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FIDE standard — Australia
Top Australian chess players ranked by FIDE standard rating across ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, and WA.Snapshot of the current rating order. Useful for comparing active players, spotting category leaders, and jumping to the underlying profile when needed.
| # | 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 | GM | NSW | 2586 |
| 2 | Cheng, Bobby Australian Player of the Year honours ACF Junior Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours +3 more | GM | VIC | 2570 |
| 3 | Rogers, Ian Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | GM | NSW | 2545 |
| 4 | Kuybokarov, Temur Australian Player of the Year honours Australian grandmaster title record Grandmaster career highlights | GM | WA | 2534 |
| 5 | Illingworth, Max Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | GM | NSW | 2493 |
| 6 | Illingworth, W Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | GM | WA | 2493 |
| 7 | Ly, Moulthun Australian Junior Championship honours ACF Grand Prix honours Australian grandmaster title record +1 more | GM | QLD | 2469 |
| 8 | Smerdon, David C Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Junior Championship honours ACF Grand Prix honours +2 more | GM | ACT | 2460 |
| 9 | Gil, Javier(inactive) | IM | NSW | 2444 |
| 10 | Jamieson, Robert M International Master career highlights | IM | VIC | 2444 |
| 11 | Morris, James Australian Player of the Year honours | — | SA | 2422 |
| 12 | Morris, James Australian Player of the Year honours | — | VIC | 2422 |
| 13 | Zelesco, Karl(inactive) | IM | VIC | 2411 |
| 14 | Yuan, Damon Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | — | SA | 2409 |
| 15 | Zhao, Zong-Yuan Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Open honours Australian Junior Championship honours +3 more | GM | NSW | 2409 |
| 16 | Winkelman, Albert ACF Junior Player of the Year honours | FM | ACT | 2407 |
| 17 | Kanikevich, Alexander(inactive) | — | NSW | 2394 |
| 18 | Davidovic, Aleksandar(inactive) | IM | SA | 2392 |
| 19 | McClymont, Brodie ACF Grand Prix honours | IM | QLD | 2389 |
| 20 | Kontorovich, Michael(inactive) | — | VIC | 2385 |
| 21 | Bjelobrk, Igor ACF Grand Prix honours International Master career highlights | IM | NSW | 2383 |
| 22 | Chapman, Mark(inactive) | IM | SA | 2367 |
| 23 | Chapman, Mark J(inactive) | IM | WA | 2367 |
| 24 | Li, Tedric | IM | VIC | 2367 |
| 25 | Ikeda, Junta Australian Junior Championship honours Career highlights | IM | ACT | 2366 |
| 26 | Chow, Samuel | FM | VIC | 2358 |
| 27 | Nutu-Gajic, Daniela Grandmaster career highlights | WGM | SA | 2350 |
| 28 | Puccini, Jack(inactive) | FM | VIC | 2342 |
| 29 | Goldenberg, Igor | IM | VIC | 2341 |
| 30 | Wohl, Aleksandar H International Master career highlights | IM | QLD | 2334 |
| 31 | Baron, Michael(inactive) | FM | VIC | 2331 |
| 32 | Cannon, David Australian Junior Championship honours | IM | VIC | 2330 |
| 33 | Ferris, David(inactive) | FM | TAS | 2325 |
| 34 | Ferris, David T(inactive) | FM | ACT | 2325 |
| 35 | Tao, Trevor Australian Player of the Year honours Australian Junior Championship honours Career highlights | IM | SA | 2322 |
| 36 | Belin, Igor(inactive) | — | NSW | 2319 |
| 37 | Ambrus, Endre(inactive) | FM | ACT | 2316 |
| 38 | Xie, George Wendi International Master career highlights | IM | NSW | 2315 |
| 39 | Gong, Patrick | IM | WA | 2311 |
| 40 | Boyd, Tristan(inactive) | FM | WA | 2297 |
| 41 | Laird, Craig(inactive) | FM | QLD | 2297 |
| 42 | Hill, Shane M(inactive) | IM | NSW | 2295 |
| 43 | Curtis, John(inactive) | FM | NSW | 2292 |
| 44 | Soo, Kai Jie | FM | VIC | 2289 |
| 45 | Ooi, Jayden Under 12 Open 1st place Bedi Cup winner | FM | QLD | 2288 |
| 46 | Chan, Luis ACF Junior Player of the Year honours | FM | VIC | 2287 |
| 47 | Chen, Pengyu(inactive) | FM | NSW | 2286 |
| 48 | Kerr, Stephen G R(inactive) | CM | NSW | 2280 |
| 49 | Khamatgaleev, Alexej | IM | VIC | 2280 |
| 50 | Saw, Geoffrey(inactive) | FM | VIC | 2280 |