The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Zahar Efimenko 2563 | #277

Zahar Efimenko is an Ukranian Grandmaster.

GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch 2563 | #277

GM Bai Jinshi 2563 | #277

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GM Valentin Dragnev 2563 | #277

GM Valentin Dragnev is an Austrian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2562 | #281

Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian is an Armenian-Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, streamer, Director of Portuguese Content for Chess.com, and chess celebrity. He won multiple state championships as a scholastic player and has also won two Brazilian Chess Championships—he remains one of the top Brazilian...

GM Valery Kazakouski 2562 | #281

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GM Alexander Moiseenko 2562 | #281

Alexander Moiseenko is a Ukrainian Grandmaster and the 2013 European champion.

GM Robert Kempinski 2562 | #281

Robert Kempinski is a Polish Grandmaster.

GM Muhammed Batuhan Dastan 2562 | #281

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GM Emre Can 2562 | #281

Emre Can is a Turkish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Pavel Maletin 2562 | #281

GM Erik van den Doel 2562 | #281

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GM Manuel Perez Candelario 2562 | #281

Manuel Perez Candelario is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Ju Wenjun 2561 | #290

GM Ju Wenjun is a Chinese grandmaster and the reigning Women’s Champion since May 2018, when she defeated GM Tan Zhongyi in a match. Ju has defended her title successfully three times: in a November 2018 tournament, a 2020 match against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, and a 2023 match against GM Lei...

GM Tan Zhongyi 2561 | #290

Tan Zhongyi is a Chinese grandmaster who was the women’s world chess champion from 2017 to 2018. She won the most notable title in women’s chess by defeating GM Anna Muzychuk in rapid tiebreaks, but then lost the title in her 2018 match with GM Ju Wenjun. Six years later, Tan won the 2024...

GM Alojzije Jankovic 2561 | #290

Alojzije Jankovic is a Croatian Grandmaster.

GM Jan Smeets 2561 | #290

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GM Jacek Tomczak 2561 | #290

Jacek Tomczak is a Polish Grandmaster.

GM Sebastien Maze 2560 | #295

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GM Pierre Laurent-Paoli 2560 | #295

GM Sethuraman S P 2560 | #295

The player's full name is Sethuraman S.P and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Sethuraman. S. P. Sethuraman is an Indian grandmaster and Asian chess champion. He won the Asian U-12 championship in 2004 and became World U-16 Champion in 2009. He became...

GM Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez 2559 | #298

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GM Semyon Lomasov 2559 | #298

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GM Robby Kevlishvili 2559 | #298

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GM Julio Catalino Sadorra 2559 | #298