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Top Chess Players in Germany

See the top 100 active chess players representing Germany, ranked by current FIDE classical rating, with federation statistics and player profiles.

FIDE rating-list snapshot: July 2026. Federation does not necessarily indicate citizenship.

13,985
Active rated players
2,767
Top rating
2,637
FIDE top 10 average
75
Grandmasters
1,121
Women players
3,257
Under 20

Vincent Keymer is the highest-rated player representing Germany on this classical list with a rating of 2767. FIDE's federation ranking uses the top 10 active-player average: 2637.

Rating list
Player status
#PlayerRating
  1. 1
    GMVincent Keymer
    GERFIDE 12940690
    2767
  2. 2
    GMMatthias Bluebaum
    GERFIDE 24651516
    2694
  3. 3
    GMFrederik Svane
    GERFIDE 12923044
    2655
  4. 4
    GMAlexander Donchenko
    GERFIDE 24603295
    2635
  5. 5
    GMDmitrij Kollars
    GERFIDE 12909572
    2634
  6. 6
    GMRasmus Svane
    GERFIDE 4657101
    2624
  7. 7
    GMFabian Doettling
    GERFIDE 4627253
    2593
  8. 8
    GMDennis Wagner
    GERFIDE 24650684
    2589
  9. 9
    GMLuis Engel
    GERFIDE 12961523
    2588
  10. 10
    GMArik Braun
    GERFIDE 4663527
    2587
  11. 11
    GMNiclas Huschenbeth
    GERFIDE 24604747
    2586
  12. 12
    GMJan Gustafsson
    GERFIDE 4625498
    2580
  13. 13
    GMDaniel Fridman
    GERFIDE 11600454
    2564
  14. 14
    GMDavid Baramidze
    GERFIDE 4667719
    2562
  15. 15
    GMMartin Kraemer
    GERFIDE 4671910
    2560
  16. 16
    GMRainer Buhmann
    GERFIDE 4651340
    2547
  17. 17
    GMLeonardo Costa
    GERFIDE 16213955
    2540
  18. 18
    GMMaxim Vavulin
    GERFIDE 4169530
    2537
  19. 19
    GMArtur Jussupow
    GERFIDE 4618777
    2537
  20. 20
    GMJonas Lampert
    GERFIDE 1303759
    2536
  21. 21
    GMEgor Krivoborodov
    GERFIDE 4155890
    2535
  22. 22
    IMRuben Gideon Koellner
    GERFIDE 12993093
    2531
  23. 23
    GMRustem Dautov
    GERFIDE 4623606
    2525
  24. 24
    GMVitaly Kunin
    GERFIDE 4128737
    2519
  25. 25
    GMChristopher Lutz
    GERFIDE 4600193
    2517
  26. 26
    GMFlorian, Dr. Handke
    GERFIDE 4634527
    2517
  27. 27
    GMMatthias Wahls
    GERFIDE 4600070
    2516
  28. 28
    IMChristian Gloeckler
    GERFIDE 34608966
    2506
  29. 29
    GMChristopher Noe
    GERFIDE 24692018
    2501
  30. 30
    GMRoven Vogel
    GERFIDE 12908088
    2499
  31. 31
    IMTobias Koelle
    GERFIDE 16207378
    2498
  32. 32
    GMAlexander Graf
    GERFIDE 4680804
    2492
  33. 33
    GMMarius Deuer
    GERFIDE 16236432
    2491
  34. 34
    GMAlexander Naumann
    GERFIDE 4623169
    2489
  35. 35
    GMIgor Khenkin
    GERFIDE 4659600
    2487
  36. 36
    GMMichael Prusikin
    GERFIDE 4642325
    2484
  37. 37
    GMJulian Kramer
    GERFIDE 12921742
    2483
  38. 38
    GMLeon Mons
    GERFIDE 4614950
    2482
  39. 39
    GMStefan Bromberger
    GERFIDE 4635248
    2475
  40. 40
    IMJakob Leon Pajeken
    GERFIDE 12942839
    2475
  41. 41
    IMChristian, Dr. Seel
    GERFIDE 4663098
    2474
  42. 42
    IMJakob Pfreundt
    GERFIDE 12918156
    2472
  43. 43
    IMXianliang Xu
    GERFIDE 4603230
    2470
  44. 44
    GMAlexander Berelowitsch
    GERFIDE 14101440
    2470
  45. 45
    IMMaximilian Neef
    GERFIDE 24692085
    2470
  46. 46
    GMNikolas Lubbe
    GERFIDE 4694031
    2469
  47. 47
    IMVadym Petrovskiy
    GERFIDE 14165210
    2469
  48. 48
    GMEric Lobron
    GERFIDE 4600037
    2467
  49. 49
    IMPatrick Zelbel
    GERFIDE 24624322
    2465
  50. 50
    GMRobert Rabiega
    GERFIDE 4601475
    2460
  51. 51
