Chess players by number of games
This list contains the players with the largest number of games in the database. Download the games of the most prolific chess players of history.
This list contains the players with the largest number of games in the database. Download the games of the most prolific chess players of history.
Name | ELO | Title | FIDE Id | Federation | Games | Birth Year | |
Viktor Korchnoi | 2499 | GM | 1300016 | Switzerland | 4641 | 1931 | |
Vassily Ivanchuk | 2625 | GM | 14100010 | Ukraine | 4052 | 1969 | |
Viswanathan Anand | 2751 | GM | 5000017 | India | 3997 | 1969 | |
Ivan Farago | 2325 | GM | 700134 | Hungary | 3935 | 1946 | |
Anatoly Karpov | 2617 | GM | 4100026 | Russian Federation | 3800 | 1951 | |
Loek Van Wely | 2618 | GM | 1000268 | Netherlands | 3789 | 1972 | |
Alexei Shirov | 2658 | GM | 2209390 | Spain | 3693 | 1972 | |
Jan H Timman | 2524 | GM | 1000012 | Netherlands | 3596 | 1951 | |
Levon Aronian | 2722 | GM | 13300474 | United States | 3593 | 1982 | |
Boris Gelfand | 2660 | GM | 2805677 | Israel | 3523 | 1968 | |
Magnus Carlsen | 2830 | GM | 1503014 | Norway | 3466 | 1990 | |
Alexander Grischuk | 2732 | GM | 4126025 | Russian Federation | 3462 | 1983 | |
Aleksey Dreev | 2606 | GM | 4100107 | Russian Federation | 3433 | 1969 | |
Vlastimil Jansa | 2326 | GM | 300128 | Czech Republic | 3421 | 1942 | |
Vlastimil Hort | 2318 | GM | 4600029 | Germany | 3373 | 1944 | |
Peter Svidler | 2689 | GM | 4102142 | Fide | 3333 | 1976 | |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2789 | GM | 2016192 | United States | 3316 | 1987 | |
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2734 | GM | 13401319 | Azerbaijan | 3315 | 1985 | |
Wolfgang Uhlmann | 2308 | GM | 4611284 | Germany | 3282 | 1935 | |
Heikki MJ Westerinen | 2230 | GM | 500020 | Finland | 3251 | 1944 | |
Alexander G Beliavsky | 2471 | GM | 14602377 | Slovenia | 3196 | 1953 | |
Michael Adams | 2671 | GM | 400041 | United Kingdom | 3181 | 1971 | |
Svetozar Gligoric | 2447 | GM | 900400 | Serbia | 3129 | 1923 | |
Lajos Portisch | 2467 | GM | 700037 | Hungary | 3114 | 1937 | |
Oleg M Romanishin | 2372 | GM | 14100088 | Ukraine | 3101 | 1952 | |
Lubomir Ftacnik | 2453 | GM | 14900017 | Slovakia | 3039 | 1957 | |
Vladimir Kramnik | 2753 | GM | 4101588 | Russian Federation | 3025 | 1975 | |
Sergey Karjakin | 2750 | GM | 14109603 | Russian Federation | 3011 | 1990 | |
Zoltan Varga | 1612 | 740756 | Hungary | 2975 | 1977 | ||
Pia Cramling | 2441 | GM | 1700030 | Sweden | 2959 | 1963 | |
Oleg Korneev | 2482 | GM | 4156803 | Spain | 2959 | 1969 | |
Zdenko Kozul | 2529 | GM | 14502879 | Croatia | 2954 | 1966 | |
Nigel D Short | 2594 | GM | 400025 | United Kingdom | 2901 | 1965 | |
Borislav Ivkov | 2402 | GM | 900141 | Serbia | 2889 | 1933 | |
Gyula Sax | 2439 | GM | 700029 | Hungary | 2859 | 1951 | |
Ivan Sokolov | 1524 | 34364560 | Russian Federation | 2855 | 2010 | ||
