GM Aleksey Dreev 2584 | #138
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 Manuel Petrosyan
Manuel Petrosyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2022 national champion. Petrosyan won the Under-18 World Youth Chess Championship in 2016. He scored 8.5/11 at the World Junior Chess Championship in 2017, tieing for first with Aryan Tari and Aravindh Chitambaram, and finished second on...
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 Nijat Abasov 2583 | #139
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 Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2582 | #141
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 Axel Bachmann 2582 | #141
GM Axel Bachmann is a Paraguayan grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Mustafa Yilmaz
Mustafa Yılmaz is a Turkish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Markus Ragger 2581 | #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 Luis Paulo Supi 2581 | #143
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 Alan Pichot 2581 | #143
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 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 Ahmed Adly 2580 | #147
Ahmed Adly is an Egyptian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera is a Cuban grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Dariusz Swiercz 2579 | #148
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 Zhou Jianchao 2577 | #150
GM Zhou Jianchao is a Chinese-American grandmaster. From 2025-26, he played 158 official games without losing a single one.