highest rated chessplayers
(1970-1995)
1970.07
Fischer 2720
Spassky 2670
Korchnoi 2670
Geller 2660
Keres 2660
Larsen 2650
Petrosian 2650
1971.01
Fischer 2740
Spassky 2690
Korchnoi 2660
Larsen 2660
Petrosian 2640
Portisch 2630
Botvinnik 2630
Geller 2630
Polugaevsky 2630
1971.07
Fischer 2760
Spassky 2690
Korchnoi 2670
Larsen 2660
Petrosian 2640
Polugaevsky 2640
1972.01
Fischer 2785
Spassky 2660
Petrosian 2645
Polugaevsky 2645
Korchnoi 2640
Portisch 2640
1973.01
Fischer 2780
Karpov 2660
Tal 2660
Spassky 2655
Portisch 2650
Korchnoi 2650
1974.01
Fischer 2780
Karpov 2700
Korchnoi 2670
Spassky 2650
Portisch 2645
Petrosian 2640
1975.01
Fischer 2780
Karpov 2705
Korchnoi 2655
Petrosian 2645
Polugaevsky 2645
Tal 2645
1976.01
Karpov 2695
Korchnoi 2670
Petrosian 2645
Polugaevsky 2645
Spassky 2630
Larsen 2625
Portisch 2625
1977.01
Karpov 2690
Korchnoi 2645
Petrosian 2645
Mecking 2635
Portisch 2625
Hort 2620
Polugaevsky 2620
Tal 2620
1978.01
Karpov 2725
Korchnoi 2665
Mecking 2630
Portisch 2630
Spassky 2630
Tal 2625
1979.01
Karpov 2705
Korchnoi 2695
Spassky 2640
Portisch 2640
Polugaevsky 2625
Timman 2625
1980.01
Karpov 2725
Tal 2705
Korchnoi 2695
Portisch 2655
Polugaevsky 2635
Spassky 2615
Petrosian 2615
Mecking 2615
1981.01
Karpov 2690
Korchnoi 2650
Portisch 2650
Hubner 2635
Spassky 2635
Kasparov 2625
1982.01
Karpov 2700
Timman 2655
Korchnoi 2645
Kasparov 2640
Portisch 2630
Spassky 2625
1982.07
Karpov 2700
Kasparov 2675
Korchnoi 2635
Hubner 2630
Portisch 2625
Beliavsky 2620
1983.01
Karpov 2710
Kasparov 2690
Ljubojevic 2645
Andersson 2635
Hubner 2625
Polugaevsky 2625
1983.07
Karpov 2710
Kasparov 2690
Ljubojevic 2645
Andersson 2640
Hubner 2620
Vaganian 2620
Tal 2620
Polugaevsky 2620
1984.01
Kasparov 2710
Karpov 2700
Korchnoi 2635
Ljubojevic 2635
Andersson 2630
Vaganian 2630
1984.07
Kasparov 2715
Karpov 2705
Timman 2650
Portisch 2640
Korchnoi 2635
Polugaevsky 2625
1985.01
Kasparov 2715
Karpov 2705
Timman 2650
Vaganian 2640
Portisch 2635
Beliavsky 2635
1985.07
Karpov 2720
Kasparov 2700
Beliavsky 2640
Timman 2640
Korchnoi 2630
Portisch 2635
Vaganian 2635
1986.01
Kasparov 2720
Karpov 2700
Timman 2645
Vaganian 2645
Yusupov 2645
Korchnoi 2635
1986.07
Kasparov 2740
Karpov 2705
Yusupov 2660
Korchnoi 2650
Hubner 2620
Sokolov 2620
Spassky 2620
Timman 2620
1987.01
Kasparov 2735
Karpov 2710
Yusupov 2645
Sokolov 2645
Korchnoi 2625
Ljubojevic 2620
1987.07
Kasparov 2740
Karpov 2700
Yusupov 2635
Sokolov 2635
Korchnoi 2630
Beliavsky 2630
Timman 2630
1988.01
