List of chess players by peak FIDE rating
Updated: 11/6/2025, 8:31:25 AM Wikipedia source
This list of chess players is ordered by their peak FIDE rating, an implementation of the Elo rating introduced by FIDE in 1971. The cut-off value is 2700 for men (players with a rating at or above this value are colloquially known as super grandmasters) and 2500 for women. Only six players achieved their over-2700 peak before the year 2000 and twenty-one players achieved their respective peak between 2000 and 2009 (inclusive).
Tables
FIDE players ordered by peak Elo rating[1][2] · Classical
2800+
2800+
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1
1
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1
Country
Norway
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Peak rating
2882
Achieved
2014-05
Birth year
1990
Notes
Highest-ranked player (2013–), world no. 1 (2010, 2011, 2011–), former World Chess Champion (2013–2023), highest-ranked Norwegian player (2006–)
2
2
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2
Country
Soviet Union Russia
Player
Garry Kasparov
Peak rating
2851
Achieved
1999-07
Birth year
1963
Notes
Highest-ranked Russian player, former world no. 1 (1984–1993, 1995–2006), former world champion (1985–2000), first player to achieve 2800+ rating (1990), 4th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1984), former highest-ranked player (1990–2012)
3
3
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3
Country
Italy United States
Player
Fabiano Caruana
Peak rating
2844
Achieved
2014-10
Birth year
1992
Notes
Former highest-ranked American player (2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2018–2022, 2022, 2023–2024, 2024–2025), former highest-ranked Italian player (2007–2015)
4
4
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4
Country
Armenia Germany United States
Player
Levon Aronian
Peak rating
2830
Achieved
2014-03
Birth year
1982
Notes
Former highest-ranked Armenian player (2005–2021), former highest-rated American player (2022)
5
5
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5
Country
Philippines United States
Player
Wesley So
Peak rating
2822
Achieved
2017-02
Birth year
1993
Notes
Former highest-ranked Filipino player (2009–2014), former highest-rated American player (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
6
6
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6
Country
Azerbaijan
Player
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Peak rating
2820
Achieved
2018-09
Birth year
1985
Notes
Highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2006, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–)
7
7
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7
Country
France
Player
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Peak rating
2819
Achieved
2016-08
Birth year
1990
Notes
Former highest-ranked French player (2013, 2013–2021, 2021)
8
8
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8
Country
India
Player
Viswanathan Anand
Peak rating
2817
Achieved
2011-03
Birth year
1969
Notes
Highest-ranked Indian player (1987–2023, 2023–2024), former world champion (2007–2013, FIDE 2000–2002), former world no. 1 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011), 7th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1993)
Soviet Union Russia
Soviet Union Russia
Col 1
Soviet Union Russia
Country
Vladimir Kramnik
Player
2817
Peak rating
2016-10
Achieved
1975
Death year
Former world champion (2000–2007), former world no. 1 (1996, 2008), former youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating, 8th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1993)
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Bulgaria
Player
Veselin Topalov
Peak rating
2816
Achieved
2015-07
Birth year
1975
Notes
Highest-ranked Bulgarian player (since 1993), former world champion (FIDE 2005–2006), former world no. 1 (2006–2007, 2008–2009)
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Hikaru Nakamura
Player
2816
Peak rating
2015-10
Achieved
1987
Death year
Highest-ranked American player (2009–2011, 2011–2012, 2013–2015, 2015–2016, 2022–2023, 2024, 2025-)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Ding Liren
Player
2816
Peak rating
2018-11
Achieved
1992
Death year
Former highest-ranked Chinese player (2014–2024), former World Chess Champion (2023–2024)
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Russia
Player
Alexander Grischuk
Peak rating
2810
Achieved
2014-12
Birth year
1983
Notes
Former highest-ranked Russian player (2013, 2014–2015)
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Iran France
Player
Alireza Firouzja
Peak rating
2804
Achieved
2021-12
Birth year
2003
Notes
Highest-ranked Iranian-born player, former highest-ranked Iranian player (2019), youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating, highest rated French player (2021, 2021-)
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
India
Player
Arjun Erigaisi
Peak rating
2801
Achieved
2024-12
Birth year
2003
Notes
Highest-rated Indian player (2024, 2024–2025, 2025–)
2775–2799
2775–2799
Col 1
2775–2799
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Russia Netherlands
Player
Anish Giri
Peak rating
2798
Achieved
2015-10
Birth year
1994
Notes
Highest-ranked Dutch player (since 2011)
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Russia
Player
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Peak rating
2795
Achieved
2023-03
Birth year
1990
Notes
Two-time World Championship challenger, highest-rated Russian player (2019, 2020–)
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
India
Player
Gukesh Dommaraju
Peak rating
2794
Achieved
2024-10
Birth year
2006
Notes
Current World Chess Champion, former highest-rated Indian player (2023, 2024, 2025)
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Azerbaijan
Player
Teimour Radjabov
Peak rating
2793
Achieved
2012-11
Birth year
1987
Notes
Former highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2002–2005, 2006, 2009–2010, 2011–2017)
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Russia
Player
Alexander Morozevich
Peak rating
2788
Achieved
2008-07
Birth year
1977
Notes
Former highest-ranked Russian player (2008, 2009)
Ukraine Russia
Ukraine Russia
Col 1
Ukraine Russia
Country
Sergey Karjakin
Player
2788
Peak rating
2011-07
Achieved
1990
Death year
Highest-ranked Ukrainian-born player, former youngest Grandmaster (2002–2021), former highest-ranked Russian player (2011)
22
22
Col 1
22
Country
Soviet Union Ukraine
Player
Vasyl Ivanchuk
Peak rating
2787
Achieved
2007-10
Birth year
1969
Notes
Highest-ranked Ukrainian player (1992–2002, 2005–2006, 2006–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2013, 2014, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2019), 5th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1991)
23
23
Col 1
23
Country
United States
Player
Bobby Fischer
Peak rating
2785
Achieved
1972-07
Birth year
1943
Death year
2008
Notes
Former world champion (1972–1975), former highest-ranked player (1971–1989), former highest-ranked American player (1971–2008), former world no. 1 (1971–1975), former youngest Grandmaster (1958–1991), first player to achieve 2700+ rating
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Player
2785
Peak rating
2025-09
Achieved
2005
Death year
Former highest-ranked Indian player (2025)
25
25
Col 1
25
Country
Uzbekistan
Player
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Peak rating
2783
Achieved
2024-10
Birth year
2004
Notes
Highest-ranked Uzbekistani player (since 2023)
26
26
Col 1
26
Country
Soviet Union Russia
Player
Anatoly Karpov
Peak rating
2780
Achieved
1994-07
Birth year
1951
Notes
Former world champion (1975–1985, FIDE 1993–1999), former world no. 1 (1976–1983, 1985, 1994), former highest-ranked Soviet player (1974–1986), second player to achieve 2700+ rating (1974)
27
27
Col 1
27
Country
Soviet Union Belarus Israel
Player
Boris Gelfand
Peak rating
2777
Achieved
2013-11
Birth year
1968
Notes
Highest-ranked Israeli player (since 1999), former highest-ranked Belarusian player (1993–1998)
28
28
Col 1
28
Country
Hungary Romania
Player
Richárd Rapport
Peak rating
2776
Achieved
2022-04
Birth year
1996
Notes
Highest-ranked Hungarian player (2021–2022, since 2024), former highest-ranked Romanian player (2022–2024)
2750–2774
2750–2774
Col 1
2750–2774
29
29
Col 1
29
Country
Germany
Player
Vincent Keymer
Peak rating
2773
Achieved
2025-11
Birth year
2004
Notes
Highest-ranked German player (since 2023)
30
30
Col 1
30
Country
India
Player
Pentala Harikrishna
Peak rating
2770
Achieved
2016-12
Birth year
1986
31
31
Col 1
31
Country
Soviet Union Russia
Player
Peter Svidler
Peak rating
2769
Achieved
2013-05
