FIDE ratings - April 2026

by André Schulz
4/3/2026 – At the top three places in the world rankings, nothing has changed: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana. Vincent Keymer has lost a few points and swapped places with Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Hou Yifan is the highest-rated female chess player in the world, and world champion Gukesh Dommaraju is the best under-20 player. Alua Nurman is the new number one in the girls' youth category.
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At the Prague Chess Festival, Vincent Keymer did not play a particularly strong tournament and lost rating points, as well as a place in the world rankings. After a brief dip in form, Nodirbek Abdusattorov has recently returned won two elite events and overtaken Keymer to move into fourth place. The top three remain firmly cemented: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana.

Classical chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju has lost a significant number of rating points and is now ranked 15th in the world. He has also cancelled his regular participation in the Grand Chess Tour - he feels he is playing too often. Or perhaps he wants to start focusing on the upcoming World Championship match. Among the biggest winners of this period are Arjun Erigaisi and Jorden van Foreest. The Dutch grandmaster has now climbed to 14th place, having spent a long time below 2700 Elo.

In the middle and lower sections of the top 100, Parham Maghossloo (+12), Pavel Eljanov (+23) and David Navara (+17) gained the most points.

Alongside Germany's number one and world number five, Vincent Keymer, Matthias Bluebaum, Frederik Svane, Alexander Donchenko and Dmitrij Kollars are also among the top 100 players in the world.

Top 100

# Name Fed Rating B-Year
1 Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2840 1990
2 Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2810 1987
3 Caruana, Fabiano USA 2793 1992
4 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2780 2004
5 Keymer, Vincent GER 2762 2004
6 Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2759 2003
7 So, Wesley USA 2754 1993
8 Wei, Yi CHN 2754 1999
9 Giri, Anish NED 2753 1994
10 Erigaisi Arjun IND 2751 2003
11 Sindarov, Javokhir UZB 2745 2005
12 Praggnanandhaa R IND 2741 2005
13 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2739 1998
14 Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2736 1999
15 Gukesh D IND 2732 2006
16 Dominguez Perez, Leinier USA 2732 1983
17 Le, Quang Liem VIE 2731 1991
18 Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2729 1990
19 Rapport, Richard HUN 2729 1996
20 Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2728 2003
21 Aronian, Levon USA 2724 1982
22 Nihal Sarin IND 2723 2004
23 Maghsoodloo, Parham IRI 2720 2000
24 Liang, Awonder USA 2718 2003
25 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2717 1990
26 Yu, Yangyi CHN 2717 1994
27 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2715 1985
