As of April 2024, Magnus Carlsen from Norway held the title of the world's top-ranked classical chess player, having a FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs/International Chess Federation) rating of 2,830. In second place was the Italian-American chess player Fabiano Caruana, with a rating of 2,803.
Highest ranked classical chess players worldwide as of April 2024, by FIDE rating
* La Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) also referred to as the International Chess Federation uses a variation of the Elo rating system to rank players.
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