Birth year
1976
Notes
Former highest-ranked Russian player (2006)
32
32
Col 1
32
Country
Cuba United States
Player
Leinier Domínguez
Peak rating
2768
Achieved
2014-05
Birth year
1983
Notes
Highest-ranked Cuban-born player, former highest-ranked Cuban player (1998–2001, 2001–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2018)
33
33
Col 1
33
Country
Ukraine
Player
Pavel Eljanov
Peak rating
2765
Achieved
2016-03
Birth year
1983
Notes
Former highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2010, 2013, 2014–2015, 2015, 2015–2017, 2021, 2022–2025)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Yu Yangyi
Player
2765
Peak rating
2018-09
Achieved
1994
35
35
Col 1
35
Country
Ukraine
Player
Ruslan Ponomariov
Peak rating
2764
Achieved
2011-07
Birth year
1983
Notes
Former world chess champion (FIDE 2002–2004), former youngest Grandmaster (1997–1999), former highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2002–2004, 2006, 2009, 2013)
36
36
Col 1
36
Country
Hungary
Player
Peter Leko
Peak rating
2763
Achieved
2005-04
Birth year
1979
Notes
Former youngest Grandmaster (1994–1997), former highest-ranked Hungarian player (1999–2021, 2022–2024)
Soviet Union United States France
Soviet Union United States France
Col 1
Soviet Union United States France
Country
Gata Kamsky
Player
2763
Peak rating
2013-07
Achieved
1974
Death year
Former highest-ranked American player (1990-1991, 1992–2000, 2005–2009, 2008–2010, 2011)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Wang Hao
Player
2763
Peak rating
2020-04
Achieved
1989
Death year
Former highest-ranked Chinese player (2010, 2011–2014)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Wei Yi
Player
2763
Peak rating
2024-10
Achieved
1999
Death year
Youngest player to achieve 2700+ rating, highest-rated Chinese player (2024-)
40
40
Col 1
40
Country
Azerbaijan
Player
Vugar Gashimov
Peak rating
2761
Achieved
2012-01
Birth year
1986
Death year
2014
England
England
Col 1
England
Country
Michael Adams
Player
2761
Peak rating
2013-09
Achieved
1971
Death year
Former highest-ranked English player (1994-1995, 1997–2009, 2010–2019, 2019–2023)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Vladislav Artemiev
Player
2761
Peak rating
2019-06
Achieved
1998
43
43
Col 1
43
Country
Russia
Player
Dmitry Jakovenko
Peak rating
2760
Achieved
2009-01
Birth year
1983
Notes
Former highest-ranked Russian player (2009)
Poland
Poland
Col 1
Poland
Country
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Player
2760
Peak rating
2021-12
Achieved
1998
Death year
Highest-ranked Polish player (since 2019)
45
45
Col 1
45
Country
Russia
Player
Evgeny Tomashevsky
Peak rating
2758
Achieved
2015-09
Birth year
1987
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Li Chao
Player
2758
Peak rating
2016-06
Achieved
1989
47
47
Col 1
47
Country
China
Player
Wang Yue
Peak rating
2756
Achieved
2010-11
Birth year
1987
Notes
Former highest-ranked Chinese player (2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2010, 2010–2011)
48
48
Col 1
48
Country
Soviet Union Latvia Spain
Player
Alexei Shirov
Peak rating
2755
Achieved
2008-01
Birth year
1972
Notes
Highest-ranked Spanish player (1995–2011, since 2018), former highest-ranked Latvian player (1992–1994, 2011–2018), 6th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1992)
49
49
Col 1
49
Country
Georgia Czech Republic Slovakia Armenia
Player
Sergei Movsesian
Peak rating
2751
Achieved
2009-01
Birth year
1978
Notes
Former highest-ranked Czech player (1999–2002), former highest-ranked Slovak player (2002–2010), highest-ranked Armenian player (since 2021)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Col 1
Czech Republic
Country
David Navara
Player
2751
Peak rating
2015-05
Achieved
1985
Death year
Former highest-ranked Czech player (2005–2024, 2025)
Russia England
Russia England
Col 1
Russia England
Country
Nikita Vitiugov
Player
2751
Peak rating
2019-11
Achieved
1987
Death year
Highest-ranked English player (2023–2024, 2025-)
52
52
Col 1
52
Country
Poland
Player
Radosław Wojtaszek
Peak rating
2750
Achieved
2017-01
Birth year
1987
Notes
Former highest-ranked Polish player (2010–2019)
2725–2749
2725–2749
Col 1
2725–2749
53
53
Col 1
53
Country
France
Player
Étienne Bacrot
Peak rating
2749
Achieved
2013-11
Birth year
1983
Notes
Former highest-ranked French player (2004–2013, 2013–2014), former youngest Grandmaster (1997)
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Aravindh Chithambaram
Player
2749
Peak rating
2025-04
Achieved
1999
55
55
Col 1
55
Country
India
Player
Vidit Gujrathi
Peak rating
2747
Achieved
2024-02
Birth year
1994
56
56
Col 1
56
Country
Russia
Player
Dmitry Andreikin
Peak rating
2743
Achieved
2016-06
Birth year
1990
57
57
Col 1
57
Country
Iran
Player
Parham Maghsoodloo
Peak rating
2742
Achieved
2023-12
Birth year
2000
Notes
Highest-ranked Iranian player (2018–2019, since 2019)
58
58
Col 1
58
Country
Vietnam
Player
Lê Quang Liêm
Peak rating
2741
Achieved
2024-08
Birth year
1991
Notes
Highest-ranked Vietnamese player (since 2009)
59
59
Col 1
59
Country
Soviet Union Russia Canada
Player
Evgeny Bareev
Peak rating
2739
Achieved
2003-10
Birth year
1966
Notes
Former highest-ranked Canadian player (2015–2017, 2018–2024)
Russia Slovenia
Russia Slovenia
Col 1
Russia Slovenia
Country
Vladimir Fedoseev
Player
2739
Peak rating
2025-03
Achieved
1995
Death year
Highest-ranked Slovenian player (since 2023)
61
61
Col 1
61
Country
Russia
Player
Maxim Matlakov
Peak rating
2738
Achieved
2017-11
Birth year
1991
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Hans Niemann
Player
2738
Peak rating
2025-10
Achieved
2003
63
63
Col 1
63
Country
Latvia Germany Azerbaijan Bulgaria
Player
Arkadij Naiditsch
Peak rating
2737
Achieved
2013-12
Birth year
1985
Notes
Former highest-ranked German player (2006–2008, 2009–2015)
64
64
Col 1
64
Country
Hungary
Player
Judit Polgár
Peak rating
2735
Achieved
2005-07
Birth year
1976
Notes
Highest-ranked female player; first and only female player to achieve 2700+ rating, only female player to be ranked in the world's top 10, former youngest Grandmaster (1991–1994), former highest-ranked Hungarian player (1996–1998)
65
65
Col 1
65
Country
Soviet Union Moldova
Player
Viktor Bologan
Peak rating
2734
Achieved
2012-08
Birth year
1971
Notes
Highest-ranked Moldovan player
Georgia
Georgia
Col 1
Georgia
Country
Baadur Jobava
Player
2734
Peak rating
2012-09
Achieved
1983
Death year
Highest-ranked Georgian player (since 2010)
67
67
Col 1
67
Country
Russia
Player
Vladimir Malakhov
Peak rating
2732
Achieved
2010-07
Birth year
1980
Kyrgyzstan Russia
Kyrgyzstan Russia
Col 1
Kyrgyzstan Russia
Country
Ernesto Inarkiev
Player
2732
Peak rating
2016-09
Achieved
1985
69
69
Col 1
69
Country
China
Player
Bu Xiangzhi
Peak rating
2731
Achieved
2019-02
Birth year
1985
Notes
Former youngest Grandmaster (1999–2002), former highest-ranked Chinese player (2005–2006, 2008)
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Samuel Shankland
Player
2731
Peak rating
2019-02
Achieved
1991
71
71
Col 1
71
Country
Hungary
Player
Zoltán Almási
Peak rating
2726
Achieved
2011-07
Birth year
1976
Ukraine
Ukraine
Col 1
Ukraine
Country
Alexander Moiseenko
Player
2726
Peak rating
2011-09
Achieved
1980
73
73
Col 1
73
Country
Russia Israel
Player
Evgeny Alekseev
Peak rating
2725
Achieved
2009-09
Birth year
1985
Ukraine
Ukraine
Col 1
Ukraine
Country
Andrei Volokitin
Player
2725
Peak rating
2013-03
Achieved
1986
2700–2724
2700–2724
Col 1
2700–2724
75
75
Col 1
75
Country
China
Player
Ni Hua
Peak rating
2724
Achieved
2009-04
Birth year
1983
Spain
Spain
Col 1
Spain
Country
Francisco Vallejo Pons
Player
2724
Peak rating
2011-07
Achieved
1982
Death year
Former highest-ranked Spanish player (2012–2018)
77
77
Col 1
77
Country
Ukraine
Player
Anton Korobov
Peak rating
2723
Achieved
2014-01
Birth year
1985
Notes
Former highest-rated Ukrainian player (2020, 2021–2022, 2022)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Andrey Esipenko
Player
2723
Peak rating
2022-03
Achieved
2002
79
79
Col 1
79
Country
Uzbekistan
Player
Javokhir Sindarov
Peak rating
2722
Achieved
2025-07
Birth year
2005
80
80
Col 1
80
Country
India
Player
Krishnan Sasikiran
Peak rating
2720
Achieved
2012-05
Birth year
1981
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Alexander Riazantsev
Player
2720
Peak rating
2012-07
Achieved
1985
Ukraine
Ukraine
Col 1
Ukraine
Country
Alexander Areshchenko
Player
2720
Peak rating
2012-12
Achieved
1986
Death year
Former highest-rated Ukrainian player (2020, 2021)
France
France
Col 1
France
Country
Laurent Fressinet
Player
2720
Peak rating
2015-06
Achieved
1981
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Daniil Dubov
Player
2720
Peak rating
2021-12
Achieved
1996
85
