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Ukraine Chess Players

12 players from Ukraine ranked among the world's top 100 chess grandmasters.

12
Top 100 Players
2671.9
Highest Rating
2640
Average Rating
#45
Best World Rank
#PlayerClassicalRapidBlitzWorld RankAge
1Kovalenko, Igor2671.9-0.1—2610.0#4537
2Eljanov, Pavel2664.02605.0—#5243
3Ponomariov, Ruslan2632.02656.52621.1#9542
4Onyshchuk, Volodymyr—2643.0—#4134
5Kravtsiv, Martyn—2641.02696.0#4335
6Nyzhnyk, Illya—2633.0—#5029
7Ivanchuk, Vasyl—2629.7—#5257
8Baklan, Vladimir—2624.0—#5948
9Korobov, Anton—2614.02647.0#8341
10Bortnyk, Olexandr—2607.42681.1#9629
11Drozdovskij, Yuri——2663.0#3842
12Bortnyk, Mykola——2659.0#4032

Chess in Ukraine

Ukraine has 12 players represented in the world's top 100 chess rankings. The top-rated player is Kovalenko, Igor with a classical rating of 2671.9, ranked #45 in the world. The average classical rating of Ukraine's top players is 2640, demonstrating the country's strength at the highest level of competitive chess.

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