Top chess players at chess.com

Submitted by billwall on Fri, 06/12/2009 at 11:06pm.

As of June 13, 2009, there are four players rated over 2800 (chess.com ratings). The players are:

Ouachita (Bobby Johnson) - 2848
LucidDream - 2833
Nonnetrovouno - 2808
cuendillar - 2807

None of these top four players seem to have any title or country rating or FIDE rating, but are playing very strong correspondence chess.

The top OTB (over the board) titled players are (chess.com ratings):

FM Stefan Docx (Nosferatu) - 2789
GM Julio Becerra (Julio_Becerra) - 2777
NM Mike Peterson (Zug) - 2699
WGM Yelena Dembo (YelenaDembo) - 2570 (no longer active)
NM Rex Blalock (Reb) - 2563
NM Bill Evans (mrbill) - 2550
NM David Forthoffer (DavidForthoffer) - 2519

The top OTB FIDE Grandmasters here are (FIDE ratings):

Julio Becerra - 2609
Yuri Vovk - 2575
Gopal Narayanan - 2572
Aleksandr Rakhmanov - 2560
Arun Prasad - 2552
Roman Dzindzichashvili - 2550
Melikset Khachiyan - 2546
Eugene Perelshteyn - 2543
Gregory Serper - 2522
Josh Friedel - 2516
Viktor Gavrikov - 2513
Igor Smirnov - 2496
Nigel Davies - 2477
Vinay Bhat - 2475
Magesh Panchanathan - 2462
Raymond Keene - 2455

The top OTB International Masters are (FIDE ratings):

Igor Khmelnitsky - 2479
Andrew Martin - 2475
Javier Gil - 2455
Eric Tangborn - 2455
Irena Krush - 2452
Sam Shankland - 2446
Vladislav Akselrod - 2446
Greg Shahade - 2446
John Bartholomew - 2444
Dejan Maksimovic - 2432
David Pruess - 2422
Miodrag Perunovic - 2420
Artiom Tsepotan - 2416
George Wendi Xie - 2402
Thomas Rendle - 2397
Jeremy Silman - 2383
Blas Lago - 2380
Mark Ginsburg - 2365
John Grefe - 2348

The top OTB women players are (FIDE ratings):

WGM Yelena Dembo - 2464
IM Irina Krush - 2452
WIM Iryna Zenyuk - 2311
WIM Alexey Root - 2039

The top OTB USCF rated players are (USCF ratings):

Julio Becerra - 2665
Roman Dzindzichashvili - 2598
Eugene Perelshteyn - 2598
Gregory Serper - 2592
Josh Friedel - 2591
Melikset Khachiyan - 2546
Vinay Bhat - 2523
Igor Khmelnitsky - 2513
John Bartholomew - 2499
Irena Krush - 2474
David Pruess - 2457
Eric Tangborn - 2455
Daniel Rensch - 2451
Greg Shahade - 2448
Jeremy Silman - 2447

Chess.com has 16 GMs, 24 IMs, 31 FMs, 2 CMs, 22 NMs, 1 WGM, 2 WIMs for a total of 98 titled players. There are probably at least a dozen more players who have titles, but do not wish to advertise it. No one has advertised their ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) or other correspondence rating, which would be a better comparison. Of the 98 titled players, only 47 of them have actually played an online game at chess.com and 51 have never played a game at chess.com.

