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Secrets of the January 2007 FIDE Rating List
By Boris Schipkov
There are 77144 players in the January 2007 FIDE Rating List. Average rating of the January FIDE Rating List is 2100,09.
The greatest number of chessplayers live in Germany - 9987. There are 8977 players with rating in Russia.
Players
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
Percent
|
Players
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
|
July 2006
|
July 2006
|
January 2007
|
January 2007
|
|
1
|
Germany
|
GER
|
9419
|
13,1
|
9987
|
12,9
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
8495
|
11,8
|
8977
|
11,6
|
|
3
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
5091
|
7,1
|
5663
|
7,3
|
|
4
|
France
|
FRA
|
4610
|
6,4
|
4871
|
6,3
|
|
5
|
Poland
|
POL
|
2932
|
4,1
|
3134
|
4,1
|
|
6
|
India
|
IND
|
2383
|
3,3
|
2741
|
3,6
|
|
7
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
2431
|
3,4
|
2566
|
3,3
|
|
8
|
Serbia
|
SRB
|
|
|
2278
|
3,0
|
|
9
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
2106
|
2,9
|
2273
|
2,9
|
|
10
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
1748
|
2,4
|
1990
|
2,6
|
|
11
|
United States
|
USA
|
1632
|
2,3
|
1695
|
2,2
|
|
12
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
1483
|
2,1
|
1539
|
2,0
|
|
13
|
Austria
|
NED
|
1270
|
1,8
|
1379
|
1,8
|
|
14
|
Netherlands
|
AUT
|
1305
|
1,8
|
1368
|
1,8
|
|
15
|
Croatia
|
CRO
|
1093
|
1,5
|
1178
|
1,5
|
|
16
|
England
|
ENG
|
1080
|
1,5
|
1115
|
1,4
|
|
17
|
Greece
|
GRE
|
929
|
1,3
|
1043
|
1,4
|
|
18
|
Slovakia
|
SVK
|
990
|
1,4
|
1039
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
Other
|
23100
|
32,0
|
22308
|
28,9
|
|
|
|
All
|
72097
|
100,0
|
77144
|
100,0
|
The greatest increase in number of players was in Spain, + 572. There are 154 countries in January 2007 FIDE Rating List. A number of countries increased on 2.
Leading Countries in Increase of Number of Players
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
July 2006
|
January 2007
|
Increase
|
Percent
|
|
1
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
5091
|
5663
|
572
|
11,24
|
|
2
|
Germany
|
GER
|
9419
|
9987
|
568
|
6,03
|
|
3
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
8495
|
8977
|
482
|
5,67
|
|
4
|
India
|
IND
|
2383
|
2741
|
358
|
15,02
|
|
5
|
France
|
FRA
|
4610
|
4871
|
261
|
5,66
|
|
6
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
1748
|
1990
|
242
|
13,84
|
|
7
|
Poland
|
POL
|
2932
|
3134
|
202
|
6,89
|
|
8
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
2106
|
2273
|
167
|
7,93
|
|
9
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
2431
|
2566
|
135
|
5,55
|
|
10
|
Greece
|
GRE
|
929
|
1043
|
114
|
12,27
|
|
11
|
Netherlands
|
NED
|
1270
|
1379
|
109
|
8,58
|
|
12
|
Brazil
|
BRA
|
776
|
866
|
90
|
11,60
|
|
13
|
Croatia
|
CRO
|
1093
|
1178
|
85
|
7,78
|
|
14
|
Cuba
|
CUB
|
754
|
831
|
77
|
10,21
|
|
15
|
Switzerland
|
SUI
|
802
|
875
|
73
|
9,10
|
|
16
|
Austria
|
AUT
|
1305
|
1368
|
63
|
4,83
|
|
17
|
United States
|
USA
|
1632
|
1695
|
63
|
3,86
|
|
18
|
Romania
|
ROM
|
906
|
968
|
62
|
6,84
|
|
19
|
Iran
|
IRI
|
355
|
415
|
60
|
16,90
|
|
|
|
All
|
72097
|
77144
|
5047
|
7,00
|
Players from Philippines have now the highest average rating - 2252,41. Players from China have the second average rating - 2245,17. I took in the consideration only countries with more than 100 players with rating.
