The top 10 saw no significant changes this past month. It was a relatively quiet month the FIDE Candidates in Toronto.
Biggest gains in Top 100 Open and Women
|
Sliwicka, Alicja |
WIM |
POL |
2375 (+46) |
|
Garifullina, Leya |
IM |
FID |
2458 (+28) |
|
Fataliyeva, Ulviyya |
IM |
AZE |
2399 (+22) |
|
Kulon, Klaudia |
IM |
POL |
2380 (+22) |
|
Murzin, Volodar |
GM |
FID |
2650 (+19) |
|
Buksa, Nataliya |
IM |
UKR |
2402 (+19) |
|
Deshmukh, Divya |
IM |
IND |
2456 (+16) |
|
Aravindh, Chithambaram |
GM |
IND |
2684 (+14) |
|
Shankland, Sam |
GM |
USA |
2683 (+12) |
|
Lu, Miaoyi |
WGM |
CHN |
2449 (+12) |
Alicja Sliwicka (pictured below) became the greatest rating gainer in May, following her strong performance at the European Women’s Championship in Rhodes, which earned her 46 rating points.
Photo: Tomasz Makowski
The new European Women’s Champion, Ulviyya Fataliyeva, significantly improved her rating, coming very close to the 2400 mark. Klaudia Kulon and Nataliya Buksa also overperformed in Rhodes and picked up rating points.
Divya Deshmukh (pictured below) and Leya Garifullina did an excellent job in the 7th Sharjah Challengers 2024, tying for first place and earning significant rating points in this competition. As a result, both are joining the top 25 Women for the first time.
Photo: Aditya Sur Roy
The 7th Sharjah Masters featured a strong field, with four players tied for first place. All four gained impressive rating points, with Sam Shankland and Volodar Murzin (pictured below) making it onto our list. Notably, Murzin debuted in the top 100 Open, climbing to the 83rd position. Aravindh Chithambaram collected only 3 points in this competition but put in a strong performance in the Dubai Police Global Challenge Masters that translates into 11 points and his debut in the top 50 Open.
Photo: Maria Emelianova /Chess.com
Lu Miaoyi shared first place in the Chinese Women’s Championship to gain 12 rating points.
