chess grandmaster list

|- | Ginsburg, GennadijGennadij Ginsburg||1971.08.11||||2006||Template:GER In 1978, he was accidentally entered into a professional tournament, which he w… | Miladinović, IgorIgor Miladinović||1974.01.25||||1993||Template:SRB To become a grandmaster, a player must establish a FIDE rating of at least 2500. | Ogaard, LeifLeif Øgaard||1952.01.05||||2007||Template:NOR | Shvyrjov, IgorIgor Shvyrjov||1955.05.24||||2005||Template:EST | Malakhov, VladimirVladimir Malakhov||1980.11.27||||1998||Template:RUS | Tishin, PetrPetr Tishin||1976.10.21||||2002||Template:RUS | Levenfish, GrigoryGrigory Levenfish||1889.03.09||1961.02.09||1950||Template:RUS |- Vidit was born in Indore, a city of over... Dmitry Andreikin is a Russian super GM and a two-time Russian champion. |- | Morovic, IvánIván Morovic||1963.03.24||||1986||Template:CHL He began as a chess prodigy who entered tournaments at nine years old. |- | Dydyshko, ViacheslavViacheslav Dydyshko||1949.04.10||||1995||Template:BLR |- | Romero Holmes, AlfonsoAlfonso Romero Holmes||1965.05.28||||1995||Template:ESP |- Chess titles are awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). |- | Lesiège, AlexandreAlexandre Lesiège||1975.08.18||||1998||Template:CAN | Velimirović, DragoljubDragoljub Velimirović||1942.05.12||||1973||Template:SRB | Benko, PalPal Benko||1928.07.15||||1958||Template:USA |- |- |- |- |- | Galdunts, SergeySergey Galdunts||1965.01.17||||2003||Template:ARM | Rakhmanov, AleksandrAleksandr Rakhmanov||1989.08.28||||2007||Template:RUS | Socko, BartoszBartosz Soćko||1978.11.10||||1999||Template:POL | Jakovenko, DmitryDmitry Jakovenko||1983.06.28||||2001||Template:RUS |- |- | Kunte, AbhijitAbhijit Kunte||1977.03.03||||2000||Template:IND | Dizdar, GoranGoran Dizdar||1958.12.04||||1991||Template:CRO | Beliavsky, AlexanderAlexander Beliavsky||1953.12.17||||1975||Template:SLO |- | Tosic, MiroslavMiroslav Tosic||1960.06.15||||1998||Template:SRB |- | Konstantinopolsky, AlexanderAlexander Konstantinopolsky||1910.02.19||1990.09.21||1983||Template:USSR | Krakops, MarisMaris Krakops||1978.04.03||||1998||Template:LAT | Pinter, JozsefJózsef Pintér||1953.11.09||||1982||Template:HUN | Butnorius, AlgimantasAlgimantas Butnorius||1946.11.20||||2007||Template:LTU |- |- | Ghane, ShojaatShojaat Ghane||1975.03.30||||2007||Template:IRN | Skembris, SpyridonSpyridon Skembris||1958.02.22||||1991||Template:GRE |- | Murey, JacobJacob Murey||1941.08.02||||1987||Template:ISR | Filip, MiroslavMiroslav Filip||1928.10.27||||1955||Template:CZE |- | Janjgava, LashaLasha Janjgava||1970.05.05||||1993||Template:GEO |- | Vukic, MilanMilan Vukic||1942.08.19||||1975||Template:BIH | Tregubov, PavelPavel Tregubov||1971.12.21||||1994||Template:RUS |- |- |- |- |- |- |- | Yevseev, DenisDenis Yevseev||1973.07.03||||2003||Template:RUS |- | Kogan, ArturArtur Kogan||1974.01.29||||1998||Template:ISR |- |- | Raetsky, AlexanderAlexander Raetsky||1961.10.17||||2005||Template:RUS | Tyomkin, DimitriDimitri Tyomkin||1977.03.25||||2001||Template:CAN | Gareev, TimurTimur Gareev||1988.03.03||||2004||Template:UZB |- | Makarichev, SergeySergey Makarichev||1953.11.17||||1976||Template:RUS | Ponomariov, RuslanRuslan Ponomariov||1983.10.11||||1998||Template:UKR |- |- | Kirov, NinoNino Kirov||1945.02.09||||1975||Template:BUL |- | Zhigalko, SergeiSergei Zhigalko||1989.03.28||||2007||Template:BLR | Golombek, HarryHarry Golombek||1911.03.01||1995.01.07||1985||Template:ENG |- |- | Mrva, MartinMartin Mrva||1971.12.12||||2005||Template:SVK | Pomar, ArturoArturo Pomar||1931.09.01||||1962||Template:ESP | Graf, AlexanderAlexander