Highest blitz chess ratings ever

Every player's best rating on FIDE's monthly blitz lists since July 2012.

GM Magnus Carlsen's 2986 on the December 2017 list is the highest blitz rating on any FIDE list since July 2012.

#	Player	Peak	First reached	Latest
1	GM Magnus Carlsen NOR · Dec 2017 · Latest 2860	2986	Dec 2017	2860
2	GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA · Jul 2019 · Latest 2734	2948	Jul 2019	2734
3	GM Hikaru Nakamura USA · Mar 2019 · Latest 2800	2934	Mar 2019	2800
4	GM Alexander Grischuk RUS · Aug 2012 · Latest 2697	2923	Aug 2012	2697
5	GM Sergey Karjakin RUS · Jan 2013 · Latest 2618	2906	Jan 2013	2618
6	GM Alireza Firouzja FRA · Nov 2022 · Latest 2797	2904	Nov 2022	2797
7	GM Ian Nepomniachtchi RUS · Jul 2014 · Latest 2765	2880	Jul 2014	2765
8	GM Dmitry Andreikin FID · Aug 2012 · Latest 2686	2877	Aug 2012	2686
9	GM Liren Ding CHN · Apr 2016 · Latest 2736	2875	Apr 2016	2736
10	GM Levon Aronian USA · Jul 2018 · Latest 2714	2871	Jul 2018	2714
11	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE · Dec 2014 · Latest 2612	2866	Dec 2014	2612
12	GM Wesley So USA · Jul 2021 · Latest 2745	2861	Jul 2021	2745
13	GM Vladislav Artemiev RUS · May 2018 · Latest 2712	2849	May 2018	2712
14	GM Fabiano Caruana USA · Jun 2022 · Latest 2738	2847	Jun 2022	2738
15	GM Quang Liem Le VIE · Aug 2013 · Latest 2675	2843	Aug 2013	2675
16	GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS · Jun 2016 · Latest 2670	2841	Jun 2016	2670
17	GM Viswanathan Anand IND · Dec 2018 · Latest 2706	2832	Dec 2018	2706
18	GM Iuri Shkuro UKR · Mar 2017 · Latest 2525	2828	Mar 2017	2525
19	GM Anish Giri NED · May 2016 · Latest 2636	2822	May 2016	2636
20	GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov UZB · Jul 2026 · Latest 2819	2820	Jul 2026	2819
21	GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda POL · Jan 2019 · Latest 2704	2818	Jan 2019	2704
22	GM Stanislav Bogdanovich UKR · May 2015 · Latest 2715	2815	May 2015	2715Feb 2020
22	GM Vasyl Ivanchuk UKR · Dec 2017 · Latest 2621	2815	Dec 2017	2621
24	GM Garry Kasparov RUS · Aug 2017 · Latest 2712	2812	Aug 2017	2712
24	GM Yangyi Yu CHN · Sep 2019 · Latest 2722	2812	Sep 2019	2722
26	GM Alexander Morozevich RUS · Oct 2014 · Latest 2583	2811	Oct 2014	2583
27	GM Rauf Mamedov AZE · Jan 2016 · Latest 2648	2810	Jan 2016	2648
28	GM Teimour Radjabov AZE · Jan 2015 · Latest 2659	2808	Jan 2015	2659
29	GM David Navara CZE · Jun 2015 · Latest 2628	2806	Jun 2015	2628
29	GM Daniil Dubov RUS · Sep 2024 · Latest 2783	2806	Sep 2024	2783
31	GM Peter Svidler FID · Jan 2019 · Latest 2684	2805	Jan 2019	2684
32	GM Vladimir Fedoseev SLO · May 2015 · Latest 2726	2798	May 2015	2726
33	GM Ruslan Ponomariov UKR · Jul 2013 · Latest 2614	2797	Jul 2013	2614
33	GM Anton Korobov UKR · Jan 2014 · Latest 2647	2797	Jan 2014	2647
35	GM Leinier Dominguez Perez USA · Jan 2017 · Latest 2604	2796	Jan 2017	2604
35	GM Michael Adams ENG · Jan 2019 · Latest 2695	2796	Jan 2019	2695
37	GM Evgeny Tomashevsky RUS · Apr 2016 · Latest 2597	2793	Apr 2016	2597
38	GM Boris Gelfand ISR · Apr 2016 · Latest 2582	2792	Apr 2016	2582
39	GM Ngoc Truong Son Nguyen VIE · Jul 2013 · Latest 2534	2791	Jul 2013	2534
40	GM Peter Leko HUN · Apr 2017 · Latest 2738	2790	Apr 2017	2738
41	GM Olexandr Bortnyk UKR · Aug 2025 · Latest 2690	2787	Aug 2025	2690
42	GM Hao Wang CHN · Apr 2016 · Latest 2649	2784	Apr 2016	2649
43	GM Shanglei Lu CHN · May 2015 · Latest 2710	2781	May 2015	2710
44	GM Haik M. Martirosyan ARM · May 2023 · Latest 2686	2777	May 2023	2686
44	GM Erigaisi Arjun IND · Jan 2026 · Latest 2766	2777	Jan 2026	2766
46	GM Richard Rapport HUN · Jul 2021 · Latest 2616	2776	Jul 2021	2616
47	GM Igor Kovalenko UKR · Mar 2015 · Latest 2610	2774	Mar 2015	2610
47	GM Pentala Harikrishna IND · Apr 2016 · Latest 2620	2774	Apr 2016	2620
49	GM A.R. Saleh Salem UAE · Jul 2017 · Latest 2608	2767	Jul 2017	2608
49	GM Xiangzhi Bu CHN · Jun 2019 · Latest 2717	2767	Jun 2019	2717
51	GM Zaven Andriasian ARM · Apr 2018 · Latest 2557	2766	Apr 2018	2557
