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The Top 5 Highest Ranked Chess Players in the World
| Chess Player | Chess Rating | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (grandmaster) |
2850 | Norway |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura (grandmaster) |
2816 | U.S.A. |
| 3 | Veselin Topalov (grandmaster) |
2813 | Bulgaria |
| 4 | Viswanathan Anand (grandmaster) |
2803 | India |
| 5 | Anish Giri (grandmaster) |
2798 | Netherlands |
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Top 5 Highest, Gaming, Europe
Sources: World Chess Federation (FIDE) 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 highest ranked chess players in the world (men and women) as of October, 2015. The title Grandmaster is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain.
Sources: World Chess Federation (FIDE) 2015.
List Notes: Data is top 5 highest ranked chess players in the world (men and women) as of October, 2015. The title Grandmaster is awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain.
