Latestranking
(AsofJuly3):
Rankingnametranslatednamecountrygradepointbirthyear
1Anand,ViswanathanAnandGrandMasterIndia27981969
2Morozevich,AlexanderMorozevichGrandMasterRussia27881977
3Kramnik,VladimirKramnikGrandMasterRussia27881975
4Ivanchuk,VassilyIvanchukGrandMasterUkraine27811969
5Topalov,VeselinTopalovGrandMasterBulgaria27771975
6Carlsen,MagnusCarlsenGrandMasterNorway27751990
7Radjabov,TeimourGrandMasterAzerbaijan27441987
8Mamedyarov,ShakhriyarGrandMasterAzerbaijan27421985
8Mamedyarov,Shakhriyarp>
9Shirov,Alexei,SuperMasterSpain27411972
10Leko,PeterLekoSuperMasterHungary27411979
11Svidler,PeterSvidlerGrandMasterRussia27381976
12Aronian,LevonAronianGrandMasterArmenia27371982
13Adams,MichaelAdamsMasterBritish27351971
14Grischuk,AlexanderGrischukGrandMasterRussia27281983
15Karjakin,SergeyKarjakinGrandMasterUkraine27271990
16Movsesian,SergeiMovsesianGrandMasterSlovakia27231978
17Kamsky,GataKamskyGrandMasterUnitedStates27231974
18Gelfand,BorisGelfandGrandMasterIsrael27201968
19Ponomariov,RuslanPonomarevGrandMasterUkraine27181983
20Gashimov,VugarGashimovGrandMasterAzerbaijan27171986
p>21Eljanov,PavelYeyanovGrandMasterUkraine27161983
22Polgar,JuditJuniorPolgarGrandMasterHungary27111976
23Bu,XiangzhiBuXiangzhiGrandMasterChina27101985
24Jakovenko,DmitryYakovenkoGrandMasterRussia27091983
25DominguezPerez,LeinierDominguezPerez,Cuba27081983
26Alekseev,EvgenyAlekseevSpecialMasterRussia27081985
27Ni,HuaNiHuaSpecialMasterChina27051983
28Milov,VadimMilovSpecialMasterMasterSwitzerland27051972
29Wang,YueWangYueSuperMasterChina27041987
30Rublevsky,SergeiRublevskySuperMasterRussia26991974
31Nakamura,HikaruGrandMasterHikaruNakamura,USA26971987
32Nisipeanu,Liviu-DieterNispianuGrandMasterRomania26921976
33Bacrot,EtienneBacrotGrandMasterFrance26911983
34Wang,HaoWangHaoSuperMasterChina26911989
35Malakhov,VladimirMalakhovSuperMasterRussia26891980
36Cheparinov,IvanCheparinovGrandMasterBulgaria26871986
37Bologan,ViktorBologanGrandMasterMoldova26861971
38Sasikiran,KrishnanSaskilanGrandMasterIndia26841981
39Vachier-Lagrave,MaximeVachierGrandMasterFrance26811990
40Roiz,MichaelRoizGrandMasterIsrael26801983
41Kasimdzhanov,RustamKassimZanovGrandMasterUzbekistan26791979
42Inarkiev,ErnestoInarkievGrandMasterRussia26751985
43Motylev,AlexanderMotylevGrandMasterRussia26741979
44Fressinet,LaurentFressinetGrandMasterFrance26731981
45Akopian,VladimirAkopianGrandMasterArmenia26731971
46Georgiev,KirilKirilGeorgievGrandMasterBulgaria26711965
p>47Volokitin,AndreiVolokitinGrandMasterUkraine26711986
48Efimenko,ZaharYefimenkoGrandMasterUkraine26701985
49Najer,EvgeniyNajerYellGrandMasterRussia26701977
50Onischuk,AlexanderOnischukGrandMasterUnitedStates26701975
51Nikolic,PredragNikolicGrandMasterBosniaandHerzegovina26691960
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52Almasi,ZoltanAlmasiSpecialMasterHungary26681976
53Harikrishna,P.HarikrishnaSpecialMasterIndia26681986
54Naiditsch,ArkadijChennaiDietzGrandMasterGermany26651985
55Jobava,BaadurChobavaGrandMasterGeorgia26651983
56Areshchenko,AlexanderArischenkoGrandMasterUkraine26641986
