The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 68

IM Aakash Sharadchandra Dalvi 2402 | #739

India

FM Sven Charmeteau 2401 | #744

France

GM Antoaneta Stefanova 2401 | #744

Bulgaria

Antoaneta Stefanova is a Bulgarian grandmaster and was Women’s World Chess Champion from 2004 to 2006. She won her world title in a knockout tournament, beating GM and former world champion Maia Chiburdanidze in the semifinals (1.5-0.5) before beating IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya convincingly in...

GM Irina Krush 2401 | #744

United States

GM Irina Krush is one of the strongest women in U.S. chess history, winning the national title at the age of 14 and going on to become eight-time (and counting) U.S. women’s champion (1998, 2007, 2010, 2012-15, 2020). By earning the GM title in 2013, she became the first and, as of October 2020,...