GM Vasif Durarbayli
GM Vasif Durarbayli is a grandmaster from Azerbaijan who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. He is a two-time Azerbaijani Chess Champion (2021, 2023).
GM Laurent Fressinet 2611 | #104
GM Laurent Fressinet is a French grandmaster, two-time French champion, and longtime second to GM Magnus Carlsen.
GM Anton Korobov 2610 | #107
Anton Korobov is a Ukrainian grandmaster and four-time national champion. He won individual gold at the 43rd Chess Olympiad as the best player on the reserve board, won the 2013 European Blitz Chess Championship, and is an exceptional rapid player—ranked fifth in the world (as of February 2021)....
GM Jaime Santos Latasa
GM Jaime Santos Latasa is a Spanish grandmaster who earned the title in 2018. His peak in the world rankings as of February 2024 is 59th, set in September 2022.
GM Arseniy Nesterov
GM Arseniy Nesterov is a chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.
GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi
Marc'Andria Maurizzi was born on May 16, 2007, in Bastia, France. In 2019, he won the French junior championship for players under 12 years old. In July of that year, he secured the IM title at age 12 years and two months. He scored his first two GM norms in Catalonia. In December 2020, Maurizzi placed...
GM Abhimanyu Puranik
GM Abhimanyu Puranik is an Indian grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup. The player's full name is Abhimanyu Puranik and they confirmed to Chess.com that they preferred to be called by their first name, Abhimanyu.
GM Christopher Yoo 2607 | #108
Christopher Yoo is an American grandmaster and the 2020 U.S. Cadet (U16) Champion. He won that title with an undefeated performance, eclipsing the field by two and a half points. The same year, the 13-year-old finished in fifth place (out of 10) at the U.S. Junior (U21) Championship. Yoo became the...
GM Yuriy Kuzubov
Yuriy Kuzubov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Denis Lazavik
Denis Lazavik is a grandmaster from Belarus and a participant in the 2021 Junior Speed Chess Championship. Born in 2006, he earned his IM title in 2021 and his GM title in 2022. He is rated 2560 FIDE at standard time controls as of November 2023, while his peak Chess.com blitz rating as of the same...
GM Jorge Cori 2605 | #109
Jorge Cori, a former chess prodigy, is a Peruvian grandmaster. He won the World Under-14 and Under-16 Chess Championships in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and took four gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in the under-10, 12, 14, and 18 age categories. Later he won individual bronze...
GM Ferenc Berkes 2605 | #109
Ferenc Berkes is a Hungarian grandmaster and eight-time national champion. His impressive list of Hungarian Chess Championships took place in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018. Two years before winning his first national championship, he was the 2002 World Under 18 World Champion. He’s...
GM Oleksandr Bortnyk 2604 | #111
Oleksandr Bortnyk is a Ukrainian grandmaster who earned that title in 2015 at the age of 19. He was the 2014 World Youth Champion in the under-18 group. Bortnyk is an incredibly talented speed chess player and reached the 2019 Bullet Chess Championship finals against GM Hikaru Nakamura. His Chess.com...
GM Emil Sutovsky 2602 | #113
Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer who became Director-General of FIDE in 2018. He earned his GM title in 1996, winning the World Junior Championship that same year. In 2010 he led Israel to third place in the Chess Olympiad with the tournament's top individual performance...
GM Pouya Idani 2602 | #113
Pouya Idani as a grandmaster from Iran who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.