Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1985 - 2005
Duration:
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covering
1985-Jan through 2004-Dec
1980-Jan through 1999-Dec
1975-Jan through 1994-Dec
1970-Jan through 1989-Dec
1965-Jan through 1984-Dec
1960-Jan through 1979-Dec
1955-Jan through 1974-Dec
1950-Jan through 1969-Dec
1945-Jan through 1964-Dec
1940-Jan through 1959-Dec
1935-Jan through 1954-Dec
1930-Jan through 1949-Dec
1925-Jan through 1944-Dec
1920-Jan through 1939-Dec
1915-Jan through 1934-Dec
1910-Jan through 1929-Dec
1905-Jan through 1924-Dec
1900-Jan through 1919-Dec
1895-Jan through 1914-Dec
1890-Jan through 1909-Dec
1885-Jan through 1904-Dec
1880-Jan through 1899-Dec
1875-Jan through 1894-Dec
1870-Jan through 1889-Dec
1865-Jan through 1884-Dec
1860-Jan through 1879-Dec
1855-Jan through 1874-Dec
1850-Jan through 1869-Dec
1845-Jan through 1864-Dec
1840-Jan through 1859-Dec
1985
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1985 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2823:
Garry Kasparov
2756:
Rafael Vaganian
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
2739:
Jan Timman
February 1985 rating list
2827:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Rafael Vaganian
2752:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Jan Timman
March 1985 rating list
2830:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Rafael Vaganian
2752:
Alexander Beliavsky
2745:
Jan Timman
April 1985 rating list
2829:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Jan Timman
2740:
Rafael Vaganian
May 1985 rating list
2826:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Rafael Vaganian
2745:
Jan Timman
June 1985 rating list
2824:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Rafael Vaganian
2746:
Jan Timman
July 1985 rating list
2824:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Jan Timman
2751:
Alexander Beliavsky
2746:
Rafael Vaganian
August 1985 rating list
2831:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Jan Timman
2757:
Rafael Vaganian
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
September 1985 rating list
2830:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Rafael Vaganian
2755:
Alexander Beliavsky
2755:
Jan Timman
October 1985 rating list
2830:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Rafael Vaganian
2756:
Alexander Beliavsky
2753:
Jan Timman
November 1985 rating list
2839:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2761:
Rafael Vaganian
2754:
Alexander Beliavsky
2753:
Jan Timman
December 1985 rating list
2838:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Rafael Vaganian
2754:
Jan Timman
2747:
Alexander Beliavsky
1986
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1986 rating list
2842:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Rafael Vaganian
2751:
Jan Timman
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
February 1986 rating list
2836:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Anatoly Karpov
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Alexander Beliavsky
2746:
Rafael Vaganian
March 1986 rating list
2833:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Artur Jussupow
2747:
Alexander Beliavsky
2745:
Viktor Korchnoi
April 1986 rating list
2838:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Alexander Beliavsky
2749:
Artur Jussupow
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
May 1986 rating list
2835:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Anatoly Karpov
2752:
Artur Jussupow
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2746:
Jan Timman
June 1986 rating list
2849:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Artur Jussupow
2740:
Jan Timman
July 1986 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Artur Jussupow
2740:
Jan Timman
August 1986 rating list
2849:
Garry Kasparov
2829:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Artur Jussupow
2741:
Viktor Korchnoi
2740:
Alexander Beliavsky
September 1986 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2829:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Artur Jussupow
2741:
Viktor Korchnoi
2739:
Alexander Beliavsky
October 1986 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2831:
Anatoly Karpov
2747:
Artur Jussupow
2742:
Andrey Sokolov
2741:
Viktor Korchnoi
November 1986 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Anatoly Karpov
2745:
Artur Jussupow
2743:
Andrey Sokolov
2742:
Alexander Beliavsky
December 1986 rating list
2839:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Artur Jussupow
2746:
Alexander Beliavsky
2741:
Andrey Sokolov
1987
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1987 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Artur Jussupow
2743:
Alexander Beliavsky
2740:
Andrey Sokolov
February 1987 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Artur Jussupow
2743:
Alexander Beliavsky
2738:
Andrey Sokolov
March 1987 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Artur Jussupow
