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Sports > Chess Stats: compare key data on Australia & Sweden

Definitions

  • 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
STAT Australia Sweden
GrandMasters 2
Ranked 58th.
15
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Australia
GrandMasters per million 0.0966
Ranked 57th.
1.65
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Australia
International Masters 16
Ranked 38th.
32
Ranked 20th. Twice as much as Australia
International Masters per million 0.773
Ranked 51st.
3.52
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Australia
World Chess Rankings 2,440
Ranked 50th.
2,535
Ranked 26th. 4% more than Australia

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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