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
|
12
|
 Russia[a]
|
12
|
 China
|
9
|
 India
|
9
|
 Ukraine
|
6
|
 Azerbaijan
|
5
|
 Spain
|
4
|
 Uzbekistan
|
4
|
 France
|
3
|
| Other | 36
|
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 June 2024 as follows:[1]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Magnus Carlsen
|
2830 |
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana
|
2805 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura
|
2794 |
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi
|
2770 |
| 5 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2766 |
| 6 | Gukesh D
|
2763 |
| 7 | Ding Liren
|
2762 |
| 8 | Arjun Erigaisi
|
2761 |
| 9 | Wesley So
|
2757 |
| 10 | Wei Yi
|
2755 |
| 11 | Viswanathan Anand
|
2751 |
| 12 | Leinier Dominguez
|
2748 |
| 13 | Praggnanandhaa R
|
2747 |
| 14 |  Anish Giri
|
2745 |
| 15 | Alireza Firouzja
|
2737 |
| 16 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
|
2734 |
| 17 |  Parham Maghsoodloo
|
2733 |
| 18 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda
|
2733 |
| 19 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2732 |
| 20 |  Quang Liem Le
|
2731 |
Top women edit
| 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 June 2024 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan
|
2632 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun
|
2558 |
| 3 | Lei Tingjie
|
2548 |
| 4 |  Aleksandra Goryachkina
|
2545 |
| 5 | Koneru Humpy
|
2545 |
| 6 | Tan Zhongyi
|
2540 |
| 7 | Kateryna Lagno
|
2532 |
| 8 | Mariya Muzychuk
|
2510 |
| 9 | Nana Dzagnidze
|
2506 |
| 10 | Anna Muzychuk
|
2505 |
| 11 |  Alexandra Kosteniuk
|
2501 |
| 12 | Harika Dronavalli
|
2489 |
| 13 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
|
2489 |
| 14 | R. Vaishali
|
2489 |
| 15 | Zhu Jiner
|
2476 |
| 16 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2472 |
| 17 | Zhansaya Abdumalik
|
2468 |
| 18 | Alina Kashlinskaya
|
2468 |
| 19 | Polina Shuvalova
|
2467 |
| 20 | Yuliia Osmak
|
2463 |
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 June 2024 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov
|
2766 |
| 2 | Gukesh D
|
2763 |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
|
2747 |
| 4 |  Vincent Keymer
|
2721 |
| 5 | Nihal Sarin
|
2669 |
| 6 | Javokhir Sindarov
|
2668 |
| 7 |  Jonas Buhl Bjerre
|
2653 |
| 8 | Volodar Murzin
|
2650 |
| 9 |  Daniel Dardha
|
2649 |
| 10 | Raunak Sadhwani
|
2641 |
| 11 | Frederik Svane
|
2638 |
| 12 | Leon Luke Mendonca
|
2634 |
| 13 | Pranav V
|
2632 |
| 14 | Abhimanyu Mishra
|
2627 |
| 15 | Aydin Suleymanli
|
2626 |
| 16 | Bardiya Daneshvar
|
2611 |
| 17 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi
|
2610 |
| 18 | Christopher Yoo
|
2599 |
| 19 |  Ediz Gurel
|
2597 |
| 20 | Aditya Mittal
|
2595 |
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 June 2024 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibisara Assaubayeva
|
2472 |
| 2 | Leya Garifullina
|
2458 |
| 3 | Divya Deshmukh
|
2456 |
| 4 | Lu Miaoyi
|
2449 |
| 5 | Velpula Sarayu
|
2384 |
| 6 | Song Yuxin
|
2383 |
| 7 | Alice Lee
|
2368 |
| 8 | Meruert Kamalidenova
|
2360 |
| 9 | Savitha Shri B
|
2356 |
| 10 | Zsoka Gaal
|
2355 |
| 11 | Eline Roebers
|
2326 |
| 12 | Nadya Toncheva
|
2314 |
| 13 | Machteld Van Foreest
|
2312 |
| 14 | Ning Kaiyu
|
2308 |
| 15 | Chen Yining
|
2300 |
| 16 | Mariam Mkrtchyan
|
2300 |
| 17 | Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova
|
2292 |
| 18 |  Candela Francisco
|
2292 |
| 19 | Afruza Khamdamova
|
2291 |
| 20 |  Beloslava Krasteva
|
2289 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.