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Top Players
Ranked by September 2026 Standard rating
Top World
Full rankings →1🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus
28232🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru
27923🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano
27894🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir
27785🇺🇸So, Wesley
2774
28232🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru27923🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano27894🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir27785🇺🇸So, Wesley2774Top Europe
1🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus28232🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent
27643🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza
27574🇳🇱Giri, Anish
27575🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
2743
28232🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent27643🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza27574🇳🇱Giri, Anish27575🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2743Top Americas
1🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru27922🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano27893🇺🇸So, Wesley27744🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier
27325🇺🇸Aronian, Levon
2725
27922🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano27893🇺🇸So, Wesley27744🇺🇸Dominguez Perez, Leinier27325🇺🇸Aronian, Levon2725Top Rivalries
Most-played classical pairs between top-100 mondial players
Magnus Carlsen vs Levon Aronian
🇳🇴GM28232725GM🇺🇸
+17 −8 =39
64 games·last met Jan 2023
Magnus Carlsen vs Fabiano Caruana
🇳🇴GM28232789GM🇺🇸
+15 −6 =40
61 games·last met Jun 2025
Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana
🇺🇸GM27922789GM🇺🇸
+12 −9 =39
60 games·last met Apr 2026
Top Federations
Ranked by average rating of top 10 active players
#1USA
🇺🇸United States
2,725
avg top 10
5,758 players·79 GM
GMNakamura, Hikaru
2,792#2IND
🇮🇳India
2,705
avg top 10
28,362 players·86 GM
GMPraggnanandhaa R
2,761#3CHN
🇨🇳China
2,664
avg top 10
2,083 players·50 GM
GMWei, Yi
2,752#4RUS
🇷🇺Russia
2,641
avg top 10
13,832 players·89 GM
GMNepomniachtchi, Ian
2,719#5GER
🇩🇪Germany
2,629
avg top 10
15,557 players·87 GM
GMKeymer, Vincent
2,764#6UZB
🇺🇿Uzbekistan
2,628
avg top 10
1,127 players·19 GM
GMSindarov, Javokhir
2,778#7FRA
🇫🇷France
2,627
avg top 10
24,757 players·59 GM
GMFirouzja, Alireza
2,757#8AZE
🇦🇿Azerbaijan
2,627
avg top 10
1,422 players·25 GM
GMMamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2,720#9UKR
🇺🇦Ukraine
2,624
avg top 10
3,987 players·56 GM
GMEljanov, Pavel
2,664#10NED
🇳🇱Netherlands
2,610
avg top 10
5,007 players·32 GM
GMGiri, Anish
2,757#11FID
FIDE
2,610
avg top 10
941 players·36 GM
GMAndreikin, Dmitry
2,714#12HUN
🇭🇺Hungary
2,601
avg top 10
3,437 players·40 GM
GMRapport, Richard
2,726Explore Rankings
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