The Top Chess Players in the World

IM Brewington Hardaway 2499 | #623

GM-elect Brewington Hardaway is an American chess prodigy. He earned the international master title in November 2023 and qualified for the grandmaster title just a year later, making him the first U.S.-born Black grandmaster ever, and second African-American after GM Maurice Ashley.

IM Irakli Beradze 2498 | #626

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IM Sergio Cacho Reigadas 2498 | #626

IM Jan Malek 2498 | #626

IM Brandon G I Clarke 2498 | #626

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GM Aliaksei Charnushevich 2498 | #626

IM Leonardo Costa 2498 | #626

GM Jon S Speelman 2497 | #632

GM Grigor Grigorov 2497 | #632

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GM Robin Swinkels 2497 | #632

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GM Leandro Krysa 2497 | #632

Leandro Krysa is an Argentinian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ravi Haria 2496 | #636

Ravi Haria is an English chess international master who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Oskar Wieczorek 2496 | #636

GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux 2496 | #636

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GM Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero 2496 | #636

GM Marcin Tazbir 2496 | #636

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GM Sundar M Shyam 2496 | #636

The name Mohanraj is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Shyamsundar.

GM Toms Kantans 2495 | #642

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GM Twan Burg 2495 | #642

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GM Sabino Brunello 2495 | #642

GM Pierre Bailet 2495 | #642

GM Csaba Horvath 2495 | #642

IM Stanislav Smetankin 2495 | #642

GM M R Babu Lalith 2495 | #642

The player's full name is M.R Lalit Babu and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Lalit Babu.

GM Renier Vazquez Igarza 2495 | #642

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