Select Top 20 players for every rating period from 1967 using the box at the top right of the table.
These ratings are official FIDE ratings.

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Karpov, Anatoly Soviet Union 2725 1980 Jan 28
2 Tal, Mikhail Soviet Union 2705 1980 Jan 43
3 Korchnoi, Viktor Switzeland 2695 1980 Jan 48
4 Portisch, Lajos Hungary 2655 1980 Jan 42
5 Polugaevsky, Lev Soviet Union 2635 1980 Jan 45
6 Mecking, Henrique Brazil 2615 1980 Jan 27
7 Petrosian, Tigran Soviet Union 2615 1980 Jan 50
8 Spassky, Boris Soviet Union 2615 1980 Jan 42
9 Ribli, Zoltan Hungary 2610 1980 Jan 28
10 Gheorghiu, Florin Romania 2605 1980 Jan 35
11 Huebner, Robert Germany 2600 1980 Jan 31
12 Timman, Jan Netherlands 2600 1980 Jan 28
13 Balashov, Yuri Soviet Union 2600 1980 Jan 30
14 Kavalek, Lubomir United States of America 2600 1980 Jan 36
15 Hort, Vlastimil Czech Republic 2595 1980 Jan 35
16 Kasparov, Garry Soviet Union 2595 1980 Jan 16
17 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly Soviet Union 2595 1980 Jan 35
18 Andersson, Ulf Sweden 2590 1980 Jan 28
19 Beliavsky, Alexander Soviet Union 2590 1980 Jan 26
20 Gulko, Boris Soviet Union 2590 1980 Jan 32



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