Top Blitz Chess Players — World Rankings
297,260 active players worldwide by Blitz rating.
#1 Magnus Carlsen leads with 2,869 — 31 pts ahead of Hikaru Nakamura (2,838).
This month's standout moves (top 100): Vignir Vatnar Stefansson led all gainers at +19 pts, while Fabiano Caruana saw the steepest fall at -20 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 100 players
Top Movers
🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,614
+19Makarian, RudikGMFollow Rudik MakarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,610
+19🇺🇸So, WesleyGMFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,798
+9Flop Movers
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGMFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,749
-20🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGMFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,740
-9🇺🇸Oparin, GrigoriyGMFollow Grigoriy OparinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,670
-6HISTORIC WORLD #1 · 2001 → 2026
5 distinct leaders across 25 yearsHover a segment for details
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Carlsen16y · 3 reignsKasparov6y · 2 reignsTopalov2y · 2 reignsAnand11mo · 3 reignsKramnik1mo
Avg. top 10
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,794=
Avg. top 100
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,668=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
297,260-10,611
Rankings
Blitz · 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. | 2840 | 2832 | 2869 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2810 | 2742 | 2838 | 0 | 0 |
3▲2 | 🇺🇸So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2754 | 2705 | 2798 | +9 | 15 |
4▼1 | 🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGM · 23 yrsFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2759 | 2755 | 2796 | 0 | 0 |
5▼1 | 🇷🇺Dubov, DaniilGM · 30 yrsFollow Daniil DubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2654 | 2687 | 2792 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM · 22 yrsFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2780 | 2703 | 2785 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2751 | 2741 | 2776 | 0 | 0 |
8▲1 | 🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanGM · 36 yrsFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2729 | 2726 | 2765 | 0 | 0 |
9▲1 | 🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM · 36 yrsFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2717 | 2735 | 2761 | 0 | 0 |
10▲1 | 🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGM · 31 yrsFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2703 | 2690 | 2756 | 0 | 0 |
11▼3 | 🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2793 | 2727 | 2749 | −20 | 15 |
12▲1 | 🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGM · 28 yrsFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2683 | 2743 | 0 | 0 |
13▼1 | 🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2724 | 2730 | 2740 | −9 | 15 |
14 | 🇭🇺Leko, PeterGM · 47 yrsFollow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2700 | 2738 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavGM · 28 yrsFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2641 | 2739 | 2732 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 🇮🇳Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2682 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 🇺🇦Bortnyk, OlexandrGM · 30 yrsFollow Olexandr BortnykTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2604 | 2609 | 2722 | 0 | 0 |
18 | 🇨🇳Bu, XiangzhiGM · 41 yrsFollow Xiangzhi BuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2666 | 2583 | 2719 | 0 | 0 |
19 | 🇨🇳Yu, YangyiGM · 32 yrsFollow Yangyi YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2717 | 2671 | 2707 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrsFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2694 | 2703 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2728 | 2646 | 2699 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2741 | 2663 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
23 | 🇨🇳Wei, YiGM · 27 yrsFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2754 | 2726 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
24 | 🇬🇧Adams, MichaelGM · 55 yrsFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2629 | 2614 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Svidler, PeterGM · 50 yrsFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2682 | 2680 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
26 | 🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGM · 27 yrsFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2736 | 2595 | 2690 | +2 | 3 |
27▲1 | 🇨🇳Lu, ShangleiGM · 31 yrsFollow Shanglei LuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2642 | 2601 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
28▼1 | 🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2638 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Andreikin, DmitryGM · 36 yrsFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2710 | 2686 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
30 | 🇦🇲Martirosyan, Haik M.GM · 26 yrsFollow Haik M. MartirosyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2633 | 2625 | 2686 | 0 | 0 |
