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GM Rauf Mamedov 2646 | #69

Azerbaijan

Rauf Mamedov is an Azerbaijani grandmaster. Early in his career, Mamedov's most notable success came when he won first place in the U16 European Youth Championship in 1999. Five years later, he became a grandmaster in 2004 and won the Dubai Open. Mamedov went on to win the Azerbaijani Chess Championship...

GM Eltaj Safarli 2644 | #70

Azerbaijan

GM Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.

GM Francisco Vallejo Pons 2644 | #70

Spain

Francisco Vallejo Pons (nickname “Paco”) is a five-time Spanish chess champion. He won in 2006, 2009, and the three consecutive years of 2014-16. He was also a regular at the Linares super-tournament as the host national favorite. Vallejo is a member of the 2700-rating club and remains...

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara

Mexico

GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara is a Peruvian chess grandmaster and streamer. In 2017 he won the World Youth Championship in the under-18 division. Martinez is a regular presence in Chess.com's Titled Tuesday, usually finishing near the top of the standings, including a victory on October 6, 2020. Martinez...

GM Lu Shanglei

China

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GM Abhimanyu Mishra

United States

GM Abhimanyu "Abhi" Mishra is an American chess prodigy. In July 2021, Mishra earned his third norm required to become a grandmaster. With his FIDE rating already above 2500, he became the youngest grandmaster in history at the age of 12 years, four months, and 25 days. Early Milestones Youngest...

GM Raunak Sadhwani 2641 | #72

India

The player's full name is Raunak Sadhwani and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Raunak.Raunak Sadhwani is an Indian chess grandmaster. A prodigy, he earned the GM title at the age of just 13, making him the ninth-youngest in history as (of April 2021). Raunak...

GM Pranav Venkatesh

India

The name Venkatesh is his father's name and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav. GM Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. Pranav earned the title in 2022 after securing his third norm at the 2022...

GM Alexander Donchenko 2641 | #72

Germany

Alexander Donchenko is a German grandmaster. His two best performances came in 2019, when he first shared second place with GM Gata Kamsky at Biel Masters, one-half point behind GM Amin Tabatabaei. A couple of months later, he went undefeated and won the Barcelona Open, ironically beating out Kamsky...

GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov 2640 | #74

Uzbekistan

Shamsiddin Vokhidov is an Uzbek chess grandmaster. He won the Under-14 World Youth Championship in 2015. In 2018, Vokhidov scored 8.5/15 at the World Rapid Championship, including a victory over GM Magnus Carlsen in round two. Vokhidov played the reserve board for Uzbekistan at the 2022 Chess Olympiad,...

GM Frederik Svane 2640 | #74

Germany

GM Frederik Svane is a German grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. He is the brother of GM Rasmus Svane.

GM Ruslan Ponomariov 2639 | #76

Ukraine

Ukrainian GM Ruslan Ponomariov is a former FIDE world champion and one of the greatest chess prodigies in history. He earned the world title at the age of 18 and in 1997 became the youngest person at the time to become a grandmaster—only 17 days after turning 14 years old. The same year, he won...

GM Vladislav Artemiev 2637 | #77

Russia

Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev is undoubtedly one of the best young chess players. Ranked fourth in the world for all players age 25 and younger at the time of publishing, the 22-year-old and former prodigy broke into the upper echelon of elite chess in 2019 when in June he became one of the top-10 ranked...

GM Michael Adams 2635 | #78

England

Michael “Mickey” Adams is a British chess grandmaster, one of the United Kingdom's and England’s greatest-ever players, with nine national championships. Per his website, he has finished first or tied for first in at least 60 events in his chess career. Early Life And Career Early...

GM Aleksandar Indjic 2635 | #78

Serbia

Aleksandar Indjic is a Serbian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre 2634 | #80

Denmark

GM Jonas Bjerre is a Danish chess grandmaster. He began 2024 as the #8 rated junior player in the world, and the second-highest rated in Europe behind only GM Vincent Keymer.

GM Vladimir Malakhov 2634 | #80

FIDE

Vladimir Malakhov is a Russian grandmaster. He won the 2009 European Rapid Chess Championship and won gold with Russia at the 2009 World Team Chess Championship. Also that year, he made it to the semifinals of the Chess World Cup. As a youth player, Malakhov won the Under-12 Russian Championship in...

GM Boris Gelfand 2633 | #82

Israel

Soviet-born Israeli GM Boris Gelfand is a longtime elite chess player. His staying power as a top player is legendary, as he has spent most of his life ranked among the top-20 players in the world. He was ranked in the top 30 for nearly 27 years (January 1990 to October 2017). Gelfand nearly defeated...

GM Aryan Tari 2631 | #83

Norway

GM Aryan Tari is a Norwegian chess grandmaster. As of July 2021, he is the second-highest rated player in Norway after world champion GM Magnus Carlsen. Tari, a two-time national champion, participated in the international Norway Chess tournament in 2020 and has been invited for the 2021 edition as...

GM Pranesh M

India

The player should be referred to by the given name, Pranesh.

GM Erwin l'Ami

Netherlands

GM Erwin L'Ami is a Dutch grandmaster who has been a regular at the Tata Steel tournament (previously Corus) since 2003, missing only 2004 and 2014 (and the not-held 2021). Usually in the Challengers Tournament (previously Group B), his best result was a tie for second with 8/13 in 2020. In 2022,...

GM Robert Hovhannisyan

Armenia

Robert Hovhannisyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2011 national champion. In 2008 and 2009, Hovhannisyan won the national Under-18 championship. He won the national championship in 2011 and was a runner-up three more times, in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Hovhannisyan won the...

GM Maksim Chigaev 2628 | #84

Spain

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GM Konstantin Landa

Russia

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GM Yuriy Kryvoruchko 2628 | #84

Ukraine

Yuriy Kryvoruchko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and the 2013 Ukrainian Chess Champion. That victory came after he defeated GM and former FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov on tiebreaks. The same year, Kryvoruchko made it to the third round of the World Cup after a surprising win against GM Michael Adams...