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 2830 2003 Jul 40
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russian Federation 2785 2003 Jul 28
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2774 2003 Jul 33
4 Leko, Peter Hungary 2739 2003 Jul 23
5 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2735 2003 Jul 28
6 Grischuk, Alexander Russian Federation 2732 2003 Jul 19
7 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2732 2003 Jul 30
8 Svidler, Peter Russian Federation 2723 2003 Jul 27
9 Bareev, Evgeny Russian Federation 2721 2003 Jul 36
10 Adams, Michael England 2719 2003 Jul 31
11 Polgar J Hungary 2718 2003 Jul 26
12 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2718 2003 Jul 19
13 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2710 2003 Jul 34
14 Akopian, Vladimir Armenia 2703 2003 Jul 31
15 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab Georgia 2702 2003 Jul 43
16 Short, Nigel England 2701 2003 Jul 38
17 Dreev, Aleksey Russian Federation 2698 2003 Jul 34
18 Malakhov, Vladimir Russian Federation 2696 2003 Jul 22
19 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2695 2003 Jul 35
20 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2693 2003 Jul 35

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