Question 1

How many FIDE-rated chess players are in NZL?

Accepted Answer

NZL has 700 active FIDE-rated chess players.

Question 2

How many International Masters are in NZL?

Accepted Answer

NZL has 9 FIDE International Masters (IM and WIM).

Question 3

How many FIDE Masters are in NZL?

Accepted Answer

NZL has 20 FIDE Masters (FM and WFM).

Question 4

How many titled players are in NZL?

Accepted Answer

NZL has 64 titled players in total (GMs, IMs, FMs and CMs).

Question 5

Who is the best chess player in NZL?

Accepted Answer

The highest-rated chess player from NZL is Xie, Felix (IM), with a standard rating of 2407.

Question 6

What is the highest FIDE rating in NZL?

Accepted Answer

The highest standard FIDE rating in NZL is 2407, held by Xie, Felix.

Question 7

What is the average rating of the top 10 chess players in NZL?

Accepted Answer

The average standard rating of the top 10 players in NZL is 2292.

Question 8

Where can I find NZL chess rankings?

Accepted Answer

Full NZL chess rankings, rating history and statistics are available on ChessStats at https://chessstats.app/federation/NZL.

#	Player	STD ↓	RPD	BLZ
1	Xie, FelixIM18a· 0p	2 407	2 353	2 340
2	Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnFM24a· 0p	2 366	2 301	2 229
3	Renjith, SravanIM18a· 0p	2 351	2 225	2 330
4	Middelburg, TomIM46a· 0p	2 344	—	—
5	Hague, BenFM53a· 0p	2 336	2 269	2 320
6	Gong, Daniel HanwenFM23a· 0p	2 248	2 245	2 133
7	Mao, DaqiFM14a· 0p	2 244	2 178	2 049
8	McKenzie, Peter D60a· 0p	2 237	2 238	—
9	Freeman, Michael RoyCM66a· 0p	2 202	2 212	—
10	Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)CM22a· 0p	2 185	1 873	1 765

NZL

Titled players — 64