It's now official: Vincent Keymer has jumped from ninth place last month to fourth place in the new FIDE world rankings. With his successes in the European Team Championship and the European Club Cup, the German star has improved his rating by another 18 points. Magnus Carlsen continue to be the highest-rated player in the world, while Hou Yifan still leads the women's rankings. Access the FIDE Ratings Database for chess rankings, player profiles, and advanced search options. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players in the classical time control. World Champion, D Gukesh has returned to World top ten in the November 2025 FIDE Rating list. He gained 10.8 Elo rating points en route his double Gold performance at 40th European Club Cup 2025 Open.
