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

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Carlsen, Magnus Norway 2837 2017 Dec 27
2 Aronian, Levon Armenia 2805 2017 Dec 35
3 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar Azerbaijan 2799 2017 Dec 32
4 Caruana, Fabiano United States of America 2799 2017 Dec 25
5 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime France 2789 2017 Dec 27
6 So, Wesley United States of America 2788 2017 Dec 24
7 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2787 2017 Dec 42
8 Anand, Viswanathan India 2782 2017 Dec 47
9 Nakamura, Hikaru United States of America 2781 2017 Dec 29
10 Ding, Liren China 2777 2017 Dec 25
11 Grischuk, Alexander Russia 2772 2017 Dec 34
12 Svidler, Peter Russia 2765 2017 Dec 41
13 Karjakin, Sergey Russia 2760 2017 Dec 27
14 Giri, Anish Netherlands 2752 2017 Dec 23
15 Yu, Yangyi China 2751 2017 Dec 23
16 Topalov, Veselin FIDE (Not a National Fed.) 2749 2017 Dec 42
17 Radjabov, Teimour Azerbaijan 2748 2017 Dec 30
18 Harikrishna, Pentala India 2744 2017 Dec 31
19 Wei, Yi China 2743 2017 Dec 18
20 Navara, David Czech Republic 2740 2017 Dec 32
21 Le Quang Liem Vietnam 2737 2017 Dec 26
22 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw Poland 2736 2017 Dec 30
23 Matlakov, Maxim Russia 2735 2017 Dec 26
24 Li, Chao b China 2732 2017 Dec 28
25 Jakovenko, Dmitry Russia 2730 2017 Dec 34
26 Bu, Xiangzhi China 2730 2017 Dec 31
27 Nepomniachtchi, Ian Russia 2729 2017 Dec 27
28 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2726 2017 Dec 48
29 Bacrot, Etienne France 2725 2017 Dec 34
30 Vitiugov, Nikita Russia 2722 2017 Dec 30
31 Fedoseev, Vladimir Russia 2718 2017 Dec 22
32 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof Poland 2717 2017 Dec 19
33 Adams, Michael England 2715 2017 Dec 46
34 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi India 2715 2017 Dec 23
35 Tomashevsky, Evgeny Russia 2713 2017 Dec 30
36 Andreikin, Dmitry Russia 2712 2017 Dec 27
37 Eljanov, Pavel Ukraine 2711 2017 Dec 34
38 Cheparinov, Ivan FIDE (Not a National Fed.) 2710 2017 Dec 31
39 Wang, Hao China 2709 2017 Dec 28
40 Mamedov, Rauf Azerbaijan 2709 2017 Dec 29
41 Rapport, Richard Hungary 2707 2017 Dec 21
42 Vallejo Pons, Francisco Spain 2707 2017 Dec 35
43 Naiditsch, Arkadij Azerbaijan 2705 2017 Dec 32
44 Kuzubov, Yuriy Ukraine 2699 2017 Dec 27
45 Rodshtein, Maxim Israel 2699 2017 Dec 28
46 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2697 2017 Dec 49
47 Najer, Evgeniy Russia 2696 2017 Dec 40
48 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2694 2017 Dec 34
49 Artemiev, Vladislav Russia 2691 2017 Dec 19
50 Leko, Peter Hungary 2691 2017 Dec 38


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