The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 8

GM Sergei Movsesian

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GM Brandon Jacobson

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GM Evgeniy Najer

2594 | #126

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 Nigel Short

2594 | #126

Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three-time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov...

GM David Paravyan

2593 | #130

David Paravyan is a Russian grandmaster and national U-14 champion (2012). His greatest success came in 2020 at the Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he shared first place in the Swiss part of the tournament and defeated GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Wang Hao in the playoff. In 2021, he qualified for the...

GM Luis Engel

2593 | #130

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GM Tamas Banusz

2593 | #130

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GM Erwin l'Ami

GM Erwin L'Ami is a Dutch grandmaster who has been a regular at the Tata Steel tournament (previously Corus) since 2003, missing only 2004 and 2014 (and the not-held 2021). Usually in the Challengers Tournament (previously Group B), his best result was a tie for second with 8/13 in 2020.  In 2022,...

GM Andrew Z Hong

2592 | #133

Andrew Hong is an American chess player who earned his grandmaster title in 2021. In 2022, he was a participant in both the U.S. Junior Chess Championship and the Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship.

GM Fabian Doettling

GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera

Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera is a Cuban grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez

Ivan Salgado Lopez is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Dennis Wagner

Dennis Wagner is a German Grandmaster.

GM Lorenzo Lodici

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GM Curt Hansen

GM Victor Bologan

Victor Bologan is a Moldovan Grandmaster.

GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov

2590 | #134

Aleksandr Rakhmanov is a Russian grandmaster. In 2007, he placed third in both the European U-18 Championship and the World U-18 Championship. The next year, he won the Paleochora Open and the Heraklion Open. In the Chess World Cup 2019, he defeated higher-seeded GM Nils Grandelius 1.5-.5 to make it...

GM Jingyao Tin

Jingyao Tin is a chess international master from Singapore who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Casper Schoppen 2589 | #135

GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli

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GM Rafael Leitao

2588 | #136

Rafael Leitao is a Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. Leitao learned to play chess when he was six and quickly became a prominent player, winning the Pan American Chess Championship eight times in different categories. Leitao also won the U-12 World Youth Chess Championship title...

GM Iniyan P

P stands for Paneerselvam, which is his father's name. The player should be referred to by his given name, Iniyan.

GM Miguel Illescas Cordoba

Miguel Illescas Cordoba is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Arik Braun

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

GM Daniil Yuffa

Daniil Aleksandrovich Yuffa is a Russian-Spanish chess grandmaster