2743:
Alexander Beliavsky
2741:
Jan Timman
April 1987 rating list
2849:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Artur Jussupow
2754:
Alexander Beliavsky
2738:
Jan Timman
May 1987 rating list
2857:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Artur Jussupow
2753:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Jan Timman
June 1987 rating list
2858:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Artur Jussupow
2746:
Jan Timman
July 1987 rating list
2858:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Jan Timman
2747:
Artur Jussupow
August 1987 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Anatoly Karpov
2748:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Artur Jussupow
2745:
Jan Timman
September 1987 rating list
2851:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2747:
Alexander Beliavsky
2746:
Artur Jussupow
2743:
Jan Timman
October 1987 rating list
2847:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Jan Timman
2746:
Artur Jussupow
2746:
Alexander Beliavsky
November 1987 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2817:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Jan Timman
2750:
Alexander Beliavsky
2741:
Artur Jussupow
December 1987 rating list
2845:
Garry Kasparov
2817:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Jan Timman
2750:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Artur Jussupow
1988
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1988 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2817:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Jan Timman
2753:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Artur Jussupow
February 1988 rating list
2840:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Jan Timman
2751:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Artur Jussupow
March 1988 rating list
2842:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Anatoly Karpov
2768:
Jan Timman
2755:
Alexander Beliavsky
2747:
Artur Jussupow
April 1988 rating list
2839:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Jan Timman
2752:
Alexander Beliavsky
2745:
Artur Jussupow
May 1988 rating list
2840:
Garry Kasparov
2817:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Alexander Beliavsky
2751:
Jan Timman
2737:
Artur Jussupow
June 1988 rating list
2856:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Alexander Beliavsky
2751:
Jan Timman
2736:
Artur Jussupow
July 1988 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2834:
Anatoly Karpov
2748:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Jan Timman
2738:
Lajos Portisch
August 1988 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2834:
Anatoly Karpov
2744:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Jan Timman
2742:
Valery Salov
September 1988 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2832:
Anatoly Karpov
2744:
Alexander Beliavsky
2743:
Valery Salov
2742:
Jan Timman
October 1988 rating list
2874:
Garry Kasparov
2840:
Anatoly Karpov
2744:
Valery Salov
2743:
Alexander Beliavsky
2740:
Jan Timman
November 1988 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2838:
Anatoly Karpov
2752:
Alexander Beliavsky
2745:
Valery Salov
2741:
Jan Timman
December 1988 rating list
2879:
Garry Kasparov
2845:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Valery Salov
2740:
Jan Timman
1989
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1989 rating list
2879:
Garry Kasparov
2845:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Valery Salov
2742:
Nigel Short
February 1989 rating list
2879:
Garry Kasparov
2848:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2745:
Alexander Beliavsky
2744:
Nigel Short
March 1989 rating list
2878:
Garry Kasparov
2848:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2746:
Alexander Beliavsky
2745:
Nigel Short
April 1989 rating list
2875:
Garry Kasparov
2847:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2753:
Valery Salov
2750:
Nigel Short
May 1989 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2844:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Valery Salov
2749:
Nigel Short
June 1989 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2843:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2750:
Valery Salov
2747:
Nigel Short
July 1989 rating list
2869:
Garry Kasparov
2838:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Jan Timman
2749:
Valery Salov
August 1989 rating list
2867:
Garry Kasparov
2838:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2751:
Jan Timman
2747:
Valery Salov
September 1989 rating list
2862:
Garry Kasparov
2836:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Jan Timman
2749:
Valery Salov
October 1989 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2840:
Anatoly Karpov
2754:
Jan Timman
2752:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2751:
Valery Salov
November 1989 rating list
2875:
Garry Kasparov
2836:
Anatoly Karpov
2761:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2753:
