Chess Rankings #2:Peak elo(Women)

Avatar of significantpeanut
| 0
Country Player Peak rating Achieved Birth year Death year Notes
1  Hungary Judit Polgár 2735 2005-07 1976 Highest-ranked female player (since 1992), highest-ranked Hungarian female player (since 1989), formerly youngest grandmaster (1991–1994), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991–2002), formerly female world no. 1 (1989–2015)
2  China Hou Yifan 2686 2015-03 1994 Youngest female grandmaster (since 2008), female world no. 1 (since 2015), highest-ranked Chinese female player (since 2008)
3  India Koneru Humpy 2623 2009-07 1987 Highest-ranked Indian female player (since 2001), formerly youngest female grandmaster (2002–2008)
4  Russia Aleksandra Goryachkina 2611 2021-08 1998 Formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (2020–2023)
5  Ukraine
 Slovenia
Anna Muzychuk 2606 2012-07 1990 Highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (since 2014), formerly highest-ranked Slovenian female player (2004–2014)
6  China Ju Wenjun 2604 2017-03 1991
7  Russia Tatiana Kosintseva 2581 2010-11 1986 Highest-ranked Russian female player (2010–2020, since 2023)
8  China Zhao Xue 2579 2013-09 1985
9  Hungary
 United States
Susan Polgar 2577 2005-01 1969 Formerly youngest female grandmaster (1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1984–1985, 1986), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian female player (1984–1988), formerly highest-ranked American female player (2003–2019)
10  Russia Nadezhda Kosintseva 2576 2010-11 1985
11  China Xie Jun 2574 2008-01 1970 Formerly highest-ranked Chinese female player (1990–2008)
12  Georgia Nana Dzagnidze 2573 2015-06 1987 Highest-ranked Georgian female player (since 2011)
13  Ukraine Mariya Muzychuk 2563 2016-03 1992
13  Ukraine
 Russia
Kateryna Lagno 2563 2022-10 1989 Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (2003–2014)
15  Russia
  Switzerland
Alexandra Kosteniuk 2561 2018-01 1984 Highest-ranked Swiss female player (since 2023)
15  China Tan Zhongyi 2561 2024-12 1991
17  Soviet Union
 Georgia
Maia Chiburdanidze 2560 1988-01 1961 Formerly highest-ranked female player (1985–1992), formerly youngest female grandmaster (1984–1991), formerly female world no. 1 (1980–1982, 1983, 1985–1986, 1987–1988), formerly highest-ranked Soviet female player (1985–1992), formerly highest-ranked Georgian female player (1992–2011)
17  Soviet Union
 Ukraine
 Russia
Alisa Galliamova 2560 1998-07 1972 Formerly highest-ranked Ukrainian female player (1992–1996), formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (1996–2010)
17  Bulgaria Antoaneta Stefanova 2560 2003-01 1979 Highest-ranked Bulgarian female player (1994, since 1995)
20  China Lei Tingjie 2554 2023-05 1997
21  Sweden Pia Cramling 2550 2008-10 1963 Formerly female world no. 1 (1983, 1984), highest-ranked Swedish female player (since 1981)
22  China
 Qatar
Zhu Chen 2548 2008-01 1976 Highest-ranked Qatari female player (since 2006)
22  Russia Valentina Gunina 2548 2015-06 1989
24  India Harika Dronavalli 2543 2016-11 1991
25  Lithuania Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen 2542 2017-06 1983 Highest-ranked Lithuanian female player (since 1999)
26  Ukraine
 United States
Anna Zatonskih 2537 2011-05 1978 Highest-ranked American female player (since 2019)
26  France Marie Sebag 2537 2013-03 1986 Highest-ranked French female player (since 2007)
28  Georgia Bella Khotenashvili 2531 2013-06 1988
29  Georgia Nino Batsiashvili 2528 2018-03 1987
30  Armenia Elina Danielian 2521 2011-07 1978 Highest-ranked Armenian female player (1994–2002, 2004–2005, since 2008)
31  Soviet Union
 Georgia
Nana Ioseliani 2520 1997-07 1962
32  Kazakhstan Dinara Saduakassova 2519 2020-01 1996 Highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2014–2016, 2017–2018, since 2018)
33  China Xu Yuhua 2517 2006-04 1976
34  Russia Polina Shuvalova 2516 2021-12 2001
35  China Zhu Jiner 2514 2024-11 2002
36  Germany Elisabeth Pähtz 2513 2018-09 1985 Highest-ranked German female player (since 2008)
37  China Wang Lei 2512 2001-10 1975
38  Vietnam
 Hungary
Hoang Thanh Trang 2511 2013-11 1980 Formerly highest-ranked Vietnamese female player (1992–2006)
39  Russia Natalia Pogonina 2508 2014-07 1985
40  Russia Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2507 2001-07 1974
40  Kazakhstan Zhansaya Abdumalik 2507 2021-10 2000 Formerly highest-ranked Kazakhstani female player (2017, 2018)
42  Soviet Union
 Georgia
 Scotland
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2506 2009-07 1968 Highest-ranked Scottish female player (since 2008)
42  China Wang Pin 2506 2000-10 1974
42  India Vaishali Rameshbabu 2506 2024-08 2001
45  Hungary Sofia Polgar 2505 1998-07 1974
45  Poland Monika Soćko 2505 2008-04 1978 Highest-ranked Polish female player (1999–2001, since 2005, shared since 2022)
45  Russia Olga Girya 2505 2017-09 1991
45  Russia
 Poland
Alina Kashlinskaya 2505 2022-06 1993 Highest-ranked Polish female player (shared since 2022)
49  Armenia Lilit Mkrtchian 2503 2010-01 1982 Formerly highest-ranked Armenian female player (2002–2003, 2005–2007)
49  China Ruan Lufei 2503 2014-01 1987
51  Soviet Union
 Kyrgyzstan
 Russia
Svetlana Matveeva 2502 2004-01 1969 Formerly highest-ranked Russian female player (1992, 1994–1996), formerly highest-ranked Kyrgyzstani female player (1993)
51  Ukraine Anna Ushenina 2502 2007-07 1985
51  United States Irina Krush 2502 2013-10 1983 Formerly highest-ranked American female player (2002)
54  China Qin Kanying 2501 2000-07 1974
54  Moldova
 France
Almira Skripchenko 2501 2003-01 1976 Formerly highest-ranked Moldovan female player (1995–2001), highest-ranked French female player (2002–2007)
54  India Divya Deshmukh 2501 2024-10 2005
57  Georgia Lela Javakhishvili 2500 2010-03 1984

look at the url see even google thinks this is obviously the best blog in the world