Top Standard Chess Players — World Rankings
303,556 active players worldwide by Standard rating. #1 Magnus Carlsen leads with 2,823 — 31 pts ahead of Hikaru Nakamura (2,792). This month's standout moves (top 50): Hao Wang led all gainers at +13 pts, while Jorden Van Foreest saw the steepest fall at -22 pts.
Top 3 Players
#1 · Current Leader
🇳🇴Magnus CarlsenFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Grandmaster · 36 years old
Standard
2823
Rapid
2803
Blitz
2860
#2#3
🇺🇸Hikaru NakamuraFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
GM · 39 yrs
2792
−31 from #1
🇺🇸Fabiano CaruanaFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
GM · 34 yrs
2789
−34 from #1
Continental Champions
EUR🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusGM2,823ASIA🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM2,778AME🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM2,792
Biggest Movers · 1 month
Among top 50 players
Top Movers
🇨🇳Wang, HaoGMFollow Hao WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,694
+13🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGMFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,761
+11🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. AminGMFollow M. Amin TabatabaeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,737
+11Flop Movers
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGMFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,706
-22🇳🇱Giri, AnishGMFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,757
-7🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinGMFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.2,664
-4RECENT WORLD #1 · 2021 → 2026
5 distinct leaders across 25 years
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Avg. top 10
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,776=
Avg. top 100
Standard · Active · vs 1 month
2,681=
Active players
Active · vs 1 month
303,556+2,135
Rankings
Standard · 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. | 2823 | 2803 | 2860 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruGM · 39 yrsFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2792 | 2738 | 2800 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoGM · 34 yrsFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2789 | 2682 | 2738 | −3 | 13 |
4 | 🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirGM · 21 yrsFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2778 | 2732 | 2725 | +1 | 9 |
5▲1 | 🇺🇸So, WesleyGM · 33 yrsFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2774 | 2699 | 2745 | +9 | 13 |
6▼1 | 🇩🇪Keymer, VincentGM · 22 yrsFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2764 | 2635 | 2628 | −3 | 13 |
7▲1 | 🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekGM · 22 yrsFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2762 | 2704 | 2818 | 0 | 0 |
8▲4 | 🇮🇳Praggnanandhaa RGM · 21 yrsFollow Praggnanandhaa RTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2761 | 2730 | 2712 | +11 | 13 |
9 | 🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunGM · 23 yrsFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2759 | 2745 | 2766 | 0 | 0 |
10▼3 | 🇳🇱Giri, AnishGM · 32 yrsFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2757 | 2660 | 2636 | −7 | 9 |
11▼1 | 🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaGM · 23 yrsFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2757 | 2748 | 2793 | 0 | 0 |
12▼1 | 🇨🇳Wei, YiGM · 27 yrsFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2752 | 2726 | 2709 | 0 | 0 |
13 | 🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGM · 28 yrsFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2743 | 2685 | 2704 | 0 | 0 |
14 | 🇮🇳Anand, ViswanathanGM · 57 yrsFollow Viswanathan AnandTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2739 | 2721 | 2706 | 0 | 0 |
15▲5 | 🇮🇷Tabatabaei, M. AminGM · 25 yrsFollow M. Amin TabatabaeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2737 | 2584 | 2608 | +11 | 7 |
16▼1 | 🇨🇳Ding, LirenGM · 34 yrsFollow Liren DingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2733 | 2693 | 2736 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 🇻🇳Le, Quang LiemGM · 35 yrsFollow Quang Liem LeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2626 | 2675 | 0 | 0 |
18▼2 | 🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM · 43 yrsFollow Leinier Dominguez PerezTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2732 | 2657 | 2604 | 0 | 0 |
19▼1 | 🇭🇺Rapport, RichardGM · 30 yrsFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2726 | 2680 | 2616 | −3 | 8 |
20▲1 | 🇺🇸Niemann, Hans MokeGM · 23 yrsFollow Hans Moke NiemannTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2725 | 2675 | 2711 | 0 | 0 |
21▲2 | 🇺🇸Aronian, LevonGM · 44 yrsFollow Levon AronianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2725 | 2739 | 2714 | +4 | 9 |
22 | 🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGM · 41 yrsFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2720 | 2664 | 2627 | −3 | 9 |
23▲1 | 🇷🇺Nepomniachtchi, IanGM · 36 yrsFollow Ian NepomniachtchiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2719 | 2729 | 2765 | 0 | 0 |
24▲1 | 🇮🇳Nihal SarinGM · 22 yrsFollow Nihal SarinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2718 | 2698 | 2721 | 0 | 0 |
25▲3 | 🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGM · 36 yrsFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2718 | 2706 | 2734 | +5 | 9 |
26▲1 | 🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGM · 15 yrsFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2716 | 2507 | 2574 | 0 | 6 |
27▼1 | Andreikin, DmitryGM · 36 yrsFollow Dmitry AndreikinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2714 | 2676 | 2686 | −3 | 13 |
