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  • GrandMasters: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess.
  • GrandMasters per million: Number of GrandMaster chess champions, by country. A GrandMaster is the highest level of recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • International Masters: Number of International Masters in chess, by country. International Master is the second highest recognition in chess.
  • International Masters per million: Number of International Masters in chess, by country. International Master is the second highest recognition in chess. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • World Chess Rankings: Country rank by average rating of top 10 players
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China
Israel
GrandMasters 19
Ranked 12th. 		33
Ranked 7th. 74% more than China
GrandMasters per million 0.0145
Ranked 71st. 		4.68
Ranked 4th. 323 times more than China
International Masters 12
Ranked 44th. 		41
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than China
International Masters per million 0.00915
Ranked 93th. 		5.81
Ranked 12th. 635 times more than China
World Chess Rankings 2,611
Ranked 7th. The same as Israel 		2,611
Ranked 8th.

SOURCES: World Chess Federation, 2006; World Chess Federation, 2006. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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