|
Country
|
Player
|
Peak rating
|
Achieved
|
Birth year
|
Death year
|
Notes
|
|
1
|
Norway
|
Magnus Carlsen
|
2882
|
2014-05
|
1990
|
|
Highest-ranked player (2013–), world no. 1 (2010, 2011, 2011–), former World Chess Champion (2013–2023), highest-ranked Norwegian player (2006–)
|
2
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Garry Kasparov
|
2851
|
1999-07
|
1963
|
|
Highest-ranked Russian player, formerly world no. 1 (1984–1993, 1995–2006), former world champion (1985–2000), first player to achieve 2800+ rating, formerly highest-ranked player (1990–2012), highest-ranked Soviet-born player (since 1986)
|
3
|
Italy
United States
|
Fabiano Caruana
|
2844
|
2014-10
|
1992
|
|
Highest-ranked American player (since 2015), formerly highest-ranked Italian player (2007–2015)
|
4
|
Armenia
Germany
United States
|
Levon Aronian
|
2830
|
2014-03
|
1982
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Armenian player (2005–2021)
|
5
|
Philippines
United States
|
Wesley So
|
2822
|
2017-02
|
1993
|
|
Highest-ranked Filipino-born player, formerly highest-ranked Filipino player (2009–2014)
|
6
|
Azerbaijan
|
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2820
|
2018-09
|
1985
|
|
Highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2006, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–)
|
7
|
France
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2819
|
2016-08
|
1990
|
|
Highest-ranked French player (2013, since 2014)
|
8
|
India
|
Viswanathan Anand
|
2817
|
2011-03
|
1969
|
|
Highest-ranked Indian player (since 1987), former world champion (2007–2013, FIDE 2000–2002), formerly world no. 1 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Vladimir Kramnik
|
2817
|
2016-10
|
1975
|
|
Former world champion (2000–2007), formerly world no. 1 (1996, 2008), formerly youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating
|
10
|
Bulgaria
|
Veselin Topalov
|
2816
|
2015-07
|
1975
|
|
Highest-ranked Bulgarian player (since 1993), former world champion (FIDE 2005–2006), formerly world no. 1 (2006–2007, 2008–2009)
|
United States
|
Hikaru Nakamura
|
2816
|
2015-10
|
1987
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked American player (2011–2015)
|
China
|
Ding Liren
|
2816
|
2018-11
|
1992
|
|
Highest-ranked Chinese player (since 2015), current World Chess Champion (since 2023)
|
13
|
Russia
|
Alexander Grischuk
|
2810
|
2014-12
|
1983
|
|
|
14
|
Iran
France
|
Alireza Firouzja
|
2804
|
2021-12
|
2003
|
|
Highest-ranked Iranian-born player, formerly highest-ranked Iranian player (2019), highest-ranked junior, youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating
|
|
15
|
Russia
Netherlands
|
Anish Giri
|
2798
|
2015-10
|
1994
|
|
Highest-ranked Dutch player (since 2011)
|
16
|
Russia
|
Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
2795
|
2023-03
|
1990
|
|
|
17
|
Azerbaijan
|
Teimour Radjabov
|
2793
|
2012-11
|
1987
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2002–2005, 2006, 2009–2010, 2011–2017)
|
18
|
Russia
|
Alexander Morozevich
|
2788
|
2008-07
|
1977
|
|
|
Ukraine
Russia
|
Sergey Karjakin
|
2788
|
2011-07
|
1990
|
|
Highest-ranked Ukrainian-born player, formerly youngest grandmaster (2002–2021)
