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Top Chess Players in France
See the top 100 active chess players representing France, ranked by current FIDE classical rating, with federation statistics and player profiles.
FIDE rating-list snapshot: July 2026. Federation does not necessarily indicate citizenship.
17,479
Active rated players
2,749
Top rating
2,626
FIDE top 10 average
50
Grandmasters
1,333
Women players
5,562
Under 20
Alireza Firouzja is the highest-rated player representing France on this classical list with a rating of 2749. FIDE's federation ranking uses the top 10 active-player average: 2626.
Player status
#PlayerRatingList
- 1GMAlireza Firouzja2749classicalFRAFIDE 12573981Born 2003
- 2GMMaxime Vachier-Lagrave2713classicalFRAFIDE 623539Born 1990
- 3GMMarcAndria Maurizzi2628classicalFRAFIDE 36083534Born 2007
- 4GMMaxime Lagarde2622classicalFRAFIDE 662399Born 1994
- 5GMEtienne Bacrot2619classicalFRAFIDE 605506Born 1983
- 6GMLaurent Fressinet2608classicalFRAFIDE 608742Born 1981
- 7GMJules Moussard2606classicalFRAFIDE 642908Born 1995
- 8GMGata Kamsky2595classicalFRAFIDE 2000024Born 1974
- 9GMChristian Bauer2562classicalFRAFIDE 603767Born 1977
- 10GMRomain Edouard2554classicalFRAFIDE 633429Born 1990
- 11GMMatthieu Cornette2544classicalFRAFIDE 620084Born 1985
- 12GMYannick Gozzoli2543classicalFRAFIDE 616915Born 1983
- 13GMPavel V. Tregubov2538classicalFRAFIDE 4115341Born 1971
- 14GMPierre Laurent-Paoli2536classicalFRAFIDE 26017962Born 2000
- 15IMAugustin Droin2525classicalFRAFIDE 45105987Born 2006
- 16IMTimothe Razafindratsima2523classicalFRAFIDE 36069884Born 2006
- 17IMLoic Travadon2513classicalFRAFIDE 26092131Born 2002
- 18IMFloryan Eugene2510classicalFRAFIDE 20694784Born 2000
- 19IMMarco Materia2508classicalFRAFIDE 45150451Born 2009
- 20GMJoseph Girel2503classicalFRAFIDE 36033561Born 2004
- 21GMJean-Marc Degraeve2500classicalFRAFIDE 600270Born 1971
- 22GMSebastien Maze2494classicalFRAFIDE 613762Born 1984
- 23GMMahel Boyer2492classicalFRAFIDE 45102422Born 2004
- 24GMPaul Velten2490classicalFRAFIDE 681091Born 1993
- 25GMFabien Libiszewski2487classicalFRAFIDE 616834Born 1984
- 26GMChristophe Sochacki2487classicalFRAFIDE 662569Born 1994
- 27GMGuillaume Lamard2483classicalFRAFIDE 600261Born 1997
- 28IMRajat Makkar2482classicalFRAFIDE 36016810Born 2007
- 29GMAxel Delorme2481classicalFRAFIDE 632023Born 1990
- 30IMSimon Lamaze2476classicalFRAFIDE 36069264Born 2006
- 31GMArnaud Hauchard2474classicalFRAFIDE 600113Born 1971
- 32IMRemy Degraeve2463classicalFRAFIDE 26024560Born 2003
- 33IMPierre Petitcunot2462classicalFRAFIDE 612200Born 1980
- 34IMPeio Duboue2460classicalFRAFIDE 654833Born 1993
- 35GMLaurent Guidarelli2458classicalFRAFIDE 611123Born 1981
- 36IMBorya Ider2456classicalFRAFIDE 4901134Born 1994
- 37GMAliaksei Charnushevich2452classicalFRAFIDE 13500767Born 1978
- 38Alexandre Bacrot2452classicalFRAFIDE 26076837Born 2004
- 39GMJean-Pierre Le Roux2451classicalFRAFIDE 609404Born 1982
- 40GMAndrei Sokolov2450classicalFRAFIDE 627089Born 1963
- 41IMGary Giroyan2450classicalFRAFIDE 680281Born 1996
- 42GMAndrei Shchekachev2449classicalFRAFIDE 4107730Born 1972
- 43GMManuel Apicella2448classicalFRAFIDE 600164Born 1970
- 44IMRichard Pile2440classicalFRAFIDE 624110Born 1987
- 45IMTom Decuigniere2438classicalFRAFIDE 26093820Born 2004
- 46IMHarutyun Barseghyan2433classicalFRAFIDE 13304585Born 1998
- 47IMPavel Govciyan2432classicalFRAFIDE 621838Born 1984
- 48IMJean-Rene Koch2430classicalFRAFIDE 600148Born 1970
- 49GMEloi Relange2430classicalFRAFIDE 600822Born 1976
- 50GMGabriel Flom2430classicalFRAFIDE 621650Born 1986
