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July 2025 FIDE Ratings: Praggnanandhaa New Indian Number-1

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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 Lee Cairns Cup 2025
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.

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# 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
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.

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