Jan Timman
2749:
Alexander Beliavsky
December 1989 rating list
2885:
Garry Kasparov
2838:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2757:
Jan Timman
2748:
Valery Salov
1990
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1990 rating list
2883:
Garry Kasparov
2834:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2756:
Jan Timman
2748:
Valery Salov
February 1990 rating list
2884:
Garry Kasparov
2834:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2756:
Jan Timman
2748:
Valery Salov
March 1990 rating list
2883:
Garry Kasparov
2831:
Anatoly Karpov
2766:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2755:
Valery Salov
2752:
Jan Timman
April 1990 rating list
2885:
Garry Kasparov
2839:
Anatoly Karpov
2772:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2756:
Valery Salov
2749:
Jan Timman
May 1990 rating list
2883:
Garry Kasparov
2837:
Anatoly Karpov
2773:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2755:
Valery Salov
2747:
Jan Timman
June 1990 rating list
2881:
Garry Kasparov
2833:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Valery Salov
2745:
Jan Timman
July 1990 rating list
2878:
Garry Kasparov
2830:
Anatoly Karpov
2775:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2751:
Boris Gelfand
2741:
Jan Timman
August 1990 rating list
2878:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Anatoly Karpov
2775:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Boris Gelfand
2740:
Valery Salov
September 1990 rating list
2878:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Anatoly Karpov
2775:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2753:
Boris Gelfand
2743:
Jan Timman
October 1990 rating list
2877:
Garry Kasparov
2827:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2758:
Boris Gelfand
2739:
Valery Salov
November 1990 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2756:
Boris Gelfand
2737:
Valery Salov
December 1990 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2829:
Anatoly Karpov
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2757:
Boris Gelfand
2738:
Leonid Yudasin
1991
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1991 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2827:
Anatoly Karpov
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2758:
Boris Gelfand
2747:
Evgeny Bareev
February 1991 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2790:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2755:
Boris Gelfand
2746:
Evgeny Bareev
March 1991 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2750:
Boris Gelfand
2747:
Evgeny Bareev
April 1991 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2750:
Boris Gelfand
2748:
Evgeny Bareev
May 1991 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Boris Gelfand
2750:
Evgeny Bareev
June 1991 rating list
2865:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Boris Gelfand
2751:
Valery Salov
July 1991 rating list
2866:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Anatoly Karpov
2796:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2754:
Boris Gelfand
2752:
Evgeny Bareev
August 1991 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2811:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2754:
Evgeny Bareev
2754:
Boris Gelfand
September 1991 rating list
2862:
Garry Kasparov
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2787:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2753:
Evgeny Bareev
2751:
Valery Salov
October 1991 rating list
2863:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2797:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2755:
Evgeny Bareev
2747:
Boris Gelfand
November 1991 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2749:
Boris Gelfand
2744:
Valery Salov
December 1991 rating list
2869:
Garry Kasparov
2811:
Anatoly Karpov
2799:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2755:
Boris Gelfand
2743:
Valery Salov
1992
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1992 rating list
2865:
Garry Kasparov
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2759:
Boris Gelfand
2740:
Evgeny Bareev
February 1992 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2761:
Boris Gelfand
2744:
Valery Salov
March 1992 rating list
2874:
Garry Kasparov
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2799:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2761:
Boris Gelfand
2748:
Valery Salov
April 1992 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2799:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2747:
Valery Salov
May 1992 rating list
2870:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2746:
Valery Salov
June 1992 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2803:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2802:
Anatoly Karpov
2761:
Boris Gelfand
2745:
Viswanathan Anand
July 1992 rating list
2879:
Garry Kasparov
2802:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2801:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2744:
