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The Top Chess Players in the World

Peter Leko

GM Peter Leko 2663 | #76

Hungary

GM Peter Leko is a Hungarian super grandmaster who played for the classical world championship in 2004, losing to GM Vladimir Kramnik (under the terms of the match, despite drawing it by score). Born in 1979, he was already an IM by 1992. GM came two years later, making him the youngest ever. Early...

Sanan Sjugirov

GM Sanan Sjugirov 2663 | #76

Russia

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Hrant Melkumyan

GM Hrant Melkumyan 2663 | #76

Armenia

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Alexei Shirov

GM Alexei Shirov 2662 | #79

Spain

Alexei Shirov is a Latvian grandmaster who plays for Spain. In 1994 he was the number-two player in the world. Shirov defeated GM Vladimir Kramnik in a match in 1998 to become the challenger to GM Garry Kasparov for the classical world championship, but this match never took place. Shirov has participated...

Rustam Kasimdzhanov

GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov 2662 | #79

Uzbekistan

The top representative of Uzbekistan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov is a Grandmaster whose best accomplishment was winning the 2004 FIDE World Championship. On his way to the title he defeated 7 top players including names such as Vasily Ivanchuk, Veselin Topalov and Michael Adams. Once he won the World Championship,...

Samuel Sevian

GM Samuel Sevian 2660 | #81

United States

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Alexander Morozevich

GM Alexander Morozevich 2659 | #82

Russia

Alexander Morozevich has been a top player in the world for close to a decade. He never shies away from a challenge, always preferring complicated positions that force himself and his opponent to do a lot of deep thinking. He has used his risky, spectacular, draw-averse style in order to become a fan...

Baskaran Adhiban

GM Baskaran Adhiban 2659 | #82

India

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Hou Yifan

GM Hou Yifan 2658 | #84

China

Despite being in only her mid-20s, Hou Yifan is widely considered to be the second-strongest female chess player in history (behind Judit Polgar). Among her top accomplishments are the four Women’s World Chess Championships Hou won before declining to participate in the event. She’s also...

Ivan Cheparinov

GM Ivan Cheparinov 2658 | #84

Bulgaria

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David W L Howell

GM David W L Howell 2658 | #84

England

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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu

GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2656 | #87

Romania

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Constantin Lupulescu

GM Constantin Lupulescu 2656 | #87

Romania

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Rauf Mamedov

GM Rauf Mamedov 2654 | #89

Azerbaijan

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Ernesto Inarkiev

GM Ernesto Inarkiev 2654 | #89

Russia

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Ivan Saric

GM Ivan Saric 2652 | #92

Croatia

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Jorge Cori

GM Jorge Cori 2652 | #91

Peru

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Grigoriy Oparin

GM Grigoriy Oparin 2652 | #91

Russia

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Maxime Lagarde

GM Maxime Lagarde 2651 | #94

France

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Andrei Volokitin

GM Andrei Volokitin 2650 | #95

Russia

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Dariusz Swiercz

GM Dariusz Swiercz 2649 | #96

United States

The beast of Poland, Dariusz Swiercz is a chess prodigy who has broken many records so far in a young career. One of the top 5 players from Poland, Swiercz became a Grandmaster at the age of 14 years and 7 months. This made him one of the youngest Grandmasters in history and he has continually improved...

Alexey Sarana

GM Alexey Sarana 2649 | #96

Russia

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Alexander Onischuk

GM Alexander Onischuk 2649 | #96

United States

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Evgeniy Najer

GM Evgeniy Najer 2648 | #99

Russia

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Vladislav Kovalev

GM Vladislav Kovalev 2648 | #99

Belarus

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