July 2025 FIDE Ratings: Praggnanandhaa New Indian Number-1

GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, on the way to winning the 2025 UzChess Cup, has gained 12 points to rise to world number-four and Indian number-one. At Norway Chess 2025 earlier in the month, GM Fabiano Caruana gained seven points to jump back to world number-three. The biggest gain in the top-100 was by 16-year-old Turkish number-one GM Ediz Gurel, who gained 16 rating points in France and went from world number-93 to number-72, while breaking 2650 for the first time.

On the women’s list, GM Anna Muzychuk gained nine rating points to go from world number-seven to number-four. Besides GM Lei Tingjie gaining five points and remaining world number-three, we saw only rating loss in the top-10. The biggest gains in the top-100 were by American stars IM Alice Lee (+23) and IM Carissa Yip (+22) at the 2025 Cairns Cup.

FIDE Classical Ratings (Top 100) | July 1, 2025

# Name Title Fed Rating Born

1 / 1 Carlsen, Magnus GM 2839 (+2) 1990

2 / 2 Nakamura, Hikaru GM 2807 (+3) 1987

3 / 4 Caruana, Fabiano GM 2784 (+7) 1992

4 / 7 Praggnanandhaa R GM 2779 (+12) 2005

5 / 3 Erigaisi Arjun GM 2776 (-6) 2003

6 / 5 Gukesh D GM 2776 2006

7 / 6 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM 2771 (+4) 2004

8 / 8 Firouzja, Alireza GM 2766 2003

9 / 9 Wei, Yi GM 2748 (-10) 1999

10 / 12 Giri, Anish GM 2748 1994

11 / 13 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM 2746 1985

12 / 14 So, Wesley GM 2745 1993

13 / 15 Anand, Viswanathan GM 2743 1969

14 / 10 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM
2742 (-15) 1990

15 / 16 Aronian, Levon GM 2742 1982

16 / 17 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM 2739 1995

17 / 18 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM 2738 1983

18 / 19 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM 2736 1990

19 / 20 Niemann, Hans Moke GM 2736 2003

20 / 21 Ding, Liren GM 2734 1992

21 / 22 Keymer, Vincent GM 2730 2004

22 / 23 Le, Quang Liem GM 2729 1991

23 / 24 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM 2725 1998

24 / 11 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM 2724 (-25) 1999

25 / 29 Sindarov, Javokhir GM 2722 (+12) 2005

26 / 25 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi GM 2720 1994

27 / 26 Topalov, Veselin GM 2717 1975

28 / 27 Rapport, Richard GM 2715 (+1) 1996

29 / 28 Yu, Yangyi GM 2714 1994

30 / 30 Harikrishna, Pentala GM 2709 (+2) 1986

31 / 31 Wang, Hao GM 2701 1989

32 / 42 Van Foreest, Jorden GM 2698 (+11) 1999

33 / 32 Svidler, Peter GM 2698 1976

34 / 38 Maghsoodloo, Parham GM 2695 (+4) 2000

35 / 34 Andreikin, Dmitry GM 2695 1990

36 / 36 Liang, Awonder GM 2693 2003

37 / 33 Nihal Sarin GM 2692 (-4) 2004

38 / 37 Radjabov, Teimour GM 2692 1987

39 / 35 Dubov, Daniil GM
2691 (-2) 1996

40 / 41 Robson, Ray GM 2687 1994

41 / 43 Sarana, Alexey GM 2686 2000

42 / 44 Bu, Xiangzhi GM 2684 1985

43 / 40 Sevian, Samuel GM 2683 (-4) 2000

44 / 50 Sadhwani, Raunak GM 2681 (+9) 2005

45 / 39 Esipenko, Andrey GM
2679 (-10) 2002

46 / 46 Kovalenko, Igor GM 2676 1988

47 / 53 Eljanov, Pavel GM 2675 (+6) 1983

