Top Standard Chess Players in United States 🇺🇸Follow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers.
5,758 active players in United States by Standard rating. #1 Hikaru Nakamura leads with 2,792 — 3 pts ahead of Fabiano Caruana (2,789). This month's standout moves (top 50): Nico Chasin led all gainers at +20 pts, while Andy Woodward saw the steepest fall at -21 pts.
Top 3 Players
#1 · Current Leader
Hikaru NakamuraFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Grandmaster · 39 years old
Standard
2792
Rapid
2738
Blitz
2800
#2#3
Fabiano CaruanaFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
GM · 34 yrs
2789
−3 from #1
Wesley SoFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
GM · 33 yrs
2774
−18 from #1
Age Group Leaders
U20Mishra, AbhimanyuGMFollow Abhimanyu MishraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,630U18Mishra, AbhimanyuGMFollow Abhimanyu MishraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,630U16Woodward, AndyGMFollow Andy WoodwardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▼52,61965+Kaidanov, GregoryGMFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.▼12,480
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
Chasin, NicoGMFollow Nico ChasinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,490
+20Jacobson, BrandonGMFollow Brandon JacobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,644
+18So, WesleyGMFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,774
+9Flop Movers
Woodward, AndyGMFollow Andy WoodwardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,619
-21Shankland, SamGMFollow Sam ShanklandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,646
-7Ghazarian, KirkGMFollow Kirk GhazarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,528
-7RECENT UNITED STATES #1 · 2021 → 2026
7 distinct leaders across 25 years
Hover a segment for details
20212022202420252026
- CaruanaJan 2021 → Feb 20221y
- AronianMar 2022 → Apr 20222mo
- CaruanaMay 2022 → Aug 20224mo
- SoSep 2022 → Oct 20222mo
- NakamuraNov 2022 → Aug 202310mo
- CaruanaSep 2023 → May 20249mo
- NakamuraJun 2024 → Oct 20245mo
- CaruanaNov 2024 → Feb 20254mo
- Nakamura· currentMar 2025 → Sep 20262y
Nakamura3y · 3 reignsCaruana3y · 4 reignsAronian2moSo2mo
Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,725+2
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,501+1
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
5,758+52
Rankings
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
# | Player | Standard↓ | Rapid | Blitz | Δ 1M | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2738 | 2800 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2789 | 2682 | 2738 | −3 | 13 |
3 | So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2774 | 2699 | 2745 | +9 | 13 |
4 | Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrsFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2657 | 2604 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2725 | 2675 | 2711 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2725 | 2739 | 2714 | +4 | 9 |
7 | Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2664 | 2658 | +7 | 9 |
8 | Liang, AwonderGM · 23 yrsFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2693 | 2553 | 2595 | +3 | 9 |
9 | Robson, RayGM · 32 yrsFollow Ray RobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2659 | 2639 | 2622 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Xiong, JefferyGM · 26 yrsFollow Jeffery XiongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2656 | 2694 | 2703 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Shankland, SamGM · 35 yrsFollow Sam ShanklandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2646 | 2624 | 2613 | −7 | 9 |
12▲5 | Jacobson, BrandonGM · 23 yrsFollow Brandon JacobsonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2644 | 2502 | 2517 | +18 | 13 |
13 | Onischuk, AlexanderGM · 51 yrsFollow Alexander OnischukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2639 | 2617 | 2629 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Oparin, GrigoriyGM · 29 yrsFollow Grigoriy OparinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2638 | 2611 | 2655 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Mishra, AbhimanyuGM · 17 yrsFollow Abhimanyu MishraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2630 | 2598 | 2541 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Antipov, Mikhail Al.GM · 29 yrsFollow Mikhail Al. AntipovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2628 | 2605 | 2605 | 0 | 0 |
17▼5 | Woodward, AndyGM · 16 yrsFollow Andy WoodwardTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2619 | 2542 | 2540 | −21 | 13 |
18 | Yoo, Christopher WoojinGM · 20 yrsFollow Christopher Woojin YooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2600 | 2501 | 2592 | −5 | 6 |
19 | Hong, AndrewGM · 22 yrsFollow Andrew HongTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2598 | 2563 | 2537 | −6 | 13 |
20 | Swiercz, DariuszGM · 32 yrsFollow Dariusz SwierczTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2579 | 2646 | 2577 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Zhou, JianchaoGM · 38 yrsFollow Jianchao ZhouTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2574 | 2574 | 2489 | −1 | 18 |
22 | Akopian, VladimirGM · 55 yrsFollow Vladimir AkopianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2562 | 2590 | 2645 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM · 44 yrsFollow Lazaro Bruzon BatistaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2555 | 2615 | 2647 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Akobian, VaruzhanGM · 43 yrsFollow Varuzhan AkobianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2553 | 2542 | 2519 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Tang, AndrewGM · 27 yrsFollow Andrew TangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2551 | 2446 | 2571 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Friedel, JoshuaGM · 40 yrsFollow Joshua FriedelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2544 | — | 2514 | 0 | 0 |
