Top 100 Women Chess Players in the World (April 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 | Jiner Zhu | CHN | 2578 |
| 3 | Tingjie Lei | CHN | 2566 |
| 4 | Wenjun Ju | CHN | 2559 |
| 5 | Zhongyi Tan | CHN | 2535 |
| 6 | Humpy Koneru |  IND | 2535 |
| 7 | Aleksandra Goryachkina |  FID | 2534 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk |  UKR | 2522 |
| 9 | Bibisara Assaubayeva |  KAZ | 2516 |
| 10 | Kateryna Lagno |  RUS | 2508 |
| 11 | Polina Shuvalova | FID | 2502 |
| 12 | Divya Deshmukh | IND | 2497 |
| 13 | Alexandra Kosteniuk |  SUI | 2487 |
| 14 | Carissa Yip |  USA | 2486 |
| 15 | Alina Kashlinskaya |  POL | 2480 |
| 16 | Stavroula Tsolakidou |  GRE | 2479 |
| 17 | Nino Batsiashvili |  GEO | 2472 |
| 18 | Rameshbabu Vaishali | IND | 2470 |
| 19 | Nana Dzagnidze | GEO | 2469 |
| 20 | Harika Dronavalli | IND | 2466 |
| 21 | Mariya Muzychuk | UKR | 2463 |
| 22 | Yuliia Osmak | UKR | 2458 |
| 23 | Leya Garifullina | FID | 2454 |
| 24 | Yuxin Song | CHN | 2451 |
| 25 | Xue Zhao | CHN | 2433 |
| 26 | Anna Shukhman | FID | 2431 |
| 27 | Ulviyya Fataliyeva |  AZE | 2431 |
| 28 | Lela Javakhishvili | GEO | 2430 |
| 29 | Miaoyi Lu | CHN | 2429 |
| 30 | Marie Sebag |  FRA | 2425 |
| 31 | Teodora Injac |  SRB | 2417 |
| 32 | Dinara Wagner |  GER | 2414 |
| 33 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh |  ESP | 2414 |
| 34 | Mai Narva |  EST | 2413 |
| 35 | Anna Ushenina | UKR | 2410 |
| 36 | Bella Khotenashvili | GEO | 2409 |
| 37 | Afruza Khamdamova |  UZB | 2408 |
| 38 | Meri Arabidze | GEO | 2408 |
| 39 | Olga Badelka |  AUT | 2408 |
| 40 | Elisabeth Paehtz | GER | 2403 |
| 41 | Oliwia Kiolbasa | POL | 2402 |
| 42 | Irina Krush | USA | 2402 |
| 43 | Nurgyul Salimova |  BUL | 2401 |
| 44 | Alice Lee | USA | 2399 |
| 45 | Elina Danielian |  ARM | 2399 |
| 46 | Aleksandra Maltsevskaya | POL | 2399 |
| 47 | Nataliya Buksa | UKR | 2397 |
| 48 | Yixin Ding | CHN | 2395 |
| 49 | Valentina Gunina | FID | 2393 |
| 50 | Antoaneta Stefanova | BUL | 2392 |
| 51 | Olga Girya | RUS | 2389 |
| 52 | Eline Roebers |  NED | 2386 |
| 53 | Meruert Kamalidenova | KAZ | 2386 |
| 54 | Marsel Efroimski |  ISR | 2386 |
| 55 | Deimante Daulyte-Cornette | FRA | 2386 |
| 56 | Karina Ambartsumova | RUS | 2385 |
| 57 | Irina Bulmaga |  ROU | 2384 |
| 58 | Pia Cramling |  SWE | 2384 |
| 59 | Yang Shen | CHN | 2383 |
| 60 | Anna M. Sargsyan | USA | 2380 |
| 61 | Tatev Abrahamyan | USA | 2379 |
| 62 | Amina Kairbekova | KAZ | 2379 |
| 63 | Alua Nurman | KAZ | 2378 |
| 64 | Qi Guo | CHN | 2375 |
| 65 | Vantika Agrawal | IND | 2375 |
| 66 | Rachael Li | USA | 2375 |
| 67 | Gunay Mammadzada | AZE | 2374 |
| 68 | Mo Zhai | CHN | 2373 |
| 69 | Zsoka Gaal |  HUN | 2373 |
| 70 | Sabrina Vega Gutierrez | ESP | 2371 |
| 71 | Mariam Mkrtchyan | ARM | 2368 |
| 72 | Alisa Galliamova | RUS | 2368 |
| 73 | Alina Bivol | FID | 2367 |
| 74 | Almira Skripchenko | FRA | 2367 |
| 75 | Tianqi Yan | CHN | 2366 |
| 76 | Qian Huang | CHN | 2366 |
| 77 | Zoey Tang | USA | 2366 |
| 78 | Lilit Mkrtchian | ARM | 2366 |
| 79 | Xeniya Balabayeva | KAZ | 2365 |
| 80 | Ekaterina Goltseva | RUS | 2364 |
| 81 | Monika Socko | POL | 2363 |
| 82 | Yiyi Xiao | CHN | 2361 |
| 83 | Anastasiya Rakhmangulova | UKR | 2359 |
| 84 | Govhar Beydullayeva | AZE | 2358 |
| 85 | Anastasia Bodnaruk | RUS | 2357 |
| 86 | Medina Warda Aulia |  INA | 2355 |
| 87 | Ekaterina Atalik |  TUR | 2354 |
| 88 | Rose Atwell | USA | 2354 |
| 89 | Rout Padmini | IND | 2354 |
| 90 | Tatjana Melamed | GER | 2352 |
| 91 | Savitha Shri B | IND | 2351 |
| 92 | Khanim Balajayeva | AZE | 2350 |
| 93 | Klaudia Kulon | POL | 2350 |
| 94 | Anastasia Savina | FRA | 2348 |
| 95 | Le Thao Nguyen Pham |  VIE | 2348 |
| 96 | Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova | UZB | 2347 |
| 97 | Bat-Erdene Mungunzul |  MGL | 2347 |
| 98 | Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana |  SRI | 2347 |
| 99 | Ticia Gara | ISR | 2347 |
| 100 | Anita Gara | HUN | 2346 |
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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.