FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper
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FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper
Scrapes the official FIDE Top 100 players lists for Open, Women, Juniors, and Girls. Returns each player's rank, name, title, federation, rating, and birth year as a flat row.
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FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper
Scrape the FIDE Top 100 players list for Open, Women, Juniors, or Girls categories. Get each player's rating, rank, title, federation, and birth year in a structured dataset. No API key required.
FIDE publishes the official Top 100 chess ratings, but browsing the lists one page at a time makes analysis slow. This Actor reads the public rankings directly and returns the data you ask for in a clean, flat format. You choose the list and how many players to collect, up to the full 100.
| Who uses it | What they scrape FIDE for |
|---|---|
| Chess coaches | Tracking the rating progress of top juniors and girls for scouting. |
| Chess journalists | Pulling the latest official ratings for articles on the world's best players. |
| Data analysts | Building historical datasets of FIDE rankings to study rating inflation or federation strength. |
| Tournament organizers | Checking the ratings and titles of potential invitees for an elite round-robin. |
What it does
This Actor collects player entries from a selected FIDE Top 100 ratings list and returns each one as a flat row.
- 📋 Four official lists: Open, Women, Juniors, and Girls Top 100, selectable with one click.
- 🔢 Configurable limit: Collect anywhere from 1 to 100 players per run to match your needs.
- 📊 Structured output: Every player row includes their rank, name, title, federation, rating, and birth year.
Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.
What you can do with FIDE data
📈 Track junior prodigies.
A chess coach runs the Juniors list weekly to monitor the rating gains of promising players under 20 and adjust their training plans.
📰 Power a chess news site.
A journalist scrapes the Open list monthly to automatically update a 'World Top 10' widget on their homepage with official FIDE data.
🌍 Analyze federation strength.
A data analyst collects the full Top 100 Open list to count players per country and chart the shifting geography of elite chess.
👑 Verify title norms.
A tournament organizer pulls the Women's list to confirm the ratings and titles of foreign players before sending out invitations.
Why choose this scraper
| What you get | |
|---|---|
| No API key | Reads the public FIDE rankings page, so you avoid API registration and rate limits. |
| Fixed schema | Every run returns the same fields, making it easy to append to a historical dataset. |
| Simple setup | Choose a list and a number, hit Start, and get your CSV or JSON in seconds. |
How it compares
This Actor focuses on the official FIDE Top 100 lists with a simple setup, while the Chess Ratings Aggregator pulls ratings from multiple platforms for single-player lookups.
| Feature | ParseForge | Chess Ratings Aggregator |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapes official FIDE Top 100 lists | Yes, all four standard lists | Yes |
| Aggregates ratings from Chess.com and Lichess | Not listed | Yes |
| Single-player rating lookup | Not listed | Yes |
| Returns player title and federation | Yes | Yes |
| No API key required | Yes | Not listed |
Configure the run
Drive the Actor by selecting a FIDE Top 100 list and setting the maximum number of players to return. The Input tab lists every parameter.
A first run with the defaults:
A larger pull:
Pricing
Pay-per-result: $0.021 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.
| Results collected | Approximate cost |
|---|---|
| 100 results | $2.10 |
| 1,000 results | $21.00 |
| 10,000 results | $210.00 |
New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.
Free users
Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.
Run it
- Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
- Open the FIDE Chess Ratings Scraper.
- Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
- Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.
Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.
Use with AI agents (MCP)
Give an AI agent live access to FIDE through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:
Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.
Troubleshooting
Why am I getting fewer results than the number I set?
The FIDE Top 100 page may have fewer players listed than your maximum. The Actor returns whatever is available, up to your limit.
The run failed with a timeout error.
The FIDE website might be slow or temporarily unavailable. Wait a few minutes and try the run again. If the problem persists, increase the run timeout in your Actor settings.
Some player names look garbled or have strange characters.
This can happen with non-Latin scripts. The Actor saves the text as it appears on the FIDE page. Try opening the exported CSV with UTF-8 encoding.
I got an empty dataset.
Check that you selected a valid list from the dropdown and set a maximum players count of at least 1. Also, verify that the FIDE ratings website is reachable from your browser.
FAQ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Does this scraper need a FIDE API key? | No. It reads the public FIDE ratings website directly, so you do not need to register an application or manage any tokens. |
| Which FIDE lists can I scrape? | You can choose from the four standard Top 100 lists: Open (Men), Women, Juniors, and Girls. |
| How many players can I get in one run? | You can set the maximum anywhere from 1 to 100. The FIDE page itself only shows the top 100 players for each list. |
| What data fields are included for each player? | Each row returns the player's rank, name, title (GM, IM, etc.), federation, rating, and birth year. |
| Can I scrape historical FIDE ratings? | This Actor is designed for the current live Top 100 lists. It does not browse FIDE's historical rating archives. |
| How often is the FIDE data updated? | FIDE updates its official ratings list at the start of each month. You can schedule this Actor to run monthly to keep your dataset current. |
| Can I filter by country or rating? | The Actor collects the list as published by FIDE. You can filter the resulting dataset in your own spreadsheet or script after the run finishes. |
| What formats can I export the data to? | You can export your dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify platform. |
| Is this an official FIDE product? | No, this is an unofficial scraper built by a third party. It is not endorsed by or affiliated with the International Chess Federation. |
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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by International Chess Federation (FIDE). It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.
