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United States of America Chess Players

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

17
Top 100 Players
2792.0
Highest Rating
2690
Average Rating
#2
Best World Rank
#PlayerClassicalRapidBlitzWorld RankAge
1Nakamura, Hikaru2792.02742.0—#238
2Caruana, Fabiano2792.02705.52766.1#333
3So, Wesley2765.02707.82767.0#732
4Dominguez Perez, Leinier2732.02669.2—#1742
5Niemann, Hans Moke2730.02675.02711.0#1923
6Aronian, Levon2724.02735.02700.0#2243
7Sevian, Samuel2701.02663.12677.7#3225
8Liang, Awonder2696.0——#3423
9Robson, Ray2659.02627.52617.3#5431
10Shankland, Sam2657.5-0.52624.02613.0#5534
11Xiong, Jeffery2656.0——#5825
12Oparin, Grigoriy2643.02610.62675.1#7429
13Mishra, Abhimanyu2638.0——#8717
14Woodward, Andy2638.0——#8816
15Swiercz, Dariusz—2651.3—#3732
16Akopian, Vladimir——2652.0#4554
17Lenderman, Aleksandr——2610.0#8836

Chess in United States of America

United States of America has 17 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 2690, demonstrating the country's strength at the highest level of competitive chess.

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