Asian Chess Federation Monthly Rankings – September 2026

The Asian Chess Federation presents its September 2026 Individual Rankings,
covering 20 categories from the continent’s leading men and women to the U20, U18, U16, U14, U12,
U10 and U8 age groups, as well as the 50+ and 65+ categories.

Each list contains the Top 12 players and is ordered by Standard rating.
Rapid and Blitz ratings are shown alongside the Standard rating to provide a broader snapshot of each player’s current rating profile.

Note: Players may appear in more than one list when they are eligible for several age categories.
The rankings below reproduce the data supplied for the September 2026 ACF monthly ranking series.

Men – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Sindarov, Javokhir	UZB	2005	2778	2732	2725
2	GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	UZB	2004	2762	2704	2818
3	GM Praggnanandhaa R	IND	2005	2761	2730	2712
4	GM Erigaisi Arjun	IND	2003	2759	2745	2766
5	GM Wei, Yi	CHN	1999	2752	2726	2709
6	GM Anand, Viswanathan	IND	1969	2739	2721	2706
7	GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2001	2737	2584	2608
8	GM Ding, Liren	CHN	1992	2733	2693	2736
9	GM Le, Quang Liem	VIE	1991	2732	2626	2675
10	GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian	RUS	1990	2719	2729	2765
11	GM Nihal Sarin	IND	2004	2718	2698	2721
12	GM Yu, Yangyi	CHN	1994	2710	2667	2722

Women – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Hou, Yifan	CHN	1994	2596	2529	2521
2	GM Ju, Wenjun	CHN	1991	2553	2488	2445
3	GM Lei, Tingjie	CHN	1997	2552	2488	2430
4	GM Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2002	2550	2465	2415
5	GM Tan, Zhongyi	CHN	1991	2536	2502	2424
6	GM Assaubayeva, Bibisara	KAZ	2004	2536	2451	2424
7	GM Koneru, Humpy	IND	1987	2509	2435	2386
8	GM Lagno, Kateryna	RUS	1989	2506	2421	2447
9	GM Divya Deshmukh	IND	2005	2490	2419	2345
10	GM Vaishali, Rameshbabu	IND	2001	2469	2396	2345
11	IM Song, Yuxin	CHN	2005	2457	2354	2407
12	IM Nurman, Alua	KAZ	2007	2455	2332	2343

Elite strength at the top

September’s overall lists show just how strong the top end of Asian chess remains. GM Sindarov, Javokhir (UZB) leads the men on 2778, while GM Hou, Yifan (CHN) heads the women on 2596. The men’s top three are separated by only 17 rating points, while China occupies all three leading places in the women’s list.

Men U20 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Gukesh D	IND	2006	2703	2686	2659
2	GM Pranav, V	IND	2006	2677	2594	2582
3	GM Pranesh M	IND	2006	2674	2534	2589
4	GM Mendonca, Leon Luke	IND	2006	2633	2551	2520
5	GM Madaminov, Mukhiddin	UZB	2006	2611	2492	2576
6	GM Aditya Mittal	IND	2006	2610	2449	2393
7	GM Pranav Anand	IND	2006	2606	2464	2481
8	GM Bharath Subramaniyam H	IND	2007	2605	2475	2546
9	GM Xiao, Tong(QD)	CHN	2008	2598	2472	2490
10	GM Movahed, Sina	IRI	2010	2576	2446	2524
11	GM Daneshvar, Bardiya	IRI	2006	2572	2546	2549
12	GM Zemlyanskii, Ivan	RUS	2010	2563	2564	2535

Women U20 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	IM Nurman, Alua	KAZ	2007	2455	2332	2343
2	WCM Modipalli Deekshitha	IND	2012	2454	1888	1806
3	WGM Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2009	2443	2322	2282
4	WIM Kalyani Sirin	IND	2010	2401	2007	2051
5	WFM Pratitee Bordoloi	IND	2013	2393	2039	1848
6	IM Savitha Shri B	IND	2007	2382	2350	2233
7	IM Lu, Miaoyi	CHN	2010	2371	2330	2197
8	WGM Kairbekova, Amina	KAZ	2006	2355	2147	2154
9	WIM Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	KAZ	2010	2347	2274	2142
10	WIM Mohammadi, Melika	IRI	2010	2342	2277	2336
11	WIM Aamuktha Guntaka	IND	2012	2338	1998	2063
12	WFM Shubhi Gupta	IND	2010	2335	2002	1893

The next generation is already close to the elite

The U20 lists underline the depth of young talent across Asia. GM Gukesh D leads Men U20 with 2703, while IM Nurman, Alua tops Women U20 with 2455. The women’s U20 race is particularly tight, with only 1 point separating first and second.

