Top 100 Women Chess Players in the World (July 2026)
This is the official list of the Top 100 women chess players in the world, based on FIDE classical ratings . These elite female grandmasters represent the highest competitive level in women’s chess globally.
This list updates automatically each month with the newest FIDE report.
How the Ranking Works
The list is sorted by players' standard rating. Tie-breaks include:
- Recent activity
- Rating trends
- Head-to-head performance
| # | Name | Country | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yifan Hou |  CHN | 2596 |
| 2 | Tingjie Lei | CHN | 2566 |
| 3 | Wenjun Ju | CHN | 2560 |
| 4 | Jiner Zhu | CHN | 2550 |
| 5 | Bibisara Assaubayeva |  KAZ | 2538 |
| 6 | Aleksandra Goryachkina |  FID | 2536 |
| 7 | Anna Muzychuk |  UKR | 2529 |
| 8 | Humpy Koneru |  IND | 2524 |
| 9 | Zhongyi Tan | CHN | 2517 |
| 10 | Alexandra Kosteniuk |  SUI | 2508 |
| 11 | Kateryna Lagno |  RUS | 2506 |
| 12 | Rameshbabu Vaishali | IND | 2496 |
| 13 | Divya Deshmukh | IND | 2490 |
| 14 | Polina Shuvalova | FID | 2483 |
| 15 | Nana Dzagnidze |  GEO | 2478 |
| 16 | Alina Kashlinskaya |  POL | 2474 |
| 17 | Nino Batsiashvili | GEO | 2469 |
| 18 | Anastasiia Hnatyshyn | UKR | 2465 |
| 19 | Mariya Muzychuk | UKR | 2463 |
| 20 | Carissa Yip |  USA | 2458 |
| 21 | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2453 |
| 22 | Yuxin Song | CHN | 2452 |
| 23 | Anna Shukhman | FID | 2443 |
| 24 | Afruza Khamdamova |  UZB | 2440 |
| 25 | Ulviyya Fataliyeva |  AZE | 2440 |
| 26 | Alua Nurman | KAZ | 2435 |
| 27 | Xue Zhao | CHN | 2433 |
| 28 | Stavroula Tsolakidou |  GRE | 2432 |
| 29 | Teodora Injac |  SRB | 2430 |
| 30 | Lela Javakhishvili | GEO | 2430 |
| 31 | Anna Ushenina | UKR | 2426 |
| 32 | Leya Garifullina | FID | 2423 |
| 33 | Alice Lee | USA | 2421 |
| 34 | Yuliia Osmak | UKR | 2418 |
| 35 | Marie Sebag |  FRA | 2417 |
| 36 | Nurgyul Salimova |  BUL | 2416 |
| 37 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh |  ESP | 2414 |
| 38 | Bella Khotenashvili | GEO | 2413 |
| 39 | Meri Arabidze | GEO | 2409 |
| 40 | Dinara Wagner |  GER | 2409 |
| 41 | Olga Badelka |  AUT | 2406 |
| 42 | Mai Narva |  EST | 2405 |
| 43 | Elisabeth Paehtz | GER | 2404 |
| 44 | Antoaneta Stefanova | BUL | 2401 |
| 45 | Sabrina Vega Gutierrez | ESP | 2401 |
| 46 | Irina Krush | USA | 2401 |
| 47 | Meruert Kamalidenova | KAZ | 2400 |
| 48 | Yixin Ding | CHN | 2395 |
| 49 | Klaudia Kulon | POL | 2395 |
| 50 | Deimante Daulyte-Cornette | FRA | 2394 |
| 51 | Vantika Agrawal | IND | 2393 |
| 52 | Miaoyi Lu | CHN | 2392 |
| 53 | Eline Roebers |  NED | 2389 |
| 54 | Pia Cramling |  SWE | 2388 |
| 55 | Rose Atwell | USA | 2386 |
| 56 | Karina Ambartsumova | RUS | 2385 |
| 57 | Shubhi Gupta | IND | 2383 |
| 58 | Yang Shen | CHN | 2383 |
| 59 | Elina Danielian |  ARM | 2382 |
| 60 | Nataliya Buksa | UKR | 2382 |
| 61 | Olga Girya | RUS | 2380 |
| 62 | Oliwia Kiolbasa | POL | 2378 |
| 63 | Zsoka Gaal |  HUN | 2376 |
| 64 | Govhar Beydullayeva | AZE | 2375 |
| 65 | Qi Guo | CHN | 2375 |
| 66 | Valentina Gunina | FID | 2374 |
| 67 | Yiyi Xiao | CHN | 2372 |
| 68 | Almira Skripchenko | FRA | 2371 |
| 69 | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2368 |
| 70 | Alisa Galliamova | RUS | 2368 |
| 71 | Qian Huang | CHN | 2366 |
| 72 | Monika Socko | POL | 2365 |
| 73 | Tatev Abrahamyan | USA | 2365 |
| 74 | Sophie Milliet | FRA | 2362 |
| 75 | Liya Kurmangaliyeva | KAZ | 2361 |
| 76 | Anna M. Sargsyan | USA | 2360 |
| 77 | Lilit Mkrtchian | ARM | 2360 |
| 78 | Marsel Efroimski |  ISR | 2360 |
| 79 | Aleksandra Maltsevskaya | POL | 2360 |
| 80 | Khanim Balajayeva | AZE | 2356 |
| 81 | Ekaterina Atalik |  TUR | 2356 |
| 82 | Alina Bivol | SRB | 2356 |
| 83 | Anastasia Bodnaruk | RUS | 2354 |
| 84 | Mariam Mkrtchyan | ARM | 2353 |
| 85 | Aamuktha Guntaka | IND | 2351 |
| 86 | Gunay Mammadzada | AZE | 2350 |
| 87 | Ekaterina Goltseva | RUS | 2348 |
| 88 | Rakshitta Ravi | IND | 2348 |
| 89 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham |  VIE | 2348 |
| 90 | Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova | UZB | 2348 |
| 91 | Nadya Toncheva | BUL | 2347 |
| 92 | Tianqi Yan | CHN | 2346 |
| 93 | Hanna Marie Klek | GER | 2345 |
| 94 | Irina Bulmaga |  ROU | 2345 |
| 95 | Anita Gara | HUN | 2344 |
| 96 | Mitra Hejazipour | FRA | 2344 |
| 97 | Elif Mehmed | SRB | 2342 |
| 98 | Melika Mohammadi |  IRI | 2342 |
| 99 | Rout Padmini | IND | 2341 |
| 100 | Zarina Nurgaliyeva | KAZ | 2339 |
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FAQ
Is this list official?
Yes — ratings come directly from FIDE.
How often is the data refreshed?
Every time FIDE publishes its monthly rating report.
Does it include inactive players?
No, inactive profiles are excluded.