48 / 47 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam GM 2675 1979

49 / 48 Deac, Bogdan-Daniel GM 2674 2001

50 / 49 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM 2674 2001

51 / 45 Artemiev, Vladislav GM
2672 (-4) 1998

52 / 58 Murzin, Volodar GM 2671 (+5) 2006

53 / 51 Vitiugov, Nikita GM 2671 1987

54 / 60 Shankland, Sam GM 2670 (+4) 1991

55 / 52 Sargsyan, Shant GM 2669 2002

56 / 55 Howell, David W L GM 2668 1990

57 / 57 Grischuk, Alexander GM
2667 1983

58 / 59 Leko, Peter GM 2666 1979

59 / 65 Yakubboev, Nodirbek GM 2663 (+4) 2002

60 / 69 Navara, David GM 2662 (+5) 1985

61 / 62 Indjic, Aleksandar GM 2661 1995

62 / 63 Saric, Ivan GM 2661 1990

63 / 64 Oparin, Grigoriy GM 2660 1997

64 / 61 Bluebaum, Matthias GM 2660 (-3) 1997

65 / 68 Mamedov, Rauf GM 2659 (+2) 1988

66 / 56 Svane, Frederik GM 2659 (-8) 2004

67 / 71 Tabatabaei, M. Amin GM 2659 (+4) 2001

68 / 77 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl GM 2655 (+4) 2004

69 / 66 Adams, Michael GM 2654 (-5) 1971

70 / 74 Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B GM 2653 1987

71 / 73 Shevchenko, Kirill GM 2653 2002

72 / 95 Gurel, Ediz GM 2652 (+16) 2008

73 / 72 Alekseenko, Kirill GM 2652 (-3) 1997

74 / 75 Gelfand, Boris GM 2652 1968

75 / 76 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM 2651 1987

76 / 70 Karthikeyan, Murali GM 2650 (-6) 1999

77 / 82 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin GM 2650 (+6) 2002

78 / 78 Morozevich, Alexander GM
2650 1977

79 / 54 Gledura, Benjamin GM 2648 (-20) 1999

80 / 67 Yuffa, Daniil GM 2647 (-10) 1997

81 / 79 Lu, Shanglei GM 2647 1995

82 / 88 Xiong, Jeffery GM 2646 (+7) 2000

83 / 81 Rodshtein, Maxim GM 2645 1989

84 / Kollars, Dmitrij GM 2644 1999

85 / 83 Grandelius, Nils GM 2642 (-1) 1993

86 / 92 Malakhov, Vladimir GM 2642 (+6) 1980

87 / 84 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian GM 2642 1998

88 / 100 Ivanchuk, Vasyl GM 2641 (+7) 1969

89 / 87 Daneshvar, Bardiya GM 2640 2006

90 / 89 Ivic, Velimir GM 2639 2002

91 / 90 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM 2638 1982

92 / 93 Tari, Aryan GM 2636 1999

93 / 94 Melkumyan, Hrant GM 2636 1989

94 / Puranik, Abhimanyu GM 2635 2000

95 / 96 Sjugirov, Sanan GM 2635 1993

96 / 91 Amin, Bassem GM 2633 (-3) 1988

97 / Kryvoruchko, Yuriy GM 2633 1986

98 / Hou, Yifan GM 2633 1994

99 / Korobov, Anton GM 2631 1985

100 / Bacrot, Etienne GM 2631 1983

Praggnanandhaa was the standout of the world’s elite players. It was all the more impressive because he lost two games in a row (the second, won by GM Richard Rapport, is a strong contender for game of the year), then scored 2.5 points in his last three games. He went on to win in tiebreaks, as we reported on in our recap of the event.

Rapport won a game that will go down in history. Photo: UzChess Cup.

At the same event, we saw some significant rating losses by elite players. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, who didn’t score a win in the nine rounds, lost 15 rating points and dropped to world number-14. For the first time since rating lists have existed, no Russian player is in the top-10.