28 Andreikin, Dmitry FID 2710 1990
29 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi IND 2708 1994
30 Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2703 1995
31 Tabatabaei, M. Amin IRI 2700 2001
32 Esipenko, Andrey RUS 2698 2002
33 Sevian, Samuel USA 2696 2000
34 Bluebaum, Matthias GER 2695 1997
35 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. IND 2693 1999
36 Yakubboev, Nodirbek UZB 2689 2002
37 Radjabov, Teimour AZE 2689 1987
38 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan TUR 2687 2011
39 Kovalenko, Igor UKR 2685 1988
40 Wang, Hao CHN 2684 1989
41 Eljanov, Pavel UKR 2682 1983
42 Svidler, Peter FID 2682 1976
43 Harikrishna, Pentala IND 2676 1986
44 Leko, Peter HUN 2676 1979
45 Vitiugov, Nikita ENG 2667 1987
46 Bu, Xiangzhi CHN 2666 1985
47 Howell, David W L ENG 2665 1990
48 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB 2662 1979
49 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2662 1987
50 Grandelius, Nils SWE 2662 1993
51 Sarana, Alexey SRB 2658 2000
52 Pranav, V IND 2657 2006
53 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian NOR 2657 1998
54 Anton Guijarro, David ESP 2656 1995
55 Alekseenko, Kirill AUT 2656 1997
56 Xiong, Jeffery USA 2656 2000
57 Murzin, Volodar FID 2655 2006
58 Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2655 2001
59 Dubov, Daniil RUS 2654 1996
60 Saric, Ivan CRO 2654 1990
61 Robson, Ray USA 2653 1994
62 Inarkiev, Ernesto RUS 2653 1985
63 Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2653 1977
64 Suleymanli, Aydin AZE 2653 2005
65 Shankland, Sam USA 2651 1991
66 Karthikeyan, Murali IND 2648 1999
67 Safarli, Eltaj AZE 2648 1992
68 Chigaev, Maksim ESP 2647 1996
69 Sargsyan, Shant ARM 2647 2002
70 Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo MEX 2646 1999
71 Vallejo Pons, Francisco ESP 2644 1982
72 Navara, David CZE 2643 1985
73 Oparin, Grigoriy USA 2643 1997
74 Donchenko, Alexander GER 2642 1998
75 Sadhwani, Raunak IND 2642 2005
76 Tari, Aryan NOR 2642 1999
77 Lu, Shanglei CHN 2642 1995
78 Grischuk, Alexander RUS 2641 1983
79 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin UZB 2641 2002
80 Artemiev, Vladislav RUS 2641 1998
81 Svane, Frederik GER 2640 2004
82 Salem, A.R. Saleh UAE 2640 1993
83 Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B ENG 2639 1987
84 Aryan Chopra IND 2637 2001
85 Demchenko, Anton SLO 2636 1987
86 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2636 1983
87 Mamedov, Rauf AZE 2636 1988
88 Woodward, Andy USA 2635 2010
89 Theodorou, Nikolas GRE 2635 2000
90 Gelfand, Boris ISR 2635 1968
91 Gurel, Ediz TUR 2635 2008
92 Martirosyan, Haik M. ARM 2633 2000
93 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van CZE 2633 2001
94 Pranesh M IND 2632 2006
95 Kollars, Dmitrij GER 2632 1999
96 Hakobyan, Aram ARM 2631 2001
97 Bacrot, Etienne FRA 2631 1983
98 Adams, Michael ENG 2629 1971
99 Amin, Bassem EGY 2628 1988
100 Grebnev, Aleksey FID 2627 2006
101 Cheparinov, Ivan BUL 2627 1986

