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) |
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The top 20 players were ranked on 29 August 2024 as follows:[1]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2832 |
2 | ![]() |
2802 |
3 | ![]() |
2793 |
4 | ![]() |
2778 |
5 | ![]() |
2767 |
6 | ![]() |
2766 |
7 | ![]() |
2762 |
8 | ![]() |
2762 |
9 | ![]() |
2751 |
10 | ![]() |
2751 |
11 | ![]() |
2751 |
12 | ![]() |
2749 |
13 | ![]() |
2748 |
14 | ![]() |
2746 |
15 | ![]() |
2745 |
16 | ![]() |
2741 |
17 | ![]() |
2733 |
18 | ![]() |
2733 |
19 | ![]() |
2729 |
20 | ![]() |
2723 |
Top women
[edit]Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
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The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 August 2024 as follows:[2]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2633 |
2 | ![]() |
2563 |
3 | ![]() |
2549 |
4 | ![]() |
2545 |
5 | ![]() |
2545 |
6 | ![]() |
2532 |
7 | ![]() |
2530 |
8 | ![]() |
2525 |
9 | ![]() |
2508 |
10 | ![]() |
2506 |
11 | ![]() |
2506 |
12 | ![]() |
2502 |
13 | ![]() |
2489 |
14 | ![]() |
2488 |
15 | ![]() |
2487 |
16 | ![]() |
2479 |
17 | ![]() |
2474 |
18 | ![]() |
2472 |
19 | ![]() |
2471 |
20 | ![]() |
2470 |
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 August 2024 as follows:[3]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2766 |
2 | ![]() |
2762 |
3 | ![]() |
2749 |
4 | ![]() |
2719 |
5 | ![]() |
2674 |
6 | ![]() |
2668 |
7 | ![]() |
2653 |
8 | ![]() |
2648 |
9 | ![]() |
2641 |
10 | ![]() |
2636 |
11 | ![]() |
2621 |
12 | ![]() |
2621 |
13 | ![]() |
2620 |
14 | ![]() |
2616 |
15 | ![]() |
2610 |
16 | ![]() |
2608 |
17 | ![]() |
2602 |
18 | ![]() |
2601 |
19 | ![]() |
2599 |
20 | ![]() |
2598 |
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 July 2024 as follows:[4]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2472 |
2 | ![]() |
2470 |
3 | ![]() |
2449 |
4 | ![]() |
2444 |
5 | ![]() |
2384 |
6 | ![]() |
2381 |
7 | ![]() |
2373 |
8 | ![]() |
2352 |
9 | ![]() |
2343 |
10 | ![]() |
2341 |
11 | ![]() |
2335 |
12 | ![]() |
2328 |
13 | ![]() |
2325 |
14 | ![]() |
2325 |
15 | ![]() |
2324 |
16 | ![]() |
2322 |
17 | ![]() |
2315 |
18 | ![]() |
2301 |
19 | ![]() |
2294 |
20 | ![]() |
2292 |
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 |
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2724 |
2 | ![]() |
2715 |
3 | ![]() |
2684 |
4 | ![]() |
2684 |
5 | ![]() |
2647 |
6 | ![]() |
2642 |
7 | ![]() |
2637 |
8 | ![]() |
2633 |
9 | ![]() |
2632 |
10 | ![]() |
2628 |
11 | ![]() |
2619 |
12 | ![]() |
2617 |
13 | ![]() |
2606 |
14 | ![]() |
2598 |
15 | ![]() |
2598 |
16 | ![]() |
2596 |
17 | ![]() |
2595 |
18 | ![]() |
2590 |
19 | ![]() |
2571 |
20 | ![]() |
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.