GM Aravindh Chithambaram had an even steeper slide in Tashkent and dropped 25 points for the month. It’s a setback for the Indian star who was a surprising winner at the 2025 Prague Chess Masters and stayed in great shape in Armenia to break into the world top-10, winning the Stepan Avagyan Memorial at the start of June. He slipped from world number-11 to 24, but he’s at a 2724 rating despite the bad tournament.

GMs Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura maintained their respective number-one and number-two spots at Norway Chess, with a slight gain. It was the first time Carlsen had played an individual classical tournament since last year’s Norway Chess event, and it was nearly Nakamura’s as well—except that he played the American Cup 2025. That tournament saw GM Wei Yi lose 10 points, but he remains number-9 on the rating list, while GM Anish Giri is back in the top-10.

Despite losing the (in)famous table slam game against Gukesh, Carlsen won the tournament and gained a few rating points. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Lower on the list, we saw the most significant gains from GM Javokhir Sindarov (+12), GM Jorden van Foreest (+11), and Gurel (+16).

FIDE Circuit 2025 (Top 15) | July 1, 2025

# Name Rating FED Points No. of Events

1 Praggnanandhaa R 2737 86.28 4

2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2777 50.78 3

3 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 2718 41.32 2

4 Ding, Liren 2728 40.64 1

5 Giri, Anish 2733 38.58 3

6 Sindarov, Javokhir 2682 35.94 2

7 Indjic, Aleksandar 2647 34.13 4

8 Nihal Sarin 2676 33.48 4

9 Daneshvar, Bardiya 2600 33.39 4

10 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2731 30.28 2

11 Fedoseev, Vladimir 2709 29.05 2

12 Carlsen, Magnus 2831 28.78 1

13 Sargsyan, Shant 2646 28.22 4

14 Bluebaum, Matthias 2650 26.66 2

15 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 2630 25.83 4

Praggnanandhaa leads the FIDE Circuit by a 36-point margin, meaning he is the frontrunner and most likely to qualify for the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament through that avenue. His closest competitors are GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who finished in tied-third in Tashkent, and Aravindh.

Meanwhile, don’t miss Tai Pruce-Zimmermann’s fresh breakdown of the Circuit race, and what would happen if Pragg qualifies another way in the meantime.

FIDE Classical Ratings (Top 25 Juniors) | July 1, 2025

# Name Title Fed Rating B-Year

1 / 2 Praggnanandhaa R GM 2779 (+12) 2005

2 / 1 Gukesh D GM 2776 2006

3 / 3 Sindarov, Javokhir GM 2722 (+12) 2005

4 / 4 Sadhwani, Raunak GM 2681 (+9) 2005

5 / 5 Murzin, Volodar GM 2671 (+5) 2006

6 / 8 Gurel, Ediz GM 2652 (+16) 2008

7 / 7 Daneshvar, Bardiya GM 2640 2006

8 / 6 Dardha, Daniel GM
2627 (-19) 2005

9 / 9 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan GM 2626 2011

10 / 10 Mishra, Abhimanyu GM 2611 2009

11 / 11 Suleymanli, Aydin GM 2607 (-1) 2005

12 / 12 Yoo, Christopher Woojin GM 2607 2006

13 / 13 Maurizzi, MarcAndria GM 2604 (-3) 2007

14 / 14 Mendonca, Leon Luke GM 2603 2006

15 / 16 Amar, Elham GM 2600 (+11) 2005

16 / 17 Zemlyanskii, Ivan GM
2599 (+14) 2010

17 / 15 Pranav, V GM 2594 (-1) 2006

18 / 18 Pranesh M GM 2592 (+12) 2006

19 / 26 Grebnev, Aleksey GM 2582 (+30) 2006

20 / 19 Lazavik, Denis GM 2580 2006

21 / 23 Aditya Mittal GM 2570 (+7) 2006

22 / 21 Vetokhin, Savva GM 2569 (-1) 2009

23 / 22 Woodward, Andy GM 2567 2010

24 / 20 Pranav Anand GM 2566 (-10) 2006

25 / 25 Bharath Subramaniyam H GM 2561 (+3) 2007

Praggnanandhaa has overtaken World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju on the junior rating list. Besides that, many of the gains discussed on the regular top-100 list carry over. The most significant jump in the top-25 juniors was GM Aleksey Grebnev‘s by 30 points, most of them gained in the Dubai Open 2025, while the most significant drop was GM Daniel Dardha losing 19 points and dropping down two places.

