Top chess players in England

Live FIDE ratings, updated as games are played · October 2026

England has 2,696 rated players. The highest rated is GM David W L Howell at 2665.

Country ranking

#15 of 184

top 10 average 2584.8

Grandmasters

Moved since the October list

OCT26·2,696 players·Updated 08:55 UTC

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1#=47		GMDavid W L Howell ENG · 36	2665	26652665.0	–	-3
2#=50		GMNikita Vitiugov ENG · 39	2663	26632663.0	–	+9
3#92		GMGawain C B Maroroa Jones ENG · 39	2630	26302630.0	–	-13
4#=136		GMLuke J McShane ENG · 42	2607	26072607.0	–	-7
5#=154		GMMichael Adams ENG · 55	2597	25972597.0	–	-49
6#=1631	1	GMNigel D Short ENG · 61	2594	25942594.0	–	+7
7#=3801	1	GMShreyas Royal ENG · 17	2533	25332533.0	–	+32
8#=3911	1	GMDaniel Howard Fernandez ENG · 31	2530	25302530.0	–	+34
9#=4702	2	GMMatthew J Wadsworth ENG · 26	2516	25162516.0	–	+29
10#=4842	2	GMJohn D M Nunn ENG · 71	2513	25132513.0	–	-8
11#=5483	3	GMHarry Grieve ENG · 25	2505	25052505.0	–	+14
12#=594		GMJonathan F Parker ENG · 50	2498	24982498.0	–	-19
=13#=609		GMJon S Speelman ENG · 70	2495	24952495.0	–	+13
=13#=609		GMStuart C Conquest ENG · 59	2495	24952495.0	–	-26
15#=6232	2	GMNicholas Pert ENG · 45	2493	24932493.0	–	-16
=16#=6413	3	GMAmeet K Ghasi ENG · 39	2490	24902490.0	–	-10
=16#=6413	3	GMRavi Haria ENG · 27	2490	24902490.0	–	-1
18#=732		IMBrandon G I Clarke ENG · 31	2480	24802480.0	–	+13
=19#=8354	4	IMMarcus R Harvey ENG · 30	2468	24682468.0	–	+30
=19#=8354	4	GMWilliam N Watson ENG · 64	2468	24682468.0	–	-6
21#=10254	4	GMSimon K Williams ENG · 47	2449	24492449.0	–	+23
22#=1146		IMPeter T Roberson ENG · 37	2438	24382438.0	–	-13
23#=12601	1	GMJohn M Emms ENG · 59	2428	24282428.0	–	+16
24#=12841	1	IMJonah B Willow ENG · 24	2426	24262426.0	–	-46
25#=13572	2	FMSupratit Banerjee ENG · 12	2420	24202420.0	–	+111

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