FIDE rankings
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players. The Elo rating system is used.
Top players
[edit]| Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
 United States
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 India
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 Russia[a]
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 China
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 Ukraine
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 Uzbekistan
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 Spain
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 England
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 France
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 Germany
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 Netherlands
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 Poland
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 Romania
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 Hungary
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 Azerbaijan
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| Other |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 September 2024 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen
|
2832 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura
|
2802 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana
|
2798 |
| 4 | Arjun Erigaisi
|
2778 |
| 5 | Alireza Firouzja
|
2767 |
| 6 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2766 |
| 7 | Gukesh D
|
2764 |
| 8 | Wei Yi
|
2762 |
| 9 | Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
2755 |
| 10 | Wesley So
|
2752 |
| 11 | Viswanathan Anand
|
2751 |
| 12 | Praggnanandhaa R
|
2750 |
| 13 | Leinier Dominguez
|
2748 |
| 14 |  Quang Liem Le
|
2741 |
| 15 | Ding Liren
|
2736 |
| 16 | Hans Niemann
|
2733 |
| 17 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2733 |
| 18 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda
|
2732 |
| 19 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2731 |
| 20 | Vincent Keymer
|
2730 |
Top women
[edit]| Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| China
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| India
|
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| Poland
|
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| Russia
|
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| France
|
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| Ukraine
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 Georgia
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| United States
|
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| Germany
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 Kazakhstan
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 Armenia
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| Azerbaijan
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| Hungary
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 Mongolia
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| Other |
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 September 2024 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan
|
2633 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun
|
2563 |
| 3 | Tan Zhongyi
|
2551 |
| 4 | Lei Tingjie
|
2549 |
| 5 |  Aleksandra Goryachkina
|
2533 |
| 6 | Koneru Humpy
|
2530 |
| 7 | Kateryna Lagno
|
2527 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk
|
2524 |
| 9 | Nana Dzagnidze
|
2508 |
| 10 | Mariya Muzychuk
|
2505 |
| 11 | Harika Dronavalli
|
2502 |
| 12 | R. Vaishali
|
2498 |
| 13 | Alina Kashlinskaya
|
2490 |
| 14 | Zhu Jiner
|
2487 |
| 15 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2483 |
| 16 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk
|
2483 |
| 17 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2482 |
| 18 | Polina Shuvalova
|
2472 |
| 19 | Yuliia Osmak
|
2471 |
| 20 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
|
2468 |
Top juniors
[edit]Juniors are considered to be players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 juniors were ranked on 1 September 2024 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2766 |
| 2 | Gukesh D
|
2764 |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
|
2750 |
| 4 | Vincent Keymer
|
2730 |
| 5 | Javokhir Sindarov
|
2677 |
| 6 | Nihal Sarin
|
2668 |
| 7 | Raunak Sadhwani
|
2659 |
| 8 | Volodar Murzin
|
2648 |
| 9 |  Jonas Buhl Bjerre
|
2648 |
| 10 | Frederik Svane
|
2640 |
| 11 | Aydin Suleymanli
|
2632 |
| 12 | Abhimanyu Mishra
|
2630 |
| 13 | Leon Luke Mendonca
|
2622 |
| 14 | Pranav V
|
2609 |
| 15 |  Daniel Dardha
|
2603 |
| 16 | Christopher Yoo
|
2603 |
| 17 |  Ediz Gurel
|
2602 |
| 18 |  Bardiya Daneshvar
|
2598 |
| 19 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi
|
2595 |
| 20 | Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
|
2592 |
Top girls
[edit]Girls are considered to be female players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 girls were ranked on 1 September 2024 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2483 |
| 2 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2482 |
| 3 | Leya Garifullina
|
2438 |
| 4 | Lu Miaoyi
|
2438 |
| 5 | Zsoka Gaal
|
2385 |
| 6 | Alice Lee
|
2384 |
| 7 | Velpula Sarayu
|
2381 |
| 8 | Song Yuxin
|
2373 |
| 9 | Meruert Kamalidenova
|
2352 |
| 10 | Savitha Shri B
|
2348 |
| 11 | Eline Roebers
|
2340 |
| 12 | Xeniya Balabayeva
|
2335 |
| 13 |  Laysa Latifah
|
2330 |
| 14 | Mariam Mkrtchyan
|
2328 |
| 15 | Martyna Starosta
|
2325 |
| 16 | Alua Nurman
|
2324 |
| 17 | Rakshitta Ravi
|
2322 |
| 18 | Afruza Khamdamova
|
2313 |
| 19 | Sahithi Varshini Moogi
|
2309 |
| 20 |  Nadya Toncheva
|
2301 |
Top federations
[edit]Every month, FIDE publishes a list ranking federations according to the average rating of their top 10 players. The top 20 federations were ranked as follows on 1 March 2024:[5]
| Rank | Federation | Average top 10 rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
2724 |
| 2 | India
|
2715 |
| 3 | China
|
2684 |
| 4 | Russia
|
2684 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan
|
2647 |
| 6 | France
|
2642 |
| 7 | Ukraine
|
2637 |
| 8 | Germany
|
2633 |
| 9 | Armenia
|
2632 |
| 10 | Spain
|
2628 |
| 11 | Netherlands
|
2619 |
| 12 | Hungary
|
2617 |
| 13 | Poland
|
2606 |
| 14 | England
|
2598 |
| 15 | Romania
|
2598 |
| 16 | Norway
|
2596 |
| 17 | Uzbekistan
|
2595 |
| 18 |  Israel
|
2590 |
| 19 |  Czech Republic
|
2571 |
| 20 |  Serbia
|
2570 |
References
[edit]- ^ Includes Russian players competing under the FIDE flag.
- ^ a b "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Standard Top 100 Juniors January 2023". FIDE. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Top Chess Federations". FIDE. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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