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FIDEFIDE Best chess players under the FIDE flag

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
1,340
GrandmastersGM
38
International MastersIM
50
Woman GrandmastersWGM
4
  1. 1 GM Dmitry Andreikin FIDEFIDEFIDE 2714 New
  2. 2 GM Volodar Murzin FIDEFIDEFIDE 2663 New
  3. 3 GM Aleksey Grebnev FIDEFIDEFIDE 2608 New
Best chess players under the FIDE flag, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Dmitry Andreikin FIDEFIDEFIDE2714NewNew·1990
2 GM Volodar Murzin FIDEFIDEFIDE2663NewNew42006
3 GM Aleksey Grebnev FIDEFIDEFIDE2608NewNew112006
4 GM Semen Khanin FIDEFIDEFIDE2598NewNew·1999
5 GM Vladimir Malakhov FIDEFIDEFIDE2597NewNew·1980
6 GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov FIDEFIDEFIDE2597NewNew·1989
7 GM David Paravyan FIDEFIDEFIDE2590NewNew111998
8 GM Arseniy Nesterov FIDEFIDEFIDE2588NewNew112003
9 GM Evgeniy Najer FIDEFIDEFIDE2584NewNew111977
10 GM Vladislav Kovalev FIDEFIDEFIDE2565NewNew·1994
11 GM Savva Vetokhin FIDEFIDEFIDE2553NewNew112009
12 GM Rudik Makarian FIDEFIDEFIDE2544NewNew92004
13 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina FIDEFIDEFIDE2540NewNew61998
14 GM Sergei Azarov FIDEFIDEFIDE2538NewNew·1983
15 GM Artem Uskov FIDEFIDEFIDE2537NewNew·2010
16 GM Mikhail Kobalia FIDEFIDEFIDE2529NewNew·1978
17 GM Sergei Lobanov FIDEFIDEFIDE2522NewNew92001
18 GM Igor Lysyj FIDEFIDEFIDE2518NewNew·1987
19 IM Artiom Stribuk FIDEFIDEFIDE2518NewNew92007
20 IM Polina Shuvalova FIDEFIDEFIDE2514NewNew62001
21 GM Erdem Khubukshanov FIDEFIDEFIDE2513NewNew92007
22 GM Mikhail Demidov FIDEFIDEFIDE2512NewNew·1992
23 GM Klementy Sychev FIDEFIDEFIDE2508NewNew·1996
24 IM David Kaufman FIDEFIDEFIDE2502NewNew82010
25 GM Kirill Shubin FIDEFIDEFIDE2490NewNew·2003
26 IM Alexey Grachev FIDEFIDEFIDE2486NewNew182005
27 IM Roman Shogdzhiev FIDEFIDEFIDE2484NewNew162015
28 GM Ilia Iljiushenok FIDEFIDEFIDE2483NewNew·1993
29 GM Lev Zverev FIDEFIDEFIDE2481NewNew92010
30 GM Maksim Tsaruk FIDEFIDEFIDE2479NewNew102005
31 GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov FIDEFIDEFIDE2477NewNew191966
32 IM Maxim Timoshin FIDEFIDEFIDE2476NewNew92007
33 GM Andrey Orlov FIDEFIDEFIDE2466NewNew131977
34 IM Konstantin Mesropov FIDEFIDEFIDE2463NewNew·1971
35 IM Alexander Gutenev FIDEFIDEFIDE2442NewNew·1990
36 IM Matvey Galchenko FIDEFIDEFIDE2440NewNew·2000
37 IM Leya Garifullina FIDEFIDEFIDE2437NewNew172004
38 IM Ramil Faizrakhmanov FIDEFIDEFIDE2436NewNew·1997
39 FM Vladislav Kundianok FIDEFIDEFIDE2436NewNew32005
40 GM Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov FIDEFIDEFIDE2434NewNew·1968
41 IM Andrey Tsvetkov FIDEFIDEFIDE2432NewNew·2005
42 FM Matfey Yurasov FIDEFIDEFIDE2432NewNew·2012
43 IM Zaur Tekeyev FIDEFIDEFIDE2424NewNew·1995
44 IM Anna Shukhman FIDEFIDEFIDE2421NewNew112009
45 IM Miran Oganian FIDEFIDEFIDE2419NewNew·1996
46 IM Nikolay Averin FIDEFIDEFIDE2419NewNew102010
47 IM Isaak Parpiev FIDEFIDEFIDE2416NewNew·2009
48 FM Danila Pavlov FIDEFIDEFIDE2414NewNew·2002
49 FM Svyatoslav Lisenkov FIDEFIDEFIDE2403NewNew92010
50 FM Marat I Gilfanov FIDEFIDEFIDE2402NewNew102010

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Questions

There are 1,340 active FIDE rated players under the FIDE flag, 38 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Dmitry Andreikin with 2714 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player under the FIDE flag?

GM Dmitry Andreikin, rated 2714 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters play under the FIDE flag?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 38 grandmasters under the FIDE flag.

Who is the highest rated woman under the FIDE flag?

GM Aleksandra Goryachkina, rated 2540 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior under the FIDE flag?

GM Volodar Murzin, rated 2663 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.