Top chess players in Morocco

The highest-rated active players from Morocco on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMHicham Hamdouchi MAR	2492	0	#639	1972
2	IMIlyass Msellek MAR	2408	0	#1533	1998
3	IMMokhliss El Adnani MAR	2396	0	#1770	1983
4	FMJacques Elbilia MAR	2341	0	#2931	1971
5	IMIsmael Karim MAR	2339	0	#2971	1985
6	FMAdel Choukri MAR	2303	0	#4015	1991
7	IMMohamed Tissir MAR	2300	0	#4121	1976
8	CMYasser Hadj Kholti MAR	2291	+53	#4430	2002
9	IMAbdelaziz Onkoud MAR	2287	0	#4539	1972
10	FMMohamed-Mehdi Aithmidou MAR	2252	−3	#5835	1990
11	CMKhalil Nafri MAR	2230	0	#6783	1987
12	CMRazzouki Marouane Filali MAR	2226	0	#6956	1993
13	CMYassine Sentissi MAR	2225	0	#7001	1998
14	FMNassim Zrikem MAR	2218	−5	#7333	2002
15	FMSamir Bentefrit MAR	2207		#7924	1962
16	FMAbdelkarim Zair MAR	2201	0	#8251	1969

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