Ognjen Cvitan | 2405 | GM | 14500086 | Croatia | 2845 | 1961 | |
Miso Cebalo | 2160 | GM | 14500094 | Croatia | 2843 | 1945 | |
Anthony Miles | United Kingdom | 2823 | 1955 | ||||
Etienne Bacrot | 2680 | GM | 605506 | France | 2801 | 1983 | |
Ulf Andersson | 2518 | GM | 1700014 | Sweden | 2799 | 1951 | |
Antoaneta Stefanova | 2433 | GM | 2902257 | Bulgaria | 2787 | 1979 | |
Sergei Movsesian | 2613 | GM | 310204 | Armenia | 2765 | 1978 | |
David Navara | 2669 | GM | 309095 | Czech Republic | 2764 | 1985 | |
Bogdan Lalic | 2354 | GM | 409081 | Croatia | 2762 | 1964 | |
Vassily Smyslov | 2494 | GM | 4100310 | Russian Federation | 2715 | 1921 | |
Eduardas Rozentalis | 2449 | GM | 12800023 | Lithuania | 2693 | 1963 | |
Vladimir Epishin | 2442 | GM | 4162714 | Russian Federation | 2686 | 1965 | |
Daniel Fridman | 2590 | GM | 11600454 | Germany | 2681 | 1976 | |
Kiril Georgiev | 2545 | GM | 2900017 | Macedonia | 2649 | 1965 | |
Branko Damljanovic | 2339 | GM | 900125 | Serbia | 2640 | 1961 | |
Victor Bologan | 2594 | GM | 13900048 | Moldova | 2631 | 1971 | |
Istvan Csom | 2409 | GM | 700100 | Hungary | 2625 | 1940 | |
Bartosz Socko | 2555 | GM | 1107038 | Poland | 2602 | 1978 | |
Mladen Palac | 2462 | GM | 14500116 | Croatia | 2593 | 1971 | |
Mikhail Tal | Latvia | 2562 | 1936 | ||||
Michal Krasenkow | 2521 | GM | 1113100 | Poland | 2557 | 1963 | |
Jaan Ehlvest | 2528 | GM | 4500016 | United States | 2547 | 1962 | |
Arkadij Naiditsch | 2661 | GM | 4650891 | Azerbaijan | 2537 | 1985 | |
Garry Kasparov | 2812 | GM | 4100018 | Russian Federation | 2533 | 1963 | |
Sergei Tiviakov | 2544 | GM | 1008013 | Netherlands | 2530 | 1973 | |
Yuri S Balashov | 2382 | GM | 4100263 | Russian Federation | 2526 | 1949 | |
Peter Leko | 2666 | GM | 703303 | Hungary | 2524 | 1979 | |
Klaus Bischoff | 1801 | GM | 4600045 | Germany | 2517 | 1961 | |
Aleksej Aleksandrov | 2418 | GM | 13500139 | Belarus | 2493 | 1973 | |
Bent Larsen | 2415 | GM | 1400029 | Denmark | 2474 | 1935 | |
Predrag Nikolic | 2533 | GM | 14400014 | Bosnia And Herzegovina | 2462 | 1960 | |
Michele Godena | 2432 | GM | 800090 | Italy | 2457 | 1967 | |
Ilia Smirin | 2582 | GM | 2801990 | Israel | 2457 | 1968 | |
Rafael A Vaganian | 2452 | GM | 13300016 | Armenia | 2453 | 1951 | |
Francisco Vallejo Pons | 2653 | GM | 2205530 | Spain | 2448 | 1982 | |
Mark E Taimanov | 2386 | GM | 4100760 | Russian Federation | 2448 | 0 | |
Bojan Kurajica | 2444 | GM | 14400057 | Croatia | 2446 | 1947 | |
Laurent Fressinet | 2637 | GM | 608742 | France | 2442 | 1981 | |
Vladimir B Tukmakov | 2540 | GM | 14100096 | Ukraine | 2436 | 1946 | |
Veselin Topalov | 2727 | GM | 2900084 | Bulgaria | 2434 | 1975 | |
Vladimir P Malaniuk | 2444 | GM | 14100177 | Ukraine | 2433 | 1957 | |
Mikhail Gurevich | 2556 | GM | 200930 | Belgium | 2391 | 1959 | |
Florin Gheorghiu | 2367 | GM | 1200011 | Romania | 2387 | 1944 | |
