The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Tomi Nyback 2581 | #227

Tomi Nyback is a Finnish Grandmaster.

GM Daniel Fridman 2581 | #227

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

GM Zhou Jianchao 2581 | #227

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GM Sandro Mareco 2580 | #230

Sandro Mareco is an Argentinian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Pranesh M 2580 | #230

The player should be referred to by the given name, Pranesh.

GM Kacper Piorun 2580 | #230

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 Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez 2580 | #230

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

GM Viktor Gazik 2579 | #234

Viktor Gazik is a Slovakian Grandmaster.

GM Markus Ragger 2579 | #234

Markus Ragger is an Austrian grandmaster and currently the best player in his country. He is a multiple Austrian champion and Olympic participant. In October 2016, he was the first Austrian player ever to reach the Elo mark of 2700. Early Life And Career Grandmaster 2700 Club Present And Future Early...

GM Szymon Gumularz 2579 | #234

Szymon Gumularz is a Polish Grandmaster.

GM Tomas Laurusas 2579 | #234

Tomas Laurusas is a Lithuanian Grandmaster.

GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2578 | #238

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 Denis Lazavik 2578 | #238

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 Abhijeet Gupta 2577 | #240

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

GM Yasser Quesada Perez 2577 | #240

Yasser Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Dimitri Reinderman 2577 | #240

Dimitri Reinderman is a Dutch Grandmaster.

GM Alexander Motylev 2577 | #240

Alexander Motylev is a Russian grandmaster who transferred federations to Romania in 2023. 

GM Illya Nyzhnyk 2576 | #244

Illya Nyzhnyk is a Ukrainian grandmaster and one of the best players in his country. He rose to the top of the chess world at a young age, winning the U10 Ukrainian Youth Championship in both 2005 and 2006. He also won the U12 championship in 2006 and the U16 championship in 2008. In 2007, Nyzhnyk drew...

GM Martin Kraemer 2576 | #244

GM Tamas Banusz 2576 | #244

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GM Manuel Perez Candelario 2576 | #244

Manuel Perez Candelario is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli 2575 | #248

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GM Mahammad Muradli 2575 | #248

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GM Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis 2575 | #248

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GM Dariusz Swiercz 2574 | #251

GM Dariusz Swiercz is a Polish-born American chess player who began playing for the United States in 2018. He learned chess at age three and became a grandmaster in 2009 at the age of just 14, making him one of the 30 youngest in history to attain the title and the youngest ever from Poland. His excellent...