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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 Sweden United States
GrandMasters 15
Ranked 18th. 		60
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Sweden
GrandMasters per million 1.65
Ranked 17th. 8 times more than United States 		0.201
Ranked 50th.
International Masters 32
Ranked 20th. 		99
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Sweden
International Masters per million 3.52
Ranked 20th. 11 times more than United States 		0.332
Ranked 66th.
World Chess Rankings 2,535
Ranked 26th. 		2,625
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Sweden

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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