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Most Dominant Player between 2003 and 2004 See more details
   Garry Kasparov: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 2003 and December 2003)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 2003 and 2004 was Garry Kasparov, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.
Highest-Rated Player between 2003 and 2004 See more details
   Garry Kasparov: 2852 (January 2003)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 2003 and 2004 was Garry Kasparov, with a rating of 2852 on the January 2003 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 2003 and 2004 were achieved by Vladimir Kramnik (2816 on the January 2003 list) and Viswanathan Anand (2797 on the March 2003 list).
Strongest Tournament between 2003 and 2004 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Linares, 2003: Class 15 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #7)
The strongest tournament held between 2003 and 2004 was Linares 2003. This was a Class 15 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the February 2003 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Wijk aan Zee (Corus) 2003 (Class 13) and Rethymnon (EU Cup) 2003 (Class 11).
     Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list
 #1    Linares, 2003      15      #1, #2, #3, #4, #7    #1 Garry Kasparov (2847), #2 Vladimir Kramnik (2800), #3 Viswanathan Anand (2793), #4 Peter Leko (2753), #7 Ruslan Ponomariov (2744) from February 2003 rating list
 #2    Wijk aan Zee (Corus), 2003      13      #2, #3, #4, #7, #8, #9    #2 Vladimir Kramnik (2816), #3 Viswanathan Anand (2787), #4 Veselin Topalov (2756), #7 Ruslan Ponomariov (2750), #8 Alexei Shirov (2739), #9 Evgeny Bareev (2735) from January 2003 rating list
 #3    Rethymnon (EU Cup), 2003      11      #1, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9    #1 Garry Kasparov (2818), #5 Alexander Grischuk (2748), #6 Evgeny Bareev (2747), #7 Michael Adams (2742), #8 Alexei Shirov (2741), #9 Peter Svidler (2739) from September 2003 rating list
 #4    Dortmund, 2003      9      #2, #3, #5    #2 Viswanathan Anand (2788), #3 Vladimir Kramnik (2786), #5 Peter Leko (2748) from July 2003 rating list
 #5    Germany (Bundesliga), 2003      4      #2    #2 Viswanathan Anand (2777), #4 Peter Svidler (2753), #7 Alexei Shirov (2743) from November 2003 rating list
 #6    Budapest, 2003      3      #4    #4 Peter Leko (2758) from April 2003 rating list
 #7    Krasnoyarsk (RUS Championship), 2003      3      #5, #9    #5 Alexander Grischuk (2748), #9 Peter Svidler (2739) from September 2003 rating list
 #8    Leon, 2003      3      #6, #8    #6 Veselin Topalov (2749), #8 Ruslan Ponomariov (2742) from June 2003 rating list
 #9    Reykjavik, 2003      3      #6, #9    #6 Michael Adams (2748), #9 Alexei Shirov (2738) from February 2003 rating list
 #10    Dos Hermanas, 2003      2      #6    #6 Alexei Shirov (2744) from March 2003 rating list
 #11    Istanbul (EU Championship), 2003      2      #6    #6 Alexander Grischuk (2746) from May 2003 rating list
 #12    Beijing, 2003      2      #6    #6 Evgeny Bareev (2747) from September 2003 rating list
 #13    Bermuda, 2003      1      #10    #10 Peter Svidler (2730) from January 2003 rating list
 #14    Moscow (Aeroflot Open), 2003      1      #10    #10 Peter Svidler (2733) from February 2003 rating list
 #15    Sarajevo, 2003      1      #10    #10 Evgeny Bareev (2740) from May 2003 rating list
 #16    Enghien les Bains, 2003      1      #10    #10 Michael Adams (2738) from June 2003 rating list
 #17    Poikovsky, 2003      1      #9    #9 Peter Svidler (2741) from April 2003 rating list
 #18    Essent Crown Hoogeveen, 2003      1      #9    #9 Judit Polgar (2738) from October 2003 rating list
 #19    BL2-Nord 0304 Germany, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #20    BL2-Ost 0304 Germany, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #21    BL2-Sued 0304 Germany, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #22    Bermuda-B, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #23    Hallsberg op U18 38th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #24    Hastings 0203 78th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #25    Reggio Emilia 45th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #26    Bad Zwesten op 7th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #27    Wijk aan Zee (Corus-B), 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #28    Donetsk Region-ch, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #29    EGY-ch 3rd Stage Cairo, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #30    Gibraltar Masters op Catalan B, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #31    Griesheim GM 3rd, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #32    Griesheim IM 3rd, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #33    IND-ch Mumbai, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #34    Kharkov Kaissa op, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #35    Kiev Two Knights fin-A, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #36    Kiev-ch, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #37    Marianske Lazne, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #38    Novi Sad TS01 GM, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #39    Seville op 28th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #40    Troll Masters Gausdal, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #41    USA-ch Seattle, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #42    Wijk Inv Tens Wijk aan Zee, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from January 2003 rating list
 #43    Asia-ch 4th Doha, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #44    Bizovac Metalis op 10th, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #45    Breizh Masters 1st Guingamp, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #46    Cappelle op 19th Cappelle la G, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #47    CZE-ch Luhacovice, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #48    CZE-ch U18/20 Luhacovice, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #49    Hotel Opatija GM 02 Rijeka, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
 #50    Jersey op, 2003      0      (none)    No top-ten players from February 2003 rating list
NOTE: "Class" is a Chessmetrics formula used to rank the strength of a tournament, by using the participation of top-10 players from the rating list (rather than just using the average rating of all participants). For more details, go here.
Strongest Match between 2003 and 2004 See more details
   Karpov-Macieja Match (Warsaw), 2003: #26 vs #65
The strongest match held between 2003 and 2004 was Karpov-Macieja Match (Warsaw), 2003. This was a matchup of #26 vs #65, including #26 Anatoly Karpov (2683) and #65 Bartlomiej Macieja (2634) from the April 2003 rating list. Next on the list were Movsesian-Stefansson Match (Reykjavik), 2003 (#48 vs #171) and Ghaem Maghami-Mamedyarov Match (Baku), 2003 (#95 vs #283).
Best Individual Event Performance between 2003 and 2004 See more details
   Viktor Bologan: 2798 in Dortmund, 2003
The best individual event performance between 2003 and 2004 was achieved by Viktor Bologan with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2798 in Dortmund, 2003. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Ruslan Ponomariov (2782 performance) in Leon, 2003, and by Viswanathan Anand (2777 performance) in Wijk aan Zee (Corus), 2003.