Highest Chess Ratings: FIDE

Chess is a competitive game and one thing might have always came into your mind is that, who is the strongest chess player? Which player is ranked no.1? And, Who is the highest rated chess player in the world? These questions can be answered in this blog! Do read the whole blog. Leave a comment if you liked this blog and even if you have a complaint. If I made a mistake then do write in the comments (Even when that is highly unlikely!)

10. Veselin Topalov - 2816

Highest ranked Bulgarian player, former FIDE World Champion (2005–2006)

9. Vladimir Kramnik - 2817

Former World Champion (2000–2007)

8. Viswanathan Anand  - 2817

Highest ranked Indian player, former World Champion (2007–2013, FIDE 2000–2002)

7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 2819

Highest ranked French player

6. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 2820

Highest ranked Azerbaijani player

5. Wesley So - 2822

Highest ranked Filipino player

4. Levon Aronian - 2830

Highest ranked Armenian player

3. Fabiano Caruana - 2844

Highest ranked Italian player, highest ranked American player

2. Garry Kasparov - 2851

Highest ranked Russian player, former World Champion (1985–2000), first player to achieve 2800+ rating

1. Magnus Carlsen - 2882

Highest ranked player, Highest ranked Norwegian player, current World Champion (2013–present).