The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Viktor Matviishen 2566 | #275

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GM Borki Predojevic 2565 | #278

Borki Predojevic is a Bosnian Grandmaster.

GM Nitzan Steinberg 2565 | #278

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GM Zeng Chongsheng 2565 | #278

Chongsheng Zeng is a Chinese Grandmaster.

GM Illya Nyzhnyk 2564 | #281

Illya Nyzhnyk is a Ukrainian grandmaster and one of the best players in his country. He rose to the top of the chess world at a young age, winning the U10 Ukrainian Youth Championship in both 2005 and 2006. He also won the U12 championship in 2006 and the U16 championship in 2008. In 2007, Nyzhnyk drew...

GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez 2564 | #281

GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster and 2023 World Cup participant.

GM Yusnel Bacallao Alonso 2564 | #281

Yusnel Bacallao Alonso is a Cuban Grandmaster.

GM Simen Agdestein 2564 | #281

Simen Agdestein is a Norwegian grandmaster, author, coach, and nine-time Norwegian champion. He was also a professional soccer player who made it to the Norwegian national team as a striker. Agdestein won his first Norwegian championship in 1982, a year before earning his international master title....

GM Lorenzo Lodici 2564 | #281

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GM Varuzhan Akobian 2564 | #281

Varuzhan Akobian is an Armenian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ju Wenjun 2563 | #287

GM Ju Wenjun is a Chinese grandmaster and the reigning Women’s Champion since May 2018, when she defeated GM Tan Zhongyi in a match. Ju has defended her title successfully three times: in a November 2018 tournament, a 2020 match against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, and a 2023 match against GM Lei...

GM Valentin Dragnev 2563 | #287

GM Valentin Dragnev is an Austrian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Francesco Sonis 2563 | #287

Francesco Sonis is an Italian Grandmaster.

GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch 2563 | #287

GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2562 | #291

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian is an Armenian-Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, streamer, Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com, and chess celebrity. He won multiple state championships as a scholastic player and has also won two Brazilian Chess Championships—he remains one of the top Brazilian...

GM Alexander Moiseenko 2562 | #291

Alexander Moiseenko is a Ukrainian Grandmaster and the 2013 European champion.

GM Pavel Ponkratov 2562 | #291

Pavel Ponkratov is a Russian grandmaster. He was the Russian Rapid Cup winner in 2017 and 2018. In 2020 he won the International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon." In 2021 he won the Russian Championship Higher League and qualified for the Russian Championship Superfinal for the first time in his career.  He...

GM Pavel Maletin 2562 | #291

GM Bharath Subramaniyam 2561 | #295

GM Bharath Subramaniyam is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2022 at the age of 14. The player should be referred to by his given name, Bharath.

GM Tan Zhongyi 2561 | #295

Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese grandmaster who was the women’s world chess champion from 2017 to 2018. She won the most notable title in women’s chess by defeating GM Anna Muzychuk in rapid tiebreaks, but then lost the title in her 2018 match with GM Ju Wenjun. Six years later, Tan won the 2024...

GM Zhang Zhong 2561 | #295

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GM Peter Michalik 2561 | #295

Peter Michalik is a Czech Grandmaster. 

GM Arturs Neiksans 2561 | #295

GM Arturs Neiksans is a Latvian grandmaster, chess coach, and streamer. He is a four-time national chess champion of Latvia, most recently in 2019, and the number-two player in Latvia by rating (as of July 2021). He has taught at the Riga Chess School since 2010 and has been a FIDE-licensed trainer...

GM Leon Livaic 2560 | #300

Leon Livaic is a Croatian Grandmaster.

GM Muhammed Batuhan Dastan 2560 | #300

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