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

# 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
21 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2682 2004 Jan 52
22 Ye Jiangchuan China 2681 2004 Jan 43
23 Bologan, Viktor Moldova 2679 2004 Jan 32
24 Aleksandrov, Aleksej Belarus 2679 2004 Jan 30
25 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab Georgia 2679 2004 Jan 43
26 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter Romania 2678 2004 Jan 27
27 Lautier, Joel France 2676 2004 Jan 30
28 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2674 2004 Jan 37
29 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2670 2004 Jan 35
30 Beliavsky, Alexander Slovenia 2667 2004 Jan 50
31 Sutovsky, Emil Israel 2666 2004 Jan 26
32 Bacrot, Etienne France 2664 2004 Jan 20
33 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain 2663 2004 Jan 21
34 Sakaev, Konstantin Russia 2656 2004 Jan 29
35 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2656 2004 Jan 16
36 Gurevich Mikhail Belgium 2656 2004 Jan 44
37 Rublevsky, Sergei Russia 2655 2004 Jan 29
38 Zvjaginsev, Vadim Russia 2654 2004 Jan 27
39 Sasikiran, Krishnan India 2654 2004 Jan 22
40 Macieja, Bartlomiej Poland 2653 2004 Jan 26
41 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2652 2004 Jan 24
42 Onischuk, Alexander United States of America 2652 2004 Jan 28
43 McShane, Luke J England 2651 2004 Jan 19
44 Nikolic, Predrag Bosnia and Herzegovina 2648 2004 Jan 43
45 Aronian, Levon Germany 2648 2004 Jan 21
46 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Azerbaijan 2646 2004 Jan 18
47 Zhang, Zhong China 2644 2004 Jan 25
48 Kobalia, Mikhail Russia 2643 2004 Jan 25
49 Tkachiev, Vladislav France 2642 2004 Jan 30
50 Motylev, Alexander Russia 2640 2004 Jan 24


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