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) | 
|---|---|
|  United States | 12 | 
|  Russia | 11 | 
|  Ukraine | 9 | 
|  China | 8 | 
|  India | 8 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 4 | 
|  France | 4 | 
|  Spain | 4 | 
|  Uzbekistan | 3 | 
| Other | 37 | 
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 May 2023 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen | 2853 | 
| 2 |  Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2794 | 
| 3 |  Ding Liren | 2789 | 
| 4 |  Alireza Firouzja | 2785 | 
| 5 |  Hikaru Nakamura | 2775 | 
| 6 |  Anish Giri | 2768 | 
| 7 |  Fabiano Caruana | 2764 | 
| 8 |  Wesley So | 2760 | 
| 9 |  Viswanathan Anand | 2754 | 
| 10 |  Teimour Radjabov | 2747 | 
| 11 |  Levon Aronian | 2745 | 
|  Alexander Grischuk | 2745 | |
|  Richard Rapport | 2745 | |
| 14 |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2742 | 
| 15 |  Leinier Dominguez | 2739 | 
| 16 |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | 2738 | 
| 17 |  Parham Maghsoodloo | 2734 | 
| 18 |  Gukesh D | 2732 | 
| 19 |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2731 | 
|  Vidit Santosh Gujrathi | 2731 | |
Top women
    
| Federation (≥3 Players) | Players (Among Top 100) | 
|---|---|
|  Russia | 14 | 
|  China | 10 | 
|  Georgia | 7 | 
|  India | 7 | 
|  Poland | 7 | 
|  France | 6 | 
|  Ukraine | 5 | 
|  United States | 5 | 
|  Kazakhstan | 4 | 
|  Armenia | 3 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 3 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 
|  Mongolia | 3 | 
| Other | 25 | 
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 May 2023 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hou Yifan | 2628 | 
| 2 |  Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2571 | 
| 3 |  Humpy Koneru | 2567 | 
| 4 |  Kateryna Lagno | 2558 | 
| 5 |  Lei Tingjie | 2554 | 
| 6 |  Ju Wenjun | 2550 | 
| 7 | .svg.png.webp) Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2535 | 
| 8 |  Tan Zhongyi | 2517 | 
| 9 |  Mariya Muzychuk | 2515 | 
| 10 |  Nana Dzagnidze | 2513 | 
| 11 |  Zhu Jiner | 2507 | 
| 12 |  Anna Muzychuk | 2504 | 
| 13 |  Harika Dronavalli | 2501 | 
| 14 |  Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2497 | 
| 15 |  Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 2490 | 
| 16 |  Polina Shuvalova | 2484 | 
| 17 |  Elisabeth Pähtz | 2479 | 
| 18 |  Bela Khotenashvili | 2478 | 
| 19 |  Alina Kashlinskaya | 2474 | 
| 20 |  Zhao Xue | 2469 | 
|  Valentina Gunina | 2469 | |
Top juniors
    
| Federation (≥3 Players) | Players (Among Top 100) | 
|---|---|
|  India | 19 | 
|  United States | 12 | 
|  Russia | 8 | 
|  Azerbaijan | 5 | 
|  Germany | 4 | 
|  Israel | 4 | 
|  Uzbekistan | 4 | 
|  Armenia | 3 | 
|  France | 3 | 
|  Ukraine | 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alireza Firouzja | 2785 | 
| 2 |  Gukesh D | 2732 | 
| 3 |  Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2731 | 
| 4 |  Hans Niemann | 2708 | 
| 5 |  Arjun Erigaisi | 2701 | 
| 6 |  Vincent Keymer | 2700 | 
| 7 |  Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu | 2688 | 
| 8 |  Nihal Sarin | 2673 | 
| 9 |  Javokhir Sindarov | 2661 | 
| 10 |  Awonder Liang | 2651 | 
| 11 | .svg.png.webp) Daniel Dardha | 2631 | 
| 12 |  Raunak Sadhwani | 2627 | 
| 13 |  Christopher Yoo | 2607 | 
| 14 |  Volodar Murzin | 2604 | 
| 15 |  Leon Luke Mendonca | 2603 | 
| 16 |  Jonas Buhl Bjerre | 2602 | 
| 17 |  Frederik Svane | 2600 | 
| 18 |  Pranav V | 2597 | 
| 19 |  Paweł Teclaf | 2575 | 
| 20 |  Arseniy Nesterov | 2568 | 
Top girls
    
| Federation (≥3 Players) | Players (Among Top 100) | 
|---|---|
|  Russia | 16 | 
|  India | 9 | 
|  United States | 8 | 
|  Kazakhstan | 7 | 
|  Bulgaria | 6 | 
|  China | 6 | 
|  Poland | 6 | 
|  Cuba | 4 | 
|  Mongolia | 4 | 
|  Germany | 3 | 
|  Hungary | 3 | 
|  Netherlands | 3 | 
|  Turkey | 3 | 
|  Ukraine | 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2464 | 
| 2 |  Savitha Shri B | 2418 | 
| 3 |  Alice Lee | 2391 | 
|  Nurgyul Salimova | 2391 | |
| 5 |  Leya Garifullina | 2384 | 
| 6 |  Govhar Beydullayeva | 2375 | 
| 7 |  Divya Deshmukh | 2372 | 
| 8 |  Carissa Yip | 2369 | 
| 9 |  Eline Roebers | 2363 | 
| 10 |  Mariam Mkrtchyan | 2360 | 
| 11 |  Meruert Kamalidenova | 2350 | 
| 12 |  Ning Kaiyu | 2349 | 
| 13 |  Zoey Tang | 2348 | 
| 14 |  Song Yuxin | 2341 | 
| 15 |  Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova | 2335 | 
| 16 |  Zsóka Gaál | 2308 | 
| 17 |  Rochelle Wu | 2306 | 
| 18 |  Rakshitta Ravi | 2301 | 
| 19 |  Machteld van Foreest | 2299 | 
|  Bat-Erdene Mungunzul | 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 | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 2728 | 
| 2 |  India | 2691 | 
| 3 |  Russia | 2688 | 
| 4 |  China | 2684 | 
| 5 |  Ukraine | 2659 | 
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 2649 | 
| 7 |  France | 2642 | 
| 8 |  Armenia | 2634 | 
| 9 |  Spain | 2630 | 
| 10 |  Germany | 2629 | 
|  Netherlands | 2629 | |
| 12 |  Poland | 2611 | 
| 13 |  Romania | 2596 | 
| 14 |  Norway | 2595 | 
| 15 |  Israel | 2592 | 
| 16 |  Hungary | 2590 | 
| 17 |  Serbia | 2585 | 
| 18 |  Uzbekistan | 2584 | 
| 19 |  England | 2583 | 
| 20 |  Czech Republic | 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.
