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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 Russia Ukraine
GrandMasters 156
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ukraine 		53
Ranked 4th.
GrandMasters per million 1.09
Ranked 24th. 		1.13
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Russia
International Masters 417
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ukraine 		169
Ranked 3rd.
International Masters per million 2.93
Ranked 30th. 		3.61
Ranked 19th. 23% more than Russia
World Chess Rankings 2,718
Ranked 1st. 2% more than Ukraine 		2,665
Ranked 2nd.

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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