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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 Russia[a]
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 China
|
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 India
|
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 Ukraine
|
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 Azerbaijan
|
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 Spain
|
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 Uzbekistan
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 France
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| Other |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 August 2024 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen
|
2832 |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura
|
2802 |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana
|
2793 |
| 4 | Arjun Erigaisi
|
2778 |
| 5 | Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
2767 |
| 6 | Gukesh D
|
2766 |
| 7 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2762 |
| 8 | Wei Yi
|
2762 |
| 9 | Alireza Firouzja
|
2751 |
| 10 | Wesley So
|
2751 |
| 11 | Viswanathan Anand
|
2751 |
| 12 | Praggnanandhaa R
|
2749 |
| 13 | Leinier Dominguez
|
2748 |
| 14 |  Anish Giri
|
2746 |
| 15 | Ding Liren
|
2745 |
| 16 |  Quang Liem Le
|
2741 |
| 17 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2733 |
| 18 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda
|
2733 |
| 19 | Levon Aronian
|
2729 |
| 20 |  Parham Maghsoodloo
|
2723 |
Top women
edit| Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| Russia
|
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| China
|
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 Georgia
|
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| India
|
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| Poland
|
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| France
|
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| Ukraine
|
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| United States
|
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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 August 2024 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan
|
2633 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun
|
2563 |
| 3 | Lei Tingjie
|
2549 |
| 4 |  Aleksandra Goryachkina
|
2545 |
| 5 | Tan Zhongyi
|
2545 |
| 6 | Kateryna Lagno
|
2532 |
| 7 | Koneru Humpy
|
2530 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk
|
2525 |
| 9 | Mariya Muzychuk
|
2508 |
| 10 | Nana Dzagnidze
|
2506 |
| 11 | R. Vaishali
|
2506 |
| 12 | Harika Dronavalli
|
2502 |
| 13 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
|
2489 |
| 14 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk
|
2488 |
| 15 | Polina Shuvalova
|
2487 |
| 16 | Zhu Jiner
|
2479 |
| 17 | Alina Kashlinskaya
|
2474 |
| 18 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2472 |
| 19 | Yuliia Osmak
|
2471 |
| 20 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2470 |
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 August 2024 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gukesh D
|
2766 |
| 2 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2762 |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
|
2749 |
| 4 |  Vincent Keymer
|
2719 |
| 5 | Javokhir Sindarov
|
2674 |
| 6 | Nihal Sarin
|
2668 |
| 7 | Raunak Sadhwani
|
2653 |
| 8 |  Jonas Buhl Bjerre
|
2648 |
| 9 | Volodar Murzin
|
2641 |
| 10 | Frederik Svane
|
2636 |
| 11 | Leon Luke Mendonca
|
2621 |
| 12 | Abhimanyu Mishra
|
2621 |
| 13 | Aydin Suleymanli
|
2620 |
| 14 | Christopher Yoo
|
2616 |
| 15 | Bardiya Daneshvar
|
2610 |
| 16 |  Daniel Dardha
|
2608 |
| 17 |  Ediz Gurel
|
2602 |
| 18 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi
|
2601 |
| 19 | Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus
|
2599 |
| 20 | Pranav V
|
2598 |
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 July 2024 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2472 |
| 2 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2470 |
| 3 | Leya Garifullina
|
2449 |
| 4 | Lu Miaoyi
|
2444 |
| 5 | Velpula Sarayu
|
2384 |
| 6 | Alice Lee
|
2381 |
| 7 | Song Yuxin
|
2373 |
| 8 | Meruert Kamalidenova
|
2352 |
| 9 | Savitha Shri B
|
2343 |
| 10 | Zsoka Gaal
|
2341 |
| 11 | Xeniya Balabayeva
|
2335 |
| 12 | Mariam Mkrtchyan
|
2328 |
| 13 | Olga Dm. Karmanova
|
2325 |
| 14 | Martyna Starosta
|
2325 |
| 15 | Alua Nurman
|
2324 |
| 16 | Rakshitta Ravi
|
2322 |
| 17 | Eline Roebers
|
2315 |
| 18 | Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova
|
2301 |
| 19 |  Candela Francisco
|
2294 |
| 20 | Afruza Khamdamova
|
2292 |
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.