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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 China Russia
GrandMasters 19
Ranked 12th. 		156
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than China
GrandMasters per million 0.0145
Ranked 71st. 		1.09
Ranked 24th. 76 times more than China
International Masters 12
Ranked 44th. 		417
Ranked 1st. 35 times more than China
International Masters per million 0.00915
Ranked 93th. 		2.93
Ranked 30th. 320 times more than China
World Chess Rankings 2,611
Ranked 7th. 		2,718
Ranked 1st. 4% more than China

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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