user5653: I'm been thinking about the metrics to measure to make a "Best Cities for Chess" list. Assume I'm going to call these cities as "Chess Ecosystems", what are some of the things that would indicate its health? 
ex: Number of FIDE rated players, tournaments organized every year, coaches available, etc. 
What will you add to this list ? 

user4588: The parameters I can think of: 
Number of

Chess club members
FIDE rated players
FIDE titled players
Grandmasters
Female players
Tournaments
Seminars / lectures

I'm not sure how to convert these parameters into a final score, nevertheless I'm curious how the list of best chess cities would look like. I would expect Moscow to be clear number one (many resident grandmasters, many tournaments). I'm also wondering how good Saint-Louis would score.

5653: <p>I'm been thinking about the metrics to measure to make a "Best Cities for Chess" list. Assume I'm going to call these cities as "Chess Ecosystems", what are some of the things that would indicate its health? </p>

<p>ex: Number of FIDE rated players, tournaments organized every year, coaches available, etc. </p>

<p>What will you add to this list ? </p>
 4588: <p>The parameters I can think of: </p>

<p>Number of</p>

<ul>
<li>Chess club members</li>
<li>FIDE rated players</li>
<li>FIDE titled players</li>
<li>Grandmasters</li>
<li>Female players</li>
<li>Tournaments</li>
<li>Seminars / lectures</li>
</ul>

<p>I'm not sure how to convert these parameters into a final score, nevertheless I'm curious how the list of best chess cities would look like. I would expect Moscow to be clear number one (many resident grandmasters, many tournaments). I'm also wondering how good <a href="http://saintlouischessclub.org/" rel="nofollow">Saint-Louis</a> would score.</p>
