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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.

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Top players

Best Performing Federations – Open [1]
Federation
(≥3 Players)
Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of India.svg  India
13
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
7
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
6
FIDE flag icon.png  FIDE
6
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
5
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4
Flag of England.svg  England
4
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4
Flag of France.svg  France
3
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3
Other
27

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

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Carlsen 2833
2 Flag of the United States.svg Hikaru Nakamura 2802
3 Flag of India.svg Gukesh Dommaraju 2787
4 Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana 2783
5 Flag of India.svg Arjun Erigaisi 2777
6 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nodirbek Abdusattorov 2773
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yi 2760
8 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 2758
9 Flag of France.svg Alireza Firouzja 2757
10 Flag of Russia.svg Ian Nepomniachtchi 2753
11 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 2748
12 Flag of the United States.svg Wesley So 2748
13 Flag of the United States.svg Levon Aronian 2748
14 Flag of India.svg Viswanathan Anand 2743
15 Flag of the United States.svg Leinier Domínguez Pérez 2741
16 Flag of Slovenia.svg Vladimir Fedoseev 2739
17 Flag of Poland.svg Jan-Krzysztof Duda 2739
18 Flag of Vietnam.svg Lê Quang Liêm 2739
19 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Anish Giri 2737
20 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Liren 2731

Top women

Best Performing Federations – Women [2]
Federation
(≥3 Players)
Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
14
Flag of India.svg  India
10
FIDE flag icon.png  FIDE
7
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
7
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
6
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
5
Flag of France.svg  France
5
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
4
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia
3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
3
Other
22

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

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Yifan 2633
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ju Wenjun 2561
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tan Zhongyi 2555
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lei Tingjie 2552
5 FIDE flag icon.png Aleksandra Goryachkina 2548
6 Flag of India.svg Koneru Humpy 2528
7 Flag of Russia.svg Kateryna Lagno 2516
8 Flag of Ukraine.svg Anna Muzychuk 2516
9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Jiner 2514
10 Flag of Georgia.svg Nana Dzagnidze 2513
11 FIDE flag icon.png Polina Shuvalova 2508
12 Flag of Poland.svg Alina Kashlinskaya 2493
13 Flag of Ukraine.svg Mariya Muzychuk 2490
14 Flag of India.svg Vaishali Rameshbabu 2484
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alexandra Kosteniuk 2484
16 Flag of India.svg Harika Dronavalli 2483
17 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Bibisara Assaubayeva 2476
18 Flag of Georgia.svg Nino Batsiashvili 2473
19 Flag of India.svg Divya Deshmukh 2470
20 Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliia Osmak 2466

Top juniors

Best Performing Countries – Juniors [3]
Federation
(≥3 Players)
Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of India.svg  India
20
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
7
FIDE flag icon.png  FIDE
6
Flag of France.svg  France
5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
3
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
3
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
3
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
3
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
3
Other
21

Juniors are considered to be male 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 March 2025 as follows: [3]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of India.svg Gukesh Dommaraju 2787
2 Flag of India.svg R Praggnanandhaa 2758
3 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Javokhir Sindarov 2707
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Dardha 2665
5 Flag of India.svg Raunak Sadhwani 2664
6 FIDE flag icon.png Volodar Murzin 2658
7 Flag of India.svg Leon Luke Mendonca 2643
8 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Aydin Suleymanli 2633
9 Flag of France.svg Marc'Andria Maurizzi 2622
10 Flag of Turkey.svg Ediz Gürel 2620
11 Flag of India.svg Pranav V 2615
12 Flag of Iran.svg Bardiya Daneshvar 2609
13 Flag of Turkey.svg Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş 2605
14 Flag of the United States.svg Abhimanyu Mishra 2600
15 Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Yoo 2588
16 Flag of India.svg Pranesh M 2584
17 Flag of Belarus.svg Denis Lazavik 2572
18 Flag of India.svg Bharath Subramaniyam 2567
19 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Samunenkov 2556
20 FIDE flag icon.png Aleksey Grebnev 2555

Top girls

Best Performing Countries – Girls [4]
Federation
(≥3 Players)
Players
(Among Top 100)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
9
Flag of India.svg  India
8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
8
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
8
FIDE flag icon.png  FIDE
7
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
5
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
4
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
3
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
3
Other
34

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 March 2025 as follows: [4]

RankPlayerRating
1 Flag of India.svg Divya Deshmukh 2470
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Miaoyi 2435
3 Flag of Hungary.svg Zsóka Gaál 2404
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alice Lee 2386
5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Song Yuxin 2367
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Roebers 2367
7 Flag of India.svg Rakshitta Ravi 2365
8 FIDE flag icon.png Anna Shukhman 2365
9 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Meruert Kamalidenova 2355
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Machteld van Foreest 2352
11 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Afruza Khamdamova 2350
12 Flag of Peru.svg Fiorella Contreras Huaman 2349
13 Flag of Mongolia.svg Bayanmunkh Amin-Erdene 2342
14 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Amina Kairbekova 2336
15 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alua Nurman 2336
16 Flag of India.svg Savitha Shri Baskar 2332
17 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nadya Toncheva 2329
18 Flag of the United States.svg Zoey Tang 2325
19 Flag of India.svg Sarayu Velpula 2315
20 FIDE flag icon.png Anna Zhurova 2307

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 2025: [5]

RankFederationAverage top 10 rating
1Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2729
2Flag of India.svg  India 2722
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2673
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2657
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2632
6Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2629
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2626
8Flag of France.svg  France 2625
9Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2621
10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2619
11Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2618
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2613
13Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2608
14Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2599
15Flag of England.svg  England 2586
16Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2584
17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2584
18Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2573
19Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2571
20Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2565

References

    1. 1 2 "Chess Rankings". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    2. 1 2 "Standard Top 100 Women March 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    3. 1 2 "Standard Top 100 Juniors March 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    4. 1 2 "Standard Top 100 Girls March 2025". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
    5. "Top Chess Federations". FIDE. Retrieved 1 March 2025.