Evgeny Bareev
August 1992 rating list
2880:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Anatoly Karpov
2803:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2744:
Evgeny Bareev
September 1992 rating list
2879:
Garry Kasparov
2809:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2744:
Viswanathan Anand
October 1992 rating list
2877:
Garry Kasparov
2809:
Anatoly Karpov
2793:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2760:
Boris Gelfand
2752:
Viswanathan Anand
November 1992 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2797:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2759:
Boris Gelfand
2753:
Viswanathan Anand
December 1992 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2801:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2763:
Boris Gelfand
2758:
Viswanathan Anand
1993
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1993 rating list
2877:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2762:
Boris Gelfand
2761:
Viswanathan Anand
February 1993 rating list
2877:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2762:
Viswanathan Anand
2755:
Boris Gelfand
March 1993 rating list
2886:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Anatoly Karpov
2793:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2772:
Viswanathan Anand
2751:
Valery Salov
April 1993 rating list
2884:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2791:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2772:
Viswanathan Anand
2750:
Vladimir Kramnik
May 1993 rating list
2886:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2791:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2773:
Viswanathan Anand
2751:
Valery Salov
June 1993 rating list
2882:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Anatoly Karpov
2789:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2774:
Viswanathan Anand
2751:
Vladimir Kramnik
July 1993 rating list
2881:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2788:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Vladimir Kramnik
August 1993 rating list
2878:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2783:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Viswanathan Anand
2760:
Vladimir Kramnik
September 1993 rating list
2877:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2783:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Viswanathan Anand
2761:
Vladimir Kramnik
October 1993 rating list
2882:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2782:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Viswanathan Anand
2761:
Vladimir Kramnik
November 1993 rating list
2869:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2788:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2776:
Viswanathan Anand
2754:
Vladimir Kramnik
December 1993 rating list
2866:
Garry Kasparov
2802:
Anatoly Karpov
2782:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2773:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Vladimir Kramnik
1994
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1994 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2780:
Viswanathan Anand
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2764:
Vladimir Kramnik
February 1994 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2799:
Anatoly Karpov
2784:
Viswanathan Anand
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2765:
Vladimir Kramnik
March 1994 rating list
2865:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Anatoly Karpov
2781:
Viswanathan Anand
2771:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2768:
Vladimir Kramnik
April 1994 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Anatoly Karpov
2781:
Viswanathan Anand
2770:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2766:
Vladimir Kramnik
May 1994 rating list
2863:
Garry Kasparov
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2781:
Viswanathan Anand
2769:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2765:
Vladimir Kramnik
June 1994 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2783:
Viswanathan Anand
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2767:
Vladimir Kramnik
July 1994 rating list
2862:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2786:
Viswanathan Anand
2777:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2761:
Gata Kamsky
August 1994 rating list
2860:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2786:
Viswanathan Anand
2776:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2763:
Gata Kamsky
September 1994 rating list
2865:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2787:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2785:
Viswanathan Anand
2763:
Gata Kamsky
October 1994 rating list
2865:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2792:
Viswanathan Anand
2784:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2772:
Gata Kamsky
November 1994 rating list
2864:
Garry Kasparov
2806:
Anatoly Karpov
2796:
Viswanathan Anand
