FIDE rankings
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes rating lists including "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors", "Top 100 Girls", and national rankings based on the average rating of each country's top 10 players and top 10 female players in classical chess. Ratings are calculated using the Elo rating system.
Top players
[edit]| Federation | Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
 United States |
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 India |
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 China |
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 Russia |
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 Uzbekistan |
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 Azerbaijan |
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 Ukraine |
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 Armenia |
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 Germany |
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 England |
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 Netherlands |
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 Norway |
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| Other |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 September 2026 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen |
2823 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura |
2792 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana |
2789 |
| 4 | Javokhir Sindarov |
2778 |
| 5 | Wesley So |
2774 |
| 6 | Vincent Keymer |
2764 |
| 7 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
2762 |
| 8 | R Praggnanandhaa |
2761 |
| 9 | Arjun Erigaisi |
2759 |
| 10 | Anish Giri |
2757 |
| 11 |  Alireza Firouzja |
2757 |
| 12 | Wei Yi |
2752 |
| 13 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda |
2743 |
| 14 | Viswanathan Anand |
2739 |
| 15 |  Amin Tabatabaei |
2737 |
| 16 | Ding Liren |
2733 |
| 17 |  Lê Quang Liêm |
2732 |
| 18 | Leinier Domínguez |
2732 |
| 19 |  Richárd Rapport |
2726 |
| 20 | Levon Aronian |
2725 |
Top women
[edit]| Federation | Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| China |
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| India |
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 Kazakhstan |
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| United States |
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| Ukraine |
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| France |
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| Poland |
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 Georgia |
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| Russia |
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| Azerbaijan |
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 FIDE |
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| Armenia |
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| Germany |
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 Spain |
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 Bulgaria |
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| Other |
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 September 2026 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan |
2596 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun |
2553 |
| 3 | Lei Tingjie |
2552 |
| 4 | Zhu Jiner |
2550 |
| 5 | Bibisara Assaubayeva |
2536 |
| 6 | Tan Zhongyi |
2536 |
| 7 | Aleksandra Goryachkina |
2536 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk |
2524 |
| 9 | Koneru Humpy |
2510 |
| 10 | Polina Shuvalova |
2509 |
| 11 | Kateryna Lagno |
2506 |
| 12 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk |
2495 |
| 13 | Divya Deshmukh |
2490 |
| 14 | Nana Dzagnidze |
2478 |
| 15 | Alina Kashlinskaya |
2474 |
| 16 | Vaishali Rameshbabu |
2469 |
| 17 | Carissa Yip |
2468 |
| 18 | Nino Batsiashvili |
2466 |
| 19 | Anastasiia Hnatyshyn |
2463 |
| 20 | Mariya Muzychuk |
2463 |
Top juniors
[edit]| Federation | Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| India |
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| United States |
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| FIDE |
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 Turkey |
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| Poland |
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| China |
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| France |
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| Germany |
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| Kazakhstan |
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| Uzbekistan |
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| Ukraine |
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| Iran |
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| Other |
Juniors are considered to be players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 juniors were ranked on 1 September 2026 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş |
2716 |
| 2 | Gukesh Dommaraju |
2703 |
| 3 | Pranav V |
2677 |
| 4 | Pranesh M |
2674 |
| 5 | Volodar Murzin |
2656 |
| 6 | Ediz Gürel |
2636 |
| 7 | Leon Luke Mendonca |
2633 |
| 8 | Abhimanyu Mishra |
2630 |
| 9 |  Denis Lazavik |
2621 |
| 10 | Andy Woodward |
2619 |
| 11 | Aleksey Grebnev |
2614 |
| 12 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi |
2612 |
| 13 | Mukhiddin Madaminov |
2611 |
| 14 | Aditya Mittal |
2610 |
| 15 | Ihor Samunenkov |
2608 |
| 16 | Pranav Anand |
2606 |
| 17 | Bharath Subramaniyam |
2605 |
| 18 | Christopher Yoo |
2600 |
| 19 | Xiao Tong |
2598 |
| 20 | Jan Malek |
2587 |
Top girls
[edit]| Federation | Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| India |
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| FIDE |
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| United States |
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| China |
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| Ukraine |
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| Kazakhstan |
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 Mongolia |
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| France |
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| Uzbekistan |
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| Iran |
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 Argentina |
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| Other |
Girls are considered to be female players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 girls were ranked on 1 September 2026 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anastasiia Hnatyshyn |
2463 |
| 2 | Alua Nurman |
2455 |
| 3 | Modipalli Deekshitha |
2454 |
| 4 | Alice Lee |
2453 |
| 5 | Afruza Khamdamova |
2443 |
| 6 | Anna Shukhman |
2434 |
| 7 | Kalyani Sirin |
2401 |
| 8 | Pratitee Bordoloi |
2392 |
| 9 | Savitha Shri Baskar |
2382 |
| 10 | Eline Roebers |
2378 |
| 11 | Rachael Li |
2374 |
| 12 | Lu Miaoyi |
2371 |
| 13 | Zsóka Gaál |
2357 |
| 14 | Amina Kairbekova |
2355 |
| 15 | Bodhana Sivanandan |
2354 |
| 16 | Elnaz Kaliakhmet |
2347 |
| 17 | Rose Atwell |
2342 |
| 18 | Melika Mohammadi |
2342 |
| 19 | Aamuktha Guntaka |
2338 |
| 20 | Shubhi Gupta |
2335 |
Top federations
[edit]Every month, FIDE publishes a list ranking federations according to the average rating of their top 10 players. The top 20 federations in Open were ranked on 1 September 2026 as follows:[5]
| Rank | Federation | Average top 10 rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
2725 |
| 2 | India |
2705 |
| 3 | China |
2664 |
| 4 | Russia |
2641 |
| 5 | Germany |
2629 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
2628 |
| 7 | Azerbaijan |
2627 |
| 8 | France |
2627 |
| 9 | Ukraine |
2624 |
| 10 | Netherlands |
2610 |
| 11 | Armenia |
2601 |
| 12 | Hungary |
2601 |
| 13 | Spain |
2599 |
| 14 | Poland |
2589 |
| 15 | England |
2586 |
| 16 | Norway |
2586 |
| 17 | Turkey |
2570 |
| 18 |  Israel |
2566 |
| 19 | Iran |
2559 |
| 20 |  Serbia |
2551 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Top 100 Players September 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Top 100 Women September 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Top 100 Juniors September 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- 1 2 "Top 100 Girls September 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
- ↑ "FIDE Top Federations Open". FIDE. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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