Top Standard Chess Players — World Rankings
297,286 active players worldwide by Standard rating. #1 Magnus Carlsen leads with 2,841 — 49 pts ahead of Hikaru Nakamura (2,792). This month's standout moves (top 50): Hans Moke Niemann led all gainers at +14 pts, while Awonder Liang saw the steepest fall at -22 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGMFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,742
+14🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGMFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,761
+10🇩🇪Keymer, VincentGMFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,767
+8Flop Movers
🇺🇸Liang, AwonderGMFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,696
-22🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGMFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,744
-15🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGMFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,728
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Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,778+1
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,683=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
297,286+2,014
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusGM · 36 yrsFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2841 | 2832 | 2869 | +1 | 7 |
2 | 🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2742 | 2838 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2723 | 2781 | +4 | 9 |
4▲1 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM · 21 yrsFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2718 | 2672 | +1 | 9 |
5▼1 | 🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM · 22 yrsFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2703 | 2785 | −3 | 7 |
6▲1 | 🇩🇪Keymer, VincentGM · 22 yrsFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2767 | 2627 | 2621 | +8 | 8 |
7▼1 | 🇳🇱Giri, AnishGM · 32 yrsFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2764 | 2689 | 2666 | −3 | 9 |
8▲3 | 🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2761 | 2741 | 2776 | +10 | 7 |
9 | 🇺🇸So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2719 | 2776 | −1 | 8 |
10 | 🇨🇳Wei, YiGM · 27 yrsFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2726 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
11▼3 | 🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGM · 23 yrsFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2744 | 2732 | 2800 | −15 | 5 |
12▲10 | 🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2742 | 2673 | 2709 | +14 | 0 |
13▼1 | 🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2729 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
14▼1 | 🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGM · 28 yrsFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2685 | 2721 | 0 | 0 |
15▼1 | 🇨🇳Ding, LirenGM · 34 yrsFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2738 | 2716 | 2757 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2735 | 2663 | 2698 | +2 | 9 |
17▲3 | 🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanGM · 36 yrsFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2733 | 2729 | 2765 | +4 | 9 |
18 | 🇮🇳Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2684 | 2655 | 0 | 0 |
19▼2 | 🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrsFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2696 | 2594 | 0 | 0 |
20▼1 | 🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemGM · 35 yrsFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2731 | 2636 | 2683 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 🇭🇺Rapport, RichardGM · 30 yrsFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2729 | 2676 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
22▼7 | 🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGM · 27 yrsFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2728 | 2595 | 2690 | −7 | 15 |
23 | 🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2724 | 2730 | 2740 | 0 | 0 |
24 | 🇮🇳Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2689 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
25▲2 | 🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM · 36 yrsFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2721 | 2725 | 2744 | +4 | 9 |
26 | 🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM · 41 yrsFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2717 | 2707 | 2632 | 0 | 0 |
27▲1 | 🇨🇳Yu, YangyiGM · 32 yrsFollow Yangyi YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2714 | 2660 | 2707 | 0 | 0 |
28▲1 | 🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. AminGM · 25 yrsFollow M. Amin TabatabaeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2714 | 2593 | 2586 | 0 | 0 |
29▲3 | 🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGM · 15 yrsFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2713 | 2493 | 2546 | +5 | 7 |
30▲1 | Andreikin, DmitryGM · 36 yrsFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2710 | 2686 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
31▲2 | 🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2638 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
32▼2 | 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM · 26 yrsFollow Parham MaghsoodlooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2706 | 2666 | 2625 | −4 | 9 |
33▲1 | 🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGM · 31 yrsFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2700 | 2701 | 2726 | 0 | 0 |
34▼9 | 🇺🇸Liang, AwonderGM · 23 yrsFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2522 | 2580 | −22 | 16 |
35 | 🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2664 | 2677 | 0 | 0 |
36 | 🇧🇬Topalov, VeselinGM · 51 yrsFollow Veselin TopalovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2695 | 2607 | 2627 | 0 | 0 |
37 | 🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasGM · 29 yrsFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2694 | 2587 | 2634 | 0 | 0 |
38 | 🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM · 27 yrsFollow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2692 | 2576 | 2550 | 0 | 0 |
39▲1 | 🇦🇿Radjabov, TeimourGM · 39 yrsFollow Teimour RadjabovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2689 | 2638 | 2676 | 0 | 0 |
40▼1 | 🇺🇿Yakubboev, NodirbekGM · 24 yrsFollow Nodirbek YakubboevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2689 | 2569 | 2584 | 0 | 0 |
41▲1 | 🇨🇳Wang, HaoGM · 37 yrsFollow Hao WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2684 | 2667 | 2639 | 0 | 0 |
42▼1 | 🇷🇺Esipenko, AndreyGM · 24 yrsFollow Andrey EsipenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2684 | 2653 | 2651 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Svidler, PeterGM · 50 yrsFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2682 | 2680 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
44▲1 | 🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaGM · 40 yrsFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2595 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
45▼1 | 🇭🇺Leko, PeterGM · 47 yrsFollow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2700 | 2738 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 🇺🇦Kovalenko, IgorGM · 38 yrsFollow Igor KovalenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2672 | 2592 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
47▲3 | 🇷🇸Sarana, AlexeyGM · 26 yrsFollow Alexey SaranaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2668 | 2660 | 2685 | +4 | 15 |
48▼1 | 🇬🇧Vitiugov, NikitaGM · 39 yrsFollow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2666 | 2616 | 2586 | 0 | 0 |
49▼1 | 🇬🇧Howell, David W LGM · 36 yrsFollow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2613 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
50▼1 | 🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinGM · 21 yrsFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2556 | 2565 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active
12-month evolution
Standard · Active
Titled players — 13,290
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM1,309-6
12%
IM2,451-9
22%
FM5,012+66
45%
CM2,373+58
21%
Women
WGM182-1
8%
WIM421-5
20%
WFM861+4
40%
WCM681+4
32%
AGE PYRAMID · WORLD ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
83,019U2015,098
44,54820-344,524
30,69835-491,664
33,20050-641,070
24,90065+538
216,365 open players22,894 women players
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Europe — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,637 |
2· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
3· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,626 |
4· | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,625 |
5▲1 | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,612 |
6▼1 | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,612 |
7· | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,606 |
8· | 🇦🇲ArmeniaFollow ArmeniaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,602 |
9· | 🇵🇱PolandFollow PolandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,589 |
10· | 🇳🇴NorwayFollow NorwayTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,586 |
Asia-Pacific — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,709 |
2· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,667 |
3· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,642 |
4▲1 | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,623 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,573 |
6▲3 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,514 |
7▼3 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,476 |
8▼1 | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,459 |
9▼1 | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,444 |
10· | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,423 |
Americas — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,724 |
2· | 🇦🇷ArgentinaFollow ArgentinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,538 |
3· | 🇨🇺CubaFollow CubaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,512 |
4▼6 | 🇧🇷BrazilFollow BrazilTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,502 |
5▲1 | 🇵🇪PeruFollow PeruTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,479 |
6· | 🇲🇽MexicoFollow MexicoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,465 |
7▼1 | 🇨🇦CanadaFollow CanadaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,463 |
8▼1 | 🇨🇴ColombiaFollow ColombiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,457 |
9▲2 | 🇨🇱ChileFollow ChileTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,421 |
10· | 🇻🇪VenezuelaFollow VenezuelaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,386 |