The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Georg Meier 2599 | #173

Uruguay

Georg Meier is a German-born grandmaster who now represents Uruguay. He learned chess at the age of three. He won the German Under-16 Championship in 2003 and became a GM in 2007. In 2011, he won the European Team Championship with the German team, scoring 5.5/9 on board two. Meier reached his...

GM Jan Gustafsson 2598 | #177

Germany

Jan Gustafsson is a German grandmaster, chess commentator, and founder of Chess24, now part of Chess.com. He earned his grandmaster title in 2003 and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2652 in November 2010. Gustafsson has coached the German national team in events such as the 2022 Chess Olympiad and also...

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara 2598 | #177

Mexico

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara is a Peruvian chess grandmaster and streamer. In 2017 he won the World Youth Championship in the under-18 division. Martinez is a regular presence in Chess.com's Titled Tuesday, usually finishing near the top of the standings, including a victory on October 6, 2020. Martinez...

GM Tuan Minh Le 2598 | #177

Vietnam

Grandmaster Tuan Minh Le is a Vietnamese chess player who officially earned his GM title in 2022 after long being considered one of the game's strongest international masters. He presented Chess.com's 2020 video series on the Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6) as well...

GM Constantin Lupulescu 2597 | #180

Romania

Constantin Lupulescu is a Romanian grandmaster and five-time national champion. He has played in multiple FIDE World Cup events and tied for first (fifth on tiebreak) at the 2013 European Individual Championship. His best open tournament performance likely came at the 2019 Reykjavik Open, where he led...

GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2596 | #181

Romania

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...

GM Alexander Motylev 2596 | #181

Romania

Alexander Motylev is a Russian grandmaster who transferred federations to Romania in 2023.

GM Bobby Cheng 2596 | #181

Australia

Bobby Cheng is an Australian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Rafael Leitao 2596 | #181

Brazil

Rafael Leitao is a Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. Leitao learned to play chess when he was six and quickly became a prominent player, winning the Pan American Chess Championship eight times in different categories. Leitao also won the U-12 World Youth Chess Championship title...

GM Vladimir Akopian 2595 | #185

United States

Vladimir Akopian is an Armenian-American grandmaster. As a young player, Akopian enjoyed great success by winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship in 1986 and the U18 World Youth Chess Championship two years later. In 1999, Akopian surprised by reaching the final of the FIDE Knockout World Championship....

GM Jorge Cori 2595 | #185

Peru

Jorge Cori, a former chess prodigy, is a Peruvian grandmaster. He won the World Under-14 and Under-16 Chess Championships in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and took four gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in the under-10, 12, 14, and 18 age categories. Later he won individual bronze...

GM Adam Kozak 2595 | #185

Hungary

Adam Kozak is a Hungarian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Yuriy Kuzubov 2595 | #185

Ukraine

Yuriy Kuzubov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Nigel Short 2594 | #189

England

Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three-time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov...

GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba 2594 | #189

Spain

Miguel Illescas Cordoba is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 2594 | #189

Chile

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GM Mikhail Al Antipov 2594 | #189

United States

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GM Miguel Santos Ruiz 2594 | #189

Spain

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GM Jergus Pechac 2594 | #189

Slovakia

Jergus Pechac is a Slovakian chess player. Perchac became a grandmaster in 2019, breaking the record for the youngest Slovakian player to become a GM. In 2021 he made headlines by offering GM Boris Gelfand a draw after Gelfand made a mouse slip in an online event. That same year he qualified to play...

GM Niclas Huschenbeth 2594 | #189

Germany

Niclas Huschenbeth is a German grandmaster and chess content creator. His most significant early achievement came in 2005 when he won the German U-14 championship. He later won the German Chess Championship in 2010 and 2019. Huschenbeth has also worked as a second to GM Hikaru Nakamura since 2019. Huschenbeth...

The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Georg Meier 2599 | #173

GM Jan Gustafsson 2598 | #177

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara 2598 | #177

GM Tuan Minh Le 2598 | #177

GM Constantin Lupulescu 2597 | #180

GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2596 | #181

GM Alexander Motylev 2596 | #181

GM Bobby Cheng 2596 | #181

GM Rafael Leitao 2596 | #181

GM Vladimir Akopian 2595 | #185

GM Jorge Cori 2595 | #185

GM Adam Kozak 2595 | #185

GM Yuriy Kuzubov 2595 | #185

GM Nigel Short 2594 | #189

GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba 2594 | #189

GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 2594 | #189

GM Mikhail Al Antipov 2594 | #189

GM Miguel Santos Ruiz 2594 | #189

GM Jergus Pechac 2594 | #189

GM Niclas Huschenbeth 2594 | #189

GM Benjamin Bok 2593 | #197

GM Aleksandr Shimanov 2593 | #197

GM Mads Andersen 2592 | #199

GM Robert Markus 2591 | #200

GM Dragan Solak 2591 | #200