Norwegian GM Elham Amar was the biggest climber in last month’s list and continues to make steady progress by gaining another 11 points and reaching an even 2600-rating for the first time.

FIDE Classical Ratings (Top 100 Women) | July 1, 2025

# Name Title Fed Rating B-Year

1 / 1 Hou, Yifan GM 2633 1994

2 / 2 Ju, Wenjun GM 2570 (-10) 1991

3 / 3 Lei, Tingjie GM 2557 (+5) 1997

4 / 7 Muzychuk, Anna GM 2544 (+9) 1990

5 / 6 Koneru, Humpy GM 2536 (-7) 1987

6 / 4 Zhu, Jiner GM 2533 (-14) 2002

7 / 8 Goryachkina, Aleksandra GM 2533 1998

8 / 5 Tan, Zhongyi GM 2527 (-19) 1991

9 / 9 Lagno, Kateryna GM
2515 1989

10 / 10 Assaubayeva, Bibisara IM 2505 (-4) 2004

11 / 11 Dzagnidze, Nana GM 2502 (-3) 1987

12 / 13 Dronavalli, Harika GM 2488 (+5) 1991

13 / 12 Muzychuk, Mariya GM 2486 (-6) 1992

14 / 15 Shuvalova, Polina IM 2480 2001

15 / 14 Vaishali, Rameshbabu GM 2478 (-3) 2001

16 / 16 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM 2474 1984

17 / 17 Osmak, Yuliia IM 2470 (+2) 1998

18 / 18 Divya Deshmukh IM 2463 2005

19 / 20 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM 2462 (+3) 1993

20 / 21 Injac, Teodora IM 2457 2000

21 / 28 Yip, Carissa IM 2453 (+22) 2003

22 / 22 Lu, Miaoyi IM 2452 2010

23 / 19 Batsiashvili, Nino GM 2450 (-12) 1987

24 / 23 Garifullina, Leya IM 2450 2004

25 / 24 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat IM 2446 (-3) 1997

26 / 26 Arabidze, Meri IM 2440 1994

27 / 27 Javakhishvili, Lela IM 2432 1984

28 / 29 Tsolakidou, Stavroula IM 2428 2000

29 / 30 Badelka, Olga IM 2421 (-3) 2002

30 / 25 Sebag, Marie GM 2420 (-21) 1986

31 / 31 Khotenashvili, Bella GM 2418 1988

32 / 34 Shukhman, Anna WGM 2416 (+3) 2009

33 / 32 Gunina, Valentina GM 2416 1989

34 / 33 Ushenina, Anna GM 2413 1985

35 / 57 Lee, Alice IM 2412 (+23) 2009

36 / 35 Song, Yuxin IM 2410 2005

37 / 36 Kulon, Klaudia IM 2406 (-1) 1992

38 / 37 Paehtz, Elisabeth GM 2406 1985

39 / 39 Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante IM 2405 (+1) 1989

