GM Laurent Fressinet 2625 | #126
GM Laurent Fressinet is a French grandmaster, two-time French champion, and longtime second to GM Magnus Carlsen.
GM Nikolas Theodorou 2622 | #129
Nikolas Theodorou is a Greek grandmaster. According to the St. Louis Chess Club, he won his age group five times at the Greek Chess Championships. On July 22, 2022, Theodorou qualified for the 2022 Chess.com Global Championship Knockout.
GM Nijat Abasov 2621 | #130
Nijat Abasov is an Azerbaijani grandmaster and the 2017 Azerbaijani Chess Champion. That year he won the Baku Open tournament, and another notable tournament win came at the 2016 Zurich Christmas Open. Abasov became a GM at the age of 15 and entered the list of the top-100 players in the world in November...
GM Yaroslav Zherebukh 2620 | #131
Yaroslav Zherebukh is an American grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi 2620 | #131
Marc'Andria Maurizzi was born on May 16, 2007, in Bastia, France. In 2019, he won the French junior championship for players under 12 years old. In July of that year, he secured the IM title at age 12 years and two months. He scored his first two GM norms in Catalonia. In December 2020, Maurizzi placed...
GM V Pranav 2620 | #131
The name Venkatesh is his father's name and the player should be referred to by his name, Pranav. GM Pranav Venkatesh, also known as Buddy Pranav, is an Indian chess grandmaster and one of the youngest grandmasters in the world. Pranav earned the title in 2022 after securing his third norm at the 2022...
GM Daniel Naroditsky 2619 | #135
Daniel "Danya" Naroditsky is an American grandmaster, author, commentator, streamer, and chess celebrity. Naroditsky is a former World Youth Chess Champion, tied for first place at the 2014 Millionaire Chess Open, and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2647 in May 2017. He graduated from Stanford in 2019. Chess...
GM Robert Hovhannisyan 2619 | #135
Robert Hovhannisyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2011 national champion. In 2008 and 2009, Hovhannisyan won the national Under-18 championship. He won the national championship in 2011 and was a runner-up three more times, in 2012, 2014, and 2016. Hovhannisyan won the...
GM Luke McShane 2617 | #137
Luke McShane is an English grandmaster and finance professional. He is often referred to as the "world's strongest amateur player" because he plays at elite chess tournaments although he has a full-time job. McShane has beaten some of the best players in the world, including GMs Magnus Carlsen and Vladimir...
GM Bardiya Daneshvar 2617 | #137
GM Bardiya Daneshvar is an Iranian chess grandmaster. He won the Iranian Chess Championship in 2022 and became a grandmaster in 2023.
GM Aram Hakobyan 2617 | #137
Aram Hakobyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2012 World U12 Champion. He also won the Armenian Youth Championship in four different age groups (U10, U12, U14, and U18) and became vice-champion of the 2014 U14 European Chess Championship. Hakobyan is ranked in the top-15 players in Armenia (13th)...
GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 2616 | #140
Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is an Armenian grandmaster and the 2020 national champion. He won the Under-10 and the Under-18 European Youth Chess Championships in 2003 and 2009 respectively as well as the World U-18 Chess Championship in 2011. Ter-Sahakyan won the PRO Chess League with the Armenian Eagles...
GM Gata Kamsky 2615 | #142
Gata Kamsky is an American grandmaster. He is the former Soviet junior champion and a five-time U.S. champion. His peak world ranking was number-four, and he challenged GM Anatoly Karpov for the FIDE World Championship in 1996. Kamsky has won many international tournaments as well as the 2007 World...
GM Leon Luke Mendonca 2615 | #142
GM Leon Luke Mendonca is an Indian chess grandmaster. He earned the title in 2021. In 2024, Leon won the Tata Steel Challengers Tournament. The name Mendonca is a patronymic, Luke is his father's name, and the player should be referred to by his name, Leon.
GM Alexander Areshchenko 2613 | #146
Alexander Areshchenko is a Ukrainian grandmaster and the 2005 Ukrainian Chess Champion. Prior to winning the national championship at just 19 years old, he won the U14 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in 2000, ahead of future GM Wang Yue. Areshchenko won individual silver at the 2007...
GM Jorge Cori 2613 | #146
Jorge Cori, a former chess prodigy, is a Peruvian grandmaster. He won the World Under-14 and Under-16 Chess Championships in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and took four gold medals at the Pan American Youth Chess Festival in the under-10, 12, 14, and 18 age categories. Later he won individual bronze...