|
20
|
Soviet Union
Ukraine
|
Vasyl Ivanchuk
|
2787
|
2007-10
|
1969
|
|
Highest-ranked Ukrainian player (1992–2002, since 2005)
|
21
|
United States
|
Bobby Fischer
|
2785
|
1972-07
|
1943
|
2008
|
Former world champion (1972–1975), formerly highest-ranked player (1971–1989), formerly highest-ranked American player (1971–2008), formerly world no. 1 (1971–1975), formerly youngest grandmaster (1958–1991), first player to achieve 2700+ rating
|
22
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Anatoly Karpov
|
2780
|
1994-07
|
1951
|
|
Former world champion (1975–1985, FIDE 1993–1999), formerly world no. 1 (1976–1983, 1985, 1994), formerly highest-ranked Soviet player (1974–1986)
|
23
|
India
|
Arjun Erigaisi
|
2778
|
2024-07
|
2003
|
|
|
24
|
Soviet Union
Belarus
Israel
|
Boris Gelfand
|
2777
|
2013-11
|
1968
|
|
Highest-ranked Israeli player (since 1999), formerly highest-ranked Belarusian player (1993–1998)
|
25
|
Hungary
Romania
|
Richard Rapport
|
2776
|
2022-04
|
1996
|
|
Highest-ranked Romanian player (since 2022), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian player (2021–2022)
|
|
26
|
India
|
Pentala Harikrishna
|
2770
|
2016-12
|
1986
|
|
|
27
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Peter Svidler
|
2769
|
2013-05
|
1976
|
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2769
|
2024-07
|
2004
|
|
Highest-ranked Uzbekistani player (since 2023)
|
29
|
Cuba
United States
|
Leinier Domínguez
|
2768
|
2014-05
|
1983
|
|
Highest-ranked Cuban-born player, formerly highest-ranked Cuban player (1998–2001, 2001–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2018)
|
30
|
India
|
Dommaraju Gukesh
|
2766
|
2024-08
|
2006
|
|
|
31
|
Ukraine
|
Pavel Eljanov
|
2765
|
2016-03
|
1983
|
|
|
China
|
Yu Yangyi
|
2765
|
2018-09
|
1994
|
|
|
33
|
Ukraine
|
Ruslan Ponomariov
|
2764
|
2011-07
|
1983
|
|
Former world chess champion (FIDE 2002–2004), formerly youngest grandmaster (1997–1999), formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2002–2005)
|
34
|
Hungary
|
Peter Leko
|
2763
|
2005-04
|
1979
|
|
Formerly youngest grandmaster (1994–1997), highest-ranked Hungarian player (1999–2021, since 2022)
|
Soviet Union
United States
|
Gata Kamsky
|
2763
|
2013-07
|
1974
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked American player (2008–2010)
|
China
|
Wang Hao
|
2763
|
2020-04
|
1989
|
|
|
37
|
China
|
Wei Yi
|
2762
|
2024-08
|
1999
|
|
Youngest player to achieve 2700+ rating
|
38
|
Azerbaijan
|
Vugar Gashimov
|
2761
|
2012-01
|
1986
|
2014
|
|
England
|
Michael Adams
|
2761
|
2013-09
|
1971
|
|
Highest-ranked English player (since 1998)
|
Russia
|
Vladislav Artemiev
|
2761
|
2019-06
|
1998
|
|
|
41
|
Russia
|
Dmitry Jakovenko
|
2760
|
2009-01
|
1983
|
|
|
Poland
|
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
|
2760
|
2021-12
|
1998
|
|
Highest-ranked Polish player (since 2019)
|
43
|
Russia
|
Evgeny Tomashevsky
|
2758
|
2015-09
|
1987
|
|
|
China
|
Li Chao
|
2758
|
2016-06
|
1989
|
|
|
45
|
India
|
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
|
2757
|
2024-07
|
2005
|
|
|
46
|
China
|
Wang Yue
|
2756
|
2010-11
|
1987
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Chinese player (2007–2008, 2008–2015)
