Ding Liren world no. 2 on May 2022 FIDE rating list

Ding Liren’s incredible 28-game April marathon has seen him not only complete the 30 games he needed to be eligible for the Candidates Tournament, but also taken him above Alireza Firouzja into the world no. 2 spot on the May 2022 FIDE rating list. Richard Rapport is up to a career-high world no. 5, Sam Sevian has entered the 2700 club, while Gukesh, Hans Niemann, Alan Pichot, Jules Moussard and Amin Tabatabaei all entered the Top 100 for the first time.

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