How many FIDE-rated chess players are in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has 514 active FIDE-rated chess players.

How many Grandmasters are in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has 8 FIDE Grandmasters (GM and WGM).

How many International Masters are in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has 10 FIDE International Masters (IM and WIM).

How many FIDE Masters are in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has 17 FIDE Masters (FM and WFM).

How many titled players are in North Macedonia?

North Macedonia has 35 titled players in total (GMs, IMs, FMs and CMs).

Who is the best chess player in North Macedonia?

The highest-rated chess player from North Macedonia is Romanov, Evgeny (GM), with a standard rating of 2549.

What is the highest FIDE rating in North Macedonia?

The highest standard FIDE rating in North Macedonia is 2549, held by Romanov, Evgeny.

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

The average standard rating of the top 10 players in North Macedonia is 2418.

Where can I find North Macedonia chess rankings?

Full North Macedonia chess rankings, rating history and statistics are available on ChessStats at https://chessstats.app/top/mkd.

Top Standard Chess Players in North Macedonia 🇲🇰

514 active players in North Macedonia by Standard rating. #1 Evgeny Romanov leads with 2,549 — 89 pts ahead of Trajko Nedev (2,460). This month's standout moves (top 50): Zvonko Stanojoski led all gainers at +4 pts, while Nikola Mitkov saw the steepest fall at -29 pts.

Top 3 Players

#1 · Current Leader

Evgeny Romanov

Grandmaster · 38 years old

Age Group Leaders

U20Zlatkov, AntonFM2,388 U18Burns, Michael▼22,158 65+Stamenkov, VancoIM2,279

Biggest Movers · 1 month

Among top 50 players

Top Movers

Stanojoski, ZvonkoGM2,366

Flop Movers

Mitkov, NikolaGM2,351

-29

Jacimovic, DragoljubGM2,343

-16

Milic, Goran2,139

-12

RECENT NORTH MACEDONIA #1 · 2021 → 2026

7 distinct leaders across 25 years

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Georgiev3y

Ned.

Romanov · current2y

20212022202420252026

GeorgievJan 2021 → Apr 20243y
NedevMay 2024 → May 20241mo
Romanov· currentJun 2024 → Jun 20262y

