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 in the classical time control. 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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 Germany
|
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 England
|
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 Spain
|
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 France
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 Netherlands
|
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 Hungary
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 Azerbaijan
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 Poland
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 Romania
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| Other |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 November 2024 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen
|
2831 |
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana
|
2805 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura
|
2802 |
| 4 | Arjun Erigaisi
|
2799 |
| 5 | Gukesh Dommaraju
|
2783 |
| 6 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2777 |
| 7 | Alireza Firouzja
|
2763 |
| 8 | Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
2755 |
| 9 | Wei Yi
|
2753 |
| 10 | Viswanathan Anand
|
2750 |
| 11 | Wesley So
|
2747 |
| 12 | Leinier Dominguez
|
2741 |
| 13 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda
|
2740 |
| 14 | Levon Aronian
|
2739 |
| 15 | Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
|
2739 |
| 16 |  Quang Liem Le
|
2739 |
| 17 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2738 |
| 18 | R Praggnanandhaa
|
2737 |
| 19 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2737 |
| 20 | Hans Niemann
|
2734 |
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 October 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
|
2513 |
| 10 | Mariya Muzychuk
|
2505 |
| 11 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2501 |
| 12 | Zhu Jiner
|
2499 |
| 13 | Alina Kashlinskaya
|
2493 |
| 14 | Harika Dronavalli
|
2493 |
| 15 | Vaishali Rameshbabu
|
2487 |
| 16 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2487 |
| 17 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk
|
2480 |
| 18 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
|
2478 |
| 19 | Polina Shuvalova
|
2472 |
| 20 | Zhansaya Abdumalik
|
2468 |
Top juniors
editJuniors 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 October 2024 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gukesh Dommaraju
|
2794 |
| 2 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2783 |
| 3 | R Praggnanandhaa
|
2746 |
| 4 | Vincent Keymer
|
2721 |
| 5 | Javokhir Sindarov
|
2668 |
| 6 | Nihal Sarin
|
2668 |
| 7 | Raunak Sadhwani
|
2659 |
| 8 | Frederik Svane
|
2655 |
| 9 |  Jonas Buhl Bjerre
|
2650 |
| 10 | Volodar Murzin
|
2648 |
| 11 | Aydin Suleymanli
|
2637 |
| 12 | Abhimanyu Mishra
|
2630 |
| 13 |  Ediz Gurel
|
2625 |
| 14 | Leon Luke Mendonca
|
2622 |
| 15 |  Bardiya Daneshvar
|
2613 |
| 16 | Pranav V
|
2609 |
| 17 |  Daniel Dardha
|
2604 |
| 18 | Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
|
2601 |
| 19 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi
|
2594 |
| 20 | Christopher Yoo
|
2590 |
Top girls
editGirls 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 October 2024 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2501 |
| 2 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2487 |
| 3 | Lu Miaoyi
|
2441 |
| 4 | Leya Garifullina
|
2438 |
| 5 | Zsoka Gaal
|
2398 |
| 6 | Alice Lee
|
2395 |
| 7 | Song Yuxin
|
2384 |
| 8 | Meruert Kamalidenova
|
2378 |
| 9 | Velpula Sarayu
|
2370 |
| 10 | Alua Nurman
|
2357 |
| 11 | Savitha Shri B
|
2348 |
| 12 | Xeniya Balabayeva
|
2335 |
| 13 | Eline Roebers
|
2331 |
| 14 | Afruza Khamdamova
|
2330 |
| 15 |  Laysa Latifah
|
2330 |
| 16 | Mariam Mkrtchyan
|
2325 |
| 17 | Martyna Starosta
|
2325 |
| 18 | Liya Kurmangaliyeva
|
2324 |
| 19 | Rakshitta Ravi
|
2322 |
| 20 | Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova
|
2311 |
Top federations
editEvery 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.