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Sports > Chess Stats: compare key data on Ireland & New Zealand

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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 Ireland New Zealand
GrandMasters 1
Ranked 70th.
0.0
Ranked 100th.
GrandMasters per million 0.235
Ranked 47th.
0.0
Ranked 97th.
International Masters 6
Ranked 61st. 20% more than New Zealand
5
Ranked 63th.
International Masters per million 1.41
Ranked 40th. 18% more than New Zealand
1.19
Ranked 43th.
World Chess Rankings 2,388
Ranked 59th. 2% more than New Zealand
2,332
Ranked 71st.

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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