The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Michal Krasenkow 2520 | #475

Michal Krasenkow is a Polish grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Xu Yinglun 2520 | #475

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GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 2520 | #475

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GM Ivan Ivanisevic 2520 | #475

GM Ivan Ivanisevic is a Serbian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Alexander Graf 2520 | #475

GM Dambasuren Batsuren 2520 | #475

Dambasuren Batsuren is a Mongolian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Igor Janik 2520 | #475

GM Igor Janik is a Polish grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Xiongjian Peng 2520 | #475

GM Ulf Andersson 2519 | #484

Ulf Andersson is a Swedish grandmaster.  He is highly regarded as one of the best positional players of his time - at his peak he reached #4 on the FIDE rating list. Andersson is a renowned endgame specialist, and he created a reputation for winning “unwinnable” games.  Here is...

GM Yannick Pelletier 2519 | #484

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GM Tomas Sosa 2519 | #484

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GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov 2519 | #484

GM Adhiban Baskaran 2518 | #488

The player's full name is Adhiban Baskaran and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Adhiban. Baskaran Adhiban is an Indian grandmaster. His biggest accomplishments include being the 2009 Indian Champion and the 2008 World Under-16 Champion. He also won the...

GM Stanislav Novikov 2518 | #488

IM Dimitris Alexakis 2518 | #488

GM Xue Haowen 2518 | #488

GM Sina Movahed 2518 | #488

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GM Tamas Jr Fodor 2518 | #488

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GM Robert Ruck 2517 | #494

GM Toms Kantans 2517 | #494

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GM Volodymyr Vetoshko 2517 | #494

GM Jonathan F Parker 2517 | #494

GM Kateryna Lagno 2516 | #498

Kateryna Lagno is a Ukrainian-born Russian chess grandmaster and a candidate for the Women's World Championship in both 2019 and 2022. She has won three women’s blitz championships and one rapid championship. Youth Career Championship Events Olympiads Recent Years Youth Career Born at the very...

IM Diego Macias Pino 2516 | #498

GM Mihail Nikitenko 2516 | #498