Boys U18 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Xiao, Tong(QD)	CHN	2008	2598	2472	2490
2	GM Movahed, Sina	IRI	2010	2576	2446	2524
3	GM Zemlyanskii, Ivan	RUS	2010	2563	2564	2535
4	GM Xue, Haowen	CHN	2008	2556	2482	2422
5	GM Kong, Xiangrui	CHN	2009	2549	2390	2469
6	GM Suyarov, Mukhammadzokhid	UZB	2009	2540	2428	2540
7	IM Aswath, S	IND	2008	2540	2371	2390
8	GM Ilamparthi A R	IND	2009	2529	2405	2418
9	IM Vaz, Ethan	IND	2011	2525	2358	2484
10	GM Begmuratov, Khumoyun	UZB	2010	2514	2433	2432
11	IM Sapenov, Daniyal	KAZ	2008	2510	2417	2461
12	IM Dau Khuong Duy	VIE	2011	2509	2385	2454

Girls U18 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	WCM Modipalli Deekshitha	IND	2012	2454	1888	1806
2	WGM Khamdamova, Afruza	UZB	2009	2443	2322	2282
3	WIM Kalyani Sirin	IND	2010	2401	2007	2051
4	WFM Pratitee Bordoloi	IND	2013	2393	2039	1848
5	IM Lu, Miaoyi	CHN	2010	2371	2330	2197
6	WIM Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	KAZ	2010	2347	2274	2142
7	WIM Mohammadi, Melika	IRI	2010	2342	2277	2336
8	WIM Aamuktha Guntaka	IND	2012	2338	1998	2063
9	WFM Shubhi Gupta	IND	2010	2335	2002	1893
10	WIM Nurgaliyeva, Zarina	KAZ	2009	2303	2165	2158
11	Jiang, Tianyu	CHN	2010	2300	2176	2296
12	FM Charvi A	IND	2014	2296	1945	2315

Boys U16 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Movahed, Sina	IRI	2010	2576	2446	2524
2	GM Zemlyanskii, Ivan	RUS	2010	2563	2564	2535
3	IM Vaz, Ethan	IND	2011	2525	2358	2484
4	GM Begmuratov, Khumoyun	UZB	2010	2514	2433	2432
5	IM Dau Khuong Duy	VIE	2011	2509	2385	2454
6	IM Nurgaliyev, Sauat	KAZ	2010	2493	2394	2431
7	IM Jiang, Haochen	CHN	2011	2480	2428	2502
8	IM Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy	IND	2010	2477	2256	2306
9	GM Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2010	2474	2381	2476
10	IM Usov, Aleksandr E.	RUS	2010	2471	2486	2562
11	IM Yadegar, Radin	IRI	2010	2469	2460	2414
12	CM Vedant Rupeshbhai Varasada	IND	2010	2464	2060	1873

Girls U16 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	WCM Modipalli Deekshitha	IND	2012	2454	1888	1806
2	WIM Kalyani Sirin	IND	2010	2401	2007	2051
3	WFM Pratitee Bordoloi	IND	2013	2393	2039	1848
4	IM Lu, Miaoyi	CHN	2010	2371	2330	2197
5	WIM Kaliakhmet, Elnaz	KAZ	2010	2347	2274	2142
6	WIM Mohammadi, Melika	IRI	2010	2342	2277	2336
7	WIM Aamuktha Guntaka	IND	2012	2338	1998	2063
8	WFM Shubhi Gupta	IND	2010	2335	2002	1893
9	Jiang, Tianyu	CHN	2010	2300	2176	2296
10	FM Charvi A	IND	2014	2296	1945	2315
11	WFM Imomkuzieva, Nilufarkhon	UZB	2010	2281	2108	1984
12	WIM Wang, Qinxuanyi	CHN	2011	2274	2117	2092

Strong ratings across the youth categories

In Boys U18, GM Xiao, Tong(QD) leads with 2598. WCM Modipalli Deekshitha leads Girls U18 and also appears at the top of the Girls U16 list, illustrating how the same outstanding young player can feature across several age-eligible categories.

