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Maksim Chigaev

GM Maksim Chigaev 2624 | #124

Spain

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Aydin Suleymanli

GM Aydin Suleymanli 2623 | #126

Azerbaijan

GM Aydin Suleymanli is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster who was the world under-14 champion in 2019.

Saleh Salem

GM Saleh Salem 2622 | #127

United Arab Emirates

Salem Saleh is a grandmaster from the United Arab Emirates. He has four national Emirati Chess Championships, three international Arab Chess Championships, and two Arab Individual Blitz Chess Championships. In 2015, he won the Asian Chess and Asian Blitz Championships. He has currently matched his peak...

Vasif Durarbayli

GM Vasif Durarbayli 2622 | #127

Azerbaijan

GM Vasif Durarbayli is a grandmaster from Azerbaijan who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. He is a two-time Azerbaijani Chess Champion (2021, 2023).

Maxim Rodshtein

GM Maxim Rodshtein 2622 | #127

Israel

Maxim Rodshtein is an Israeli Grandmaster.

Pranav Venkatesh

GM Pranav Venkatesh 2621 | #130

India

The name Venkatesh is his father's name and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav. GM Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. Pranav earned the title in 2022 after securing his third norm at the 2022...

Velimir Ivic

GM Velimir Ivic 2620 | #131

Serbia

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David Paravyan

GM David Paravyan 2620 | #131

FIDE

David Paravyan is a Russian grandmaster and national U-14 champion (2012). His greatest success came in 2020 at the Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he shared first place in the Swiss part of the tournament and defeated GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Wang Hao in the playoff. In 2021, he qualified for the...

Anton Demchenko

GM Anton Demchenko 2619 | #133

Slovenia

Anton Demchenko is a Slovenian grandmaster who was born in Russia. He completed his federation transfer in July 2023. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2021. 

Karen H Grigoryan

GM Karen H Grigoryan 2618 | #134

Armenia

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Alexander Donchenko

GM Alexander Donchenko 2618 | #134

Germany

Alexander Donchenko is a German grandmaster. His two best performances came in 2019, when he first shared second place with GM Gata Kamsky at Biel Masters, one-half point behind GM Amin Tabatabaei. A couple of months later, he went undefeated and won the Barcelona Open, ironically beating out Kamsky...

Mateusz Bartel

GM Mateusz Bartel 2618 | #134

Poland

GM Mateusz Bartel is a Polish grandmaster and one of the top 100 players in the world (as of January 2024). Bartel often represents Poland at the Chess Olympiad and won the individual gold medal on the fourth board in 2010.

Erwin l'Ami

GM Erwin l'Ami 2617 | #137

Netherlands

GM Erwin L'Ami is a Dutch grandmaster who has been a regular at the Tata Steel tournament (previously Corus) since 2003, missing only 2004 and 2014 (and the not-held 2021). Usually in the Challengers Tournament (previously Group B), his best result was a tie for second with 8/13 in 2020.  In 2022,...

Dennis Wagner

GM Dennis Wagner 2616 | #138

Germany

Dennis Wagner is a German Grandmaster.

Abhimanyu Mishra

GM Abhimanyu Mishra 2616 | #138

United States

GM Abhimanyu "Abhi" Mishra is an American chess prodigy. In July 2021, Mishra earned his third norm required to become a grandmaster. With his FIDE rating already above 2500, he became the youngest grandmaster in history at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days.  Early Milestones Youngest...

Nijat Abasov

GM Nijat Abasov 2615 | #140

Azerbaijan

Nijat Abasov is an Azerbaijani grandmaster and the 2017 Azerbaijani Chess Champion. That year he won the Baku Open tournament, and another notable tournament win came at the 2016 Zurich Christmas Open. Abasov became a GM at the age of 15 and entered the list of the top-100 players in the world in November...

Tamir Nabaty

GM Tamir Nabaty 2613 | #141

Israel

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Ivan Popov

GM Ivan Popov 2613 | #141

Russia

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Manuel Petrosyan

GM Manuel Petrosyan 2612 | #143

Armenia

Manuel Petrosyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2022 national champion.  Petrosyan won the Under-18 World Youth Chess Championship in 2016. He scored 8.5/11 at the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017, tieing for first with Aryan Tari and  Aravindh Chitambaram, and finished second on...

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan

GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 2611 | #145

Armenia

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2020 national champion.  He won the Under-10 and the Under-18 European Youth Chess Championships in 2003 and 2009 respectively as well as the World U-18 Chess Championship in 2011. Ter-Sahakyan won the PRO Chess League with the Armenian Eagles...

Xu Xiangyu

GM Xu Xiangyu 2611 | #145

China

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Loek van Wely

GM Loek van Wely 2610 | #147

Netherlands

Loek van Wely is a Dutch grandmaster and currently the fifth-best player in the Netherlands (as of March 2021). Van Wely is an eight-time Dutch champion, winning six consecutive times from 2000 to 2005, and again in 2014 and 2017. Other successes include winning the 2005 European Team Championship while...

Eltaj Safarli

GM Eltaj Safarli 2610 | #147

Azerbaijan

GM Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

Luke McShane

GM Luke McShane 2609 | #149

England

Luke McShane is an English grandmaster and finance professional. He is often referred to as the "world's strongest amateur player" because he plays at elite chess tournaments although he has a full-time job. McShane has beaten some of the best players in the world, including GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir...

Gata Kamsky

GM Gata Kamsky 2609 | #149

United States

Gata Kamsky is an American grandmaster. He is the former Soviet junior champion and a five-time U.S. champion. His peak world ranking was number-four, and he challenged GM Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship in 1996. Kamsky has won many international tournaments as well as the 2007 World...

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