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Study of the October 2001 FIDE Rating List
By Boris Schipkov
There are 39750 players in the October FIDE Rating List. Average rating of the October FIDE Rating List is 2198,4.
The greatest number of chessplayers live in Germany - 4996. There are 4578 players with rating in Russia.
Players
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
Percent
|
Players
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
|
Jul2001
|
Jul2001
|
Oct2001
|
Oct2001
|
|
1
|
Germany
|
GER
|
4843
|
12,5
|
4996
|
12,6
|
|
2
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
4424
|
11,5
|
4578
|
11,5
|
|
3
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
1900
|
4,9
|
2027
|
5,1
|
|
4
|
Yugoslavia
|
YUG
|
1808
|
4,7
|
1831
|
4,6
|
|
5
|
France
|
FRA
|
1689
|
4,4
|
1783
|
4,5
|
|
6
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
1596
|
4,1
|
1625
|
4,1
|
|
7
|
Poland
|
POL
|
1599
|
4,1
|
1621
|
4,1
|
|
8
|
United States
|
USA
|
1139
|
3,0
|
1156
|
2,9
|
|
9
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
1087
|
2,8
|
1154
|
2,9
|
|
10
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
891
|
2,3
|
899
|
2,3
|
|
11
|
India
|
IND
|
826
|
2,1
|
878
|
2,2
|
|
12
|
England
|
ENG
|
783
|
2,0
|
806
|
2,0
|
|
13
|
Austria
|
AUT
|
773
|
2,0
|
799
|
2,0
|
|
14
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
741
|
1,9
|
763
|
1,9
|
|
15
|
Argentina
|
ARG
|
731
|
1,9
|
760
|
1,9
|
|
16
|
Romania
|
ROM
|
743
|
1,9
|
759
|
1,9
|
|
|
|
Other
|
13036
|
33,8
|
13315
|
33,5
|
|
|
|
All
|
38609
|
100,0
|
39750
|
100,0
|
The greatest increase in number of players was in Russia, + 154.
Leading Countries in Increase of Number of Players
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Jul2001
|
Oct2001
|
Increase
|
Percent
|
|
1
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
4424
|
4578
|
154
|
3,48
|
|
2
|
Germany
|
GER
|
4843
|
4996
|
153
|
3,16
|
|
3
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
1900
|
2027
|
127
|
6,68
|
|
4
|
France
|
FRA
|
1689
|
1783
|
94
|
5,57
|
|
5
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
1087
|
1154
|
67
|
6,16
|
|
6
|
India
|
IND
|
826
|
878
|
52
|
6,30
|
|
7
|
Argentina
|
ARG
|
731
|
760
|
29
|
3,97
|
|
8
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
1596
|
1625
|
29
|
1,82
|
|
9
|
Austria
|
AUT
|
773
|
799
|
26
|
3,36
|
|
10
|
England
|
ENG
|
783
|
806
|
23
|
2,94
|
|
11
|
Yugoslavia
|
YUG
|
1808
|
1831
|
23
|
1,27
|
|
12
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
741
|
763
|
22
|
2,97
|
|
13
|
Poland
|
POL
|
1599
|
1621
|
22
|
1,38
|
|
|
|
Other
|
15809
|
16129
|
320
|
2,02
|
|
|
|
All
|
38609
|
39750
|
1141
|
2,96
|
Players from Philippines have the highest average rating - 2278,91. Armenians have the second average rating - 2276,92. I took in the consideration only countries with more than 100 players with rating.
Average Rating
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
Jul2001
|
Oct2001
|
Change
|
|
1
|
Philippines
|
PHI
|
102
|
2279,00
|
2278,91
|
-0,09
|
|
2
|
Armenia
|
ARM
|
135
|
2276,66
|
2276,92
|
0,26
|
|
3
|
China
|
CHN
|
239
|
2275,92
|
2275,73
|
-0,20
|
|
4
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina
|
BIH
|
124
|
2274,11
|
2272,07
|
-2,03
|
|
5
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
899
|
2267,90
|
2267,53
|
-0,36
|
|
6
|
Georgia
|
GEO
|
185
|
2256,16
|
2259,19
|
3,03
|
|
7
|
Azerbaijan
|
AZE
|
133
|
2256,59
|
2256,41
|
-0,19
|
|
8
|
Belarus
|
BLR
|
207
|
2258,84
|
2254,83
|
-4,02
|
|
9
|
Indonesia
|
INA
|
118
|
2249,06
|
2249,00
|
-0,06
|
|
10
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
4578
|
2246,77
|
2244,76
|
-2,01
|
|
11
|
United States
|
USA
|
1156
|
2244,19
|
2243,48
|
-0,71
|
|
12
|
Iceland
|
ISL
|
123
|
2249,36
|
2242,87
|
-6,49
|
|
13
|
Israel
|
ISR
|
450
|
2238,23
|
2238,64
|
0,41
|
|
14
|
Bulgaria
|
BUL
|
417
|
2239,06
|
2237,77
|
-1,29
|
|
15
|
Kazakhstan
|
KAZ
|
176
|
2235,64
|
2233,07
|
-2,56
|
|
16
|
Netherlands
|
NED
|
608
|
2229,90
|
2227,87
|
-2,03
|
|
17
|
Estonia
|
EST
|
114
|
2220,07
|
2219,98
|
-0,09
|
|
18
|
Latvia
|
LAT
|
118
|
2226,42
|
2219,53
|
-6,89
|
|
19
|
Colombia
|
COL
|
142
|
2218,78
|
2219,18
|
0,40
|
|
20
|
Iran
|
IRI
|
125
|
2217,90
|
2215,94
|
-1,95
|
|
|
|
All
|
39750
|
2200,40
|
2198,40
|
-2,01
|
There are 768 grandmasters in the Universe. The greatest number of grandmasters and international masters live in Russia. However, the greatest number of FIDE masters live in Germany.
