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Germany Best chess players in Germany

Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.

Active playersActive
18,096
GrandmastersGM
103
International MastersIM
301
Woman GrandmastersWGM
22
  1. 1 GM Vincent Keymer GermanyGermany 2761 New
  2. 2 GM Matthias Bluebaum GermanyGermany 2671 New
  3. 3 GM Frederik Svane GermanyGermany 2657 New
Best chess players in Germany, Standard, Open
RankPlayerRatingChangeGamesBorn
1 GM Vincent Keymer GermanyGermany2761NewNew·2004
2 GM Matthias Bluebaum GermanyGermany2671NewNew91997
3 GM Frederik Svane GermanyGermany2657NewNew32004
4 GM Dmitrij Kollars GermanyGermany2623NewNew·1999
5 GM Rasmus Svane GermanyGermany2622NewNew31997
6 GM Alexander Donchenko GermanyGermany2611NewNew31998
7 GM Fabian Doettling GermanyGermany2593NewNew·1980
8 GM Luis Engel GermanyGermany2591NewNew92002
9 GM Arik Braun GermanyGermany2587NewNew·1988
10 GM Niclas Huschenbeth GermanyGermany2580NewNew31992
11 GM Dennis Wagner GermanyGermany2577NewNew31997
12 GM Jan Gustafsson GermanyGermany2573NewNew21979
13 GM Daniel Fridman GermanyGermany2566NewNew21976
14 GM Martin Kraemer GermanyGermany2557NewNew31987
15 GM Leonardo Costa GermanyGermany2557NewNew32008
16 GM David Baramidze GermanyGermany2551NewNew21988
17 GM Rainer Buhmann GermanyGermany2546NewNew11981
18 GM Artur Jussupow GermanyGermany2537NewNew·1960
19 GM Jonas Lampert GermanyGermany2536NewNew·1997
20 GM Egor Krivoborodov GermanyGermany2528NewNew51989
21 IM Ruben Gideon Koellner GermanyGermany2526NewNew42004
22 GM Rustem Dautov GermanyGermany2525NewNew·1965
23 IM Christian Gloeckler GermanyGermany2523NewNew102011
24 GM Maxim Vavulin GermanyGermany2520NewNew·1998
25 GM Matthias Wahls GermanyGermany2519NewNew11968
26 GM Florian, Dr. Handke GermanyGermany2517NewNew21982
27 GM Roven Vogel GermanyGermany2515NewNew22000
28 GM Christopher Lutz GermanyGermany2513NewNew21971
29 GM Christopher Noe GermanyGermany2511NewNew91996
30 GM Marius Deuer GermanyGermany2507NewNew52008
31 GM Vitaly Kunin GermanyGermany2506NewNew51983
32 IM Vadym Petrovskiy GermanyGermany2496NewNew202007
33 GM Alexander Graf GermanyGermany2492NewNew·1962
34 IM Tobias Koelle GermanyGermany2492NewNew92004
35 GM Alexander Naumann GermanyGermany2489NewNew·1979
36 GM Michael Prusikin GermanyGermany2484NewNew21978
37 GM Julian Kramer GermanyGermany2484NewNew31997
38 IM Jakob Leon Pajeken GermanyGermany2484NewNew22003
39 GM Igor Khenkin GermanyGermany2479NewNew11968
40 GM Leon Mons GermanyGermany2475NewNew71995
41 IM Jakob Pfreundt GermanyGermany2475NewNew11998
42 IM Maximilian Neef GermanyGermany2472NewNew21996
43 IM Xianliang Xu GermanyGermany2470NewNew·1997
44 IM Aljoscha Feuerstack GermanyGermany2470NewNew81988
45 GM Nikolas Lubbe GermanyGermany2470NewNew21990
46 IM Christian, Dr. Seel GermanyGermany2469NewNew21983
47 GM Stefan Bromberger GermanyGermany2468NewNew21982
48 GM Eric Lobron GermanyGermany2467NewNew11960
49 GM Alexander Berelowitsch GermanyGermany2467NewNew31967
50 IM Patrick Zelbel GermanyGermany2464NewNew21993

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Questions

There are 18,096 active FIDE rated players in Germany, 103 of them grandmasters. The highest rated is GM Vincent Keymer with 2761 in standard chess.

Who is the best chess player in Germany?

GM Vincent Keymer, rated 2761 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

How many grandmasters are there in Germany?

The FIDE list of November 2026 has 103 grandmasters in Germany.

Who is the highest rated woman in Germany?

GM Elisabeth Paehtz, rated 2413 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.

Who is the highest rated junior in Germany?

GM Leonardo Costa, rated 2557 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.