by Here are the top 10 chess players as per FIDE (the world governing body for Chess)
| Rank | Name | Country | Current Rating | Born Year |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2876 | 1990 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2812 | 1992 |
| 3 | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2811 | 1992 |
| 4 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2780 | 1994 |
| 5 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS | 2776 | 1990 |
| 6 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2774 | 1990 |
| 7 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2767 | 1985 |
| 8 | So, Wesley | USA | 2767 | 1993 |
| 9 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2765 | 1969 |
| 10 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | USA | 2763 | 1983 |