85
Col 1
85
Country
Bulgaria Georgia
Player
Ivan Cheparinov
Peak rating
2718
Achieved
2018-08
Birth year
1986
Iran
Iran
Col 1
Iran
Country
Amin Tabatabaei
Player
2718
Peak rating
2024-07
Achieved
2001
87
87
Col 1
87
Country
Cuba United States
Player
Lázaro Bruzón
Peak rating
2717
Achieved
2012-10
Birth year
1982
Notes
Former highest-ranked Cuban player (2001, 2003–2004, 2005–2007, 2018–2020)
Ukraine
Ukraine
Col 1
Ukraine
Country
Yuriy Kryvoruchko
Player
2717
Peak rating
2015-11
Achieved
1986
Death year
Former highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2018, 2019, 2020–2021)
Russia Serbia
Russia Serbia
Col 1
Russia Serbia
Country
Alexey Sarana
Player
2717
Peak rating
2024-07
Achieved
2000
Death year
Highest-ranked Serbian player (since 2023)
90
90
Col 1
90
Country
Soviet Union Russia
Player
Valery Salov
Peak rating
2715
Achieved
1995-01
Birth year
1964
Notes
9th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1994)
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Col 1
Uzbekistan
Country
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Player
2715
Peak rating
2015-05
Achieved
1979
Death year
Former world chess champion (FIDE 2004–2005), former highest-ranked Uzbek player (2000–2023)
Russia Austria
Russia Austria
Col 1
Russia Austria
Country
Kirill Alekseenko
Player
2715
Peak rating
2019-11
Achieved
1997
Death year
Highest-ranked Austrian player (2023-)
Netherlands
Netherlands
Col 1
Netherlands
Country
Jorden van Foreest
Player
2715
Peak rating
2022-05
Achieved
1999
94
94
Col 1
94
Country
Netherlands
Player
Loek van Wely
Peak rating
2714
Achieved
2001-10
Birth year
1972
Notes
Former highest-ranked Dutch player (2001–2011)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Denis Khismatullin
Player
2714
Peak rating
2014-03
Achieved
1984
96
96
Col 1
96
Country
Soviet Union Armenia United States
Player
Vladimir Akopian
Peak rating
2713
Achieved
2006-07
Birth year
1971
Notes
Former highest-ranked Armenian player (1995–2005)
England
England
Col 1
England
Country
Luke McShane
Player
2713
Peak rating
2012-07
Achieved
1984
98
98
Col 1
98
Country
England
Player
Nigel Short
Peak rating
2712
Achieved
2004-04
Birth year
1965
Notes
Former highest-ranked English player (1986–1993, 1996-1997, 2009–2010)
England
England
Col 1
England
Country
David Howell
Player
2712
Peak rating
2015-08
Achieved
1990
Death year
Former highest-rated English player (2019, 2023, 2024–2025)
Egypt
Egypt
Col 1
Egypt
Country
Bassem Amin
Player
2712
Peak rating
2019-01
Achieved
1988
Death year
Highest-ranked Egyptian player (since 2012), highest-ranked African player (since 2012)
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Jeffery Xiong
Player
2712
Peak rating
2019-11
Achieved
2000
Russia Hungary
Russia Hungary
Col 1
Russia Hungary
Country
Sanan Sjugirov
Player
2712
Peak rating
2022-11
Achieved
1993
103
103
Col 1
103
Country
Soviet Union Russia
Player
Alexey Dreev
Peak rating
2711
Achieved
2011-07
Birth year
1969
Armenia
Armenia
Col 1
Armenia
Country
Gabriel Sargissian
Player
2711
Peak rating
2022-09
Achieved
1983
105
105
Col 1
105
Country
Soviet Union Ukraine Slovenia
Player
Alexander Beliavsky
Peak rating
2710
Achieved
1997-07
Birth year
1953
Notes
Former highest-ranked Slovenian player (1996–2023)
Russia Romania
Russia Romania
Col 1
Russia Romania
Country
Alexander Motylev
Player
2710
Peak rating
2009-07
Achieved
1979
Israel
Israel
Col 1
Israel
Country
Maxim Rodshtein
Player
2710
Peak rating
2016-03
Achieved
1989
Romania
Romania
Col 1
Romania
Country
Bogdan-Daniel Deac
Player
2710
Peak rating
2022-09
Achieved
2001
Death year
Highest-ranked Romanian player (2021–2022, since 2024)
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Awonder Liang
Player
2710
Peak rating
2025-10
Achieved
2003
110
110
Col 1
110
Country
Azerbaijan
Player
Rauf Mamedov
Peak rating
2709
Achieved
2017-12
Birth year
1988
England
England
Col 1
England
Country
Gawain Jones
Player
2709
Peak rating
2019-06
Achieved
1987
Death year
Former highest rated English player (2019)
112
112
Col 1
112
Country
Ukraine
Player
Zahar Efimenko
Peak rating
2708
Achieved
2011-03
Birth year
1985
Armenia
Armenia
Col 1
Armenia
Country
Haik M. Martirosyan
Player
2708
Peak rating
2023-11
Achieved
2000
114
114
Col 1
114
Country
Romania Germany
Player
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
Peak rating
2707
Achieved
2005-10
Birth year
1976
Notes
Former highest-ranked Romanian player (1998–2000, 2003–2014), former highest-ranked German player (2015–2023)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Evgeny Najer
Player
2707
Peak rating
2017-08
Achieved
1977
116
116
Col 1
116
Country
Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina Netherlands
Player
Ivan Sokolov
Peak rating
2706
Achieved
2004-01
Birth year
1968
Notes
Former highest-ranked Bosnian-Herzegovinian player (1993–1994, 1996–2002, 2009–2010)
Hungary
Hungary
Col 1
Hungary
Country
Ferenc Berkes
Player
2706
Peak rating
2011-09
Achieved
1985
Soviet Union Russia
Soviet Union Russia
Col 1
Soviet Union Russia
Country
Sergei Rublevsky
Player
2706
Peak rating
2013-11
Achieved
1974
119
119
Col 1
119
Country
Soviet Union Latvia
Player
Mikhail Tal
Peak rating
2705
Achieved
1980-01
Birth year
1936
Death year
1992
Notes
Former world champion (1960–1961), former highest-ranked Latvian player (1992), 3rd player to achieve 2700+ rating (1980)
Soviet Union Russia Israel Switzerland
Soviet Union Russia Israel Switzerland
Col 1
Soviet Union Russia Israel Switzerland
Country
Vadim Milov
Player
2705
Peak rating
2008-07
Achieved
1972
Death year
Highest-ranked Swiss player (since 2008)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Boris Grachev
Player
2705
Peak rating
2012-03
Achieved
1986
Norway
Norway
Col 1
Norway
Country
Jon Ludvig Hammer
Player
2705
Peak rating
2016-02
Achieved
1990
123
123
Col 1
123
Country
Czech Republic
Player
Viktor Láznička
Peak rating
2704
Achieved
2012-01
Birth year
1989
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Ray Robson
Player
2704
Peak rating
2023-04
Achieved
1994
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Nihal Sarin
Player
2704
Peak rating
2025-11
Achieved
2004
126
126
Col 1
126
Country
Soviet Union Israel
Player
Emil Sutovsky
Peak rating
2703
Achieved
2012-01
Birth year
1977
Austria
Austria
Col 1
Austria
Country
Markus Ragger
Player
2703
Peak rating
2017-02
Achieved
1988
Death year
Former highest-ranked Austrian player (2010–2023)
Belarus
Belarus
Col 1
Belarus
Country
Vladislav Kovalev
Player
2703
Peak rating
2019-02
Achieved
1994
Death year
Highest-ranked Belarusian player (since 2019)
Croatia
Croatia
Col 1
Croatia
Country
Ivan Šarić
Player
2703
Peak rating
2019-03
Achieved
1990
Death year
Highest-ranked Croatian player (since 2011)
Spain
Spain
Col 1
Spain
Country
David Antón Guijarro
Player
2703
Peak rating
2020-03
Achieved
1995
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Samuel Sevian
Player
2703
Peak rating
2022-05
Achieved
2000
132
132
Col 1
132
Country
Soviet Union Russia Poland
Player
Michał Krasenkow
Peak rating
2702
Achieved
2000-07
Birth year
1963
Notes
Former highest-ranked Polish player (1996–2010)
Soviet Union Israel
Soviet Union Israel
Col 1
Soviet Union Israel
Country
Ilya Smirin
Player
2702
Peak rating
2001-07
Achieved
1968
Soviet Union Germany Russia
Soviet Union Germany Russia
Col 1
Soviet Union Germany Russia
Country
Alexander Khalifman
Player
2702
Peak rating
2001-10
Achieved
1966
Death year
Former world chess champion (FIDE 1999–2000), former highest-ranked German player (1991–1992)
Soviet Union Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia
Soviet Union Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia
Col 1
Soviet Union Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia
Country
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Player
2702
Peak rating
2003-07
Achieved
1960
Death year
Former highest-ranked Georgian player (1992–1994, 1996–2009)
France
France
Col 1
France
Country
Romain Edouard
Player
2702
Peak rating
2014-06
Achieved
1990
Ukraine Latvia
Ukraine Latvia
Col 1
Ukraine Latvia
Country
Igor Kovalenko
Player
2702
Peak rating
2015-08
Achieved
1988
Death year
Former highest-ranked Latvian player (2018–2021), highest-rated Ukrainian player (2025-)
138
138
Col 1
138
Country
Soviet Union Ukraine United States
Player
Alexander Onischuk
Peak rating
2701
Achieved
2010-07
Birth year
1975
Notes
Former highest-rated American player (2002–2005)
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Adhiban Baskaran
Player
2701
Peak rating
2019-04
Achieved
1992
140
140
Col 1
140
Country
Denmark
Player
Peter Heine Nielsen
Peak rating
2700
Achieved
2010-07
Birth year
1973
Notes
Former highest-ranked Danish player (2004–2022)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Igor Lysyj
