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50 Illinois Players in the US Top 100 Lists
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The month of May marks the highest number of girls from our state ranking in the US Top 100 since the start of the pandemic, and Illinois is proud to have a representative in the “Age 7 and Under” category again: Devaanshi Bothe, who joins her older sister Nysa. They form the third pair of sisters currently featured on these prestigious lists, Angela and Emily Hu from Naperville, and Enkhjin and Anujin Namuunbayar from Chicago being the other two.
A shout-out to Aria, Shreya, Maggie, Ria, Saanvi, Sarah, Linda, Shakira, Trechelle, Mehak, Imani and others who recently played in the ICA’s Youth Invitational. Many did well, but the results are not yet included here.
April 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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US Rank Player (US Chess ID) March ’21 Cutoff
| Age 8 | ||
| 27 | Lee, Olivia (16643743) | 815 |
| 72 | Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) | 476 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 22 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 997 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 41 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1077 |
| 60 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 953 |
| 61 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 952 |
| 95 | Bothe, Nysa (17073423) | 815 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 8 | Prakash, Nandini (16085871) | 1717 |
| 65 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 15 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1630 |
| 63 | Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) | 1217 |
| 70 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1177 |
| 83 | Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) | 1093 |
| 88 | Hu, Emily (16385785) | 1083 |
| 94 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1054 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 19 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1649 |
| 32 | Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) | 1510 |
| 37 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1493 |
| 42 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1439 |
| 45 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1401 |
| 77 | Hong, Sophie (15947555) | 1189 |
| 83 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 90 | Swan, Josephine Grace (15352778) | 1107 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 2 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 2006 |
| 31 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1516 |
| 75 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1157 |
| 91 | Schneider, Rosali (15552287) | 1005 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 16 | Luster, Shakira (15641127) | 1704 |
| 26 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1565 |
| 59 | Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) | 1219 |
| 60 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1216 |
| 70 | Hill, Imani (16214855) | 1132 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 10 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| 34 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1578 |
| 41 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1417 |
| 44 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1381 |
| 67 | Maiewski, Isabela (15151805) | 1009 |
| 70 | Varadharajan, Saigeetha (16773343) | 965 |
| 86 | Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) | 822 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 4 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2132 |
| 5 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2091 |
| 25 | Shklover, Diana (14672010) | 1527 |
| 28 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| 39 | Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) | 1264 |
| 68 | Schwegel, Bernadette Olivia (15128161) | 871 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 32 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1388 |
| 45 | Bates, Jade (15332430) | 1120 |
March 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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Congratulations to the 50 girls from Illinois with regular ratings high enough to put them in the top 100 in the country in their respective age group.
US Rank Player (US Chess ID) February ’21 Cutoff
| Age 8 | ||
| 29 | Lee, Olivia (16643743) | 815 |
| 79 | Berkey, Rebekah (16585623) | 476 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 22 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 997 |
| 80 | Sharad, Suhana (16943553) | 622 |
| 99 | Ranjan, Nysa (16761560) | 533 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 5 | Prakash, Nandini (16085871) | 1717 |
| 43 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1077 |
| 65 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 953 |
| 67 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 952 |
| 98 | Mishra, Sushreeya Devi (16812724) | 828 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 69 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1054 |
| 69 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 15 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1630 |
| 63 | Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) | 1217 |
| 70 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1177 |
| 85 | Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) | 1093 |
| 89 | Hu, Emily (16385785) | 1083 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 20 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1649 |
| 34 | Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) | 1510 |
| 38 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1493 |
| 43 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1439 |
| 47 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1401 |
| 80 | Hong, Sophie (15947555) | 1189 |
| 85 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 93 | Swan, Josephine Grace (15352778) | 1107 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 4 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 2006 |
| 11 | Kumar, Sruthi Bharath (15879904) | 1739 |
| 21 | Luster, Shakira (15641127) | 1616 |
| 34 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1516 |
| 78 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1157 |
| 96 | Schneider, Rosali (15552287) | 1005 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 22 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1616 |
| 26 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1565 |
| 57 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1233 |
| 61 | Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) | 1219 |
| 66 | Han, Wenjing (15882830) | 1186 |
| 76 | Hill, Imani (16214855) | 1132 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 10 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| 42 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1417 |
| 45 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1381 |
| 69 | Maiewski, Isabela (15151805) | 1010 |
| 88 | Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) | 822 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 4 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2132 |
| 5 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2091 |
| 21 | Shklover, Diana (14672010) | 1527 |
| 25 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| 38 | Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) | 1264 |
| 66 | Schwegel, Bernadette Olivia (15128161) | 871 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 33 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1388 |
| 48 | Bates, Jade (15332430) | 1120 |
February 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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A big shout-out to all the fine young ladies who played at the 2021 IHSA State Championship earlier this month. While the IHSA results do not affect the lists below, it would be amiss if I did not acknowledge these high school team players, especially Aria Hoesley who was instrumental in helping Whitney Young clinch first place. Congratulations!
