GM Christopher Yoo 2590 | #199
Christopher Yoo is an American grandmaster and the 2020 U.S. Cadet (U16) Champion. He won that title with an undefeated performance, eclipsing the field by two and a half points. The same year, the 13-year-old finished in fifth place (out of 10) at the U.S. Junior (U21) Championship. Yoo became the...
GM Ivan Sokolov 2589 | #203
Ivan Sokolov is a Bosnian-born Dutch grandmaster. He coached the 2022 Chess Olympiad gold-winning Uzbekistan team.
GM Mads Andersen 2589 | #203
Mads Andersen is a Danish chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Jingyao Tin 2588 | #206
Jingyao Tin is a chess international master from Singapore who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Baadur Jobava 2587 | #208
Baadur Jobava is a Georgian grandmaster. He has won many tournaments, including the Dubai Open, Aeroflot Open, Tbilisi Cup, Bronstein Memorial, and Abu Dhabi Masters. His peak rating was 2734 in September 2012 when he was the number-19 player in the world. Jobava has been the Georgian Champion three...
GM Arik Braun 2587 | #208
Arik Braun is a German grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.
GM Vaibhav Suri 2586 | #210
The name Suri is a patronymic, and the player should be referred to by his name, Vaibhav.
GM Paulius Pultinevicius 2585 | #212
Paulius Pultinevicius is a Lithuanian grandmaster and currently one of the best players in his country (as of June 2021). He earned his international master title in 2017, became a GM in 2019, and reached his peak FIDE rating of 2519 in 2020. In 2016, Pultinevicius was the Lithuanian chess champion...
GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov 2585 | #212
Aleksandr Rakhmanov is a Russian grandmaster. In 2007, he placed third in both the European U-18 Championship and the World U-18 Championship. The next year, he won the Paleochora Open and the Heraklion Open. In the Chess World Cup 2019, he defeated higher-seeded GM Nils Grandelius 1.5-.5 to make it...
GM Markus Ragger 2584 | #217
Markus Ragger is an Austrian grandmaster and currently the best player in his country. He is a multiple Austrian champion and Olympic participant. In October 2016, he was the first Austrian player ever to reach the Elo mark of 2700. Early Life And Career Grandmaster 2700 Club Present And Future Early...
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 2584 | #217
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu is a Romanian grandmaster who played for Germany from 2014 until 2023 when he returned to Romania. He won the Romanian Chess Championship in 1996, won the European Individual Chess Championship in 2005, and beat FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov the following year in a four-game...
GM Constantin Lupulescu 2583 | #220
Constantin Lupulescu is a Romanian grandmaster and five-time national champion. He has played in multiple FIDE World Cup events and tied for first (fifth on tiebreak) at the 2013 European Individual Championship. His best open tournament performance likely came at the 2019 Reykjavik Open, where he led...
GM Alexander Motylev 2582 | #221
Alexander Motylev is a Russian grandmaster who transferred federations to Romania in 2023.
GM Jergus Pechac 2582 | #221
Jergus Pechac is a Slovakian chess player. Perchac became a grandmaster in 2019, breaking the record for the youngest Slovakian player to become a GM. In 2021 he made headlines by offering GM Boris Gelfand a draw after Gelfand made a mouse slip in an online event. That same year he qualified to play...
GM Kacper Piorun 2581 | #226
Kacper Piorun is a Polish chess grandmaster, two-time Polish champion, and five-time problem-solving world champion. Piorun won the Polish U-16 championship in 2007 and the Polish Blitz Chess Championship in 2013. He also won the Polish chess championship in 2017 and 2020. The grandmaster also won two...