Player
2700
Peak rating
2015-01
Achieved
1987
| Country | Player | Peak rating | Achieved | Birth year | Death year | Notes | |
| 2800+ | |||||||
| 1 | Norway | Magnus Carlsen | 2882 | 2014-05 | 1990 | Highest-ranked player (2013–), world no. 1 (2010, 2011, 2011–), former World Chess Champion (2013–2023), highest-ranked Norwegian player (2006–) | |
| 2 | Soviet Union Russia | Garry Kasparov | 2851 | 1999-07 | 1963 | Highest-ranked Russian player, former world no. 1 (1984–1993, 1995–2006), former world champion (1985–2000), first player to achieve 2800+ rating (1990), 4th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1984), former highest-ranked player (1990–2012) | |
| 3 | Italy United States | Fabiano Caruana | 2844 | 2014-10 | 1992 | Former highest-ranked American player (2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2018–2022, 2022, 2023–2024, 2024–2025), former highest-ranked Italian player (2007–2015) | |
| 4 | Armenia Germany United States | Levon Aronian | 2830 | 2014-03 | 1982 | Former highest-ranked Armenian player (2005–2021), former highest-rated American player (2022) | |
| 5 | Philippines United States | Wesley So | 2822 | 2017-02 | 1993 | Former highest-ranked Filipino player (2009–2014), former highest-rated American player (2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) | |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2820 | 2018-09 | 1985 | Highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2006, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2017–) | |
| 7 | France | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2819 | 2016-08 | 1990 | Former highest-ranked French player (2013, 2013–2021, 2021) | |
| 8 | India | Viswanathan Anand | 2817 | 2011-03 | 1969 | Highest-ranked Indian player (1987–2023, 2023–2024), former world champion (2007–2013, FIDE 2000–2002), former world no. 1 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011), 7th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1993) | |
| Soviet Union Russia | Vladimir Kramnik | 2817 | 2016-10 | 1975 | Former world champion (2000–2007), former world no. 1 (1996, 2008), former youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating, 8th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1993) | ||
| 10 | Bulgaria | Veselin Topalov | 2816 | 2015-07 | 1975 | Highest-ranked Bulgarian player (since 1993), former world champion (FIDE 2005–2006), former world no. 1 (2006–2007, 2008–2009) | |
| United States | Hikaru Nakamura | 2816 | 2015-10 | 1987 | Highest-ranked American player (2009–2011, 2011–2012, 2013–2015, 2015–2016, 2022–2023, 2024, 2025-) | ||
| China | Ding Liren | 2816 | 2018-11 | 1992 | Former highest-ranked Chinese player (2014–2024), former World Chess Champion (2023–2024) | ||
| 13 | Russia | Alexander Grischuk | 2810 | 2014-12 | 1983 | Former highest-ranked Russian player (2013, 2014–2015) | |
| 14 | Iran France | Alireza Firouzja | 2804 | 2021-12 | 2003 | Highest-ranked Iranian-born player, former highest-ranked Iranian player (2019), youngest player to achieve 2800+ rating, highest rated French player (2021, 2021-) | |
| 15 | India | Arjun Erigaisi | 2801 | 2024-12 | 2003 | Highest-rated Indian player (2024, 2024–2025, 2025–) | |
| 2775–2799 | |||||||
| 16 | Russia Netherlands | Anish Giri | 2798 | 2015-10 | 1994 | Highest-ranked Dutch player (since 2011) | |
| 17 | Russia | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2795 | 2023-03 | 1990 | Two-time World Championship challenger, highest-rated Russian player (2019, 2020–) | |
| 18 | India | Gukesh Dommaraju | 2794 | 2024-10 | 2006 | Current World Chess Champion, former highest-rated Indian player (2023, 2024, 2025) | |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | Teimour Radjabov | 2793 | 2012-11 | 1987 | Former highest-ranked Azerbaijani player (2002–2005, 2006, 2009–2010, 2011–2017) | |
| 20 | Russia | Alexander Morozevich | 2788 | 2008-07 | 1977 | Former highest-ranked Russian player (2008, 2009) | |
| Ukraine Russia | Sergey Karjakin | 2788 | 2011-07 | 1990 | Highest-ranked Ukrainian-born player, former youngest Grandmaster (2002–2021), former highest-ranked Russian player (2011) | ||
| 22 | Soviet Union Ukraine | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2787 | 2007-10 | 1969 | Highest-ranked Ukrainian player (1992–2002, 2005–2006, 2006–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2013, 2014, 2017–2018, 2018–2019, 2019), 5th player to achieve 2700+ rating (1991) | |
| 23 | United States | Bobby Fischer | 2785 | 1972-07 | 1943 | 2008 | Former world champion (1972–1975), former highest-ranked player (1971–1989), former highest-ranked American player (1971–2008), former world no. 1 (1971–1975), former youngest Grandmaster (1958–1991), first player to achieve 2700+ rating |
| India | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 2785 | 2025-09 | 2005 | Former highest-ranked Indian player (2025) | ||
| 25 | Uzbekistan | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2783 | 2024-10 | 2004 | Highest-ranked Uzbekistani player (since 2023) | |
| 26 | Soviet Union Russia | Anatoly Karpov | 2780 | 1994-07 | 1951 | Former world champion (1975–1985, FIDE 1993–1999), former world no. 1 (1976–1983, 1985, 1994), former highest-ranked Soviet player (1974–1986), second player to achieve 2700+ rating (1974) | |
| 27 | Soviet Union Belarus Israel | Boris Gelfand | 2777 | 2013-11 | 1968 | Highest-ranked Israeli player (since 1999), former highest-ranked Belarusian player (1993–1998) | |
| 28 | Hungary Romania | Richárd Rapport | 2776 | 2022-04 | 1996 | Highest-ranked Hungarian player (2021–2022, since 2024), former highest-ranked Romanian player (2022–2024) | |
| 2750–2774 | |||||||
| 29 | Germany | Vincent Keymer | 2773 | 2025-11 | 2004 | Highest-ranked German player (since 2023) | |
| 30 | India | Pentala Harikrishna | 2770 | 2016-12 | 1986 | ||
| 31 | Soviet Union Russia | Peter Svidler | 2769 | 2013-05 | 1976 | Former highest-ranked Russian player (2006) | |
| 32 | Cuba United States | Leinier Domínguez | 2768 | 2014-05 | 1983 | Highest-ranked Cuban-born player, former highest-ranked Cuban player (1998–2001, 2001–2003, 2004–2005, 2007–2018) | |
| 33 | Ukraine | Pavel Eljanov | 2765 | 2016-03 | 1983 | Former highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2010, 2013, 2014–2015, 2015, 2015–2017, 2021, 2022–2025) | |
| China | Yu Yangyi | 2765 | 2018-09 | 1994 | |||
| 35 | Ukraine | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2764 | 2011-07 | 1983 | Former world chess champion (FIDE 2002–2004), former youngest Grandmaster (1997–1999), former highest-ranked Ukrainian player (2002–2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) | |
| 36 | Hungary | Peter Leko | 2763 | 2005-04 | 1979 | Former youngest Grandmaster (1994–1997), former highest-ranked Hungarian player (1999–2021, 2022–2024) | |
| Soviet Union United States France | Gata Kamsky | 2763 | 2013-07 | 1974 | Former highest-ranked American player (1990-1991, 1992–2000, 2005–2009, 2008–2010, 2011) | ||
| China | Wang Hao | 2763 | 2020-04 | 1989 | Former highest-ranked Chinese player (2010, 2011–2014) | ||
| China | Wei Yi | 2763 | 2024-10 | 1999 | Youngest player to achieve 2700+ rating, highest-rated Chinese player (2024-) | ||
| 40 | Azerbaijan | Vugar Gashimov | 2761 | 2012-01 | 1986 | 2014 | |
| England | Michael Adams | 2761 | 2013-09 | 1971 | Former highest-ranked English player (1994-1995, 1997–2009, 2010–2019, 2019–2023) | ||
| Russia | Vladislav Artemiev | 2761 | 2019-06 | 1998 | |||
| 43 | Russia | Dmitry Jakovenko | 2760 | 2009-01 | 1983 | Former highest-ranked Russian player (2009) | |
| Poland | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2760 | 2021-12 | 1998 | Highest-ranked Polish player (since 2019) | ||
| 45 | Russia | Evgeny Tomashevsky | 2758 | 2015-09 | 1987 | ||
| China | Li Chao | 2758 | 2016-06 | 1989 | |||
FIDE women players ordered by peak Elo rating · Highest-rated female players
2700+
2700+
Col 1
2700+
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Hungary
Player
Judit Polgár
Peak rating
2735
Achieved
2005-07
Birth year
1976
Notes
Highest-ranked female player (since 1992), highest-ranked Hungarian female player (since 1989), formerly youngest grandmaster (1991–1994), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991–2002), formerly female world no. 1 (1989–2015)
2600–2699
2600–2699
Col 1
2600–2699
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
China
Player
Hou Yifan
Peak rating
2686
Achieved
2015-03
Birth year
1994
Notes
Former women's world champion (2010–2012, 2013–2015, 2016–2017), youngest female grandmaster (since 2008), female world no. 1 (since 2015), highest-ranked Chinese female player (since 2008)
