These top 200 federations have made a positive impact on the chess community by helping players, hosting competitions, and advancing the sport. Many of these nations have successful national teams and have given the world some of the best athletes. Leading the pack is United States with avg rating 2727, In second place is Russia, with a FIDE rating of 2711. Third place is held by India with a FIDE rating of 2694. The list continues with China, Ukraine, France, Poland, Azerbaijan, India, Spain, and many more countries, showing the diversity in the chess world.
# | Federation | Avg Top 10 |
1 | United States of America | 2727 |
2 | Russia | 2711 |
3 | India | 2694 |
4 | China | 2689 |
5 | Ukraine | 2662 |
6 | Azerbaijan | 2652 |
7 | France | 2642 |
8 | Armenia | 2635 |
9 | Spain | 2632 |
10 | Netherlands | 2628 |
11 | Germany | 2623 |
12 | Poland | 2617 |
13 | Hungary | 2606 |
14 | Norway | 2599 |
15 | Israel | 2590 |
16 | England | 2583 |
17 | Uzbekistan | 2582 |
18 | Czech Republic | 2580 |
19 | Romania | 2573 |
20 | Croatia | 2563 |
21 | Greece | 2560 |
22 | Argentina | 2557 |
23 | Iran | 2554 |
24 | Georgia | 2551 |
25 | Serbia | 2550 |
26 | Turkiye | 2549 |
27 | Italy | 2542 |
28 | Bulgaria | 2541 |
29 | Sweden | 2533 |
30 | Cuba | 2532 |
31 | Denmark | 2525 |
32 | Switzerland | 2522 |
33 | Brazil | 2519 |
34 | Slovakia | 2518 |
35 | Slovenia | 2516 |
36 | Peru | 2513 |
37 | Australia | 2501 |
38 | Austria | 2496 |
39 | Canada | 2491 |
40 | Belgium | 2488 |
41 | Lithuania | 2487 |
42 | Iceland | 2486 |
43 | Vietnam | 2485 |
44 | Belarus | 2480 |
45 | Kazakhstan | 2477 |
46 | Colombia | 2474 |
47 | Egypt | 2464 |
48 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2458 |
49 | Moldova | 2455 |
50 | Chile | 2454 |
51 | Montenegro | 2453 |
52 | Finland | 2452 |
53 | Mongolia | 2447 |
54 | Latvia | 2443 |
55 | North Macedonia | 2442 |
56 | Philippines | 2442 |
57 | Indonesia | 2428 |
58 | Mexico | 2426 |
59 | Portugal | 2422 |
60 | Paraguay | 2407 |
61 | Estonia | 2404 |
62 | Scotland | 2387 |
63 | Ireland | 2382 |
64 | Uruguay | 2376 |
65 | Venezuela | 2374 |
66 | Morocco | 2365 |
67 | Turkmenistan | 2362 |
68 | Bangladesh | 2343 |
69 | Algeria | 2338 |
70 | Singapore | 2328 |
71 | Albania | 2323 |
72 | Malaysia | 2321 |
73 | Ecuador | 2306 |
74 | New Zealand | 2302 |
75 | Kyrgyzstan | 2300 |
76 | Faroe Islands | 2298 |
77 | Zambia | 2297 |
78 | Tajikistan | 2291 |
79 | Tunisia | 2291 |
80 | Kosovo * | 2280 |
81 | South Africa | 2280 |
82 | Dominican Republic | 2275 |
83 | Andorra | 2273 |
84 | Costa Rica | 2272 |
85 | United Arab Emirates | 2257 |
86 | Iraq | 2256 |
87 | Luxembourg | 2246 |
88 | Nigeria | 2246 |
89 | Bolivia | 2240 |
90 | Syria | 2240 |
91 | Myanmar | 2239 |
92 | Monaco | 2234 |
93 | Wales | 2229 |
94 | Japan | 2228 |
