Best chess players in Mali
Official FIDE ratings, updated monthly.
- Active playersActive
- 17
- GrandmastersGM
- 0
- International MastersIM
- 0
- Woman GrandmastersWGM
- 0
| Rank | Player | Rating | Change | Games | Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FM Bakary Traore Mali | 2144New | New | · | 1982 |
| 2 | Hasseye Alhousseyni Mali | 1947New | New | · | 1960 |
| 3 | Drissa Kadouno Mali | 1888New | New | · | 1980 |
| 4 | Baba Moulaye Abdalla Maiga Mali | 1876New | New | · | 1979 |
| 5 | Oumar Keita Mali | 1829New | New | · | 1980 |
| 6 | Djiby Sissoko Mali | 1828New | New | · | 1978 |
| 7 | Ibrahim Maiga Mali | 1779New | New | · | 1963 |
| 8 | Youssouf NIARE Mali | 1763New | New | · | 1966 |
| 9 | Sirike Diarra Mali | 1723New | New | · | · |
| 10 | malick coulibaly Mali | 1715New | New | · | 1995 |
| 11 | Mohamed Bakhore Samoura Mali | 1665New | New | · | 2005 |
| 12 | Sory Lamine Diallo Mali | 1646New | New | · | 1973 |
| 13 | Adama Diakite Mali | 1559New | New | · | 1985 |
| 14 | Bintou Diallo Mali | 1490New | New | · | 2002 |
| 15 | Youssouf Maiga Mali | 1420New | New | · | 1965 |
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Questions
There are 17 active FIDE rated players in Mali. The highest rated is FM Bakary Traore with 2144 in standard chess.
Who is the best chess player in Mali?
FM Bakary Traore, rated 2144 in the FIDE standard list of November 2026.
How many grandmasters are there in Mali?
The FIDE list of November 2026 has no grandmasters in Mali.
Who is the highest rated woman in Mali?
Adama Diakite, rated 1559 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.