Top 65+ Standard Chess Players — World Rankings
29,168 65+ active players worldwide by Standard rating.
#1 Larry Christiansen leads with 2,563 — 0 pts ahead of Mikhail Gurevich (2,563).
This month's standout moves (top 100): Aleksa Strikovic led all gainers at +14 pts, while Uwe Boensch saw the steepest fall at -13 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 100 players
Top Movers
🇷🇸Strikovic, AleksaGMFollow Aleksa StrikovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,391
+14🇪🇸Cifuentes Parada, RobertoGMFollow Roberto Cifuentes ParadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,397
+12🇰🇿Temirbayev, SerikbayGMFollow Serikbay TemirbayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,369
+11Flop Movers
🇩🇪Boensch, UweGMFollow Uwe BoenschTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,441
-13🇬🇧Mestel, A JonathanGMFollow A Jonathan MestelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,429
-13🇺🇸De Firmian, NickGMFollow Nick De FirmianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,379
-13HISTORIC WORLD #1 · 2001 → 2026
11 distinct leaders across 25 yearsHover a segment for details
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Korchnoi10y · 4 reignsHuebner4y · 3 reignsKarpov4y · 2 reignsNunn1y · 3 reignsChristiansen1y · 4 reignsGurevich1y · 2 reignsAfromeev1yKurajica6moTseshkovsky5mo · 2 reignsPortisch4moKaidanov2mo
Standard · Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Avg. top 10
2,518+3
Avg. top 100
2,392+4
Active players
29,168-801
Titled players — 1,397
Active · 65+ · vs 1 month
Open
GM120+2
9%
IM335-1
25%
FM709-2
53%
CM163
12%
Women
WGM15
21%
WIM26
37%
WFM28-1
40%
WCM1
1%
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month · 65+
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1▲1 | 🇺🇸Christiansen, LarryGM · 70 yrsFollow Larry ChristiansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2563 | 2584 | — | 0 | 0 |
2▼1 | 🇧🇪Gurevich, MikhailGM · 67 yrsFollow Mikhail GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2563 | 2567 | 2610 | −9 | 4 |
3 | 🇧🇦Nikolic, PredragGM · 66 yrsFollow Predrag NikolicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2615 | 2550 | −3 | 2 |
4 | 🇷🇺Makarichev, SergeyGM · 73 yrsFollow Sergey MakarichevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2519 | — | — | −1 | 4 |
5 | 🇬🇧Nunn, John D MGM · 71 yrsFollow John D M NunnTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2514 | 2536 | 2490 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 🇷🇺Pigusov, EvgenyGM · 65 yrsFollow Evgeny PigusovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2508 | 2455 | 2524 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 🇱🇻Kengis, EdvinsGM · 67 yrsFollow Edvins KengisTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2493 | 2343 | 2407 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 🇺🇸Kaidanov, GregoryGM · 67 yrsFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2491 | — | 2547 | 0 | 0 |
9▲2 | 🇬🇧Speelman, Jon SGM · 70 yrsFollow Jon S SpeelmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2489 | 2540 | 2449 | +6 | 4 |
10▼1 | 🇺🇦Baikovsky, YuriyIM · 67 yrsFollow Yuriy BaikovskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2485 | 2412 | 2429 | 0 | 0 |
11▼1 | 🇬🇪Sturua, ZurabGM · 67 yrsFollow Zurab SturuaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2484 | 2480 | 2443 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 🇩🇪Lobron, EricGM · 66 yrsFollow Eric LobronTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2467 | 2459 | 2530 | 0 | 4 |
13▲1 | 🇦🇹Kindermann, StefanGM · 67 yrsFollow Stefan KindermannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2450 | 2516 | — | +2 | 3 |
14▲4 | 🇦🇲Vaganian, Rafael AGM · 75 yrsFollow Rafael A VaganianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2442 | 2416 | 2439 | +5 | 4 |
15▼2 | 🇩🇪Boensch, UweGM · 68 yrsFollow Uwe BoenschTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2441 | — | 2557 | −13 | 4 |
16▼1 | 🇮🇸Olafsson, HelgiGM · 70 yrsFollow Helgi OlafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2439 | 2496 | 2404 | −8 | 4 |
