The top 50 players from every FIDE rating period from 1967 to the present.

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Kasparov, Garry Russia 2830 2003 Jul 40
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 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 Russia 2732 2003 Jul 19
7 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2732 2003 Jul 30
8 Svidler, Peter Russia 2723 2003 Jul 27
9 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2721 2003 Jul 36
10 Adams, Michael England 2719 2003 Jul 31
11 Polgar, Judit 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 Russia 2698 2003 Jul 34
18 Malakhov, Vladimir Russia 2696 2003 Jul 22
19 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2695 2003 Jul 35
20 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2693 2003 Jul 35
21 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2693 2003 Jul 52
22 Ye Jiangchuan China 2683 2003 Jul 42
23 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2679 2003 Jul 25
24 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2678 2003 Jul 37
25 Lautier, Joel France 2677 2003 Jul 30
26 Rublevsky, Sergei Russia 2672 2003 Jul 28
27 Beliavsky, Alexander Slovenia 2668 2003 Jul 49
28 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter Romania 2666 2003 Jul 26
29 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2664 2003 Jul 23
30 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain 2662 2003 Jul 20
31 Van Wely, Loek Netherlands 2661 2003 Jul 30
32 Aleksandrov, Aleksej Belarus 2659 2003 Jul 30
33 Zhang, Zhong China 2658 2003 Jul 24
34 Onischuk, Alexander United States of America 2657 2003 Jul 27
35 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2656 2003 Jul 35
36 Kobalia, Mikhail Russia 2656 2003 Jul 25
37 Almasi, Zoltan Hungary 2655 2003 Jul 26
38 Sakaev, Konstantin Russia 2655 2003 Jul 29
39 Tkachiev, Vladislav France 2654 2003 Jul 29
40 Sasikiran, Krishnan India 2654 2003 Jul 22
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim Russia 2653 2003 Jul 26
42 Bologan, Viktor Moldova 2650 2003 Jul 31
43 Nikolic, Predrag Bosnia and Herzegovina 2649 2003 Jul 42
44 Aronian, Levon Armenia 2649 2003 Jul 20
45 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2648 2003 Jul 16
46 Movsesian S Slovakia 2647 2003 Jul 24
47 Bacrot, Etienne France 2645 2003 Jul 20
48 Gurevich Mikhail Belgium 2644 2003 Jul 44
49 Graf, Alexander Germany 2643 2003 Jul 40
50 Epishin, Vladimir Russia 2642 2003 Jul 37



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