Youth News
November 2019 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 24 November 2019 24 November 2019
The most recent lists are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the previous month, so the Midwest Class tournament is included in this compilation.
Natalie Wisniowski is now less than 60 points shy of reaching the elite mark of 2000. Furthermore, four female juniors changed the hundreds digit of their rating last month, namely:
- Angela Hu – from 874 to 911;
- Himani Musku – from 1382 to 1437;
- Sruthi Bharath Kumar – from 1583 to 1621; and
- Sarah Lin – from 1587 to 1630;
Chaitra Madugula breaks into the Top 10 in US Ranking for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 25 October 2019 25 October 2019
Seven-year old Chaitra gained almost 300 rating points at the Labor Day Scholastic Tournament and another 100 points at last month’s Renaissance Knights Quest: With her standout wins, she moved into the Top 10 nationwide for her age. Other female girls from Illinois ranking among the best ten in the country in their respective age group are Nandini Prakash (age 9, rank 7), Natalie Wisniowski (age 13, rank 7), Aria Hoesley (age 14, rank 5), Shreya Mangalam (age 16, rank 6) and Marissa Li (age 17, rank 7).
Many other female players moved up the rankings over last month, including Olivia Lee, Enkhjin Namuunbayar, Saanvi Adusumalli, Himani Musku, Wenjing Han and Rebecca Phillips.
IL Top 100 Lists for Girls: Shakira, Mehak, Ria, Rebecca, Anisha and Sophia up a combined 800 points
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 23 September 2019 23 September 2019
48 female players from Illinois (including newcomer Neelotpala Nerella) clinched a spot on one of the Top 100 lists for September, which were generated on the third Wednesday of the previous month, i.e. August 21, 2019. This number should actually be higher but US Chess only posts current US Chess members with established ratings and ratings activity in the last year.
Counting Miranda Liu, Illinois has a trio of female Experts (rated 2000 or higher) and a trio of Class A players (1800 – 2000). Class B players include 9-year old Nandini Prakash, 11-year old Ria Raj, 12-year old Anisha Oberai, 13-year old Sruthi Bharath Kumar, and 14-year old Maggie Tsyganova. Shakira Luster, who is improving by leaps and bounds (a gain of 227 rating points over last month!), will probably join their ranks soon.
11-year old Sophia Zhao progressing fast
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 28 August 2019 28 August 2019
I will keep this report short and will highlight only three players whose rating changes were very impressive:
Last month, 7-year old Olivia Lee was ranked #80 among girls of her age in the US with a rating of 610. She gained over 100 rating points and her new rank is 48.
Angela Hu, 8 years old, shot up from 818 to 972 and improved her nationwide ranking from 57 to 35.
Sophia Ziyan Zhao has been steadily making progress since she played her first tournament a year ago. The 11-year old reached a rating of 1000 in April, 1200 in June, 1300 in July and 1400 in August, after beating two 1500s at the CCC Plus Score #45. The current US Chess Top 100 Lists have her sitting at 1317 (rank 51) on the cut-off date, up from 1206 (rank 71) last month.
Natalie Wisniowski now above 1900
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 26 July 2019 26 July 2019
The Chicago Open in May was a great tournament for many of our female junior players including WCM Natalie Wisniowski of Chicago, who achieved a personal best by entering 1900 territory for the first time. All of our other 13-year olds also boosted their ratings over last month: Sruthi Bharath Kumar (from 1615 to 1636), Stella Pashyan (from 1343 to 1437), and Shakira Luster (from 1107 to 1278 – a whopping 171 points!).
Twelve-year old Saanvi Adusumalli playing in the U1900 section gained a solid 100 points, climbing from rank 54 to rank 38. A big shoutout also to Michelle Pankov, who was a prizewinner in the U1000 section.