GM Jacob Aagaard 2433 | #1225
Jacob Aagaard is a Danish-Scottish grandmaster and one of the most prestigious chess authors in the world. In 2005, Aagaard won the Scottish Chess Championship but did not win the title since he was not yet a British citizen. Two years later, as a British citizen, he won the British Chess Championship...
IM Faustino Oro 2433 | #1225
IM Faustino "Fausti" Oro is an Argentinian chess prodigy and the youngest player ever to achieve a 2300 FIDE rating. By November 2023, he had a 2377 rating and already one norm toward an international master title. He continued to build his resume after defeating GM Magnus Carlsen in a bullet game in...
IM Carissa Yip 2432 | #1241
Carissa Yip is an American international master and three-time U.S. women's champion. She has been the highest-rated female under the age of 18 in the world, the top-ranked female player in the United States, and the youngest in history to earn the IM title. At the age of 10, she defeated a grandmaster,...