GM Niclas Huschenbeth 2600 | #175
Niclas Huschenbeth is a German grandmaster and chess content creator. His most significant early achievement came in 2005 when he won the German U-14 championship. He later won the German Chess Championship in 2010 and 2019. Huschenbeth has also worked as a second to GM Hikaru Nakamura since 2019. Huschenbeth...
GM Adam Kozak 2600 | #175
Adam Kozak is a Hungarian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly 2598 | #179
The name Shekhar is his father's name, Ganguly is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Surya.GM Surya Shekhar Ganguly from India is a participant in the 2022 Tata Steel Challengers tournament.
GM Tuan Minh Le 2598 | #179
Grandmaster Tuan Minh Le is a Vietnamese chess player who officially earned his GM title in 2022 after long being considered one of the game's strongest international masters. He presented Chess.com's 2020 video series on the Nimzowitsch Variation of the Sicilian Defense (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6) as well...
GM Ahmed Adly 2597 | #182
Ahmed Adly is an Egyptian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Alexander Khalifman 2597 | #182
Alexander Khalifman is a Russian grandmaster. He is a former Soviet youth champion, the former European U-20 champion, a member of multiple gold medal-winning Olympiad Russian teams, and the former Russian champion. In 1999 Khalifman became the FIDE world champion. He is also a celebrated chess author...
GM Daniele Vocaturo 2597 | #182
Daniele Vocaturo is an Italian grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista 2597 | #182
Lazaro Bruzon Batista is a Cuban-American grandmaster who switched federations to the United States in 2020. He was World Junior Champion in 2000 and reached the world #26 rating in 2005. Bruzon, a participant in the 2021 U.S. Championship, reached a peak rating of 2717 in 2012.
GM Eltaj Safarli 2596 | #186
GM Eltaj Safarli is an Azerbaijani grandmaster who qualified for the 2023 FIDE World Cup.
GM Vladimir Akopian 2595 | #187
Vladimir Akopian is an Armenian-American grandmaster. As a young player, Akopian enjoyed great success by winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship in 1986 and the U18 World Youth Chess Championship two years later. In 1999, Akopian surprised by reaching the final of the FIDE Knockout World Championship....
GM Jorge Cori 2595 | #187
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...
GM Maxime Lagarde 2595 | #187
Maxime Lagarde is a French grandmaster and one of the top players in France. As of February 2021, he's the third strongest player in his country, behind only GMs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Etienne Bacrot. Lagarde earned his international master title in 2011 and became a grandmaster in 2013. He won...
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer 2595 | #187
Jon Ludvig Hammer is a Norwegian grandmaster, streamer, commentator, and content creator. He has won the Norwegian Championship multiple times and was GM Magnus Carlsen's second in the 2013 and 2014 World Championship matches. His peak rating of 2705 was achieved in 2016. Chess Career Twitch Channel Chess.com...
GM Nigel Short 2594 | #191
Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three-time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov...
GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi 2594 | #191
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 Bobby Cheng 2594 | #191
Bobby Cheng is an Australian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Benjamin Bok 2593 | #195
Benjamin Bok is a Dutch chess grandmaster and streamer who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup. In 2015 he won the Open at the London Chess Classic with a score of 8/9, and in 2017 he tied for first at the Groningen Open with 7/9.
GM Yasser Quesada Perez 2592 | #196
Yasser Quesada Perez is a Cuban chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Aleksey Dreev 2590 | #199
Aleksey Dreev is a Russian grandmaster and is currently among the top-50 players in his country (as of February 2021). Dreev was a successful young player, winning the U16 World Youth Chess Championship both in 1983 and 1984. He was also the European junior champion in 1988, a year before he became...
GM Emil Sutovsky 2590 | #199
Emil Sutovsky is an Israeli chess grandmaster and trainer who became Director-General of FIDE in 2018. He earned his GM title in 1996, winning the World Junior Championship that same year. In 2010 he led Israel to third place in the Chess Olympiad with the tournament's top individual performance...