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Highest ranked blitz chess players worldwide as of January 2025, by FIDE rating

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January 2025

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Worldwide

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as of January 22, 2025

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* La Fédération Internationale des Échecs also referred to as the International Chess Federation (FIDE) uses a variation of the Elo rating system to rank players.

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Leading blitz chess players worldwide 2025, by FIDE rating

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Jan 22, 2025

As of January 2025, the world's top-ranked blitz chess player was Magnus Carlsen from Norway, who had a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation) rating of 2,889. Following behind in second place was the French chess player Alireza Firouzja, with a rating of 2,871.

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