Women's world chess rankings

The top-rated active women on FIDE's October 2026 classical list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMHou Yifan CHN	2596	0	#159	1994
2	GMZhu Jiner CHN	2559	+9	#260	2002
3	GMJu Wenjun CHN	2553	0	#288	1991
4	GMLei Tingjie CHN	2552	0	#295	1997
5	GMAleksandra Goryachkina FID	2536	0	#368	1998
6	GMTan Zhongyi CHN	2536	0	#370	1991
7	GMBibisara Assaubayeva KAZ	2532	−4	#387	2004
8	GMAnna Muzychuk UKR	2524	0	#431	1990
9	GMHumpy Koneru IND	2518	+9	#458	1987
10	IMPolina Shuvalova FID	2509	0	#513	2001
11	GMKateryna Lagno RUS	2506	0	#541	1989
12	GMDivya Deshmukh IND	2488	−2	#671	2005
13	IMCarissa Yip USA	2484	+16	#697	2003
14	GMAlexandra Kosteniuk SUI	2481	−14	#726	1984
15	IMAlina Kashlinskaya POL	2474	0	#784	1993
16	GMNana Dzagnidze GEO	2467	−11	#850	1987
17	IMAlice Lee USA	2467	+14	#852	2009
18	IMSong Yuxin CHN	2465	+8	#867	2005
19	GMMariya Muzychuk UKR	2463	0	#886	1992
20	WFMAnastasiia Hnatyshyn UKR	2462	−1	#894	2010
21	IMAlua Nurman KAZ	2460	+5	#914	2007
22	GMNino Batsiashvili GEO	2459	−7	#924	1987
23	GMHarika Dronavalli IND	2453	0	#976	1991
24	GMRameshbabu Vaishali IND	2452	−17	#987	2001
25	IMStavroula Tsolakidou GRE	2451	+10	#998	2000
26	WGMAfruza Khamdamova UZB	2447	+4	#1062	2009
27	GMZhao Xue CHN	2439	0	#1143	1985
28	GMBella Khotenashvili GEO	2437	+2	#1166	1988
29	WCMModipalli Deekshitha IND	2436	−18	#1180	2012
30	IMAnna Shukhman FID	2434	0	#1199	2009
31	IMNurgyul Salimova BUL	2429	−10	#1250	2003
32	WGMMariam Mkrtchyan ARM	2421	+47	#1352	2004
33	IMYuliia Osmak UKR	2418	0	#1404	1998
34	IMLeya Garifullina FID	2418	0	#1408	2004
35	IMMai Narva EST	2417	+6	#1418	1999
36	IMLela Javakhishvili GEO	2415	−9	#1451	1984
37	IMSarasadat Khademalsharieh ESP	2414	0	#1460	1997
38	IMOlga Badelka AUT	2408	−16	#1545	2002
39	IMTeodora Injac SRB	2405	−1	#1587	2000
40	IMOliwia Kiolbasa POL	2405	+19	#1588	2000
41	IMSavitha Shri B IND	2405	+23	#1606	2007
42	GMIrina Krush USA	2404	+11	#1615	1983
43	GMElisabeth Paehtz GER	2404	0	#1621	1985
44	GMAnna Ushenina UKR	2403	−9	#1644	1985
45	GMMarie Sebag FRA	2402	+1	#1652	1986
46	IMVantika Agrawal IND	2402	+7	#1672	2002
47	IMEline Roebers NED	2401	+23	#1676	2006
48	GMAntoaneta Stefanova BUL	2401	0	#1681	1979
49	WIMKalyani Sirin IND	2401	0	#1693	2010
50	IMLu Miaoyi CHN	2400	+29	#1703	2010
51	IMMeruert Kamalidenova KAZ	2400	−13	#1705	2005
52	WIMBat-Erdene Mungunzul MGL	2398	−4	#1734	2005
53	WGMDing Yixin CHN	2398	0	#1735	1991
54	IMUlviyya Fataliyeva AZE	2395	−7	#1785	1996
55	WIMPratitee Bordoloi IND	2393	0	#1830	2013
56	WGMGovhar Beydullayeva AZE	2392	0	#1838	2003
57	IMDinara Wagner GER	2392	−7	#1843	1999
58	IMDeimante Daulyte-Cornette FRA	2385	−6	#1980	1989
59	GMElina Danielian ARM	2385	+3	#1981	1978
60	WGMXeniya Balabayeva KAZ	2384	0	#2003	2005
61	IMShen Yang CHN	2383	0	#2020	1989
62	WIMElnaz Kaliakhmet KAZ	2383	+36	#2021	2010
63	FMBodhana Sivanandan ENG	2382	+28	#2030	2015
64	IMAleksandra Maltsevskaya POL	2382	+19	#2046	2002
65	GMPia Cramling SWE	2380	−8	#2069	1963
66	GMOlga Girya RUS	2380	0	#2071	1991
67	WIMRachael Li USA	2380	+6	#2079	2010
68	IMKlaudia Kulon POL	2378	+3	#2106	1992
69	FMNadya Toncheva BUL	2378	−30	#2109	2005
70	WIMMelika Mohammadi IRI	2378	+36	#2116	2010
71	WGMXiao Yiyi CHN	2376	0	#2145	1996
72	IMGuo Qi CHN	2375	0	#2169	1995
73	IMAlmira Skripchenko FRA	2375	−1	#2175	1976
74	IMNataliya Buksa UKR	2374	−16	#2197	1996
75	IMKarina Ambartsumova RUS	2372	−13	#2233	1989
76	IMAlisa Galliamova RUS	2368	0	#2305	1972
77	IMLilit Mkrtchian ARM	2368	+15	#2315	1982
78	WGMHuang Qian CHN	2366	0	#2361	1986
79	IMIrina Bulmaga ROU	2365	+6	#2381	1993
80	WGMMobina Alinasab IRI	2364	+47	#2397	2000
81	WGMRakshitta Ravi IND	2364	0	#2409	2005
82	IMMeri Arabidze GEO	2363	−7	#2427	1994
83	IMKhanim Balajayeva AZE	2357	+1	#2552	2001
84	FMBeloslava Krasteva BUL	2356	+13	#2570	2004
85	WGMAmina Kairbekova KAZ	2355	0	#2602	2006
86	FMJennifer Yu USA	2354	0	#2612	2002
87	IMAnastasia Bodnaruk RUS	2354	0	#2618	1992
88	FMLiya Kurmangaliyeva KAZ	2354	−7	#2623	2005
89	IMTatev Abrahamyan USA	2353	+6	#2646	1988
90	IMEkaterina Atalik TUR	2350	−4	#2718	1982
91	IMGulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova UZB	2349	−8	#2753	1999
92	IMSophie Milliet FRA	2348	−10	#2760	1983
93	IMGunay Mammadzada AZE	2348	−3	#2773	2000
94	IMDeysi Cori T. PER	2346	+30	#2814	1993
95	IMPauline Guichard FRA	2345	+1	#2824	1988
96	IMAnita Gara HUN	2344	0	#2851	1983
97	IMMarsel Efroimski ISR	2344	+4	#2855	1995
98	IMRout Padmini IND	2344	0	#2861	1994
99	WGMMitra Hejazipour FRA	2344	0	#2863	1993
100	IMPham Le Thao Nguyen VIE	2342	−6	#2909	1987

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