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Secrets of the January 2014 FIDE Rating List
by Boris Schipkov
There are 171117 chess players in the January 2014 FIDE Rating List. The average rating of the January 2014 FIDE Rating List is 1897,06.
The greatest number of chessplayers live in Germany - 17536. There are 16804 players with international ratings in Russia.
Players
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
Percent
|
Players
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
January 2013
|
January 2013
|
January 2014
|
January 2014
|
1
|
Germany
|
GER
|
16430
|
11,0
|
17536
|
10,2
|
2
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
15649
|
10,4
|
16804
|
9,8
|
3
|
Spain
|
ESP
|
13292
|
8,9
|
14524
|
8,5
|
4
|
France
|
FRA
|
11200
|
7,5
|
12511
|
7,3
|
5
|
India
|
IND
|
9368
|
6,2
|
12096
|
7,1
|
6
|
Poland
|
POL
|
5920
|
3,9
|
6465
|
3,8
|
7
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
5195
|
3,5
|
5687
|
3,3
|
8
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
4442
|
3,0
|
4854
|
2,8
|
9
|
Hungary
|
HUN
|
4494
|
3,0
|
4779
|
2,8
|
10
|
Serbia
|
SRB
|
3239
|
2,2
|
3457
|
2,0
|
11
|
United States
|
USA
|
2997
|
2,0
|
3314
|
1,9
|
12
|
Greece
|
GRE
|
2650
|
1,8
|
3052
|
1,8
|
13
|
Ukraine
|
UKR
|
2551
|
1,7
|
2746
|
1,6
|
14
|
Iran
|
IRI
|
2150
|
1,4
|
2674
|
1,6
|
15
|
Netherlands
|
NED
|
2362
|
1,6
|
2529
|
1,5
|
16
|
Brazil
|
BRA
|
2187
|
1,5
|
2464
|
1,4
|
17
|
Romania
|
ROU
|
2112
|
1,4
|
2348
|
1,4
|
18
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Austria
|
AUT
|
2139
|
1,4
|
2316
|
1,4
|
19
|
Argentina
|
ARG
|
|
|
2238
|
1,3
|
20
|
Slovakia
|
SVK
|
2016
|
1,3
|
2227
|
1,3
|
|
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All
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149897
|
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171117
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The greatest increase for the year in number of players was again in India, + 2728 new rated players. There are 167 countries in the January 2014 FIDE Rating List. A number of countries increased by 38.
Leading Countries in Increase of Number of Players
P
|
Country
|
N
|
January 2013
|
January 2014
|
Increase
|
Percent
|
1
|
India
|
IND
|
9368
|
12096
|
2728
|
29,12
|
2
|
France
|
FRA
|
11200
|
12511
|
1311
|
11,71
|
3
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Spain
|
ESP
|
13292
|
14524
|
1232
|
9,27
|
4
|
Russia
|
RUS
|
15649
|
16804
|
1155
|
7,38
|
5
|
Germany
|
GER
|
16430
|
17536
|
1106
|
6,73
|
6
|
Poland
|
POL
|
5920
|
6465
|
545
|
9,21
|
7
|
Iran
|
IRI
|
2150
|
2674
|
524
|
24,37
|
8
|
Italy
|
ITA
|
5195
|
5687
|
492
|
9,47
|
9
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Turkey
|
TUR
|
1747
|
2215
|
468
|
26,79
|
10
|
Czech Republic
|
CZE
|
4442
|
4854
|
412
|
9,28
|
11
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Greece
|
GRE
|
2650
|
3052
|
402
|
15,17
|
12
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United States
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USA
|
2997
|
3314
|
317
|
10,58
|
13
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Sri Lanka
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SRI
|
695
|
982
|
287
|
41,29
|
14
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Hungary
|
HUN
|
4494
|
4779
|
285
|
6,34
|
15
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Brazil
|
BRA
|
2187
|
2464
|
277
|
12,67
|
16
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Belgium
|
BEL
|
1384
|
1636
|
252
|
18,21
|
17
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Romania
|
ROU
|
2112
|
2348
|
236
|
11,17
|
18
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Denmark
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DEN
|
1849
|
2075
|
226
|
12,22
|
19
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Serbia
|
SRB
|
3239
|
3457
|
218
|
6,73
|
20
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Slovakia
|
SVK
|
2016
|
2227
|
211
|
10,47
|
|
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All
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149897
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171117
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21220
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14,16
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Players from China have now the highest average rating - 2147,16. Players from Indonesia have the second average rating - 2121,59. I took into consideration only countries with more than 100 players with ratings.
Average Rating
P
|
Country
|
N
|
Players
|
January 2013
|
January 2014
|
Change
|
1
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China
|
CHN
|
569
|
2169,85
|
2147,16
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-22,68
|
2
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Indonesia
|
INA
|
258
|
2144,37
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2121,59
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-22,79
|
3
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Philippines
|
PHI
|
420
|
|
2105,55
|
|
4
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Macedonia
|
MKD
|
233
|
2115,15
|
2087,81
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-27,34
|
5
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Israel
|
ISR
|
1052
|
2104,44
|
2081,69
|
-22,75
|
6
|
United States
|
USA
|
3314
|
2098,29
|
2078,37
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-19,92
|
7
|
Estonia
|
EST
|
211
|
2097,30
|
2077,34
|
-19,96
|
8
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Cuba
|
CUB
|
1437
|
2088,44
|
2073,06
|
-15,38
|
9
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Ukraine
|
UKR
|
2746
|
2083,56
|
2069,03
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-14,53
|
10
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Canada
|
CAN
|
779
|
2081,43
|
2057,29
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-24,13
|
11
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Kazakhstan
|
KAZ
|
619
|
2090,99
|
2051,97
|
-39,02
|
12
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Myanma
|
MYA
|
198
|
|
2049,22
|
|
13
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Uzbekistan
|
UZB
|
349
|
2064,43
|
2045,67
|
-18,76
|
14
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Serbia
|
SRB
|
3457
|
2060,77
|
2042,34
|
-18,44
|
15
|
Montenegro
|
MNE
|
300
|
|
2039,91
|
|
16
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Turkmenistan
|
TKM
|
168
|
2050,94
|
2039,20
|
-11,74
|
17
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Armenia
|
ARM
|
504
|
2052,67
|
2031,69
|
-20,98
|
18
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Netherlands
|
NED
|
2529
|
2041,02
|
2029,50
|
-11,52
|
19
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Syria
|
SYR
|
163
|
2053,55
|
2029,39
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-24,17
|
20
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Finland
|
FIN
|
696
|
2039,16
|
2023,35
|
-15,81
|
|
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All
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171117
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1928,50
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1897,06
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-31,44
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