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The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players in the classical time control.
Chess players ordered by peak FIDE rating in 1980s Country Player Peak rating in 1980s Achieved 1 Garry Kasparov: 2775 1989-01 2 Anatoly Karpov: 2755 1989-07 3 Mikhail Tal: 2705 1980-01 4 Viktor Korchnoi: 2695 1980-01 5 Jan Timman: 2675 1988-01 6 Nigel Short: 2665 1988-07 7 Artur Yusupov: 2660 1986-07 Vasyl Ivanchuk: 2660 1989-07 9 Lajos ...
A chess rating system is a system used in chess to estimate the strength of a player, based on their performance versus other players. They are used by organizations such as FIDE, the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation, and the English Chess Federation. Most of the systems are used to ...
It was introduced to determine seedings and qualification for the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. [1] The main difference from FIDE's Elo rating system is the combination of all three time controls (classical, rapid and blitz) into a single rating list, whereas FIDE maintains three different rating lists.
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and norms (performance benchmarks in competitions including other titled players).
He began playing chess at the age of 5 during COVID lockdowns. At the age of 7, he was chosen to represent England at the European Youth Chess Championship 2022. [1] In June 2024, he became the youngest player to achieve a FIDE rating of 2200, doing so at a tournament in Newmarket, Suffolk. This earned him the Candidate Master title. [1]
The following is a list of the players ranked number one female on the FIDE rating system from the first official list in July 1971 to the present day, along with their ratings during the periods in question. A rating denoted with bold text followed by an asterisk (*) is a career high rating.
Performance rating (abbreviated as Rp) in chess is the level a player performed at in a tournament or match based on the number of games played, their total score in those games, and the Elo ratings of their opponents. It is the Elo rating a player would have if their performance resulted in no net rating change.