Boys U14 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	IM Smirnov, Mark	KAZ	2012	2451	2352	2462
2	CM Vyom Malhotra	IND	2014	2438	2066	2038
3	FM Samuel Stephen Noble S	IND	2012	2401	1957	1950
4	IM Kuandykuly, Danis	KAZ	2013	2394	2135	2325
5	FM Abdsattar, Alisher	KAZ	2012	2389	2275	2073
6	FM Aadik Theophane Lenin	IND	2012	2384	2201	2078
7	FM Advik Amit Agrawal	IND	2015	2374	2065	2120
8	FM Madhvendra Pratap Sharma	IND	2013	2370	2290	2255
9	FM Botiraliev, Abdumajid	UZB	2012	2368	2135	2084
10	CM Aarav A	IND	2013	2364	2049	2106
11	FM Bhuvan Krishna Prasanth	IND	2012	2359	2044	2023
12	FM Avirat Chauhan	IND	2014	2356	2231	2071

Girls U14 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	WCM Modipalli Deekshitha	IND	2012	2454	1888	1806
2	WFM Pratitee Bordoloi	IND	2013	2393	2039	1848
3	WIM Aamuktha Guntaka	IND	2012	2338	1998	2063
4	FM Charvi A	IND	2014	2296	1945	2315
5	WIM Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini	SRI	2012	2267	2001	2037
6	WIM Xue, Tianhao	CHN	2013	2224	1950	1990
7	WFM Sharvaanica A S	IND	2015	2206	2084	1973
8	WCM Khalafvand, Dorsa Sadat	IRI	2014	2206	2049	1891
9	WFM Buyankhishig, Batpelden	MGL	2012	2181	2093	2007
10	WFM Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyuk	IND	2015	2146	1729	1785
11	WCM Sri Darshini T	IND	2012	2142	1595	1604
12	WFM Berikkyzy, Alanna	KAZ	2014	2131	2091	2131

Boys U12 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	CM Vyom Malhotra	IND	2014	2438	2066	2038
2	FM Advik Amit Agrawal	IND	2015	2374	2065	2120
3	FM Avirat Chauhan	IND	2014	2356	2231	2071
4	FM Aarit Kapil	IND	2015	2335	2384	2182
5	FM Ashwath Kaushik	SGP	2015	2303	2098	2234
6	FM Mani, Sarbartho	IND	2016	2292	2163	2292
7	Akramov, Khasan	UZB	2014	2269	2011	1951
8	FM Annapureddy, Rheyansh Reddy	AUS	2014	2268	2102	2302
9	CM Ayaan Phutane	IND	2016	2254	1932	2089
10	FM Chakrabarty, Reyaansh	AUS	2014	2243	2210	2275
11	FM Yu, Zechen	CHN	2014	2242	1886	1914
12	CM Bolashakov, Nurali	KAZ	2014	2239	2171	2195

Girls U12 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	FM Charvi A	IND	2014	2296	1945	2315
2	WFM Sharvaanica A S	IND	2015	2206	2084	1973
3	WCM Khalafvand, Dorsa Sadat	IRI	2014	2206	2049	1891
4	WFM Marksim Karki Abirami, Sriiyuk	IND	2015	2146	1729	1785
5	WFM Berikkyzy, Alanna	KAZ	2014	2131	2091	2131
6	WCM Sholpanbek, Zhansaya	KAZ	2014	2107	1912	1852
7	WCM Theng, Hillary Rooca	INA	2015	2043	1562	1624
8	Bhavanya Panchumarthi	IND	2014	2015	1827	1759
9	WCM Divi Bijesh	IND	2015	2009	1886	1802
10	WCM Samhita Pungavanam	IND	2014	2008	1727	2030
11	WCM Filippova, Milana	KAZ	2015	1999	1868	1793
12	Makhina, Viktoria	RUS	2014	1983	1878	1948

Depth continues through U14 and U12

IM Smirnov, Mark heads Boys U14 on 2451, while WCM Modipalli Deekshitha leads Girls U14 on 2454. In U12, CM Vyom Malhotra and FM Charvi A take the respective top spots.

