Rating analytics: The number of rated chess players goes up

Kaspars Migla is the creator and founder of chessratings.top. In his column, he analyzes monthly FIDE standard rating changes, career-high ratings, rating distribution by country, continent, region, and other rating-related statistics. In this edition, he looks at the absolute numbers of rated players and the percentage of active players in different countries. According to the FIDE December data, integrated by chessratings.top, […]

FIDE announces a new partnership with TOTAL

The International Chess Federation is pleased to announce a new partnership with TOTAL. With presence in more than 130 countries and over 100,000 employees, TOTAL is a major energy player, which produces and markets fuels, natural gas, and low-carbon electricity. The company’s ambition is to become “the responsible energy major, providing energy that is safer, more […]