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England Best chess players in England

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
6,465
GrandmastersGM
44
International MastersIM
69
Woman GrandmastersWGM
6
  1. 1 GM David W L Howell EnglandEngland 2665 New
  2. 2 GM Nikita Vitiugov EnglandEngland 2663 New
  3. 3 GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones EnglandEngland 2630 New
Best chess players in England, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM David W L Howell EnglandEngland2665NewNew·1990
2 GM Nikita Vitiugov EnglandEngland2663NewNew·1987
3 GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones EnglandEngland2630NewNew21987
4 GM Luke J McShane EnglandEngland2606NewNew31984
5 GM Michael Adams EnglandEngland2597NewNew·1971
6 GM Nigel D Short EnglandEngland2594NewNew·1965
7 GM Shreyas Royal EnglandEngland2537NewNew92009
8 GM Daniel Howard Fernandez EnglandEngland2526NewNew61995
9 GM John D M Nunn EnglandEngland2513NewNew·1955
10 GM Matthew J Wadsworth EnglandEngland2512NewNew22000
11 GM Jonathan F Parker EnglandEngland2502NewNew21976
12 GM Stuart C Conquest EnglandEngland2495NewNew·1967
13 GM Nicholas Pert EnglandEngland2493NewNew·1981
14 GM Ameet K Ghasi EnglandEngland2491NewNew21987
15 GM Ravi Haria EnglandEngland2490NewNew·1999
16 GM Harry Grieve EnglandEngland2489NewNew72001
17 GM Jon S Speelman EnglandEngland2485NewNew21956
18 IM Brandon G I Clarke EnglandEngland2479NewNew91995
19 IM Marcus R Harvey EnglandEngland2474NewNew21996
20 GM William N Watson EnglandEngland2473NewNew21962
21 IM Peter T Roberson EnglandEngland2444NewNew91989
22 GM Simon K Williams EnglandEngland2442NewNew21979
23 IM Richard G Pert EnglandEngland2437NewNew91981
24 IM Jonah B Willow EnglandEngland2434NewNew22002
25 GM John M Emms EnglandEngland2428NewNew·1967
26 GM A Jonathan Mestel EnglandEngland2417NewNew·1957
27 FM Bodhana Sivanandan EnglandEngland2414NewNew92015
28 IM Supratit Banerjee EnglandEngland2413NewNew22014
29 GM Stephen J Gordon EnglandEngland2406NewNew·1986
30 IM Alan B Merry EnglandEngland2400NewNew21996
31 GM Neil McDonald EnglandEngland2385NewNew21967
32 GM Daniel W Gormally EnglandEngland2384NewNew21976
33 IM Ezra Kirk EnglandEngland2380NewNew·1996
34 FM William Claridge-Hansen EnglandEngland2374NewNew61999
35 IM Sohum Lohia EnglandEngland2374NewNew262009
36 GM Anthony C. Kosten EnglandEngland2373NewNew11958
37 GM Keith C Arkell EnglandEngland2372NewNew91961
38 CM Samar Dayal EnglandEngland2371NewNew192014
39 IM Lorin D`Costa EnglandEngland2368NewNew·1984
40 IM Thomas E Rendle EnglandEngland2365NewNew21986
41 IM James P Jackson EnglandEngland2362NewNew21991
42 IM Joseph McPhillips EnglandEngland2355NewNew·1997
43 FM Stanley Badacsonyi EnglandEngland2353NewNew112009
44 IM David J Eggleston EnglandEngland2349NewNew·1987
45 IM Alex Golding EnglandEngland2347NewNew22003
46 FM Jonathan J. Ady EnglandEngland2342NewNew·1959
47 GM Mark L Hebden EnglandEngland2341NewNew71958
48 IM John C Hawksworth EnglandEngland2328NewNew21963
49 IM Geoff W Lawton EnglandEngland2324NewNew·1960
50 IM Aaravamudhan Balaji EnglandEngland2321NewNew22005

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Questions

There are 6,465 active FIDE rated players in England, 44 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM David W L Howell with 2665 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in England?

GM David W L Howell, rated 2665 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in England?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 44 grandmasters in England.

Who is the highest rated woman in England?

FM Bodhana Sivanandan, rated 2414 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in England?

GM Shreyas Royal, rated 2537 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How often are FIDE ratings updated?

FIDE publishes a new rating list on the first day of every month. This page shows the list of November 2026. These are not live ratings.

Source: FIDE rating list of November 2026, 800,240 rated players. Last updated November 15, 2026.