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
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 June 2026 as follows:[1] <section begin="topplayers" />
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 2841 |
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana | 2792 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2792 |
| 4 | Javokhir Sindarov | 2777 |
| 5 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2777 |
| 6 | Vincent Keymer | 2767 |
| 7 | Anish Giri | 2764 |
| 8 | Arjun Erigaisi | 2761 |
| 9 | Wesley So | 2753 |
| 10 | Wei Yi | 2753 |
| 11 | Alireza Firouzja | 2744 |
| 12 | Hans Moke Niemann | 2742 |
| 13 | Viswanathan Anand | 2739 |
| 14 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 2739 |
| 15 | Ding Liren | 2738 |
| 16 | R Praggnanandhaa | 2735 |
| 17 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2733 |
| 18 | Leinier Domínguez | 2732 |
| 19 | Gukesh Dommaraju | 2732 |
| 20 | Lê Quang Liêm | 2731 |
<section end="topplayers" />
Top women
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 June 2026 as follows:[2] <section begin="topwomen" />
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan | 2596 |
| 2 | Lei Tingjie | 2566 |
| 3 | Ju Wenjun | 2559 |
| 4 | Zhu Jiner | 2547 |
| 5 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2536 |
| 6 | Koneru Humpy | 2535 |
| 7 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2527 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk | 2522 |
| 9 | Tan Zhongyi | 2517 |
| 10 | Kateryna Lagno | 2506 |
| 11 | Divya Deshmukh | 2500 |
| 12 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2496 |
| 13 | Vaishali Rameshbabu | 2496 |
| 14 | Polina Shuvalova | 2492 |
| 15 | Nana Dzagnidze | 2478 |
| 16 | Alina Kashlinskaya | 2474 |
| 17 | Harika Dronavalli | 2466 |
| 18 | Nino Batsiashvili | 2464 |
| 19 | Mariya Muzychuk | 2463 |
| 20 | Carissa Yip | 2458 |
<section end="topwomen" />
Top juniors
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 June 2026 as follows:[3] <section begin="topjuniors" />
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gukesh D | 2732 |
| 2 | Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş | 2713 |
| 3 | Pranav V | 2661 |
| 4 | Volodar Murzin | 2650 |
| 5 | Pranesh M | 2644 |
| 6 | Ediz Gürel | 2641 |
| 7 | Andy Woodward | 2638 |
| 8 | Abhimanyu Mishra | 2638 |
| 9 | Aleksey Grebnev | 2625 |
| 10 | Denis Lazavik | 2621 |
| 11 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi | 2615 |
| 12 | Leon Luke Mendonca | 2605 |
| 13 | Christopher Yoo | 2605 |
| 14 | Aditya Mittal | 2599 |
| 15 | Sina Movahed | 2597 |
| 16 | Bardiya Daneshvar | 2596 |
| 17 | Václav Finěk | 2595 |
| 18 | Ihor Samunenkov | 2595 |
| 19 | Ivan Zemlyanskii | 2594 |
| 20 | Pranav Anand | 2593 |
<section end="topjuniors" />
Top girls
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 May 2026 as follows:[4] <section begin="topgirls" />
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Shukhman | 2456 |
| 2 | Alua Nurman | 2435 |
| 3 | Afruza Khamdamova | 2427 |
| 4 | Shubhi Gupta | 2426 |
| 5 | Lu Miaoyi | 2419 |
| 6 | Alice Lee | 2415 |
| 7 | Rose Atwell | 2383 |
| 8 | Eline Roebers | 2392 |
| 9 | Zsóka Gaál | 2376 |
| 10 | Bodhana Sivanandan | 2359 |
| 11 | Savitha Shri Baskar | 2348 |
| 12 | Melika Mohammadi | 2342 |
| 13 | Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana | 2340 |
| 14 | Aamuktha Guntaka | 2334 |
| 15 | Umida Omonova | 2328 |
| 16 | Elnaz Kaliakhmet | 2326 |
| 17 | Zarina Nurgaliyeva | 2312 |
| 18 | Sarayu Velpula | 2304 |
| 19 | Amina Kairbekova | 2311 |
| 20 | Yining Chen | 2310 |
<section end="topgirls" />
Top federations
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 May 2026 as follows:[5]
| Rank | Federation | Average top 10 rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2724 | |
| 2 | 2706 | |
| 3 | 2666 | |
| 4 | 2646 | |
| 5 | 2636 | |
| 6 | 2630 | |
| 7 | 2626 | |
| 8 | 2626 | |
| 9 | 2622 | |
| 10 | 2612 | |
| 11 | 2611 | |
| 12 | 2608 | |
| 13 | 2603 | |
| 14 | 2589 | |
| 15 | 2588 | |
| 16 | 2588 | |
| 17 | 2569 | |
| 18 | 2566 | |
| 19 | 2561 | |
| 20 | 2557 |
References
- ^ "Top 100 Players May 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Top 100 Women May 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Top 100 Juniors May 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "Top 100 Girls May 2026". FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ^ "FIDE Top Federations Open". FIDE. Retrieved 1 May 2026.