40 / 38 Wagner, Dinara IM 2404 1999

41 / 43 Ambartsumova, Karina IM
2403 1989

42 / 41 Cramling, Pia GM 2403 1963

43 / 42 Danielian, Elina GM 2403 1978

44 / 44 Buksa, Nataliya IM 2400 1996

45 / 45 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM 2399 1979

46 / 47 Mkrtchian, Lilit IM 2396 1982

47 / 46 Tania, Sachdev IM 2396 1986

48 / 49 Bulmaga, Irina IM 2393 1993

49 / 51 Galliamova, Alisa IM
2392 1972

50 / 50 Ding, Yixin WGM 2392 1991

51 / 52 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina IM 2391 1987

52 / 55 Mammadzada, Gunay IM 2390 2000

53 / 56 Shen, Yang IM 2389 1989

54 / 54 Narva, Mai IM 2387 (-4) 1999

55 / 48 Girya, Olga GM
2386 (-7) 1991

56 / 60 Salimova, Nurgyul IM 2385 2003

57 / 40 Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra IM 2383 (-20) 2002

58 / 53 Gaal, Zsoka WGM 2383 (-8) 2007

59 / 66 Efroimski, Marsel IM 2380 (+8) 1995

60 / 61 Zhai, Mo WGM 2379 1996

61 / 68 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim IM 2378 (+8) 1999

62 / 62 Wang, Pin WGM 2378 1974

63 / 58 Vantika Agrawal IM 2377 (-11) 2002

64 / 63 Krush, Irina GM 2376 1983

65 / 64 Rajlich, Iweta IM 2373 1981

66 / 65 Fataliyeva, Ulviyya IM 2372 1996

67 / 78 Tang, Zoey FM 2371 (+15) 2008

68 / 59 Beydullayeva, Govhar WGM 2371 (-15) 2003

69 / 67 Guo, Qi IM 2371 1995

70 / 70 Huang, Qian WGM 2367 1986

71 / 69 Socko, Monika GM 2362 (-7) 1978

72 / 72 Cyfka, Karina IM 2362 1987

73 / 71 Kiolbasa, Oliwia IM 2361 (-5) 2000

74 / 74 Skripchenko, Almira IM 2359 1976

75 / 76 Pham, Le Thao Nguyen IM 2357 1987

76 / 77 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM
2357 1992

77 / 81 Kulkarni Bhakti IM 2356 1992

78 / 82 Hoang, Thanh Trang GM 2356 1980

79 / 79 Batkhuyag, Munguntuul IM 2356 1987

80 / 73 Milliet, Sophie IM 2355 (-5) 1983

81 / 83 Aulia, Medina Warda IM 2355 1997

82 / 80 Roebers, Eline IM 2354 (-2) 2006

83 / 86 Sargsyan, Anna M. IM 2354 2001

84 / 87 Cori T., Deysi IM 2354 1993

85 / 85 Xiao, Yiyi WGM 2354 1996

86 / 84 Manko, Mariia WIM 2352 (-2) 2007

87 / 93 Mammadova, Gulnar IM 2352 1991

88 / 90 Atalik, Ekaterina IM 2352 1982

89 / 91 Padmini, Rout IM 2352 1994

90 / 94 Peng, Zhaoqin GM 2351 1968

91 / 92 Bivol, Alina IM 2350 (-2) 1996

92 / 95 Ouellet, Maili-Jade WGM 2350 2002

93 / 96 Voit, Daria WGM
2349 (+2) 1994

94 / 97 Klek, Hanna Marie WGM 2347 (+3) 1995

95 / Gara, Ticia WGM 2347 1984

96 / Guichard, Pauline IM 2343 1988

97 / Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM 2343 1988

98 / 99 Shvayger, Yuliya IM 2343 1994

99 / Ni, Shiqun WGM 2342 1997

100 / 100 Dolzhykova, Kateryna WGM 2342 1988

The top women players saw more decline than gain in ratings, with the exceptions of Lei and Muzychuk. The Ukrainian gold medalist gained nine rating points and won the prestigious 2025 Women’s Norway Chess.

Muzychuk after drawing Vaishali in the armageddon to win the tournament. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

The losses by GMs Koneru Humpy, Tan Zhongyi, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Nana Dzagnidze, Mariya Muzychuk, and Nino Batsiashvili all occurred at the 2025 Cairns Cup, one of the year’s strongest women’s tournaments. Just four of the 10 players gained rating there. GM Harika Dronavalli and IM Alina Kashlinskaya had modest gains, while Yip and Lee shot through the roof. The two friends played in the final round and it was Yip who won the tournament and earned her second grandmaster norm, after making a draw.

