FIDE rankings

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. The Elo rating system is used.

Top players

Best Performing Federations – Open
Federation (≥3 Players)	Players (Among Top 100)
India	13
United States	11
China	7
Russia	6
FIDE	6
Uzbekistan	5
Germany	4
Hungary	4
England	4
Spain	4
France	3
Azerbaijan	3
Netherlands	3
Other	27

The top 20 players were ranked on 1 May 2025 as follows:

Top women

Best Performing Federations – Women
Federation (≥3 Players)	Players (Among Top 100)
China	14
India	10
FIDE	7
Russia	7
Ukraine	6
Poland	6
Georgia	5
France	5
United States	5
Azerbaijan	4
Armenia	3
Germany	3
Israel	3
Other	22

The top 20 female players were ranked on 1 May 2025 as follows:

Top juniors

Best Performing Countries – Juniors
Federation (≥3 Players)	Players (Among Top 100)
India	20
United States	9
Turkey	7
FIDE	6
France	5
China	4
Poland	4
Uzbekistan	3
Azerbaijan	3
Iran	3
Ukraine	3
Norway	3
Israel	3
Germany	3
Spain	3
Other	21

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 May 2025 as follows:

Top girls

Best Performing Countries – Girls
Federation (≥3 Players)	Players (Among Top 100)
United States	9
India	8
China	8
Kazakhstan	8
FIDE	7
Mongolia	5
Ukraine	4
Germany	4
Poland	4
Uzbekistan	3
Hungary	3
Argentina	3
Other	34

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 May 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 were ranked as follows on 1 May 2025: