The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Bardiya Daneshvar 2600 | #173

Iran

GM Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2022 and became a grandmaster in 2023.

GM David Baramidze 2600 | #173

Germany

Bio coming soon.

GM Arseniy Nesterov 2599 | #178

FIDE

GM Arseniy Nesterov is a chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Paulius Pultinevicius 2599 | #178

Lithuania

Paulius Pultinevicius is a Lithuanian grandmaster and currently one of the best players in his country (as of June 2021). He earned his international master title in 2017, became a GM in 2019, and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2519 in 2020. In 2016, Pultinevicius was the Lithuanian chess champion...

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez 2599 | #178

Spain

Ivan Salgado Lopez is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2598 | #181

India

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 Jan Gustafsson 2598 | #181

Germany

Jan Gustafsson is a German grandmaster, chess commentator, and founder of Chess24, now part of Chess.com. He earned his grandmaster title in 2003 and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2652 in November 2010. Gustafsson has coached the German national team in events such as the 2022 Chess Olympiad and also...

GM Tuan Minh Le 2598 | #181

Vietnam

Grandmaster Tuan Minh Le is a Vietnamese chess player who officially earned his GM title in 2022 after long being considered one of the game's strongest international masters. He presented Chess.com's 2020 video series on the Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6) as well...

GM Jergus Pechac 2598 | #181

Slovakia

Jergus Pechac is a Slovakian chess player. Perchac became a grandmaster in 2019, breaking the record for the youngest Slovakian player to become a GM. In 2021 he made headlines by offering GM Boris Gelfand a draw after Gelfand made a mouse slip in an online event. That same year he qualified to play...

GM Alexander Khalifman 2597 | #185

FIDE

Alexander Khalifman is a Russian grandmaster. He is a former Soviet youth champion, the former European U-20 champion, a member of multiple gold medal-winning Olympiad Russian teams, and the former Russian champion. In 1999 Khalifman became the FIDE world champion. He is also a celebrated chess author...

GM Daniele Vocaturo 2597 | #185

Italy

Daniele Vocaturo is an Italian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2596 | #187

Romania

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...

GM Eltaj Safarli 2596 | #187

Azerbaijan

GM Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Rafael Leitao 2596 | #187

Brazil

Rafael Leitao is a Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. Leitao learned to play chess when he was six and quickly became a prominent player, winning the Pan American Chess Championship eight times in different categories. Leitao also won the U-12 World Youth Chess Championship title...

GM Vladimir Akopian 2595 | #190

United States

Vladimir Akopian is an Armenian-American grandmaster. As a young player, Akopian enjoyed great success by winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship in 1986 and the U18 World Youth Chess Championship two years later. In 1999, Akopian surprised by reaching the final of the FIDE Knockout World Championship....

GM Jorge Cori 2595 | #190

Peru

Jorge Cori, a former chess prodigy, is a Peruvian grandmaster. He won the World Under-14 and Under-16 Chess Championships in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and took four gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in the under-10, 12, 14, and 18 age categories. Later he won individual bronze...

GM Mads Andersen 2595 | #190

Denmark

Mads Andersen is a Danish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Nigel Short 2594 | #193

England

Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three-time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov...

GM Bobby Cheng 2594 | #193

Australia

Bobby Cheng is an Australian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Niclas Huschenbeth 2594 | #193

Germany

Niclas Huschenbeth is a German grandmaster and chess content creator. His most significant early achievement came in 2005 when he won the German U-14 championship. He later won the German Chess Championship in 2010 and 2019. Huschenbeth has also worked as a second to GM Hikaru Nakamura since 2019. Huschenbeth...

The Top Chess Players in the World

GM Bardiya Daneshvar 2600 | #173

GM David Baramidze 2600 | #173

GM Arseniy Nesterov 2599 | #178

GM Paulius Pultinevicius 2599 | #178

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez 2599 | #178

GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2598 | #181

GM Jan Gustafsson 2598 | #181

GM Tuan Minh Le 2598 | #181

GM Jergus Pechac 2598 | #181

GM Alexander Khalifman 2597 | #185

GM Daniele Vocaturo 2597 | #185

GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2596 | #187

GM Eltaj Safarli 2596 | #187

GM Rafael Leitao 2596 | #187

GM Vladimir Akopian 2595 | #190

GM Jorge Cori 2595 | #190

GM Mads Andersen 2595 | #190

GM Nigel Short 2594 | #193

GM Bobby Cheng 2594 | #193

GM Niclas Huschenbeth 2594 | #193

GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba 2594 | #193

GM Miguel Santos Ruiz 2594 | #193

GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 2594 | #193

GM Aleksandr Shimanov 2593 | #200

GM Jacek Tomczak 2593 | #200