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  • GrandMasters: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
  • GrandMasters per million: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • International Masters: Number of International Masters in chess, by country. International Master is the second highest recognition in chess.
  • International Masters per million: Number of International Masters in chess, by country. International Master is the second highest recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Chess Rankings: Country rank by average rating of top 10 players
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STAT Brazil United States
GrandMasters 6
Ranked 36th. 		60
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Brazil
GrandMasters per million 0.0319
Ranked 64th. 		0.201
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Brazil
International Masters 21
Ranked 32nd. 		99
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Brazil
International Masters per million 0.112
Ranked 81st. 		0.332
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Brazil
World Chess Rankings 2,515
Ranked 30th. 		2,625
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Brazil

SOURCES: World Chess Federation, 2006; World Chess Federation, 2006. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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