As of April 2024, the world's top-ranked blitz chess player was Magnus Carlsen from Norway, who had a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation) rating of 2,886. Following behind in second place was the American chess player Hikaru Nakamura, with a rating of 2,874.
Highest ranked blitz chess players worldwide as of April 2024, by FIDE rating
* La Fédération Internationale des Échecs also referred to as the International Chess Federation (FIDE) uses a variation of the Elo rating system to rank players.
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