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 Carlsen, Magnus Norway 2835 2012 Jan 21
2 Aronian, Levon Armenia 2805 2012 Jan 29
3 Kramnik, Vladimir Russian Federation 2801 2012 Jan 36
4 Anand, Viswanathan India 2799 2012 Jan 42
5 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2773 2012 Jan 24
6 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2770 2012 Jan 36
7 Karjakin, Sergey Russian Federation 2769 2012 Jan 21
8 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2766 2012 Jan 42
9 Morozevich, Alexander Russian Federation 2763 2012 Jan 34
10 Gashimov, Vugar Azerbaijan 2761 2012 Jan 25
11 Grischuk, Alexander Russian Federation 2761 2012 Jan 28
12 Nakamura, Hikaru United States 2759 2012 Jan 24
13 Svidler, Peter Russian Federation 2749 2012 Jan 35
14 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Azerbaijan 2747 2012 Jan 26
15 Tomashevsky, Evgeny Russian Federation 2740 2012 Jan 24
16 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2739 2012 Jan 43
17 Caruana, Fabiano Italy 2736 2012 Jan 19
18 Nepomniachtchi, Ian Russian Federation 2735 2012 Jan 21
19 Wang, Hao China 2733 2012 Jan 22
20 Kamsky, Gata United States 2732 2012 Jan 37

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