FIDE world rankings
The Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls", as well as 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
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[1]
Rank | Rank change* | Player | Rating | Rating change* |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2872 | |||
2 | 2822 | |||
3 | 2805 | |||
4 | 2777 | |||
5 | 2774 | |||
6 | 2773 | |||
7 | 2770 | |||
8 | 2770 | |||
9 | 2768 | |||
10 | 2765 | |||
11 | 2765 | |||
12 | 2758 | |||
13 | 2758 | |||
14 | 2758 | |||
15 | 2758 | |||
16 | 2758 | |||
17 | 2753 | |||
18 | 2752 | |||
19 | 2747 | |||
20 | 2738 | |||
*Change from the previous month[2] |
Top women
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[3]
Rank | Rank change* | Player | Rating | Rating change* |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2664 | |||
2 | 2584 | |||
3 | 2580 | |||
4 | 2578 | |||
5 | 2552 | |||
6 | 2552 | |||
7 | 2539 | |||
8 | 2538 | |||
9 | 2519 | |||
10 | 2518 | |||
11 | 2515 | |||
12 | 2504 | |||
13 | 2494 | |||
14 | 2493 | |||
15 | 2493 | |||
16 | 2486 | |||
17 | 2484 | |||
18 | 2479 | |||
19 | 2477 | |||
20 | 2471 | |||
*Change from the previous month[4] |
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 positions were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[5]
Rank | Rank change* | Player | Rating | Rating change* |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2723 | |||
2 | 2712 | |||
3 | 2674 | |||
4 | 2660 | |||
5 | 2656 | |||
6 | 2654 | |||
7 | 2638 | |||
8 | 2635 | |||
9 | 2626 | |||
10 | 2618 | |||
11 | 2613 | |||
12 | 2604 | |||
13 | 2602 | |||
14 | 2601 | |||
15 | 2598 | |||
16 | 2597 | |||
17 | 2592 | |||
18 | 2582 | |||
19 | 2575 | |||
20 | 2566 | |||
*Change from the previous month[6] |
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 positions were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[7]
Rank | Rank change* | Player | Rating | Rating change* |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2471 | |||
2 | 2459 | |||
3 | 2455 | |||
4 | 2445 | |||
5 | 2418 | |||
6 | 2417 | |||
7 | 2403 | |||
8 | 2392 | |||
9 | 2386 | |||
10 | 2383 | |||
11 | 2382 | |||
12 | 2379 | |||
13 | 2375 | |||
14 | 2372 | |||
15 | 2358 | |||
16 | 2357 | |||
17 | 2346 | |||
18 | 2338 | |||
19 | 2336 | |||
20 | 2333 | |||
*Change from the previous month[8] |
Top countries
FIDE publishes two lists ranking countries. The first ranks them according to the average rating of their top 10 players, while the second ranks them according to the average rating of their top 10 female players. The top 20 positions in the former list were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[9]
Rank | Country | Average top 10 rating |
---|---|---|
1 | 2739 | |
2 | 2715 | |
3 | 2705 | |
4 | 2668 | |
5 | 2663 | |
6 | 2652 | |
7 | 2652 | |
8 | 2644 | |
9 | 2638 | |
10 | 2637 | |
11 | 2630 | |
12 | 2622 | |
13 | 2620 | |
14 | 2617 | |
15 | 2615 | |
16 | 2605 | |
17 | 2584 | |
18 | 2584 | |
19 | 2577 | |
20 | 2567 |
Women's list
The top 20 countries by average rating of the top 10 female players were ranked on 1 January 2020 as follows:[10]
Rank | Country | Average top 10 rating |
---|---|---|
1 | 2488 | |
2 | 2483 | |
3 | 2404 | |
4 | 2401 | |
5 | 2386 | |
6 | 2352 | |
7 | 2341 | |
8 | 2338 | |
9 | 2329 | |
10 | 2327 | |
11 | 2323 | |
12 | 2313 | |
13 | 2294 | |
14 | 2291 | |
15 | 2288 | |
16 | 2285 | |
17 | 2261 | |
18 | 2260 | |
19 | 2258 | |
20 | 2252 |
References
- "Top 100 Players January 2020 - Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Administrator. "Lists compared: Top 100 Players January 2020 - Top 100 Players December 2019". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Top 100 Women January 2020 - Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Administrator. "Lists compared: Top 100 Women January 2020 - Top 100 Women December 2019". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- "Top 100 Juniors January 2020 - Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Administrator (2 January 2020). "Lists compared: Top 100 Juniors January 2020 - Top 100 Juniors December 2019". FIDE.
- "Top 100 Girls January 2020 - Archive". FIDE. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- Administrator. "Lists compared: Top 100 Girls January 2020 - Top 100 Girls December 2019". FIDE. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- Administrator. "Federations Ranking". FIDE. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- Administrator. "Federations Ranking: Women". FIDE. Retrieved 1 January 2020.