Top Rapid Chess Players — World Rankings
297,286 active players worldwide by Rapid rating. #1 Magnus Carlsen leads with 2,832 — 90 pts ahead of Vladislav Artemiev (2,742). This month's standout moves (top 50): Hans Moke Niemann led all gainers at +27 pts, while Alireza Firouzja saw the steepest fall at -23 pts.
Continental Champions
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGMFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,673
+27🇺🇸So, WesleyGMFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,719
+14🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGMFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,701
+11Flop Movers
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGMFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,732
-23🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,725
-10🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGMFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,718
-9RECENT WORLD #1 · 2021 → 2026
5 distinct leaders across 14 years
Hover a segment for details
20212022202420252026
- CarlsenJan 2021 → Apr 20221y
- NakamuraMay 2022 → May 20221mo
- CarlsenJun 2022 → Jul 20222mo
- NakamuraAug 2022 → Aug 20221mo
- DingSep 2022 → Sep 20221mo
- CarlsenOct 2022 → May 20238mo
- DingJun 2023 → Jan 20248mo
- CarlsenFeb 2024 → Jun 20262y
Carlsen5y · 4 reignsDing9mo · 2 reignsNakamura2mo · 2 reigns
Avg. top 10
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,743-3
Avg. top 100
Rapid · Active · vs 1 month
2,655=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
297,286+2,014
Rankings
Rapid · 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▲3 | 🇷🇺Artemiev, VladislavGM · 28 yrsFollow Vladislav ArtemievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2641 | 2742 | 2732 | +2 | 7 |
3 | 🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2742 | 2838 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2761 | 2741 | 2776 | 0 | 0 |
5▼3 | 🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGM · 23 yrsFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2744 | 2732 | 2800 | −23 | 9 |
6▲1 | 🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2724 | 2730 | 2740 | 0 | 0 |
7▲5 | 🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanGM · 36 yrsFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2733 | 2729 | 2765 | +3 | 7 |
8 | 🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2729 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
9▲2 | 🇨🇳Wei, YiGM · 27 yrsFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2726 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
10▼4 | 🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM · 36 yrsFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2721 | 2725 | 2744 | −10 | 9 |
11▼2 | 🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2723 | 2781 | −4 | 9 |
12▲3 | 🇺🇸So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2753 | 2719 | 2776 | +14 | 9 |
13▼3 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM · 21 yrsFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2718 | 2672 | −9 | 9 |
14▼1 | 🇨🇳Ding, LirenGM · 34 yrsFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2738 | 2716 | 2757 | 0 | 0 |
15▼1 | 🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM · 41 yrsFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2717 | 2707 | 2632 | 0 | 0 |
16 | 🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM · 22 yrsFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2777 | 2703 | 2785 | 0 | 0 |
17▲3 | 🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGM · 31 yrsFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2700 | 2701 | 2726 | +11 | 9 |
18▼1 | 🇭🇺Leko, PeterGM · 47 yrsFollow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2700 | 2738 | 0 | 0 |
19▼1 | 🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrsFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2696 | 2594 | 0 | 0 |
20▼1 | 🇺🇸Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrsFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2694 | 2703 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 🇳🇱Giri, AnishGM · 32 yrsFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2764 | 2689 | 2666 | 0 | 0 |
22 | 🇮🇳Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2723 | 2689 | 2723 | 0 | 0 |
23▲1 | Andreikin, DmitryGM · 36 yrsFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2710 | 2686 | 2688 | 0 | 0 |
24▲2 | 🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGM · 28 yrsFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2685 | 2721 | +2 | 9 |
25▼2 | 🇷🇺Dubov, DaniilGM · 30 yrsFollow Daniil DubovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2649 | 2685 | 2792 | −2 | 7 |
26▲1 | 🇮🇳Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2684 | 2655 | +2 | 9 |
27▼2 | 🇷🇺Grischuk, AlexanderGM · 43 yrsFollow Alexander GrischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2628 | 2682 | 2678 | −2 | 7 |
28 | 🇺🇦Kryvoruchko, YuriyGM · 40 yrsFollow Yuriy KryvoruchkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2614 | 2681 | 2587 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Svidler, PeterGM · 50 yrsFollow Peter SvidlerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2682 | 2680 | 2695 | 0 | 0 |
