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Credits & sources

ChessStats is built on public data and freely-licensed imagery. Positions are analysed with open-source Stockfish, and player photos are from Wikimedia Commons, each under the license noted below.

Data & engine

Ratings & results — official classical ratings, rating history and game results from FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs). Head-to-head records are derived from FIDE’s published game data. ChessStats is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by FIDE.

Analysis engine — positions evaluated with Stockfish 18 (GPL-3.0).

Player photos — via Wikimedia Commons
Every ranking on ChessStats is built from official FIDE ratings and game records, computer-checked move analysis, and Creative Commons player photos from Wikimedia. Sources and per-photo attribution for the featured grandmasters — including Hikaru Nakamura, Gukesh Dommaraju, Javokhir Sindarov and Fabiano Caruana — are listed above.
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