As of April 2024, Magnus Carlsen from Norway held the title of the world's top-ranked classical chess player, having a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation) rating of 2,830. In second place was the Italian-American chess player Fabiano Caruana, with a rating of 2,803.
Highest ranked classical chess players worldwide as of April 2024, by FIDE rating
Characteristic
FIDE rating*
Magnus Carlsen
2,830
Fabiano Caruana
2,803
Hikaru Nakamura
2,789
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
2,765
Liren Ding
2,762
Alireza Firouzja
2,760
Ian Nepomniachtchi
2,758
Wesley So
2,757
Arjun Erigaisi
2,756
Yi Wei
2,755
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2FIDE rating*2,8302,8302,8032,8032,7892,7892,7652,7652,7622,7622,7602,7602,7582,7582,7572,7572,7562,7562,7552,755Magnus CarlsenFabiano CaruanaHikaru NakamuraNodirbek AbdusattorovLiren DingAlireza FirouzjaIan NepomniachtchiWesley SoArjun ErigaisiYi Wei
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* La Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) also referred to as the International Chess Federation uses a variation of the Elo rating system to rank players.
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