World chess rankings

Every active player ranked by FIDE classical rating, from the official October 2026 list. Updated on the 1st of each month.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	Born
401▲4	GMSergey Drygalov RUS	2530	0	1999
402▲18	GMKirk Ghazarian USA	2530	+2	2006
403▲3	IMMarco Materia FRA	2530	0	2009
404▲4	GMAdam Kozak HUN	2529	0	2002
405▲6	GMMikhail Kobalia FID	2529	0	1978
406▲6	GMLiu Qingnan CHN	2529	0	1992
407▼21	GMTemur Kuybokarov AUS	2529	−5	2000
408▲92	GMHarshavardhan G B IND	2529	+17	2003
409▲8	IMDmitry Obolenskikh RUS	2528	0	1985
410▲17	GMDimitrios Mastrovasilis GRE	2528	+3	1983
411▼26	GMEmre Can TUR	2528	−6	1990
412▲7	GMZaven Andriasian ARM	2528	0	1989
413▲78	GMDenis Kadric MNE	2528	+15	1995
414▲17	IMLoic Travadon FRA	2528	+3	2002
415▲6	GMRobert Fontaine SUI	2527	0	1980
416▲7	GMIllya Nyzhnyk UKR	2527	0	1996
417▼23	GMStepan Zilka CZE	2526	−6	1988
418▲15	GMBryce Tiglon USA	2526	+2	2000
419▲10	GMNikolozi Kacharava GEO	2526	+1	2004
420▲214	IMSauat Nurgaliyev KAZ	2526	+33	2010
421▲17	GMJan Subelj SLO	2526	+2	2004
422▲4	GMZbynek Hracek CZE	2525	0	1970
423▲2	GMDaniel Forcen Esteban ESP	2525	−1	1994
424▼8	GMMartin Petrov BUL	2525	−3	2000
425▲3	GMRustem Dautov GER	2525	0	1965
426▲4	IMEthan Vaz IND	2525	0	2011
427▼18	GMJorge Viterbo Ferreira POR	2524	−5	1994
428▲6	IMOr Bronstein ISR	2524	0	2001
429▲6	IMRead Samadov AZE	2524	0	2007
430▲6	IMKhagan Ahmad AZE	2524	0	2011
431▲6	GMAnna Muzychuk UKR	2524	0	1990
432▼81	GMViktor Matviishen UKR	2524	−16	2002
433▲72	GMIbro Saric BIH	2523	+12	1982
434▼21	GMIlamparthi A R IND	2523	−6	2009
435▼57	GMNico Georgiadis SUI	2522	−13	1996
436▲5	GMVadim Zvjaginsev RUS	2522	0	1976
437▲7	GMGiorgi Margvelashvili GEO	2522	0	1990
438▲7	GMNikoloz Petriashvili GEO	2522	0	2002
439▲7	IMDavid Gorodetzky ISR	2521	0	2000
440▲7	GMValerij Popov RUS	2521	0	1974
441▼58	GMNikita Meshkovs LAT	2521	−14	1994
442	GMAmirreza Pourramezanali IRI	2521	−1	1992
443▲5	GMLevan Aroshidze ESP	2521	0	1985
444▼74	GMSabino Brunello ITA	2520	−16	1989
445▼23	GMDavid Gavrilescu ROU	2520	−7	2003
446▲6	GMMaxim Vavulin GER	2520	0	1998
447▲6	GMKrishnan Sasikiran IND	2520	0	1981
448▲7	GMEmin Ohanyan ARM	2520	0	2006
449▲8	GMMerab Gagunashvili GEO	2520	0	1985
450▲8	GMVladimir Baklan UKR	2520	0	1978
451▲8	GMVisakh N R IND	2520	0	1999
452▲9	GMSergey Makarichev RUS	2519	0	1953
453▲9	GMAdam Tukhaev UKR	2519	0	1988
454▲9	GMRaja Rithvik R IND	2519	0	2004
455▼6	GMJakub Kosakowski POL	2518	−2	2002
456▲8	GMVadim Moiseenko RUS	2518	0	1994
457▲8	GMIgor Lysyj FID	2518	0	1987
458▲57	GMHumpy Koneru IND	2518	+9	1987
459▼52	GMTanguy Ringoir BEL	2517	−12	1994
460▲76	GMMircea-Emilian Parligras ROU	2517	+10	1980
461▲7	GMYannick Pelletier SUI	2517	0	1976
462▲1593	IMGerman Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe PER	2517	+136	2002
463▲11	GMMatthias Wahls GER	2517	+1	1968
464▲5	GMChristopher Lutz GER	2517	0	1971
465▲5	GMFlorian, Dr. Handke GER	2517	0	1982
466▲16	GMVitaliy Bernadskiy UKR	2517	+3	1994
467▲4	GMSergei Lobanov FID	2517	0	2001
468▲4	GMMatthew J Wadsworth ENG	2516	0	2000
469▲4	GMRobby Kevlishvili NED	2516	0	2001
470▲54	GMSimen Agdestein NOR	2516	+8	1967
471▲4	GMXu Yinglun CHN	2516	0	1996
472▲25	IMFloryan Eugene FRA	2516	+4	2000
473▲4	GMAndres Carlos Obregon ARG	2515	0	1986
474▲80	GMAksel Bu Kvaloy NOR	2515	+10	2008
475▲3	GMZhao Chenxi CHN	2515	0	2002
476▲7	GMKhumoyun Begmuratov UZB	2515	+1	2010
477▲44	IMChristian Gloeckler GER	2515	+6	2011
478▲81	GMThomas Beerdsen NED	2514	+10	1998
479▲1	GMAlexander Goldin USA	2514	0	1964
480▲1	GMRoven Vogel GER	2514	0	2000
481▲142	IMAtilla Kuru TUR	2514	+20	2011
482▲11	GMJohn D M Nunn ENG	2513	+1	1955
483▲2	GMAdrien Demuth SUI	2513	0	1991
484▲2	GMBence Korpa HUN	2513	0	1998
485▲40	GMDaniel Alsina Leal ESP	2513	+5	1988
486▲31	IMDau Khuong Duy VIE	2513	+4	2011
487▼44	GMTigran L. Petrosian ARM	2513	−9	1984
488▲112	IMPatryk Cieslak POL	2513	+15	2010
489▲10	GMVignesh N R IND	2513	+1	1998
490▲54	GMLiam Vrolijk NED	2512	+6	2002
491▲3	GMBartlomiej Macieja POL	2512	0	1977
492▲3	GMKamil Dragun POL	2512	0	1995
493▼3	GMMikhail Demidov FID	2512	−1	1992
494▲2	GMPavlo Vorontsov UKR	2512	0	1998
495▼16	GMJakub Seemann POL	2512	−3	2008
496▲2	GMAleksey Sorokin RUS	2512	0	2000
497▲10	GMSafal Bora USA	2511	+1	1998
498▲3	GMCemil Can Ali Marandi TUR	2511	0	1998
499▲3	GMCem Kaan Gokerkan TUR	2511	0	2000
500▲4	IMSvyatoslav Bazakutsa UKR	2511	0	2008

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.