57Ivanisevic,IvanIvanisevicGrandMasterSerbia26641977
58Tkachiev,VladislavTkachievGrandMasterFrance26641973
59Zvjaginsev,VadimVyagintsevGrandMasterRussia26631976
60Postny,EvgenyPostnyGrandMasterIsrael26611981
61Sargissian,GabrielSagitsianGrandMasterArmenia26601983
62Tregubov,PavelV.TrigubovGrandMasterRussia26581971
63Sokolov,IvanIvanSokolovGrandMasterNetherlands26581968
64Dreev,AlexeyDreevGrandMasterRussia26571969
65Lautier,JoelGrandMasterFrance26571973
66Avrukh,BorisAfrukhGrandMasterIsrael26561978
67Khenkin,IgorHankinGrandMasterGermany26551968
68Short,NigelDShortGrandMasterBritish26551965
69Bareev,EvgenyBaleevGrandMasterRussia26551966
70Sutovsky,EmilSutevskyGrandMasterIsrael26541977
71Nielsen,PeterHeineNielsenGrandMasterDenmark26521973
72Karpov,AnatolyKarpovGrandMasterRussia26511951
73Timofeev,ArtyomTimofeevGrandMasterRussia26501985
74Amonatov,FarrukhAmonatovGrandMasterTajikistan26501978
75VallejoPons,FranciscoVallejoGrandMasterSpain26501982
76Navara,DavidNavaraGrandMasterCzech26461985
77Tomashevsky,EvgenyTomashevskyGrandMasterRussia26461987
78Afromeev,VladimirAveromeyevChessUnionMasterRussia26461954
79Tiviakov,SergeiTiviakovGrandMasterNetherlands26451973
80Berkes,FerencBirkesterMasterHungary26451985
81VanWely,LoekVanWelyGrandMasterNetherlands26441972
82Guseinov,GadirGuseinovGrandMasterAzerbaijan26431986
83Zhang,PengxiangZhangPengxiangZhangPengxiangSuperMasterChina26431980
84Kazhgaleyev,MurtasKazareevGrandMasterKazakhstan26411973
85Grachev,BorisGrachevGrandMasterRussia26401986
86Nyback,TomiNebekGrandMasterFinland26391985
87Lastin,AlexanderRaskinGrandMasterRussia26391976
88Krasenkow,MichalKrasenkowGrandMasterPoland26391963
89Fridman,DanielFriedman,GrandMaster,Germany26371976
90Smirin,IliaSmirin,GrandMasterIsrael26371968
91Istratescu,AndreiMasterRomania26361975
92Volkov,SergeyVolkovGrandMasterRussia26361974
93Predojevic,BorkiPridojevicGrandMasterBosniaandHerzegovina26341987
94Khalifman,AlexanderKhalifmanGrandMasterRussia26341966
95Sakaev,KonstantinSakaevGrandMasterRussia26341974
96Seirawan,YasserSerawanGrandMasterUnitedStates26341960
97Moiseenko,AlexanderMoiseyenkoGrandMasterUkraine26321980
98Zhang,ZhongZhangzhongGrandMasterSingapore26321978
99Sadvakasov,DarmenSadvakasovSuperMasterKazakhstan26321979
100Korneev,OlegKorneevSuperMasterRussia26311969
101Gurevich,MikhailMikhailGurevichGrandMasterTurkey26311959
102Vescovi,GiovanniVescoviGrandMasterBrazil26311978
103Ganguly,SuryaShekharGangulyGrandMasterIndia26311983
Informationabouttheplayers
ThelatestgradesofFIDE2007Points:Chineseplayers:BuXiangzhiandWangYueareboth61stand65thintheworldwith2644points.ZhangPengxiangranked67thwith2643points.NiHua(2632)andWangHao(2619)ranked82ndand97threspectively.WithhisoutstandingperformanceinthedomesticindividualmatchesandtheArroyoCupOpen,thefamousZhangZhongincreasedhisratingby9pointsandranked101stwith2618.FollowedbyPengXiaomin(2590),XuJun(2574),ZhouJianchao(2551),LiShilong(2531),ZhaoJun(2528),YuShaoteng(2524),TongYuanming(2510),LiangChong(2510)andXiaoLiChao(2504).
ListofMen’sChess:
LinWeiguo-InternationalGrandMaster.
WangZili---internationalsupermaster.
