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Top Rapid Chess Players in Germany
See the top 100 active chess players representing Germany, ranked by current FIDE rapid rating, with federation statistics and player profiles.
FIDE rating-list snapshot: July 2026. Federation does not necessarily indicate citizenship.
7,555
Active rated players
2,641
Top rating
2,595
Rapid top 10 average
61
Grandmasters
516
Women players
1,794
Under 20
Jan Gustafsson is the highest-rated player representing Germany on this rapid list with a rating of 2641. The top 10 average for this view is 2595.
Player status
#PlayerRatingList
- 1GMJan Gustafsson2641rapidGERFIDE 4625498Born 1979
- 2GMVincent Keymer2627rapidGERFIDE 12940690Born 2004
- 3GMArik Braun2623rapidGERFIDE 4663527Born 1988
- 4GMRainer Buhmann2616rapidGERFIDE 4651340Born 1981
- 5GMDaniel Fridman2591rapidGERFIDE 11600454Born 1976
- 6GMMatthias Bluebaum2587rapidGERFIDE 24651516Born 1997
- 7GMAlexander Donchenko2583rapidGERFIDE 24603295Born 1998
- 8GMRasmus Svane2565rapidGERFIDE 4657101Born 1997
- 9GMNiclas Huschenbeth2562rapidGERFIDE 24604747Born 1992
- 10GMEgor Krivoborodov2559rapidGERFIDE 4155890Born 1989
- 11GMAlexander Naumann2549rapidGERFIDE 4623169Born 1979
- 12GMDmitrij Kollars2546rapidGERFIDE 12909572Born 1999
- 13GMPhilipp Schlosser2542rapidGERFIDE 4600169Born 1968
- 14GMKlaus Bischoff2531rapidGERFIDE 4600045Born 1961
- 15GMMartin Kraemer2527rapidGERFIDE 4671910Born 1987
- 16GMHagen Poetsch2523rapidGERFIDE 24615137Born 1991
- 17GMMichael Feygin2521rapidGERFIDE 14103109Born 1975
- 18GMDaniel Hausrath2516rapidGERFIDE 4617495Born 1976
- 19IMMatthias Dann2515rapidGERFIDE 24638056Born 1991
- 20GMFlorian, Dr. Handke2514rapidGERFIDE 4634527Born 1982
- 21GMStefan Bromberger2511rapidGERFIDE 4635248Born 1982
- 22GMLeon Mons2510rapidGERFIDE 4614950Born 1995
- 23GMHenrik Teske2509rapidGERFIDE 4611500Born 1968
- 24FMIgor Zuyev2503rapidGERFIDE 4686683Born 1964
- 25GMIgor Khenkin2501rapidGERFIDE 4659600Born 1968
- 26GMFrederik Svane2497rapidGERFIDE 12923044Born 2004
- 27GMRoven Vogel2495rapidGERFIDE 12908088Born 2000
- 28GMMaxim Vavulin2487rapidGERFIDE 4169530Born 1998
- 29GMAlexander Berelowitsch2487rapidGERFIDE 14101440Born 1967
- 30GMThies Heinemann2481rapidGERFIDE 4601556Born 1971
- 31GMGennadi Ginsburg2477rapidGERFIDE 4630629Born 1971
- 32GMVitaly Kunin2471rapidGERFIDE 4128737Born 1983
- 33GMGerald Hertneck2470rapidGERFIDE 4600088Born 1963
- 34GMArtur Jussupow2461rapidGERFIDE 4618777Born 1960
- 35GMEric Lobron2459rapidGERFIDE 4600037Born 1960
- 36GMMichael Prusikin2458rapidGERFIDE 4642325Born 1978
- 37IMSteve Berger2458rapidGERFIDE 4644786Born 1981
- 38IMAlexander Krastev2456rapidGERFIDE 12989983Born 2005
- 39IMDennes Abel2456rapidGERFIDE 24605417Born 1989
- 40IMPatrick Zelbel2456rapidGERFIDE 24624322Born 1993
- 41GMJens-Uwe Maiwald2453rapidGERFIDE 4612396Born 1974
- 42GMLuis Engel2452rapidGERFIDE 12961523Born 2002
- 43GMLeonid Milov2445rapidGERFIDE 14101068Born 1966
- 44GMRobert Rabiega2439rapidGERFIDE 4601475Born 1971
- 45IMRafael Friedmann2437rapidGERFIDE 11600780Born 1979
- 46GMMarius Deuer2436rapidGERFIDE 16236432Born 2008
- 47FMMarian Can Nothnagel2435rapidGERFIDE 12921530Born 2000
- 48IMValentin Buckels2435rapidGERFIDE 12942766Born 2001
- 49IMTobias Koelle2435rapidGERFIDE 16207378Born 2004
