FIDE world 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
Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
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12 |
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11 |
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9 |
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8 |
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8 |
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4 |
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4 |
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4 |
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3 |
Other | 37 |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 May 2023 as follows:[1]
Rank | Player | Rating |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2853 |
2 | ![]() |
2794 |
3 | ![]() |
2789 |
4 | ![]() |
2785 |
5 | ![]() |
2775 |
6 | ![]() |
2768 |
7 | ![]() |
2764 |
8 | ![]() |
2760 |
9 | ![]() |
2754 |
10 | ![]() |
2747 |
11 | ![]() |
2745 |
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2745 | |
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2745 | |
14 | ![]() |
2742 |
15 | ![]() |
2739 |
16 | ![]() |
2738 |
17 | ![]() |
2734 |
18 | ![]() |
2732 |
19 | ![]() |
2731 |
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2731 | |
Top women
Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
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14 |
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10 |
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7 |
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7 |
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7 |
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6 |
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5 |
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5 |
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4 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
Other | 25 |
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 May 2023 as follows:[2]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2628 |
2 | ![]() |
2571 |
3 | ![]() |
2567 |
4 | ![]() |
2558 |
5 | ![]() |
2554 |
6 | ![]() |
2550 |
7 | ![]() |
2535 |
8 | ![]() |
2517 |
9 | ![]() |
2515 |
10 | ![]() |
2513 |
11 | ![]() |
2507 |
12 | ![]() |
2504 |
13 | ![]() |
2501 |
14 | ![]() |
2497 |
15 | ![]() |
2490 |
16 | ![]() |
2484 |
17 | ![]() |
2479 |
18 | ![]() |
2478 |
19 | ![]() |
2474 |
20 | ![]() |
2469 |
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2469 | |
Top juniors
Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
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19 |
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12 |
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8 |
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5 |
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4 |
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4 |
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4 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
Other | 35 |
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 May 2023 as follows:[3]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2785 |
2 | ![]() |
2732 |
3 | ![]() |
2731 |
4 | ![]() |
2708 |
5 | ![]() |
2701 |
6 | ![]() |
2700 |
7 | ![]() |
2688 |
8 | ![]() |
2673 |
9 | ![]() |
2661 |
10 | ![]() |
2651 |
11 | ![]() |
2631 |
12 | ![]() |
2627 |
13 | ![]() |
2607 |
14 | ![]() |
2604 |
15 | ![]() |
2603 |
16 | ![]() |
2602 |
17 | ![]() |
2600 |
18 | ![]() |
2597 |
19 | ![]() |
2575 |
20 | ![]() |
2568 |
Top girls
Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
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16 |
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9 |
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8 |
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7 |
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6 |
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6 |
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6 |
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4 |
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4 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
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3 |
Other | 19 |
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 May 2023 as follows:[4]
Rank | Player | Rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2464 |
2 | ![]() |
2418 |
3 | ![]() |
2391 |
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2391 | |
5 | ![]() |
2384 |
6 | ![]() |
2375 |
7 | ![]() |
2372 |
8 | ![]() |
2369 |
9 | ![]() |
2363 |
10 | ![]() |
2360 |
11 | ![]() |
2350 |
12 | ![]() |
2349 |
13 | ![]() |
2348 |
14 | ![]() |
2341 |
15 | ![]() |
2335 |
16 | ![]() |
2308 |
17 | ![]() |
2306 |
18 | ![]() |
2301 |
19 | ![]() |
2299 |
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2299 | |
Top federations
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 May 2023:[5]
Rank | Federation | Average top 10 rating |
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1 | ![]() |
2728 |
2 | ![]() |
2691 |
3 | ![]() |
2688 |
4 | ![]() |
2684 |
5 | ![]() |
2659 |
6 | ![]() |
2649 |
7 | ![]() |
2642 |
8 | ![]() |
2634 |
9 | ![]() |
2630 |
10 | ![]() |
2629 |
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2629 | |
12 | ![]() |
2611 |
13 | ![]() |
2596 |
14 | ![]() |
2595 |
15 | ![]() |
2592 |
16 | ![]() |
2590 |
17 | ![]() |
2585 |
18 | ![]() |
2584 |
19 | ![]() |
2583 |
20 | ![]() |
2576 |
References
- "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Standard Top 100 Juniors January 2023". FIDE. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- "Top Chess Federations". FIDE. Retrieved 23 April 2023.