The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 8

GM Gleb Dudin

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GM Sina Movahed

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GM Bharath Subramaniyam

GM Bharath Subramaniyam is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2022 at the age of 14. The player should be referred to by his given name, Bharath.

GM Semen Khanin

Semen Khanin is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Nijat Abasov 2593 | #129

Nijat Abasov is an Azerbaijani grandmaster and the 2017 Azerbaijani Chess Champion. That year he won the Baku Open tournament, and another notable tournament win came at the 2016 Zurich Christmas Open. Abasov became a GM at the age of 15 and entered the list of the top-100 players in the world in November...

GM Ivan Salgado Lopez

Ivan Salgado Lopez is a Spanish Grandmaster.

GM Ivan Zemlyanskii 2592 | #130

GM Fabian Doettling

GM Benjamin Bok 2592 | #130

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 Jules Moussard

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GM Karthik Venkataraman 2591 | #132

GM Karthik Venkataraman is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Mikhail Al Antipov

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GM Brandon Jacobson

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GM Luis Engel 2591 | #132

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GM Lorenzo Lodici

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GM Curt Hansen

GM Iniyan P

P stands for Paneerselvam, which is his father's name. The player should be referred to by his given name, Iniyan.

GM Alan Pichot 2589 | #134

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 Rafael Leitao 2588 | #135

Rafael Leitao is a Brazilian grandmaster, commentator, and content creator. Leitao learned to play chess when he was six and quickly became a prominent player, winning the Pan American Chess Championship eight times in different categories. Leitao also won the U-12 World Youth Chess Championship title...

GM Nigel Short 2587 | #136

Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three-time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov...

GM Andrew Z Hong 2587 | #136

Andrew Hong is an American chess player who earned his grandmaster title in 2021. In 2022, he was a participant in both the U.S. Junior Chess Championship and the Chess.com Junior Speed Chess Championship.

GM Jan Gustafsson

Jan Gustafsson is a German grandmaster, chess commentator, and founder of Chess24, now part of Chess.com. He earned his grandmaster title in 2003 and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2652 in November 2010. Gustafsson has coached the German national team in events such as the 2022 Chess Olympiad and also...

GM Sergei Movsesian

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GM Boris Grachev

Boris Grachev is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Diego Flores

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