| October 2002 Top Under Age 21 | ||||
| NY Rank | National Rank | Name | Age | Rating |
| 1 | 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 14 | 2571 |
| 2 | 3 | Gaprindashvili, Valerian | 20 | 2537 |
| 3 | 4 | Schneider, Dmitry | 17 | 2507 |
| 4 | 5 | Vovsha, Eli | 16 | 2498 |
| 5 | 7 | Pixton, Aaron C | 16 | 2459 |
| 6 | 10 | Krush, Irina | 18 | 2400 |
| 7 | 22 | Miloslavsky, Vladimir | 20 | 2314 |
| 8 | 23 | Milman, Lev | 14 | 2312 |
| 9 | 25 | Siegel, Noah J | 20 | 2309 |
| 10 | 29 | Benen, Samson | 17 | 2290 |
| 11 | 50 | Nakamura, Asuka | 16 | 2194 |
| 12 | 57 | Schneider, Igor | 14 | 2180 |
| 13 | 66 | Kozitsky, Andrey | 18 | 2157 |
| 14 | 67 | Morshedi, Ali | 19 | 2156 |
| 15 | 69 | Polyak, Pavel | 17 | 2153 |
| 16 | 80 | Averbukh, Alex | 19 | 2130 |
| 17 | 89 | Grinman, Maksim | 16 | 2119 |
| 18 | 93 | Levina, Anna V | 17 | 2110 |