17 | 🇮🇹Bruno, FabioIM · 66 yrsFollow Fabio BrunoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2436 | 2467 | 2373 | −4 | 4 |
18▲1 | 🇩🇰Mortensen, ErlingIM · 71 yrsFollow Erling MortensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2432 | — | — | +6 | 3 |
19▼3 | 🇬🇧Mestel, A JonathanGM · 69 yrsFollow A Jonathan MestelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2429 | — | — | −13 | 2 |
20▲1 | 🇧🇪Glek, IgorGM · 65 yrsFollow Igor GlekTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2423 | 2430 | 2368 | 0 | 19 |
21▲4 | 🇵🇭Torre, EugenioGM · 75 yrsFollow Eugenio TorreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2423 | 2423 | 2343 | +6 | 4 |
22▲1 | 🇪🇸De La Villa Garcia, Jesus MariaGM · 68 yrsFollow Jesus Maria De La Villa GarciaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2420 | 2364 | — | 0 | 0 |
23▼3 | 🇩🇪Bischoff, KlausGM · 65 yrsFollow Klaus BischoffTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2419 | 2531 | 2481 | −5 | 3 |
24▼2 | 🇸🇰Ftacnik, LubomirGM · 69 yrsFollow Lubomir FtacnikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2417 | 2465 | 2556 | −5 | 13 |
25▲1 | 🇸🇪Karlsson, LarsGM · 71 yrsFollow Lars KarlssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2416 | 2473 | 2336 | 0 | 0 |
26▲1 | 🇸🇮Beliavsky, Alexander GGM · 73 yrsFollow Alexander G BeliavskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2416 | 2555 | 2478 | 0 | 0 |
27▲1 | 🇸🇮Mikhalchishin, AdrianGM · 72 yrsFollow Adrian MikhalchishinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2415 | 2455 | 2401 | 0 | 0 |
28▲2 | 🇩🇪Levin, FelixGM · 68 yrsFollow Felix LevinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2414 | 2332 | 2327 | +2 | 6 |
29 | Spraggett, KevinGM · 72 yrsFollow Kevin SpraggettTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2414 | 2416 | 2489 | 0 | 0 |
30▼6 | 🇫🇷Vaisser, AnatoliGM · 77 yrsFollow Anatoli VaisserTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2412 | 2401 | 2498 | −5 | 5 |
31▲6 | 🇩🇪Rotstein, ArkadijGM · 65 yrsFollow Arkadij RotsteinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2412 | — | 2455 | +8 | 4 |
32▼1 | 🇮🇱Mikhalevski, AlexanderIM · 68 yrsFollow Alexander MikhalevskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2409 | 2417 | — | 0 | 0 |
33▲2 | 🇮🇸Arnason, Jon LGM · 66 yrsFollow Jon L ArnasonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2407 | 2421 | 2319 | +3 | 1 |
34▼1 | 🇧🇾Kovalev, AndreiGM · 65 yrsFollow Andrei KovalevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2407 | 2301 | 2227 | 0 | 0 |
35▼1 | 🇷🇺Ivanov, SergeyGM · 65 yrsFollow Sergey IvanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2405 | 2460 | 2337 | 0 | 0 |
36▲2 | 🇲🇪Pajkovic, VladimirFM · 65 yrsFollow Vladimir PajkovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2402 | 2346 | 2372 | 0 | 0 |
37▼1 | 🇭🇺Groszpeter, AttilaGM · 66 yrsFollow Attila GroszpeterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2401 | 2449 | 2392 | −3 | 1 |
38▼6 | 🇩🇪Knaak, RainerGM · 73 yrsFollow Rainer KnaakTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2401 | — | — | −7 | 10 |
39▲3 | 🇪🇸Cifuentes Parada, RobertoGM · 69 yrsFollow Roberto Cifuentes ParadaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2397 | 2458 | 2500 | +12 | 4 |
40▼1 | 🇮🇹Garcia Palermo, Carlos HoracioGM · 73 yrsFollow Carlos Horacio Garcia PalermoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2394 | 2390 | 2392 | 0 | 0 |
41▲8 | 🇷🇸Strikovic, AleksaGM · 65 yrsFollow Aleksa StrikovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2391 | 2457 | 2468 | +14 | 5 |
42▲1 | 🇬🇧Arkell, Keith CGM · 65 yrsFollow Keith C ArkellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2390 | 2306 | 2226 | +5 | 12 |
43▲2 | 🇮🇸Petursson, MargeirGM · 66 yrsFollow Margeir PeturssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2387 | 2334 | 2321 | +5 | 4 |
44▲4 | 🇭🇷Cvitan, OgnjenGM · 65 yrsFollow Ognjen CvitanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2380 | 2466 | 2406 | +2 | 6 |
