The most important change in the top 10 in September is Alireza Firouzja's return into the top 5 open. The 21-year-old Iran-born Frenchman gained 16 rating points in the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, while the runner-up Fabiano Caruana picked up 5 points and is now very close to the 2800 mark. Nodirbek Abdusattorov earned 4 rating points in this competition and not only moved one position up in the top 100 Open but also topped the junior's rating list.
Photo: St Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes
The Women's World Championship Challenger Tan Zhongyi emerged as the winner of the Belt and Road Women Chess Open in China to get 6 rating points and climb to the third position in the women's list.
Biggest gains in top 100 Open and Women
|
Yao, Lan |
WGM |
ENG |
2353 (+57) |
|
Gaal, Zsoka |
WIM |
HUN |
2385 (+44) |
|
Niemann, Hans Moke |
GM |
USA |
2733 (+22) |
|
Badelka, Olga |
IM |
FID |
2430 (+21) |
|
Firouzja, Alireza |
GM |
FRA |
2767 (+16) |
|
Kashlinskaya, Alina |
IM |
POL |
2490 (+16) |
|
Tsolakidou, Stavroula |
IM |
GRE |
2444 (+15) |
|
Injac, Teodora |
IM |
SRB |
2425 (+14) |
|
Guichard, Pauline |
IM |
FRA |
2374 (+13) |
|
Assaubayeva, Bibisara |
IM |
KAZ |
2482 (+12) |
The biggest gainer in August, Yao Lan triumphally returned to the top 100 Women after a three-month break after earning an impressive 57 points in the 2024 British Championship and FE 22 Spilimbergo – Master.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
Zsoka Gaal picked up 44 rating points and reached her career-high 60th position in the women's rating list following her strong performance in the SixDays Budapest July-August 2024.
Hans Niemann firmly established himself as a top 20 player in August. After winning back-to-back matches over Anish Giri, Etienne Bacrot, and Nikita Vitiugov, the American collected 22 rating points and reached his career-high 16th position (2733) in the open rating list.
Photo: Anna Shtourman
Alina Kashlinskaya achieved arguably the greatest success in her career, winning FIDE Women's Grand Prix Tbilisi, gaining 16 rating points and returning to the women's top 15. The runner-up, Bibisara Assaubayeva, continues to ascend in the women's rating list after collecting 12 points at this event. Stavroula Tsolakidou also had a great tournament in the Georgian capital, where she earned 15 points and debuts in women's top 30.
Pauline Guichard lost in a very close final of the French Women's Championship but can find consolation in 13 rating points that lifted her to the 70th position in the list.