A quick comparison rating are as follows:

Becerra - 2609 FIDE, 2665 USCF, 2777 chess.com
Blalock - 2240 FIDE, 2223 USCF, 2563 chess.com
Bartholomew - 2444 FIDE, 2449 USCF, 2411 chess.com
Schiller - 2174 FIDE, 2200 USCF, 2393 chess.com
Pruess - 2422 FIDE, 2457 USCF, 2530 chess.com
Paolo - 2334 FIDE, 2414 USCF, 2334 chess.com
Ivankovic - 2257 FIDE, 2305 chess.com
Husan - 2334 FIDE, 2272 USCF, 2282 chess.com

Name	Handle	Title	FIDE	USCF	chess.com	Location
Aigner, Michael	fpawn	NM		2261	1814	California
Akselrod, Vladislav	IMCheap	IM	2446	0	0	Russia
Alfaro, Alfonsi	raskolnnikov	NM	2300	0	0	Costa Rica
Andrews, Todd	MusicCityMaster	FM	2337	2390	2180	Nashville
Bartholomew, John	Fins0905	IM	2444	2499	2411	Minnesota
Becerra, Julio	Julio_Becerra	GM	2609	2665	2777	Miami
Belgrade	Belgrade	FM	2354	0	2058	Samoa
Bhat, Vinay	vbhat	GM	2475	2523	0	California
Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn	Sigurbjorn	FM	2286	0	0	Iceland
Blalock, Rex	Reb	NM	2240	2223	2563	Portugal
Bohannon, Mark	Mackus	NM	0	2252	2340	Missouri
Burnett, Andrew	streetfighter	CM	2202	0	2371	Scotland
Cobblepot, Ozzie	ozzie_c_cobblepot	NM	0	2200	2432	USA
Colding, Ernest	cldng	NM	2203	2220	2260	Brooklyn
Costantini, Roberto	thinkdifferenet	FM	2305	0	0	Italy
cuendillar	cuendillar			0	2807	Stockholm
Davies, Nigel	NigelD	GM	2477	0	0	England
de Leone, Miguel	Michelangelooo	NM	2200	0	2427	Netherlands
Dembo, Yelena	YelenaDembo	WGM	2464	0	2570	Athens
Docx, Stefan	Nosferatu	FM	2343	0	2789	Antwerp
Doroftei, Nicolae	doron50ro	FM	2263	0	0	Romania
Dzindzichashvili, Roman	JRLOK	GM	2550	2598		Massachusetts
Esserman, Marc	Messerman	FM	2391	2455	0	Boston
Evans, Bill	mrbill	NM		0	2550	Toronto
Evil Ducklings	The_Evil_Ducklings	FM		2431	2590	New York
Fletcher, Michael	mefletcher	NM		2232		Maryland
Forthoffer, David	DavidForthoffer	NM		2258	2519	California
Friedel, Josh	jfriedel	GM	2516	2591	0	New Hampshire
Galofre, Charles	MiamiTactics	FM	2296	2320	2241	Miami
Gavrikov, Viktor	Gavrikov	GM	2513	0	0	Germany
Getz, Alec	Cats4Sale	FM	2229	2295	0	New York
Gil, Javier	Chessnia	IM	2455	0	0	Sydney
Ginsburg, Mark	Nezhmet	IM	2365	2404	0	Chicago
Gourlay, Iain	IainG	FM	2371	0	0	Scotland
Green, Austen	ajgreen	NM	0	2212	2254	Dallas
Grefe, John	johngrefe	IM	2348	2373	0	California
Hansen, Eric	erichansen	FM	2423	2472	0	Calgary
Husari, Satea	Antwasa	IM	2334	2272	2282	Massachusetts
Igornikus	Igornikus	FM	2340	2368	0	USA
Ivankovic, Goran	Vuka65	FM	2257	2257	2305	Vancouver
