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

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Kasparov, Garry Russia 2817 2004 Apr 40
2 Anand, Viswanathan India 2774 2004 Apr 34
3 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2764 2004 Apr 28
4 Leko, Peter Hungary 2741 2004 Apr 24
5 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2737 2004 Apr 29
6 Svidler, Peter Russia 2733 2004 Apr 27
7 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2732 2004 Apr 26
8 Adams, Michael England 2731 2004 Apr 32
9 Polgar, Judit Hungary 2728 2004 Apr 27
10 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2722 2004 Apr 20
11 Grischuk, Alexander Russia 2719 2004 Apr 20
12 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2716 2004 Apr 35
13 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2714 2004 Apr 35
14 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2713 2004 Apr 31
15 Short, Nigel England 2712 2004 Apr 38
16 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2711 2004 Apr 37
17 Malakhov, Vladimir Russia 2695 2004 Apr 23
18 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter Romania 2692 2004 Apr 27
19 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2690 2004 Apr 35
20 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2689 2004 Apr 35
21 Akopian, Vladimir Armenia 2689 2004 Apr 32
22 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2682 2004 Apr 52
23 Ye Jiangchuan China 2681 2004 Apr 43
24 Milov, Vadim Switzerland 2680 2004 Apr 31
25 Lautier, Joel France 2680 2004 Apr 30
26 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab Georgia 2679 2004 Apr 44
27 Bacrot, Etienne France 2675 2004 Apr 21
28 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2675 2004 Apr 36
29 Gurevich Mikhail Belgium 2672 2004 Apr 45
30 Rublevsky, Sergei Russia 2671 2004 Apr 29
31 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2670 2004 Apr 17
32 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2668 2004 Apr 38
33 Aleksandrov, Aleksej Belarus 2668 2004 Apr 30
34 Beliavsky, Alexander Slovenia 2667 2004 Apr 50
35 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain 2666 2004 Apr 21
36 Bologan, Viktor Moldova 2665 2004 Apr 32
37 Sakaev, Konstantin Russia 2665 2004 Apr 29
38 Sutovsky, Emil Israel 2661 2004 Apr 26
39 Sasikiran, Krishnan India 2659 2004 Apr 23
40 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Azerbaijan 2657 2004 Apr 18
41 Graf, Alexander Germany 2656 2004 Apr 41
42 McShane, Luke J England 2656 2004 Apr 20
43 Zvjaginsev, Vadim Russia 2654 2004 Apr 27
44 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2652 2004 Apr 24
45 Onischuk, Alexander United States of America 2652 2004 Apr 28
46 Van Wely, Loek Netherlands 2651 2004 Apr 31
47 Motylev, Alexander Russia 2649 2004 Apr 24
48 Vescovi, Giovanni Brazil 2648 2004 Apr 25
49 Nikolic, Predrag Bosnia and Herzegovina 2648 2004 Apr 43
50 Movsesian S Slovakia 2647 2004 Apr 25



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