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Top 200 FIDE Rated Chess Federations 2023

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.

#FederationAvg Top 10
1United States of America2727
2Russia2711
3India2694
4China2689
5Ukraine2662
6Azerbaijan2652
7France2642
8Armenia2635
9Spain2632
10Netherlands2628
11Germany2623
12Poland2617
13Hungary2606
14Norway2599
15Israel2590
16England2583
17Uzbekistan2582
18Czech Republic2580
19Romania2573
20Croatia2563
21Greece2560
22Argentina2557
23Iran2554
24Georgia2551
25Serbia2550
26Turkiye2549
27Italy2542
28Bulgaria2541
29Sweden2533
30Cuba2532
31Denmark2525
32Switzerland2522
33Brazil2519
34Slovakia2518
35Slovenia2516
36Peru2513
37Australia2501
38Austria2496
39Canada2491
40Belgium2488
41Lithuania2487
42Iceland2486
43Vietnam2485
44Belarus2480
45Kazakhstan2477
46Colombia2474
47Egypt2464
48Bosnia & Herzegovina2458
49Moldova2455
50Chile2454
51Montenegro2453
52Finland2452
53Mongolia2447
54Latvia2443
55North Macedonia2442
56Philippines2442
57Indonesia2428
58Mexico2426
59Portugal2422
60Paraguay2407
61Estonia2404
62Scotland2387
63Ireland2382
64Uruguay2376
65Venezuela2374
66Morocco2365
67Turkmenistan2362
68Bangladesh2343
69Algeria2338
70Singapore2328
71Albania2323
72Malaysia2321
73Ecuador2306
74New Zealand2302
75Kyrgyzstan2300
76Faroe Islands2298
77Zambia2297
78Tajikistan2291
79Tunisia2291
80Kosovo *2280
81South Africa2280
82Dominican Republic2275
83Andorra2273
84Costa Rica2272
85United Arab Emirates2257
86Iraq2256
87Luxembourg2246
88Nigeria2246
89Bolivia2240
90Syria2240
91Myanmar2239
92Monaco2234
93Wales2229
94Japan2228
95Panama2219
96Nicaragua2201
97Angola2198
98Trinidad & Tobago2194
99Jordan2190
100Uganda2190
101Sri Lanka2185
102South Korea2172
103Zimbabwe2161
104Pakistan2157
105Lebanon2155
106El Salvador2144
107Guatemala2141
108Sudan2136
109Madagascar2126
110Puerto Rico2126
111Honduras2123
112Malta2103
113Thailand2100
114Jamaica2089
115South Sudan2082
116Libya2078
117Botswana2056
118Ethiopia2054
119Cyprus2051
120Nepal2051
121Yemen2041
122Hong Kong, China2036
123Palestine2028
124Malawi2017
125Netherlands Antilles1995
126Kenya1987
127Barbados1974
128Mozambique1945
129Aruba1937
130Liechtenstein1922
131Saudi Arabia1918
132Cote d’Ivoire1909
133Jersey1905
134Namibia1900
135Chinese Taipei1900
136Mauritania1898
137Suriname1898
138Afghanistan1890
139Cameroon1874
140Liberia1873
141Oman1868
142Ghana1862
143Cape Verde1830
144Senegal1824
145Brunei Darussalam1822
146Kuwait1809
147Somalia1786
148Sao Tome and Principe1779
149Guam1777
150Guernsey1773
151Saint Lucia1768
152Maldives1765
153Djibouti1760
154Mauritius1759
155Togo1731
156Tanzania1730
157Qatar1727
158Fiji1720
159Guyana1716
160Isle of Man1707
161Timor-Leste1696
162Bahrain1695
163Palau1688
164Bahamas1673
165Lesotho1656
166San Marino1635
167Haiti1632
168Burundi1615
169Eswatini1576
170Rwanda1568
171US Virgin Islands1558
172Papua New Guinea1506
173Eritrea1491
174Bhutan1463
175Mali1433
176Seychelles1411
177Nauru1375
178Cambodia1330
179Gambia1323
180Democratic Republic of the Congo1321
181Gabon1319
182Sierra Leone1314
183Dominica1301
184Cayman Islands1283
185Bermuda1227
186Equatorial Guinea1219
187Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1202
188Chad1201
189Antigua and Barbuda1163
190Laos1150
191Macau1096
192British Virgin Islands1087
193Solomon Islands1081
194Comoros Islands1077
195Burkina Faso1066
196Saint Kitts and Nevis1055
197Belize1000
198Central African Republic1000
199Grenada1000
200Niger1000