    IMAljoscha Feuerstack
    GERFIDE 4681932
    2460
  52. 52
    GMDaniel Hausrath
    GERFIDE 4617495
    2456
  53. 53
    FMIgor Zuyev
    GERFIDE 4686683
    2456
  54. 54
    FMMarian Can Nothnagel
    GERFIDE 12921530
    2451
  55. 55
    IMBennet Hagner
    GERFIDE 16224477
    2451
  56. 56
    IMJonas Rosner
    GERFIDE 24608513
    2451
  57. 57
    GMLev Yankelevich
    GERFIDE 24684074
    2451
  58. 58
    IMIlja Schneider
    GERFIDE 4663306
    2450
  59. 59
    IMMarius Fromm
    GERFIDE 12993190
    2450
  60. 60
    IMDennis Kaczmarczyk
    GERFIDE 24608297
    2450
  61. 61
    IMMaximilian Berchtenbreiter
    GERFIDE 24641120
    2450
  62. 62
    IMJohannes, Dr. Carow
    GERFIDE 24692050
    2446
  63. 63
    GMPhilipp Schlosser
    GERFIDE 4600169
    2445
  64. 64
    IMCollin Colbow
    GERFIDE 16201132
    2445
  65. 65
    GMHagen Poetsch
    GERFIDE 24615137
    2444
  66. 66
    GMGennadij Fish
    GERFIDE 14102803
    2443
  67. 67
    IMNikolas Wachinger
    GERFIDE 12962791
    2438
  68. 68
    GMMichael Feygin
    GERFIDE 14103109
    2438
  69. 69
    IMEmil Schmidek
    GERFIDE 12908150
    2436
  70. 70
    IMJonathan Carlstedt
    GERFIDE 24614386
    2436
  71. 71
    IMAdrian Gschnitzer
    GERFIDE 1270337
    2435
  72. 72
    GMMarco Baldauf
    GERFIDE 4688210
    2435
  73. 73
    IMValentin Buckels
    GERFIDE 12942766
    2435
  74. 74
    IMMatthias Dann
    GERFIDE 24638056
    2434
  75. 75
    GMHenrik Teske
    GERFIDE 4611500
    2433
  76. 76
    GMRoman Slobodjan
    GERFIDE 4617347
    2433
  77. 77
    GMUwe Boensch
    GERFIDE 4611268
    2431
  78. 78
    IMJari Reuker
    GERFIDE 12909300
    2430
  79. 79
    FMMykola Korchynskyi
    GERFIDE 34138005
    2430
  80. 80
    IMAshot Parvanyan
    GERFIDE 13307550
    2429
  81. 81
    GMGerald Hertneck
    GERFIDE 4600088
    2428
  82. 82
    IMMartin, Dr. Borriss
    GERFIDE 4611950
    2428
  83. 83
    IMDaniel Kopylov
    GERFIDE 12921971
    2428
  84. 84
    FMLuca Suvorov
    GERFIDE 12977071
    2427
  85. 85
    IMAlexander Krastev
    GERFIDE 12989983
    2427
  86. 86
    IMThore Perske
    GERFIDE 12902195
    2426
  87. 87
    GMMichael Hoffmann
    GERFIDE 4601297
    2424
  88. 88
    IMStefan, Dr. Wehmeier
    GERFIDE 4602447
    2424
  89. 89
    IMFranz Braeuer
    GERFIDE 24634468
    2424
  90. 90
    IMThomas Fiebig
    GERFIDE 4693922
    2423
  91. 91
    IMAlexander Gelman
    GERFIDE 4118316
    2422
  92. 92
    IMRaoul Strohhaeker
    GERFIDE 4687400
    2422
  93. 93
    IMRaphael Lagunow
    GERFIDE 24652644
    2422
  94. 94
    IMRobert Baskin
    GERFIDE 24662402
    2422
  95. 95
    IMAchim, Dr. Illner
    GERFIDE 4615840
    2420
  96. 96
    IMBenedict Krause
    GERFIDE 12917990
    2420
  97. 97
    IMAnthony Petkidis
    GERFIDE 24673390
    2420
  98. 98
    GMKlaus Bischoff
    GERFIDE 4600045
    2419
  99. 99
    GMJens-Uwe Maiwald
    GERFIDE 4612396
    2416
  100. 100
    FMTobias Kolb
    GERFIDE 12992321
    2416
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About this ranking

Who is the highest-rated chess player representing Germany?

Vincent Keymer leads the classical list at 2767.

How many active rated chess players represent Germany?

13,985 active players representing Germany have a current FIDE classical rating in this ChessEver snapshot.

How are the Germany chess rankings ordered?

Players are ordered by FIDE classical rating, highest first. The default ranking excludes players marked inactive by FIDE. Equal ratings are ordered consistently by FIDE ID. Federation represents the player's FIDE federation, not necessarily citizenship.