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Highest-ranked Russian player, formerly world no. 1 (1984–1993, 1995–2006), former world champion (1985–2000), first player to achieve 2800+ rating, formerly highest-ranked player (1990–2012), highest-ranked Soviet-born player (since 1986) 3 Italy United States: Fabiano Caruana: 2844 2014-10 1992
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.
FIDE publishes lists of highest-rated girl chess players; a "girl" is defined as being a player who is aged under 20 at the start of the year, and female. The following is a list of the players ranked number one girl in the FIDE rating system from January 2000 to the present day, along with their ratings during the periods in question.
In 1970, FIDE adopted Elo's system for rating current players, so one way to compare players of different eras is to compare their Elo ratings. The best-ever Elo ratings are tabulated below. As of September 2023, there are 133 chess players in history who broke 2700, and 15 of them exceeded 2800.
A FIDE-rated individual standard tournament is eligible for the Circuit if it meets the following criteria: [1] Finish between 1 January 2024 and 15 December 2024. Has at least 8 players. Has at least 7 rounds (4 rounds for knockout events). The 8 highest-rated players have an average standard rating of at least 2550 at the start of tournament.
Irene is currently the No. 1 rated women's chess player and the 15th overall chess player in Iowa, according to the United States Chess Federation. She is the only woman to crack the top 100 in ...
For players rated over 2000 but under 2200, there are many other ways to gain the title; they include: Finishing first, second, or third in the World Youth Championship (U8 and U10) Finishing second or third in a Continental under 12, under 14, or under 16 championship
Judit Polgár, the highest-rated female player in history, was once the youngest grandmaster overall. There are 42 female chess players who hold the title of Grandmaster (GM), the highest title awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The Grandmaster title was formally established by FIDE in 1950.