Top Blitz Chess Players in United States 🇺🇸Follow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
5,510 active players in United States by Blitz rating. #1 Hikaru Nakamura leads with 2,838 — 57 pts ahead of Fabiano Caruana (2,781). This month's standout moves (top 50): Bryan Enming Lin led all gainers at +81 pts, while Wesley So saw the steepest fall at -22 pts.
Age Group Leaders
U20Yoo, Christopher WoojinGMFollow Christopher Woojin YooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,578U18Hardaway, BrewingtonGMFollow Brewington HardawayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,572U16Woodward, AndyGMFollow Andy WoodwardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲22,49665+Kaidanov, GregoryGMFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▲12,547
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Lin, Bryan EnmingIMFollow Bryan Enming LinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,475
+81Caruana, FabianoGMFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,781
+32Troff, KaydenGMFollow Kayden TroffTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,576
+12RECENT UNITED STATES #1 · 2021 → 2026
2 distinct leaders across 14 years
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- NakamuraJan 2021 → Nov 202111mo
- SoDec 2021 → Feb 20223mo
- NakamuraMar 2022 → Jun 20264y
Nakamura5y · 2 reignsSo3mo
Avg. top 10
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,719+2
Avg. top 100
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,473=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
5,510+98
Rankings
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard | Rapid | Blitz↓ | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2742 | 2838 | 0 | 0 |
2▲1 | Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2723 | 2781 | +32 | 18 |
3▼1 | So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2719 | 2776 | −22 | 18 |
4 | Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2724 | 2730 | 2740 | 0 | 0 |
5▲1 | Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2742 | 2673 | 2709 | +10 | 18 |
6▼1 | Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrsFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2694 | 2703 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2664 | 2677 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Oparin, GrigoriyGM · 29 yrsFollow Grigoriy OparinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2643 | 2606 | 2670 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Akopian, VladimirGM · 55 yrsFollow Vladimir AkopianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2594 | 2652 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM · 44 yrsFollow Lazaro Bruzon BatistaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2555 | 2615 | 2647 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Robson, RayGM · 32 yrsFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2653 | 2637 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Shankland, SamGM · 35 yrsFollow Sam ShanklandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2647 | 2624 | 2613 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Lenderman, AleksandrGM · 37 yrsFollow Aleksandr LendermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2462 | 2604 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM · 29 yrsFollow Mikhail Al. AntipovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2624 | 2605 | 2605 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrsFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2696 | 2594 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Liang, AwonderGM · 23 yrsFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2522 | 2580 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Yoo, Christopher WoojinGM · 20 yrsFollow Christopher Woojin YooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2501 | 2578 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Swiercz, DariuszGM · 32 yrsFollow Dariusz SwierczTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2579 | 2654 | 2577 | 0 | 0 |
19▲3 | Troff, KaydenGM · 28 yrsFollow Kayden TroffTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2482 | 2480 | 2576 | +12 | 15 |
20▼1 | Holt, ConradGM · 33 yrsFollow Conrad HoltTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2532 | 2563 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Hardaway, BrewingtonGM · 17 yrsFollow Brewington HardawayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2510 | 2415 | 2572 | +7 | 9 |
22▲1 | Tang, AndrewGM · 27 yrsFollow Andrew TangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2440 | 2553 | 0 | 0 |
23▲1 | Corrales Jimenez, FidelGM · 39 yrsFollow Fidel Corrales JimenezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2504 | 2473 | 2549 | 0 | 0 |
24▲1 | Kaidanov, GregoryGM · 67 yrsFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2492 | — | 2547 | 0 | 0 |
25▲1 | Stripunsky, AlexanderGM · 56 yrsFollow Alexander StripunskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2476 | 2581 | 2544 | 0 | 0 |
26▲1 | Mishra, AbhimanyuGM · 17 yrsFollow Abhimanyu MishraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2638 | 2598 | 2541 | 0 | 0 |
27▲1 | Becerra Rivero, JulioGM · 53 yrsFollow Julio Becerra RiveroTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2408 | — | 2536 | 0 | 0 |
