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Which country, besides Russia, is the best at chess?


  • 7 months ago · Quote · #1

    wolf_master

    Who do you think? I think another Europe country.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #2

    rooperi

    Namibia

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #3

    horsehead

    India is as well.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #4

    _heather_

    China has been really strong recently.  They've kinda taken over for the USSR in the heavy state funding arena.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #5

    horsehead

    The philopinos seem to have a lot of good chess players and romanians and croatiansSmile.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #6

    fabelhaft

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #7

    wolf_master

    fabelhaft wrote:

     someone did their research. i was thinking of france.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #8

    fabelhaft

    Considering the size of the countries Armenia would be a strong candidate. Just over 3 million inhabitants and more GMs than China (with a population of 1 300 million). Armenia also won the Chess Olympiads in 2006 and 2008 (making it four medals in a row after third places in 2002 and 2004). They also won the latest World Team Championship and seem to be on the way to win the European Team Championship (for the second time).

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #9

    TadDude

    fabelhaft wrote:

    Considering the size of the countries Armenia would be a strong candidate. Just over 3 million inhabitants and more GMs than China (with a population of 1 300 million). Armenia also won the Chess Olympiads in 2006 and 2008 (making it four medals in a row after third places in 2002 and 2004). They also won the latest World Team Championship and seem to be on the way to win the European Team Championship (for the second time).


    Here is a statistic for you.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics

    Only 217 people play western chess in China and 29 are GMs.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #10

    fabelhaft

    TadDude wrote:

    Only 217 people play western chess in China and 29 are GMs.

    Even if western chess isn't the most popular board game in China the number of players was estimated to be three million something and rising a few years ago.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #11

    EmilZonk

    fabelhaft wrote:
    TadDude wrote:

    Only 217 people play western chess in China and 29 are GMs.

    Even if western chess isn't the most popular board game in China the number of players was estimated to be three million something and rising a few years ago.


    That can not be correct as the gentleman above you provided a link stating that it was 217.

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #12

    Steve212000

    Norway is best,because their best player is rated higher than Russia's best player. 

    India is second best,same reason.Cool

  • 7 months ago · Quote · #13

    wolf_master

    armenia is playing good in the europe tournament

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #14

    palmerchristian

    The united state.

  • 5 months ago · Quote · #15

    Arctor

    palmerchristian wrote:

    The united state.


     Pah! Even England has more top 100 players than the United States


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