The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Lu Shanglei 2609 | #149

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GM Eric Hansen 2609 | #149

Eric Hansen is a Canadian grandmaster, commentator, and chess streaming superstar. He is the main host of ChessBrah—one of the most popular chess channels on Twitch and YouTube.  An incredibly talented bullet and blitz player, Hansen was the highest-rated bullet player on Chess.com in April...

GM Vladimir Onischuk 2609 | #149

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GM Imre Balog 2609 | #149

GM Vadim Milov 2609 | #149

Vadim Milov is a Swiss Grandmaster.

GM Ante Brkic 2608 | #156

Ante Brkic is a Croatian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Alexander Areshchenko 2606 | #157

Alexander Areshchenko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and the 2005 Ukrainian Chess Champion. Prior to winning the national championship at just 19 years old, he won the U14 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in 2000, ahead of future GM Wang Yue. Areshchenko won individual silver at the 2007...

GM Jon Ludvig Hammer 2603 | #158

Jon Ludvig Hammer is a Norwegian grandmaster, streamer, commentator, and content creator. He has won the Norwegian Championship multiple times and was GM Magnus Carlsen's second in the 2013 and 2014 World Championship matches. His peak rating of 2705 was achieved in 2016. Chess Career Twitch Channel Chess.com...

FM Vladimir Afromeev 2603 | #158

GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 2603 | #158

Oleksandr Bortnyk is a Ukrainian grandmaster who earned that title in 2015 at the age of 19. He was the 2014 World Youth Champion in the under-18 group. Bortnyk is an incredibly talented speed chess player and reached the 2019 Bullet Chess Championship finals against GM Hikaru Nakamura. His Chess.com...

GM Karthik Venkataraman 2603 | #158

GM Karthik Venkataraman is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Pouya Idani 2603 | #158

Pouya Idani as a grandmaster from Iran who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ferenc Berkes 2602 | #163

Ferenc Berkes is a Hungarian grandmaster and eight-time national champion. His impressive list of Hungarian Chess Championships took place in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Two years before winning his first national championship, he was the 2002 World Under 18 World Champion. He’s...

GM Sergei Movsesian 2602 | #163

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GM Zhou Weiqi 2602 | #163

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GM David Baramidze 2601 | #166

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GM Maxime Lagarde 2600 | #167

Maxime Lagarde is a French grandmaster and one of the top players in France. As of February 2021, he's the third strongest player in his country, behind only GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Etienne Bacrot. Lagarde earned his international master title in 2011 and became a grandmaster in 2013. He won...

GM Nikolas Theodorou 2600 | #167

Nikolas Theodorou is a Greek grandmaster. According to the St. Louis Chess Club, he won his age group five times at the Greek Chess Championships. On July 22, 2022, Theodorou qualified for the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship Knockout.

GM Victor Bologan 2600 | #167

Victor Bologan is a Moldovan Grandmaster.

GM Jules Moussard 2600 | #167

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GM Bardiya Daneshvar 2600 | #167

GM Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2022 and became a grandmaster in 2023.

GM Daniele Vocaturo 2600 | #167

Daniele Vocaturo is an Italian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez 2599 | #173

Ivan Salgado Lopez is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Arseniy Nesterov 2599 | #173

GM Arseniy Nesterov is a chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 2599 | #173

Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is a Turkish chess grandmaster, one of the youngest grandmasters ever, and the youngest player ever to reach a 2600 FIDE rating. Erdogmus won the U-8 European Chess Championship in 2019, a year before he had to stop playing over-the-board chess due to the COVID-19 pandemic....