ZhangPengxiang-aninternationalsupermaster.
BuXiangzhi-aninternationalsupermaster.
YeRongguang---internationalsupermaster.
WangRui-aninternationalmaster.
LiangChong-aninternationalmaster.
LiWenliang-aninternationalmaster.
TongYuanming-aninternationalmaster.
ListofWomen'sChess:(Domestic)
WangYu-aninternationalgrandmaster.
QinKanying-aninternationalsupermaster.
WangPin---internationalsupermaster.
ZhaoXue-aninternationalsupermaster.
AnYanfeng-aninternationalmaster.
Relatedinformation
The"devaluation"ofthechess"master"inChina
WhenIfirstdebuted,Iwasoftenasked:"Whendidyoupickitup?"Women’sInternationalGrandMaster?”WhenIlearnedthatIwasawardedthistitleattheageof20,mostoftheinquirersexpressedenvyandadmiration.Atthattime,therewereonlyahandfulofChinesechessplayerswhowonthetitleofWomen'sInternationalGrandMaster.Havingthisglorioustitleinyourbodymeantthatyouwerealreadyamaster.Therearenottoomanypeopleaskingfemalechessplayerssuchquestions,becausetheseseeminglyunpredictabletitlesseemtohavebecome"licenses"thatmustbepossessedbyprofessionalchessplayers.Inthearena,itiscommonforchessplayerstoattachtheEnglishabbreviationsGMorIMforthetitleofInternationalGrandMasterorInternationalMasternexttothenameofthechessplayer.Ifachessplayerwhoshowsupinatournamentisstillamasterwithoutatitle,thenitisnews.
Whatisthereasonthattheseonceshiningtitleshavebecomethe"populargoods"thateverychessplayermusthave?Isiteasiertoplaychessthanitusedtobe?Infact,sincetheintroductionofthechessleveltitle,uniformstandardshavebeenimplemented.Astimegoesby,ofcourse,moreandmoreplayerswillachieveandhelpmoreplayerscompletetheresultsrequiredtoobtainthetitle.Inlayman'sterms,theinternationalgrandmaster40yearsagowasasymboloffirst-classchessplayers,andthetitleofmasterismorelikeasymbolofreachingthelevelofprofessionalchessplayers.However,eventhisreasonisnotenoughtofullyexplainthephenomenonthatthetitleofmasterisquickly"fallingoutoffavor"inChina.
Thereisonlyoneanswertothe"devaluation"ofthetitleofmasterinChina:thatis,therapidpopularizationanddevelopmentofchessinChinahasprovidedagoodenvironment,andtalentedChinesechessplayershavesprungup.
RecallthatwhenIfirstlearnedchess,China’schessworldwasstillexcitedabouttheappearanceofthefirstinternationalmaster,althoughthistitleisstillcomparedwiththemoreadvancedinternationalgrandmastertitle.It'snotsogood.Whatischess?WhatshouldIdownload?IbelievethatanyoneoftheseproblemswillbafflemanyChinesepeople.Onmorethanoneoccasion,whenImeditatedinfrontoftheboard,Iwasmistakenforplayingcheckersorotherchesstypes.Noonerushedtosuggestthenextmovelikeanenthusiasticchessfan.Onthecontrary,Iwasoftenasked:"Whatisthenameofthechessyouputinfrontofyou?"Atthattime,eventhoughIwasalittlegirlwhoknewnothingabouttheworld,IhadlearnedtotasteanddigesttheincomprehensiblelonelinesswhenIwasyoung.
In1978,ChinareturnedtotheFIDEandbecameaworld-recognizedchesspower.Thirtyyearshavepassed.Withthereformandopeningupandthetake-offofChinesesports,chesshastakenaleapinChina.Inthearena,Chineseathleteswingoldandsilvertowingloryforthecountry;inschoolclassrooms,chesshasbecomeapopularchoiceforstudentstodeveloptheirintelligenceandenrichtheirlives.SometimesIwouldnaivelythinkthatifIwasborn20or30yearslater,Iwouldbeabletoavoidalotofdetoursandperhapsachieveadeeperlevelofknowledgeinchess.
IwasbornintheflourishingageofChina,andIamveryhappytobeabuilderandwitnessofthedevelopmentofchessinChina.IalsosincerelyhopethatthetitleofMasterwillbefurther"devalued"inChinainthefuture.