The Women's top 10 remained intact in July, while the Open list saw some changes. Wei Yi reached his career-high 8th position, following his good showing in the Chinese Chess League, while Alireza Firouzja returned to the top 10 after a three-month hiatus.
Photo: Grand Chess Tour/Lennart Ootes
Biggest gains in top 100 Open and Women
|
Kulon, Klaudia |
IM |
POL |
2415 (+36) |
|
Van Foreest, Jorden |
GM |
NED |
2696 (+25) |
|
Liang, Awonder |
GM |
USA |
2666 (+18) |
|
Vaishali, Rameshbabu |
GM |
IND |
2506 (+18) |
|
Sliwicka, Alicja |
WIM |
POL |
2373 (+16) |
|
Salem, Saleh |
GM |
OAE |
2652 (+14) |
|
Warmerdam, Max |
GM |
NED |
2676 (+13) |
|
Dronavalli, Harika |
GM |
IND |
2502 (+11) |
|
Badelka, Olga |
IM |
FID |
2409 (+11) |
|
Le, Quang Liem |
GM |
VIE |
2741 (+10) |
|
Zhu, Jiner |
GM |
CHN |
2479 (+10) |
Klaudia Kulon became the biggest rating gainer in July thanks to her impressive performance in the Pardubice Open, where she finished sixth and picked 36 rating points. The tournament winner, 14-year-old Vaclav Finek, Vaclav Finek earned 15 points, reaching a career-high 88th place in the top 100 Junior list.
Photo: Czech Open
Jorden Van Foreest had a very successful trip to Canada, winning both the Canadian Open and Maplewood Invitational. He gained 25 rating points and came very close to the 2700 mark.
Awonder Liang climbed to his career-high 65th place in the top 100 Open after a very productive July (+18) in the American tournaments that included the 52nd Annual World Open and U.S. Junior Championship.
Photo: Saint Louis Chess Club/ Austin Fuller
Alicja Sliwicka dropped 12 points in the 2024 FISU World University Mind Sports Chess Championship. However, she recovered with a strong performance in the Open International d'Aix en Provence, gaining 29 points and increasing her overall rating by 16 points in July.
Saleh Salem and Rameshbabu Vaishali shone in the inaugural Biel GMT-Challengers, collecting 14 and 18 rating points, respectively. Saleh returned to the top 100 Open after a year's absence, while Vaishali climbed as high as the 11th position and is now knocking on the top 10 Women's door. Le Quang Liem won his third straight title in the main event, GMT-Masters, translating into 10 rating points.
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
Max Warmerdam won the 2024 Dutch Championship (his second national title) and the Brasov Grand Prix Classic, picking up 13 rating points, while Harika Dronavalli overperformed in the Isbank of Turkiye Chess Super League, gaining 11 points.
