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

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Kasparov, Garry Russia 2830 2003 Oct 40
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2777 2003 Oct 28
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2766 2003 Oct 33
4 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2739 2003 Oct 36
5 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2737 2003 Oct 31
6 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2735 2003 Oct 28
7 Grischuk, Alexander Russia 2732 2003 Oct 19
8 Adams, Michael England 2725 2003 Oct 31
9 Svidler, Peter Russia 2723 2003 Oct 27
10 Leko, Peter Hungary 2722 2003 Oct 24
11 Polgar, Judit Hungary 2722 2003 Oct 27
12 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2718 2003 Oct 19
13 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2710 2003 Oct 34
14 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2705 2003 Oct 34
15 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2703 2003 Oct 35
16 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2702 2003 Oct 26
17 Short, Nigel England 2701 2003 Oct 38
18 Malakhov, Vladimir Russia 2696 2003 Oct 22
19 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2695 2003 Oct 35
20 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab Georgia 2693 2003 Oct 43
21 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2693 2003 Oct 52
22 Akopian, Vladimir Germany 2684 2003 Oct 31
23 Ye Jiangchuan China 2681 2003 Oct 42
24 Sasikiran, Krishnan India 2679 2003 Oct 22
25 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter Romania 2678 2003 Oct 27
26 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2678 2003 Oct 37
27 Bologan, Viktor Moldova 2673 2003 Oct 31
28 Rublevsky, Sergei Russia 2672 2003 Oct 28
29 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2670 2003 Oct 35
30 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2669 2003 Oct 23
31 Beliavsky, Alexander Slovenia 2667 2003 Oct 49
32 Lautier, Joel France 2666 2003 Oct 30
33 Bacrot, Etienne France 2664 2003 Oct 20
34 Aleksandrov, Aleksej Belarus 2664 2003 Oct 30
35 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain 2662 2003 Oct 21
36 Onischuk, Alexander United States of America 2661 2003 Oct 28
37 Epishin, Vladimir Russia 2658 2003 Oct 38
38 Sakaev, Konstantin Russia 2657 2003 Oct 29
39 Gurevich Mikhail Belgium 2656 2003 Oct 44
40 Kobalia, Mikhail Russia 2656 2003 Oct 25
41 Van Wely, Loek Netherlands 2654 2003 Oct 30
42 Fressinet, Laurent France 2654 2003 Oct 21
43 Zvjaginsev, Vadim Russia 2653 2003 Oct 27
44 Georgiev, Kiril North Macedonia 2651 2003 Oct 37
45 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2650 2003 Oct 16
46 McShane, Luke J England 2649 2003 Oct 19
47 Aronian, Levon Armenia 2649 2003 Oct 20
48 Nikolic, Predrag Bosnia and Herzegovina 2647 2003 Oct 43
49 Sutovsky, Emil Israel 2646 2003 Oct 26
50 Graf, Alexander Germany 2646 2003 Oct 41



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