Without looking it up, can you name the countries which have produced (NOT IMPORTED) at least four 2700+ players?
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Without looking it up, can you name the countries which have produced (NOT IMPORTED) at least four 2700+ players?
No. I cannot do it.
Definitely Russia and Ukraine.
Azerbaijan has Rajdabov, Gashimov and Memedyarov. They may have a 4th, but I’m going to count Kasparov anyway just to be sure.
Armenia keep winning the team events, but I always notice how their players are in the 2600s, so I’m not going with them.
Apart from that I can only think maybe Hungary. Polgar, Leko and Almasi are definites. I don’t know another, but I’ll guess Hungary (partly as the reason for Susan posing the question!)
So I’m going to say Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Hungary – 4 countries only.
And now I’m off to look at the rating list!
Anonymous 2:19:00, thank you for that very informative contribution to the forum.
My guess is that there are only two. Russia and Ukraine.
China
Wang Xue, Wang Hao, Ni Hua, Bu XiangZhi
Does “imported” mean players who went to the country after reaching 2700, or does it include players like H Nakamura who reached 2700 many years after arriving in the country?
Nakamura is an American citizen from birth. His mother is American. So I do not count him as import 🙂
Best wishes,
Susan
If Kasparov is from Azerbaijan we have 4 from there as well. So Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Russia and China
Oh and I forgot that Susan asked that Q
question. I count Kasparov for Azerbaijan. Now we have:
Hungary: Polgar, Leko, Almasi, Berkes
Azerbaijan: Kasparov, Radjabov, Gashimov, Mamedyarov
Ukraine: Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Moiseenko, Efimenko
China: Wang, Li, Wang, Bu
Russia, a lot (at the moment 12)
Hungary
Leko 2727
Almasi 2710,
Berkes 2706
Polgar 2700
China has barely 2 at the moment. Bu and Ni are not coming back to 2700 anytime soon. But I am surprized people missed Hungary..Leko/Polgar/Berkes and Almasi
China has never had 4 in 2700+. Hungary has I believe..Leko/Polgar/Almasi and Berkes.
Russia-11
Ukraine-5
Russia-Ukraine-Hungary
Did Kasparov represent Azerbijan any time?????