The Potential Global Leaders in Women's Chess are?
Written by Administrator
Friday, 05 April 2013
Yesterday we published a chart for top-100 vs. junior top-100 players. This post is dedicated to women's chess:
Federation
# of players in Top-100
# of players in Top-100 Girls
Trend
Russia
19
23
Positive
China
12
7
Negative
Georgia
9
3
Negative
India
6
6
-
Ukraine
6
8
Positive
Poland
4
3
Negative
Hungary
3
3
-
France
3
0
Negative
Germany
3
4
Positive
Romania
3
2
Negative
Spain
3
3
-
Armenia
2
1
Negative
USA
2
1
Negative
England
2
0
Negative
Slovakia
2
0
Negative
Slovenia
1
0
Negative
Bulgaria
1
0
Negative
Sweden
1
0
Negative
Lithuania
1
0
Negative
Qatar
1
0
Negative
Austria
1
0
Negative
Turkey
1
0
Negative
Greece
1
1
-
Mongolia
1
1
-
Peru
1
2
Positive
Vietnam
1
3
Positive
Scotland
1
0
Negative
Serbia
1
0
Negative
Singapore
1
0
Negative
Netherlands
1
2
Positive
Indonesia
1
3
Positive
Czech Republic
1
2
Positive
Kazakhstan
1
2
Positive
Argentina
1
0
Negative
Ecuador
1
0
Negative
Cuba
1
0
Negative
Belarus
0
2
Positive
Israel
0
2
Positive
Iran
0
4
Positive
Italy
0
1
Positive
Macedonia
0
1
Positive
Azerbaijan
0
3
Positive
Norway
0
1
Positive
Colombia
0
3
Positive
Philippines
0
1
Positive
Egypt
0
1
Positive
Belgium
0
1
Positive
Sorted by: 1. # of players in top-100 2.ratings of top-rated representatives
Current top-15: 1.Russia 2.China 3.Georgia 4-5.India, Ukraine 6.Poland 7-11.Hungary, France, Germany, Romania, Spain 12-15.Armenia, USA, England, Slovakia
Potential top-14: 1.Russia 2.Ukraine 3.China 4.India 5-6.Germany, Iran 7-14. Georgia, Poland, Hungary, Spain, Vietnam, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Colombia
Source of information: FIDE top lists
Last Updated ( Friday, 05 April 2013 )