27▲1 | Li, RuifengGM · 25 yrsFollow Ruifeng LiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2535 | 2441 | 2439 | 0 | 0 |
28▲1 | Ehlvest, JaanGM · 64 yrsFollow Jaan EhlvestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2534 | 2457 | 2393 | 0 | 0 |
29▲1 | Brodsky, DavidGM · 24 yrsFollow David BrodskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2528 | 2460 | 2443 | 0 | 0 |
30▼3 | Ghazarian, KirkGM · 20 yrsFollow Kirk GhazarianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2528 | — | 2377 | −7 | 9 |
31 | Tiglon, BryceGM · 26 yrsFollow Bryce TiglonTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2524 | — | — | +2 | 12 |
32 | Goldin, AlexanderGM · 62 yrsFollow Alexander GoldinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2514 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
33 | Bora, SafalGM · 28 yrsFollow Safal BoraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2510 | 2389 | 2411 | 0 | 0 |
34▲2 | Hardaway, BrewingtonGM · 17 yrsFollow Brewington HardawayTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2509 | 2417 | 2583 | +8 | 12 |
35▲2 | Balakrishnan, PraveenGM · 24 yrsFollow Praveen BalakrishnanTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2500 | 2403 | 2440 | 0 | 0 |
36▼2 | Lin, Bryan EnmingIM · 15 yrsFollow Bryan Enming LinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2500 | 2206 | 2483 | −6 | 9 |
37▼2 | Putnam, LiamGM · 18 yrsFollow Liam PutnamTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2499 | 2300 | 2451 | −4 | 9 |
38 | Sheng, JoshuaGM · 26 yrsFollow Joshua ShengTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2498 | 2511 | 2380 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Dlugy, MaximGM · 60 yrsFollow Maxim DlugyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2496 | 2491 | 2510 | 0 | 0 |
40▲1 | Hungaski, RobertGM · 39 yrsFollow Robert HungaskiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2493 | 2428 | 2430 | 0 | 0 |
41▲1 | Mardov, DimitarIM · 18 yrsFollow Dimitar MardovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2490 | — | 2332 | 0 | 0 |
42▼2 | Corrales Jimenez, FidelGM · 39 yrsFollow Fidel Corrales JimenezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2490 | 2473 | 2538 | −4 | 5 |
43▲7 | Chasin, NicoGM · 20 yrsFollow Nico ChasinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2490 | 2451 | 2505 | +20 | 9 |
44▼1 | Adewumi, TanitoluwaIM · 16 yrsFollow Tanitoluwa AdewumiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2487 | 2386 | 2467 | 0 | 5 |
45 | Troff, KaydenGM · 28 yrsFollow Kayden TroffTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2482 | 2479 | 2537 | 0 | 0 |
46▼2 | Heimann, MarkGM · 33 yrsFollow Mark HeimannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2481 | 2428 | 2459 | −6 | 12 |
47▼1 | Kaidanov, GregoryGM · 67 yrsFollow Gregory KaidanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2480 | — | 2547 | 0 | 0 |
48▼1 | Moradiabadi, ElshanGM · 41 yrsFollow Elshan MoradiabadiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2477 | 2530 | 2519 | 0 | 0 |
49▼1 | Stripunsky, AlexanderGM · 56 yrsFollow Alexander StripunskyTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2476 | 2581 | 2544 | 0 | 0 |
50▼1 | Erenburg, SergeyGM · 43 yrsFollow Sergey ErenburgTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2475 | 2471 | 2520 | +1 | 5 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active
12-month evolution
Standard · Active
Titled players — 436
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM74+2
20%
IM86+1
23%
FM140-6
38%
CM67-2
18%
Women
WGM5
7%
WIM11+1
16%
WFM21
30%
WCM32-1
46%
AGE PYRAMID · UNITED STATES ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
2,569U20340
1,16020-3461
50835-4918
47450-6421
45865+10
5,169 open players450 women players
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Americas — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,725 |
2▲1 | 🇦🇷ArgentinaFollow ArgentinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,541 |
3· | 🇨🇺CubaFollow CubaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,507 |
4▼1 | 🇧🇷BrazilFollow BrazilTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,496 |
5· | 🇵🇪PeruFollow PeruTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,473 |
6· | 🇲🇽MexicoFollow MexicoTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,470 |
7▼1 | 🇨🇦CanadaFollow CanadaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,462 |
8· | 🇨🇴ColombiaFollow ColombiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,456 |
9▼1 | 🇨🇱ChileFollow ChileTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,407 |
10▲1 | 🇻🇪VenezuelaFollow VenezuelaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,388 |
World — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇺🇸United StatesFollow United StatesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,725 |
2· | 🇮🇳IndiaFollow IndiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,705 |
3· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,664 |
4· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,641 |
5· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,629 |
6▲3 | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
7▼1 | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
8▼1 | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
9▼1 | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,624 |
10· | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,610 |