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Top Standard Chess Players in United States 🇺🇸

5,475 active players in United States by Standard rating.

#1 Hikaru Nakamura leads with 2,810 — 17 pts ahead of Fabiano Caruana (2,793).

This month's standout moves (top 100): Risheeth Kankeyan led all gainers at +86 pts, while Mark Heimann saw the steepest fall at -34 pts.

Format
Period
Age
Players

Top 3 Players

#1 · Current Leader
Hikaru Nakamura

Grandmaster · 39 years old

Standard
2810
Rapid
2742
Blitz
2838
Nakamura, Hikaru
#2
Fabiano Caruana
GM · 34 yrs
2793
−17 from #1
#3
Wesley So
GM · 33 yrs
2754
−56 from #1

Age Group Leaders

U20Woodward, AndyGM2,635U18Woodward, AndyGM2,635U16Woodward, AndyGM2,63565+Christiansen, LarryGM2,563

Biggest Movers · 1 month

Among top 100 players

Top Movers

Kankeyan, Risheeth2,396
+86
Atwell, RoseFM2,390
+36
Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM2,618
+27

Flop Movers

Heimann, MarkGM2,479
-34
Chasin, NicoIM2,500
-23
Tiglon, BryceGM2,529
-21
HISTORIC UNITED STATES #1 · 2001 → 2026
7 distinct leaders across 25 years
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Nakamura · current1y
20012007201420202026
Nakamura8y · 7 reignsCaruana7y · 6 reignsKamsky5y · 3 reignsOnischuk3ySeirawan1ySo11mo · 4 reignsAronian2mo
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,726-2
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,503+1
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
5,475-603
Rankings