2780:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2774:
Valery Salov
December 1994 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Viswanathan Anand
2781:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2776:
Valery Salov
1995
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1995 rating list
2853:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2796:
Viswanathan Anand
2781:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2776:
Valery Salov
February 1995 rating list
2849:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2794:
Viswanathan Anand
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2775:
Valery Salov
March 1995 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Anatoly Karpov
2796:
Viswanathan Anand
2779:
Gata Kamsky
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
April 1995 rating list
2845:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Viswanathan Anand
2791:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2775:
Gata Kamsky
May 1995 rating list
2853:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2808:
Viswanathan Anand
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Gata Kamsky
June 1995 rating list
2855:
Garry Kasparov
2812:
Anatoly Karpov
2808:
Viswanathan Anand
2797:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2778:
Gata Kamsky
July 1995 rating list
2847:
Garry Kasparov
2811:
Anatoly Karpov
2807:
Viswanathan Anand
2793:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2777:
Gata Kamsky
August 1995 rating list
2844:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2777:
Gata Kamsky
September 1995 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Anatoly Karpov
2807:
Viswanathan Anand
2790:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2777:
Gata Kamsky
October 1995 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Anatoly Karpov
2809:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2777:
Gata Kamsky
November 1995 rating list
2836:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Viswanathan Anand
2795:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2784:
Vladimir Kramnik
December 1995 rating list
2835:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vladimir Kramnik
2785:
Vassily Ivanchuk
1996
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1996 rating list
2831:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Anatoly Karpov
2800:
Viswanathan Anand
2788:
Vladimir Kramnik
2784:
Vassily Ivanchuk
February 1996 rating list
2828:
Garry Kasparov
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2787:
Vladimir Kramnik
March 1996 rating list
2828:
Garry Kasparov
2806:
Anatoly Karpov
2797:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2786:
Vladimir Kramnik
April 1996 rating list
2830:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2797:
Viswanathan Anand
2788:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2781:
Vladimir Kramnik
May 1996 rating list
2832:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2795:
Viswanathan Anand
2788:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2780:
Vladimir Kramnik
June 1996 rating list
2832:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vladimir Kramnik
2780:
Vassily Ivanchuk
July 1996 rating list
2833:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Viswanathan Anand
2789:
Vladimir Kramnik
2780:
Vassily Ivanchuk
August 1996 rating list
2834:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2791:
Vladimir Kramnik
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
September 1996 rating list
2833:
Garry Kasparov
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2805:
Viswanathan Anand
2791:
Vladimir Kramnik
2780:
Vassily Ivanchuk
October 1996 rating list
2842:
Garry Kasparov
2809:
Anatoly Karpov
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2790:
Vladimir Kramnik
2788:
Vassily Ivanchuk
November 1996 rating list
2842:
Garry Kasparov
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2791:
Vladimir Kramnik
2790:
Vassily Ivanchuk
December 1996 rating list
2841:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Viswanathan Anand
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2791:
Vladimir Kramnik
2790:
Vassily Ivanchuk
1997
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1997 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Viswanathan Anand
2795:
Anatoly Karpov
2794:
Vladimir Kramnik
2784:
Vassily Ivanchuk
February 1997 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Viswanathan Anand
2794:
Anatoly Karpov
2794:
Vladimir Kramnik
2786:
Vassily Ivanchuk
March 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2793:
Anatoly Karpov
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
April 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2792:
Anatoly Karpov
2779:
Vassily Ivanchuk
May 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2811:
Viswanathan Anand
2805:
Vladimir Kramnik
2791:
Anatoly Karpov
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
