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FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) by country 2026
10 countries ranked by FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) for September 2026, the latest period that most reporting countries share. Built from the FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) indicator; every row links to its record.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) · Topic: Chess grandmasters and titled players · Industry: Chess · Period: September 2026. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked.
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FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) by country
September 2026
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| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | World Chess Federation | Actual | 184 |
| United States | World Chess Federation | Actual | 115 |
| Germany | World Chess Federation | Actual | 103 |
| India | World Chess Federation | Actual | 96 |
| Ukraine | World Chess Federation | Actual | 85 |
| France | World Chess Federation | Actual | 60 |
| Spain | World Chess Federation | Actual | 60 |
| China | World Chess Federation | Actual | 57 |
| Poland | World Chess Federation | Actual | 56 |
| Iran | World Chess Federation | Actual | 16 |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · source.
| # | Country | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia RU | 184 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 2 | United States US | 115 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 3 | Germany DE | 103 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 4 | India IN | 96 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 5 | Ukraine UA | 85 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 6 | France FR | 60 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 7 | Spain ES | 60 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 8 | China CN | 57 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 9 | Poland PL | 56 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 10 | Iran IR | 16 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| — | Global Reference total, not ranked | 1,899 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
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StatOrigin. (2026). FIDE Grandmasters (standard list) by country, September 2026. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/fide-grandmasters-by-country