Georgiev3yRomanov2yNedev1mo

Avg. top 10

Standard · Active · vs 1 month

2,418-2

Avg. top 100

Standard · Active · vs 1 month

2,116-1

Active players

Active · vs 1 month

514-28

Rankings

Standard · Active · vs 1 month

#	Player	Standard↓	Rapid	Blitz	Δ 1M	Games
1	Romanov, EvgenyGM · 38 yrs	2549	2508	2492	0	0
2	Nedev, TrajkoGM · 53 yrs	2460	2430	2502	−9	7
3	Pancevski, FilipIM · 38 yrs	2430	2408	2494	−7	1
4	Risteski, EmilIM · 22 yrs	2408	2355	2259	0	0
5	Stojanovski, DejanIM · 42 yrs	2400	2490	2522	0	0
6	Colovic, AleksandarGM · 50 yrs	2392	2379	2249	−2	1
7	Lazov, ToniIM · 26 yrs	2391	2406	2360	0	0
8	Nikolovski, NikolaIM · 28 yrs	2388	2387	2420	0	0
9	Zlatkov, AntonFM · 19 yrs	2388	2424	2340	0	0
10▲1	Stojcevski, ZoranFM · 55 yrs	2375	2295	2246	0	0
11▲1	Stanojoski, ZvonkoGM · 62 yrs	2366	2328	2344	+4	9
12▼2	Mitkov, NikolaGM · 55 yrs	2351	2463	2448	−29	9
13▲1	Georgiev, VladimirGM · 51 yrs	2351	2505	2374	0	0
14▲1	Danchevski, OrceIM · 56 yrs	2344	2270	2319	0	0
15▼2	Jacimovic, DragoljubGM · 62 yrs	2343	2294	2286	−16	9
16	Veljanoski, AndrejFM · 22 yrs	2296	2365	2240	0	0
17	Stamenkov, VancoIM · 65 yrs	2279	2223	2278	0	0
18	Ilievski, DimitarIM · 85 yrs	2278	2203	—	0	0
19▲1	Tancev, Zoran · 48 yrs	2250	2296	2297	0	0
20▼1	Kutirov, RolandoGM · 64 yrs	2246	2200	2281	−10	9
21	Jordanov, Mihail · 22 yrs	2244	2085	2020	0	0
22	Mihov, Filip · 26 yrs	2234	2292	2190	0	0
23	Menkinoski, RisteFM · 48 yrs	2213	2200	2077	0	0
24▲1	Dinev, DejanFM · 57 yrs	2206	2213	2159	0	0
25▲1	Simjanovski, Saso · 57 yrs	2205	2195	2268	0	0
26▲1	Kiroski, ToniIM · 58 yrs	2190	2188	2176	0	0
27▲1	Stojanovski, Icko · 73 yrs	2188	2143	—	0	0
28▲1	Organdziev, OliverFM · 59 yrs	2187	2342	2288	0	0
29▲1	Micov, Vladimir · 72 yrs	2182	2103	2151	0	0
30▲1	Mitkovski, Zarko · 51 yrs	2177	2134	2147	0	0
31▲1	Ilic, ZoranFM · 63 yrs	2170	2212	2172	0	0
32	Simeonov, Mirko · 48 yrs	2167	1978	2128	−1	3
33▲1	Stojchev, Goce · 50 yrs	2166	2189	—	0	0
34▲1	Dimkovski, Stojancho · 29 yrs	2166	2131	2113	0	0
35▼2	Burns, Michael · 17 yrs	2158	2167	2129	−10	6
36	Kukov, Tode · 39 yrs	2155	2045	1986	0	0
37	Stojanovski, Marko · 45 yrs	2153	2093	2093	0	0
38▲1	Gjorgjieski, Dejan · 51 yrs	2147	2112	2140	0	0
39▼1	Milic, Goran · 57 yrs	2139	2174	—	−12	4
40	Nikoloski, Kire · 50 yrs	2133	2120	2154	0	0
41	Bogoevski, JaniFM · 66 yrs	2133	2124	2078	0	0
42	Shapkaroski, Goce · 43 yrs	2133	2066	2063	0	0
43	Gotovusa, Goran · 40 yrs	2129	2057	2072	0	0
44	Sadiki, Nedzmedin · 58 yrs	2126	2053	2091	0	0
45	Petreski, Leonid · 21 yrs	2123	1990	1986	−3	6
46▲1	Bujukliev, Nikola · 57 yrs	2108	1985	—	0	0
47▲1	Vladimirov, Vladimir · 56 yrs	2106	2102	2171	0	0
48▲1	Petrov, Saravco · 62 yrs	2097	1965	2060	0	0
49▲1	Jovanovski, Teodor · 21 yrs	2087	2030	1868	0	0
50▲1	Veleski, RobertFM · 54 yrs	2085	2164	2138	0	0

Rating distribution

Standard · Active

12-month evolution

Standard · Active

Titled players — 35

Active · vs 1 month

Open

GM8

26%

IM9

29%

FM14

45%

Women

WIM1

25%

WFM3

75%

AGE PYRAMID · NORTH MACEDONIA ACTIVE PLAYERS

Active players by age band · Open vs Women

Open

Women

110

U20

20-34

35-49

50-64

65+

306 open players34 women players

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4·	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	2,625
5▲1	🇪🇸Spain	2,612
6▼1	🇳🇱Netherlands	2,612
7·	🇭🇺Hungary	2,606
8·	🇦🇲Armenia	2,602
9·	🇵🇱Poland	2,589
10·	🇳🇴Norway	2,586
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38	🇲🇰North Macedonia	2,418

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1·	🇺🇸United States	2,724
2·	🇮🇳India	2,709
3·	🇨🇳China	2,667
4·	🇷🇺Russia	2,642
5·	🇩🇪Germany	2,637
6·	🇺🇦Ukraine	2,628
7·	🇫🇷France	2,626
8·	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	2,625
9▲1	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	2,623
10▼1	FIDE	2,623
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59	🇲🇰North Macedonia	2,418

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Rating distribution

12-month evolution

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