It is interesting that Spain has 18 GMs, but no one Women GMs. China has 10 GMs and 10 WGMs. Egypt has 22 IMs, but no one GMs.
Titles
|
P
|
Country
|
N
|
GM
|
Ch
|
Av r GMs
|
IM
|
Ch
|
Av r IMs
|
FM
|
WGM
|
|
1
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
122
|
3
|
2544,18
|
314
|
10
|
2414,82
|
328
|
29
|
|
2
|
Germany
|
GER
|
51
|
2
|
2507,84
|
153
|
7
|
2401,41
|
507
|
11
|
|
3
|
United States
|
USA
|
50
|
2
|
2509,16
|
84
|
5
|
2411,12
|
208
|
5
|
|
4
|
Yugoslavia
|
YUG
|
42
|
1
|
2475,69
|
97
|
3
|
2385,68
|
279
|
11
|
|
5
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
38
|
1
|
2541,89
|
130
|
14
|
2417,98
|
19
|
13
|
|
6
|
England
|
ENG
|
33
|
0
|
2525,85
|
45
|
3
|
2377,76
|
55
|
5
|
|
7
|
Israel
|
ISR
|
30
|
-2
|
2532,30
|
32
|
1
|
2406,59
|
32
|
5
|
|
8
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
29
|
1
|
2496,38
|
92
|
1
|
2371,12
|
136
|
11
|
|
9
|
France
|
FRA
|
23
|
1
|
2536,83
|
46
|
3
|
2376,80
|
69
|
1
|
|
10
|
Bulgaria
|
BUL
|
20
|
0
|
2499,25
|
46
|
2
|
2373,91
|
5
|
5
|
|
11
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
18
|
0
|
2493,67
|
48
|
2
|
2406,50
|
83
|
0
|
|
12
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
16
|
0
|
2509,13
|
52
|
4
|
2385,46
|
49
|
5
|
|
13
|
Croatia
|
CRO
|
15
|
0
|
2498,53
|
39
|
1
|
2398,28
|
87
|
1
|
|
14
|
Poland
|
POL
|
13
|
0
|
2529,00
|
65
|
2
|
2376,71
|
61
|
8
|
|
15
|
Georgia
|
GEO
|
13
|
1
|
2515,92
|
16
|
1
|
2424,38
|
4
|
13
|
|
16
|
Romania
|
ROM
|
12
|
1
|
2529,58
|
58
|
3
|
2378,38
|
79
|
9
|
|
17
|
Argentina
|
ARG
|
12
|
0
|
2488,42
|
49
|
1
|
2404,86
|
77
|
1
|
|
18
|
Netherlands
|
NED
|
12
|
0
|
2554,17
|
47
|
4
|
2406,28
|
83
|
4
|
|
19
|
Sweden
|
SWE
|
12
|
2
|
2510,33
|
31
|
0
|
2409,16
|
39
|
1
|
|
20
|
Armenia
|
ARM
|
12
|
0
|
2570,58
|
21
|
2
|
2410,71
|
3
|
2
|
|
21
|
Cuba
|
CUB
|
10
|
1
|
2508,60
|
43
|
2
|
2378,49
|
73
|
2
|
|
22
|
China
|
CHN
|
10
|
1
|
2581,30
|
14
|
-1
|
2478,07
|
20
|
10
|
|
|
|
Other
|
175
|
6
|
2515,54
|
665
|
27
|
2379,17
|
981
|
36
|
|
|
|
All
|
768
|
21
|
2520,07
|
2187
|
97
|
2393,37
|
3277
|
188
|
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© 2000-2001 Boris Schipkov
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