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 Kasparov, Garry Russia 2849 2000 Jul 37
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2770 2000 Jul 25
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2762 2000 Jul 30
4 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2756 2000 Jul 22
5 Adams, Michael England 2755 2000 Jul 28
6 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2746 2000 Jul 27
7 Leko, Peter Hungary 2743 2000 Jul 20
8 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2719 2000 Jul 31
9 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2707 2000 Jul 25
10 Krasenkow, Michal Poland 2702 2000 Jul 36
11 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2702 2000 Jul 33
12 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2699 2000 Jul 49
13 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2690 2000 Jul 20
14 Svidler, Peter Russia 2689 2000 Jul 24
15 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2681 2000 Jul 32
16 Short, Nigel England 2677 2000 Jul 35
17 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2677 2000 Jul 32
18 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2676 2000 Jul 31
19 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab Georgia 2673 2000 Jul 40
20 Ye Jiangchuan China 2670 2000 Jul 39


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