45▼1 | 🇨🇱Campos Moreno, Javier B.GM · 67 yrsFollow Javier B. Campos MorenoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2379 | 2380 | 2386 | −3 | 4 |
46▼6 | 🇺🇸De Firmian, NickGM · 69 yrsFollow Nick De FirmianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2379 | 2468 | 2410 | −13 | 6 |
47▲3 | 🇳🇱Van der Wiel, John T.H.GM · 67 yrsFollow John T.H. Van der WielTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2378 | — | 2388 | +1 | 2 |
48▼7 | 🇩🇪Meister, JakobGM · 71 yrsFollow Jakob MeisterTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2378 | 2390 | 2440 | −8 | 1 |
49▲2 | 🇺🇸Ivanov, AlexanderGM · 70 yrsFollow Alexander IvanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2377 | — | 2497 | 0 | 0 |
50▼4 | 🇷🇺Balashov, Yuri SGM · 77 yrsFollow Yuri S BalashovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2376 | 2247 | 2300 | −6 | 4 |
51▲4 | 🇷🇺Dvoirys, Semen I.GM · 68 yrsFollow Semen I. DvoirysTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2375 | 2379 | 2378 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 🇬🇧Kosten, Anthony C.GM · 68 yrsFollow Anthony C. KostenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2374 | 2402 | — | −2 | 2 |
53 | 🇩🇪Kalinitschew, SergeyGM · 70 yrsFollow Sergey KalinitschewTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2374 | 2374 | 2255 | −1 | 2 |
54▼7 | 🇩🇪Schmittdiel, EckhardGM · 66 yrsFollow Eckhard SchmittdielTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2373 | 2405 | — | −5 | 5 |
55▲2 | 🇷🇺Trofimov, SergeyIM · 76 yrsFollow Sergey TrofimovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2373 | 2192 | 2374 | 0 | 0 |
56▲2 | 🇪🇸Gomez Esteban, Juan MarioGM · 68 yrsFollow Juan Mario Gomez EstebanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2371 | 2345 | — | +1 | 1 |
57▲2 | 🇪🇸Ubilava, ElizbarGM · 76 yrsFollow Elizbar UbilavaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2370 | 2332 | 2409 | 0 | 1 |
58▲2 | 🇫🇷Haik, AldoIM · 74 yrsFollow Aldo HaikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2370 | — | 1868 | +2 | 2 |
59▲15 | 🇰🇿Temirbayev, SerikbayGM · 65 yrsFollow Serikbay TemirbayevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2369 | 2483 | 2351 | +11 | 9 |
60▲6 | 🇷🇸Damljanovic, BrankoGM · 65 yrsFollow Branko DamljanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2369 | 2443 | 2373 | +8 | 18 |
61▲1 | 🇮🇱Gruenfeld, YehudaGM · 70 yrsFollow Yehuda GruenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2367 | 2288 | 2343 | 0 | 0 |
62▼1 | 🇵🇪Belli, MarioIM · 70 yrsFollow Mario BelliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2367 | — | 2290 | 0 | 0 |
63▼7 | 🇪🇸Moskalenko, ViktorGM · 66 yrsFollow Viktor MoskalenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2366 | 2423 | 2419 | −8 | 4 |
64▼10 | 🇮🇹Iannaccone, ErnestoFM · 68 yrsFollow Ernesto IannacconeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | 2392 | — | −12 | 4 |
65 | 🇺🇸Yermolinsky, AlexGM · 68 yrsFollow Alex YermolinskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | 2520 | 2508 | 0 | 0 |
66▼2 | 🇳🇱Hommeles, TheoIM · 65 yrsFollow Theo HommelesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2363 | — | — | −3 | 1 |
67▲2 | 🇧🇷Sunye Neto, JaimeGM · 69 yrsFollow Jaime Sunye NetoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2360 | 2386 | 2351 | 0 | 0 |
68▲3 | 🇺🇸Matera, SalvatoreIM · 75 yrsFollow Salvatore MateraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2359 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
69▲1 | 🇷🇸Dragovic, MomciloFM · 70 yrsFollow Momcilo DragovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2359 | 2158 | 2270 | 0 | 0 |
70▲2 | 🇪🇬Abdelnabbi, ImedIM · 69 yrsFollow Imed AbdelnabbiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2358 | 2287 | 2278 | 0 | 0 |
71▼8 | 🇳🇴Tisdall, Jonathan DGM · 68 yrsFollow Jonathan D TisdallTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2357 | — | — | −9 | 2 |
72▼5 | 🇪🇸Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis 1954GM · 72 yrsFollow Jose Luis 1954 Fernandez GarciaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2354 | — | — | −7 | 2 |
