![Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, plays his 11th game against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, foreground left, at the FIDE World Chess Championship Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, plays his 11th game against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, foreground left, at the FIDE World Chess Championship](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N3GYAC/norways-magnus-carlsen-right-currently-the-top-ranked-chess-player-in-the-world-plays-his-11th-game-against-indias-former-world-champion-vishwanathan-anand-foreground-left-at-the-fide-world-chess-championship-match-in-sochi-russia-sunday-nov-23-2014-ap-photoartur-lebedev-2N3GYAC.jpg)
Norway's Magnus Carlsen, right, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, plays his 11th game against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand, foreground left, at the FIDE World Chess Championship
![Country-wise distribution of top 100 FIDE rated Chess Grandmasters of the world (as of list published in March 2023 by FIDE). : r/chess Country-wise distribution of top 100 FIDE rated Chess Grandmasters of the world (as of list published in March 2023 by FIDE). : r/chess](https://preview.redd.it/country-wise-distribution-of-top-100-fide-rated-chess-v0-r3wxfq1cjfpa1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=90f7bfc27bbd34093076bb2de908a9d572973126)
Country-wise distribution of top 100 FIDE rated Chess Grandmasters of the world (as of list published in March 2023 by FIDE). : r/chess
![Geneva FIDE Grand Prix: P Harikrishna draws with Alexander Grischuk, loses top-spot in the standings Geneva FIDE Grand Prix: P Harikrishna draws with Alexander Grischuk, loses top-spot in the standings](https://s01.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/large/843818-63131-xbjacuzykp-1500032214.jpg)
Geneva FIDE Grand Prix: P Harikrishna draws with Alexander Grischuk, loses top-spot in the standings
![Armenia's Martirosyan Beats Top Azeri Player to Reach FIDE World Cup R4 - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator Armenia's Martirosyan Beats Top Azeri Player to Reach FIDE World Cup R4 - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator](https://mirrorspectator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Chess-696x786.jpg)
Armenia's Martirosyan Beats Top Azeri Player to Reach FIDE World Cup R4 - The Armenian Mirror-Spectator
![World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports](https://fox4kc.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2023/08/64de84fc74da98.22070395.jpeg?w=2494&h=1440&crop=1)
World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events | FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports
![Pragg loses to Carlsen, misses top chess title, but leaves his mark | Chess News - The Indian Express Pragg loses to Carlsen, misses top chess title, but leaves his mark | Chess News - The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2023/08/R-Praggnanandhaa-and-Magnus-Carlsen-during-the-tiebreaker-of-the-FIDE-World-Cup-final-in-Baku-Thursday.-FIDE.jpg?w=414)
Pragg loses to Carlsen, misses top chess title, but leaves his mark | Chess News - The Indian Express
FIDE - International Chess Federation - The October #FIDErating lists are out! The top ten places in the overall and women's lists were mainly affected by the #GrandChessTour Sinquefield Cup and #FIDEWomenGrandPrix
![This Top Chess Player Makes a Recap Video of Every Game He Played in This Year's Greatest Tournament | by Oguz Kul | ILLUMINATION | Medium This Top Chess Player Makes a Recap Video of Every Game He Played in This Year's Greatest Tournament | by Oguz Kul | ILLUMINATION | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/1*FWL0gkoj-E0CX6KAVt0TvA.jpeg)
This Top Chess Player Makes a Recap Video of Every Game He Played in This Year's Greatest Tournament | by Oguz Kul | ILLUMINATION | Medium
![I made a World Map of FIDE Top 100 in the last 3 decades to show growth/decline of chess in various countries over the years : r/chess I made a World Map of FIDE Top 100 in the last 3 decades to show growth/decline of chess in various countries over the years : r/chess](https://i.redd.it/0vju2i3rbh3b1.jpg)
I made a World Map of FIDE Top 100 in the last 3 decades to show growth/decline of chess in various countries over the years : r/chess
![Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, thinks over his move as he plays against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand at the FIDE World Chess Championship Norway's Magnus Carlsen, currently the top ranked chess player in the world, thinks over his move as he plays against India's former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand at the FIDE World Chess Championship](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N3KPC1/norways-magnus-carlsen-currently-the-top-ranked-chess-player-in-the-world-thinks-over-his-move-as-he-plays-against-indias-former-world-champion-vishwanathan-anand-at-the-fide-world-chess-championship-match-in-sochi-russia-saturday-nov-8-2014-ap-photoartur-lebedev-2N3KPC1.jpg)