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  2. List of chess players by peak FIDE rating - Wikipedia

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    Highest-ranked female player; first and only female player to achieve 2700+ rating, only female player to be ranked in the world's top 10, formerly youngest grandmaster (1991–1994), formerly highest-ranked Hungarian player (1996–1998) 62 Soviet Union Moldova: Viktor Bologan: 2734 2012-08 1971 Highest-ranked Moldovan player Georgia: Baadur ...

  3. FIDE rankings - Wikipedia

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    The International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international chess competition. Each month, FIDE publishes the lists "Top 100 Players", "Top 100 Women", "Top 100 Juniors" and "Top 100 Girls" and rankings of countries according to the average rating of their top 10 players and top 10 female players in the classical time control.

  4. List of FIDE chess world number ones - Wikipedia

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    FIDE publishes lists of highest-rated girl chess players; a "girl" is defined as being a player who is aged under 20 at the start of the year, and female. The following is a list of the players ranked number one girl in the FIDE rating system from January 2000 to the present day, along with their ratings during the periods in question.

  5. This Ames 11-year-old is one of the highest rated chess ...

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    Irene Fei isn't like most her age. The 11-year-old is currently the No. 1 rated women's chess player and the 15th overall chess player in Iowa.

  6. Comparison of top chess players throughout history - Wikipedia

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    In 1970, FIDE adopted Elo's system for rating current players, so one way to compare players of different eras is to compare their Elo ratings. The best-ever Elo ratings are tabulated below. As of September 2023, there are 133 chess players in history who broke 2700, and 15 of them exceeded 2800.

  7. List of chess grandmasters - Wikipedia

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    The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.

  8. List of female chess grandmasters - Wikipedia

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    The International Chess Federation (FIDE) was established in 1924 as the governing body of competitive chess. At the time, the term "grandmaster" was already being informally used to describe the world's leading chess players since the players competing in the Championship section of the Ostend 1907 chess tournament were referred to as "grandmasters" in reference to them all having previously ...

  9. Chess rating system - Wikipedia

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    A chess rating system is a system used in chess to estimate the strength of a player, based on their performance versus other players. They are used by organizations such as FIDE , the US Chess Federation (USCF or US Chess), International Correspondence Chess Federation , and the English Chess Federation .