Kasparov 2750
Karpov 2715
Timman 2675
Beliavsky 2645
Korchnoi 2640
Tal 2630
Nikolic 2630
Short 2630
1988.07
Kasparov 2760
Karpov 2725
Short 2665
Beliavsky 2665
Timman 2660
Speelman 2645
1989.01
Kasparov 2775
Karpov 2750
Short 2650
Beliavsky 2640
Speelman 2640
Ivanchuk 2635
1989.07
Kasparov 2775
Karpov 2755
Ivanchuk 2660
Short 2660
Korchnoi 2655
Salov 2645
1990.01
Kasparov 2800
Karpov 2730
Timman 2680
Ivanchuk 2665
Gurevich 2645
Salov 2645
1990.07
Kasparov 2800
Karpov 2730
Gelfand 2680
Ivanchuk 2680
Timman 2660
Ehlvest 2655
1991.01
Kasparov 2800
Karpov 2725
Gelfand 2700
Ivanchuk 2695
Bareev 2650
Gurevich 2650
Ehlvest 2650
1992.01
Kasparov 2780
Karpov 2725
Ivanchuk 2720
Short 2685
Anand 2670
Gelfand 2665
Kamsky 2655
Shirov 2655
Yusupov 2655
Salov 2655
1992.07
Kasparov 2790
Ivanchuk 2720
Karpov 2715
Shirov 2710
Anand 2690
Gelfand 2685
Short 2680
Bareev 2670
Timman 2655
Salov 2655
Kamsky 2655
1993.01
Kasparov 2805
Karpov 2725
Ivanchuk 2710
Anand 2710
Gelfand 2690
Kramnik 2685
Shirov 2670
Bareev 2670
1993.07
Kasparov UNRATED (2810)
Karpov 2760
Anand 2725
Kramnik 2710
Ivanchuk 2705
Shirov 2685
Salov 2685
Gelfand 2670
Short UNRATED (2665)
Bareev 2660
Georgiev,Kir 2660
1994.01 (FIDE)
Kasparov UNRATED
Karpov 2740
Anand 2715
Ivanchuk 2710
Kramnik 2710
Shirov 2705
Kamsky 2695
Salov 2685
Bareev 2685
Gelfand 2685
1994.01 (PCA)
Kasparov 2808
Karpov 2797
Shirov 2716
Anand 2714
Ivanchuk 2708
Salov 2708
Kramnik 2697
Bareev 2687
Short 2686
Gelfand 2676
1994.05 (FIDE)
Kasparov UNRATED
Karpov 2781
Shirov 2727.8
Anand 2721.9
Kramnik 2716.7
Salov 2711.3
Ivanchuk 2704
Bareev 2699.3
Kamsky 2699.2
Gelfand 2681.2
Epishin 2675
1994.07 (FIDE)
Karpov 2780
Shirov 2740
Kramnik 2725
Anand 2720
Salov 2710
Kamsky 2695
Ivanchuk 2695
Gelfand 2680
Bareev 2675
Yusupov 2665
1994.07 (PCA)
Kasparov 2807
Karpov 2788
Anand 2721
Ivanchuk 2720
Kamsky 2712
Salov 2692
Shirov 2684
Gelfand 2677
Kramnik 2675
Short 2665
1995.01 (FIDE)
Kasparov 2805
Karpov 2765
Anand 2715
Kramnik 2715
Salov 2715
Kamsky 2710
Shirov 2710
Gelfand 2700
Ivanchuk 2700
Bareev 2675
1995.06 (FIDE)
Kasparov 2795
Karpov 2775
Ivanchuk 2740
Kamsky 2735
Kramnik 2730
Anand 2725
Shirov 2695
Gelfand 2685
Salov 2685
Yusupov 2680
1995.11 (FIDE)
Karpov 2780
Kasparov 2777
Kramnik 2754
Ivanchuk 2749
Kamsky 2735
Anand 2725
Topalov 2697
Shirov 2687
Gelfand 2679
Polgar,J 2676
1996.01 (FIDE)
Kramnik 2775
Kasparov 2775
Karpov 2770
Ivanchuk 2735
Kamsky 2735
Anand 2725
Topalov 2700
Gelfand 2700
Shirov 2690
Polgar 2675
