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DEFINITION:
Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Russia | 156 | 2006 | |
2 | Germany | 61 | 2006 | |
3 | Ukraine | 53 | 2006 | |
4 | Hungary | 36 | 2006 | |
5 | France | 29 | 2006 | |
6 | Spain | 24 | 2006 | |
7 | Bulgaria | 23 | 2006 | |
8 | Poland | 20 | 2006 | |
=9 | Netherlands | 19 | 2006 | |
=9 | Georgia | 19 | 2006 | |
=9 | Czech Republic | 19 | 2006 | |
12 | Croatia | 18 | 2006 | |
13 | Armenia | 17 | 2006 | |
14 | Sweden | 15 | 2006 | |
=15 | Azerbaijan | 14 | 2006 | |
=15 | Romania | 14 | 2006 | |
17 | Greece | 10 | 2006 | |
=18 | Denmark | 9 | 2006 | |
=18 | Slovenia | 9 | 2006 | |
=18 | Latvia | 9 | 2006 | |
=18 | Iceland | 9 | 2006 | |
=22 | Norway | 8 | 2006 | |
=22 | Belarus | 8 | 2006 | |
=24 | Slovakia | 7 | 2006 | |
=24 | Switzerland | 7 | 2006 | |
26 | Lithuania | 6 | 2006 | |
=27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2006 | |
=27 | Finland | 5 | 2006 | |
=27 | Italy | 5 | 2006 | |
=27 | Austria | 5 | 2006 | |
=31 | Moldova | 4 | 2006 | |
=31 | Estonia | 4 | 2006 | |
=33 | Portugal | 3 | 2006 | |
=33 | Belgium | 3 | 2006 | |
35 | Turkey | 2 | 2006 | |
=36 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2006 | |
=36 | Andorra | 1 | 2006 | |
=36 | Ireland | 1 | 2006 | |
=36 | Albania | 1 | 2006 | |
=40 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2006 | |
=40 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2006 | |
=40 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2006 | |
=40 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2006 | |
=40 | Malta | 0.0 | 2006 |
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Interesting observations about Sports > Chess > GrandMasters
- Russia ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Europe in 2006.
- Germany ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Christian countries in 2006.
- France ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Catholic countries in 2006.
- United States ranked second for chess > grandMasters amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
- Israel ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2006.
- Ukraine ranked second for chess > grandMasters amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
- Hungary ranked second for chess > grandMasters amongst European Union in 2006.
- Azerbaijan ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
- Argentina ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2006.
- Cuba ranked first for chess > grandMasters amongst Hot countries in 2006.
- China ranked second for chess > grandMasters amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.