31 | 🇨🇳Li, Chao bGM · 37 yrsFollow Chao b LiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2621 | 2579 | 2684 | 0 | 0 |
32 | 🇷🇸Sarana, AlexeyGM · 26 yrsFollow Alexey SaranaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2658 | 2660 | 2683 | 0 | 0 |
33 | 🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemGM · 35 yrsFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2731 | 2636 | 2683 | 0 | 0 |
34▲1 | 🇷🇺Grischuk, AlexanderGM · 43 yrsFollow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2641 | 2673 | 2678 | 0 | 0 |
35▼1 | 🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2664 | 2677 | −2 | 2 |
36▲1 | 🇦🇿Radjabov, TeimourGM · 39 yrsFollow Teimour RadjabovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2689 | 2646 | 2676 | 0 | 0 |
37▲1 | 🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinGM · 41 yrsFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2591 | 2642 | 2675 | 0 | 0 |
38▼2 | 🇺🇸Oparin, GrigoriyGM · 29 yrsFollow Grigoriy OparinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2643 | 2606 | 2670 | −6 | 9 |
39 | 🇳🇱Giri, AnishGM · 32 yrsFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2689 | 2666 | 0 | 0 |
40 | 🇬🇷Papaioannou, IoannisGM · 50 yrsFollow Ioannis PapaioannouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2611 | 2614 | 2666 | 0 | 0 |
41 | 🇭🇺Berkes, FerencGM · 41 yrsFollow Ferenc BerkesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2626 | 2664 | 0 | 0 |
42 | 🇲🇽Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGM · 27 yrsFollow Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2646 | 2625 | 2663 | 0 | 0 |
43 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM · 21 yrsFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2745 | 2727 | 2662 | 0 | 0 |
44 | 🇺🇦Bortnyk, MykolaIM · 32 yrsFollow Mykola BortnykTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2440 | 2513 | 2661 | 0 | 0 |
45 | 🇷🇸Indjic, AleksandarGM · 31 yrsFollow Aleksandar IndjicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2616 | 2569 | 2657 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 🇳🇱Tiviakov, SergeiGM · 53 yrsFollow Sergei TiviakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2538 | 2602 | 2653 | 0 | 0 |
47 | 🇺🇸Akopian, VladimirGM · 55 yrsFollow Vladimir AkopianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2594 | 2652 | +1 | 6 |
48 | 🇷🇺Esipenko, AndreyGM · 24 yrsFollow Andrey EsipenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2698 | 2657 | 2651 | 0 | 0 |
49 | 🇷🇴Deac, Bogdan-DanielGM · 25 yrsFollow Bogdan-Daniel DeacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2655 | 2613 | 2649 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 🇮🇳Sadhwani, RaunakGM · 21 yrsFollow Raunak SadhwaniTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2642 | 2576 | 2648 | 0 | 0 |
51 | 🇺🇸Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM · 44 yrsFollow Lazaro Bruzon BatistaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2555 | 2615 | 2647 | 0 | 0 |
52▲1 | 🇦🇿Mamedov, RaufGM · 38 yrsFollow Rauf MamedovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2636 | 2594 | 2646 | 0 | 0 |
53▼1 | 🇮🇳Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2692 | 2646 | 0 | 0 |
54 | 🇫🇷Kamsky, GataGM · 52 yrsFollow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2601 | 2640 | 2645 | 0 | 0 |
55▲5 | 🇧🇾Lazavik, DenisGM · 20 yrsFollow Denis LazavikTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2603 | 2643 | +2 | 9 |
56▼1 | 🇺🇦Korobov, AntonGM · 41 yrsFollow Anton KorobovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2610 | 2614 | 2643 | 0 | 0 |
57▼1 | 🇦🇪Salem, A.R. SalehGM · 33 yrsFollow A.R. Saleh SalemTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2640 | 2597 | 2643 | 0 | 0 |
58▼1 | 🇮🇳Narayanan S LGM · 28 yrsFollow Narayanan S LTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2583 | 2542 | 2643 | 0 | 0 |
59 | 🇬🇧Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BGM · 39 yrsFollow Gawain C B Maroroa JonesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2639 | 2604 | 2642 | 0 | 0 |
60▲1 | 🇨🇳Wang, YueGM · 39 yrsFollow Yue WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2625 | 2615 | 2641 | 0 | 0 |
61▲1 | 🇭🇺Balogh, CsabaGM · 39 yrsFollow Csaba BaloghTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2544 | 2592 | 2640 | 0 | 0 |
62▲1 | 🇨🇳Wang, HaoGM · 37 yrsFollow Hao WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2684 | 2667 | 2639 | 0 | 0 |
63▲1 | Murzin, VolodarGM · 20 yrsFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2655 | 2602 | 2637 | 0 | 0 |
64▼6 | 🇫🇷Moussard, JulesGM · 31 yrsFollow Jules MoussardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2598 | 2610 | 2637 | −6 | 9 |
65 | 🇷🇸Stojanovic, MihajloGM · 49 yrsFollow Mihajlo StojanovicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2368 | 2432 | 2636 | 0 | 0 |
66▲1 | 🇬🇪Jobava, BaadurGM · 43 yrsFollow Baadur JobavaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2570 | 2629 | 2634 | 0 | 0 |
67▼1 | 🇩🇪Bluebaum, MatthiasGM · 29 yrsFollow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2695 | 2587 | 2634 | 0 | 0 |
68▲1 | 🇺🇦Onyshchuk, VolodymyrGM · 35 yrsFollow Volodymyr OnyshchukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2611 | 2640 | 2633 | 0 | 0 |
