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Top Chess Players in Russia
See the top 100 active chess players representing Russia, ranked by current FIDE classical rating, with federation statistics and player profiles.
FIDE rating-list snapshot: July 2026. Federation does not necessarily indicate citizenship.
6,960
Active rated players
2,678
Top rating
2,628
FIDE top 10 average
74
Grandmasters
1,426
Women players
4,937
Under 20
Andrey Esipenko is the highest-rated player representing Russia on this classical list with a rating of 2678. FIDE's federation ranking uses the top 10 active-player average: 2628.
Player status
#PlayerRatingList
- 1GMAndrey Esipenko2678classicalRUSFIDE 24175439Born 2002
- 2GMAlexander Morozevich2654classicalRUSFIDE 4116992Born 1977
- 3GMVladislav Artemiev2653classicalRUSFIDE 24101605Born 1998
- 4GMDaniil Dubov2652classicalRUSFIDE 24126055Born 1996
- 5GMErnesto Inarkiev2641classicalRUSFIDE 4162722Born 1985
- 6GMAlexander Grischuk2628classicalRUSFIDE 4126025Born 1983
- 7GMMaxim Matlakov2599classicalRUSFIDE 4168003Born 1991
- 8GMIvan Popov2595classicalRUSFIDE 4170350Born 1990
- 9GMIvan Zemlyanskii2594classicalRUSFIDE 24249971Born 2010
- 10GMAlexander Riazantsev2590classicalRUSFIDE 4125029Born 1985
- 11GMAleksandr Shimanov2581classicalRUSFIDE 4198603Born 1992
- 12GMAleksey Dreev2577classicalRUSFIDE 4100107Born 1969
- 13GMNikita Afanasiev2549classicalRUSFIDE 24183555Born 2000
- 14GMVladimir Potkin2548classicalRUSFIDE 4131061Born 1982
- 15GMPavel Ponkratov2538classicalRUSFIDE 4157800Born 1988
- 16GMKonstantin Sakaev2535classicalRUSFIDE 4104226Born 1974
- 17GMDmitry Bocharov2534classicalRUSFIDE 4138716Born 1982
- 18GMSergey Drygalov2530classicalRUSFIDE 24171743Born 1999
- 19IMDmitry Obolenskikh2528classicalRUSFIDE 4156013Born 1985
- 20GMMikhail Mozharov2527classicalRUSFIDE 4189825Born 1990
- 21GMZhamsaran Tsydypov2525classicalRUSFIDE 4108566Born 1996
- 22GMVadim Zvjaginsev2525classicalRUSFIDE 4113403Born 1976
- 23GMDenis Khismatullin2522classicalRUSFIDE 4142578Born 1984
- 24GMValerij Popov2521classicalRUSFIDE 4119410Born 1974
- 25GMDmitry Kokarev2520classicalRUSFIDE 4132181Born 1982
- 26GMSergey Makarichev2519classicalRUSFIDE 4100468Born 1953
- 27GMVadim Moiseenko2518classicalRUSFIDE 4123700Born 1994
- 28GMAleksey Sorokin2513classicalRUSFIDE 24176460Born 2000
- 29GMArtyom Timofeev2511classicalRUSFIDE 4140419Born 1985
- 30GMEvgeny Pigusov2508classicalRUSFIDE 4100514Born 1961
- 31GMKateryna Lagno2506classicalRUSFIDE 14109336Born 1989
- 32GMDmitriy Khegay2504classicalRUSFIDE 24153729Born 1997
- 33IMIvan Smikovski2503classicalRUSFIDE 4124650Born 1972
- 34GMDaniil Lintchevski2499classicalRUSFIDE 4171055Born 1990
- 35IMVladislav Nozdrachev2495classicalRUSFIDE 24113441Born 1992
- 36GMAleksey Goganov2491classicalRUSFIDE 24109959Born 1991
- 37GMBoris Savchenko2490classicalRUSFIDE 4147332Born 1986
- 38GMSergey Janovsky2489classicalRUSFIDE 4102711Born 1960
- 39GMStanislav Voitsekhovsky2489classicalRUSFIDE 4113470Born 1964
- 40GMMaxim Turov2484classicalRUSFIDE 4120086Born 1979
- 41IMDmitry Rostovtsev2482classicalRUSFIDE 34278320Born 2006
- 42GMAleksei Pridorozhni2477classicalRUSFIDE 4127870Born 1981
- 43IMArtem Pingin2477classicalRUSFIDE 44193645Born 2008
- 44IMSaveliy Golubov2473classicalRUSFIDE 24176729Born 2000
- 45GMVladimir Belous2471classicalRUSFIDE 4174003Born 1993
- 46GMAlexander A. Evdokimov2465classicalRUSFIDE 4139275Born 1985
- 47GMIvan Rozum2464classicalRUSFIDE 24104272Born 1991
- 48Valery Sviridov2462classicalRUSFIDE 4120680Born 1991