30 | 🇭🇺Rapport, RichardGM · 30 yrsFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2729 | 2676 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
31▲11 | 🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2742 | 2673 | 2709 | +27 | 9 |
32▼1 | 🇩🇰Nielsen, Peter HeineGM · 53 yrsFollow Peter Heine NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2614 | 2669 | 2546 | 0 | 0 |
33▼1 | 🇨🇳Wang, HaoGM · 37 yrsFollow Hao WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2684 | 2667 | 2639 | 0 | 0 |
34▼1 | 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM · 26 yrsFollow Parham MaghsoodlooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2706 | 2666 | 2625 | 0 | 0 |
35▼1 | 🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2696 | 2664 | 2677 | 0 | 0 |
36▼1 | 🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2735 | 2663 | 2698 | 0 | 0 |
37▼1 | 🇷🇸Sarana, AlexeyGM · 26 yrsFollow Alexey SaranaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2668 | 2660 | 2685 | 0 | 0 |
38▼1 | 🇨🇳Yu, YangyiGM · 32 yrsFollow Yangyi YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2714 | 2660 | 2707 | 0 | 0 |
39 | 🇺🇸Swiercz, DariuszGM · 32 yrsFollow Dariusz SwierczTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2579 | 2654 | 2577 | 0 | 0 |
40▼2 | 🇷🇺Esipenko, AndreyGM · 24 yrsFollow Andrey EsipenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2684 | 2653 | 2651 | −4 | 7 |
41▲7 | 🇺🇦Ponomariov, RuslanGM · 43 yrsFollow Ruslan PonomariovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2632 | 2648 | 2609 | +8 | 10 |
42▼2 | 🇬🇧McShane, Luke JGM · 42 yrsFollow Luke J McShaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2597 | 2647 | 2594 | 0 | 0 |
43▼2 | 🇺🇿Kasimdzhanov, RustamGM · 47 yrsFollow Rustam KasimdzhanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2646 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
44▲3 | 🇺🇦Onyshchuk, VolodymyrGM · 35 yrsFollow Volodymyr OnyshchukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2617 | 2643 | 2633 | +3 | 9 |
45▼1 | 🇨🇭Pelletier, YannickGM · 50 yrsFollow Yannick PelletierTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2514 | 2643 | — | 0 | 0 |
46▼3 | Malakhov, VladimirGM · 46 yrsFollow Vladimir MalakhovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2597 | 2643 | 2596 | 0 | 0 |
47▼2 | 🇳🇱L'Ami, ErwinGM · 41 yrsFollow Erwin L'AmiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2592 | 2642 | 2675 | 0 | 0 |
48▼2 | 🇩🇪Gustafsson, JanGM · 47 yrsFollow Jan GustafssonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2580 | 2641 | 2519 | 0 | 0 |
49 | 🇫🇷Kamsky, GataGM · 52 yrsFollow Gata KamskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2596 | 2639 | 2645 | −1 | 9 |
50 | 🇪🇸Vallejo Pons, FranciscoGM · 44 yrsFollow Francisco Vallejo PonsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2644 | 2638 | 2584 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Rapid · Active
12-month evolution
Rapid · 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
95,018U2015,756
44,40120-344,137
29,81435-491,558
25,75350-64927
17,38965+456
212,375 open players22,834 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. | 2,631 |
2· | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
3▲1 | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,601 |
4▼1 | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,598 |
5· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,596 |
6· | 🇦🇲ArmeniaFollow ArmeniaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,592 |
7▲1 | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,586 |
8▼1 | 🇷🇸SerbiaFollow SerbiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,586 |
9▲1 | 🇬🇧EnglandFollow EnglandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,581 |
10▼1 | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,581 |
Asia-Pacific — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,655 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,649 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,637 |
4· | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,555 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,524 |
6▼1 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,489 |
7· | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,464 |
8· | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,449 |
9▲1 | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,397 |
10▼2 | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,394 |
Americas — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,693 |
2· | 🇦🇷ArgentinaFollow ArgentinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,546 |
3▼1 | 🇨🇺CubaFollow CubaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,509 |
4▼2 | 🇧🇷BrazilFollow BrazilTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,494 |
5▲2 | 🇵🇪PeruFollow PeruTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,491 |
6· | 🇲🇽MexicoFollow MexicoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,466 |
7▲1 | 🇨🇦CanadaFollow CanadaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,452 |
8▼1 | 🇨🇴ColombiaFollow ColombiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,451 |
9· | 🇨🇱ChileFollow ChileTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,425 |
10· | 🇻🇪VenezuelaFollow VenezuelaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,375 |