Boys U10 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	FM Mani, Sarbartho	IND	2016	2292	2163	2292
2	CM Ayaan Phutane	IND	2016	2254	1932	2089
3	Hriday Garg	IND	2016	2114	1816	2203
4	Guo, Ziming	CHN	2016	2081	1879	1886
5	CM Ulan, Rizat	KAZ	2016	2044	1965	1905
6	CM Sattwik Swain	IND	2016	2044	1818	2023
7	CM Adilbek, Adinur	KAZ	2017	2036	1932	2125
8	Elemes, Nurmukhamed	KAZ	2016	2024	1956	2081
9	CM Nurshin, Nurali	KAZ	2016	2002	2096	2026
10	CM Tamizh Amudhan S	IND	2017	1998	1857	2038
11	Afrooz, Mohammad Taha	IRI	2016	1989	1905	1920
12	CM Nematillakhonov, Nurmuhammad	UZB	2016	1986	2052	1954

Girls U10 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	WCM Bissaliyeva, Alisha	KAZ	2017	1910	1670	1607
2	Sun, Yunjin	CHN	2018	1883	1902	1725
3	Nguyen Vu Bao Chau	VIE	2016	1866	1792	1799
4	WCM Zhu, Jiahe	CHN	2017	1839	1689	1637
5	WCM Nakshatra Gumudavelly	IND	2016	1838	1781	1670
6	WCM Uranzaya, Shagdarsuren	MGL	2016	1837	1536	1660
7	Zhu, Chunxi	CHN	2016	1834	1635	1752
8	Nurkhankyzy, Adelina	KAZ	2016	1811	1762	1771
9	Ly Kha Han	VIE	2016	1799	1666	1718
10	Luu Minh Trang	VIE	2016	1796	1730	1856
11	Zhao, Ruoqi	CHN	2016	1793	1630	1664
12	WCM Chen, Qinran	CHN	2016	1789	1528	1537

Boys U8 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	Zhang, Ruike	CHN	2018	1830	1620	1779
2	Avir Jayneel Patel	IND	2018	1820	1512	0
3	Jin, Yuxin	CHN	2018	1789	1812	1775
4	Wang, Haokai	CHN	2018	1753	1698	0
5	Todbilig Ankhbayar	MGL	2019	1752	0	0
6	Tran Truong Khang	VIE	2018	1749	1589	1597
7	Md Taiyeb, Safwan	BAN	2018	1743	1721	1811
8	Aghaei, Sina	IRI	2018	1742	1890	1645
9	Wang, Shenglin	CHN	2019	1737	1734	1668
10	Truong Phuc Nhat Nguyen	VIE	2018	1736	1788	1793
11	Hosseini, Seyed Maahyar	IRI	2018	1736	1680	1793
12	Nguyen Tran Gia Vuong	VIE	2018	1725	1733	1722

Girls U8 – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	Sun, Yunjin	CHN	2018	1883	1902	1725
2	Nandi, Pritika	IND	2018	1771	1774	1755
3	Yao, Jingya	CHN	2018	1758	1572	1732
4	Wang, Yingluo	CHN	2018	1742	1597	1638
5	Nguyen Khanh An	VIE	2018	1738	1617	1488
6	Lan, Jia	CHN	2018	1720	1794	1822
7	Zinovieva, Polina	RUS	2018	1698	1479	0
8	Ye, Xinhe	CHN	2018	1685	1593	0
9	Divisha Naveen Nayakula	IND	2018	1676	1412	1510
10	Aldarmaa, Orkhontuul	MGL	2019	1653	0	0
11	Zhu, Xianshuo	CHN	2018	1652	1718	1580
12	Yang, Peilin	CHN	2018	1643	1800	1542

The youngest names to watch

The U10 and U8 lists offer an early look at the next wave of talent. FM Mani, Sarbartho leads Boys U10 on 2292, while WCM Bissaliyeva, Alisha leads Girls U10. In U8, Zhang, Ruike tops the boys and Sun, Yunjin leads the girls.