Top 100 Women

In the women’s world rankings, Zhu Jiner lost no fewer than 23 points at the Prague Chess Festival, and with it her position as world number two. Hou Yifan remains number one. Five Chinese players lead the list.

Divya Deshmukh has improved to 10th place. The biggest Elo gain was made by Kazakhstan's Alua Nurman, who jumped from 62nd to 26th place with an increase of 65 points.

# Name Fed Rating B-Year
1 Hou, Yifan CHN 2596 1994
2 Lei, Tingjie CHN 2566 1997
3 Ju, Wenjun CHN 2559 1991
4 Zhu, Jiner CHN 2554 2002
5 Koneru, Humpy IND 2535 1987
6 Tan, Zhongyi CHN 2535 1991
7 Goryachkina, Aleksandra FID 2534 1998
8 Muzychuk, Anna UKR 2522 1990
9 Assaubayeva, Bibisara KAZ 2516 2004
10 Divya Deshmukh IND 2510 2005
11 Lagno, Kateryna RUS 2508 1989
12 Shuvalova, Polina FID 2502 2001
13 Kosteniuk, Alexandra SUI 2487 1984
14 Yip, Carissa USA 2482 2003
15 Kashlinskaya, Alina POL 2480 1993
16 Dzagnidze, Nana GEO 2478 1987
17 Batsiashvili, Nino GEO 2472 1987
18 Dronavalli, Harika IND 2470 1991
19 Vaishali, Rameshbabu IND 2470 2001
20 Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2463 1992
21 Tsolakidou, Stavroula GRE 2452 2000
22 Osmak, Yuliia UKR 2451 1998
23 Song, Yuxin CHN 2451 2005
24 Fataliyeva, Ulviyya AZE 2450 1996
25 Garifullina, Leya FID 2448 2004
26 Nurman, Alua KAZ 2443 2007
27 Shukhman, Anna FID 2440 2009
28 Zhao, Xue CHN 2433 1985
29 Javakhishvili, Lela GEO 2431 1984
30 Lu, Miaoyi CHN 2429 2010
31 Sebag, Marie FRA 2425 1986
32 Khamdamova, Afruza UZB 2423 2009
33 Wagner, Dinara GER 2418 1999
34 Lee, Alice USA 2415 2009
35 Ushenina, Anna UKR 2415 1985
36 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat ESP 2414 1997
37 Khotenashvili, Bella GEO 2412 1988
38 Narva, Mai EST 2411 1999
39 Injac, Teodora SRB 2410 2000
40 Arabidze, Meri GEO 2409 1994
41 Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL 2403 1979
42 Paehtz, Elisabeth GER 2403 1985
43 Krush, Irina USA 2401 1983
44 Salimova, Nurgyul BUL 2399 2003
45 Danielian, Elina ARM 2399 1978
46 Ding, Yixin CHN 2395 1991
47 Bulmaga, Irina ROU 2394 1993
48 Kiolbasa, Oliwia POL 2394 2000
49 Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra POL 2393 2002
