The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Zbynek Hracek 2539 | #400

Zbynek Hracek is a Czech Grandmaster.

GM Ori Kobo 2539 | #400

Ori Kobo is an Israeli Grandmaster.

GM Predrag Nikolic 2538 | #404

GM Mikhail Kobalia 2538 | #404

Mikhail Kobalia is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Dominik Horvath 2538 | #404

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GM Roven Vogel 2538 | #404

IM Roven Vogel is a German international master who won Tata Steel Qualifiers in 2020 to earn a spot in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament (after none was held in 2021). Vogel was also the under-16 world youth champion in 2015.

GM Pranav Anand 2538 | #404

The name Anand is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav.

GM Dmitry Kokarev 2538 | #404

GM Giga Quparadze 2537 | #410

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GM Nikita Meshkovs 2537 | #410

Nikita Meshkovs is a Latvian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis 2537 | #410

GM Dimitrios Mastrovasilis is a Greek grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Viktor Erdos 2536 | #413

Viktor Erdos is a Hungarian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Maxim Turov 2536 | #413

GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 2536 | #413

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GM Oliver Mihok 2536 | #413

GM Yahli Sokolovsky 2535 | #417

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GM Dmitry Bocharov 2535 | #417

GM Jaime Alexander Cuartas 2535 | #417

GM Youri Chkouro 2535 | #417

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GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez 2535 | #417

GM Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster and 2023 World Cup participant.

GM Jan H Timman 2534 | #422

Jan Timman (1951-  ), one of Western Europe’s best chess players, is a top-flight Dutch grandmaster and was nine-time chess champion of the Netherlands between 1974 and 1996. He was the challenger to FIDE’s world championship in 1993. Early Life And Career Breakout Candidate Later...

GM John Nunn 2533 | #423

John Nunn is a British chess grandmaster and national champion, achieving the GM title in 1978 and the British championship in 1980-81. Author or co-author of nearly 30 chess books, he is one of the top chess writers as well. Early Life And Career Prime Years Recent Years And Writing Early Life And...

GM Felix Blohberger 2533 | #423

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GM Casper Schoppen 2533 | #423

GM Matthieu Cornette 2533 | #423

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