List of chess grandmasters - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chess_grandmastersThe following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess. The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE. Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud. FIDE has awarded 2012 grandmaster titles, not counting three GM titles that have been revoked.
Countries With The Most Chess Grandmasters
www.chess.com › article › viewJul 29, 2021 · In Russian chess parlance of the time, the term Grossmeister referred to any player who won a big international tournament, and every player who took part in the 1914 tournament was a Grossmeister in that sense of the word, which is why it was referred to in the Russian press as Grossmeister tournament. This may have contributed to the later reports in some way.
FIDE Country Top chess players
ratings.fide.com › topfedCountry rank by average rating of top 10 players : Average: GMs: IMs: Total Titled: 1: Russia: 2739: 256: 549: 2641: 2: United States of America: 2715: 101: 166: 828: 3: China: 2705: 48: 39: 181: 4: India: 2668: 64: 114: 408: 5: Ukraine: 2663: 93: 209: 589: 6: Armenia: 2652: 44: 29: 132: 7: Azerbaijan: 2652: 26: 32: 159: 8: Hungary: 2644: 58: 120: 497: 9: France: 2638: 50: 118: 465: 10: Poland: 2637: 45: 109: 447: 11: Germany: 2630: 96: 273: 1443: 12: Netherlands: 2622: 36: 104: 388: 13 ...