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Sports > Chess Stats: compare key data on Denmark & Germany

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 Denmark Germany
GrandMasters 9
Ranked 30th.
61
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Denmark
GrandMasters per million 1.66
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Germany
0.741
Ranked 32nd.
International Masters 32
Ranked 21st.
186
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Denmark
International Masters per million 5.89
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany
2.26
Ranked 32nd.
World Chess Rankings 2,540
Ranked 24th.
2,604
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Denmark

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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