|
47
|
Soviet Union
Latvia
Spain
|
Alexei Shirov
|
2755
|
2008-01
|
1972
|
|
Highest-ranked Spanish player (1995–2011, since 2018), formerly highest-ranked Latvian player (1992–1994, 2011–2018)
|
48
|
Georgia
Czech Republic
Slovakia
Armenia
|
Sergei Movsesian
|
2751
|
2009-01
|
1978
|
|
Formerely highest-ranked Czech player (1999–2002), formerly highest-ranked Slovak player (2002–2010), highest-ranked Armenian player (since 2021)
|
Czech Republic
|
David Navara
|
2751
|
2015-05
|
1985
|
|
Highest-ranked Czech player (since 2005)
|
Russia
England
|
Nikita Vitiugov
|
2751
|
2019-11
|
1987
|
|
|
51
|
Poland
|
Radosław Wojtaszek
|
2750
|
2017-01
|
1987
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Polish player (2010–2019)
|
|
52
|
France
|
Étienne Bacrot
|
2749
|
2013-11
|
1983
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked French player (2004–2013, 2013–2014), formerly youngest grandmaster (1997)
|
53
|
India
|
Vidit Gujrathi
|
2747
|
2024-02
|
1994
|
|
|
54
|
Russia
|
Dmitry Andreikin
|
2743
|
2016-06
|
1990
|
|
|
Germany
|
Vincent Keymer
|
2743
|
2024-01
|
2004
|
|
Highest-ranked German player (since 2023)
|
56
|
Iran
|
Parham Maghsoodloo
|
2742
|
2023-12
|
2000
|
|
Highest-ranked Iranian player (2018–2019, since 2019)
|
57
|
Vietnam
|
Lê Quang Liêm
|
2741
|
2024-08
|
1991
|
|
Highest-ranked Vietnamese player (since 2009)
|
58
|
Soviet Union
Russia
Canada
|
Evgeny Bareev
|
2739
|
2003-10
|
1966
|
|
Highest-ranked Canadian player (since 2015)
|
59
|
Russia
|
Maxim Matlakov
|
2738
|
2017-11
|
1991
|
|
|
60
|
Latvia
Germany
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
|
Arkadij Naiditsch
|
2737
|
2013-12
|
1985
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked German player (2006–2008, 2009–2015)
|
61
|
Hungary
|
Judit Polgár
|
2735
|
2005-07
|
1976
|
|
Highest-ranked female player; first and only female player to achieve 2700+ rating, formerly youngest grandmaster (1991–1994), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian player (1996–1998)
|
62
|
Soviet Union
Moldova
|
Viktor Bologan
|
2734
|
2012-08
|
1971
|
|
Highest-ranked Moldovan player
|
Georgia
|
Baadur Jobava
|
2734
|
2012-09
|
1983
|
|
Highest-ranked Georgian player (since 2010)
|
64
|
Russia
Slovenia
|
Vladimir Fedoseev
|
2733
|
2017-10
|
1995
|
|
Highest-ranked Slovenian player (since 2023)
|
United States
|
Hans Niemann
|
2733
|
2024-09
|
2003
|
|
|
66
|
Russia
|
Vladimir Malakhov
|
2732
|
2010-07
|
1980
|
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
|
Ernesto Inarkiev
|
2732
|
2016-09
|
1985
|
|
|
68
|
China
|
Bu Xiangzhi
|
2731
|
2019-02
|
1985
|
|
Formerly youngest grandmaster (1999–2002), formerly highest-ranked Chinese player (2008)
|
United States
|
Samuel Shankland
|
2731
|
2019-02
|
1991
|
|
|
70
|
Hungary
|
Zoltán Almási
|
2726
|
2011-07
|
1976
|
|
|
Ukraine
|
Alexander Moiseenko
|
2726
|
2011-09
|
1980
|
|
|
72
|
Russia
Israel
|
Evgeny Alekseev
|
2725
|
2009-09
|
1985
|
|
|
Ukraine
|
Andrei Volokitin
|
2725
|
2013-03
|
1986
|
|
|
|
74
|
China
|
Ni Hua
|
2724
|
2009-04
|
1983
|
|
|
Spain
|
Francisco Vallejo Pons
|
2724
|
2011-07
|
1982
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Spanish player (2012–2018)
