Hey everyone,
I’ve been looking at FIDE classical rating data and put together a visualization to explore how rated players are distributed by country.
Some things I found interesting:
- big differences in rated-player density between countries
- regions with many active players but lower average ratings
- how concentrated the global rating pool really is
I’m curious what patterns you notice or whether this matches your intuition about global chess strength.
If anyone wants to explore the interactive version, it’s here:
https://topchess100.com/demographics
by MtsChess