The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 11

GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal 2569 | #163

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GM Baadur Jobava 2568 | #165

Baadur Jobava is a Georgian grandmaster. He has won many tournaments, including the Dubai Open, Aeroflot Open, Tbilisi Cup, Bronstein Memorial, and Abu Dhabi Masters. His peak rating was 2734 in September 2012 when he was the number-19 player in the world. Jobava has been the Georgian Champion three...

GM Daniel Fridman 2568 | #165

GM Daniel Fridman is a German grandmaster from Latvia who has won four national championships (one in Latvia, three in Germany).

GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2568 | #165

The name Shekhar is his father's name, Ganguly is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Surya.GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly from India is a participant in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.

GM Yahli Sokolovsky

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GM Antonios Pavlidis 2567 | #168

GM Mukhiddin Madaminov 2567 | #168

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GM Lei Tingjie 2566 | #170

Lei Tingjie is a Chinese grandmaster who won a national championship in 2017 ahead of the women’s world champion at the time, GM Tan Zhongyi. The same year, Lei scored 8/9 points on the fourth board for the Chinese women’s team in the World Team Chess Championship, where they earned silver....

GM Peter Acs

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GM Peter Michalik

Peter Michalik is a Czech Grandmaster. 

GM Manuel Perez Candelario 2566 | #170

Manuel Perez Candelario is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Bobby Cheng

Bobby Cheng is an Australian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Peter Prohaszka

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GM Pavel Ponkratov

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 Ivan Ivanisevic

GM Ivan Ivanisevic is a Serbian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Michael Roiz 2564 | #172

Michael Roiz is an Israeli Grandmaster. 

GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch 2564 | #172

GM Markus Ragger 2563 | #174

Markus Ragger is an Austrian grandmaster and currently the best player in his country. He is a multiple Austrian champion and Olympic participant. In October 2016, he was the first Austrian player ever to reach the Elo mark of 2700. Early Life And Career Grandmaster 2700 Club Present And Future Early...

GM Larry Christiansen

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GM Abdimalik Abdisalimov 2563 | #174

GM Mads Andersen 2563 | #174

Mads Andersen is a Danish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Ilya Smirin

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GM Luca Moroni Jr 2563 | #174

Luca Moroni Jr is an Italian grandmaster. He won the 2024 Spell Chess Championship as part of the Chess.com Community Championships.

GM Yasser Quesada Perez

Yasser Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Zahar Efimenko

Zahar Efimenko is an Ukranian Grandmaster.