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2,083Registered players
1,740Active players
743FIDE-rated players
52Titled players

Top players

  1. 1 Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick IMBorn 2010 2465
  2. 2 Turner, Matthew J GMBorn 1975 2460
  3. 3 Vijayakumar, Rishi FMBorn 2011 2405
RankনামরেটিংBorn
4 Motwani, Paul GM Rating 2399 Born 1962
5 Greet, Andrew N IM Rating 2397 Born 1979
6 Megalios, Konstantinos IM Rating 2373 Born 1995
7 Abdulla, Murad FM Rating 2319 Born 2000
8 Bryson, Douglas M IM Rating 2301 Born 1957
9 Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik CM Rating 2291 Born 2014
10 Gourlay, Iain FM Rating 2276 Born 1974

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Statistics

Registered players
2,083
Active players
1,740
Rated in Classical
743
Rated in Rapid
487
Rated in Blitz
529
Women
186
Juniors (under 20)
554

Rating spread, Classical

Active players in each band of 100 rating points.

Show as a table
1400 to 1499
11
1500 to 1599
28
1600 to 1699
69
1700 to 1799
87
1800 to 1899
80
1900 to 1999
48
2000 to 2099
32
2100 to 2199
28
2200 to 2299
9
2300 to 2399
5
2400 to 2499
3
2500 to 2599
0
2600 to 2699
0
2700 and above
0

Titles

  • 6GM
  • 12IM
  • 20FM
  • 5CM
  • 0WGM
  • 0WIM
  • 7WFM
  • 2WCM
Arbiters with a FIDE title
18
Trainers with a FIDE title
0

FIDE rating list, October 2026. Titles are counted as FIDE lists them on that date.

Officials

  • McFarlane, Alex HPresident
  • Howie, AndrewDelegate/Executive Director
  • Deary, DavidFinance Director
  • Bryson, Douglas MRating Officer

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