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 Russian Federation 2838 2001 Jul 38
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russian Federation 2802 2001 Jul 26
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2797 2001 Jul 31
4 Adams, Michael England 2744 2001 Jul 29
5 Morozevich, Alexander Russian Federation 2739 2001 Jul 23
6 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2731 2001 Jul 32
7 Leko, Peter Hungary 2730 2001 Jul 21
8 Bareev, Evgeny Russian Federation 2719 2001 Jul 34
9 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2714 2001 Jul 33
10 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2711 2001 Jul 26
11 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2706 2001 Jul 28
12 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2704 2001 Jul 21
13 Khalifman, Alexander Russian Federation 2699 2001 Jul 35
14 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2702 2001 Jul 33
15 Van Wely, Loek Netherlands 2695 2001 Jul 28
16 Georgiev, Kiril Bulgaria 2695 2001 Jul 35
17 Svidler, Peter Russian Federation 2695 2001 Jul 25
18 Karpov, Anatoly Russian Federation 2692 2001 Jul 50
19 Dreev, Aleksey Russian Federation 2690 2001 Jul 32
20 Polgar J Hungary 2686 2001 Jul 24

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