Graf||1962.08.25||||1992||Template:GER |- | Svidler, PeterPeter Svidler||1976.06.17||||1994||Template:RUS |- |- |- |- |- |- | Planinc, AlbinAlbin Planinc||1944.04.18||||1972||Template:SLO | Milos, GilbertoGilberto Milos||1963.10.30||||1988||Template:BRA |- |- | Lombardy, WilliamWilliam Lombardy||1937.12.04||||1960||Template:USA | Gonzalez Garcia, JoseJose Gonzalez Garcia||1973.08.12||||2006||Template:MEX | Delavillagarcia, Jesus MariaJesús Maria De La Villa García||1958.06.30||||1999||Template:ESP |- |- |- |- | Mikhalchishin, AdrianAdrian Mikhalchishin||1954.11.18||||1978||Template:UKR | Ovetchkin, RomanRoman Ovetchkin||1973.01.16||||2005||Template:RUS |- | Ye Rongguang, Ye Rongguang||1963.10.03||||1990||Template:CHN |- |- | Nunn, JohnJohn Nunn||1955.04.25||||1978||Template:ENG | Aronian, LevonLevon Aronian||1982.10.06||||2001||Template:ARM |- |- |- |- |- | Carlsen, MagnusMagnus Carlsen||1990.11.30||||2004||Template:NOR |- | Paoli, EnricoEnrico Paoli||1908.01.13||2005.12.15||1996||Template:ITA |- |- | Anic, DarkoDarko Anic||1957.04.30||||2001||Template:FRA | Suetin, AlexeyAlexey Suetin||1926.11.16||2001.09.10||1965||Template:USSR |- | Drasko, MilǎnMilǎn Drasko||1962.12.06||||1993||Template:MNE Grandmaster |- |- Amruta's work in the field of photography has surely given Indian chess a big boost. Recent Success |- |- |- |- |- |- | Aveskulov, ValeriyValeriy Aveskulov||1986.01.31||||2006||Template:UKR | Stefanova, AntoanetaAntoaneta Stefanova||1979.04.19||||2003||Template:BUL | Apicella, ManuelManuel Apicella||1970.04.19||||1995||Template:FRA |- |- | Furman, SemyonSemyon Furman||1920.12.01||1978.03.17||1966||Template:USSR |- | Illescas, MiguelMiguel Illescas||1965.12.03||||1988||Template:ESP |- | Bouaziz, SlimSlim Bouaziz||1950.04.16||||1993||Template:TUN |- | Erenburg, SergeySergey Erenburg||1983.01.27||||2003||Template:ISR | Grischuk, AlexanderAlexander Grischuk||1983.10.31||||1999||Template:RUS | Barlov, DraganDragan Barlov||1957.01.30||||1986||Template:SRB | Anka, EmilEmil Anka||1969.01.20||||2001||Template:HUN | Blagojevic, DragisaDragisa Blagojevic||1966.01.01||||2004||Template:MNE | Byrne, RobertRobert Byrne||1928.04.20||||1964||Template:USA |- |- | Bolbochán, JulioJulio Bolbochán||1920.03.20||1996.06.28||1977||Template:ARG | Krivoshey, SergeiSergei Krivoshey||1971.05.23||||2006||Template:UKR |- | Okelly de GalwayAlbéric O'Kelly de Galway||1911.05.17||1980.10.03||1956||Template:BEL |- | Grabarczyk, MiroslawMiroslaw Grabarczyk||1971.01.03||||2002||Template:POL | Suradiradja, HermanHerman Suradiradja||1947.10.14||||1978||Template:INA |- | Har-Zvi, RonenRonen Har-Zvi||1976.10.13||||1995||Template:ISR | Hansen, Sune BergSune Berg Hansen||1971.04.21||||1998||Template:DEN |- |- | Mamedov, RaufRauf Mamedov||1988.04.26||||2004||Template:AZE | Seirawan, YasserYasser Seirawan||1960.03.24||||1980||Template:USA | Krogius, NikolaiNikolai Krogius||1930.07.22||||1964||Template:RUS |- | Jobava, BaadurBaadur Jobava||1983.11.26||||2001||Template:GEO |- | Nogueiras, JesusJesus Nogueiras||1959.07.17||||1979||Template:CUB | Ricardi, PabloPablo Ricardi||1962.02.25||||1997||Template:ARG |- |- |- |- |- | Hoffman, AlejandroAlejandro Hoffman||1966.10.26||||1998||Template:ARG |- |- | Marin, MihailMihail Marin||1965.04.21||||1993||Template:ROU |- | Duras, OldřichOldřich Duras||1882.10.30||1957.01.05||1950||Template:CSK | Alekseev, EvgenyEvgeny Alekseev||1985.11.28||||2002||Template:RUS |- |- |- |- | Chabanon, Jean-LucJean-Luc Chabanon||1971.08.13||||2001||Template:FRA | Sutovsky, EmilEmil Sutovsky||1977.09.19||||1996||Template:ISR | Movsesian, SergeiSergei Movsesian||1978.11.03||||1997||Template:SVK |- |- | Lechtynsky, JiriJiri Lechtynsky||1947.11.25||||1982||Template:CZE |- |- |- |- | Radulski, JulianJulian Radulski||1972.05.24||||2004||Template:BUL | Becerra Rivero, JulioJulio Becerra Rivero||1973.10.15||||1997||Template:USA | Anastasian, AshotAshot Anastasian||1964.07.16||||1993||Template:ARM |- |- |- | Jaracz, PawelPawel Jaracz||1975.07.22||||2000||Template:POL |- | Giorgadze, GiorgiGiorgi Giorgadze||1964.10.10||||1993||Template:GEO | Degraeve, Jean-MarcJean-Marc Degraeve||1971.01.26||||1998||Template:FRA |- | Kveinys, AloyzasAloyzas Kveinys||1962.07.09||||1992||Template:LTU | Macieja, BartłomiejBartłomiej Macieja||1977.10.04||||1999||Template:POL | Mainka, RomualdRomuald Mainka||1963.05.15||||1993||Template:GER |- |- | Tischbierek, RajRaj Tischbierek||1962.09.24||||1991||Template:GER |- |- | Malisauskas, VidmantasVidmantas Malisauskas||1963.08.04||||1993||Template:LTU | Erdos, ViktorViktor Erdos||1987.09.02||||2007||Template:HUN | Kosanović, GoranGoran Kosanović||1962.03.16||||1998||Template:SRB |- Wang had a fantastic youth career that culminated in winning the seventh Dubai Open... Richard Rapport is a chess prodigy who has taken the world by storm. | Moreno Carnero, JavierJavier Moreno Carnero||1975.06.07||||2003||Template:ESP | David, AlbertoAlberto David||1970.03.26||||1998||Template:LUX | Gazarian, AramAram Gazarian||1983.04.11||||2002||Template:RUS |- | Kacheishvili, GiorgiGiorgi Kacheishvili||1977.02.10||||1997||Template:GEO |- | Tiviakov, SergeiSergei Tiviakov||1973.02.14||||1991||Template:NED | Caruana, FabianoFabiano Caruana||1992.07.30||||2007||Template:ITA |- | Amonatov, FarrukhFarrukh Amonatov||1978.04.13||||2002||Template:TJK |- |- |- |- |- |- | Stoltz, GöstaGösta Stoltz||1904.05.09||1963.07.25||1954||Template:SWE |- | Genov, PetarPetar Genov||1970.04.05||||2002||Template:BUL | Todorcevic, MiodragMiodrag Todorcevic||1940.11.10||||1989||Template:ESP |- | Postny, EvgenyEvgeny Postny||1981.07.03||||2002||Template:ISR | Le, Quang LiemQuang Liem Le||1991.03.13||||2006||Template:VIE |- |- | Movsziszian, KarenKaren Movsziszian||1963.01.06||||1994||Template:ARM |- In... Chinese GM Wei Yi is an elite player and one of the greatest chess prodigies in history. | Stohl, IgorIgor Stohl||1964.09.27||||1992||Template:SVK |- |- | Murariu, AndreiAndrei Murariu||1986.02.17||||2006||Template:ROU | Tukmakov, VladimirVladimir Tukmakov||1946.03.15||||1972||Template:UKR | Salov, ValeryValery Salov||1964.05.26||||1986||Template:RUS | Tomashevsky, EvgenyEvgeny Tomashevsky||1987.07.01||||2005||Template:RUS | Pavasovič, DuškoDuško Pavasovič||1976.10.15||||1999||Template:SLO |- | Bacrot, ÉtienneÉtienne Bacrot||1983.01.22||||1997||Template:FRA |- |- |- |- |- |- |- | Rossolimo, NicolasNicolas Rossolimo||1910.02.28||1975.07.24||1953||Template:USA |- |- |- |- |- |- | Mokry, KarelKarel Mokry||1959.02.07||||1984||Template:CZE | Maiwald, Jens-UweJens-Uwe Maiwald||1974.05.06||||1999||Template:GER | Samisch, FriedrichFriedrich Sämisch||1896.09.20||1975.08.16||1950||Template:GER Nepomniachtchi has a brilliant record against world champions. |- | Petrosian, TigranTigran Petrosian||1929.06.17||1984.08.13||1952||Template:USSR |- | Savchenko, BorisBoris Savchenko||1986.07.10||||2007||Template:RUS Israel ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2006. | Krasenkow, MichałMichał Krasenkow||1963.11.14||||1989||Template:POL As of February 1, 2020 Firouzja is the only teenager ranked in the top... GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda is one of the youngest members of the 2700 club of super grandmasters (reached in 2017), having turned 22 years old in April 2020. |- | Hertneck, GeraldGerald Hertneck||1963.09.18||||1991||Template:GER | Mariano, NelsonNelson Mariano||1974.06.28||||2004||Template:PHI He gained the Grandmaster title at the age of 13 years and 11 months old, breaking the world record for youngest Grandmaster in history. |- |- |- The title comes from the word in Middle French: Grand maistre. |- | Obukhov, AlexanderAlexander Obukhov||1969.04.17||||2005||Template:RUS His rating peaked at 2819 in August 2016, making him the seventh-highest rated player in history. | Polgar, JuditJudit Polgár||1976.07.23||||1991||Template:HUN | Bagirov, VladimirVladimir Bagirov||1936.08.16||2000.07.21||1978||Template:USSR |- | Lanka, ZigurdsZigurds Lanka||1960.05.21||||1992||Template:LAT A 16-year-old Iranian chess prodigy has upended the chess world by beating World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the final of the Banter Blitz Cup. | Mchedlishvili, MikheilMikheil Mchedlishvili||1979.06.04||||2002||Template:GEO |- | Spassky, BorisBoris Spassky||1937.01.30||||1955||Template:FRA | Andreikin, DmitryDmitry Andreikin||1990.02.05||||2007||Template:RUS |- | Predojević, BorkiBorki Predojević||1987.04.06||||2004||Template:BIH |- |- | Batyrov, SaparSapar Batyrov||1967.11.29||||1998||Template:TKM |- | Jones, GawainGawain Jones||1987.12.11||||2007||Template:ENG |- Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE.Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain.. Once achieved, the title is generally held for life, though exceptionally it may be revoked for cheating.The abbreviation IGM for International Grandmaster is also sometimes used, particularly in older literature. | Xu Yuhua, Xu Yuhua||1976.10.29||||2007||Template:CHN |- |- | Mohr, StefanStefan Mohr||1967.10.22||||1989||Template:GER |- |- |- | Shalnev, NikolaiNikolai Shalnev||1944.04.16||||2001||Template:GER | Speelman, JonJon Speelman||1956.10.02||||1980||Template:ENG | Polzin, RainerRainer Polzin||1971.02.13||||2007||Template:GER | McNab, ColinColin McNab||1961.02.03||||1992||Template:SCO |- | Moroz, AlexanderAlexander Moroz||1961.01.18||||1999||Template:UKR |- | Tolnai, TiborTibor Tolnai||1964.09.23||||1990||Template:HUN | Hera Jr., ImreImre Hera Jr.||1986.09.03||||2007||Template:HUN |- | Zontakh, AndreyAndrey Zontakh||1970.11.04||||1997||Template:UKR | Vitiugov, NikitaNikita Vitiugov||1987.02.04||||2007||Template:RUS | Kudrin, SergeySergey Kudrin||1959.09.07||||1984||Template:USA |- |- |- | Kanep, MeelisMeelis Kanep||1983.05.27||||2006||Template:EST |- |- |- |- |- |- | Llanes Hurtado, MiguelMiguel Llanes Hurtado||1978.10.05||||2008||Template:ESP | Steingrimsson, HedinnHedinn Steingrimsson||1975.01.11||||2007||Template:ISL |- |- |- | Zelcic, RobertRobert Zelcic||1965.09.21||||1997||Template:CRO | Cebalo, MišoMišo Cebalo||1945.02.06||||1985||Template:CRO |- He is followed by … | Ivanov, Igor VasilyevichIgor Vasilyevich Ivanov||1947.01.08||2005.11.17||2005||Template:CAN |- |- |- |- |- | Kovalev, AndreiAndrei Kovalev||1961.11.07||||1992||Template:BLR |- Also, he or she must go through the same norms process required of an IM, but with a higher standard required to achieve each norm. | Zifroni, DovDov Zifroni||1976.02.17||||1999||Template:ISR A Master in chess is a player who is awarded a master title by the world chess organisation FIDE, or by a national chess organisation.The term was used for a long time to describe someone who was accepted as an expert player, but it now has an