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I was interested in seeing how many players in in top 100 represent their respective countries, and I thought I would post my information for everyone to see. This is based off of the flags of course, and 9 out of the top 100 rated players decide not to display their flag. And I am not sure if anyone has done this already but here it is, country and number of players in the top 100 rated players are from the country.
United States: 14
Netherlands: 12
England: 7
United Kingdom:7
India: 5
Portugal: 5
Wales: 5
Denmark: 4
Germany: 4
Canada: 3
New Zealand: 3
Poland: 3
Argentina: 2
Austria: 2
Hungary: 2
The following countries have one in the top 100 rated players.
Afghanistan, Australia, Belguim, Brazil, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Myanmar. Slovakia, South Africa, Spain
I just thought this might interest some of you.
-Tim
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Originally posted by TimmyToiletGood effort TT and very interesting. I wonder what the order would look like on a per capita basis? Not that I have an axe to grind mind you.😉
I was interested in seeing how many players in in top 100 represent their respective countries, and I thought I would post my information for everyone to see. This is based off of the flags of course, and 9 out of the top 100 rated play ...[text shortened]... Spain
I just thought this might interest some of you.
-Tim
Now, if I can only persuade perkovic to fly the flag😠
skeeter
Originally posted by royalchickennations not regions. but interestingly ive never seen a northern irish flag here.
Well, players can list themselves as either British (with a British flag) or English, Welsh, Scots etc. Why is the flag of the UK a British flag though, since the regions which together form GB are only part of the UK? Are there any N. Irish in the top 100?
btw the butchers apron represent the flags of northern ireland, england and scotland. its the welsh flag that is not reprensented!
chris
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Originally posted by skeeterHmm...do you mean average ratings of the players? If so, I can do that
Good effort TT and very interesting. I wonder what the order would look like on a [b]per capita basis? Not that I have an axe to grind mind you.😉
Now, if I can only persuade perkovic to fly the flag😠
skeeter[/b]
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Originally posted by chris stephensThanks, 'tis good to know.
nations not regions. but interestingly ive never seen a northern irish flag here.
btw the butchers apron represent the flags of northern ireland, england and scotland. its the welsh flag that is not reprensented!
chris
Starting in two weeks, I'm going to spend at least most of the next four years living in the UK, so I probably should know something about it!
I see you're from near Glasgow. I've only been there once, and only to change trains, but at least the coffee I found was ok 😉.
Originally posted by TimmyToiletRec for you, for taking the time to come up with these stats 🙂
I was interested in seeing how many players in in top 100 represent their respective countries, and I thought I would post my information for everyone to see. This is based off of the flags of course, and 9 out of the top 100 rated players decide not to display their flag. And I am not sure if anyone has done this already but here it is, country and numb ...[text shortened]... nmar. Slovakia, South Africa, Spain
I just thought this might interest some of you.
-Tim
Originally posted by skeeterThe TOP RHP Countries per capita
Good effort TT and very interesting. I wonder what the order would look like on a [b]per capita basis? Not that I have an axe to grind mind you.😉
Now, if I can only persuade perkovic to fly the flag😠
skeeter[/b]
1. Wales 5 in 2.8 million - 1.8 per million
2. New Zealand 3 in 3.9 million - 0.77 per million
3=. Netherlands 12 in 16 million - 0.75 per million
3=. Denmark 4 in 5.3 million - 0.75 per million
5. Portugal 5 in 10 million - 0.5 per million
(If all 7 UK flags represent people in Scotland, they would be in 2nd place, if they all represent people Northern Ireland, they would be first by a long way)
Originally posted by skeeterUmmm...that would be quite a lot of work, but here's the best I can do for more information. Here are the average ratings for the top 100 rated players sorted by country:
Not exactly, by per capita I mean the population of the nation/region/country expressed as a figure when divided by the number of players. I think?
skeeter
Belguim: 2168
Slovakia: 2152
Spain: 2127
New Zealand: 2100.33
Wales: 2087.60
Czech Republic: 2043
Portugal: 2039.8
Brazil: 2024
Netherlands: 2007.58
Canada: 1995.33
United States: 1975.79
Argentina: 1969
Germany: 1965
Poland: 1944.33
Italy: 1943
Austria: 1933
England: 1927.57
Ireland: 1919
India: 1916.20
United Kingdom: 1897
Denmark: 1889.25
Hungary: 1883.5
Myanmar: 1881
South Africa: 1847
Finland: 1837
Afghanistan: 1815
France: 1801
Remember that some of these ratings are figured by just one player 🙂. Enjoy
-Tim
Originally posted by TimmyToiletYou see, if you try long enough, there will allways be a statistic that reveals the real thing (I know, bad joke). Great effort TT. The stat that Skeeter was suggesting might be very interesting indeed, but requires more work. Didn't Russ have a stat with the number of members per country?
Ummm...that would be quite a lot of work, but here's the best I can do for more information. Here are the average ratings for the top 100 rated players sorted by country:
Belguim: 2168
Slovakia: 2152
Spain: 2127
New Zealand: 2100.33
Wales: 2087.60
Czech Republic: 2043
Portugal: 2039.8
Brazil: 2024
Netherlands: 2007.58
Canada: 1995.33
United ...[text shortened]... ce: 1801
Remember that some of these ratings are figured by just one player 🙂. Enjoy
-Tim
Originally posted by Mephisto2skeeter's statistic shows that the great big country of russia really has zero chess talent, and that wales and new zealand are good places to find chess players.
You see, if you try long enough, there will allways be a statistic that reveals the real thing (I know, bad joke). Great effort TT. The stat that Skeeter was suggesting might be very interesting indeed, but requires more work. Didn't Russ have a stat with the number of members per country?
- yes a great statistic.😛