The lists compiled by US Chess are based on ratings achieved and processed by the third Wednesday of the previous month, in this case January 20, 2021.
January 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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US Rank Player (US Chess ID) December ’20 Cutoff
| Age 8 | ||
| 33 | Lee, Olivia (16643743) | 815 |
| 44 | Govindarajan, Mythreyi (16801573) | 725 |
| Age 9 | ||
| 26 | Hu, Angela (16747812) | 1077 |
| 33 | Jiandani, Mehak S (16108634) | 997 |
| Age 10 | ||
| 7 | Prakash, Nandini (16085871) | 1717 |
| 73 | Doddi, Sukhi (15850503) | 953 |
| 75 | Zheng, Joyce J (16239154) | 952 |
| 90 | Manimaran, Shivani (16614018) | 866 |
| 97 | Lkhavgajav, Bolor Sarah (16235187) | 843 |
| Age 11 | ||
| 35 | Pham, Linda (15464538) | 1375 |
| 79 | Girish, Niyathi (16221570) | 1054 |
| 79 | Gansukh, Megan (16231843) | 1054 |
| Age 12 | ||
| 15 | Raj, Ria (15844590) | 1630 |
| 23 | Zhao, Sophia Ziyan (16763001) | 1510 |
| 74 | Namuunbayar, Enkhjin (15863824) | 1217 |
| 79 | Erdenebileg, Oyumaa (16243234) | 1177 |
| 100 | Saravanan, Shanthini (16213261) | 1093 |
| Age 13 | ||
| 20 | Adusumalli, Saanvi (15412194) | 1649 |
| 34 | Oberai, Anisha (15794814) | 1516 |
| 38 | Salian, Nisha (15767306) | 1493 |
| 41 | Lee, Merrill (15703571) | 1439 |
| 44 | Musku, Himani (15932133) | 1401 |
| 75 | Hong, Sophie (15947555) | 1189 |
| 82 | Liu, Catherine (15277304) | 1143 |
| 89 | Swan, Josephine Grace (15352778) | 1107 |
| 100 | Zheng, Kaylee (16232261) | 1056 |
| Age 14 | ||
| 4 | Wisniowski, Natalie (15702390) | 2006 |
| 13 | Kumar, Sruthi Bharath (15879904) | 1739 |
| 24 | Luster, Shakira (15641127) | 1609 |
| 82 | Namuunbayar, Anujin (15863872) | 1157 |
| Age 15 | ||
| 27 | Tsyganova, Margarita (15922341) | 1617 |
| 32 | Lin, Sarah (15376582) | 1565 |
| 61 | Williams, Trechelle (15637011) | 1232 |
| 68 | Nadkarni, Anusha (14789160) | 1219 |
| 71 | Han, Wenjing (15882830) | 1186 |
| 81 | Hill, Imani (16214855) | 1132 |
| Age 16 | ||
| 12 | Yan, Ashley (14957435) | 1912 |
| 41 | Zhang, Louisa (15746981) | 1417 |
| 46 | Rodriguez, Layla (15360516) | 1381 |
| 72 | Maiewski, Isabela (15151805) | 1010 |
| 85 | Schwegel, Bernadette Olivia (15128161) | 871 |
| 90 | Kuricheti, Umika (14579770) | 822 |
| Age 17 | ||
| 4 | Mangalam, Shreya (14385521) | 2132 |
| 5 | Hoesley, Aria (14631046) | 2091 |
| 19 | Shklover, Diana (14672010) | 1527 |
| 23 | Grandy, Sarah Ruth (14279452) | 1446 |
| 29 | Phillips, Rebecca (16628621) | 1388 |
| 37 | Brahin, Lizzy (15698350) | 1264 |
| Age 18 | ||
| 49 | Bates, Jade (15332430) | 1120 |