Top Blitz Chess Players — World Rankings
297,286 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 50): Fabiano Caruana led all gainers at +32 pts, while Vladimir Fedoseev saw the steepest fall at -30 pts.
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGMFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,781
+32🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGMFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,709
+10🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGMFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,672
+10Flop Movers
🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGMFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,726
-30🇺🇸So, WesleyGMFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,776
-22🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,721
-22RECENT WORLD #1 · 2021 → 2026
7 distinct leaders across 14 years
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20212022202420252026
- NakamuraJan 2021 → Aug 20218mo
- CarlsenSep 2021 → Feb 20226mo
- NakamuraMar 2022 → Dec 202210mo
- FirouzjaJan 2023 → Nov 202311mo
- CarlsenDec 2023 → Jun 20263y
Carlsen3y · 2 reignsNakamura2y · 2 reignsFirouzja11mo
Avg. top 10
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,794=
Avg. top 100
Blitz · Active · vs 1 month
2,670-1
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
297,286+2,014
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. | 2841 | 2832 | 2869 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2742 | 2838 | 0 | 0 |
3▲1 | 🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGM · 23 yrsFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2744 | 2732 | 2800 | +4 | 18 |
4▲1 | 🇷🇺Dubov, DaniilGM · 30 yrsFollow Daniil DubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2649 | 2685 | 2792 | 0 | 0 |
5▲1 | 🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM · 22 yrsFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2703 | 2785 | 0 | 0 |
6▲6 | 🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2723 | 2781 | +32 | 18 |
7▼4 | 🇺🇸So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2719 | 2776 | −22 | 18 |
8▼1 | 🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2761 | 2741 | 2776 | 0 | 0 |
9▼1 | 🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanGM · 36 yrsFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2733 | 2729 | 2765 | 0 | 0 |
10 | 🇨🇳Ding, LirenGM · 34 yrsFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2738 | 2716 | 2757 | 0 | 0 |
11▼2 | 🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM · 36 yrsFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2721 | 2725 | 2744 | −17 | 18 |
12▲2 | 🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2724 | 2730 | 2740 | 0 | 0 |
13▲2 | 🇭🇺Leko, PeterGM · 47 yrsFollow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2700 | 2738 | 0 | 0 |
14▲2 | 🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavGM · 28 yrsFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2641 | 2742 | 2732 | 0 | 0 |
15▼4 | 🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGM · 31 yrsFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2700 | 2701 | 2726 | −30 | 18 |
16▲1 | 🇮🇳Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2689 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
17▼4 | 🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGM · 28 yrsFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2685 | 2721 | −22 | 18 |
18▲1 | 🇨🇳Bu, XiangzhiGM · 41 yrsFollow Xiangzhi BuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2661 | 2583 | 2719 | 0 | 0 |
19▼1 | 🇺🇦Bortnyk, OlexandrGM · 30 yrsFollow Olexandr BortnykTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2604 | 2609 | 2711 | −11 | 6 |
20▲3 | 🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2742 | 2673 | 2709 | +10 | 18 |
21▼1 | 🇨🇳Yu, YangyiGM · 32 yrsFollow Yangyi YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2714 | 2660 | 2707 | 0 | 0 |
22▼1 | 🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2729 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
23▼1 | 🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrsFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2694 | 2703 | 0 | 0 |
24▲1 | 🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2735 | 2663 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
25▼1 | 🇨🇳Wei, YiGM · 27 yrsFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2726 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
26▲1 | Svidler, PeterGM · 50 yrsFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2682 | 2680 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
27▼1 | 🇬🇧Adams, MichaelGM · 55 yrsFollow Michael AdamsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2622 | 2614 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
28 | 🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGM · 27 yrsFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2728 | 2595 | 2690 | 0 | 0 |
29▲1 | Andreikin, DmitryGM · 36 yrsFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2710 | 2686 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
30▼1 | 🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2638 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
31 | 🇨🇳Lu, ShangleiGM · 31 yrsFollow Shanglei LuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2635 | 2601 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
32 | 🇦🇲Martirosyan, Haik M.GM · 26 yrsFollow Haik M. MartirosyanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2651 | 2625 | 2686 | 0 | 0 |
33 | 🇷🇸Sarana, AlexeyGM · 26 yrsFollow Alexey SaranaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2668 | 2660 | 2685 | 0 | 0 |
34 | 🇨🇳Li, Chao bGM · 37 yrsFollow Chao b LiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2625 | 2579 | 2684 | 0 | 0 |
35 | 🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemGM · 35 yrsFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2731 | 2636 | 2683 | 0 | 0 |
36 | 🇷🇺Grischuk, AlexanderGM · 43 yrsFollow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2628 | 2682 | 2678 | 0 | 0 |
37 | 🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2664 | 2677 | 0 | 0 |
38 | 🇦🇿Radjabov, TeimourGM · 39 yrsFollow Teimour RadjabovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2689 | 2638 | 2676 | 0 | 0 |
39 | 🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinGM · 41 yrsFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2592 | 2642 | 2675 | 0 | 0 |
40▲6 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM · 21 yrsFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2718 | 2672 | +10 | 18 |
41▼1 | 🇺🇸Oparin, GrigoriyGM · 29 yrsFollow Grigoriy OparinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2643 | 2606 | 2670 | 0 | 0 |
42 | 🇳🇱Giri, AnishGM · 32 yrsFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2764 | 2689 | 2666 | 0 | 0 |
43▼2 | 🇬🇷Papaioannou, IoannisGM · 50 yrsFollow Ioannis PapaioannouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2611 | 2614 | 2666 | 0 | 0 |
44▼1 | 🇭🇺Berkes, FerencGM · 41 yrsFollow Ferenc BerkesTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2601 | 2626 | 2664 | 0 | 0 |
45▼1 | 🇲🇽Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGM · 27 yrsFollow Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2650 | 2636 | 2663 | 0 | 0 |
46▼1 | Murzin, VolodarGM · 20 yrsFollow Volodar MurzinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2650 | 2602 | 2662 | 0 | 0 |
47 | 🇺🇦Bortnyk, MykolaIM · 32 yrsFollow Mykola BortnykTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2440 | 2513 | 2659 | −2 | 13 |
48 | 🇷🇸Indjic, AleksandarGM · 31 yrsFollow Aleksandar IndjicTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2602 | 2569 | 2657 | 0 | 0 |
49▲1 | 🇮🇳Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2684 | 2655 | +9 | 18 |
50▼1 | 🇳🇱Tiviakov, SergeiGM · 53 yrsFollow Sergei TiviakovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2524 | 2602 | 2653 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Blitz · Active
12-month evolution
Blitz · 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
63,252U2010,928
33,24720-343,407
20,69835-491,118
18,04450-64614
10,88165+280
146,122 open players16,347 women players
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Europe — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,630 |
2· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
3· | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,624 |
4· | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,611 |
5· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,598 |
6· | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,589 |
7· | 🇵🇱PolandFollow PolandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,587 |
8· | 🇦🇲ArmeniaFollow ArmeniaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,587 |
9▲1 | 🇷🇸SerbiaFollow SerbiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,586 |
10▼1 | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack 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. | 2,680 |
2· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,673 |
3· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,661 |
4· | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,571 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,526 |
6▲1 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,486 |
7▼1 | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,458 |
8▲1 | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,438 |
9▼6 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,429 |
10· | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,377 |
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 |