50 Gunina, Valentina FID 2393 1989
51 Buksa, Nataliya UKR 2392 1996
52 Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante FRA 2391 1989
53 Atwell, Rose USA 2390 2009
54 Kamalidenova, Meruert KAZ 2389 2005
55 Badelka, Olga AUT 2387 2002
56 Efroimski, Marsel ISR 2386 1995
57 Ambartsumova, Karina RUS 2385 1989
58 Cramling, Pia SWE 2384 1963
59 Shen, Yang CHN 2383 1989
60 Roebers, Eline NED 2381 2006
61 Girya, Olga RUS 2380 1991
62 Guo, Qi CHN 2375 1995
63 Vantika Agrawal IND 2374 2002
64 Mammadzada, Gunay AZE 2374 2000
65 Zhai, Mo CHN 2373 1996
66 Kulon, Klaudia POL 2372 1992
67 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina ESP 2371 1987
68 Galliamova, Alisa RUS 2368 1972
69 Mkrtchyan, Mariam ARM 2368 2004
70 Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2367 1976
71 Abrahamyan, Tatev USA 2366 1988
72 Sivanandan, Bodhana ENG 2366 2015
73 Huang, Qian CHN 2366 1986
74 Mkrtchian, Lilit ARM 2366 1982
75 Yan, Tianqi CHN 2366 2002
76 Atalik, Ekaterina TUR 2365 1982
77 Gaal, Zsoka HUN 2365 2007
78 Balabayeva, Xeniya KAZ 2365 2005
79 Kairbekova, Amina KAZ 2362 2006
80 Socko, Monika POL 2362 1978
81 Bodnaruk, Anastasia RUS 2361 1992
82 Bivol, Alina FID 2361 1996
83 Xiao, Yiyi CHN 2361 1996
84 Klek, Hanna Marie GER 2360 1995
85 Tang, Zoey USA 2360 2008
86 Omonova, Umida UZB 2358 2006
87 Beydullayeva, Govhar AZE 2358 2003
88 Sargsyan, Anna M. USA 2357 2001
89 Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya UKR 2357 1994
90 Aulia, Medina Warda INA 2355 1997
91 Savina, Anastasia FRA 2353 1992
92 Savitha Shri B IND 2351 2007
93 Balajayeva, Khanim AZE 2350 2001
94 Goltseva, Ekaterina RUS 2349 2002
95 Pham, Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2348 1987
96 Padmini, Rout IND 2347 1994
97 Gara, Anita HUN 2347 1983
98 Gara, Ticia ISR 2347 1984
99 Ni, Shiqun CHN 2345 1997
100 Milliet, Sophie FRA 2344 1983

Top 100 Juniors

The best junior player in the world is still world champion Gukesh. The 15-year-old Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş is in 2nd place, ahead of the Indian rising star Pranav Venkatesh, Volodar Murzin and Andy Woodward. Leonardo Costa has improved to 25th place as the top German junior.