|
76
|
Ukraine
|
Anton Korobov
|
2723
|
2014-01
|
1985
|
|
|
Russia
|
Andrey Esipenko
|
2723
|
2022-03
|
2002
|
|
|
78
|
India
|
Krishnan Sasikiran
|
2720
|
2012-05
|
1981
|
|
|
Russia
|
Alexander Riazantsev
|
2720
|
2012-07
|
1985
|
|
|
Ukraine
|
Alexander Areshchenko
|
2720
|
2012-12
|
1986
|
|
|
France
|
Laurent Fressinet
|
2720
|
2015-06
|
1981
|
|
|
Russia
|
Daniil Dubov
|
2720
|
2021-12
|
1996
|
|
|
83
|
Bulgaria
Georgia
|
Ivan Cheparinov
|
2718
|
2018-08
|
1986
|
|
|
Iran
|
Amin Tabatabaei
|
2718
|
2024-07
|
2001
|
|
|
85
|
Cuba
United States
|
Lázaro Bruzón
|
2717
|
2012-10
|
1982
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Cuban player (2001, 2003–2004, 2005–2007, 2018–2020)
|
Ukraine
|
Yuriy Kryvoruchko
|
2717
|
2015-11
|
1986
|
|
|
Russia
Serbia
|
Alexey Sarana
|
2717
|
2024-07
|
2000
|
|
Highest-ranked Serbian player (since 2023)
|
88
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Valery Salov
|
2715
|
1995-01
|
1964
|
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
|
2715
|
2015-05
|
1979
|
|
Former world chess champion (FIDE 2004–2005), formerly highest-ranked Uzbekistani player (2000–2023)
|
Russia
Austria
|
Kirill Alekseenko
|
2715
|
2019-11
|
1997
|
|
Highest-ranked Austrian player (since 2023)
|
Netherlands
|
Jorden van Foreest
|
2715
|
2022-05
|
1999
|
|
|
92
|
Netherlands
|
Loek van Wely
|
2714
|
2001-10
|
1972
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Dutch player (2001–2011)
|
Russia
|
Denis Khismatullin
|
2714
|
2014-03
|
1984
|
|
|
94
|
Soviet Union
Armenia
United States
|
Vladimir Akopian
|
2713
|
2006-07
|
1971
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Armenian player (1995–2005)
|
England
|
Luke McShane
|
2713
|
2012-07
|
1984
|
|
|
96
|
England
|
Nigel Short
|
2712
|
2004-04
|
1965
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked English player (1987–1998)
|
England
|
David Howell
|
2712
|
2015-08
|
1990
|
|
|
Egypt
|
Bassem Amin
|
2712
|
2019-01
|
1988
|
|
Highest-ranked Egyptian player (since 2012), highest-ranked African player (since 2012)
|
United States
|
Jeffery Xiong
|
2712
|
2019-11
|
2000
|
|
|
Russia
Hungary
|
Sanan Sjugirov
|
2712
|
2022-11
|
1993
|
|
|
101
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Alexey Dreev
|
2711
|
2011-07
|
1969
|
|
|
Armenia
|
Gabriel Sargissian
|
2711
|
2022-09
|
1983
|
|
|
103
|
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Slovenia
|
Alexander Beliavsky
|
2710
|
1997-07
|
1953
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Slovenian player (1996–2023)
|
Russia
Romania
|
Alexander Motylev
|
2710
|
2009-07
|
1979
|
|
|
Israel
|
Maxim Rodshtein
|
2710
|
2016-03
|
1989
|
|
|
Romania
|
Bogdan-Daniel Deac
|
2710
|
2022-09
|
2001
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Romanian player (2021–2022)
|
107
|
Azerbaijan
|
Rauf Mamedov
|
2709
|
2017-12
|
1988
|
|
|
England
|
Gawain Jones
|
2709
|
2019-06
|
1987
|
|
|
109
|
Ukraine
|
Zahar Efimenko
|
2708
|
2011-03
|
1985
|
|
|
Armenia
|
Haik M. Martirosyan
|
2708
|
2023-11
|
2000
|
|
|
111
|
Romania
Germany
|
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
|
2707
|
2005-10
|
1976
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Romanian player (1998–2000, 2003–2014), formerly highest-ranked German player (2015–2023)
