Top chess players

Top Chess Players list ordered by FIDE Rating. The list contains the top 100 chess players in the database ordered by ELO.

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Name ELO Title FIDE Id Federation Games Birth Year
1 Magnus Carlsen 2835 GM 1503014 Norway 1191 1990
2 Levon Aronian 2825 GM 13300474 Armenia 1329 1982
3 Vladimir Kramnik 2801 GM 4101588 Russian federation 2077 1975
4 Viswanathan Anand 2791 GM 5000017 India 2530 1969
5 Teimour Radjabov 2784 GM 13400924 Azerbaijan 1031 1987
6 Sergey Karjakin 2779 GM 14109603 Russian federation 1225 1990
7 Hikaru Nakamura 2775 GM 2016192 United states 1213 1987
8 Fabiano Caruana 2770 GM 2020009 Italy 882 1992
9 Alexander Morozevich 2769 GM 4116992 Russian federation 1355 1977
10 Vassily Ivanchuk 2764 GM 14100010 Ukraine 2787 1969
11 Alexander Grischuk 2761 GM 4126025 Russian federation 1558 1983
12 Veselin Topalov 2752 GM 2900084 Bulgaria 1689 1975
13 Peter Svidler 2741 GM 4102142 Russian federation 1977 1976
14 Gata Kamsky 2741 GM 2000024 United states 1211 1974
15 Evgeny Tomashevsky 2738 GM 4147235 Russian federation 660 1987
16 Hao Wang 2738 GM 8602883 China 601 1989
17 Vugar Gashimov 2737 GM 13400630 Azerbaijan 984 1986
18 Dmitry Jakovenko 2736 GM 4122356 Russian federation 992 1983
19 Michael Adams 2728 GM 400041 United kingdom 2396 1971
20 Boris Gelfand 2727 GM 2805677 Israel 2241 1968
21 Ruslan Ponomariov 2726 GM 14103320 Ukraine 1245 1983
22 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2726 GM 13401319 Azerbaijan 1135 1985
23 Leinier Dominguez Perez 2725 GM 3503240 Cuba 313 1983
24 Peter Leko 2723 GM 703303 Hungary 1707 1979
25 Baadur Jobava 2721 GM 13601520 Georgia 896 1983
26 Krishnan Sasikiran 2720 GM 5004985 India 1344 1981
27 Radoslaw Wojtaszek 2717 GM 1118358 Poland 974 1987
28 Viktor Bologan 2716 GM 13900048 Moldova 1936 1971
29 Ian Nepomniachtchi 2716 GM 4168119 Russian federation 486 1990
30 Laurent Fressinet 2715 GM 608742 France 1427 1981
31 Alexander Riazantsev 2714 GM 4125029 Russian federation 1130 1985
32 Zoltan Almasi 2713 GM 702293 Hungary 1577 1976
33 Vladimir Malakhov 2712 GM 4120787 Russian federation 1072 1980
34 Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2711 GM 3503739 Cuba 996 1982
35 Alexander Moiseenko 2711 GM 14102560 Ukraine 1055 1980
36 Judit Polgar 2709 GM 700070 Hungary 1717 1976
37 Ernesto Inarkiev 2707 GM 4162722 Russian federation 711 1985
38 David Navara 2706 GM 309095 Czech republic 1162 1985
39 Luke J McShane 2706 GM 404853 United kingdom 1126 1984
40 Nigel D Short 2705 GM 400025 United kingdom 2362 1965
41 Andrei Volokitin 2704 GM 14107090 Ukraine 939 1986
42 Nikita Vitiugov 2703 GM 4152956 Russian federation 749 1987
43 Quang Liem Le 2703 GM 12401137 Viet nam 663 1991
44 Chao b Li 2703 GM 8604436 China 311 1989
45 Dmitry Andreikin 2700 GM 4158814 Russian federation 568 1990
46 Arkadij Naiditsch 2698 GM 4650891 Germany 1435 1985
47 Sergei Movsesian 2698 GM 310204 Armenia 1743 1978