- 50IMThomas Koch2433rapidGERFIDE 4600533Born 1972
- 51GMMichael Hoffmann2432rapidGERFIDE 4601297Born 1970
- 52IMTobias Jugelt2428rapidGERFIDE 4626150Born 1975
- 53IMAljoscha Feuerstack2427rapidGERFIDE 4681932Born 1988
- 54IMRuben Gideon Koellner2425rapidGERFIDE 12993093Born 2004
- 55GMNikolas Lubbe2424rapidGERFIDE 4694031Born 1990
- 56IMVadym Petrovskiy2424rapidGERFIDE 14165210Born 2007
- 57GMMarco Baldauf2422rapidGERFIDE 4688210Born 1990
- 58Martin Heider2422rapidGERFIDE 24668389Born 1990
- 59GMMathias Womacka2421rapidGERFIDE 4611390Born 1966
- 60GMChristopher Noe2421rapidGERFIDE 24692018Born 1996
- 61IMJakob Leon Pajeken2420rapidGERFIDE 12942839Born 2003
- 62IMMaximilian Berchtenbreiter2420rapidGERFIDE 24641120Born 1994
- 63GMDennis Wagner2420rapidGERFIDE 24650684Born 1997
- 64IMBenedict Krause2418rapidGERFIDE 12917990Born 1997
- 65IMAlexander Gelman2417rapidGERFIDE 4118316Born 1976
- 66GMThorsten Michael Haub2416rapidGERFIDE 4610776Born 1968
- 67IMChristof Sielecki2416rapidGERFIDE 4620437Born 1974
- 68IMJohannes, Dr. Carow2416rapidGERFIDE 24692050Born 1996
- 69IMDieter Morawietz2413rapidGERFIDE 4603508Born 1963
- 70GMMichael Richter2413rapidGERFIDE 4618920Born 1978
- 71IMJoerg Wegerle2413rapidGERFIDE 4644743Born 1985
- 72IMDennis Breder2412rapidGERFIDE 4636945Born 1980
- 73FMJens Hirneise2409rapidGERFIDE 24614734Born 1992
- 74IMArnd Lauber2408rapidGERFIDE 4632630Born 1976
- 75IMChristian, Dr. Seel2408rapidGERFIDE 4663098Born 1983
- 76IMIlja Schneider2407rapidGERFIDE 4663306Born 1984
- 77IMAtila Gajo Figura2407rapidGERFIDE 4688058Born 1989
- 78IMMax Hess2406rapidGERFIDE 24656666Born 1997
- 79GMEckhard Schmittdiel2405rapidGERFIDE 4600096Born 1960
- 80GMLev Gutman2403rapidGERFIDE 4600177Born 1945
- 81GMElisabeth Paehtz2402rapidGERFIDE 4641833Born 1985
- 82IMEmil Schmidek2402rapidGERFIDE 12908150Born 2001
- 83IMYevhenii Yelisieiev2402rapidGERFIDE 14139642Born 1998
- 84IMMarius Fromm2399rapidGERFIDE 12993190Born 2004
- 85IMMartin Bruedigam2399rapidGERFIDE 24608033Born 1987
- 86FMVolker Kraft2395rapidGERFIDE 4606221Born 1962
- 87GMLev Yankelevich2395rapidGERFIDE 24684074Born 1997
- 88IMJulius Muckle2391rapidGERFIDE 12942430Born 2001
- 89GMJakob Meister2390rapidGERFIDE 4102541Born 1955
- 90GMLothar Vogt2390rapidGERFIDE 4611292Born 1952
- 91IMGerlef Meins2388rapidGERFIDE 4620895Born 1970
- 92IMStefan Fruebing2388rapidGERFIDE 4682165Born 1988
- 93IMStefan, Dr. Walter2388rapidGERFIDE 4686608Born 1986
- 94FMOliver Stork2388rapidGERFIDE 12955728Born 2003
- 95FMTristan Niermann2388rapidGERFIDE 12990698Born 2000
- 96IMJonas Rosner2388rapidGERFIDE 24608513Born 1990
- 97GMRainer Polzin2387rapidGERFIDE 4610741Born 1971
- 98FMMarcel Harff2386rapidGERFIDE 24621382Born 1990
- 99FMJan-Dietrich Wendt2385rapidGERFIDE 4623797Born 1974
- 100IMMaximilian, Dr. Meinhardt2385rapidGERFIDE 4668766Born 1986
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About this ranking
Who is the highest-rated chess player representing Germany?
Jan Gustafsson leads the rapid list at 2641.
How many active rated chess players represent Germany?
7,555 active players representing Germany have a current FIDE rapid rating in this ChessEver snapshot.
How are the Germany chess rankings ordered?
Players are ordered by FIDE rapid 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.