|
Russia
|
Evgeny Najer
|
2707
|
2017-08
|
1977
|
|
|
113
|
Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Netherlands
|
Ivan Sokolov
|
2706
|
2004-01
|
1968
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Bosnian-Herzegovinian player (1993–1994, 1996–2002, 2009–2010)
|
Hungary
|
Ferenc Berkes
|
2706
|
2011-09
|
1985
|
|
|
Soviet Union
Russia
|
Sergei Rublevsky
|
2706
|
2013-11
|
1974
|
|
|
116
|
Soviet Union
Latvia
|
Mikhail Tal
|
2705
|
1980-01
|
1936
|
1992
|
Former world champion (1960–1961), formerly highest-ranked Latvian player (1992)
|
Soviet Union
Russia
Israel
Switzerland
|
Vadim Milov
|
2705
|
2008-07
|
1972
|
|
Highest-ranked Swiss player (since 2008)
|
Russia
|
Boris Grachev
|
2705
|
2012-03
|
1986
|
|
|
Norway
|
Jon Ludvig Hammer
|
2705
|
2016-02
|
1990
|
|
|
120
|
Czech Republic
|
Viktor Láznička
|
2704
|
2012-01
|
1989
|
|
|
United States
|
Ray Robson
|
2704
|
2023-04
|
1994
|
|
|
122
|
Soviet Union
Israel
|
Emil Sutovsky
|
2703
|
2012-01
|
1977
|
|
|
Austria
|
Markus Ragger
|
2703
|
2017-02
|
1988
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Austrian player (2010–2023)
|
Belarus
|
Vladislav Kovalev
|
2703
|
2019-02
|
1994
|
|
Highest-ranked Belarusian player (since 2019)
|
Croatia
|
Ivan Šarić
|
2703
|
2019-03
|
1990
|
|
Highest-ranked Croatian player (since 2011)
|
Spain
|
David Antón Guijarro
|
2703
|
2020-03
|
1995
|
|
|
United States
|
Samuel Sevian
|
2703
|
2022-05
|
2000
|
|
|
India
|
Aravindh Chithambaram
|
2703
|
2024-07
|
1999
|
|
Latest player to attain 2700+ rating
|
129
|
Soviet Union
Russia
Poland
|
Michał Krasenkow
|
2702
|
2000-07
|
1963
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Polish player (1996–2010)
|
Soviet Union
Israel
|
Ilya Smirin
|
2702
|
2001-07
|
1968
|
|
|
Soviet Union
Germany
Russia
|
Alexander Khalifman
|
2702
|
2001-10
|
1966
|
|
Former world chess champion (FIDE 1999–2000), formerly highest-ranked German player (1991–1992)
|
Soviet Union
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Georgia
|
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
|
2702
|
2003-07
|
1960
|
|
Formerly highest-ranked Georgian player (1992–1994, 1996–2009)
|
France
|
Romain Edouard
|
2702
|
2014-06
|
1990
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Ukraine
Latvia
|
Igor Kovalenko
|
2702
|
2015-08
|
1988
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Formerly highest-ranked Latvian player (2018–2021)
|
135
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Soviet Union
Ukraine
United States
|
Alexander Onischuk
|
2701
|
2010-07
|
1975
|
|
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India
|
Adhiban Baskaran
|
2701
|
2019-04
|
1992
|
|
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Uzbekistan
|
Javokhir Sindarov
|
2701
|
2023-12
|
2005
|
|
|
138
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Denmark
|
Peter Heine Nielsen
|
2700
|
2010-07
|
1973
|
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Highest-ranked Danish player (since 2004)
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Russia
|
Igor Lysyj
|
2700
|
2015-01
|
1987
|
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