The top 20 Women's positions in the rankings as of January 2015 are as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Judit Polgár |
2675 |
| 2 |  Hou Yifan |
2673 |
| 3 |  Koneru Humpy |
2581 |
| 4 |  Nana Dzagnidze |
2570 |
| 5 | Wenjun Ju |
2547 |
| 6 |  Anna Muzychuk |
2544 |
| 7 |  Valentina Gunina |
2538 |
| 8 | Kateryna Lahno |
2530 |
| 9 | Alexandra Kosteniuk |
2529 |
| 10 | Bela Khotenashvili |
2526 |
| 11 |  Viktorija Čmilytė |
2525 |
| 12 | Mariya Muzychuk |
2520 |
| 13 |  Pia Cramling |
2518 |
| 14 |  Antoaneta Stefanova |
2515 |
| 15 | Zhao Xue |
2514 |
| 16 | Dronavalli Harika |
2496 |
| 17 | Lufei Ruan |
2491 |
| 18 | Nadezhda Kosintseva |
2489 |
| 19 |  Elina Danielian |
2488 |
| 20 | Tan Zhongyi |
2487 |
The top 20 Men's positions in the rankings as of January 2015 are as follows:[1]