♟ FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper

🚀 Pull the official FIDE Top 100 chess rankings in seconds. Rank, player name, federation, classical rating and birth year for Open, Women, Juniors and Girls lists.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-27 · 📊 9 fields per record · 4 lists × Top 100 · Updated monthly

FIDE publishes the world chess rankings monthly. This scraper hits the live /a_top.php endpoint behind ratings.fide.com and returns a clean structured table per list - perfect for chess journalism, betting analytics, esports research and historical ELO tracking.

Every record includes rank, full player name, federation (with flag URL), classical rating, birth year, FIDE ID and a direct profile link. Pick any of the four official lists: Open, Women, Juniors, Girls.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Chess journalists	Generate ranking change reports each month
Esports analysts	Feed live chess tournament dashboards
Sports-betting firms	Build live odds engines based on FIDE ratings
Chess researchers	Track ELO evolution across decades
Chess clubs and coaches	Benchmark talent by federation

📋 What the FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper does

• Hits the official FIDE Top 100 AJAX endpoint
• Returns rank, name, federation, classical rating, birth year and FIDE ID
• Supports Open, Women, Juniors, Girls lists
• Streams to tabular / spreadsheet / structured / structured

💡 Why it matters: FIDE updates rankings monthly. Pulling them programmatically is the foundation of any chess analytics or rating-change alert.

🎬 Full Demo (🚧 Coming soon)

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	Description
list	enum	open / women / juniors / girls
maxItems	integer	Cap on records returned (max 100, free plan: 10)

{ "list": "open", "maxItems": 10 }

{ "list": "women", "maxItems": 100 }

⚠️ Good to Know: FIDE publishes a Top 100 per list. Run all four lists for a complete monthly pull.

📊 Output

Field	Description
🥇 rank	Position on the list
👤 name	Player full name
🏳 federation / federationFlag	National federation and flag URL
📊 rating	Classical ELO rating
📅 birthYear	Player birth year
🆔 fideId	Official FIDE identifier
📋 list	Which list (open / women / juniors / girls)
🔗 sourceUrl	FIDE player profile
🕒 scrapedAt	ISO timestamp

✨ Why choose this Actor

• 🆓 Public FIDE data, no auth required
• 📡 Direct hit on the official ratings.fide.com endpoint
• 🏳 Includes federation flag URLs
• 📦 Pull as structured records
• 📅 Monthly refresh aligned with FIDE updates

📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Setup time
Manual copy from FIDE website	Free	Visual only	Hours
Direct AJAX integration	Free	Full	Code required
ParseForge FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper	Pay-per-result	Full + structured	Minutes

🚀 How to use

1. Create a free Apify account (includes $5 credit).
2. Open the FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper.
3. Pick a list (open / women / juniors / girls).
4. Click Start and retrieves tabular / spreadsheet / structured / structured.
5. Schedule monthly for an auto-refresh.

💼 Business use cases

Sports content - auto-publish monthly ranking change articles.

Tournament betting - feed live odds engines with current ELOs.

Chess coaching - benchmark prospects against the Top 100.

Federation analytics - track competitive depth per country.

🔌 Automating FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper

Hook into Make, Zapier, n8n, Airbyte, Pipedream, Slack, Google Drive or GitHub Actions.

🌟 Beyond business use cases

• Research: longitudinal study of ELO evolution.
• Personal: track your favourite players' rank.
• Non-profit: support chess-development charities.
• Experimentation: train ML models on rating trajectories.

🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity or Copilot: "How do I pull the FIDE women's Top 100 chess players using the ParseForge Apify actor?"

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Is FIDE data public? Yes - the Top 100 list is published openly on ratings.fide.com.

Are rapid and blitz ratings included? This actor returns the classical Top 100. Run separate fetches for rapid/blitz lists if needed.

How often does FIDE update? Monthly, at the start of each calendar month.

Are inactive players included? FIDE Top 100 includes only active players.

Can I get historical rankings? This actor returns the current published list. For history, see FIDE's download_lists.phtml archive.

Are junior lists limited to age? Juniors are players under 20; Girls under 20.

Does the actor handle federation transfers? Yes - the federation field reflects whatever FIDE currently lists.

Can I pull country flags as images? The actor returns flag URLs; retrieves them downstream.

Are titles (GM, IM) included? Titles are visible on the player profile; this actor focuses on rankings.

Can I cross-reference with profile pages? Yes - the sourceUrl links to the FIDE profile.

🔌 Integrate with any app

Apify, Make, Zapier, n8n, Pipedream, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive, Power Automate, AWS Lambda, REST webhook.

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⚠️ Disclaimer: independent tool, not affiliated with FIDE. Only publicly available open data is collected.