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 Russia 2780 1994 Jul 43
2 Shirov, Alexei Latvia 2740 1994 Jul 21
3 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2725 1994 Jul 19
4 Anand, Viswanathan India 2720 1994 Jul 24
5 Salov, Valery Russia 2710 1994 Jul 30
6 Kamsky, Gata United States of America 2695 1994 Jul 20
7 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2695 1994 Jul 25
8 Gelfand, Boris Belarus 2680 1994 Jul 26
9 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2675 1994 Jul 27
10 Yusupov, Artur Germany 2655 1994 Jul 34
11 Nikolic, Predrag Bosnia and Herzegovina 2655 1994 Jul 33
12 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2650 1994 Jul 25
13 Epishin, Vladimir Russia 2650 1994 Jul 28
14 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2645 1994 Jul 28
15 Lautier, Joel France 2645 1994 Jul 21
16 Kaidanov, Gregory United States of America 2645 1994 Jul 34
17 Vaganian, Rafael Armenia 2645 1994 Jul 42
18 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2645 1994 Jul 19
19 Tiviakov, Sergei Russia 2640 1994 Jul 21
20 Piket, Jeroen Netherlands 2640 1994 Jul 25



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