Top chess players in Moldova

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMVictor Bologan MDA	2590	0	#175	1971
2	GMIvan Schitco MDA	2508	+10	#522	2003
3	GMJegor Lashkin MDA	2492	+2	#640	2003
4	GMVladimir Hamitevici MDA	2462	+16	#893	1991
5	IMDragos Ceres MDA	2444	0	#1090	2004
6	FMDmitrii Gubin MDA	2428	+30	#1270	2011
7	IMSerghei Vedmediuc MDA	2399	0	#1723	1980
8	IMIulian Baltag MDA	2387	0	#1939	1986
9	FMSemion Sapocinic MDA	2356	−6	#2581	2009
10	FMAlexandr Baranciuc MDA	2315	+19	#3628	2006
11	GMVasile Sanduleac MDA	2304	0	#3987	1971
12	FMKirill Guretchii MDA	2295	−14	#4302	2010
13	FMDmitrii Bocancea MDA	2287	0	#4542	1988
14	GMAlexey Khruschiov MDA	2251	0	#5876	1982
15	FMSerghei Gostev MDA	2246	0	#6087	1984
16	IMRuslan Soltanici MDA	2245	0	#6131	1984
17	Stanislav Cebotari MDA	2220	0	#7252	2006
18	Alexandr Eletskikh MDA	2211	0	#7714	1988
19	CMIgor Volcov MDA	2211	0	#7715	2009
20	CMAlexandr Lauda MDA	2204	−18	#8087	1987
21	IMSergiu Bargan MDA	2173		#8919	1979
22	FMAndrei Lazo MDA	2162		#9112	1984
23	Stepan Zaiarski MDA	2158		#9191	2005
24	WFMStela Untila MDA	2123	0	#9709	1988
25	WFMValentina Verbin MDA	2101	−28	#9979	2002
26	WFMPaula-Alexandra Gitu MDA	2048	+4	#10452	1999
27	WFMAna Petricenco MDA	2028	+4	#10623	2006
28	WFMAlina Mihailova MDA	2013	0	#10759	2004
29	Alexandra Grebeniuc MDA	2004		#10843	2008
30	Anna Chendighilean MDA	2002	0	#10868	2009

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