Yip and Lee agree to a draw on move 98. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Saint Louis Chess Club.

Lee, who missed out on the grandmaster norm by a half-point, had the biggest gain of the month with a 23-point increase. Tan had the the largest rating decline in the top-10 at 19 points, while GM Marie Sebag had the biggest drop in the top-100, 21 points.

Prodigy Watch: Top 3 Remain, Kazakh WCM Gains 300 Points

The Prodigy Watch is an idea by Chess By The Numbers founder Tai Pruce-Zimmerman. It tracks the progress of young chess superstars, with an emphasis on those setting records.

His “prodigy rank” is a measure of how a player’s current rating at their current age compares historically. If there are 11 players in chess history who have been rated higher, at or before the player’s precise current age, then the player would have a prodigy rank of number-12. You can read more about Prodigy Watch here.

Prodigy Watch | Top 20

# Player Name July ’25 Rating Age Prodigy Rank FED June ’25 Change July ’24 Change

1 Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus 2626 14.08 1 – –

2 Faustino Oro 2465 11.71 1 – 1

3 Roman Shogdzhiev 2411 10.40 1 – 24

4 Ivan Zemlyanskii 2599 14.83 6
3 6

5 Ediz Gurel 2652 16.57 9 6 8

6 Luca Protopopescu 2133 9.26 11 -9 7

7 Reyaansh Chakrabarty 2343 11.50 21 -2 21

8 Marc Llari 2341 11.48 21 -1 3

9 Advik Amit Agrawal 2251 10.50 21 5 108

10 Abhimanyu Mishra 2611 16.40 22 – -9

11 Andy Woodward 2567 15.16 24 -2 –

12 Sina Movahed 2558 15.10 29 5 -1

13 Ethan Pang 2186 10.28 36 -20 -35

14 Zhu Linxi 2307 11.50 39 -7 26

15 Dau Khuong Duy 2456 13.95 47 3 32

16 Savva Vetokhin 2569 16.39 53 1 61

17 Christian Gloeckler 2439 13.66 53 -2 73

18 Ihor Samunenkov 2555 16.04 55 -7 -12

19 Vaclav Finek 2529 15.46 57 1 24

20 Zhihan (samuel) Xu 2043 9.50 61 -16 new

In the July Prodigy Watch our top three remained the same as GM Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, IM Faustino Oro, and IM-elect Roman Shogdzhiev maintained their number-one ranks. GM Ivan Zemlyanskii improved his rating to a new personal peak of 2599, rising to a number-six prodigy ranking. And Gurel made big strides, getting his rating above 2650 for the first time and climbing into the top-10 of Prodigy Watch (as well as climbing to 71st overall in the world).

July was good news and bad news for nine-year-old CM Aarit Kapil. The youngster’s extraordinary online results made headlines, including here at Chess.com, and we were able to update his birthday in our prodigy database. Being younger than we could previously confirm means his true June prodigy rank was number-56, rather than the number-100 we listed him at. The bad news is that he lost some rating points in the one event he played and only lands in the number-93 spot this month.

Aarit Kapil is a player for the future. Photo: AICF.

More good news? He has played very well so far in the ongoing World Cadets Cup 2025 and will almost certainly rise in the rankings going forward. That event will have a major impact across the board for next month’s prodigy update.

Kazakh WCM Zhansaya Sholpanbek grabbed our attention with an astounding gain of 334 rating points. That was the largest gain of any player on the entire rating list. Her 2083 rating will allow her to debut with a number-30 rank in the new girls’ Prodigy Watch we will be adding this month.

This month there was also one new entry to the under-10 2000+ club: Meric Zeynel Aker from Turkey.

All data courtesy of FIDE.