2022 Class of Warren Junior Scholars and Rising Stars

 

The Illinois Chess Association is proud to announce the 2021-2022 class of Warren Junior Scholars and Rising Stars. 

The Warren Junior Scholar program was started over 30 years ago by Helen Warren, a past ICA president, to recognize the most accomplished and promising scholastic chess players in the state.  In 2015, the Rising Stars program was added to recognize the next tier of up and coming scholastic players.  These two programs together recognize the top scholastic chess talent in our state.  Invitation to these programs is based on USCF chess ratings and active participation in chess tournaments.

Read more ...

Top 100 Female Players in Illinois (Oct. 2021)

 

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!

Read more ...

Top 100 Female Players in Illinois (Sept. 2021)

 

A big round of applause to the 42 young ladies who represent the state of Illinois on US Chess’ most recent Top 100 Lists for Girls—from Shreya (rank 2), Natalie (rank 4) and Aria (rank 7) to 7-year old Devaanshi Bothe, our youngest candidate. These lists are generated on the third Wednesday of the previous month based on the players’ regular ratings for over-the-board play. Last year, US Chess added top 100 lists for online rating systems (blitz and quick), which can be found at their website.

Read more ...

August 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls

 

        US Rank              Player (US Chess ID)               July ’21 Cutoff

Age 7 and Under    
25 Bothe, Devaanshi (17073438) 229
     
Age 9    
42 Varadan, Vijayalakshmi (16801573) 725
76 Ranjan, Nysa (16761560) 533
84 Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) 481
     
Age 10    
38 Hu, Angela (16747812) 1038
43 Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) 1025
     
Age 11    
57 Gansukh, Megan (16231843) 1054
76 Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) 953
95 Sheridan, Wayra (16974060) 873
97 Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) 870
     
Age 12    
37 Pham, Linda (15464538) 1407
60 Girish, Niyathi (16221570) 1162
70 Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) 1092
100 Marsten, Joanna (16138168) 933
     
Age 13    
18 Raj, Ria (15844590) 1671
30 Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) 1510
33 Salian, Nisha (15767306) 1493
36 Lee, Merrill (15703571) 1465
42 Musku, Himani (15932133) 1401
77 Liu, Catherine (15277304) 1143
88 Hu, Emily (16385785) 1083
     
Age 14    
16 Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) 1620
25 Oberai, Anisha (15794814) 1516
     
Age 15    
5 Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) 1983
20 Luster, Shakira (15641127) 1666
72 Williams, Trechelle (15637011) 1163
83 Hill, Imani (16214855) 1114
     
Age 16    
25 Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) 1718
31 Lin, Sarah (15376582) 1620
33 Zhang, Louisa (15746981) 1572
48 Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) 1336
57 Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) 1219
78 Varadharajan, Saigeetha (16773343) 965
85 Dhananjaya, Priya Nandish (15473924) 846
87 Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) 822
     
Age 17    
6 Hoesley, Aria (14631046) 2100
14 Yan, Ashley (14957435) 1912
59 Schwegel, Bernadette Olivia (15128161) 871
     
Age 18    
2 Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) 2169
20 Shklover, Diana (14672010) 1527
23 Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) 1467
25 Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) 1446
27 Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) 1264