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DEFINITION:
Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 156 | 2006 | |
| 2 | Germany | 61 | 2006 | |
| 3 | United States | 60 | 2006 | |
| 4 | Ukraine | 53 | 2006 | |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 50 | 2006 | |
| 6 | Hungary | 36 | 2006 | |
| 7 | Israel | 33 | 2006 | |
| 8 | France | 29 | 2006 | |
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 26.83 | 2006 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 24.88 | 2006 | ||
| 9 | Spain | 24 | 2006 | |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 23 | 2006 | |
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 21 | 2006 | ||
| 11 | Poland | 20 | 2006 | |
| =12 | Netherlands | 19 | 2006 | |
| =12 | Georgia | 19 | 2006 | |
| =12 | Czech Republic | 19 | 2006 | |
| =12 | China | 19 | 2006 | |
| 16 | Croatia | 18 | 2006 | |
| 17 | Armenia | 17 | 2006 | |
| Cold countries average (profile) | 16.49 | 2006 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 16.25 | 2006 | ||
| 18 | Sweden | 15 | 2006 | |
| Europe average (profile) | 14.98 | 2006 | ||
| =19 | Azerbaijan | 14 | 2006 | |
| =19 | Romania | 14 | 2006 | |
| NATO countries average (profile) | 13.65 | 2006 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 13.15 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Argentina | 13 | 2006 | |
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 13 | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Cuba | 12 | 2006 | |
| =23 | India | 11 | 2006 | |
| =23 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2006 | |
| Eurozone average (profile) | 10.83 | 2006 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 10.31 | 2006 | ||
| 25 | Greece | 10 | 2006 | |
| =26 | Denmark | 9 | 2006 | |
| =26 | Uzbekistan | 9 | 2006 | |
| =26 | Slovenia | 9 | 2006 | |
| =26 | Latvia | 9 | 2006 | |
| =26 | Iceland | 9 | 2006 | |
| =31 | Norway | 8 | 2006 | |
| =31 | Belarus | 8 | 2006 | |
| =33 | Slovakia | 7 | 2006 | |
| =33 | Indonesia | 7 | 2006 | |
| =33 | Switzerland | 7 | 2006 | |
| =36 | Canada | 6 | 2006 | |
| =36 | Lithuania | 6 | 2006 | |
| =36 | Brazil | 6 | 2006 | |
| =39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2006 | |
| =39 | Finland | 5 | 2006 | |
| =39 | Italy | 5 | 2006 | |
| =39 | Austria | 5 | 2006 | |
| =43 | Moldova | 4 | 2006 | |
| =43 | Estonia | 4 | 2006 | |
| =43 | Vietnam | 4 | 2006 | |
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 3.55 | 2006 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 3.5 | 2006 | ||
| =46 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Portugal | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Colombia | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Mexico | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Chile | 3 | 2006 | |
| =46 | Belgium | 3 | 2006 | |
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.56 | 2006 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 2.35 | 2006 | ||
| =53 | Turkey | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Australia | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Mongolia | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Peru | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Iran | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Tunisia | 2 | 2006 | |
| =53 | Singapore | 2 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Andorra | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Ireland | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Ecuador | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Morocco | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Qatar | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Paraguay | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Albania | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Uruguay | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Egypt | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2006 | |
| =60 | Burma | 1 | 2006 | |
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 0.444 | 2006 | ||
| =75 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Jersey | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Afghanistan | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Bahrain | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Libya | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Mauritius | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Malaysia | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Barbados | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Panama | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | El Salvador | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Thailand | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Hong Kong | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Guernsey | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Lebanon | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Fiji | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Nepal | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Suriname | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Venezuela | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Jordan | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Syria | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Aruba | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Guatemala | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Pakistan | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | New Zealand | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Yemen | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Jamaica | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Macau | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Kenya | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Cyprus | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Bermuda | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Angola | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | South Africa | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Japan | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Faroe Islands | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Brunei | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Algeria | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Puerto Rico | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Iraq | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Nicaragua | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Malta | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Kuwait | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Honduras | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Sri Lanka | 0.0 | 2006 | |
| =75 | Namibia | 0.0 | 2006 |