GM Aleksandra Goryachkina 2540 | #228
Russian GM Aleksandra Goryachkina is an elite chess player who narrowly lost the 2020 Women’s World Chess Championship in tiebreaks. She nearly captured the most prestigious crown in women’s chess after decimating her competition (which included three former women’s world champions)...
GM Visakh N R
The initials are derived from his father and the person should be referred to by the given name, Visakh.
GM Geetha Narayanan Gopal 2539 | #230
The name Geetha Narayanan is his father's name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Gopal.
GM Kazybek Nogerbek
IM Kazybek Nogerbek is a Kazakhstani international master and the 2024 under-20 world champion, surpassing a field that contained 13 grandmasters.
GM Roven Vogel 2537 | #232
IM Roven Vogel is a German international master who won Tata Steel Qualifiers in 2020 to earn a spot in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament (after none was held in 2021). Vogel was also the under-16 world youth champion in 2015.
GM Valentin Dragnev
GM Valentin Dragnev is an Austrian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.
GM Koneru Humpy 2535 | #236
The name Koneru is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by her name, Humpy. GM Koneru Humpy is one of the top female chess players in the world and has been so for most of her career. The former Indian chess prodigy has spent just one month outside of the top five women in the world since...