FIDE ratings – December 2025

Magnus Carlsen is playing little at the moment, but when he does play, he plays successfully. In November, the world number one played only a single game, in the Norwegian Eliteserien, won against Frode Elsness, and was rewarded with one additional Elo point. This brought the Norwegian’s rating to the round figure of 2840, and his lead over the rest of the elite players grew to 30 Elo points, because Hikaru Nakamura lost three Elo points with a draw against a much weaker opponent at one of his “Mickey Mouse tournaments” and now stands at 2810, the only other player above 2800.

Fabiano Caruana in third place did not play, and Vincent Keymer and Arjun Erigaisi both gained a few points at the World Cup and now occupy fourth and fifth place, close together. Alireza Firouzja moved up to sixth place without playing a game, because Anish Giri, Praggnanandhaa, and Wesley So all lost Elo points and places.

The biggest Elo loss among the top 20 was suffered by Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who was eliminated early at the World Cup by Jose Eduardo Martinez. The Mexican, on the other hand, gained a total of 23 Elo points thanks to his good results there and leapt almost 30 places in the world rankings.

Top 100

Top 100 Women

In the women’s world ranking, four Chinese players continue to occupy the top four places. Hou Yifan has lost a few points, but her position as the best female player in the world is not in danger. Zhu Jiner, Lei Tingjie, and World Champion Ju Wenjun did not play.

A major jump in the upper part of the list was made by the Russian Polina Shuvalova. At the Women’s Team World Championship, she gained 30 points and moved up from seventeenth place to tenth.

Top 100 Juniors

In the women’s world ranking, four Chinese players continue to occupy the top four places. Hou Yifan has lost a few points, but her position as the best female player in the world is not in danger. Zhu Jiner, Lei Tingjie, and World Champion Ju Wenjun did not play.

A major jump in the upper part of the list was made by the Russian Polina Shuvalova. At the Women’s Team World Championship, she gained 30 points and moved up from seventeenth place to tenth.

Top 100 Female Juniors

In the women’s world ranking, four Chinese players continue to occupy the top four places. Hou Yifan has lost a few points, but her position as the best female player in the world is not in danger. Zhu Jiner, Lei Tingjie, and World Champion Ju Wenjun did not play.

A major jump in the upper part of the list was made by the Russian Polina Shuvalova. At the Women’s Team World Championship, she gained 30 points and moved up from seventeenth place to tenth.

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