Johannesson, Ingvar	zibbet	FM	2355	0	2414	Iceland
Johnson, Bobby	ouitaach				2848	Las Vegas
Karpovenko, Sergio	karpovenko			0	2774	Buenos Aires
Keene, Raymond	Keene	GM	2455	0	0	England
Khachiyan, Melikset	GMMelik	GM	2546	2546	2200	Los Angeles
Khmelnitsky, Igor	IgorKhmelnitsky	IM	2479	2513	0	Philadelphia
Krush, Irena	Irochka83	IM	2452	2474	0	New York
Kwartler, Lonnie	GreenLaser	NM	2232	2225	0	New York
Laird, Scott	Ty_Twadd	NM		2205	2290	Las Vegas
Lilov, Valeri	TigerLilov	FM	2443	0	1924	Bulgaria
Liu, Elliott	ImmortalTechnique	FM	2350	2405	0	Stanford
loser	loser	NM	0	2200	2626	USA
LucidDream	LucidDream				2833	Miami
Lugo, Blas	Miamichess	IM	2380	2400	0	Miami
Makaj, Marko	MavremrkoJ	FM	2346	2346		Croatia
Maksimovic, Dejan	chessmaxusa	IM	2432	2432	0	Chicago
Martin, Andrew	AndrewMartin	IM	2475	0	0	England
Milanovic, Vojislav	vojislavmilanovic	IM	2308	0	0	Belgrade
Monteban, Martijn	monty82	FM	2276	0	2297	Netherlands
Mont-Reynaud, Jordy	jordy	NM	2200	2250	1153	San Francisco
Moreno, Ale	elobispo	IM		2391		Miami
Narayanan, Gopal	Gnarayanan	GM	2572	0	0	India
Naroditsky, Daniel	Mikun123	FM	2335	2378	0	California
Nonnetrovouno	Nonnetrovouno			0	2808	Milan
Okrucinski, Tadeusz	tao7	FM	2281	0	2219	Poland
Panchanathan, Magesh	thamizhan	GM	2462	0	0	India
Paolo	paolodm	FM	2334	2414	2334	Virginia
Perelshteyn, Eugene	EugenePerelshteyn	GM	2543	2598	0	Massachusetts
Perunovic, Miodrag	TheButcher	IM	2420	0	0	Serbia
Petersen, Mike	Zug	NM	0	2207	2699	Florida
Phelps, Lee	enpaussante	NM	0	2286	1936	Maryland
Phillips, Rene	TheChessGym	NM	0	2200	2051	New Orleans
Prasad, Arun	arunabi	GM	2552	0	0	India
Pruess, David	dpruess	IM	2422	2457	2350	California
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	Rakhmanator	GM	2560	2354	2260	Moscow
Rendle, Thomas	Trendle	IM	2397	0	2251	England
Rensch, Daniel	ACEChessEvents	FM	2399	2451	1951	Arizona
Retera, Joost	Carokann	FM	2318	0	0	Netherlands
Roghani, Arash	alex1927	FM	2373	0	2125	Iran
Root, Alexey	childrenandchess	WIM	2039	2000	0	Texas
Rubsamen, Cornelius	matzo	NM	2225	2270	0	Honolulu
Schiller, Eric	FM_Eric_Schiller	FM	2174	2200	2393	California
Schwarz, Daniel	Dschwarz	NM		2313	0	Sacramento
Serper, Gregory	Gserper	GM	2522	2592	0	Seattle
Shahade, Greg	curtains	IM	2446	2448	0	Pennsylvania
Shankland, Sam	Shankland	IM	2446	2446	2000	California
Silman, Jeremy	Silman	IM	2383	2447	0	Los Angeles
Smirnov, Igor	Charodej	GM	2496	0	0	Ukraine
Tangborn, Eric	EricTangborn	IM	2455	2455	0

