Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Σ	Δ pts
1	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	500	–
2	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Magnus Carlsen	477	▲ +34
3	Viswanathan Anand	Viswanathan Anand	Viswanathan Anand	Magnus Carlsen	Anatoly Karpov	445	–
4	Magnus Carlsen	Magnus Carlsen	Magnus Carlsen	Viswanathan Anand	Viswanathan Anand	406	–
5	Vladimir Kramnik	Vladimir Kramnik	Vladimir Kramnik	Vladimir Kramnik	Vladimir Kramnik	239	–
6	Viktor Korchnoi	Viktor Korchnoi	Viktor Korchnoi	Viktor Korchnoi	Viktor Korchnoi	170	–
7	Robert James Fischer	Robert James Fischer	Robert James Fischer	Robert James Fischer	Robert James Fischer	150	–
8	Emanuel Lasker	Emanuel Lasker	Emanuel Lasker	Emanuel Lasker	Emanuel Lasker	149	–
9	Mikhail Botvinnik	Mikhail Botvinnik	Mikhail Botvinnik	Mikhail Botvinnik	Mikhail Botvinnik	149	–
10	Alexander Alekhine	Alexander Alekhine	Alexander Alekhine	Alexander Alekhine	Alexander Alekhine	146	–
11	Boris Spassky	Boris Spassky	Boris Spassky	Boris Spassky	Boris Spassky	131	–
12	Veselin Topalov	Veselin Topalov	Veselin Topalov	Veselin Topalov	Veselin Topalov	108	–
13	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	105	–
14	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	100	–
15	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	99	–
16	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	96	–
17	Vasily Smyslov	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	93	–
18	Alexander Grischuk	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	93	–
19	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Fabiano Caruana	Fabiano Caruana	90	▲ +2
20	Sergey Karjakin	Fabiano Caruana	Fabiano Caruana	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	85	–
21	Paul Keres	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Hikaru Nakamura	71	▲ +11
22	Boris Gelfand	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	Sergey Karjakin	71	–
23	Fabiano Caruana	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	Paul Keres	66	–
24	José Raúl Capablanca	José Raúl Capablanca	José Raúl Capablanca	Hikaru Nakamura	Boris Gelfand	65	–
25	Max Euwe	Max Euwe	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	Ian Nepomniachtchi	60	▲ +14
26	Jan Timman	Jan Timman	Hikaru Nakamura	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	58	–
27	Alexei Shirov	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	Jan Timman	Max Euwe	56	–
28	Bent Larsen	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	53	–
29	Lajos Portisch	Hikaru Nakamura	Bent Larsen	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	50	–
30	Gata Kamsky	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	Bent Larsen	50	–
31	Nigel Short	Gata Kamsky	Gata Kamsky	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Lajos Portisch	48	–
32	Peter Svidler	Nigel Short	Nigel Short	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	45	▲ +1
33	Hikaru Nakamura	Peter Svidler	Peter Svidler	Gata Kamsky	Ding Liren	44	▲ +15
34	David Bronstein	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	Nigel Short	Gata Kamsky	43	–
35	Michael Adams	David Bronstein	David Bronstein	Peter Svidler	Nigel Short	43	–
36	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Michael Adams	Michael Adams	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	43	▲ +3
37	Teimour Radjabov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Peter Svidler	42	–
38	Salo Flohr	Salo Flohr	Salo Flohr	David Bronstein	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	36	–
39	Carl Schlechter	Carl Schlechter	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Michael Adams	David Bronstein	35	–
40	Efim Bogoljubov	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	Michael Adams	35	–
41	Ruslan Ponomariov	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	32	–
42	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Ding Liren	Alireza Firouzja	30	▲ +10
43	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	29	–
44	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	28	–
45	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	28	–
46	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	27	–
47	Efim Geller	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	27	–
48	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	Ding Liren	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	26	–
49	Samuel Reshevsky	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	Efim Geller	Miguel Najdorf	26	–
50	Rustam Kasimdzhanov	Samuel Reshevsky	Robert Hübner	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	24	–

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PaddleWorldwide.com/ | 14.09.2026

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India cruise to record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title

ICC-cricket.com | 13.09.2026

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Alexander Zverev defeats Ben Shelton to win 2026 US Open

USopen.org | 13.09.2026

Alexander Zverev captured his second Grand Slam title—and second major of the year—by defeating American Ben Shelton in the 2026 US Open men's singles final, 6-3, 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2, on Sunday.

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