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Sports Statistics > Chess > GrandMasters (most recent) by country

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   Russia  16.5%
   Germany  6.4%
   United States  6.3%
   Ukraine  5.6%
   Serbia and Montenegro  5.3%
   Hungary  3.8%
   Israel  3.5%
   France  3.1%
   Spain  2.5%
   Bulgaria  2.4%
   Poland  2.1%
   China  2%
   Netherlands  2%
   Czech Republic  2%
   Georgia  2%
   Croatia  1.9%
   Armenia  1.8%
   Sweden  1.6%
   Romania  1.5%
   Azerbaijan  1.5%


Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Russia: 156 
#2   Germany: 61 
#3   United States: 60 
#4   Ukraine: 53 
#5   Serbia and Montenegro: 50 
#6   Hungary: 36 
#7   Israel: 33 
#8   France: 29 
#9   Spain: 24 
#10   Bulgaria: 23 
#11   Poland: 20 
#12   China: 19 
#13   Netherlands: 19 
#14   Czech Republic: 19 
#15   Georgia: 19 
#16   Croatia: 18 
#17   Armenia: 17 
#18   Sweden: 15 
#19   Romania: 14 
#20   Azerbaijan: 14 
#21   Argentina: 13 
#22   Cuba: 12 
#23   India: 11 
#24   Kazakhstan: 11 
#25   Greece: 10 
#26   Uzbekistan:
#27   Denmark:
#28   Iceland:
#29   Latvia:
#30   Slovenia:
#31   Norway:
#32   Macedonia, Republic of:
#33   Belarus:
#34   Slovakia:
#35   Switzerland:
#36   Indonesia:
#37   Brazil:
#38   Lithuania:
#39   Canada:
#40   Finland:
#41   Austria:
#42   Italy:
#43   Bosnia and Herzegovina:
#44   Moldova:
#45   Estonia:
#46   Vietnam:
#47   Portugal:
#48   Colombia:
#49   Belgium:
#50   Mexico:
#51   Bangladesh:
#52   Turkmenistan:
#53   Chile:
#54   Turkey:
#55   Tunisia:
#56   Peru:
#57   Mongolia:
#58   Australia:
#59   Singapore:
#60   Iran:
#61   Luxembourg:
#62   Qatar:
#63   Egypt:
#64   Paraguay:
#65   Albania:
#66   Uruguay:
#67   Ireland:
#68   Andorra:
#69   Ecuador:
#70   Costa Rica:
#71   Morocco:
#72   United Arab Emirates:
#73   Kyrgyzstan:
#74   Tajikistan:
#75   Burma:
#76   Jordan:
#77   Puerto Rico:
#78   Guernsey:
#79   Kuwait:
#80   South Africa:
#81   Barbados:
#82   New Zealand:
#83   Thailand:
#84   Syria:
#85   El Salvador:
#86   Angola:
#87   Honduras:
#88   Malaysia:
#89   Uganda:
#90   Algeria:
#91   Lebanon:
#92   Faroe Islands:
#93   Libya:
#94   Netherlands Antilles:
#95   Liechtenstein:
#96   Nicaragua:
#97   Guatemala:
#98   Iraq:
#99   Zambia:
#100   Bolivia:
#101   Zimbabwe:
#102   Hong Kong:
#103   Sri Lanka:
#104   Namibia:
#105   Mauritius:
#106   Papua New Guinea:
#107   Panama:
#108   Pakistan:
#109   Suriname:
#110   Cyprus:
#111   Nepal:
#112   Bahrain:
#113   Ethiopia:
#114   Macau:
#115   Monaco:
#116   Brunei:
#117   Jersey:
#118   Afghanistan:
#119   Malta:
#120   Trinidad and Tobago:
#121   Sudan:
#122   Fiji:
#123   San Marino:
#124   Venezuela:
#125   Aruba:
#126   Virgin Islands:
#127   Kenya:
#128   Japan:
#129   British Virgin Islands:
#130   Botswana:
#131   Bermuda:
#132   Yemen:
#133   Rwanda:
#134   Jamaica:
#135   Seychelles:
Total: 946  
Weighted average: 7.0  


DEFINITION: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.

SOURCE: World Chess Federation, 2006

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