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Estonia Best chess players in Estonia

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
1,244
GrandmastersGM
6
International MastersIM
14
Woman GrandmastersWGM
1
  1. 1 GM Aleksandr Volodin EstoniaEstonia 2477 New
  2. 2 GM Kaido Kulaots EstoniaEstonia 2461 New
  3. 3 IM Mai Narva EstoniaEstonia 2417 New
Best chess players in Estonia, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Aleksandr Volodin EstoniaEstonia2477NewNew21990
2 GM Kaido Kulaots EstoniaEstonia2461NewNew·1976
3 IM Mai Narva EstoniaEstonia2417NewNew21999
4 IM Ilja Sirosh EstoniaEstonia2394NewNew11998
5 IM Vallo Maidla EstoniaEstonia2360NewNew·1970
6 IM Tarvo Seeman EstoniaEstonia2356NewNew·1969
7 IM Andrei Shishkov EstoniaEstonia2355NewNew21978
8 IM Olav Sepp EstoniaEstonia2353NewNew·1969
9 GM Meelis Kanep EstoniaEstonia2351NewNew·1983
10 FM Kirill Chukavin EstoniaEstonia2344NewNew·2002
11 IM Kalle Kiik EstoniaEstonia2337NewNew·1963
12 FM Uku Valner EstoniaEstonia2314NewNew21990
13 FM Dion Krivenko EstoniaEstonia2304NewNew22005
14 FM Ilja Haitin EstoniaEstonia2292NewNew21988
15 FM Nikita Rychagov EstoniaEstonia2279NewNew22005
16 FM Artem Arikov EstoniaEstonia2278NewNew·1979
17 WIM Margareth Olde EstoniaEstonia2272NewNew·2000
18 IM Sergei Zjukin EstoniaEstonia2269NewNew21972
19 Georg Aleksander Pedoson EstoniaEstonia2251NewNew12004
20 CM Toomas Valgmae EstoniaEstonia2239NewNew·1966
21 Sander Kukk EstoniaEstonia2219NewNew21987
22 Pavel Vorobjov EstoniaEstonia2207NewNew·1981
23 Vyacheslav Koop EstoniaEstonia2197NewNew21979
24 FM Olev Schults EstoniaEstonia2176NewNew·1963
25 Deniss Andrijashkin EstoniaEstonia2176NewNew·2005
26 CM Daniil Shnurov EstoniaEstonia2176NewNew22006
27 WGM Tatyana Fomina EstoniaEstonia2169NewNew·1954
28 Kirill Gorkov EstoniaEstonia2150NewNew112011
29 Kaarel Nestor EstoniaEstonia2141NewNew21990
30 Aaron Rajandu EstoniaEstonia2125NewNew12010
31 Dmitri Petrov EstoniaEstonia2122NewNew·1998
32 FM Madis Nahkur EstoniaEstonia2120NewNew21992
33 CM Tormi Kull EstoniaEstonia2111NewNew22006
34 Filipp Obolonin EstoniaEstonia2105NewNew11997
35 Andres Kuusk EstoniaEstonia2096NewNew·1981
36 CM Kaimar Puusepp EstoniaEstonia2095NewNew11976
37 Georg Abozenko EstoniaEstonia2087NewNew·1996
38 Marti Medar EstoniaEstonia2087NewNew21996
39 WFM Sofia Blokhin EstoniaEstonia2073NewNew12006
40 Sergei Karjakin EstoniaEstonia2057NewNew·1964
41 FM Jaan Narva EstoniaEstonia2056NewNew21958
42 Sten Kasela EstoniaEstonia2053NewNew21990
43 Kristjan Sarapik EstoniaEstonia2046NewNew·1990
44 Mikk Kaarel Oim EstoniaEstonia2028NewNew12009
45 Romet-Renee Merivee EstoniaEstonia2021NewNew·2010
46 WIM Monika Tsiganova EstoniaEstonia2018NewNew·1969
47 WIM Margit Brokko EstoniaEstonia2014NewNew·1973
48 Mikhail Cherentsov EstoniaEstonia2012NewNew112009
49 WCM Sofia Barkasheva EstoniaEstonia2011NewNew·2008
50 WFM Valeriya I. Gansvind EstoniaEstonia2002NewNew·1965

Questions

There are 1,244 active FIDE rated players in Estonia, 6 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Aleksandr Volodin with 2477 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Estonia?

GM Aleksandr Volodin, rated 2477 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Estonia?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 6 grandmasters in Estonia.

Who is the highest rated woman in Estonia?

IM Mai Narva, rated 2417 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Estonia?

CM Daniil Shnurov, rated 2176 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.