95 | Panama | 2219 |
96 | Nicaragua | 2201 |
97 | Angola | 2198 |
98 | Trinidad & Tobago | 2194 |
99 | Jordan | 2190 |
100 | Uganda | 2190 |
101 | Sri Lanka | 2185 |
102 | South Korea | 2172 |
103 | Zimbabwe | 2161 |
104 | Pakistan | 2157 |
105 | Lebanon | 2155 |
106 | El Salvador | 2144 |
107 | Guatemala | 2141 |
108 | Sudan | 2136 |
109 | Madagascar | 2126 |
110 | Puerto Rico | 2126 |
111 | Honduras | 2123 |
112 | Malta | 2103 |
113 | Thailand | 2100 |
114 | Jamaica | 2089 |
115 | South Sudan | 2082 |
116 | Libya | 2078 |
117 | Botswana | 2056 |
118 | Ethiopia | 2054 |
119 | Cyprus | 2051 |
120 | Nepal | 2051 |
121 | Yemen | 2041 |
122 | Hong Kong, China | 2036 |
123 | Palestine | 2028 |
124 | Malawi | 2017 |
125 | Netherlands Antilles | 1995 |
126 | Kenya | 1987 |
127 | Barbados | 1974 |
128 | Mozambique | 1945 |
129 | Aruba | 1937 |
130 | Liechtenstein | 1922 |
131 | Saudi Arabia | 1918 |
132 | Cote d’Ivoire | 1909 |
133 | Jersey | 1905 |
134 | Namibia | 1900 |
135 | Chinese Taipei | 1900 |
136 | Mauritania | 1898 |
137 | Suriname | 1898 |
138 | Afghanistan | 1890 |
139 | Cameroon | 1874 |
140 | Liberia | 1873 |
141 | Oman | 1868 |
142 | Ghana | 1862 |
143 | Cape Verde | 1830 |
144 | Senegal | 1824 |
145 | Brunei Darussalam | 1822 |
146 | Kuwait | 1809 |
147 | Somalia | 1786 |
148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1779 |
149 | Guam | 1777 |
150 | Guernsey | 1773 |
151 | Saint Lucia | 1768 |
152 | Maldives | 1765 |
153 | Djibouti | 1760 |
154 | Mauritius | 1759 |
155 | Togo | 1731 |
156 | Tanzania | 1730 |
157 | Qatar | 1727 |
158 | Fiji | 1720 |
159 | Guyana | 1716 |
160 | Isle of Man | 1707 |
161 | Timor-Leste | 1696 |
162 | Bahrain | 1695 |
163 | Palau | 1688 |
164 | Bahamas | 1673 |
165 | Lesotho | 1656 |
166 | San Marino | 1635 |
167 | Haiti | 1632 |
168 | Burundi | 1615 |
169 | Eswatini | 1576 |
170 | Rwanda | 1568 |
171 | US Virgin Islands | 1558 |
172 | Papua New Guinea | 1506 |
173 | Eritrea | 1491 |
174 | Bhutan | 1463 |
175 | Mali | 1433 |
176 | Seychelles | 1411 |
177 | Nauru | 1375 |
178 | Cambodia | 1330 |
179 | Gambia | 1323 |
180 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1321 |
181 | Gabon | 1319 |
182 | Sierra Leone | 1314 |
183 | Dominica | 1301 |
184 | Cayman Islands | 1283 |
185 | Bermuda | 1227 |
186 | Equatorial Guinea | 1219 |
187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1202 |
188 | Chad | 1201 |
189 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1163 |
190 | Laos | 1150 |
191 | Macau | 1096 |
192 | British Virgin Islands | 1087 |
193 | Solomon Islands | 1081 |
194 | Comoros Islands | 1077 |
195 | Burkina Faso | 1066 |
196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1055 |
197 | Belize | 1000 |
198 | Central African Republic | 1000 |
199 | Grenada | 1000 |
200 | Niger | 1000 |