GM Pavel Ponkratov 2588 | #223
Pavel Ponkratov is a Russian grandmaster. He was the Russian Rapid Cup winner in 2017 and 2018. In 2020 he won the International Chess Open "Ciudad de Leon." In 2021 he won the Russian Championship Higher League and qualified for the Russian Championship Superfinal for the first time in his career. He...
GM Paulius Pultinevicius 2587 | #232
Paulius Pultinevicius is a Lithuanian grandmaster and currently one of the best players in his country (as of June 2021). He earned his international master title in 2017, became a GM in 2019, and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2519 in 2020. In 2016, Pultinevicius was the Lithuanian chess champion...
GM Vladimir Akopian 2586 | #234
Vladimir Akopian is an Armenian grandmaster and is currently one of the top-10 players in his country (as of February 2021). As a young player, Akopian enjoyed great success by winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship in 1986 and the U18 World Youth Chess Championship two years later. In 1999,...
GM Jergus Pechac 2586 | #234
Jergus Pechac is a Slovakian chess player. Perchac became a grandmaster in 2019, breaking the record for the youngest Slovakian player to become a GM. In 2021 he made headlines by offering GM Boris Gelfand a draw after Gelfand made a mouse slip in an online event. That same year he qualified to play...
GM Sandro Mareco 2585 | #237
Sandro Mareco is an Argentinian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Bardiya Daneshvar 2584 | #240
GM Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2022 and became a grandmaster in 2023.
GM Yasser Quesada Perez 2584 | #240
Yasser Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. Your browser does not support the audio element.
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2583 | #246
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...
GM Christopher Yoo 2583 | #246
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 Bobby Cheng 2583 | #246
Bobby Cheng is an Australian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.