- 51GMCyril Marcelin2429classicalFRAFIDE 607274Born 1979
- 52IMEmile Bassini2426classicalFRAFIDE 26084074Born 2004
- 53IMFabien Guilleux2419classicalFRAFIDE 657883Born 1990
- 54GMJean-Noel Riff2418classicalFRAFIDE 611190Born 1981
- 55GMMarie Sebag2417classicalFRAFIDE 617822Born 1986
- 56IMAntoine Bournel2411classicalFRAFIDE 26093553Born 2002
- 57GMPierre Bailet2410classicalFRAFIDE 655830Born 1988
- 58GMAnthony Wirig2408classicalFRAFIDE 615013Born 1983
- 59GMAnatoli Vaisser2407classicalFRAFIDE 603252Born 1949
- 60IMJean Netzer2407classicalFRAFIDE 623350Born 1987
- 61IMGildas Goldsztejn2405classicalFRAFIDE 612375Born 1982
- 62IMNicolas Brunner2404classicalFRAFIDE 620246Born 1984
- 63IMManuel Bijaoui2404classicalFRAFIDE 626783Born 1985
- 64FMSven Charmeteau2397classicalFRAFIDE 638285Born 1991
- 65IMThomas Dionisi2397classicalFRAFIDE 651893Born 1993
- 66IMAdrien Rodriguez2397classicalFRAFIDE 20691866Born 1998
- 67IMHugo Tirard2396classicalFRAFIDE 607100Born 1977
- 68IMDeimante Daulyte-Cornette2394classicalFRAFIDE 12802859Born 1989
- 69GMThal Abergel2393classicalFRAFIDE 614890Born 1982
- 70FMSohan Belkaid2393classicalFRAFIDE 45180350Born 2006
- 71GMJonathan Dourerassou2392classicalFRAFIDE 628050Born 1989
- 72FMLouis Vallee2392classicalFRAFIDE 45103291Born 2008
- 73FMNiels Willems2391classicalFRAFIDE 20695586Born 2001
- 74GMOlivier Renet2390classicalFRAFIDE 600040Born 1964
- 75FMPatrice Babault2387classicalFRAFIDE 623822Born 1967
- 76IMQuentin Burri2387classicalFRAFIDE 26028654Born 2001
- 77FMEwen Pichon2387classicalFRAFIDE 45155593Born 2007
- 78GMEmmanuel Bricard2384classicalFRAFIDE 600245Born 1966
- 79IMPhileas Mathieu2384classicalFRAFIDE 36048410Born 2005
- 80FMUlysse Bottazzi2382classicalFRAFIDE 45102988Born 2005
- 81GMMircea-Sergiu Lupu2381classicalFRAFIDE 621501Born 1962
- 82IMDavid Housieaux2377classicalFRAFIDE 617938Born 1983
- 83IMKevin Terrieux2377classicalFRAFIDE 622591Born 1985
- 84IMDidier Collas2376classicalFRAFIDE 602680Born 1972
- 85IMBenjamin Defromont2374classicalFRAFIDE 36068829Born 2003
- 86IMThibault Fantinel2372classicalFRAFIDE 663395Born 1992
- 87IMYovann Gatineau2372classicalFRAFIDE 26028999Born 2002
- 88IMAlmira Skripchenko2371classicalFRAFIDE 13900145Born 1976
- 89IMMatthieu Bissieres2370classicalFRAFIDE 621390Born 1984
- 90IMLucas Di Nicolantonio2370classicalFRAFIDE 680460Born 1993
- 91IMPhilippe Brochet2369classicalFRAFIDE 602469Born 1975
- 92IMKevin Roser2366classicalFRAFIDE 608688Born 1979
- 93IMGuillaume Vallin2365classicalFRAFIDE 614823Born 1981
- 94FMJoachim Le Geay2365classicalFRAFIDE 652028348Born 2012
- 95IMCharles Monroy2363classicalFRAFIDE 621641Born 1984
- 96IMSophie Milliet2362classicalFRAFIDE 623725Born 1983
- 97IMColomban Vitoux2361classicalFRAFIDE 628549Born 1985
- 98FMDavid Lacan Rus2361classicalFRAFIDE 651023075Born 2012
- 99FMMichael Bon2359classicalFRAFIDE 620696Born 1981
- 100IMLudovic Lejarre2355classicalFRAFIDE 612006Born 1976
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About this ranking
Who is the highest-rated chess player representing France?
Alireza Firouzja leads the classical list at 2749.
How many active rated chess players represent France?
17,479 active players representing France have a current FIDE classical rating in this ChessEver snapshot.
How are the France chess rankings ordered?
Players are ordered by FIDE classical rating, highest first. The default ranking excludes players marked inactive by FIDE. Equal ratings are ordered consistently by FIDE ID. Federation represents the player's FIDE federation, not necessarily citizenship.