If you think chess is just a mere game, then you are absolutely wrong. Chess is not just a game; it requires your mind to be active to win a match. It demands skill and strategy, which must be followed in the game. However, many chess players worldwide have increased their ratings by winning the game with their strategies. Now, they are on the list of top chess players.
You must have heard the names of famous chess players Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura and more. There are many other chess players whose names you might not know, but you should know about them because they have played some amazing matches. Let’s check them out and their rating along with its rank:
50+ Top Chess Players
1. Magnus Carlsen
2. Hikaru Nakamura
3. Arjun Erigaisi
4. Fabiano Caruana
5. Gukesh Dommaraju
6. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
7. Alireza Firouzja
8. Wei Yi
9. Ian Nepomniachtchi
10. Viswanathan Anand
11. Wesley So
12. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
13. Leinier Dominguez Perez
14. Jan-Krzysztof Duda
15. Le Quang Liem
16. Levon Aronian
17. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
18. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
19. Hans Niemann
20. Anish Giri
21. Ding Liren
22. Vidit Gujrathi
23. Vincent Keymer
24. Richard Rapport
25. Parham Maghsoodloo
26. Yu Yangyi
27. Alexey Sarana
28. Wang Hao
29. Amin Tabatabaei
30. Vladislav Artemiev
31. Teimour Radjabov
32. Peter Svidler
33. Vladimir Fedoseev
34. Aravindh Chithambaram
35. Jorden van Foreest
36. Ray Robson
37. Daniil Dubov
38. Bogdan-Daniel Deac
39. Bu Xiangzhi
40. Alexander Grischuk
41. Sam Sevian
42. Harikrishna Pentala
43. Rustam Kasimdzhanov
44. David Navara
45. Evgeny Tomashevsky
46. Kirill Alekseenko
47. Samuel Shankland
48. Alexandr Predke
49. Andrey Esipenko
50. Awonder Liang
1. Magnus Carlsen
GM Magnus Carlsen is one of the best chess players in the world. He, also known as “The Reigning King”, was born on November 30, 1990. Since July 1, 2011, he has been ranked 1st on FIDE world chess rankings. He becomes a five-time World Chess Champion, seven-time World Blitz Chess Champion, and five-time World Rapid Chess Champion. His current rank is 2831, and the best part is that he reads the chessboard setup and then plays.
2. Hikaru Nakamura
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster born on December 9, 1987. Besides being a chess player, he is a popular streamer and YouTuber. He also becomes a five-time U.S. Chess Champion and a World Fischer Random Chess Champion. He also participated in seven Chess Olympiads (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) and represented the US. At the age of 15, he won the Grandmaster title. His current rating is 2802.
3. Arjun Erigaisi
Arjun Erigaisi is among the top chess players in the world. He was born on September 3, 2003, and is currently an Indian grandmaster and became India’s highest-ranked player. He earned the precious title of grandmaster at the age of 14. Arjun also won the 2022 Indian National Championship and the Tata Steel India Rapid tournament. His current ranking is 2797.
4. Fabiano Caruana
Fabiano Luigi Caruana was born on July 30, 1992. He is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who won three-time United States Chess Champion. He broke Hikaru Nakamura’s record and became the youngest chess grandmaster. At the age of 14, he earned the title of Grandmaster. His current rating is 2796.
5. Gukesh Dommaraju
Gukesh Dommaraju was born on May 29, 2006, and is an Indian chess grandmaster. He is the third-youngest chess player to reach a chess rating of 2700 and 2750. He is also the third-youngest grandmaster in the history of chess. Furthermore, he earned a silver medal in the Asian Games. In an interview, Gukesh said he plans a chess strategy and then plays the game. He also won many medals in the World Youth Championship and the Asian Youth Championship. His current rating is 2794.
6. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Nodirbek Abdusattorov was born 18 September 2004. He is a Uzbekistani chess grandmaster and among the top chess players in the world. He won the grandmaster title at the age of 13. Nodirbek won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021, becoming the youngest-ever open world chess champion in any time format by breaking Magnus Carlsen’s record. His current chess rating is 2783.
7. Alireza Firouzja
Alireza Firouzja was born on 18 June 2003 and is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. He is the youngest player to pass the rating of 2800. He also earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 14. Alireza won the Iranian Chess Championship at age 12, the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament, the European Team Chess Championship, and the Grand Chess Tour. His rating as of October 2024 is 2767.
Bottom Line
Chess players are dominating the internet because of their matches in Olympiads. The top chess players have broken so many records of each other and represented their nation globally. Furthermore, these players play with strategy and win the matches. Magnus Carlsen, Vishwanathan Anand, and Praggananada are some of the players that are globally popular.
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