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
India
Player
Koneru Humpy
Peak rating
2623
Achieved
2009-07
Birth year
1987
Notes
Highest-ranked Indian female player (since 2001), formerly youngest female grandmaster (2002–2008)
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Russia
Player
Aleksandra Goryachkina
Peak rating
2611
Achieved
2021-08
Birth year
1998
Notes
Formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (2020–2023)
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Ukraine Slovenia
Player
Anna Muzychuk
Peak rating
2606
Achieved
2012-07
Birth year
1990
Notes
Highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (since 2014), formerly highest-ranked Slovenian female player (2004–2014)
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
China
Player
Ju Wenjun
Peak rating
2604
Achieved
2017-03
Birth year
1991
Notes
Current Women's World Chess Champion (since 2018)
2500–2599
2500–2599
Col 1
2500–2599
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Russia
Player
Tatiana Kosintseva
Peak rating
2581
Achieved
2010-11
Birth year
1986
Notes
Highest-ranked Russian female player (2010–2020, since 2023)
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
China
Player
Zhao Xue
Peak rating
2579
Achieved
2013-09
Birth year
1985
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Hungary United States
Player
Susan Polgar
Peak rating
2577
Achieved
2005-01
Birth year
1969
Notes
Former women's world champion (1996–1999), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1984–1985, 1986), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian female player (1984–1988), formerly highest-ranked American female player (2003–2019)
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Russia
Player
Nadezhda Kosintseva
Peak rating
2576
Achieved
2010-11
Birth year
1985
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
China
Player
Xie Jun
Peak rating
2574
Achieved
2008-01
Birth year
1970
Notes
Former women's world champion (1991–1996, 1999–2001), formerly highest-ranked Chinese female player (1990–2008)
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Georgia
Player
Nana Dzagnidze
Peak rating
2573
Achieved
2015-06
Birth year
1987
Notes
Highest-ranked Georgian female player (since 2011)
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
China
Player
Lei Tingjie
Peak rating
2569
Achieved
2025-11
Birth year
1997
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Ukraine
Player
Mariya Muzychuk
Peak rating
2563
Achieved
2016-03
Birth year
1992
Notes
Former women's world champion (2015–2016)
Ukraine Russia
Ukraine Russia
Col 1
Ukraine Russia
Country
Kateryna Lagno
Player
2563
Peak rating
2022-10
Achieved
1989
Death year
Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (2003–2014)
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Russia Switzerland
Player
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Peak rating
2561
Achieved
2018-01
Birth year
1984
Notes
Former women's world champion (2008–2010), highest-ranked Swiss female player (since 2023)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Tan Zhongyi
Player
2561
Peak rating
2024-12
Achieved
1991
Death year
Former women's world champion (2017–2018)
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Soviet Union Georgia
Player
Maia Chiburdanidze
Peak rating
2560
Achieved
1988-01
Birth year
1961
Notes
Former women's world champion (1978–1991), formerly highest-ranked female player (1985–1992), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1984–1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1980–1982, 1983, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), formerly highest-ranked Soviet female player (1985–1992), formerly highest-ranked Georgian female player (1992–2011)
Soviet Union Ukraine Russia
Soviet Union Ukraine Russia
Col 1
Soviet Union Ukraine Russia
Country
Alisa Galliamova
Player
2560
Peak rating
1998-07
Achieved
1972
Death year
Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (1992–1996), formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (1996–2010)
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Col 1
Bulgaria
Country
Antoaneta Stefanova
Player
2560
Peak rating
2003-01
Achieved
1979
Death year
Former women's world champion (2004–2006), highest-ranked Bulgarian female player (1994, since 1995)
22
22
Col 1
22
Country
Sweden
Player
Pia Cramling
Peak rating
2550
Achieved
2008-10
Birth year
1963
Notes
Formerly female world no. 1 (1983, 1984), highest-ranked Swedish female player (since 1981)
23
23
Col 1
23
Country
China Qatar
Player
Zhu Chen
Peak rating
2548
Achieved
2008-01
Birth year
1976
Notes
Former women's world champion (2001–2004), highest-ranked Qatari female player (since 2006)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Valentina Gunina
Player
2548
Peak rating
2015-06
Achieved
1989
25
25
Col 1
25
Country
India
Player
Harika Dronavalli
Peak rating
2543
Achieved
2016-11
Birth year
1991
26
26
Col 1
26
Country
Lithuania
Player
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen
Peak rating
2542
Achieved
2017-06
Birth year
1983
Notes
Highest-ranked Lithuanian female player (since 1999)
27
27
Col 1
27
Country
Ukraine United States
Player
Anna Zatonskih
Peak rating
2537
Achieved
2011-05
Birth year
1978
Notes
Highest-ranked American female player (since 2019)
France
France
Col 1
France
Country
Marie Sebag
Player
2537
Peak rating
2013-03
Achieved
1986
Death year
Highest-ranked French female player (since 2007)
29
29
Col 1
29
Country
Georgia
Player
Bella Khotenashvili
Peak rating
2531
Achieved
2013-06
Birth year
1988
30
30
Col 1
30
Country
Georgia
Player
Nino Batsiashvili
Peak rating
2528
Achieved
2018-03
Birth year
1987
31
31
Col 1
31
Country
Armenia
Player
Elina Danielian
Peak rating
2521
Achieved
2011-07
Birth year
1978
Notes
Highest-ranked Armenian female player (1994–2002, 2004–2005, since 2008)
32
32
Col 1
32
Country
Soviet Union Georgia
Player
Nana Ioseliani
Peak rating
2520
Achieved
1997-07
Birth year
1962
33
33
Col 1
33
Country
Kazakhstan
Player
Dinara Saduakassova
Peak rating
2519
Achieved
2020-01
Birth year
1996
Notes
Highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2014–2016, 2017–2018, since 2018)
34
34
Col 1
34
Country
China
Player
Xu Yuhua
Peak rating
2517
Achieved
2006-04
Birth year
1976
Notes
Former women's world champion (2006–2008)
35
35
Col 1
35
Country
Russia
Player
Polina Shuvalova
Peak rating
2516
Achieved
2021-12
Birth year
2001
36
36
Col 1
36
Country
Germany
Player
Elisabeth Pähtz
Peak rating
2513
Achieved
2018-09
Birth year
1985
Notes
Highest-ranked German female player (since 2008)
Kazakhstan Russia
Kazakhstan Russia
Col 1
Kazakhstan Russia
Country
Bibisara Assaubayeva
Player
2513
Peak rating
2025-10
Achieved
2004
38
38
Col 1
38
Country
China
Player
Wang Lei
Peak rating
2512
Achieved
2001-10
Birth year
1975
39
39
Col 1
39
Country
Vietnam Hungary
Player
Hoang Thanh Trang
Peak rating
2511
Achieved
2013-11
Birth year
1980
Notes
Formerly highest-ranked Vietnamese female player (1992–2006)
40
40
Col 1
40
Country
Russia
Player
Natalia Pogonina
Peak rating
2508
Achieved
2014-07
Birth year
1985
41
41
Col 1
41
Country
Russia
Player
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
Peak rating
2507
Achieved
2001-07
Birth year
1974
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Col 1
Kazakhstan
Country
Zhansaya Abdumalik
Player
2507
Peak rating
2021-10
Achieved
2000
Death year
Formerly highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2017, 2018)
43
43
Col 1
43
Country
Soviet Union Georgia Scotland
Player
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
Peak rating
2506
Achieved
2009-07
Birth year
1968
Notes
Highest-ranked Scottish female player (since 2008)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Wang Pin
Player
2506
Peak rating
2000-10
Achieved
1974
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Vaishali Rameshbabu
Player
2506
Peak rating
2024-08
Achieved
2001
46
46
Col 1
46
Country
Hungary
Player
Sofia Polgar
Peak rating
2505
Achieved
1998-07
Birth year
1974
Poland
Poland
Col 1
Poland
Country
Monika Soćko
Player
2505
Peak rating
2008-04
Achieved
1978
Death year
Highest-ranked Polish female player (1999–2001, since 2005, shared since 2022)
Russia
Russia
Col 1
Russia
Country
Olga Girya
Player
2505
Peak rating
2017-09
Achieved
1991
Russia Poland
Russia Poland
Col 1
Russia Poland
Country
Alina Kashlinskaya
Player
2505
Peak rating
2022-06
Achieved
1993
Death year
Highest-ranked Polish female player (shared since 2022)
India
India
Col 1
India
Country
Divya Deshmukh
Player
2505
Peak rating
2025-11
Achieved
2005
51
51
Col 1
51
Country
Armenia
Player
