The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 11

GM Paulius Pultinevicius

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 Isik Can 2565 | #161

GM Vladislav Kovalev 2565 | #161

Vladislav Kovalev is a Belarusian grandmaster and the 2016 Belarusian Chess Champion. He’s a three-time Belarusian Junior Chess Champion and has represented his country in several Chess Olympiads and European Team Chess Championships. Kovalev won the 2018 Aeroflot Open and took the 2019 Tata Steel...

GM Jan Smeets 2564 | #165

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GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch 2564 | #165

GM Daniel Fridman 2564 | #165

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

GM Larry Christiansen

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GM Dominik Horvath

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GM Marin Bosiocic 2563 | #168

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GM Christian Bauer 2562 | #169

Christian Bauer is a French grandmaster.

GM Denis Makhnev 2562 | #169

GM David Baramidze 2562 | #169

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GM Alan Pichot 2562 | #169

Alan Pichot is an Argentine-Spanish grandmaster who was Argentina's number-one player until moving federations to Spain in 2023. A chess prodigy, Pichot broke Argentina's records for youngest to achieve the titles of FM (2008), IM (2013), and GM (2016). As a very successful young player, Pichot won...

GM Daniele Vocaturo 2561 | #173

Daniele Vocaturo is an Italian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Savva Vetokhin

GM Peter Acs

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GM Adhiban Baskaran 2561 | #173

The player's full name is Adhiban Baskaran and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Adhiban. Baskaran Adhiban is an Indian grandmaster. His biggest accomplishments include being the 2009 Indian Champion and the 2008 World Under-16 Champion. He also won the...

GM Martin Kraemer

GM Alojzije Jankovic

Alojzije Jankovic is a Croatian Grandmaster.

GM Alvar Alonso Rosell 2560 | #175

Alvar Alonso Rosell is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Nitzan Steinberg

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GM Felix Blohberger

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GM Benjamin Bok 2560 | #175

Benjamin Bok is a Dutch chess grandmaster and streamer who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. In 2015 he won the Open at the London Chess Classic with a score of 8/9, and in 2017 he tied for first at the Groningen Open with 7/9.

GM Ju Wenjun 2560 | #175

GM Ju Wenjun is a Chinese grandmaster and the reigning Women’s Champion since May 2018, when she defeated GM Tan Zhongyi in a match. Ju has defended her title successfully four times: in a November 2018 tournament, a 2020 match against GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, a 2023 match against GM Lei Tingjie,...

GM Mads Andersen 2559 | #178

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