Select Top 20 players for every rating period from 1967 using the box at the top right of the table.
These ratings are official FIDE ratings.

# Name Rating Date Age  
1 Kasparov, Garry Russia 2838 2001 Oct 38
2 Kramnik, Vladimir Russia 2809 2001 Oct 26
3 Anand, Viswanathan India 2770 2001 Oct 31
4 Morozevich, Alexander Russia 2742 2001 Oct 24
5 Leko, Peter Hungary 2739 2001 Oct 22
6 Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria 2733 2001 Oct 26
7 Adams, Michael England 2731 2001 Oct 29
8 Ivanchuk, Vasyl Ukraine 2731 2001 Oct 32
9 Bareev, Evgeny Russia 2719 2001 Oct 34
10 Van Wely, Loek Netherlands 2714 2001 Oct 28
11 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam Uzbekistan 2706 2001 Oct 21
12 Shirov, Alexei Spain 2706 2001 Oct 29
13 Khalifman, Alexander Russia 2702 2001 Oct 35
14 Gelfand, Boris Israel 2701 2001 Oct 33
15 Smirin, Ilia Israel 2698 2001 Oct 33
16 Karpov, Anatoly Russia 2692 2001 Oct 50
17 Svidler, Peter Russia 2686 2001 Oct 25
18 Georgiev, Kiril Bulgaria 2686 2001 Oct 35
19 Polgar, Judit Hungary 2686 2001 Oct 25
20 Ponomariov, Ruslan Ukraine 2684 2001 Oct 17



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