Ranking · 16 countries · September 2026
FIDE players rated 2200+ by country 2026
16 countries ranked by FIDE players rated 2200+ for September 2026, the latest period that most reporting countries share. Built from the FIDE players rated 2200+ indicator; every row links to its record.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: FIDE players rated 2200+ · Topic: FIDE rated chess 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 players rated 2200+ by country
September 2026
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| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | World Chess Federation | Actual | 3,358 |
| Germany | World Chess Federation | Actual | 2,097 |
| United States | World Chess Federation | Actual | 1,056 |
| Spain | World Chess Federation | Actual | 842 |
| Ukraine | World Chess Federation | Actual | 733 |
| France | World Chess Federation | Actual | 658 |
| Poland | World Chess Federation | Actual | 632 |
| India | World Chess Federation | Actual | 583 |
| Serbia | World Chess Federation | Actual | 487 |
| Netherlands | World Chess Federation | Actual | 444 |
| Hungary | World Chess Federation | Actual | 436 |
| Czechia | World Chess Federation | Actual | 370 |
| Argentina | World Chess Federation | Actual | 369 |
| United Kingdom | World Chess Federation | Actual | 348 |
| China | World Chess Federation | Actual | 333 |
| Iran | World Chess Federation | Actual | 167 |
The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · source.
| # | Country | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia RU | 3,358 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 2 | Germany DE | 2,097 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 3 | United States US | 1,056 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 4 | Spain ES | 842 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 5 | Ukraine UA | 733 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 6 | France FR | 658 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 7 | Poland PL | 632 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 8 | India IN | 583 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 9 | Serbia RS | 487 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 10 | Netherlands NL | 444 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 11 | Hungary HU | 436 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 12 | Czechia CZ | 370 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 13 | Argentina AR | 369 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 14 | United Kingdom GB | 348 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 15 | China CN | 333 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| 16 | Iran IR | 167 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
| — | Global Reference total, not ranked | 20,574 | September 2026 | World Chess Federation |
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StatOrigin. (2026). FIDE players rated 2200+ by country, September 2026. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/fide-players-rated-2200-plus-by-country