Average Rating
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
July 2006
|
January 2007
|
Change
|
|
1
|
Philippines
|
PHI
|
153
|
2251,54
|
2252,41
|
0,87
|
|
2
|
China
|
CHN
|
329
|
2247,81
|
2245,17
|
-2,64
|
|
3
|
Indonesia
|
INA
|
152
|
2224,63
|
2222,78
|
-1,85
|
|
4
|
Armenia
|
ARM
|
232
|
2220,13
|
2210,89
|
-9,24
|
|
5
|
United States
|
USA
|
1695
|
2213,42
|
2207,56
|
-5,86
|
|
6
|
Vietnam
|
VIE
|
108
|
2215,24
|
2203,49
|
-11,74
|
|
7
|
Kazakhstan
|
KAZ
|
307
|
2201,12
|
2196,81
|
-4,31
|
|
8
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
1539
|
2202,64
|
2194,14
|
-8,49
|
|
9
|
Israel
|
ISR
|
689
|
2191,87
|
2186,71
|
-5,17
|
|
10
|
Myanma
|
MYA
|
234
|
2185,23
|
2185,04
|
-0,18
|
|
11
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
BIH
|
238
|
2193,42
|
2184,74
|
-8,68
|
|
12
|
Macedonia
|
MKD
|
182
|
2189,09
|
2182,69
|
-6,40
|
|
13
|
Uzbekistan
|
UZB
|
157
|
2189,79
|
2178,78
|
-11,01
|
|
14
|
Azerbaijan
|
AZE
|
226
|
2192,35
|
2175,99
|
-16,37
|
|
15
|
Estonia
|
EST
|
148
|
2185,01
|
2175,33
|
-9,68
|
|
16
|
Canada
|
CAN
|
419
|
2166,43
|
2164,10
|
-2,33
|
|
17
|
Georgia
|
GEO
|
311
|
2172,83
|
2163,82
|
-9,00
|
|
18
|
Montenegro
|
MNE
|
170
|
|
2162,73
|
|
|
19
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
8977
|
2171,45
|
2162,07
|
-9,38
|
|
20
|
Bulgaria
|
BUL
|
576
|
2174,30
|
2160,96
|
-13,35
|
|
|
|
All
|
77144
|
2113,43
|
2100,09
|
-13,34
|
The greatest number of grandmasters, international masters and FIDE masters live in Russia.
Titles
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
GM July 2006
|
GM January 2007
|
Ch
|
AvR
|
IM
|
FM
|
WGM
|
WIM
|
|
1
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
154
|
157
|
3
|
2534,82
|
437
|
725
|
31
|
76
|
|
2
|
Germany
|
GER
|
60
|
61
|
1
|
2510,93
|
189
|
628
|
11
|
31
|
|
3
|
United States
|
USA
|
60
|
60
|
0
|
2523,42
|
102
|
246
|
11
|
24
|
|
4
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
54
|
56
|
2
|
2548,80
|
168
|
49
|
20
|
28
|
|
5
|
Serbia
|
SRB
|
|
42
|
|
2480,93
|
94
|
279
|
11
|
13
|
|
6
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
37
|
37
|
0
|
2503,22
|
102
|
173
|
7
|
16
|
|
7
|
England
|
ENG
|
33
|
33
|
0
|
2519,97
|
54
|
73
|
2
|
10
|
|
8
|
Israel
|
ISR
|
33
|
33
|
0
|
2534,21
|
40
|
44
|
5
|
7
|
|
9
|
France
|
FRA
|
29
|
29
|
0
|
2536,93
|
71
|
124
|
3
|
13
|
|
10
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
25
|
25
|
0
|
2503,96
|
76
|
174
|
2
|
7
|
|
11
|
Poland
|
POL
|
20
|
24
|
4
|
2544,54
|
79
|
100
|
7
|
24
|
|
12
|
Croatia
|
CRO
|
22
|
24
|
2
|
2497,88
|
54
|
100
|
1
|
8
|
|
13
|
Bulgaria
|
BUL
|
24
|
24
|
0
|
2493,88
|
48
|
6
|
3
|
9
|
|
14
|
Georgia
|
GEO
|
22
|
22
|
0
|
2528,09
|
28
|
10
|
10
|
11
|
|
15
|
Netherlands
|
NED
|
21
|
21
|
0
|
2544,43
|
56
|
112
|
2
|
11
|
|
16
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
20
|
20
|
0
|
2511,65
|
62
|
78
|
3
|
9
|
|
17
|
Armenia
|
ARM
|
18
|
19
|
1
|
2558,79
|
21
|
9
|
2
|
6
|
|
18
|
China
|
CHN
|
19
|
19
|
0
|
2564,11
|
12
|
19
|
14
|
8
|
|
19
|
Romania
|
ROM
|
16
|
16
|
0
|
2522,94
|
66
|
65
|
8
|
13
|
|
20
|
India
|
IND
|
14
|
15
|
1
|
2550,33
|
44
|
25
|
7
|
14
|
|
21
|
Sweden
|
SWE
|
15
|
15
|
0
|
2522,13
|
32
|
48
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
Other
|
315
|
277
|
-38
|
2511,71
|
863
|
1647
|
52
|
166
|
|
|
|
All
|
1011
|
1029
|
18
|
2521,61
|
2698
|
4734
|
212
|
510
|
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© 2000-2007 Boris Schipkov
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