Standard · Active · vs 1 month

#
PlayerStandard↓RapidBlitzΔ 1MGames
1
Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrs2810274228380
0
2
Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrs279327272749−2
16
3
So, WesleyGM · 33 yrs275427052798+1
8
4
Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrs273227092594−6
2
5
Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrs272826462699−7
9
6
Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrs272427302740−5
4
7
Liang, AwonderGM · 23 yrs271825222580+4
7
8
Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrs269626642677+8
4
9▲1
Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrs2656269427030
0
10▲2
Robson, RayGM · 32 yrs265326372620+3
2
11
Shankland, SamGM · 35 yrs2651262426130
0
12▼3
Oparin, GrigoriyGM · 29 yrs264326062670−15
8
13
Woodward, AndyGM · 16 yrs263525212496+4
9
14
Mishra, AbhimanyuGM · 17 yrs262325982541−6
11
15▲2
Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM · 29 yrs261826052605+27
9
16▼1
Yoo, Christopher WoojinGM · 20 yrs260724972578−2
4
17▲1
Hong, AndrewGM · 22 yrs259825572516+11
9
18▼2
Jacobson, BrandonGM · 23 yrs259024932517−8
10
19▲1
Swiercz, DariuszGM · 32 yrs2579265425770
0
20▼1
Zhou, JianchaoGM · 38 yrs257725742491−7
15
21
Burke, John MGM · 25 yrs2569—25740
0
22
Christiansen, LarryGM · 70 yrs25632584—0
0
23
Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM · 44 yrs2555261526470
1
24▲3
Akobian, VaruzhanGM · 43 yrs255325422524+4
9
25▼1
Akopian, VladimirGM · 55 yrs2551259426520
0
26▼1
Tang, AndrewGM · 27 yrs2551244025530
0
27▲3
Friedel, JoshuaGM · 40 yrs2544—25140
0
28
Ghazarian, KirkGM · 20 yrs2544—23770
0
29
Hardaway, BrewingtonGM · 17 yrs254224132565−2
9
30▲1
Goldin, AlexanderGM · 62 yrs2537——0
0
31▲1
Li, RuifengGM · 25 yrs2535244124390
0
32▲1
Holt, ConradGM · 33 yrs2532256325740
0
33▼7
Tiglon, BryceGM · 26 yrs2529——−21
9
34
Wang, JustinIM · 21 yrs2524237124970
0
35▲2
Brodsky, DavidGM · 24 yrs250824602443+3
9
36▼1
Chasin, NicoIM · 20 yrs250024432497−23
9
37▲7
Bora, SafalGM · 28 yrs250023892394+6
4
38▲2
Sheng, JoshuaGM · 26 yrs2498251123800
0
39
Mardov, DimitarIM · 18 yrs2498—2332−6
8
40▲1
Dlugy, MaximGM · 60 yrs2496249125020
0
41▲1
Balakrishnan, PraveenGM · 24 yrs2496238524300
5
42▲1
Moradiabadi, ElshanGM · 41 yrs2494253025120
0
43▲2
Hungaski, RobertGM · 39 yrs2493242124030
0
44▲11
Putnam, LiamIM · 18 yrs249223002442+20
9
45▲1
Kaidanov, GregoryGM · 67 yrs2491—25470
0
46▼8
Corrales Jimenez, FidelGM · 39 yrs248924732549−15
14
47
Zierk, StevenGM · 33 yrs2489250024880
0
48
Yip, CarissaIM · 23 yrs248223562351−4
16
49
Troff, KaydenGM · 28 yrs2482248025640
0
50▼14
Heimann, MarkGM · 33 yrs247924362417−34
9
51▼1
Erenburg, SergeyGM · 43 yrs2478247125200
5
52
Stearman, JosiahIM · 23 yrs2477231323960
0
53▼2
Novikov, IgorGM · 64 yrs2477——0
0
54▼1
Stripunsky, AlexanderGM · 56 yrs2476258125440
0
55▼1
Perelshteyn, EugeneGM · 46 yrs2475——0
0
56▲6
Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM · 16 yrs247323922477+25
9
57▼1
Benjamin, JoelGM · 62 yrs2471242825200
0
58▼1
Lenderman, AleksandrGM · 37 yrs2462260426100
0
59▲2
Shlyakhtenko, RobertIM · 21 yrs2461—2332+8
9
60▼2
Daggupati, BalajiGM · 21 yrs2459——0
0
61▼2
Molner, MackenzieGM · 38 yrs2458247424340
0
62▼2
Kunka, HarshidIM · 17 yrs2453——0
0
63
Rachels, StuartIM · 57 yrs2446——0
0
64
Deviprasath, SharveshFM · 20 yrs2443—2152+3
4
65▲6
Liu, EricIM · 17 yrs2442—2428+11
9
66▲7
Lu, MaximillianIM · 21 yrs244122632310+17
18
67▼2
Liang, JasonIM · 19 yrs2440237023780
0
68▼2
Root, DouglasIM · 63 yrs2439——0
0
69▼1
Orlov, GeorgiIM · 62 yrs2438—24090
0
70▼1
Schmakel, SamIM · 30 yrs2437232723560
0
71▲4
Park, EvanIM · 19 yrs2434—2370+15
9
72▼5
Narayanan, SamrugIM · 22 yrs2433—2317−5
18
73▼3
Shabalov, AlexanderGM · 59 yrs2433246524280
0
74▼2
Gonzalez, RenierGM · 54 yrs2429——0
0
75▲1
Fernandez, DanielGM · 41 yrs2419245523730
0
76▼2
Nakada, AkiraIM · 23 yrs2419220422070
0
77
Sethuraman, SandeepIM · 19 yrs2418—22790
0
78
Zhao, ErickIM · 18 yrs2418238724140
0
79▲12
Lee, AliceIM · 17 yrs241524152389+16
11
80
Griffith, KyronIM · 32 yrs2415234222370
0
81
Levine, JosephIM · 19 yrs2410—23510
0
82▲1
Krishnan, VarunIM · 29 yrs2408—23010
0
83▲1
Becerra Rivero, JulioGM · 53 yrs2408—25360
0
84▼2
Hilby, CraigIM · 26 yrs240824202387−1
14
85▼6
Rorrer, GraysonIM · 21 yrs2408—2320−8
9
86▲4
Vivekananthan, AnishIM · 22 yrs240724232385+7
14
87▼2
Fishbein, AlexanderGM · 58 yrs2406237823730
0
88▼2
Vidyarthi, VyomIM · 19 yrs2402239823020
0
89▼2
Tian, EddyIM · 20 yrs2402—23130
0
90▼2
Krush, IrinaGM · 43 yrs240123432210−1
2
91▼2
Torman, Eric · 52 yrs2400——0
0
92▲79
Kankeyan, Risheeth · 18 yrs239622861813+86
10
93▼1
Norowitz, YaacovIM · 44 yrs2395246224010
0
94▼1
Chen, RyoIM · 16 yrs2394—23640
0
95▲1
Song, EdwardIM · 27 yrs2391—22620
0
96▲33
Atwell, RoseFM · 17 yrs2390—2230+36
18
97▲1
Wheeler, CameronIM · 26 yrs2389234123560
0
98▼1
Khachiyan, MeliksetGM · 56 yrs2389247124840
0
99▲18
Guo, EthanFM · 13 yrs238721582280+23
18
100▼1
Zeltsan, JosephIM · 24 yrs2382226923250
0

Rating distribution

Standard · Active

12-month evolution

Standard · Active

Titled players — 433

Active · vs 1 month

Open
GM74
20%
IM89+1
24%
FM137+1
37%
CM67-1
18%
Women
WGM4+1
6%
WIM11
17%
WFM17
26%
WCM34
52%
AGE PYRAMID · UNITED STATES ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
2,349
U20
323
1,117
20-34
55
521
35-49
17
465
50-64
20
455
65+
6
4,907 open players421 women players
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Americas — By Average Top 10
FederationAvg top 10
1·
🇺🇸United States2,726
2▼1
🇦🇷Argentina2,535
3·
🇧🇷Brazil2,516
4▼1
🇨🇺Cuba2,512
5·
🇵🇪Peru2,480
6·
🇲🇽Mexico2,467
7▲2
CAN2,461
8▼2
🇨🇴Colombia2,459
9▲1
🇨🇱Chile2,419
10·
🇻🇪Venezuela2,385
World — By Average Top 10
FederationAvg top 10
1·
🇺🇸United States2,726
2·
🇮🇳India2,697
3·
🇨🇳China2,654
4·
🇷🇺Russia2,647
5·
🇩🇪Germany2,635
6▲2
🇺🇦Ukraine2,629
7▼1
FID2,628
8▼1
🇫🇷France2,626
9▲3
🇦🇿Azerbaijan2,622
10▲3
🇺🇿Uzbekistan2,617