Statistics of chess players and events

How many FIDE rated players are there in the different countries? How many open and round robin tournaments are held in each? What is the total number of FIDE rated games played per year in the world, and which country leads the statistics (guess: Russia, India, Germany, France or Spain)? And who are the greatest exporters and importers of players? <a href="[Post:view_link]">Numbers and graphs by Martin Huba.</a>

Statistics on chess positions

Checkmate: top chess players live longer

Explained When 'cheating' in chess becomes a matter of statistics in the courtroom - The Hindu

A data-driven exploration of the evolution of chess: Popularity of openings over time

norms There and Back Again

Ah yes, the average player has a MUCH higher rating than 1762 - Chess Forums

A Gender Divide In Chess, The Ultimate Sport Of The Mind : NPR

Quantifying the complexity and similarity of chess openings using online chess community data

Chess boom: Will the U.S. produce another Bobby Fischer? - Big Think

Chess Database and Community

Has the number of draws in chess increased?

How Many Chess Players Are There In The World?

Who Is The Biggest Prizewinner In Chess History?

GRAND-CHESS-TOUR-CROATIA-2023 - Play Chess with Friends

Computer move? Chess cheaters and the limits of algorithmic detection - Oxera