28▲1 | 🇨🇳Yu, YangyiGM · 32 yrsFollow Yangyi YuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2710 | 2667 | 2722 | 0 | 0 |
29▲3 | 🇺🇸Sevian, SamuelGM · 26 yrsFollow Samuel SevianTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2708 | 2664 | 2658 | +7 | 9 |
30▼11 | 🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenGM · 27 yrsFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2706 | 2601 | 2659 | −22 | 9 |
31▼1 | 🇮🇷Maghsoodloo, ParhamGM · 26 yrsFollow Parham MaghsoodlooTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2705 | 2689 | 2638 | 0 | 0 |
32▼1 | 🇮🇳Gukesh DGM · 20 yrsFollow Gukesh DTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2703 | 2686 | 2659 | 0 | 0 |
33 | 🇮🇳Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGM · 32 yrsFollow Santosh Gujrathi ViditTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2697 | 2624 | 2677 | 0 | 0 |
34 | 🇧🇬Topalov, VeselinGM · 51 yrsFollow Veselin TopalovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2695 | 2607 | 2627 | 0 | 0 |
35▲4 | 🇨🇳Wang, HaoGM · 37 yrsFollow Hao WangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2694 | 2649 | 2649 | +13 | 3 |
36 | 🇺🇸Liang, AwonderGM · 23 yrsFollow Awonder LiangTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2693 | 2553 | 2595 | +3 | 9 |
37▼2 | 🇸🇮Fedoseev, VladimirGM · 31 yrsFollow Vladimir FedoseevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2691 | 2701 | 2726 | −2 | 9 |
38▼1 | 🇦🇿Radjabov, TeimourGM · 39 yrsFollow Teimour RadjabovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2689 | 2640 | 2659 | 0 | 0 |
39▼1 | 🇺🇿Yakubboev, NodirbekGM · 24 yrsFollow Nodirbek YakubboevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2685 | 2606 | 2589 | 0 | 0 |
40 | 🇷🇺Esipenko, AndreyGM · 24 yrsFollow Andrey EsipenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2680 | 2658 | 2645 | 0 | 0 |
41▲3 | 🇮🇳Pranav, VGM · 20 yrsFollow V PranavTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2677 | 2594 | 2582 | +7 | 13 |
42▼1 | 🇮🇳Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.GM · 27 yrsFollow Chithambaram VR. AravindhTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2677 | 2604 | 2562 | 0 | 0 |
43▼1 | 🇭🇺Leko, PeterGM · 47 yrsFollow Peter LekoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2676 | 2700 | 2738 | 0 | 0 |
44▼1 | 🇮🇳Pranesh MGM · 20 yrsFollow Pranesh MTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2674 | 2534 | 2589 | +1 | 9 |
45▲2 | 🇷🇸Sarana, AlexeyGM · 26 yrsFollow Alexey SaranaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2666 | 2650 | 2667 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 🇬🇧Vitiugov, NikitaGM · 39 yrsFollow Nikita VitiugovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2666 | 2616 | 2586 | 0 | 0 |
47▲2 | 🇺🇿Kasimdzhanov, RustamGM · 47 yrsFollow Rustam KasimdzhanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2630 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
48 | 🇬🇧Howell, David W LGM · 36 yrsFollow David W L HowellTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2665 | 2613 | 2574 | 0 | 0 |
49▼4 | 🇦🇿Suleymanli, AydinGM · 21 yrsFollow Aydin SuleymanliTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2664 | 2581 | 2566 | −4 | 14 |
50 | 🇺🇦Eljanov, PavelGM · 43 yrsFollow Pavel EljanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2664 | 2605 | 2622 | 0 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Standard · Active
12-month evolution
Standard · Active
Titled players — 13,497
Active · vs 1 month
Open
GM1,329+16
12%
IM2,464+20
22%
FM5,070-42
45%
CM2,435-7
22%
Women
WGM183+2
8%
WIM439+11
20%
WFM888-3
40%
WCM689-8
31%
AGE PYRAMID · WORLD ACTIVE PLAYERS
Active players by age band · Open vs Women
Open
Women
86,484U2015,814
44,31520-344,503
30,68135-491,673
33,11150-641,083
24,83965+545
219,430 open players23,618 women players
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Europe — By Average Top 10
| Federation | Avg top 10 | |
|---|---|---|
1· | 🇩🇪GermanyFollow GermanyTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,629 |
2▼1 | 🇫🇷FranceFollow FranceTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
3▼1 | 🇦🇿AzerbaijanFollow AzerbaijanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,627 |
4▼1 | 🇺🇦UkraineFollow UkraineTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,624 |
5· | 🇳🇱NetherlandsFollow NetherlandsTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,610 |
6▲1 | 🇭🇺HungaryFollow HungaryTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,601 |
7▲1 | 🇦🇲ArmeniaFollow ArmeniaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,601 |
8▼2 | 🇪🇸SpainFollow SpainTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,599 |
9· | 🇵🇱PolandFollow PolandTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,589 |
10▲1 | 🇬🇧EnglandFollow EnglandTrack 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. | 2,705 |
2· | 🇨🇳ChinaFollow ChinaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,664 |
3· | 🇷🇺RussiaFollow RussiaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,641 |
4▲3 | 🇺🇿UzbekistanFollow UzbekistanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,628 |
5· | 🇮🇷IranFollow IranTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,559 |
6▼1 | 🇰🇿KazakhstanFollow KazakhstanTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,519 |
7· | 🇻🇳VietnamFollow VietnamTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,471 |
8▲2 | 🇦🇺AustraliaFollow AustraliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,463 |
9· | 🇲🇳MongoliaFollow MongoliaTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,441 |
10▼1 | 🇵🇭PhilippinesFollow PhilippinesTrack their monthly top 10 average, GMs, and biggest movers. | 2,420 |
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 |