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by SerbianChessStar - 6 days ago
Belgrade Serbia

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2125

It seems like after 4 months,

there are 4 2900+ rated players..

We will easily see 3000+ in the next couple months..

Please update this! Thanks.

by socket2me - 4 months ago
Ft. Collins, Colorado United States

Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 527

I would love to see titled players play without engines, for they can't use them OTB in rated OTB chess. But, this goes the same for us patzers who have never studied chess in our lives. I want to see true competition...

by nibir - 4 months ago
Dhaka Bangladesh

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 5274

i don't believe that Cuendillar(2807) is a cheater. his Tactics Trainer rating is just excellent (2940 ) & isn't it impossible to cheat in Tactics Trainer ?

by fury_pk - 4 months ago
Beckley, West Virginia United States

Member Since: Dec 2008
Member Points: 270

My interpretation of this post is a clear statement that the top four are cheaters.

And guess what?! LucidDream is now banned for cheating .

Thanks.

by corrimalxjdca - 4 months ago
Australia

Member Since: Aug 2008
Member Points: 12

interesting information thanks

by chiccogiancarlo - 4 months ago
campobasso Italy

Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 297

i have 2249 points on chess.com...................i live in little city and i play in international tournament in july in my city ,campobasso ,and i will play with anatoly karpov friendly , i play chess in siena when i study and i play friendly with fabio lotti and mario leoncini , hi .

by s7silver - 4 months ago
New Mexico United States

Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 210

Interesting stuff. Note that if you look at the top players stats (Ouachita), he has played Julio Becerra (top GM on the site) a number of times and has never lost to him (looks like 6 draws and one win).

Obviously Julio Becerra has just as much time to think about his moves as ouachita does, so what does this say about how good ouachita is (at least for correspondence chess)?

by SonofPearl - 4 months ago
Wales

Member Since: May 2007
Member Points: 5983

Interesting stats. Thanks Bill. My intuition suggests that Chess.com ratings are around 100-200 points above FIDE ratings and, although not conclusive, this list would lend some support to that.

by wilfredoconducto - 4 months ago
Marilao Philippines

Member Since: Jan 2009
Member Points: 19

To us, it doesnt matter they have high ratings.Even if they are grandmasters or non-grandmaster its a good opportunity that we can play chess with them. How we stack against them. In the end we learned and its our pleasure that we play with a grandmasters or a non-grandmaster. In the end what is important is that we enjoy and have fun playing with chess.

by SerbianChessStar - 4 months ago
Belgrade Serbia

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2125

demetrois.. wtf you talking about..

dont act stupid, i tohught you beat GMs like you said in your previous topics.. -.-

by demetrios18 - 4 months ago
new york United States

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 479

Are these suppose to be a list of best players in the world currently playing chess?

by nibir - 4 months ago
Dhaka Bangladesh

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 5274

i wonder why cuendiller don't try for IM or GM title. his Live chess rating is so we well & Tactics Trainer rating (2940 in 102 attempt) as well.

by PauGutierrez - 4 months ago
Mexico

Member Since: Nov 2008
Member Points: 386

thank you billwall I didn't realized that there were so many titled players.

It would be very interesting to have our chess.com titled players championship. (Just a suggestion).

by sstteevveenn - 4 months ago
Wales United Kingdom

Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1613

lol, 2/4 closed for cheating!

by SerbianChessStar - 4 months ago
Belgrade Serbia

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2125

As you guys can see

if you click on any titled players in the Online Chess spot,

you will see that they are rising.. (because they started from 1200 and now are rising)

so therefore in a couple months the titled players will sweep the top spots

by littleAlekhine - 4 months ago
Stuttgart Germany

Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 203

informative post, thank you

but i wonder, why there are players, that havent a title or a "real" rating, that are better than grandmasters???

by SerbianChessStar - 4 months ago
Belgrade Serbia

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 2125

nonnetrouvne or w/e got banned..

italian GM? my ***

by IM IMCheap - 4 months ago
Novosibirsk Russia

Member Since: May 2009
Member Points: 162

Informative post, thanks!

by jumawanelbertm - 4 months ago
dipolog city Philippines

Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 11

Thanks for your very nice and informative posting bill!

by John_sixkiller1 - 4 months ago
Utah United States

Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 111

Although the top on-line chess players have incredible ratings they are probably not quite GM strength. You may notice that their live chess ratings are not nearly so incredible. These guys are great players, but they are also just really careful on-line chess players, pouring tons of time and thought into every move. They probably wouldn't play at those numbers OTB.

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