69▼1 | 🇳🇱Bok, BenjaminGM · 31 yrsFollow Benjamin BokTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2560 | 2580 | 2633 | 0 | 9 |
70 | 🇷🇺Sakaev, KonstantinGM · 52 yrsFollow Konstantin SakaevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2535 | 2457 | 2632 | 0 | 0 |
71 | 🇪🇸Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoGM · 37 yrsFollow Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2575 | 2591 | 2632 | 0 | 0 |
72 | 🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM · 41 yrsFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2715 | 2707 | 2632 | 0 | 0 |
73 | 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM · 26 yrsFollow Parham MaghsoodlooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2720 | 2666 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
74 | 🇷🇴Nisipeanu, Liviu-DieterGM · 50 yrsFollow Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2582 | 2605 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
75 | 🇭🇺Rapport, RichardGM · 30 yrsFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2729 | 2673 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
76 | 🇷🇸Markus, RobertGM · 43 yrsFollow Robert MarkusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2528 | 2621 | 2623 | 0 | 0 |
77 | 🇺🇦Eljanov, PavelGM · 43 yrsFollow Pavel EljanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2682 | 2605 | 2622 | 0 | 0 |
78▲1 | 🇩🇪Keymer, VincentGM · 22 yrsFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2762 | 2627 | 2621 | 0 | 0 |
79▼1 | 🇦🇷Perez Ponsa, FedericoGM · 33 yrsFollow Federico Perez PonsaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2542 | 2593 | 2621 | 0 | 0 |
80 | 🇩🇪Khenkin, IgorGM · 58 yrsFollow Igor KhenkinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2489 | 2501 | 2621 | 0 | 0 |
81▲1 | 🇮🇳Harikrishna, PentalaGM · 40 yrsFollow Pentala HarikrishnaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2593 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
82▼1 | 🇺🇸Robson, RayGM · 32 yrsFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2653 | 2637 | 2620 | −1 | 2 |
83▲6 | 🇫🇷Bauer, ChristianGM · 49 yrsFollow Christian BauerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2562 | 2572 | 2620 | +6 | 7 |
84▼1 | 🇦🇹Alekseenko, KirillGM · 29 yrsFollow Kirill AlekseenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2595 | 2620 | 0 | 0 |
85▼1 | 🇦🇲Grigoryan, Karen H.GM · 31 yrsFollow Karen H. GrigoryanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2464 | 2622 | 2619 | 0 | 0 |
86▼1 | 🇦🇿Safarli, EltajGM · 34 yrsFollow Eltaj SafarliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2648 | 2614 | 2619 | 0 | 0 |
87▼1 | 🇨🇿Navara, DavidGM · 41 yrsFollow David NavaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2643 | 2602 | 2618 | 0 | 0 |
88▲4 | 🇮🇳Pranav, VGM · 20 yrsFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2657 | 2564 | 2616 | +5 | 9 |
89▼2 | 🇪🇸Shirov, AlexeiGM · 54 yrsFollow Alexei ShirovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2604 | 2610 | 2616 | 0 | 0 |
90▼2 | 🇷🇺Matlakov, MaximGM · 35 yrsFollow Maxim MatlakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2598 | 2604 | 2614 | 0 | 0 |
91▲8 | 🇮🇸Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGM · 23 yrsFollow Vignir Vatnar StefanssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2512 | 2442 | 2614 | +19 | 28 |
92▼1 | 🇩🇪Buhmann, RainerGM · 45 yrsFollow Rainer BuhmannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2539 | 2616 | 2613 | 0 | 0 |
93▼3 | 🇺🇸Shankland, SamGM · 35 yrsFollow Sam ShanklandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2651 | 2624 | 2613 | 0 | 0 |
94▲3 | 🇺🇦Kovalenko, IgorGM · 38 yrsFollow Igor KovalenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2685 | 2592 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
95▲1 | 🇺🇸Lenderman, AleksandrGM · 37 yrsFollow Aleksandr LendermanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2462 | 2604 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
96▲2 | 🇺🇦Ponomariov, RuslanGM · 43 yrsFollow Ruslan PonomariovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2636 | 2629 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
97▼2 | 🇵🇪Cori, JorgeGM · 31 yrsFollow Jorge CoriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2605 | 2621 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
98▼5 | 🇺🇦Baklan, VladimirGM · 48 yrsFollow Vladimir BaklanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2545 | 2621 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
99▲1 | Makarian, RudikGM · 22 yrsFollow Rudik MakarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2555 | 2610 | +19 | 11 |
100▼6 | 🇧🇪Gurevich, MikhailGM · 67 yrsFollow Mikhail GurevichTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2563 | 2567 | 2610 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Blitz · Active
12-month evolution
Blitz · Active
Titled players — 13,231
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM1,307+8
12%
IM2,453-13
22%
FM4,995-4
45%
CM2,328
21%
Women
WGM184+2
9%
WIM423-5
20%
WFM863-4
40%
WCM678+1
32%
AGE PYRAMID · WORLD ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
81,107U2014,675
44,83420-344,610
31,00835-491,675
33,50550-641,076
25,15765+536
215,611 open players22,572 women players