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 2831 2004 Jan 40
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2777 2004 Jan 28
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2766 2004 Jan 34
4 Svidler, Peter Russia 2747 2004 Jan 27
5 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2736 2004 Jan 31
6 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2735 2004 Jan 28
7 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2732 2004 Jan 26
8 Polgar, Judit Hungary 2728 2004 Jan 27
9 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2722 2004 Jan 20
10 Leko, Peter Hungary 2722 2004 Jan 24
11 Adams, Michael England 2720 2004 Jan 32
12 Grischuk, Alexander Russia 2719 2004 Jan 20
13 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2716 2004 Jan 34
14 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2714 2004 Jan 37
15 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2709 2004 Jan 35
16 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2706 2004 Jan 35
17 Short, Nigel England 2702 2004 Jan 38
18 Malakhov, Vladimir Russia 2700 2004 Jan 23
19 Akopian, Vladimir Armenia 2693 2004 Jan 32
20 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2682 2004 Jan 34


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