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 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 2692 2004 Apr 27
19 Sokolov Ivan Netherlands 2690 2004 Apr 35
20 Dreev, Aleksey Russia 2689 2004 Apr 35


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