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          FIDE Chess rankings for July: R Praggnanandhaa becomes India no.1 in classical

          R Praggnanandhaa. Adani Group / Maria Emelianova
          • ESPN staffJul 1, 2025, 05:50 AM ET

          Here are the top 25 FIDE rankings for July across open and women's chess.

          Classical (open)

          1. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - 2839

          2. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 2807

          3. Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 2784

          4. R Praggnanandhaa (IND) - 2779

          5. Arjun Erigaisi (IND) - 2776

          6. D Gukesh (IND) - 2776

          7. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) - 2771

          8. Alreza Firouzja (FRA) - 2766

          9. Wei Yi (CHN) - 2748

          10. Anish Giri (NED) - 2748

          11. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) - 2746

          12. Wesley So (USA) - 2745

          13. Viswanathan Anand (IND) - 2743

          14. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2742

          15. Levon Aronian (USA) - 2742

          16. Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) - 2739

          17. Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA) - 2738

          18. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) - 2736

          19. Hans Moke Niemann (USA) - 2736

          20. Ding Liren (CHN) - 2734

          21. Vincent Keymer (GER) - 2730

          22. Le Quang Liem (VIE) - 2729

          23. Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) - 2725

          24. Aravindh Chithambaram (IND) - 2724

          25. Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) - 2722

          Rapid (open)

          1. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - 2819

          2. Ding Liren (CHN) - 2776

          3. Alreza Firouzja (FRA) - 2767

          4. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) 2762

          5. Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 2756

          6. Wei Yi (CHN) - 2746

          7. Levon Aronian (USA) - 2742

          8. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) - 2740

          9. Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) - 2740

          10. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 2738

          11. Viswanathan Anand (IND) - 2727

          12. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) - 2725

          13. Vladislav Artemiev (RUS) - 2723

          14. Richard Rapport (HUN) - 2716

          15. Wesley So (USA) - 2709

          16. Arjun Erigaisi (IND) - 2708

          17. Leinier Dominguez Perez (USA) - 2705

          18. Sergey Karjakin (RUS) - 2703

          19. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) - 2701

          20. Yu Yangyi (CHN) - 2700

          21. Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) - 2699

          22. Jeffery Xiong (USA) - 2694

          23. Wang Hao (CHN) - 2692

          24. Daniil Dubov (RUS) - 2691

          25. Nihal Sarin (IND) - 2688

          Blitz (open)

          1. Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - 2883

          2. Hikaru Nakamura (USA) - 2838

          3. Alreza Firouzja (FRA) - 2814

          4. Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS) - 2802

          5. Daniil Dubov (RUS) - 2795

          6. Wesley So (USA) - 2786

          7. Ding Liren (CHN) - 2785

          8. Fabiano Caruana (USA) - 2782

          9. Olexandr Bortnyk (UKR) - 2776

          10. Jan-Krzysztof Duda (POL) - 2770

          11. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) - 2769

          12. Levon Aronian (USA) - 2768

          13. Arjun Erigaisi (IND) - 2750

          14. Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO) - 2746

          15. Vladislav Artemiev (RUS) - 2741

          16. Hans Moke Niemann (USA) - 2734

          17. R Praggnanandhaa (IND) - 2734

          18. Viswanathan Anand (IND) - 2732

          19. Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) - 2732

          20. Samuel Sevian (USA) - 2727

          21. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB) - 2723

          22. Daniel Naroditsky (USA) - 2722

          23. Dmitry Andreikin (FID) - 2714

          24. Wei Yi (CHN) - 2711

          25. Alexey Sarana (SRB) - 2705

          Classical (women)

          1. Hou Yifan (CHN) - 2633

          2. Ju Wenjun (CHN) - 2570

          3. Lei Tingjie (CHN) - 2557

          4. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) - 2544

          5. Konery Humpy (IND) - 2536

          6. Zhu Jiner (CHN) - 2533

          7. Aleksandra Goryachkina (FID) - 2533

          8. Tan Zhongyi (CHN) - 2527

          9. Kateryna Lagno (RUS) - 2515

          10. Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) - 2505

          11. Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) - 2502

          12. Harika Dronavalli (IND) - 2488

          13. Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) - 2486

          14. Polina Shuvalova (FID) - 2480

          15. R Vaishali (IND) - 2478

          16. Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) - 2474

          17. Yulia Osmak (UKR) - 2470

          18. Divya Deshmukh (IND) - 2463

          19. Alina Kashlinskaya (POL) - 2462

          20. Teodara Injac (SRB) - 2457

          21. Carissa Yip (USA) - 2453

          22. Lu Miaoyi (CHN) - 2452

          23. Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) - 2450

          24. Leya Garifullina (FID) - 2450

          25. Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (ESP) - 2446

          Rapid (women)

          1. Ju Wenjun (CHN) - 2542

          2. Hou Yifan (CHN) - 2538

          3. Aleksandra Goryachkina (FID) - 2517

          4. Tan Zhongyi (CHN) - 2507

          5. Lei Tingjie (CHN) - 2499

          6. Tatiana Kosinteva (RUS) - 2497

          7. Kateryna Lagno (RUS) - 2465

          8. Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) - 2464

          9. Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) - 2446

          10. Konery Humpy (IND) - 2446

          11. Dinara Saduakassova (KAZ) - 2442

          12. Zhu Jiner (CHN) - 2441

          13. Harika Dronavalli (IND) - 2433

          14. Guo Qi (CHN) - 2432

          15. Zhao Xue (CHN) - 2430

          16. Mariya Muzychuk (UKR) - 2423

          17. Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) - 2418

          18. Alice Lee (USA) - 2412

          19. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) - 2405

          20. Elisabeth Paehtz (GER) - 2402

          21. Afruza Khamdamova (UZB) - 2400

          22. Divya Deshmukh (IND) - 2395

          23. Huang Qian (CHN) - 2394

          24. Eline Roebers (NED) - 2392

          25. Wang Pin (CHN) - 2390

          Blitz (women)

          1. Hou Yifan (CHN) - 2500

          2. Ju Wenjun (CHN) - 2491

          3. Lei Tingjie (CHN) - 2490

          4. Tan Zhongyi (CHN) - 2457

          5. Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) - 2441

          6. Aleksandra Goryachkina (FID) - 2441

          7. Kateryna Lagno (RUS) - 2440

          8. Alexandra Kosteniuk (SUI) - 2428

          9. Zhu Jiner (CHN) - 2425

          10. Konery Humpy (IND) - 2418

          11. Leya Garifullina (FID) - 2412

          12. R Vaishali (IND) - 2400

          13. Polina Shuvalova (FID) - 2399

          14. Anna Muzychuk (UKR) - 2397

          15. Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE) - 2395

          16. Mai Narva (EST) - 2389

          17. Harika Dronavalli (IND) - 2389

          18. Divya Deshmukh (IND) - 2388

          19. Zhao Xue (CHN) - 2383

          20. Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) - 2378

          21. Meri Arabidze (GEO) - 2377

          22. Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) - 2374

          23. Elina Danielian (ARM) - 2373

          24. Maria Muzychuk (UKR) - 2373

          25. Song Yuxin (CHN) - 2373