The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Momchil Petkov 2548 | #351

GM Liu Qingnan 2548 | #351

GM Viktor Matviishen 2548 | #351

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GM Krishnan Sasikiran 2548 | #351

Full bio coming soonThe name Krishnan is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Sasikiran.

GM Andreas Heimann 2547 | #356

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IM Rudik Makarian 2547 | #356

GM Grzegorz Gajewski 2547 | #356

Grzegorz Gajewski is a Polish grandmaster. The 2015 Polish national champion and at one time a top-100 player in the world, Gajewski seconded GM Viswanathan Anand at the 2014 World Championship. He is also a second to GM Gukesh Dommaraju, the 2024 world championship challenger.

GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 2546 | #359

Russian GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is an elite chess player who narrowly lost the 2020 Women’s World Chess Championship in tiebreaks. She nearly captured the most prestigious crown in women’s chess after decimating her competition (which included three former women’s world champions)...

GM Jure Skoberne 2546 | #359

GM Jakhongir Vakhidov 2546 | #359

Jakhongir Vakhidov is a grandmaster from Uzbekistan and part of the Uzbek Olympic team. He was the joint winner of the Hastings International Chess Congress in 2013/14 and 2015/16. In the second round of the 2021 FIDE World Cup in Sochi, Russia he eliminated GM Lenier Dominguez. Vakhidov won a gold...

GM Sebastien Feller 2546 | #359

GM Vadim Zvjaginsev 2545 | #363

Vadim Zvjaginsev is a Russian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Vitaliy Bernadskiy 2545 | #363

Vitaliy Bernadskiy is a Ukrainian grandmaster. He learned chess at the age of five. Since 2008 he has been coached by IM Vladimir Grabinsky. Bernadskiy became an IM in 2009 and a GM in 2014. His best result at the national championships was fourth place in 2017.  Bernadskiy is an avid player who...

GM Ruifeng Li 2545 | #363

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GM Helgi Dam Ziska 2545 | #363

Helgi Dam Ziska is a grandmaster from the Faroe Islands who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Luca Moroni Jr 2545 | #363

Luca Moroni Jr is an Italian grandmaster. He won the 2024 Spell Chess Championship as part of the Chess.com Community Championships.

GM Romain Edouard 2545 | #363

GM Romain Edouard is a French grandmaster (located in Barcelona, Spain, as of June 2021) who reached the "super grandmaster" threshold with a 2702 rating in 2014. He was a second of GM Veselin Topalov for several years. Edouard is also a chess coach, author, and Chess.com Lesson instructor and is featured...

IM Dmitry Obolenskikh 2544 | #369

GM Li Di 2544 | #369

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GM Iegor Krivoborodov 2544 | #369

IM Aronyak Ghosh 2544 | #369

The name Ghosh is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Aronyak.IM Aronyak Ghosh is an Indian international master who qualified for the 2022 Junior Speed Chess Championship.

GM Konstantin Tarlev 2544 | #369

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GM Alvar Alonso Rosell 2544 | #369

Alvar Alonso Rosell is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Andy Woodward 2544 | #369

IM Andy Woodward is a chess grandmaster from the United States. He earned his IM title in 2022 at the age of 12. On January 30, 2024, he earned his third and final grandmaster norm later becoming one of the youngest GMs in history after FIDE granted him the title at the end of July, 2024. Woodward...

GM Gergely Antal 2543 | #376

Gergely Antal is a Hungarian Grandmaster.