Country ranking
Top 10 Chess Players in United States (July 2026)
The strongest open-category players representing United States, ranked by FIDE classical rating with rapid and blitz ratings shown for context.
Ranking list
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Rating
Classical
Source
FIDE
FIDE classical ranking
Top 10 USA Players
10 players
| Rank | Player | Federation | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HN Hikaru Nakamura FIDE 2016192 |  USA | 2810 | 2732 | 2838 |
| 2 | FC Fabiano Caruana FIDE 2020009 | USA | 2795 | 2751 | 2751 |
| 3 | WS Wesley So FIDE 5202213 | USA | 2753 | 2702 | 2790 |
| 4 | LD Leinier Dominguez Perez FIDE 3503240 | USA | 2738 | 2703 | 2627 |
| 5 | LA Levon Aronian FIDE 13300474 | USA | 2729 | 2756 | 2774 |
| 6 | HM Hans Moke Niemann FIDE 2093596 | USA | 2725 | 2612 | 2734 |
| 7 | AL Awonder Liang FIDE 2056437 | USA | 2708 | 2511 | 2555 |
| 8 | SS Samuel Sevian FIDE 2040506 | USA | 2688 | 2658 | 2714 |
| 9 | SS Sam Shankland FIDE 2004887 | USA | 2664 | 2634 | 2613 |
| 10 | GO Grigoriy Oparin FIDE 24125890 | USA | 2658 | 2606 | 2676 |
How rankings are read
Classical first
The main order follows standard FIDE rating.
Fast formats shown
Rapid and blitz ratings sit beside the main score for context.
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