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 2837 2012 Jul 21
2 Aronian, Levon Armenia 2816 2012 Jul 29
3 Kramnik, Vladimir Russian Federation 2799 2012 Jul 37
4 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2788 2012 Jul 25
5 Anand, Viswanathan India 2780 2012 Jul 42
6 Karjakin, Sergey Russian Federation 2779 2012 Jul 22
7 Nakamura, Hikaru United States 2778 2012 Jul 24
8 Caruana, Fabiano Italy 2775 2012 Jul 19
9 Morozevich, Alexander Russian Federation 2770 2012 Jul 34
10 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2769 2012 Jul 43
11 Grischuk, Alexander Russian Federation 2763 2012 Jul 28
12 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2752 2012 Jul 37
13 Svidler, Peter Russian Federation 2749 2012 Jul 36
14 Kamsky, Gata United States 2744 2012 Jul 38
15 Wang, Hao China 2739 2012 Jul 22
16 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2738 2012 Jul 44
17 Gashimov, Vugar Azerbaijan 2737 2012 Jul 25
18 Jakovenko, Dmitry Russian Federation 2736 2012 Jul 29
19 Tomashevsky, Evgeny Russian Federation 2733 2012 Jul 25
20 Bologan, Viktor Moldova, Republic of 2732 2012 Jul 40

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