28▲1 | Akobian, VaruzhanGM · 43 yrsFollow Varuzhan AkobianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2553 | 2542 | 2524 | 0 | 0 |
29▲2 | Benjamin, JoelGM · 62 yrsFollow Joel BenjaminTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2471 | 2428 | 2520 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Erenburg, SergeyGM · 43 yrsFollow Sergey ErenburgTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2481 | 2471 | 2520 | 0 | 0 |
31▲1 | Jacobson, BrandonGM · 23 yrsFollow Brandon JacobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2604 | 2493 | 2517 | 0 | 0 |
32▲1 | Hong, AndrewGM · 22 yrsFollow Andrew HongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2592 | 2557 | 2516 | 0 | 0 |
33▲1 | Sevillano, EnricoGM · 58 yrsFollow Enrico SevillanoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2280 | — | 2515 | 0 | 0 |
34▲1 | Friedel, JoshuaGM · 40 yrsFollow Joshua FriedelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2544 | — | 2514 | 0 | 0 |
35▲1 | Moradiabadi, ElshanGM · 41 yrsFollow Elshan MoradiabadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2494 | 2530 | 2512 | 0 | 0 |
36▲1 | Yermolinsky, AlexGM · 68 yrsFollow Alex YermolinskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | 2520 | 2508 | 0 | 0 |
37▲1 | Gurevich, DmitryGM · 70 yrsFollow Dmitry GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2324 | 2427 | 2506 | 0 | 0 |
38▲3 | Wang, JustinIM · 21 yrsFollow Justin WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2524 | 2371 | 2497 | 0 | 0 |
39▲3 | Ivanov, AlexanderGM · 70 yrsFollow Alexander IvanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2367 | — | 2497 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Chasin, NicoGM · 20 yrsFollow Nico ChasinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2490 | 2448 | 2497 | 0 | 0 |
41▲2 | Woodward, AndyGM · 16 yrsFollow Andy WoodwardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2638 | 2521 | 2496 | 0 | 0 |
42▼3 | Dlugy, MaximGM · 60 yrsFollow Maxim DlugyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2496 | 2491 | 2492 | −7 | 9 |
43▲1 | Zhou, JianchaoGM · 38 yrsFollow Jianchao ZhouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2612 | 2574 | 2491 | 0 | 0 |
44▲1 | Khachiyan, MeliksetGM · 56 yrsFollow Melikset KhachiyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2375 | 2471 | 2484 | 0 | 0 |
45▲1 | Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM · 16 yrsFollow Tanitoluwa AdewumiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2471 | 2395 | 2478 | +6 | 9 |
46▲20 | Lin, Bryan EnmingIM · 15 yrsFollow Bryan Enming LinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2371 | 2206 | 2475 | +81 | 17 |
47 | Bick, Gabriel James KoopIM · 27 yrsFollow Gabriel James Koop BickTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2346 | — | 2466 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Grabinsky, AaronIM · 28 yrsFollow Aaron GrabinskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | 2335 | 2446 | 0 | 0 |
49 | Brodsky, DavidGM · 24 yrsFollow David BrodskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2510 | 2460 | 2443 | 0 | 0 |
50 | Putnam, LiamIM · 18 yrsFollow Liam PutnamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2503 | 2300 | 2442 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Blitz · Active
12-month evolution
Blitz · Active
Titled players — 431
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM72-1
20%
IM87-1
24%
FM137-1
38%
CM68+1
19%
Women
WGM5+1
7%
WIM11
16%
WFM18+1
27%
WCM33
49%
AGE PYRAMID · UNITED STATES ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
1,138U20153
69420-3443
27235-4913
16150-647
11465+1
2,379 open players217 women players
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Americas — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,719 |
2▲2 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaFollow ArgentinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,544 |
3▲1 | 🇵🇪PeruFollow PeruTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,506 |
4▲1 | 🇨🇺CubaFollow CubaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,492 |
5▲1 | 🇨🇴ColombiaFollow ColombiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,491 |
6▲1 | 🇲🇽MexicoFollow MexicoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,488 |
7▼4 | 🇧🇷BrazilFollow BrazilTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,486 |
8· | 🇨🇦CanadaFollow CanadaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,450 |
9· | 🇨🇱ChileFollow ChileTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,418 |
10· | 🇻🇪VenezuelaFollow VenezuelaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,388 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,719 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,680 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,673 |
4· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,661 |
5· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,630 |
6· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
7· | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,624 |
8· | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,611 |
9· | FIDEFollow FIDETrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,603 |
10· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,598 |