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FIDE standard — Australia
Highest FIDE standard ratings in Australian states and territories (ACT–NT). Uses the latest stored FIDE list.
| # | Name | Title | State | FIDE (std) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smirnov, Anton Australian Player of the Year honours ACF Junior Player of the Year honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | — | NSW | 2586 |
| 2 | Cheng, Bobby Australian Player of the Year honours ACF Junior Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours +3 more | — | VIC | 2571 |
| 3 | Kuybokarov, Temur Australian Player of the Year honours Australian grandmaster title record Grandmaster career highlights | — | WA | 2548 |
| 4 | Rogers, Ian Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | — | NSW | 2545 |
| 5 | Illingworth, Max Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | — | NSW | 2493 |
| 6 | Illingworth, W Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | — | WA | 2493 |
| 7 | Smerdon, David C Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Junior Championship honours ACF Grand Prix honours +2 more | — | ACT | 2476 |
| 8 | Ly, Moulthun Australian Junior Championship honours ACF Grand Prix honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | — | QLD | 2469 |
| 9 | Gil, Javier(inactive) | — | NSW | 2444 |
| 10 | Jamieson, Robert M International Master career highlights | — | VIC | 2444 |
| 11 | Zhao, Zong-Yuan Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | — | NSW | 2432 |
| 12 | Zelesco, Karl(inactive) | — | VIC | 2411 |
| 13 | Kanikevich, Alexander(inactive) | — | NSW | 2394 |
| 14 | Davidovic, Aleksandar(inactive) | — | SA | 2392 |
| 15 | McClymont, Brodie ACF Grand Prix honours | — | QLD | 2389 |
| 16 | Bjelobrk, Igor ACF Grand Prix honours International Master career highlights | — | NSW | 2388 |
| 17 | Kontorovich, Michael(inactive) | — | VIC | 2385 |
| 18 | Winkelman, Albert ACF Junior Player of the Year honours | — | ACT | 2372 |
| 19 | Chapman, Mark(inactive) | — | SA | 2367 |
| 20 | Chapman, Mark J(inactive) | — | WA | 2367 |
| 21 | Ikeda, Junta Australian Junior Championship honours Career highlights | — | ACT | 2356 |
| 22 | Chow, Samuel | — | VIC | 2353 |
| 23 | Nutu-Gajic, Daniela Grandmaster career highlights | — | SA | 2350 |
| 24 | Li, Tedric | — | VIC | 2348 |
| 25 | Puccini, Jack(inactive) | — | VIC | 2342 |
| 26 | Goldenberg, Igor | — | VIC | 2341 |
| 27 | Tao, Trevor Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Junior Championship honours Career highlights | — | SA | 2339 |
| 28 | Baron, Michael(inactive) | — | VIC | 2331 |
| 29 | Wohl, Aleksandar H International Master career highlights | — | QLD | 2330 |
| 30 | Ferris, David(inactive) | — | TAS | 2325 |
| 31 | Ferris, David T(inactive) | — | ACT | 2325 |
| 32 | Belin, Igor(inactive) | — | NSW | 2319 |
| 33 | Ambrus, Endre(inactive) | — | ACT | 2316 |
| 34 | Xie, George Wendi International Master career highlights | — | NSW | 2314 |
| 35 | Gong, Patrick | — | WA | 2311 |
| 36 | Boyd, Tristan(inactive) | — | WA | 2297 |
| 37 | Cannon, David Australian Junior Championship honours | — | VIC | 2297 |
| 38 | Laird, Craig(inactive) | — | QLD | 2297 |
| 39 | Soo, Kai Jie | — | VIC | 2297 |
| 40 | Hill, Shane M(inactive) | — | NSW | 2295 |
| 41 | Curtis, John(inactive) | — | NSW | 2292 |
| 42 | Chen, Pengyu(inactive) | — | NSW | 2286 |
| 43 | Kurniawan, Stephanus(inactive) | — | WA | 2285 |
| 44 | Young, Micah Australian Junior U16 runner-up North West Tasmanian Junior Championship result | — | QLD | 2282 |
| 45 | Kerr, Stephen G R(inactive) | — | NSW | 2280 |
| 46 | Khamatgaleev, Alexej | — | VIC | 2280 |
| 47 | Saw, Geoffrey(inactive) | — | VIC | 2280 |
| 48 | Brown, Andrew(inactive) | — | ACT | 2279 |
| 49 | West, Guy Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours North West Tasmanian Junior Championship result +1 more | — | VIC | 2278 |
| 50 | Stephens, Malcolm(inactive) | — | NSW | 2277 |