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GM Arik Braun

Arik Braun is a German grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Tong Xiao

GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 2586 | #137

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GM Niclas Huschenbeth

Niclas Huschenbeth is a German grandmaster and chess content creator. His most significant early achievement came in 2005 when he won the German U-14 championship. He later won the German Chess Championship in 2010 and 2019. Huschenbeth has also worked as a second to GM Hikaru Nakamura since 2019. Huschenbeth...

GM Tuan Minh Le 2585 | #138

Grandmaster Tuan Minh Le is a Vietnamese chess player who officially earned his GM title in 2022 after long being considered one of the game's strongest international masters. He presented Chess.com's 2020 video series on the Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6) as well...

GM Elham Amar 2584 | #139

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GM Evgeniy Najer 2583 | #140

Evgeniy Najer is a Russian grandmaster who became the European champion in 2015. In August 2017, he achieved his peak rating of 2707 and peak world ranking of 39. He’s had several open tournament wins, perhaps most notably back-to-back victories at the World Open in Philadelphia in 2008 and 2009....

GM Axel Bachmann 2582 | #141

GM Axel Bachmann is a Paraguayan grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Diego Flores

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GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2582 | #141

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...

GM Narayanan S L

The player's full name is Narayanan S.L. In this name, S stands for his father's name Sunilduth, L stands for his mother's name Lyna and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their full name, Narayanan S.L.Narayanan S.L. is an Indian grandmaster who won the Asian U-16 title...

GM Aleksandr Shimanov

Aleksandr Shimanov is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Ahmed Adly 2581 | #143

Ahmed Adly is an Egyptian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ferdinand Hellers

Ferdinand Hellers is a Swedish Grandmaster.

GM Luis Paulo Supi 2581 | #143

Luis Paulo Supi is a Brazilian grandmaster, chess coach, and streamer. Supi is the second-highest-rated player in Brazil (as of April 2021) as well of one of the most popular chess streamers in his country. As an international master, Supi won the U-20 Panamerican Championship in 2016 and the 2017 Magistral...

GM Alan Pichot 2581 | #143

Alan Pichot is an Argentine-Spanish grandmaster who was Argentina's number-one player until moving federations to Spain in 2023. A chess prodigy, Pichot broke Argentina's records for youngest to achieve the titles of FM (2008), IM (2013), and GM (2016). As a very successful young player, Pichot won...

GM Jan Gustafsson

Jan Gustafsson is a German grandmaster, chess commentator, and founder of Chess24, now part of Chess.com. He earned his grandmaster title in 2003 and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2652 in November 2010. Gustafsson has coached the German national team in events such as the 2022 Chess Olympiad and also...

GM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo 2579 | #146

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GM Markus Ragger 2579 | #146

Markus Ragger is an Austrian grandmaster and currently the best player in his country. He is a multiple Austrian champion and Olympic participant. In October 2016, he was the first Austrian player ever to reach the Elo mark of 2700. Early Life And Career Grandmaster 2700 Club Present And Future Early...

GM Dariusz Swiercz 2579 | #146

GM Dariusz Swiercz is a Polish-born American chess player who began playing for the United States in 2018. He learned chess at age three and became a grandmaster in 2009 at the age of just 14, making him one of the 30 youngest in history to attain the title and the youngest ever from Poland. His excellent...

GM Vadim Milov

Vadim Milov is a Swiss Grandmaster.

GM Gleb Dudin

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GM Constantin Lupulescu 2577 | #149

Constantin Lupulescu is a Romanian grandmaster and five-time national champion. He has played in multiple FIDE World Cup events and tied for first (fifth on tiebreak) at the 2013 European Individual Championship. His best open tournament performance likely came at the 2019 Reykjavik Open, where he led...

GM Aleksey Dreev 2577 | #149

Aleksey Dreev is a Russian grandmaster and is currently among the top-50 players in his country (as of February 2021). Dreev was a successful young player, winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship both in 1983 and 1984. He was also the European junior champion in 1988, a year before he became...

GM Wen Yang 2575 | #151

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