The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Evgeniy Najer 2637 | #101

Evgeniy Najer is a Russian grandmaster who became the European champion in 2015. In August 2017, he achieved his peak rating of 2707 and peak world ranking of 39. He’s had several open tournament wins, perhaps most notably back-to-back victories at the World Open in Philadelphia in 2008 and 2009....

GM Aryan Chopra 2637 | #101

Bio coming soonThe name Chopra is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aryan.

GM Jeffery Xiong 2636 | #103

American GM Jeffery Xiong has completed an impressive career as an elite junior chess player. For starters, he’s the third-youngest U.S. player to qualify for the grandmaster title. His array of accomplishments spans winning the world under-10 championship in 2010, taking the world junior championship...

GM Anton Korobov 2636 | #103

Anton Korobov is a Ukrainian grandmaster and four-time national champion. He won individual gold at the 43rd Chess Olympiad as the best player on the reserve board, won the 2013 European Blitz Chess Championship, and is an exceptional rapid player—ranked fifth in the world (as of February 2021)....

GM Hrant Melkumyan 2636 | #103

Hrant Melkumyan is an Armenian grandmaster who won the European Blitz Championship in 2011. After a strong showing in the 2014 European Individual Championship (7.5/11), he competed in the 2015 World Cup and defeated GM Gata Kamsky in the first round before losing in the next round. Melkumyan placed...

GM Maxim Rodshtein 2636 | #103

Maxim Rodshtein is an Israeli Grandmaster.

GM Arkadij Naiditsch 2636 | #103

Arkadij Naiditsch is a German-Azerbaijani grandmaster and a former top-20 player in the world. He won the Dortmund Sparkassen 2005 tournament ahead of GMs like Veselin Topalov, Peter Svidler, and Vladimir Kramnik. In 2007, Naiditsch won the German Chess Championship while playing for the country. He...

GM Ediz Gurel 2635 | #108

Bio coming soon.

GM Li Chao 2635 | #108

Li Chao is a Chinese grandmaster. He won the 2013 Asian Chess Championship and has had several top finishes in high-level tournaments around the world, such as his undefeated win at the Reykjavik Open in 2014. Li spent a considerable amount of time in 2015 and 2016 ranked in the world’s top-15...

GM Hou Yifan 2633 | #110

Despite being in only her mid-20s, Hou Yifan is widely considered to be the second-strongest female chess player in history (behind Judit Polgar). Among her top accomplishments are the four Women’s World Chess Championships Hou won before declining to participate in the event. She’s also...

GM Yuriy Kryvoruchko 2633 | #110

Yuriy Kryvoruchko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and the 2013 Ukrainian Chess Champion. That victory came after he defeated GM and former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov on tiebreaks. The same year, Kryvoruchko made it to the third round of the World Cup after a surprising win against GM Michael Adams...

GM Ivan Cheparinov 2632 | #112

Ivan Cheparinov is a Bulgarian grandmaster who has represented Georgia since 2018. He is a four-time Bulgarian champion. In 2018, he reached both his peak rating (2718) and peak world ranking (32) for his career (as of February 2021). Other notable performances came when he won the junior...

GM Aydin Suleymanli 2632 | #112

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

GM Daniil Yuffa 2631 | #114

Daniil Aleksandrovich Yuffa is a Russian-Spanish chess grandmaster

GM Leon Luke Mendonca 2631 | #114

GM Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2021. In 2024, Leon won the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament. The name Mendonca is a patronymic, Luke is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Leon.

GM Jaime Santos Latasa 2630 | #116

GM Jaime Santos Latasa is a Spanish grandmaster who earned the title in 2018. His peak in the world rankings as of February 2024 is 59th, set in September 2022.

GM Aryan Tari 2628 | #117

GM Aryan Tari is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. As of July 2021, he is the second-highest rated player in Norway after world champion GM Magnus Carlsen. Tari, a two-time national champion, participated in the international Norway Chess tournament in 2020 and has been invited for the 2021 edition as...

GM Rasmus Svane 2628 | #117

Rasmus Svane is a German chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Konstantin Landa

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GM Ioannis Papaioannou 2626 | #119

GM Vasif Durarbayli 2626 | #119

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).

GM Luka Lenic 2626 | #119

Luka Lenic is a Slovenian grandmaster.

GM Karthikeyan Murali 2625 | #122

Bio coming soonThe name Murali is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Karthikeyan

GM Maxim Matlakov 2625 | #122

Maxim Matlakov is a Russian grandmaster and currently one of the top-15 players in his country (as of February 2021). He also acted as GM Peter Svidler's second during the Candidates Tournaments of 2013, 2014, and 2016. Matlakov won the U18 section of the World Youth Chess Championship in 2009. That...

GM Aleksandar Indjic 2623 | #124

Aleksandar Indjic is a Serbian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.