52	GM Farrukh Amonatov TJK · Jul 2016 · Latest 2575	2764	Jul 2016	2575
53	GM Tigran L. Petrosian ARM · Jan 2018 · Latest 2570	2762	Jan 2018	2570
54	GM Maxim Matlakov RUS · Jan 2020 · Latest 2614	2760	Jan 2020	2614
55	GM Lazaro Bruzon Batista USA · By Jul 2012 · Latest 2647	2758	By Jul 2012	2647
55	GM Baadur Jobava GEO · Jan 2017 · Latest 2610	2758	Jan 2017	2610
57	GM Gata Kamsky FRA · Sep 2012 · Latest 2645	2756	Sep 2012	2645
57	GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit IND · Dec 2019 · Latest 2677	2756	Dec 2019	2677
59	GM Alexander Zubov UKR · Aug 2019 · Latest 2686	2754	Aug 2019	2686
60	GM Veselin Topalov BUL · By Jul 2012 · Latest 2627	2752	By Jul 2012	2627
61	GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami IRI · Mar 2020 · Latest 2504	2751	Mar 2020	2504
62	GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB · Jun 2017 · Latest 2549	2750	Jun 2017	2549
63	GM Gabriel Sargissian ARM · Jul 2014 · Latest 2574	2749	Jul 2014	2574
63	GM Aleksey Dreev RUS · Jul 2014 · Latest 2550	2749	Jul 2014	2550
65	GM Sanan Sjugirov HUN · Nov 2018 · Latest 2573	2748	Nov 2018	2573
66	GM Vladimir Malakhov FID · Apr 2015 · Latest 2596	2747	Apr 2015	2596
67	GM Etienne Bacrot FRA · Mar 2013 · Latest 2589	2744	Mar 2013	2589
67	GM Alexander Riazantsev RUS · Oct 2013 · Latest 2507	2744	Oct 2013	2507
69	GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek POL · Jul 2014 · Latest 2584	2743	Jul 2014	2584
69	GM Ilia Smirin ISR · Nov 2014 · Latest 2511	2743	Nov 2014	2511
69	GM Volodymyr Onyshchuk UKR · Aug 2015 · Latest 2633	2743	Aug 2015	2633
72	GM Yi Wei CHN · Jun 2017 · Latest 2709	2740	Jun 2017	2709
73	GM Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson ISL · Nov 2017 · Latest 2473	2737	Nov 2017	2473
74	GM Judit Polgar HUN · Jul 2014 · Latest 2736	2736	Jul 2014	2736
75	GM Parham Maghsoodloo IRI · Sep 2019 · Latest 2638	2735	Sep 2019	2638
76	GM Dmitry Jakovenko RUS · Aug 2012 · Latest 2624	2734	Aug 2012	2624
76	GM Boris Savchenko RUS · May 2015 · Latest 2486	2734	May 2015	2486
76	GM Gawain C B Maroroa Jones ENG · May 2016 · Latest 2616	2734	May 2016	2616
76	GM Hans Moke Niemann USA · Feb 2025 · Latest 2711	2734	Feb 2025	2711
76	GM Praggnanandhaa R IND · Jun 2025 · Latest 2712	2734	Jun 2025	2712
81	GM Nikolai Chadaev RUS · Mar 2013 · Latest 2733	2733	Mar 2013	2733
81	GM Ahmed Adly EGY · Oct 2016 · Latest 2613	2733	Oct 2016	2613
81	GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli ESP · Oct 2016 · Latest 2633	2733	Oct 2016	2633
84	GM Victor Bologan MDA · By Jul 2012 · Latest 2469	2732	By Jul 2012	2469
84	GM Christian Bauer FRA · Jul 2022 · Latest 2596	2732	Jul 2022	2596
84	GM Daniel Naroditsky USA · Aug 2025 · Latest 2705	2732	Aug 2025	2705Oct 2025
87	GM Maxim Dlugy USA · Aug 2012 · Latest 2489	2731	Aug 2012	2489
87	GM Aleksandr Shimanov RUS · Aug 2012 · Latest 2558	2731	Aug 2012	2558
89	GM Sergei Movsesian ARM · Jul 2013 · Latest 2620	2730	Jul 2013	2620
89	GM Vladislav Tkachiev FRA · Jan 2014 · Latest 2587	2730	Jan 2014	2587
91	GM Evgeny Alekseev ISR · Jun 2015 · Latest 2486	2729	Jun 2015	2486
92	GM Ernesto Inarkiev RUS · Mar 2013 · Latest 2496	2728	Mar 2013	2496
93	GM Laurent Fressinet FRA · Mar 2013 · Latest 2540	2727	Mar 2013	2540
93	GM Nikita Vitiugov ENG · Nov 2015 · Latest 2586	2727	Nov 2015	2586
93	GM Hrant Melkumyan ARM · Jan 2016 · Latest 2604	2727	Jan 2016	2604
93	GM Jeffery Xiong USA · Dec 2021 · Latest 2703	2727	Dec 2021	2703
93	GM Samuel Sevian USA · Jul 2025 · Latest 2658	2727	Jul 2025	2658
98	GM Georg Meier URU · Jul 2014 · Latest 2526	2726	Jul 2014	2526
99	GM Kiril Georgiev BUL · Mar 2013 · Latest 2488	2725	Mar 2013	2488
99	GM Javokhir Sindarov UZB · Sep 2026 · Latest 2725	2725	Sep 2026	2725

Peak is a player's highest rating on any of FIDE's monthly blitz lists since July 2012. When a player reached the same peak more than once, the first month is shown; 'By Jul 2012' means the peak was already on the earliest list we have for that player, so it may be older. Latest is the rating on the most recent list that rates the player.