Lilit Mkrtchian
Peak rating
2503
Achieved
2010-01
Birth year
1982
Notes
Formerly highest-ranked Armenian female player (2002–2003, 2005–2007)
China
China
Col 1
China
Country
Ruan Lufei
Player
2503
Peak rating
2014-01
Achieved
1987
53
53
Col 1
53
Country
Soviet Union Kyrgyzstan Russia
Player
Svetlana Matveeva
Peak rating
2502
Achieved
2004-01
Birth year
1969
Notes
Formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (1992, 1994–1996), formerly highest-ranked Kyrgyzstani female player (1993)
Ukraine
Ukraine
Col 1
Ukraine
Country
Anna Ushenina
Player
2502
Peak rating
2007-07
Achieved
1985
Death year
Former women's world champion (2012–2013)
United States
United States
Col 1
United States
Country
Irina Krush
Player
2502
Peak rating
2013-10
Achieved
1983
Death year
Formerly highest-ranked American female player (2002)
56
56
Col 1
56
Country
China
Player
Qin Kanying
Peak rating
2501
Achieved
2000-07
Birth year
1974
Moldova France
Moldova France
Col 1
Moldova France
Country
Almira Skripchenko
Player
2501
Peak rating
2003-01
Achieved
1976
Death year
Formerly highest-ranked Moldovan female player (1995–2001), highest-ranked French female player (2002–2007)
58
58
Col 1
58
Country
Georgia
Player
Lela Javakhishvili
Peak rating
2500
Achieved
2010-03
Birth year
1984
| Country | Player | Peak rating | Achieved | Birth year | Death year | Notes | |
| 2700+ | |||||||
| 1 | Hungary | Judit Polgár | 2735 | 2005-07 | 1976 | Highest-ranked female player (since 1992), highest-ranked Hungarian female player (since 1989), formerly youngest grandmaster (1991–1994), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991–2002), formerly female world no. 1 (1989–2015) | |
| 2600–2699 | |||||||
| 2 | China | Hou Yifan | 2686 | 2015-03 | 1994 | Former women's world champion (2010–2012, 2013–2015, 2016–2017), youngest female grandmaster (since 2008), female world no. 1 (since 2015), highest-ranked Chinese female player (since 2008) | |
| 3 | India | Koneru Humpy | 2623 | 2009-07 | 1987 | Highest-ranked Indian female player (since 2001), formerly youngest female grandmaster (2002–2008) | |
| 4 | Russia | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2611 | 2021-08 | 1998 | Formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (2020–2023) | |
| 5 | Ukraine Slovenia | Anna Muzychuk | 2606 | 2012-07 | 1990 | Highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (since 2014), formerly highest-ranked Slovenian female player (2004–2014) | |
| 6 | China | Ju Wenjun | 2604 | 2017-03 | 1991 | Current Women's World Chess Champion (since 2018) | |
| 2500–2599 | |||||||
| 7 | Russia | Tatiana Kosintseva | 2581 | 2010-11 | 1986 | Highest-ranked Russian female player (2010–2020, since 2023) | |
| 8 | China | Zhao Xue | 2579 | 2013-09 | 1985 | ||
| China | Zhu Jiner | 2579 | 2025-11 | 2002 | |||
| 10 | Hungary United States | Susan Polgar | 2577 | 2005-01 | 1969 | Former women's world champion (1996–1999), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1984–1985, 1986), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian female player (1984–1988), formerly highest-ranked American female player (2003–2019) | |
| 11 | Russia | Nadezhda Kosintseva | 2576 | 2010-11 | 1985 | ||
| 12 | China | Xie Jun | 2574 | 2008-01 | 1970 | Former women's world champion (1991–1996, 1999–2001), formerly highest-ranked Chinese female player (1990–2008) | |
| 13 | Georgia | Nana Dzagnidze | 2573 | 2015-06 | 1987 | Highest-ranked Georgian female player (since 2011) | |
| 14 | China | Lei Tingjie | 2569 | 2025-11 | 1997 | ||
| 15 | Ukraine | Mariya Muzychuk | 2563 | 2016-03 | 1992 | Former women's world champion (2015–2016) | |
| Ukraine Russia | Kateryna Lagno | 2563 | 2022-10 | 1989 | Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (2003–2014) | ||
| 17 | Russia Switzerland | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2561 | 2018-01 | 1984 | Former women's world champion (2008–2010), highest-ranked Swiss female player (since 2023) | |
| China | Tan Zhongyi | 2561 | 2024-12 | 1991 | Former women's world champion (2017–2018) | ||
| 19 | Soviet Union Georgia | Maia Chiburdanidze | 2560 | 1988-01 | 1961 | Former women's world champion (1978–1991), formerly highest-ranked female player (1985–1992), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1984–1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1980–1982, 1983, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), formerly highest-ranked Soviet female player (1985–1992), formerly highest-ranked Georgian female player (1992–2011) | |
| Soviet Union Ukraine Russia | Alisa Galliamova | 2560 | 1998-07 | 1972 | Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (1992–1996), formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (1996–2010) | ||
| Bulgaria | Antoaneta Stefanova | 2560 | 2003-01 | 1979 | Former women's world champion (2004–2006), highest-ranked Bulgarian female player (1994, since 1995) | ||
| 22 | Sweden | Pia Cramling | 2550 | 2008-10 | 1963 | Formerly female world no. 1 (1983, 1984), highest-ranked Swedish female player (since 1981) | |
| 23 | China Qatar | Zhu Chen | 2548 | 2008-01 | 1976 | Former women's world champion (2001–2004), highest-ranked Qatari female player (since 2006) | |
| Russia | Valentina Gunina | 2548 | 2015-06 | 1989 | |||
| 25 | India | Harika Dronavalli | 2543 | 2016-11 | 1991 | ||
| 26 | Lithuania | Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen | 2542 | 2017-06 | 1983 | Highest-ranked Lithuanian female player (since 1999) | |
| 27 | Ukraine United States | Anna Zatonskih | 2537 | 2011-05 | 1978 | Highest-ranked American female player (since 2019) | |
| France | Marie Sebag | 2537 | 2013-03 | 1986 | Highest-ranked French female player (since 2007) | ||
| 29 | Georgia | Bella Khotenashvili | 2531 | 2013-06 | 1988 | ||
| 30 | Georgia | Nino Batsiashvili | 2528 | 2018-03 | 1987 | ||
| 31 | Armenia | Elina Danielian | 2521 | 2011-07 | 1978 | Highest-ranked Armenian female player (1994–2002, 2004–2005, since 2008) | |
| 32 | Soviet Union Georgia | Nana Ioseliani | 2520 | 1997-07 | 1962 | ||
| 33 | Kazakhstan | Dinara Saduakassova | 2519 | 2020-01 | 1996 | Highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2014–2016, 2017–2018, since 2018) | |
| 34 | China | Xu Yuhua | 2517 | 2006-04 | 1976 | Former women's world champion (2006–2008) | |
| 35 | Russia | Polina Shuvalova | 2516 | 2021-12 | 2001 | ||
| 36 | Germany | Elisabeth Pähtz | 2513 | 2018-09 | 1985 | Highest-ranked German female player (since 2008) | |
| Kazakhstan Russia | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2513 | 2025-10 | 2004 | |||
| 38 | China | Wang Lei | 2512 | 2001-10 | 1975 | ||
| 39 | Vietnam Hungary | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2511 | 2013-11 | 1980 | Formerly highest-ranked Vietnamese female player (1992–2006) | |
| 40 | Russia | Natalia Pogonina | 2508 | 2014-07 | 1985 | ||
| 41 | Russia | Ekaterina Kovalevskaya | 2507 | 2001-07 | 1974 | ||
| Kazakhstan | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2507 | 2021-10 | 2000 | Formerly highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2017, 2018) | ||
| 43 | Soviet Union Georgia Scotland | Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant | 2506 | 2009-07 | 1968 | Highest-ranked Scottish female player (since 2008) | |
| China | Wang Pin | 2506 | 2000-10 | 1974 | |||
| India | Vaishali Rameshbabu | 2506 | 2024-08 | 2001 | |||
| 46 | Hungary | Sofia Polgar | 2505 | 1998-07 | 1974 | ||
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 1970s · Highest ratings by decade › 1970s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Bobby Fischer
Peak rating in 1970s
2785
Achieved
1972-07
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Anatoly Karpov
Peak rating in 1970s
2725
Achieved
1978-01
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Viktor Korchnoi
Peak rating in 1970s
2695
Achieved
1979-01
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Boris Spassky
Peak rating in 1970s
2690
Achieved
1971-07
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Bent Larsen
Peak rating in 1970s
2660
Achieved
1971-07
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Lajos Portisch
Peak rating in 1970s
2650
Achieved
1973-07
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Player
Tigran Petrosian
Peak rating in 1970s
2645
Achieved
1972-07
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Player
Henrique Mecking
Peak rating in 1970s
2635
Achieved
1977-01
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Player
Mikhail Botvinnik
Peak rating in 1970s
2630
Achieved
1971-07
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Player
Lubomir Kavalek
Peak rating in 1970s
2625
Achieved