Boris V Spassky | 2548 | GM | 600024 | Russian Federation | 2386 | 1937 | |
Robert Zelcic | 2466 | GM | 14500310 | Croatia | 2371 | 1965 | |
Zoltan Ribli | 2475 | GM | 700010 | Hungary | 2362 | 1951 | |
Robert Huebner | 2574 | GM | 4600010 | Germany | 2360 | 1948 | |
Alexander Morozevich | 2659 | GM | 4116992 | Russian Federation | 2357 | 1977 | |
Efim Geller | Russian Federation | 2349 | 1925 | ||||
Ratmir Kholmov | Russian Federation | 2334 | 1925 | ||||
Jonny Hector | 2441 | GM | 1700090 | Sweden | 2330 | 1964 | |
Jan Plachetka | 2287 | GM | 14900068 | Slovakia | 2324 | 1945 | |
Vladimir Burmakin | 2480 | GM | 4105109 | Russian Federation | 2283 | 1967 | |
Igor Glek | 2403 | GM | 4100484 | Belgium | 2282 | 1961 | |
Josef Pribyl | 2208 | IM | 300187 | Czech Republic | 2277 | 1947 | |
Evgeny Sveshnikov | 2456 | GM | 4100638 | Russian Federation | 2276 | 1950 | |
Friso Nijboer | 2463 | GM | 1000063 | Netherlands | 2260 | 1965 | |
Mark L Hebden | 2386 | GM | 400084 | United Kingdom | 2260 | 1958 | |
Csaba Horvath | 1777 | 759988 | Hungary | 2249 | 1953 | ||
Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez | 2252 | GM | 2200031 | Sweden | 2242 | 1950 | |
Viktor D Kupreichik | 2370 | GM | 13500066 | Belarus | 2239 | 1949 | |
Joseph G Gallagher | 2413 | GM | 1303422 | Switzerland | 2220 | 1964 | |
Andrei Sokolov | 2516 | IM | 11600306 | Latvia | 2219 | 1972 | |
Wlodzimierz Schmidt | 2190 | GM | 1100041 | Poland | 2219 | 1943 | |
Normunds Miezis | 2391 | GM | 11600136 | Latvia | 2217 | 1971 | |
Ljubomir Ljubojevic | 2571 | GM | 900010 | Serbia | 2202 | 1950 | |
Jonathan S Speelman | 2500 | GM | 400033 | United Kingdom | 2185 | 1956 | |
David Bronstein | Russian Federation | 2182 | 1924 | ||||
Alexander Khalifman | 2597 | GM | 4100115 | Fide | 2178 | 1966 | |
Peter Lukacs | 2404 | GM | 700142 | Hungary | 2175 | 1950 | |
Lothar Vogt | 2285 | GM | 4611292 | Germany | 2169 | 1952 | |
Ian Rogers | 2545 | GM | 3200019 | Australia | 2165 | 1960 | |
John TH Van der Wiel | 2388 | GM | 1000020 | Netherlands | 2162 | 1959 | |
Lev Psakhis | 2438 | GM | 2800012 | Israel | 2139 | 1958 | |
Sandor Farago | 2033 | IM | 701190 | Hungary | 2126 | 1956 | |
Oscar Panno | 2438 | GM | 100153 | Argentina | 2115 | 1935 | |
Kevin Spraggett | 2459 | GM | 2600013 | Canada | 2112 | 1954 | |
Artur Jussupow | 2559 | GM | 4618777 | Germany | 2105 | 1960 | |
Tigran V Petrosian | Georgia | 2099 | 1929 | ||||
Vitaly Tseshkovsky | 2460 | GM | 4100921 | Russian Federation | 2098 | 1944 | |
Jozsef Horvath | 1515 | 714372 | Hungary | 2085 | 1970 | ||
Alexander Alekhine | Russian Federation | 2075 | 1892 | ||||
Pavel Blatny | 2322 | GM | 300047 | Czech Republic | 2052 | 1968 | |
Lev Polugaevsky | Russian Federation | 2047 | 1934 | ||||
Aloyzas Kveinys | 2537 | GM | 12800040 | Lithuania | 2043 | 1962 | |
Laszlo Szabo | 1665 | 723827 | Hungary | 2023 | 1983 |