48 Alexei Shirov 2698 GM 2209390 Latvia 2664 1972
49 Vladimir Akopian 2697 GM 13300032 Armenia 1496 1971
50 Francisco Vallejo Pons 2697 GM 2205530 Spain 1425 1982
51 Ferenc Berkes 2696 GM 718572 Hungary 1088 1985
52 Etienne Bacrot 2695 GM 605506 France 1647 1983
53 Aleksey Dreev 2694 GM 4100107 Russian federation 2324 1969
54 Anish Giri 2693 GM 24116068 Netherlands 463 1994
55 Viktor Laznicka 2693 GM 316385 Czech republic 901 1988
56 Penteala Harikrishna 2693 GM 5007003 India 1048 1986
57 Pavel Eljanov 2693 GM 14102951 Ukraine 993 1983
58 Sergei Rublevsky 2693 GM 4115309 Russian federation 1369 1974
59 Alexander Areshchenko 2691 GM 14109530 Ukraine 867 1986
60 Yue Wang 2690 GM 8601429 China 810 1987
61 Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2690 GM 14200244 Uzbekistan 1087 1979
62 Zahar Efimenko 2689 GM 14107201 Ukraine 1016 1985
63 Kiril Georgiev 2689 GM 2900017 Bulgaria 1989 1965
64 Emil Sutovsky 2687 GM 2802007 Israel 1391 1977
65 Vadim Zvjaginsev 2683 GM 4113403 Russian federation 1131 1976
66 Loek Van Wely 2682 GM 1000268 Netherlands 2963 1972
67 Maxime Vachier Lagrave 2680 GM 623539 France 891 1990
68 Boris Grachev 2680 GM 4129199 Russian federation 839 1986
69 Maxime Vachier Lagrave 2680 GM 623539 France 891 1990
70 Liren Ding 2679 GM 8603677 China 85 1992
71 Gabriel Sargissian 2679 GM 13300881 Armenia 851 1983
72 Anton Korobov 2678 GM 14105730 Ukraine 765 1985
73 Mateusz Bartel 2677 GM 1112635 Poland 999 1985
74 Mikhail Kobalia 2677 GM 4119150 Russian federation 537 1978
75 Evgeny Alekseev 2677 GM 4138147 Russian federation 843 1985
76 Yuriy Kryvoruchko 2676 GM 14109182 Ukraine 468 1986
77 Hua Ni 2673 GM 8601160 China 943 1983
78 Ivan Cheparinov 2673 GM 2905540 Bulgaria 1051 1986
79 Alexander Motylev 2673 GM 4121830 Russian federation 1111 1979
80 Sergei Azarov 2658 GM 13501470 Belarus 795 1983
81 Tigran Gharamian 2672 GM 13301527 France 389 1984
82 Christian Bauer 2672 GM 603767 France 1464 1977
83 Markus Ragger 2670 GM 1610856 Austria 813 1988
84 Igor Khenkin 2670 GM 4659600 Germany 1789 1968
85 Ivan Cheparinov 2673 GM 2905540 Bulgaria 1051 1986
86 Maxim Turov 2667 GM 4120086 Russian federation 966 1979
87 Peter Heine Nielsen 2665 GM 1400355 Denmark 1775 1973
88 Evgeniy Najer 2664 GM 4118987 Russian federation 1221 1977
89 Denis Khismatullin 2664 GM 4142578 Russian federation 665 1984
90 Igor Kurnosov 2663 GM 4142527 Russian federation 752 1985
91 Alexander Onischuk 2660 GM 14101025 United states 1242 1975
92 Sergei Azarov 2658 GM 13501470 Belarus 795 1983
93 Gawain C Jones 2657 GM 409561 United kingdom 744 1987
94 Tigran L Petrosian 2657 GM 13301616 Armenia 596 1984
95 Julio E Granda Zuniga 2657 GM 3800024 Peru 1228 1967
96 Mikheil Mchedlishvili 2656 GM 13600966 Georgia 907 1979
97 Sergei Tiviakov 2656 GM 1008013 Netherlands 2005 1973
98 Xiangzhi Bu 2656 GM 8601445 China 982 1985
99 Sergei Zhigalko 2656 GM 13502956 Belarus 670 1989
100 Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen 2656 GM 12401110 Viet nam 483 1990