1974-05
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Player
Vassily Smyslov
Peak rating in 1970s
2620
Achieved
1971-07
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Paul Keres
Peak rating in 1970s
2615
Achieved
1971-07
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 1970s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Bobby Fischer | 2785 | 1972-07 |
| 2 | | Anatoly Karpov | 2725 | 1978-01 |
| 3 | | Viktor Korchnoi | 2695 | 1979-01 |
| 4 | | Boris Spassky | 2690 | 1971-07 |
| 5 | | Bent Larsen | 2660 | 1971-07 |
| | Mikhail Tal | 2660 | 1973-07 | |
| 7 | | Lajos Portisch | 2650 | 1973-07 |
| 8 | | Tigran Petrosian | 2645 | 1972-07 |
| | Lev Polugaevsky | 2645 | 1972-07 | |
| 10 | | Henrique Mecking | 2635 | 1977-01 |
| 11 | | Mikhail Botvinnik | 2630 | 1971-07 |
| 12 | | Lubomir Kavalek | 2625 | 1974-05 |
| | Jan Timman | 2625 | 1979-01 | |
| 14 | | Vassily Smyslov | 2620 | 1971-07 |
| | Leonid Stein | 2620 | 1972-07 | |
| | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 2620 | 1976-01 | |
| | Efim Geller | 2620 | 1976-01 | |
| | Vlastimil Hort | 2620 | 1977-01 | |
| 19 | | Paul Keres | 2615 | 1971-07 |
| | Robert Hübner | 2615 | 1974-05 | |
| | Jan Smejkal | 2615 | 1976-01 |
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 1980s · Highest ratings by decade › 1980s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Garry Kasparov
Peak rating in 1980s
2775
Achieved
1989-01
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Anatoly Karpov
Peak rating in 1980s
2755
Achieved
1989-07
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Mikhail Tal
Peak rating in 1980s
2705
Achieved
1980-01
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Viktor Korchnoi
Peak rating in 1980s
2695
Achieved
1980-01
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Jan Timman
Peak rating in 1980s
2675
Achieved
1988-01
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Player
Nigel Short
Peak rating in 1980s
2665
Achieved
1988-07
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Artur Yusupov
Peak rating in 1980s
2660
Achieved
1986-07
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
Player
Lajos Portisch
Peak rating in 1980s
2655
Achieved
1980-01
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Player
Ljubomir Ljubojević
Peak rating in 1980s
2645
Achieved
1983-01
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Player
Robert Hübner
Peak rating in 1980s
2640
Achieved
1981-07
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Lev Polugaevsky
Peak rating in 1980s
2635
Achieved
1980-01
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 1980s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Garry Kasparov | 2775 | 1989-01 |
| 2 | | Anatoly Karpov | 2755 | 1989-07 |
| 3 | | Mikhail Tal | 2705 | 1980-01 |
| 4 | | Viktor Korchnoi | 2695 | 1980-01 |
| 5 | | Jan Timman | 2675 | 1988-01 |
| 6 | | Nigel Short | 2665 | 1988-07 |
| 7 | | Artur Yusupov | 2660 | 1986-07 |
| | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2660 | 1989-07 | |
| 9 | | Lajos Portisch | 2655 | 1980-01 |
| | Alexander Beliavsky | 2655 | 1988-07 | |
| 11 | | Ljubomir Ljubojević | 2645 | 1983-01 |
| | Rafael Vaganian | 2645 | 1986-01 | |
| | Andrei Sokolov | 2645 | 1987-01 | |
| | Jonathan Speelman | 2645 | 1988-07 | |
| | Valery Salov | 2645 | 1989-07 | |
| 16 | | Robert Hübner | 2640 | 1981-07 |
| | Ulf Andersson | 2640 | 1983-07 | |
| | Mikhail Gurevich | 2640 | 1989-07 | |
| 19 | | Lev Polugaevsky | 2635 | 1980-01 |
| | Boris Spassky | 2635 | 1981-01 |
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 1990s · Highest ratings by decade › 1990s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Garry Kasparov
Peak rating in 1990s
2851
Achieved
1999-07
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Viswanathan Anand
Peak rating in 1990s
2795
Achieved
1998-07
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Vladimir Kramnik
Peak rating in 1990s
2790
Achieved
1998-01
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Anatoly Karpov
Peak rating in 1990s
2780
Achieved
1994-07
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Alexander Morozevich
Peak rating in 1990s
2758
Achieved
1999-07
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Player
Veselin Topalov
Peak rating in 1990s
2750
Achieved
1996-07
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Gata Kamsky
Peak rating in 1990s
2745
Achieved
1996-07
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Player
Alexei Shirov
Peak rating in 1990s
2740
Achieved
1994-07
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Player
Michael Adams
Peak rating in 1990s
2716
Achieved
1999-01
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Player
Valery Salov
Peak rating in 1990s
2715
Achieved
1995-01
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Player
Peter Svidler
Peak rating in 1990s
2713
Achieved
1999-01
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Player
Alexander Beliavsky
Peak rating in 1990s
2710
Achieved
1997-07
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Player
Peter Leko
Peak rating in 1990s
2701
Achieved
1999-07
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Player
Evgeny Bareev
Peak rating in 1990s
2698
Achieved
1999-07
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Player
Nigel Short
Peak rating in 1990s
2697
Achieved
1999-01
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
Player
Sergei Rublevsky
Peak rating in 1990s
2685
Achieved
1998-07
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
Peak rating in 1990s
2681
Achieved
1999-01
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Player
Jan Timman
Peak rating in 1990s
2680
Achieved
1990-01
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 1990s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Garry Kasparov | 2851 | 1999-07 |
| 2 | | Viswanathan Anand | 2795 | 1998-07 |
| 3 | | Vladimir Kramnik | 2790 | 1998-01 |
| 4 | | Anatoly Karpov | 2780 | 1994-07 |
| 5 | | Alexander Morozevich | 2758 | 1999-07 |
| 6 | | Veselin Topalov | 2750 | 1996-07 |
| 7 | | Gata Kamsky | 2745 | 1996-07 |
| 8 | | Alexei Shirov | 2740 | 1994-07 |
| | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2740 | 1995-07 | |
| 10 | | Michael Adams | 2716 | 1999-01 |
| 11 | | Valery Salov | 2715 | 1995-01 |
| 12 | | Peter Svidler | 2713 | 1999-01 |
| | Boris Gelfand | 2713 | 1999-07 | |
| 14 | | Alexander Beliavsky | 2710 | 1997-07 |
| 15 | | Peter Leko | 2701 | 1999-07 |
| 16 | | Evgeny Bareev | 2698 | 1999-07 |
| 17 | | Nigel Short | 2697 | 1999-01 |
| 18 | | Sergei Rublevsky | 2685 | 1998-07 |
| 19 | | Zurab Azmaiparashvili | 2681 | 1999-01 |
| 20 | | Jan Timman | 2680 | 1990-01 |
| | Artur Yusupov | 2680 | 1995-07 |
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 2000s · Highest ratings by decade › 2000s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Garry Kasparov
Peak rating in 2000s
2851
Achieved
2000-01
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Veselin Topalov
Peak rating in 2000s
2813
Achieved
2006-07
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Vladimir Kramnik
Peak rating in 2000s
2811
Achieved
2002-01
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Viswanathan Anand
Peak rating in 2000s
2803
Achieved
2006-04
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Peak rating in 2000s
2801
Achieved
2009-11
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Player
Alexander Morozevich
Peak rating in 2000s
2788
Achieved
2008-07
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Vasyl Ivanchuk
Peak rating in 2000s
2787
Achieved
2007-10
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Player
Levon Aronian
Peak rating in 2000s
2786
Achieved
2009-11
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
Player
Peter Svidler
Peak rating in 2000s
2765
Achieved
2006-01
10
10
Col 1
10
Country
Player
Peter Leko
Peak rating in 2000s
2763
Achieved
2005-04
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Player
Teimour Radjabov
Peak rating in 2000s
2761
Achieved
2009-01
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Player
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Peak rating in 2000s
2760
Achieved
2008-01
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Player
Vugar Gashimov
Peak rating in 2000s
2758
Achieved
2009-11
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Player
Alexei Shirov
Peak rating in 2000s
2755
Achieved
2008-01
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
Player
Sergei Movsesian
Peak rating in 2000s
2751
Achieved
2009-01
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Alexander Grischuk
Peak rating in 2000s
2748
Achieved
2009-04
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Player
