The Top Chess Players in the World - Page 9

GM Rafael Leitao 2584 | #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 David Paravyan 2584 | #135

David Paravyan is a Russian grandmaster and national U-14 champion (2012). His greatest success came in 2020 at the Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he shared first place in the Swiss part of the tournament and defeated GM Andrey Esipenko and GM Wang Hao in the playoff. In 2021, he qualified for the...

GM Axel Bachmann 2582 | #137

GM Axel Bachmann is a Paraguayan grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Diego Flores

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GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2582 | #137

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...

GM Narayanan S L

The player's full name is Narayanan S.L. In this name, S stands for his father's name Sunilduth, L stands for his mother's name Lyna and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their full name, Narayanan S.L.Narayanan S.L. is an Indian grandmaster who won the Asian U-16 title...

GM Aleksandr Shimanov

Aleksandr Shimanov is a Russian Grandmaster.

GM Ahmed Adly 2581 | #139

Ahmed Adly is an Egyptian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Elham Amar 2581 | #139

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GM Ferdinand Hellers

Ferdinand Hellers is a Swedish Grandmaster.

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 Luis Paulo Supi 2581 | #139

Luis Paulo Supi is a Brazilian grandmaster, chess coach, and streamer. Supi is the second-highest-rated player in Brazil (as of April 2021) as well of one of the most popular chess streamers in his country. As an international master, Supi won the U-20 Panamerican Championship in 2016 and the 2017 Magistral...

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 Evgeniy Najer 2580 | #142

Evgeniy Najer is a Russian grandmaster who became the European champion in 2015. In August 2017, he achieved his peak rating of 2707 and peak world ranking of 39. He’s had several open tournament wins, perhaps most notably back-to-back victories at the World Open in Philadelphia in 2008 and 2009....

GM Vadim Milov

Vadim Milov is a Swiss Grandmaster.

GM Jesper Sondergaard Thybo 2579 | #143

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GM Markus Ragger 2579 | #143

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 Dariusz Swiercz 2579 | #143

GM Dariusz Swiercz is a Polish-born American chess player who began playing for the United States in 2018. He learned chess at age three and became a grandmaster in 2009 at the age of just 14, making him one of the 30 youngest in history to attain the title and the youngest ever from Poland. His excellent...

GM Jingyao Tin

Jingyao Tin is a chess international master from Singapore who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2578 | #146

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 Gleb Dudin

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GM Aleksey Dreev 2577 | #147

Aleksey Dreev is a Russian grandmaster and is currently among the top-50 players in his country (as of February 2021). Dreev was a successful young player, winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship both in 1983 and 1984. He was also the European junior champion in 1988, a year before he became...

GM Lorenzo Lodici

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GM Wen Yang 2575 | #148

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GM Imre Balog 2575 | #148