FIDE 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 July 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
| 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 July 2024 as follows:[2]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hou Yifan | 2632 |
| 2 | Ju Wenjun | 2566 |
| 3 | Lei Tingjie | 2548 |
| 4 | Tan Zhongyi | 2545 |
| 5 | Aleksandra Goryachkina | 2545 |
| 6 | Kateryna Lagno | 2532 |
| 7 | Koneru Humpy | 2530 |
| 8 | Anna Muzychuk | 2521 |
| 9 | Mariya Muzychuk | 2508 |
| 10 | Nana Dzagnidze | 2505 |
| 11 | Harika Dronavalli | 2491 |
| 12 | Sarasadat Khademalsharieh | 2489 |
| 13 | Alexandra Kosteniuk | 2488 |
| 14 | R. Vaishali | 2488 |
| 15 | Polina Shuvalova | 2483 |
| 16 | Alina Kashlinskaya | 2474 |
| 17 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2472 |
| 18 | Zhu Jiner | 2469 |
| 19 | Zhansaya Abdumalik | 2468 |
| 20 | Divya Deshmukh | 2464 |
Top juniors
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 July 2024 as follows:[3]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nodirbek Abdusattorov | 2769 |
| 2 | Gukesh D | 2763 |
| 3 | Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu | 2757 |
| 4 | Vincent Keymer | 2721 |
| 5 | Nihal Sarin | 2682 |
| 6 | Javokhir Sindarov | 2674 |
| 7 | Jonas Buhl Bjerre | 2653 |
| 8 | Raunak Sadhwani | 2644 |
| 9 | Volodar Murzin | 2637 |
| 10 | Frederik Svane | 2636 |
| 11 | Daniel Dardha | 2629 |
| 12 | Marc'Andria Maurizzi | 2620 |
| 13 | Pranav V | 2620 |
| 14 | Bardiya Daneshvar | 2617 |
| 15 | Leon Luke Mendonca | 2615 |
| 16 | Aydin Suleymanli | 2615 |
| 17 | Christopher Yoo | 2607 |
| 18 | Abhimanyu Mishra | 2604 |
| 19 | Ediz Gurel | 2597 |
| 20 | Aditya Mittal | 2583 |
Top girls
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 July 2024 as follows:[4]
| Rank | Player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibisara Assaubayeva | 2472 |
| 2 | Divya Deshmukh | 2464 |
| 3 | Leya Garifullina | 2449 |
| 4 | Lu Miaoyi | 2449 |
| 5 | Velpula Sarayu | 2384 |
| 6 | Song Yuxin | 2383 |
| 7 | Alice Lee | 2371 |
| 8 | Savitha Shri B | 2361 |
| 9 | Meruert Kamalidenova | 2341 |
| 10 | Zsoka Gaal | 2341 |
| 11 | Mariam Mkrtchyan | 2328 |
| 12 | Eline Roebers | 2320 |
| 13 | Rakshitta Ravi | 2308 |
| 14 | Ning Kaiyu | 2308 |
| 15 | Candela Francisco | 2305 |
| 16 | Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova | 2301 |
| 17 | Chen Yining | 2300 |
| 18 | Afruza Khamdamova | 2291 |
| 19 | Sahithi Varshini Moogi | 2282 |
| 20 | Nadya Toncheva | 2279 |
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 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
- Includes Russian players competing under the FIDE flag.
- "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- "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.