Ruslan Ponomariov
Peak rating in 2000s
2743
Achieved
2002-04
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 2000s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Garry Kasparov | 2851 | 2000-01 |
| 2 | | Veselin Topalov | 2813 | 2006-07 |
| 3 | | Vladimir Kramnik | 2811 | 2002-01 |
| 4 | | Viswanathan Anand | 2803 | 2006-04 |
| 5 | | Magnus Carlsen | 2801 | 2009-11 |
| 6 | | Alexander Morozevich | 2788 | 2008-07 |
| 7 | | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2787 | 2007-10 |
| 8 | | Levon Aronian | 2786 | 2009-11 |
| 9 | | Peter Svidler | 2765 | 2006-01 |
| 10 | | Peter Leko | 2763 | 2005-04 |
| 11 | | Teimour Radjabov | 2761 | 2009-01 |
| 12 | | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2760 | 2008-01 |
| | Dmitry Jakovenko | 2760 | 2009-01 | |
| 14 | | Vugar Gashimov | 2758 | 2009-11 |
| | Boris Gelfand | 2758 | 2009-11 | |
| 16 | | Alexei Shirov | 2755 | 2008-01 |
| | Michael Adams | 2755 | 2000-07 | |
| 18 | | Sergei Movsesian | 2751 | 2009-01 |
| 19 | | Alexander Grischuk | 2748 | 2009-04 |
| 20 | | Ruslan Ponomariov | 2743 | 2002-04 |
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 2010s · Highest ratings by decade › 2010s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Peak rating in 2010s
2882
Achieved
2014-05
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Fabiano Caruana
Peak rating in 2010s
2844
Achieved
2014-10
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Levon Aronian
Peak rating in 2010s
2830
Achieved
2014-03
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Wesley So
Peak rating in 2010s
2822
Achieved
2017-02
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Peak rating in 2010s
2820
Achieved
2018-09
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Player
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Peak rating in 2010s
2819
Achieved
2016-08
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Viswanathan Anand
Peak rating in 2010s
2817
Achieved
2011-03
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
Player
Veselin Topalov
Peak rating in 2010s
2816
Achieved
2015-07
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Player
Alexander Grischuk
Peak rating in 2010s
2810
Achieved
2014-12
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Player
Anish Giri
Peak rating in 2010s
2798
Achieved
2015-10
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Player
Teimour Radjabov
Peak rating in 2010s
2793
Achieved
2012-11
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Player
Sergey Karjakin
Peak rating in 2010s
2788
Achieved
2011-07
16
16
Col 1
16
Country
Player
Vasyl Ivanchuk
Peak rating in 2010s
2779
Achieved
2011-03
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Player
Boris Gelfand
Peak rating in 2010s
2777
Achieved
2013-11
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
Player
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Peak rating in 2010s
2776
Achieved
2019-09
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Alexander Morozevich
Peak rating in 2010s
2770
Achieved
2012-07
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 2010s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Magnus Carlsen | 2882 | 2014-05 |
| 2 | | Fabiano Caruana | 2844 | 2014-10 |
| 3 | | Levon Aronian | 2830 | 2014-03 |
| 4 | | Wesley So | 2822 | 2017-02 |
| 5 | | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2820 | 2018-09 |
| 6 | | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2819 | 2016-08 |
| 7 | | Viswanathan Anand | 2817 | 2011-03 |
| | Vladimir Kramnik | 2817 | 2016-10 | |
| 9 | | Veselin Topalov | 2816 | 2015-07 |
| | Hikaru Nakamura | 2816 | 2015-10 | |
| | Ding Liren | 2816 | 2018-11 | |
| 12 | | Alexander Grischuk | 2810 | 2014-12 |
| 13 | | Anish Giri | 2798 | 2015-10 |
| 14 | | Teimour Radjabov | 2793 | 2012-11 |
| 15 | | Sergey Karjakin | 2788 | 2011-07 |
| 16 | | Vasyl Ivanchuk | 2779 | 2011-03 |
| 17 | | Boris Gelfand | 2777 | 2013-11 |
| 18 | | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2776 | 2019-09 |
| 19 | | Alexander Morozevich | 2770 | 2012-07 |
| | Pentala Harikrishna | 2770 | 2016-12 |
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 2020s · Highest ratings by decade › 2020s
1
1
Col 1
1
Country
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Peak rating in 2020s
2872
Achieved
2020-01
2
2
Col 1
2
Country
Player
Fabiano Caruana
Peak rating in 2020s
2842
Achieved
2020-02
3
3
Col 1
3
Country
Player
Hikaru Nakamura
Peak rating in 2020s
2816
Achieved
2025-10
4
4
Col 1
4
Country
Player
Ding Liren
Peak rating in 2020s
2811
Achieved
2022-10
5
5
Col 1
5
Country
Player
Alireza Firouzja
Peak rating in 2020s
2804
Achieved
2021-12
6
6
Col 1
6
Country
Player
Arjun Erigaisi
Peak rating in 2020s
2801
Achieved
2024-12
7
7
Col 1
7
Country
Player
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Peak rating in 2020s
2795
Achieved
2023-03
8
8
Col 1
8
Country
Player
Gukesh Dommaraju
Peak rating in 2020s
2794
Achieved
2024-10
9
9
Col 1
9
Country
Player
Levon Aronian
Peak rating in 2020s
2785
Achieved
2022-03
11
11
Col 1
11
Country
Player
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Peak rating in 2020s
2784
Achieved
2020-10
12
12
Col 1
12
Country
Player
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Peak rating in 2020s
2783
Achieved
2024-10
13
13
Col 1
13
Country
Player
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Peak rating in 2020s
2782
Achieved
2021-07
14
14
Col 1
14
Country
Player
Anish Giri
Peak rating in 2020s
2780
Achieved
2021-05
15
15
Col 1
15
Country
Player
Alexander Grischuk
Peak rating in 2020s
2778
Achieved
2021-07
17
17
Col 1
17
Country
Player
Richárd Rapport
Peak rating in 2020s
2776
Achieved
2022-04
18
18
Col 1
18
Country
Player
Vincent Keymer
Peak rating in 2020s
2773
Achieved
2025-11
19
19
Col 1
19
Country
Player
Teimour Radjabov
Peak rating in 2020s
2765
Achieved
2020-01
20
20
Col 1
20
Country
Player
Wang Hao
Peak rating in 2020s
2763
Achieved
2020-04
| Country | Player | Peak rating in 2020s | Achieved | |
| 1 | | Magnus Carlsen | 2872 | 2020-01 |
| 2 | | Fabiano Caruana | 2842 | 2020-02 |
| 3 | | Hikaru Nakamura | 2816 | 2025-10 |
| 4 | | Ding Liren | 2811 | 2022-10 |
| 5 | | Alireza Firouzja | 2804 | 2021-12 |
| 6 | | Arjun Erigaisi | 2801 | 2024-12 |
| 7 | | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2795 | 2023-03 |
| 8 | | Gukesh Dommaraju | 2794 | 2024-10 |
| 9 | | Levon Aronian | 2785 | 2022-03 |
| | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | 2785 | 2025-09 | |
| 11 | | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2784 | 2020-10 |
| 12 | | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2783 | 2024-10 |
| 13 | | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2782 | 2021-07 |
| 14 | | Anish Giri | 2780 | 2021-05 |
| 15 | | Alexander Grischuk | 2778 | 2021-07 |
| | Wesley So | 2778 | 2021-09 | |
| 17 | | Richárd Rapport | 2776 | 2022-04 |
| 18 | | Vincent Keymer | 2773 | 2025-11 |
| 19 | | Teimour Radjabov | 2765 | 2020-01 |
| 20 | | Wang Hao | 2763 | 2020-04 |
| | Wei Yi | 2763 | 2024-10 |
· List of rating peaks throughout history
Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer
Player
Bobby Fischer
Rating
2760
Achieved
1971-07
2785
2785
Player
2785
Rating
1972-07
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov
Player
Garry Kasparov
Rating
2800
Achieved
1990-01
2805
2805
Player
2805
Rating
1993-01
2815
2815
Player
2815
Rating
1993-07
2820
2820
Player
2820
Rating
1997-07
2825
2825
Player
2825
Rating
1998-01
2851
2851
Player
2851
Rating
1999-07
Magnus Carlsen
Magnus Carlsen
Player
Magnus Carlsen
Rating
2861
Achieved
2013-01
2872
2872
Player
2872
Rating
2013-02
2881
2881
Player
2881
Rating
2014-03
2882
2882
Player
2882
Rating
2014-05
| Player | Rating | Achieved |
| Bobby Fischer | 2760 | 1971-07 |
| 2785 | 1972-07 | |
| Garry Kasparov | 2800 | 1990-01 |
| 2805 | 1993-01 | |
| 2815 | 1993-07 | |
| 2820 | 1997-07 | |
| 2825 | 1998-01 | |
| 2851 | 1999-07 | |
| Magnus Carlsen | 2861 | 2013-01 |
| 2872 | 2013-02 | |
| 2881 | 2014-03 | |
| 2882 | 2014-05 |
References
- FIDE considers a player active if they played a rated game within the past 12 months.
- The chart on Kramnik's FIDE profile gives his January 2002 rating as 2811. The top 100 list for January 2002 gives 2809.
- "All time Top 100 by Highest ELO Rating"https://web.archive.org/web/20161209231627/http://chess-db.com/public/top100alltime.jsp
- "Records"https://2700chess.com/records
- "FIDE Rating Regulations"https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/B022024
- "Profile Info – Kramnik, Vladimir"https://ratings.fide.com/profile/4101588/chart
- "Top 100 Players January 2002 - Archive"http://ratings.fide.com/toparc.phtml?cod=25