The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Viktor Gazik 2579 | #225

Viktor Gazik is a Slovakian Grandmaster.

GM Mikhail Gurevich 2579 | #225

Mikhail Gurevich is a Belgian Grandmaster.

GM Martin Kraemer 2579 | #225

GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2578 | #230

The name Shekhar is his father's name, Ganguly is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Surya.GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly from India is a participant in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.

GM Baadur Jobava 2578 | #230

Baadur Jobava is a Georgian grandmaster. He has won many tournaments, including the Dubai Open, Aeroflot Open, Tbilisi Cup, Bronstein Memorial, and Abu Dhabi Masters. His peak rating was 2734 in September 2012 when he was the number-19 player in the world. Jobava has been the Georgian Champion three...

GM Ferdinand Hellers 2578 | #230

Ferdinand Hellers is a Swedish Grandmaster.

GM Denis Lazavik 2578 | #230

Denis Lazavik is a grandmaster from Belarus and a participant in the 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship. Born in 2006, he earned his IM title in 2021 and his GM title in 2022. He is rated 2560 FIDE at standard time controls as of November 2023, while his peak Chess.com blitz rating as of the same...

GM Kacper Piorun 2577 | #234

Kacper Piorun is a Polish chess grandmaster, two-time Polish champion, and five-time problem-solving world champion. Piorun won the Polish U-16 championship in 2007 and the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in 2013. He also won the Polish chess championship in 2017 and 2020. The grandmaster also won two...

GM Mikhail Al Antipov 2577 | #234

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GM Abhijeet Gupta 2577 | #234

The name Gupta is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Abhijeet.

GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2577 | #234

Lazaro Bruzon Batista is a Cuban-American grandmaster who switched federations to the United States in 2020. He was World Junior Champion in 2000 and reached the world #26 rating in 2005. Bruzon, a participant in the 2021 U.S. Championship, reached a peak rating of 2717 in 2012.

GM Daniel Fridman 2576 | #238

GM Daniel Fridman is a German grandmaster from Latvia who has won four national championships (one in Latvia, three in Germany).

GM Mustafa Yilmaz 2576 | #238

Mustafa Yılmaz is a Turkish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera 2575 | #240

Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera is a Cuban grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Lorenzo Lodici 2574 | #241

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GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli 2574 | #241

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GM Dimitri Reinderman 2573 | #243

Dimitri Reinderman is a Dutch Grandmaster.

GM Antonios Pavlidis 2573 | #243

GM Peter Acs 2573 | #243

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GM Karen H Grigoryan 2572 | #246

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GM Tigran Gharamian 2572 | #246

Tigran Gharamian is a French Grandmaster.

GM Semen Khanin 2572 | #246

Semen Khanin is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Wen Yang 2572 | #246

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GM Yannick Gozzoli 2572 | #246

Yannick Gozzoli is a French Grandmaster.

GM Yuri Kruppa 2572 | #246