73▲5 | 🇷🇺Loifenfeld, JakovIM · 77 yrsFollow Jakov LoifenfeldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2354 | — | — | +3 | 2 |
74▲3 | 🇬🇧Hebden, Mark LGM · 68 yrsFollow Mark L HebdenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2353 | 2358 | 2436 | +2 | 2 |
75 | 🇷🇺Shutukov, Sergey · 66 yrsFollow Sergey ShutukovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2353 | 2098 | 2266 | 0 | 0 |
76▲9 | 🇭🇷Kurajica, BojanGM · 79 yrsFollow Bojan KurajicaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2352 | 2407 | 2400 | +9 | 17 |
77▼1 | 🇷🇺Mezentsev, VladimirIM · 67 yrsFollow Vladimir MezentsevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2351 | 2293 | 2274 | 0 | 0 |
78▼10 | 🇫🇷Santo-Roman, MarcGM · 66 yrsFollow Marc Santo-RomanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2351 | — | — | −10 | 2 |
79▲2 | 🇸🇪Wedberg, TomGM · 73 yrsFollow Tom WedbergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2350 | 2424 | — | +4 | 3 |
80▼7 | 🇳🇱Scheeren, PeterIM · 71 yrsFollow Peter ScheerenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2348 | — | 2332 | −10 | 2 |
81▲2 | 🇮🇱Pasman, MichaelIM · 66 yrsFollow Michael PasmanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2345 | 2344 | 2314 | 0 | 0 |
82▲2 | 🇭🇷Fercec, NenadGM · 65 yrsFollow Nenad FercecTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2344 | 2349 | 2415 | 0 | 0 |
83▼4 | 🇩🇪Casper, ThomasIM · 66 yrsFollow Thomas CasperTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2343 | 2348 | 2264 | −5 | 2 |
84▲2 | 🇬🇧Ady, Jonathan J.FM · 67 yrsFollow Jonathan J. AdyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2343 | 2323 | 2326 | 0 | 0 |
85▲3 | 🇨🇿Berezjuk, SergejIM · 66 yrsFollow Sergej BerezjukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2342 | 2354 | 2319 | +1 | 4 |
86▲1 | 🇩🇰Ost-Hansen, JacobFM · 74 yrsFollow Jacob Ost-HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2342 | 2259 | 2156 | 0 | 0 |
87▼7 | 🇬🇧Lawton, Geoff WIM · 66 yrsFollow Geoff W LawtonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2341 | 2175 | — | −6 | 4 |
88▲2 | 🇳🇱Kuijf, MarinusIM · 66 yrsFollow Marinus KuijfTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2338 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
89 | 🇪🇸Garcia Padron, JoseIM · 68 yrsFollow Jose Garcia PadronTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2337 | 2308 | 2271 | −1 | 1 |
90▼8 | 🇪🇸Oltra Caurin, RamonIM · 70 yrsFollow Ramon Oltra CaurinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2334 | 2340 | 2311 | −12 | 3 |
91 | 🇷🇸Misailovic, NebojsaIM · 65 yrsFollow Nebojsa MisailovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2334 | 2273 | 2225 | 0 | 0 |
92▲2 | 🇷🇸Miranovic, RajkoFM · 66 yrsFollow Rajko MiranovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2333 | 2299 | 2351 | 0 | 0 |
93▲3 | 🇩🇰Kroll, Ove · 74 yrsFollow Ove KrollTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2331 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
94▼2 | 🇦🇹Mahdy, KhaledIM · 68 yrsFollow Khaled MahdyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2331 | 2406 | 2274 | −3 | 2 |
95▲3 | 🇷🇺Ikonnikov, DmitrijFM · 67 yrsFollow Dmitrij IkonnikovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2329 | 2281 | 2288 | 0 | 0 |
96▲3 | 🇫🇷Sharif, MehrshadIM · 74 yrsFollow Mehrshad SharifTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2329 | 2312 | 2331 | +2 | 1 |
97 | 🇧🇦Boric, MuhamedIM · 66 yrsFollow Muhamed BoricTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2329 | 2311 | 2347 | 0 | 0 |
98▼3 | 🇩🇪Kabatianski, AlexanderIM · 68 yrsFollow Alexander KabatianskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2328 | 2322 | — | −3 | 1 |
99▼6 | 🇬🇧Flear, Glenn CGM · 67 yrsFollow Glenn C FlearTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2328 | 2347 | 2321 | −5 | 11 |
100 | 🇩🇪Schleining, ZoyaIM · 65 yrsFollow Zoya SchleiningTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2327 | 2301 | — | 0 | 4 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active · 65+
12-month evolution
Standard · Active · 65+