US Chess

Top player lists

The official US Chess top-100 rankings by age, gender and rating format. Updated September 2026.

Regular

Standard time controls — the rating most tournaments use.

Open

Girls & women

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Quick

Game in 10 to 65 minutes.

Open

Girls & women

Blitz

Game in under 10 minutes.

Open

Girls & women

Online Regular

Rated online play at standard time controls.

Open

Girls & women

Online Quick

Rated online play at quick time controls.

Open

Girls & women

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Online Blitz

Rated online play at blitz time controls.

Open

Girls & women

Correspondence

Correspondence play, rated on its own schedule.

Open

Girls & women

Each list also has an “any federation” edition that drops the US residency requirement; open a list and switch the Include filter to see it. A count appears only when US Chess ranks fewer than 100 players on a list.