The
International Chess Federation (FIDE) governs international
chess
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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. The
Elo rating system
The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games such as chess or esports. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American chess master and physics professor.
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is used.
Top players
The top 20 players were ranked on 1 June 2025 as follows:
Top women
The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 Jun 2025 as follows:
Top juniors
Juniors are considered to be male players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 juniors were ranked on 1 June 2025 as follows:
Top girls
Girls are considered to be female players who will remain under the age of 21 years for the duration of the current calendar year.
The top 20 girls were ranked on 1 June 2025 as follows:
Top federations
Every month, FIDE publishes a list ranking federations according to the average rating of their top 10 players. The top 20 federations in Open were ranked as follows on 1 June 2025:
References
External links
Official FIDE rating lists
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