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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes rating lists including "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors", "Top 100 Girls", and national rankings based on the average rating of each country's top 10 players and top 10 female players in classical chess. Ratings are calculated using the Elo rating system.

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Top players

Best Performing Federations – Open [1]
Federation
(≥3 Players)		Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
13
Flag of India.svg India
11
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
5
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
5
FIDE flag icon.png FIDE
5
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
5
Flag of England.svg England
4
Flag of France.svg France
3
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
3
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
3
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
3
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2
Other
23

The top 20 players were ranked on 1 December 2025 as follows: [1]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2840
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura 2810
3 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana 2795
4 Flag of Germany.svg Vincent Keymer 2776
5 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi 2775
6 Flag of France.svg Alireza Firouzja 2762
7 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 2761
8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri 2760
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi 2754
10 Flag of India.svg Gukesh Dommaraju 2754
11 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So 2753
12 Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand 2743
13 Flag of Hungary.svg Richárd Rapport 2741
14 Flag of the United States.svg Leinier Domínguez 2738
15 Flag of France.svg Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 2734
16 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren 2734
17 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2732
18 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang Liêm 2731
19 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2730
20 Flag of the United States.svg Levon Aronian 2729

Top women

Best Performing Federations – Women [2]
Federation
(≥3 Players)		Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
16
Flag of India.svg India
7
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
6
Flag of the United States.svg United States
6
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
5
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
5
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
5
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
5
Flag of France.svg France
4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
4
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
3
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
2
Other
29

The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 December 2025 as follows: [2]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Yifan 2613
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Jiner 2579
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lei Tingjie 2569
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ju Wenjun 2565
5 Flag of India.svg Koneru Humpy 2535
6 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Goryachkina 2534
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tan Zhongyi 2524
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Muzychuk 2518
9 Flag of Russia.svg Kateryna Lagno 2508
10 Flag of Russia.svg Polina Shuvalova 2502
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bibisara Assaubayeva 2497
12 Flag of India.svg Divya Deshmukh 2497
13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandra Kosteniuk 2483
14 Flag of Greece.svg Stavroula Tsolakidou 2479
15 Flag of Poland.svg Alina Kashlinskaya 2475
16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Muzychuk 2475
17 Flag of India.svg Vaishali Rameshbabu 2473
18 Flag of Georgia.svg Nana Dzagnidze 2469
19 Flag of India.svg Harika Dronavalli 2466
20 Flag of Georgia.svg Nino Batsiashvili 2462

Top juniors

Best Performing Federations – Juniors [3]
Federation
(≥3 Players)		Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of India.svg India
22
Flag of the United States.svg United States
11
Flag of Russia.svg RUS
8
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
6
Flag of France.svg France
5
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
4
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
3
Flag of Iran.svg Iran
3
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
3
Flag of Spain.svg Spain
3
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
3
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
3
Other
21

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 December 2025 as follows: [3]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 2761
2 Flag of India.svg Gukesh D 2754
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Javokhir Sindarov 2726
4 Flag of Turkey.svg Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş 2658
5 Flag of Russia.svg Volodar Murzin 2648
6 Flag of Turkey.svg Ediz Gürel 2645
7 Flag of India.svg Pranav V 2641
8 Flag of India.svg Raunak Sadhwani 2638
9 Flag of the United States.svg Abhimanyu Mishra 2636
10 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksey Grebnev 2632
11 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Aydin Suleymanli 2628
12 Flag of India.svg Pranesh M 2627
13 Flag of India.svg Aditya Mittal 2624
14 Flag of India.svg Leon Luke Mendonca 2615
15 Flag of France.svg Marc'Andria Maurizzi 2611
16 Flag of the United States.svg Andy Woodward 2608
17 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Yoo 2607
18 Flag of Belarus.svg Denis Lazavik 2605
19 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Dardha 2603
20 Flag of Iran.svg Bardiya Daneshvar 2600

Top girls

Best Performing Federations – Girls [4]
Federation
(≥3 Players)		Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of India.svg India
13
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
10
Flag of the United States.svg United States
8
FIDE flag icon.png FIDE
7
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
5
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia
5
Flag of France.svg France
4
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
3
Flag of Peru.svg Peru
3
Flag of Poland.svg Poland
3
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
3
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
3
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
3
Other
30

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 December 2025 as follows: [4]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of India.svg Divya Deshmukh 2497
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Yuxin 2454
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Miaoyi 2431
4 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Shukhman 2431
5 Flag of the United States.svg Alice Lee 2408
6 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Afruza Khamdamova 2403
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Roebers 2396
8 Flag of India.svg Rakshitta Ravi 2381
9 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsóka Gaál 2374
10 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Xeniya Balabayeva 2371
11 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alua Nurman 2367
12 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Meruert Kamalidenova 2366
13 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nadya Toncheva 2362
14 Flag of the United States.svg Zoey Tang 2356
15 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Amina Kairbekova 2353
16 Flag of Mongolia.svg Bat-Erdene Mungunzul 2350
17 Flag of Iran.svg Melika Mohammadi 2342
18 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Liya Kurmangaliyeva 2339
18 Flag of France.svg Manon Schippke 2337
20 Flag of India.svg Savitha Shri Baskar 2334

Top federations

Every month, FIDE publishes a list ranking federations according to the average rating of their top 10 players. The top 20 federations in Open were ranked on 1 November 2025 as follows: [5]

RankFederationAverage top 10 rating
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2729
2Flag of India.svg  India 2717
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2667
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2651
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2634
6Flag of France.svg  France 2629
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2626
8Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2625
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2616
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2616
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2616
12Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2607
13Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2602
14Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2595
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2590
16Flag of England.svg  England 2588
17Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2570
18Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2565
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2562
20Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2556

References

    1. 1 2 "Top 100 Players December 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
    2. 1 2 "Top 100 Women December 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
    3. 1 2 "Top 100 Juniors December 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
    4. 1 2 "Top 100 Girls December 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
    5. ↑ "FIDE Top Federations Open". FIDE. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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