Visualization of January FIDE ratings

Here's a New Year statistical treat: how the leading players' FIDE ratings changed over the years. The graph features January ratings of #1 player, #2 player, the average of top 10 (excluding the leader) and the average of top 100 (again, excluding the leader). You can hover your cursor over the data

Fide rating system

Is Chess Really Getting Younger?

Did you know that Judit Polgar is the record holder for the youngest player in history to reach the Top-100 of the FIDE rating list? She was just 12 and

Anand - Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013 - Chessentials

Popularity of Standard Chess vs Variants on Lichess January 2022 (vs June 2020) / Chess960 is now the 2nd most popular (previously 4th) variant behind antichess / related to my previous chess960

Sex Differences in Intellectual Performance: Analysis of a Large Cohort of Competitive Chess Players - Christopher F. Chabris, Mark E. Glickman, 2006

Blindfold Opening Visualization 100 Chess Puzzles - Martin B. Justesen, PDF, Chess Openings

Visualizing FIDE chess rating list

Visualizing FIDE chess rating list