The world's highest-rated chess players, November 2026

SecondHikaru Nakamura2792 · United States

ThirdFabiano Caruana2783 · United States

#	Player	Country	Rating	+/−
1	GMMagnus CarlsenNorway	Norway	2823	0
2	GMHikaru NakamuraUnited States	United States	2792	0
3	GMFabiano CaruanaUnited States	United States	2783	−1
4	GMJavokhir SindarovUzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2782	0
5	GMNodirbek AbdusattorovUzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2772	−8
6	GMWesley SoUnited States	United States	2771	+1
7	GMR PraggnanandhaaIndia	India	2763	0
8	GMVincent KeymerGermany	Germany	2761	0
8	GMWei YiChina	China	2761	+3
10	GMAlireza FirouzjaFrance	France	2757	0
11	GMAnish GiriNetherlands	Netherlands	2747	−5
12	GMArjun ErigaisiIndia	India	2746	0
13	GMJan-Krzysztof DudaPoland	Poland	2741	0
14	GMViswanathan AnandIndia	India	2739	0
15	GMLeinier DomínguezUnited States	United States	2732	0
15	GMLe Quang LiemVietnam	Vietnam	2732	0
17	GMDing LirenChina	China	2723	0
18	GMNihal SarinIndia	India	2720	+11
18	GMAmin TabatabaeiIran	Iran	2720	−8
20	GMLevon AronianUnited States	United States	2719	−6
20	GMYağız Kaan ErdoğmuşTurkey	Turkey	2719	−12
20	GMIan NepomniachtchiRussia	Russia	2719	0
23	GMRichárd RapportHungary	Hungary	2718	+7
24	GMJorden van ForeestNetherlands	Netherlands	2715	−1
25	GMDmitry AndreikinFIDE flag	FIDE flag	2714	0
26	GMGukesh DommarajuIndiaworld champion	India	2710	0
27	GMShakhriyar MamedyarovAzerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2709	−1
28	GMMaxime Vachier-LagraveFrance	France	2707	−10
29	GMParham MaghsoodlooIran	Iran	2705	0
29	GMYu YangyiChina	China	2705	+1
31	GMNodirbek YakubboevUzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2701	−11
32	GMHans NiemannUnited States	United States	2697	−20
33	GMVeselin TopalovBulgaria	Bulgaria	2695	0
34	GMWang HaoChina	China	2694	0
35	GMVidit GujrathiIndia	India	2693	0
36	GMAydin SuleymanliAzerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2692	+13
37	GMVladimir FedoseevSlovenia	Slovenia	2691	0
38	GMTeimour RadjabovAzerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2689	0
39	GMAwonder LiangUnited States	United States	2685	0
40	GMSamuel SevianUnited States	United States	2684	−24
41	GMAndrey EsipenkoRussia	Russia	2683	+3
42	GMPranav VIndia	India	2679	+2
42	GMAlexey SaranaSerbia	Serbia	2679	+8
44	GMAravindh ChithambaramIndia	India	2673	−4
44	GMPranesh MIndia	India	2673	−1
46	GMMatthias BlübaumGermany	Germany	2671	+5
46	GMJeffery XiongUnited States	United States	2671	+15
48	GMHaik MartirosyanArmenia	Armenia	2669	+8
49	GMPavel EljanovUkraine	Ukraine	2665	+1
49	GMDavid HowellEngland	England	2665	0
51	GMPéter LékóHungary	Hungary	2663	0
51	GMVolodar MurzinFIDE flag	FIDE flag	2663	+7
51	GMNikita VitiugovEngland	England	2663	0
54	GMMahammad MuradliAzerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2662	0
55	GMDavid Antón GuijarroSpain	Spain	2661	+11
55	GMBogdan-Daniel DeacRomania	Romania	2661	+7
57	GMPentala HarikrishnaIndia	India	2659	+11
58	GMKarthikeyan MuraliIndia	India	2658	+11
59	GMFrederik SvaneGermany	Germany	2657	−5
60	GMGrigoriy OparinUnited States	United States	2656	+18
61	GMRustam KasimdzhanovUzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2655	−10
62	GMDaniil DubovRussia	Russia	2654	0
62	GMJosé Martínez AlcántaraMexico	Mexico	2654	0
62	GMAlexander MorozevichRussia	Russia	2654	0
62	GMRadosław WojtaszekPoland	Poland	2654	−4
66	GMVladislav ArtemievRussia	Russia	2653	0
67	GMBu XiangzhiChina	China	2651	0
67	GMIgor KovalenkoUkraine	Ukraine	2651	0
69	GMEdiz GürelTurkey	Turkey	2649	+7
69	GMRay RobsonUnited States	United States	2649	−10
71	GMShant SargsyanArmenia	Armenia	2648	0
71	GMSam ShanklandUnited States	United States	2648	+2
73	GMAryan TariNorway	Norway	2647	0
74	GMAryan ChopraIndia	India	2646	0
75	GMRaunak SadhwaniIndia	India	2645	0
76	GMAram HakobyanArmenia	Armenia	2644	+6
76	GMAbhimanyu MishraUnited States	United States	2644	+8
78	GMMarc'Andria MaurizziFrance	France	2641	+17
79	GMBoris GelfandIsrael	Israel	2640	−1
80	GMAlexander OnischukUnited States	United States	2639	0
80	GMNikolas TheodorouGreece	Greece	2639	0
82	GMKirill AlekseenkoAustria	Austria	2637	−3
82	GMRobert HovhannisyanArmenia	Armenia	2637	−5
82	GMLu ShangleiChina	China	2637	0
85	GMDenis LazavikBelarus	Belarus	2636	0
86	GMVasyl IvanchukUkraine	Ukraine	2635	+7
86	GMAndy WoodwardUnited States	United States	2635	+16
88	GMMikhail AntipovUnited States	United States	2633	0
88	GMJohan-Sebastian ChristiansenNorway	Norway	2633	0
90	GMRauf MamedovAzerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2632	0
91	GMGawain Maroroa JonesEngland	England	2630	0
91	GMIvan ŠarićCroatia	Croatia	2630	+9
93	GMAlexander GrischukRussia	Russia	2628	0
93	GMXu XiangyuChina	China	2628	0
95	GMBrandon JacobsonUnited States	United States	2627	0
95	GMShamsiddin VokhidovUzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2627	−22
97	GMJaime Santos LatasaSpain	Spain	2626	0
97	GMLoek van WelyNetherlands	Netherlands	2626	−1
99	GMGeorg MeierUruguay	Uruguay	2625	+5
99	GMRuslan PonomariovUkraine	Ukraine	2625	−7

Source: the rating list for classical games from FIDE, the world chess federation, November 2026. The list comes out on the 1st of each month.
Only active players are included, meaning those who have played at least one rated game in the past year. Garry Kasparov, for example, is still on FIDE's list at 2812, but counts as inactive and so isn't included here.
The rank is counted among all active players. Equal ratings share a rank: two at No. 8, then No. 10. The order among tied players means nothing.
The change is the rating compared with the October 2026 list. “New” means the player wasn't on that list.
The titles: GM grandmaster, IM International Master, FM FIDE Master, CM Candidate Master, and a W in front for the women's titles. More under What is a grandmaster?
FIDE flag means the player doesn't compete for a country.

The photos:

Magnus Carlsen: Photo: Stefan64, 2024. CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and toned.

Updated November 8, 2026