FIDE Rapid Rating: Eight Ukrainians in the World Top 100

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The FIDE Rapid Rating as of October 1, 2026 has been published. The top hundred of the world list includes eight Ukrainian grandmasters. Ruslan Ponomariov is the highest among them.

🇺🇦 Ukrainians in the top 100:
Ruslan Ponomariov - 2657
Volodymyr Onyshchuk - 2643
Martin Kravtsiv - 2636
Ilya Nyzhnyk - 2633
Volodymyr Baklan - 2624
Anton Korobov - 2622
Vasyl Ivanchuk - 2619
Olexandr Bortnyk - 2607

📈 Main changes for the month:
Ruslan Ponomariov retained his rating of 2657 and rose from 36th to 34th place.
 Volodymyr Onyshchuk remained with a rating of 2643 and moved up from 42nd to 41st place.
Martyn Kravtsiv retained his rating of 2636 and 48th position. Ilya Nyzhnyk also remained in his place - 50th with a rating of 2633.
Volodymyr Baklan retained his rating of 2624, but dropped from 59th to 61st place.
Anton Korobov added 4 points, from 2618 to 2622, and moved up from 74th to 66th place.
Vasyl Ivanchuk retained his rating of 2619 and moved up from 73rd to 74th place. Oleksandr Bortnyk remained with his rating of 2607, but dropped from 96th to 99th place.

 In the September list, the top 100 also included Pavlo Elyanov, who was ranked 100th. In October, the Ukrainian representation decreased from nine chess players to eight. The biggest progress this month among Ukrainians was made by Anton Korobov - a move up 8 positions.

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