# Name Fed Rating B-Year
1 Gukesh D IND 2732 2006
2 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan TUR 2687 2011
3 Pranav, V IND 2657 2006
4 Murzin, Volodar FID 2655 2006
5 Woodward, Andy USA 2635 2010
6 Gurel, Ediz TUR 2635 2008
7 Pranesh M IND 2632 2006
8 Grebnev, Aleksey FID 2627 2006
9 Mishra, Abhimanyu USA 2623 2009
10 Aditya Mittal IND 2617 2006
11 Maurizzi, MarcAndria FRA 2608 2007
12 Yoo, Christopher Woojin USA 2607 2006
13 Lazavik, Denis BLR 2605 2006
14 Pranav Anand IND 2596 2006
15 Samunenkov, Ihor UKR 2596 2009
16 Daneshvar, Bardiya IRI 2596 2006
17 Mendonca, Leon Luke IND 2595 2006
18 Zemlyanskii, Ivan RUS 2592 2010
19 Bharath Subramaniyam H IND 2589 2007
20 Madaminov, Mukhiddin UZB 2586 2006
21 Movahed, Sina IRI 2575 2010
22 Finek, Vaclav CZE 2571 2010
23 Vetokhin, Savva FID 2559 2009
24 Sokolovsky, Yahli ISR 2559 2006
25 Costa, Leonardo GER 2556 2008
26 Xiao, Tong(QD) CHN 2555 2008
27 Xue, Haowen CHN 2553 2008
28 Uskov, Artem FID 2552 2010
29 Seemann, Jakub POL 2545 2008
30 Ghazarian, Kirk USA 2544 2006
31 Hardaway, Brewington USA 2542 2009
32 Razafindratsima, Timothe FRA 2537 2006
33 Malek, Jan POL 2533 2007
34 Oro, Faustino ARG 2528 2013
35 Samant Aditya S IND 2528 2006
36 Ilamparthi A R IND 2525 2009
37 Prraneeth Vuppala IND 2523 2007
38 Vaz, Ethan IND 2522 2011
39 Aswath, S IND 2517 2008
40 Royal, Shreyas ENG 2515 2009
41 Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid UZB 2514 2009
42 Siddharth, Jagadeesh SGP 2513 2007
43 Mayank Chakraborty IND 2508 2009
44 Samadov, Read AZE 2508 2007
45 Aarav Dengla IND 2506 2009
46 Rozen, Eytan ISR 2504 2006
47 Dau Khuong Duy VIE 2502 2011
48 Kilic, Eray TUR 2502 2007
49 Chasin, Nico USA 2500 2006
50 Kong, Xiangrui CHN 2499 2009
51 Klimkowski, Jan POL 2498 2007
52 Mardov, Dimitar USA 2498 2008
53 Materia, Marco FRA 2495 2009
54 Cieslak, Patryk POL 2495 2010
55 Macias Pino, Diego ESP 2495 2007
56 Putnam, Liam USA 2492 2008
57 Kvaloy, Aksel Bu NOR 2490 2008
58 Celik, Hasan Huseyin TUR 2490 2008
59 Mahdavi, Reza IRI 2490 2008
60 Deuer, Marius GER 2490 2008
61 Raczek, Krzysztof POL 2490 2008
62 Camlar, Arda TUR 2490 2009
63 Begmuratov, Khumoyun UZB 2489 2010
64 Khubukshanov, Erdem FID 2488 2007
65 Gloeckler, Christian GER 2487 2011
66 Magold, Filip ROU 2486 2008
67 Droin, Augustin FRA 2485 2006
68 Ansat, Aldiyar KAZ 2484 2008
69 Mitusov, Semen NOR 2484 2006
70 Meng, Yihan CHN 2483 2009
71 Ahmad, Khagan AZE 2483 2011
72 Nemec, Jachym CZE 2482 2008
73 Talibov, Shiroghlan AZE 2482 2006
74 Ilinca, Felix-Antonio ROU 2481 2010
75 Ohanyan, Emin ARM 2481 2006
76 Tarhan, Adar TUR 2477 2007
77 Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav UKR 2477 2008
78 Mamedov, Edgar KAZ 2477 2010
79 Kaufman, David FID 2475 2010
80 Rostovtsev, Dmitry RUS 2474 2006
81 Jubin Jimmy IND 2474 2006
82 Novozhilov, Semen RUS 2473 2010
83 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa USA 2473 2010
84 Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy IND 2472 2010
85 Lavrencic, Matic SLO 2472 2008
86 Ashraf, Artin IRI 2470 2008
87 Pingin, Artem RUS 2469 2008
88 Dotzer, Lukas AUT 2469 2010
89 Lamaze, Simon FRA 2468 2006
90 Hagner, Bennet GER 2468 2008
91 Atanasov, Anthony CAN 2464 2008
92 Sriram Adarsh Uppala IND 2464 2010
93 Amilal Munkhdalai MGL 2463 2006
94 Levin, Guy ISR 2462 2006
95 Md Imran IND 2462 2009
96 Nurgaliyev, Sauat KAZ 2461 2010
97 Zverev, Lev FID 2461 2010
98 Poh, Yu Tian MAS 2461 2009
99 Hrbek, Stepan CZE 2460 2006
100 Zhang, Di CHN 2460 2007
101 Culum, Sanjin BIH 2460 2007
102 Xie, Kaifan CHN 2460 2008
103 Jiang, Haochen CHN 2459 2011