June 1997 rating list
2858:
Garry Kasparov
2809:
Viswanathan Anand
2806:
Vladimir Kramnik
2790:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Vassily Ivanchuk
July 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Viswanathan Anand
2810:
Vladimir Kramnik
2784:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Vassily Ivanchuk
August 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2817:
Vladimir Kramnik
2779:
Anatoly Karpov
2776:
Vassily Ivanchuk
September 1997 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Viswanathan Anand
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2778:
Anatoly Karpov
2775:
Vassily Ivanchuk
October 1997 rating list
2863:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2822:
Vladimir Kramnik
2777:
Anatoly Karpov
2776:
Vassily Ivanchuk
November 1997 rating list
2863:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2824:
Vladimir Kramnik
2778:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2776:
Anatoly Karpov
December 1997 rating list
2863:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2819:
Vladimir Kramnik
2783:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2770:
Anatoly Karpov
1998
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1998 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2830:
Viswanathan Anand
2815:
Vladimir Kramnik
2775:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2767:
Anatoly Karpov
February 1998 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2828:
Viswanathan Anand
2817:
Vladimir Kramnik
2774:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2762:
Anatoly Karpov
March 1998 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2829:
Viswanathan Anand
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2767:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2762:
Anatoly Karpov
April 1998 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2833:
Viswanathan Anand
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2768:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2761:
Anatoly Karpov
May 1998 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2831:
Viswanathan Anand
2817:
Vladimir Kramnik
2767:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2758:
Anatoly Karpov
June 1998 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2831:
Viswanathan Anand
2810:
Vladimir Kramnik
2770:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2756:
Anatoly Karpov
July 1998 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2827:
Viswanathan Anand
2808:
Vladimir Kramnik
2763:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2754:
Anatoly Karpov
August 1998 rating list
2847:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Viswanathan Anand
2808:
Vladimir Kramnik
2761:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2749:
Anatoly Karpov
September 1998 rating list
2847:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2810:
Vladimir Kramnik
2759:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2748:
Veselin Topalov
October 1998 rating list
2846:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2810:
Vladimir Kramnik
2758:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2749:
Veselin Topalov
November 1998 rating list
2845:
Garry Kasparov
2830:
Viswanathan Anand
2803:
Vladimir Kramnik
2758:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2752:
Veselin Topalov
December 1998 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2827:
Viswanathan Anand
2805:
Vladimir Kramnik
2756:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2747:
Alexei Shirov
1999
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1999 rating list
2840:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Viswanathan Anand
2803:
Vladimir Kramnik
2754:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2746:
Alexei Shirov
February 1999 rating list
2857:
Garry Kasparov
2832:
Viswanathan Anand
2800:
Vladimir Kramnik
2753:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2751:
Alexei Shirov
March 1999 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2833:
Viswanathan Anand
2802:
Vladimir Kramnik
2752:
Alexei Shirov
2745:
Vassily Ivanchuk
April 1999 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2832:
Viswanathan Anand
2803:
Vladimir Kramnik
2752:
Alexei Shirov
2750:
Vassily Ivanchuk
May 1999 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Viswanathan Anand
2803:
Vladimir Kramnik
2751:
Alexei Shirov
2750:
Vassily Ivanchuk
June 1999 rating list
2884:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Viswanathan Anand
2802:
Vladimir Kramnik
2757:
Alexei Shirov
2748:
Vassily Ivanchuk
July 1999 rating list
2884:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Viswanathan Anand
2802:
Vladimir Kramnik
2758:
Alexei Shirov
2747:
Vassily Ivanchuk
August 1999 rating list
2884:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Viswanathan Anand
2805:
Vladimir Kramnik
2768:
Alexei Shirov
2747:
Vassily Ivanchuk
September 1999 rating list
2881:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2761:
Alexei Shirov
2753:
Vassily Ivanchuk
October 1999 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2762:
Alexei Shirov
2753:
Vassily Ivanchuk
November 1999 rating list
2872:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Viswanathan Anand
2800:
Vladimir Kramnik
2762:
Alexei Shirov
2750:
Vassily Ivanchuk
December 1999 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2814:
Viswanathan Anand
2799:
Vladimir Kramnik
2761:
Alexei Shirov
2749:
Vassily Ivanchuk
2000
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 2000 rating list
2868:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Viswanathan Anand
2796:
Vladimir Kramnik
2761:
Alexei Shirov
2748:
Alexander Morozevich
February 2000 rating list
2875:
Garry Kasparov
2810:
Viswanathan Anand
2797:
Vladimir Kramnik
2755:
Peter Leko
2754:
Alexei Shirov
March 2000 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2809:
Viswanathan Anand
2800:
Vladimir Kramnik
2758:
Alexander Morozevich
2758:
Peter Leko
April 2000 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2803:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2760:
Peter Leko
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
May 2000 rating list
2872:
Garry Kasparov
2807:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2762:
Alexander Morozevich
2760:
Peter Leko
June 2000 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2763:
Alexander Morozevich
2763:
Alexei Shirov
July 2000 rating list
2876:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2767:
Alexander Morozevich
2763:
Alexei Shirov
August 2000 rating list
2873:
Garry Kasparov
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2801:
Vladimir Kramnik
2766:
Peter Leko
2763:
Alexander Morozevich
September 2000 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2804:
Viswanathan Anand
2802:
Vladimir Kramnik
2764:
Alexander Morozevich
2763:
Peter Leko
October 2000 rating list
2871:
Garry Kasparov
2808:
Viswanathan Anand
2802:
Vladimir Kramnik
2765:
Peter Leko
2758:
Alexei Shirov
November 2000 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Vladimir Kramnik
2806:
Viswanathan Anand
2767:
Peter Leko
2756:
Alexei Shirov
December 2000 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2815:
Vladimir Kramnik
2809:
Viswanathan Anand
2765:
Peter Leko
2756:
Alexei Shirov
2001
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 2001 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Viswanathan Anand
2815:
Vladimir Kramnik
2768:
Peter Leko
2757:
Alexander Morozevich
February 2001 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Viswanathan Anand
2817:
Vladimir Kramnik
2764:
Peter Leko
2762:
Alexander Morozevich
March 2001 rating list
2855:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Viswanathan Anand
2816:
Vladimir Kramnik
2767:
Alexander Morozevich
2763:
Peter Leko
April 2001 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Viswanathan Anand
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2768:
Alexander Morozevich
2760:
Peter Leko
May 2001 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Viswanathan Anand
2817:
Vladimir Kramnik
2759:
Peter Leko
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
June 2001 rating list
2859:
Garry Kasparov
2824:
Vladimir Kramnik
2823:
Viswanathan Anand
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
2758:
Peter Leko
July 2001 rating list
2862:
Garry Kasparov
2823:
Viswanathan Anand
2821:
Vladimir Kramnik
2760:
Alexander Morozevich
2759:
Peter Leko
August 2001 rating list
2862:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Vladimir Kramnik
2805:
Viswanathan Anand
2764:
Peter Leko
2761:
Alexander Morozevich
September 2001 rating list
2861:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Vladimir Kramnik
2805:
Viswanathan Anand
2764:
Peter Leko
2760:
Alexander Morozevich
October 2001 rating list
2860:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Vladimir Kramnik
2804:
Viswanathan Anand
2763:
Peter Leko
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
November 2001 rating list
2858:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2802:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Alexander Morozevich
2753:
Peter Leko
December 2001 rating list
2857:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2795:
Viswanathan Anand
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
2753:
Michael Adams
2002
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 2002 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2792:
Viswanathan Anand
2759:
Alexander Morozevich
2750:
Michael Adams
February 2002 rating list
2853:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2790:
Viswanathan Anand
2764:
Alexander Morozevich
2753:
Michael Adams
March 2002 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2826:
Vladimir Kramnik
2789:
Viswanathan Anand
2753:
Michael Adams
2751:
Evgeny Bareev
April 2002 rating list
2854:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2785:
Viswanathan Anand
2757:
Michael Adams
2748:
Ruslan Ponomariov
May 2002 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2825:
Vladimir Kramnik
2784:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Veselin Topalov
2754:
Michael Adams
June 2002 rating list
2851:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Vladimir Kramnik
2783:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Veselin Topalov
2753:
Michael Adams
July 2002 rating list
2850:
Garry Kasparov
2822:
Vladimir Kramnik
2782:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Veselin Topalov
2757:
Michael Adams
August 2002 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2821:
Vladimir Kramnik
2780:
Viswanathan Anand
2762:
Peter Leko
2758:
Veselin Topalov
September 2002 rating list
2846:
Garry Kasparov
2820:
Vladimir Kramnik
2780:
Viswanathan Anand
2761:
Peter Leko
2757:
Veselin Topalov
October 2002 rating list
2843:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2776:
Viswanathan Anand
2760:
Peter Leko
2757:
Veselin Topalov
November 2002 rating list
2848:
Garry Kasparov
2818:
Vladimir Kramnik
2778:
Viswanathan Anand
2757:
Veselin Topalov
2757:
Peter Leko
December 2002 rating list
2853:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Vladimir Kramnik
2777:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Veselin Topalov
2755:
Peter Leko
2003
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 2003 rating list
2852:
Garry Kasparov
2816:
Vladimir Kramnik
2787:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Veselin Topalov
2754:
Peter Leko
February 2003 rating list
2847:
Garry Kasparov
2800:
Vladimir Kramnik
2793:
Viswanathan Anand
2753:
Peter Leko
2751:
Veselin Topalov
March 2003 rating list
2838:
Garry Kasparov
2805:
Vladimir Kramnik
2797:
Viswanathan Anand
2756:
Peter Leko
2751:
Veselin Topalov
April 2003 rating list
2833:
Garry Kasparov
2796:
Vladimir Kramnik
2792:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Peter Leko
2750:
Veselin Topalov
May 2003 rating list
2830:
Garry Kasparov
2792:
Vladimir Kramnik
2792:
Viswanathan Anand
2754:
Peter Leko
2749:
Veselin Topalov
June 2003 rating list
2828:
Garry Kasparov
2791:
Viswanathan Anand
2788:
Vladimir Kramnik
2753:
Peter Leko
2749:
Alexander Grischuk
July 2003 rating list
2824:
Garry Kasparov
2788:
Viswanathan Anand
2786:
Vladimir Kramnik
2750:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2748:
Peter Leko
August 2003 rating list
2823:
Garry Kasparov
2789:
Vladimir Kramnik
2782:
Viswanathan Anand
2749:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2748:
Peter Leko
September 2003 rating list
2818:
Garry Kasparov
2776:
Viswanathan Anand
2774:
Vladimir Kramnik
2749:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2748:
Alexander Grischuk
October 2003 rating list
2823:
Garry Kasparov
2779:
Viswanathan Anand
2773:
Vladimir Kramnik
2748:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2747:
Peter Svidler
November 2003 rating list
2820:
Garry Kasparov
2777:
Viswanathan Anand
2771:
Vladimir Kramnik
2753:
Peter Svidler
2749:
Ruslan Ponomariov
December 2003 rating list
2817:
Garry Kasparov
2777:
Viswanathan Anand
2768:
Vladimir Kramnik
2752:
Peter Svidler
2749:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2004
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 2004 rating list
2814:
Garry Kasparov
2776:
Viswanathan Anand
2765:
Vladimir Kramnik
2754:
Peter Svidler
2750:
Ruslan Ponomariov
February 2004 rating list
2811:
Garry Kasparov
2789:
Viswanathan Anand
2755:
Vladimir Kramnik
2749:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2745:
Judit Polgar
March 2004 rating list
2803:
Garry Kasparov
2788:
Viswanathan Anand
2753:
Vladimir Kramnik
2748:
Peter Svidler
2747:
Alexander Grischuk
April 2004 rating list
2798:
Garry Kasparov
2788:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Vladimir Kramnik
2750:
Alexander Grischuk
2746:
Peter Svidler
May 2004 rating list
2794:
Garry Kasparov
2787:
Viswanathan Anand
2755:
Vladimir Kramnik
2744:
Ruslan Ponomariov
2743:
Judit Polgar
June 2004 rating list
2794:
Garry Kasparov
2789:
Viswanathan Anand
2759:
Vladimir Kramnik
2745:
Peter Svidler
2745:
Ruslan Ponomariov
July 2004 rating list
2793:
Garry Kasparov
2789:
Viswanathan Anand
2759:
Vladimir Kramnik
2756:
Veselin Topalov
2749:
Alexei Shirov
August 2004 rating list
2789:
Garry Kasparov
2787:
Viswanathan Anand
2751:
Vladimir Kramnik
2751:
Veselin Topalov
2749:
Alexander Morozevich
September 2004 rating list
2789:
Garry Kasparov
2785:
Viswanathan Anand
2754:
Vladimir Kramnik
2752:
Veselin Topalov
2751:
Alexander Morozevich
October 2004 rating list
2788:
Garry Kasparov
2785:
Viswanathan Anand
2758:
Vladimir Kramnik
2752:
Veselin Topalov
2751:
Alexander Morozevich
November 2004 rating list
2794:
Viswanathan Anand
2771:
Garry Kasparov
2752:
Vladimir Kramnik
2751:
Peter Svidler
2750:
Alexander Morozevich
December 2004 rating list
2795:
Viswanathan Anand
2790:
Garry Kasparov
2753:
Vladimir Kramnik
2749:
Michael Adams
2748:
Peter Leko