- 49GMDmitry Frolyanov2462classicalRUSFIDE 4151976Born 1986
- 50IMAlexandr Triapishko2462classicalRUSFIDE 14122286Born 2000
- 51GMAnton Shomoev2461classicalRUSFIDE 4135148Born 1981
- 52IMYaroslav Remizov2461classicalRUSFIDE 34134015Born 2003
- 53GMPavel Smirnov2460classicalRUSFIDE 4123425Born 1982
- 54IMRoman Kezin2460classicalRUSFIDE 24124621Born 1995
- 55IMMaksim Samusenko2455classicalRUSFIDE 4112253Born 1997
- 56GMRoman Ovetchkin2449classicalRUSFIDE 4119991Born 1973
- 57IMDmitry Lavrik2446classicalRUSFIDE 24113190Born 1992
- 58IMSemen Novozhilov2445classicalRUSFIDE 24289167Born 2010
- 59FMMaksim Volkov2437classicalRUSFIDE 54123070Born 2008
- 60IMAleksandr E. Usov2436classicalRUSFIDE 24257109Born 2010
- 61IMKirill Kozionov2434classicalRUSFIDE 24101729Born 1998
- 62Alexander Utnasunov2432classicalRUSFIDE 4134524Born 1985
- 63GMVladimir Zakhartsov2432classicalRUSFIDE 4145097Born 1997
- 64GMRamil Hasangatin2428classicalRUSFIDE 4122160Born 1972
- 65GMNikolai Kabanov2422classicalRUSFIDE 4127820Born 1980
- 66GMAndrey Lunev2421classicalRUSFIDE 4120957Born 1969
- 67IMAlexander Khlebovich2415classicalRUSFIDE 4169123Born 1988
- 68GMMelor Bedia2407classicalRUSFIDE 4137752Born 1979
- 69GMSergey Ivanov2405classicalRUSFIDE 4101375Born 1961
- 70FMIvan Yeletsky2405classicalRUSFIDE 24180327Born 1999
- 71IMRenat Bigaliev2404classicalRUSFIDE 4126289Born 1979
- 72GMArtur Gabrielian2404classicalRUSFIDE 4131002Born 1982
- 73GMAndrey Drygalov2404classicalRUSFIDE 24171735Born 1999
- 74GMAlexander Moskalenko2401classicalRUSFIDE 4155351Born 1988
- 75IMIgor Malakhov2401classicalRUSFIDE 4183088Born 1989
- 76FMArtur Gaifullin2401classicalRUSFIDE 24168653Born 2001
- 77FMKonstantin Kornienko2401classicalRUSFIDE 34400419Born 2009
- 78IMGor Airapetian2398classicalRUSFIDE 4177916Born 1990
- 79IMIvan Aldokhin2397classicalRUSFIDE 24115720Born 1992
- 80GMEvgeny A. Levin2391classicalRUSFIDE 4182596Born 1990
- 81IMNikolai Efanov2391classicalRUSFIDE 4187997Born 1990
- 82IMTagir Salemgareev2390classicalRUSFIDE 24199052Born 2002
- 83GMVladimir Dobrov2388classicalRUSFIDE 4136594Born 1984
- 84IMAleksandr Kulikov2385classicalRUSFIDE 4125002Born 1976
- 85IMKarina Ambartsumova2385classicalRUSFIDE 4166299Born 1989
- 86IMErik Obgolts2385classicalRUSFIDE 24199044Born 2001
- 87IMStanislav Bukreev2385classicalRUSFIDE 34252347Born 2010
- 88GMVladimir Burmakin2384classicalRUSFIDE 4105109Born 1967
- 89GMSergey G. Kalugin2384classicalRUSFIDE 4128567Born 1970
- 90FMArtem Bardyk2383classicalRUSFIDE 34349979Born 2009
- 91GMSergey Volkov2382classicalRUSFIDE 4122763Born 1974
- 92FMDaniil Plyasunov2382classicalRUSFIDE 44133839Born 2005
- 93FMMaksim Chertkov2382classicalRUSFIDE 54145481Born 2009
- 94GMDmitry Kryakvin2380classicalRUSFIDE 4153278Born 1984
- 95GMOlga Girya2380classicalRUSFIDE 4195752Born 1991
- 96GMSemen I. Dvoirys2378classicalRUSFIDE 4100379Born 1958
- 97GMYuri S Balashov2376classicalRUSFIDE 4100263Born 1949
- 98FMAlexander Chernyavsky2375classicalRUSFIDE 24131156Born 1995
- 99FMDavid Shapiro2375classicalRUSFIDE 24133523Born 1999
- 100FMAnton Isajevsky2374classicalRUSFIDE 4142500Born 1985
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About this ranking
Who is the highest-rated chess player representing Russia?
Andrey Esipenko leads the classical list at 2678.
How many active rated chess players represent Russia?
6,960 active players representing Russia have a current FIDE classical rating in this ChessEver snapshot.
How are the Russia 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.