Sports Rankings – Historical Rankings, Stats & Performance Data

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#	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Σ	Δ pts
1	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	Magnus Carlsen	Magnus Carlsen	543	▲ +27
2	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Magnus Carlsen	Garry Kasparov	Garry Kasparov	500	–
3	Viswanathan Anand	Magnus Carlsen	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	Anatoly Karpov	445	–
4	Magnus Carlsen	Viswanathan Anand	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	Fabiano Caruana	112	▲ +9
13	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Tigran Petrosian	Veselin Topalov	108	–
14	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	Fabiano Caruana	Tigran Petrosian	105	–
15	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	Wilhelm Steinitz	Wilhelm Steinitz	100	–
16	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Mikhail Tal	Mikhail Tal	99	–
17	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Alexander Grischuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	Alexander Grischuk	97	▲ +4
18	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	Alexander Grischuk	Vasyl Ivanchuk	96	–
19	Levon Aronian	Fabiano Caruana	Fabiano Caruana	Vasily Smyslov	Vasily Smyslov	93	–
20	Fabiano Caruana	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Levon Aronian	Hikaru Nakamura	92	▲ +11
21	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Hikaru Nakamura	Hikaru Nakamura	Levon Aronian	85	–
22	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	Sergey Karjakin	Sergey Karjakin	Ian Nepomniachtchi	81	▲ +13
23	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	Paul Keres	Ding Liren	Ding Liren	77	▲ +7
24	José Raúl Capablanca	Hikaru Nakamura	Boris Gelfand	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Sergey Karjakin	71	–
25	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Paul Keres	Paul Keres	66	–
26	Hikaru Nakamura	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	Boris Gelfand	Boris Gelfand	65	–
27	Jan Timman	Jan Timman	Max Euwe	José Raúl Capablanca	José Raúl Capablanca	58	–
28	Alexei Shirov	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	Max Euwe	Max Euwe	56	–
29	Bent Larsen	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	Jan Timman	Jan Timman	53	–
30	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	Bent Larsen	Alexei Shirov	Alexei Shirov	50	–
31	Gata Kamsky	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Lajos Portisch	Bent Larsen	Bent Larsen	50	–
32	Nigel Short	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	50	▲ +1
33	Peter Svidler	Gata Kamsky	Ding Liren	Lajos Portisch	Lajos Portisch	48	–
34	Teimour Radjabov	Nigel Short	Gata Kamsky	Gata Kamsky	Gata Kamsky	43	–
35	David Bronstein	Peter Svidler	Nigel Short	Nigel Short	Nigel Short	43	–
36	Michael Adams	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	Teimour Radjabov	43	–
37	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Peter Svidler	Peter Svidler	Peter Svidler	42	–
38	Salo Flohr	David Bronstein	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	Alireza Firouzja	37	▲ +6
39	Ian Nepomniachtchi	Michael Adams	David Bronstein	David Bronstein	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	36	–
40	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	Michael Adams	Michael Adams	David Bronstein	35	–
41	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	Carl Schlechter	Salo Flohr	Salo Flohr	Michael Adams	35	–
42	Efim Bogoljubov	Ding Liren	Alireza Firouzja	Alireza Firouzja	Salo Flohr	32	–
43	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	Carl Schlechter	Gukesh Dommaraju	31	▲ +31
44	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	Efim Bogoljubov	Carl Schlechter	29	–
45	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	Ruslan Ponomariov	Efim Bogoljubov	28	–
46	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	Evgeny Bareev	Ruslan Ponomariov	28	–
47	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	Peter Leko	Evgeny Bareev	27	–
48	Ding Liren	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	Lev Polugaevsky	Peter Leko	27	–
49	Efim Geller	Efim Geller	Miguel Najdorf	Miguel Najdorf	Lev Polugaevsky	26	–
50	Robert Hübner	Robert Hübner	Efim Geller	Efim Geller	Miguel Najdorf	26	–

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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