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April 2021 US Top 100 Lists for Girls
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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 30 April 2021 30 April 2021
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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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 26 March 2021 26 March 2021
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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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 25 February 2021 25 February 2021
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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- Written by Eva Harrison Eva Harrison
- Published: 21 January 2021 21 January 2021
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 |
Announcement of the 2020-2021 class of Warren Junior Scholars and Rising Stars
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- Written by Eric Luster Eric Luster
- Published: 08 January 2021 08 January 2021
The Illinois Chess Association is proud to announce the 2020-2021 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.