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United States of America Chess Players

19 players from United States of America ranked among the world's top 100 chess grandmasters.

19
Top 100 Players
2792.0
Highest Rating
2684
Average Rating
#2
Best World Rank
#PlayerClassicalRapidBlitzWorld RankAge
1Nakamura, Hikaru2792.02738.02800.0#238
2Caruana, Fabiano2789.02682.02738.0#334
3So, Wesley2774.02699.02745.0#532
4Dominguez Perez, Leinier2732.02651.32604.0#1742
5Niemann, Hans Moke2725.02675.02711.0#1923
6Aronian, Levon2725.02743.82714.0#2043
7Sevian, Samuel2708.02664.02658.0#2925
8Liang, Awonder2693.0——#3723
9Robson, Ray2659.02639.02622.0#5331
10Xiong, Jeffery2656.0——#5725
11Shankland, Sam2646.02624.0—#7034
12Jacobson, Brandon2644.0——#7323
13Onischuk, Alexander2639.02617.02629.0#8051
14Oparin, Grigoriy2638.02611.02655.0#8129
15Mishra, Abhimanyu2636.2+6.2——#8517
16Antipov, Mikhail Al.2628.0——#9929
17Swiercz, Dariusz—2646.0—#4032
18Hess, Robert—2617.0—#7535
19Akopian, Vladimir——2645.0#5154

Chess in United States of America

United States of America has 19 players represented in the world's top 100 chess rankings. The top-rated player is Nakamura, Hikaru with a classical rating of 2792.0, ranked #2 in the world. The average classical rating of United States of America's top players is 2684, demonstrating the country's strength at the highest level of competitive chess.

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