Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	Σ	Δ pts
1	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Magnus Carlsen	516	▲ +39
2	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Magnus Carlsen	Garry Kasparov	500	–
3	Viswanathan Anand	Viswanathan Anand	Magnus Carlsen	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	445	–
4	Magnus Carlsen	Magnus Carlsen	Viswanathan Anand	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	Fabiano Caruana	103	▲ +13
15	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Wilhelm Steinitz	100	–
16	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Mikhail Tal	99	–
17	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	96	–
18	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Alexander Grischuk	93	–
19	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Fabiano Caruana	Fabiano Caruana	Vasily Smyslov	93	–
20	Fabiano Caruana	Fabiano Caruana	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	85	–
21	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Hikaru Nakamura	Hikaru Nakamura	81	▲ +10
22	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	71	–
23	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	Paul Keres	Ding Liren	70	▲ +26
24	José Raúl Capablanca	José Raúl Capablanca	Hikaru Nakamura	Boris Gelfand	Ian Nepomniachtchi	68	▲ +8
25	Max Euwe	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Paul Keres	66	–
26	Jan Timman	Hikaru Nakamura	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	Boris Gelfand	65	–
27	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	Jan Timman	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	58	–
28	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	Max Euwe	56	–
29	Hikaru Nakamura	Bent Larsen	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	53	–
30	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	50	–
31	Gata Kamsky	Gata Kamsky	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Lajos Portisch	Bent Larsen	50	–
32	Nigel Short	Nigel Short	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	49	▲ +4
33	Peter Svidler	Peter Svidler	Gata Kamsky	Ding Liren	Lajos Portisch	48	–
34	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	Nigel Short	Gata Kamsky	Gata Kamsky	43	–
35	David Bronstein	David Bronstein	Peter Svidler	Nigel Short	Nigel Short	43	–
36	Michael Adams	Michael Adams	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	43	–
37	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Peter Svidler	Peter Svidler	42	–
38	Salo Flohr	Salo Flohr	David Bronstein	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	36	–
39	Carl Schlechter	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Michael Adams	David Bronstein	David Bronstein	35	–
40	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	Michael Adams	Michael Adams	35	–
41	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	Salo Flohr	32	–
42	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Ding Liren	Alireza Firouzja	Alireza Firouzja	31	▲ +1
43	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	Carl Schlechter	29	–
44	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Efim Bogoljubov	28	–
45	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Ruslan Ponomariov	28	–
46	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Evgeny Bareev	27	–
47	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Peter Leko	27	–
48	Efim Geller	Ding Liren	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Lev Polugaevsky	26	–
49	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	Efim Geller	Miguel Najdorf	Miguel Najdorf	26	–
50	Samuel Reshevsky	Robert Hübner	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	Efim Geller	24	–

Uzbekistan’s dream finish: Olympiad gold in Samarkand

FIDE.com | 27.09.2026

China’s new generation shines and Kazakhstan and India complete the Women’s medal podium.

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