official meaning.. Grandmaster is a chess title for even stronger players. | Ivanovic, BozidarBozidar Ivanovic||1949.08.24||||1977||Template:MNE The record has been held by Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) since 2002. |- | Matamoros Franco, CarlosCarlos Matamoros Franco||1966.12.17||||2002||Template:ECU |- |- |- |- | Lutsko, IgorIgor Lutsko||1962.04.06||||2004||Template:BLR |- |- | Korneev, OlegOleg Korneev||1969.07.25||||1995||Template:RUS |- | Biyiasas, PeterPeter Biyiasas||1950.11.19||||1978||Template:USA |- | Timoshenko, GeorgyGeorgy Timoshenko||1966.06.01||||1994||Template:UKR | Iljin, ArtemArtem Iljin||1987.01.04||||2007||Template:RUS |- | Sax, GyulaGyula Sax||1951.06.18||||1974||Template:HUN |- |- |- Early Life And Career | Sanduleac, VasileVasile Sanduleac||1971.01.02||||2006||Template:MDA | Bogdanovski, VlatkoVlatko Bogdanovski||1964.12.31||||1993||Template:MKD | Vaganian, RafaelRafael Vaganian||1951.10.15||||1971||Template:ARM | Minasian, AraAra Minasian||1974.04.14||||2004||Template:ARM |- |- | Bartel, MateuszMateusz Bartel||1985.01.03||||2004||Template:POL |- |- He has been ranked as high as number three in the world and reached his peak rating of 2802 on February 15, 2015. | Korchnoi, ViktorViktor Korchnoi||1931.03.23||||1956||Template:SUI |- |- |- | Miralles, GillesGilles Miralles||1966.02.08||||1998||Template:FRA | Seferjan, NarekNarek Seferjan||1974.08.20||||1998||Template:ARM | Manor, IlanIlan Manor||1969.10.26||||1997||Template:ISR |- | Miles, TonyTony Miles||1955.04.23||2001.11.12||1976||Template:ENG |- |- |- | Nalbandian, TigranTigran Nalbandian||1975.06.05||||2004||Template:ARM In the 2017 and 2019 Chess World Cup, he became the first player... Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (also known as “MVL”) is a French super grandmaster who, since 2016, has spent plenty of time rated among the top five chess players in the world. |- |- | Fier, AlexandrAlexandr Fier||1988.03.11||||2007||Template:BRA |- | Kavalek, LubomirLubomir Kavalek||1943.08.09||||1965||Template:USA | Djurhuus, RuneRune Djurhuus||1970.01.25||||1996||Template:NOR |- |- | Berelovich, AleksandarAleksandar Berelovich||1967.07.02||||1997||Template:UKR | Wang Hao, Wang Hao||1989.08.04||||2005||Template:CHN | Sherzer, AlexAlex Sherzer||1971.02.01||||1993||Template:USA | Gashimov, VugarVugar Gashimov||1986.07.24||||2002||Template:AZE | Zhigalko, AndreyAndrey Zhigalko||1985.09.18||||2006||Template:BLR |- Most of those 15 years or so have been spent in the top 10. |- | Dyachkov, SergejSergej Dyachkov||1976.11.06||||2004||Template:RUS |- The new, munged* FIDE rating website still has the old "Advanced Search" option, but the page doesn't have its own URL. |- | Epishin, VladimirVladimir Epishin||1965.07.11||||1990||Template:RUS |- | Antonio, Jr., RogelioRogelio Antonio, Jr.||1962.02.19||||1993||Template:PHI | Ostenstad, BergeBerge Østenstad||1964.09.16||||2003||Template:NOR | Prins, LodewijkLodewijk Prins||1913.01.27||1999.11.11||1982||Template:NED |- | Fercec, NenadNenad Fercec||1961.04.12||||2007||Template:CRO |- This is a list of chess grandmasters by countries, by both active and overall grandmasters. |- This is a list of all the chess players who have earned the title Grandmaster. | Sermek, DrazenDrazen Sermek||1969.01.30||||1994||Template:CRO |- |- | Pigusov, EvgenyEvgeny Pigusov||1961.03.31||||1987||Template:RUS |- | Flesch, JánosJános Flesch||1933.09.30||1983.12.09||1980||Template:HUN , 2015 entered the top 10 Magnus Carlsen is the latest in a of. 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