| 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 |