Top 100 Female Juniors

The new number one in the girls' junior rankings is Alua Nurman from Kazakhstan, ahead of Anna Shukhman and Lu Miaoyi. Charis Peglau is the top German junior player (51st place).

# Name Fed Rating B-Year
1 Nurman, Alua KAZ 2443 2007
2 Shukhman, Anna FID 2440 2009
3 Lu, Miaoyi CHN 2429 2010
4 Khamdamova, Afruza UZB 2423 2009
5 Lee, Alice USA 2415 2009
6 Atwell, Rose USA 2390 2009
7 Roebers, Eline NED 2381 2006
8 Sivanandan, Bodhana ENG 2366 2015
9 Gaal, Zsoka HUN 2365 2007
10 Kairbekova, Amina KAZ 2362 2006
11 Tang, Zoey USA 2360 2008
12 Omonova, Umida UZB 2358 2006
13 Savitha Shri B IND 2351 2007
14 Mohammadi, Melika IRI 2342 2010
15 Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini SRI 2340 2012
16 Velpula Sarayu IND 2334 2006
17 Kaliakhmet, Elnaz KAZ 2329 2010
18 Nurgaliyeva, Zarina KAZ 2324 2009
19 Preobrazhenskaya, Diana FID 2310 2011
20 Li, Rachael USA 2301 2010
21 Piddubna, Bozhena UKR 2301 2009
22 Van Foreest, Machteld NED 2299 2007
23 Arshiya Das IND 2296 2010
24 Chen, Yining CHN 2295 2009
25 Kleymenova, Valeria FID 2289 2008
26 Aamuktha Guntaka IND 2287 2012
27 Shatil, Or SUI 2287 2010
28 Khafizova, Diana FID 2285 2010
29 Gao, Muziyan CHN 2275 2011
30 Nguyen Hong Nhung VIE 2272 2006
31 Sachi Jain IND 2271 2009
32 Schippke, Manon FRA 2269 2007
33 Karimova, Guldona UZB 2267 2007
34 Sahithi Varshini M IND 2263 2007
35 Su, Jasmine Zhixin USA 2262 2010
36 Manko, Mariia SUI 2260 2007
37 Aydin, Gulenay TUR 2259 2006
38 Kirtadze, Anastasia GEO 2259 2009
39 Abramkina, Veranika FID 2256 2010
40 Shvedova, Alexandra ITA 2256 2008
41 Tsetskhladze, Mariam GEO 2253 2009
42 Kuznecova, Marija LAT 2252 2010
43 Davari, Sara IRI 2250 2009
44 Smietanska, Wiktoria POL 2248 2010
45 Tarasenka, Aliaksandra BLR 2246 2006
46 Bernard, Ines FRA 2245 2010
47 Sreekarthika Velmurugan SGP 2244 2012
48 Szczotka, Klara POL 2241 2008
49 Bayasgalan, Khishigbaatar MGL 2241 2007
50 Paragua, Megan Althea USA 2239 2012
51 Peglau, Charis GER 2238 2008
52 Skarbarchuk, Tetyana UKR 2235 2007
53 Wang, Chuqiao CHN 2235 2008
54 Karmanova, Olga Dm. FID 2234 2007
55 Shubhi Gupta IND 2234 2010
56 Francisco Guecamburu, Candela Be ARG 2234 2006
57 Sneha Halder IND 2232 2009
58 Yan, Ruiyang USA 2231 2007
59 Khalilova, Madinabonu UZB 2226 2009
60 Orian, Noga ISR 2220 2007
61 Iudina, Veronika RUS 2218 2010
62 Lyutsinger, Iren FID 2216 2009
63 Altynbek, Aiaru KAZ 2216 2011
64 Contreras Huaman, Fiorella PER 2214 2007
65 Tejaswini G IND 2213 2007
66 Castillo Beitia, Ashley Alexandr PAN 2210 2009
67 Zhapova, Yana FID 2206 2008
68 Butenandt, Svenja GER 2204 2006
69 Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon UZB 2200 2010
70 Starosta, Martyna POL 2199 2006
71 Wu, Rochelle USA 2199 2006
72 Darmaeva, Nomina FID 2197 2008
73 Munkhzul, Davaakhuu MGL 2196 2006
74 Siekanska, Maria POL 2196 2007
75 Kochavi, Dana ISR 2196 2007
76 Vujovic, Vera SRB 2195 2011
77 Mou, Iris USA 2194 2009
78 Adam, Ernestina ARG 2191 2009
79 Amin-Erdene, Bayanmunkh MGL 2191 2006
80 Latifah, Laysa INA 2189 2006
81 Jimenez Salas, Maria Teresa PER 2187 2007
82 Enkhrii Enkh-Amgalan MGL 2187 2008
83 Jiang, Tianyu CHN 2186 2010
84 Moskalets, Sofiia UKR 2186 2009
85 Gaw, Chloe USA 2185 2009
86 Kuznetsova, Marina FID 2184 2006
87 Shohradova, Lala TKM 2181 2006
88 Iordache, Alexia-Andreea ROU 2181 2009
89 Wang, Qinxuanyi CHN 2178 2011
90 Tsakona, Maria GRE 2178 2006
91 Cornileau, Juliette FRA 2175 2006
92 Kholyavko, Mariya KAZ 2174 2011
93 Charvi A IND 2173 2014
94 Sureda Gonzalez, Cristina ESP 2170 2008
95 Arzur, Maia FRA 2170 2009
96 Emujin Enkh-Amgalan MGL 2169 2009
97 Dudkina, Uliana FID 2168 2010
98 Scarsi, Anna Laura ARG 2168 2006
99 Rodriguez Rivero, Jinela de Cari CUB 2167 2009
100 Tirpan, Ceren TUR 2167 2008

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