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) |
|---|---|
| Other |
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 December 2024 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2831 | |
| 2 | 2805 | |
| 3 | 2802 | |
| 4 | 2801 | |
| 5 | 2783 | |
| 6 | 2777 | |
| 7 | 2763 | |
| 8 | 2755 | |
| 9 | 2753 | |
| 10 | 2750 | |
| 11 | 2747 | |
| 12 | 2747 | |
| 13 | 2741 | |
| 14 | 2740 | |
| 15 | 2739 | |
| 16 | 2738 | |
| 17 | 2737 | |
| 18 | 2734 | |
| 19 | 2733 | |
| 20 | 2733 |
Top women
edit| Federation (≥3 Players) |
Players (Among Top 100) |
|---|---|
| Other |
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 November 2024 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2633 | |
| 2 | 2563 | |
| 3 | 2551 | |
| 4 | 2549 | |
| 5 | 2530 | |
| 6 | 2528 | |
| 7 | 2527 | |
| 8 | 2518 | |
| 9 | 2515 | |
| 10 | 2514 | |
| 11 | 2505 | |
| 12 | 2495 | |
| 13 | 2493 | |
| 14 | 2493 | |
| 15 | 2493 | |
| 16 | 2490 | |
| 17 | 2488 | |
| 18 | 2487 | |
| 19 | 2476 | |
| 20 | 2458 |
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 | 2794 | |
| 2 | 2783 | |
| 3 | 2746 | |
| 4 | 2721 | |
| 5 | 2668 | |
| 6 | 2668 | |
| 7 | 2659 | |
| 8 | 2655 | |
| 9 | 2650 | |
| 10 | 2648 | |
| 11 | 2637 | |
| 12 | 2630 | |
| 13 | 2625 | |
| 14 | 2622 | |
| 15 | 2613 | |
| 16 | 2609 | |
| 17 | 2604 | |
| 18 | 2601 | |
| 19 | 2594 | |
| 20 | 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 | 2501 | |
| 2 | 2487 | |
| 3 | 2441 | |
| 4 | 2438 | |
| 5 | 2398 | |
| 6 | 2395 | |
| 7 | 2384 | |
| 8 | 2378 | |
| 9 | 2370 | |
| 10 | 2357 | |
| 11 | 2348 | |
| 12 | 2335 | |
| 13 | 2331 | |
| 14 | 2330 | |
| 15 | 2330 | |
| 16 | 2325 | |
| 17 | 2325 | |
| 18 | 2324 | |
| 19 | 2322 | |
| 20 | 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 November 2024:[5]
| Rank | Federation | Average top 10 rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2732 | |
| 2 | 2715 | |
| 3 | 2677 | |
| 4 | 2658 | |
| 5 | 2634 | |
| 6 | 2630 | |
| 7 | 2628 | |
| 8 | 2627 | |
| 9 | 2626 | |
| 10 | 2623 | |
| 11 | 2621 | |
| 12 | 2617 | |
| 13 | 2602 | |
| 14 | 2600 | |
| 15 | 2596 | |
| 16 | 2587 | |
| 17 | 2582 | |
| 18 | 2571 | |
| 19 | 2571 | |
| 20 | 2561 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "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.