Os mellores xogadores de xadrez do mundo - Páxina 6

GM Yuriy Kryvoruchko 2614 | #97

Yuriy Kryvoruchko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and the 2013 Ukrainian Chess Champion. That victory came after he defeated GM and former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov on tiebreaks. The same year, Kryvoruchko made it to the third round of the World Cup after a surprising win against GM Michael Adams...

GM Szymon Gumularz

Szymon Gumularz is a Polish Grandmaster.

GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 2613 | #99

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2020 national champion.  He won the Under-10 and the Under-18 European Youth Chess Championships in 2003 and 2009 respectively as well as the World U-18 Chess Championship in 2011. Ter-Sahakyan won the PRO Chess League with the Armenian Eagles...

GM Jules Moussard

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GM Jorge Cori 2613 | #99

Jorge Cori, a former chess prodigy, is a Peruvian grandmaster. He won the World Under-14 and Under-16 Chess Championships in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and took four gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in the under-10, 12, 14, and 18 age categories. Later he won individual bronze...

GM Zhou Jianchao 2612 | #101

GM Zhou Jianchao is a Chinese-American grandmaster. From 2025-26, he played 158 official games without losing a single one.

GM Georg Meier 2612 | #101

Georg Meier is a German-born grandmaster who now represents Uruguay. He learned chess at the age of three. He won the German Under-16 Championship in 2003 and became a GM in 2007. In 2011, he won the European Team Championship with the German team, scoring 5.5/9 on board two. Meier reached his...

GM Vasif Durarbayli

GM Vasif Durarbayli is a grandmaster from Azerbaijan who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. He is a two-time Azerbaijani Chess Champion (2021, 2023).

GM Ma Qun 2611 | #104

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GM Ioannis Papaioannou

GM Anton Demchenko 2611 | #104

Anton Demchenko is a Slovenian grandmaster who was born in Russia. He completed his federation transfer in July 2023. He won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2021. 

GM Ante Brkic

Ante Brkic is a Croatian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Laurent Fressinet 2610 | #106

GM Laurent Fressinet is a French grandmaster, two-time French champion, and longtime second to GM Magnus Carlsen.

GM Gabriel Sargissian 2610 | #106

Gabriel Sargissian is an Armenian grandmaster who won three Olympic gold medals with his national team.  As a young player, Sargissian won the Under-14 World Youth Chess Championship in 1996. He won bronze at the European Junior Chess Championship in 1998 and the individual European championship...

GM Anton Korobov 2608 | #108

Anton Korobov is a Ukrainian grandmaster and four-time national champion. He won individual gold at the 43rd Chess Olympiad as the best player on the reserve board, won the 2013 European Blitz Chess Championship, and is an exceptional rapid player—ranked fifth in the world (as of February 2021)....

GM Yuriy Kuzubov

Yuriy Kuzubov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Julio E Granda Zuniga

Julio E Granda Zuniga is a Peruvian Grandmaster.

GM Leon Luke Mendonca

GM Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2021. In 2024, Leon won the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament. The name Mendonca is a patronymic, Luke is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Leon.

GM Christopher Yoo 2605 | #109

Christopher Yoo is an American grandmaster and the 2020 U.S. Cadet (U16) Champion. He won that title with an undefeated performance, eclipsing the field by two and a half points. The same year, the 13-year-old finished in fifth place (out of 10) at the U.S. Junior (U21) Championship. Yoo became the...

GM Miguel Santos Ruiz

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GM Brandon Jacobson

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GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 2604 | #110

Oleksandr Bortnyk is a Ukrainian grandmaster who earned that title in 2015 at the age of 19. He was the 2014 World Youth Champion in the under-18 group. Bortnyk is an incredibly talented speed chess player and reached the 2019 Bullet Chess Championship finals against GM Hikaru Nakamura. His Chess.com...

GM Abhimanyu Puranik

GM Abhimanyu Puranik is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The player's full name is Abhimanyu Puranik and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Abhimanyu.

GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra 2603 | #111

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GM Emil Sutovsky 2602 | #112

Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer who became Director-General of FIDE in 2018. He earned his GM title in 1996, winning the World Junior Championship that same year. In 2010 he led Israel to third place in the Chess Olympiad with the tournament's top individual performance...