Men 50+ – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Anand, Viswanathan	IND	1969	2739	2721	2706
2	GM Dreev, Aleksey	RUS	1969	2577	2531	2550
3	GM Kazhgaleyev, Murtas	KAZ	1973	2541	2493	2453
4	GM Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	1974	2535	2457	2632
5	GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim	RUS	1976	2522	2461	2490
6	GM Popov, Valerij	RUS	1974	2521	2466	2452
7	GM Makarichev, Sergey	RUS	1953	2519	0	0
8	GM Pigusov, Evgeny	RUS	1961	2508	2455	2524
9	IM Smikovski, Ivan	RUS	1972	2503	2496	0
10	IM Magai, Vladimir	KGZ	1971	2490	2509	2526
11	GM Janovsky, Sergey	RUS	1960	2489	0	0
12	GM Kotsur, Pavel	KAZ	1974	2484	2510	2511

Women 50+ – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	IM Galliamova, Alisa	RUS	1972	2368	2317	2314
2	IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	RUS	1974	2293	2166	2167
3	WGM Ryjanova, Julia	AUS	1974	2180	2147	2127
4	WGM Mikhailova, Irina	RUS	1963	2166	2115	2053
5	WGM Strutinskaia, Galina	RUS	1957	2138	2145	2134
6	WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An	VIE	1976	2138	2072	2018
7	WGM Fatalibekova, Elena	RUS	1947	2135	1976	1952
8	WFM Gubernatorova, Lyudmila	RUS	1967	2120	1968	1980
9	WIM Karpova, Yulia	RUS	1974	2102	1995	1840
10	WGM Bogumil, Tatiana	RUS	1958	2074	2041	1936
11	WIM Widjayanti, Lindri Juni	INA	1963	2072	0	0
12	WFM Irzhanova, Victoriya	KAZ	1972	2060	0	0

Men 65+ – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	GM Makarichev, Sergey	RUS	1953	2519	0	0
2	GM Pigusov, Evgeny	RUS	1961	2508	2455	2524
3	GM Janovsky, Sergey	RUS	1960	2489	0	0
4	GM Torre, Eugenio	PHI	1951	2423	2423	2343
5	GM Ivanov, Sergey	RUS	1961	2405	2455	2337
6	GM Dvoirys, Semen I.	RUS	1958	2388	2361	2361
7	FM Rinas, Oleg	KAZ	1961	2387	2379	2399
8	GM Balashov, Yuri S	RUS	1949	2376	2256	2300
9	IM Trofimov, Sergey	RUS	1950	2373	2192	2352
10	GM Temirbayev, Serikbay	KAZ	1961	2367	2483	2351
11	FM Ballecer, Dino	PHI	0	2363	2288	2201
12	IM Loifenfeld, Jakov	RUS	1949	2355	0	0

Women 65+ – Top 12

Rank	Player	FED	Born	Standard	Rapid	Blitz
1	WGM Strutinskaia, Galina	RUS	1957	2138	2145	2134
2	WGM Fatalibekova, Elena	RUS	1947	2135	1976	1952
3	WGM Bogumil, Tatiana	RUS	1958	2074	2041	1936
4	WIM Bulanova, Irina	KAZ	1961	2018	1906	1940
5	WIM Titorenko, Natalia I	RUS	1951	2000	1967	1926
6	WIM Khropova, Larisa	RUS	1955	1992	1955	1859
7	WIM Sorokina, Tamara	RUS	1942	1976	1795	1914
8	WGM Saunina, Ludmila	RUS	1952	1966	1872	1920
9	WFM Kuznetsova, Luba	RUS	1945	1964	1868	1890
10	Ovsiannikova, Tatiana	RUS	1956	1962	1924	1869
11	Allakhinova, Mariana	RUS	1956	1952	1919	0
12	Sekhposjan, Marina	RUS	1961	1943	1901	1796

Experience remains a major force

The senior lists provide a striking counterpoint to the junior categories. GM Anand, Viswanathan leads Men 50+ with 2739, while IM Galliamova, Alisa leads Women 50+. In the 65+ categories, GM Makarichev, Sergey and WGM Strutinskaia, Galina hold the top positions.

Twenty categories, one picture of Asian chess

Taken together, the September lists show the remarkable breadth of competitive chess across Asia:
elite grandmasters at the top of the overall rankings, a deep group of juniors already reaching very high ratings,
promising young players emerging in the U8 and U10 lists, and experienced competitors continuing to perform strongly
in the senior categories.

The Asian Chess Federation will continue to publish its monthly ranking series, offering a regular snapshot
of the continent’s leading players and emerging talents.