Highest FIDE Rating in History
[The rating was calculated in July 2000]
1. Kasparov, Garry - Grandmaster Russia 2849
Note: FIDE Rating List is published on 1 January,
1 April, 1 July, and 1 October every year.
Find Top Elo Ratings - FIDE Players Top 10
[FIDE Players Top 10 List is valid until 1 January 2009]
1. Topalov, Veselin - Grandmaster Bulgaria 2791
2. Morozevich, Alexander - Grandmaster Russia 2787
3. Ivanchuk, Vassily - Grandmaster Ukraine 2786
4. Carlsen, Magnus - Grandmaster Norway 2786
5. Anand, Viswanathan - Grandmaster India 2783
6. Kramnik, Vladimir - Grandmaster Russia 2772
7. Aronian, Levon - Grandmaster Armenia 2757
8. Radjabov, Teimour - Grandmaster Azerbaijan 2751
9. Leko, Peter - Grandmaster Hungary 2747
10. Jakovenko, Dmitry - Grandmaster Russia 2737
Compare Elo Ratings - USCF Players Top 5 / FIDE
[The following USCF players are also rated in FIDE]
1. USCF: Kamsky, Gata - USA 2785 *by the USCF Elo system
FIDE: Kamsky, Gata - Grandmaster 2729 *by the FIDE system
2. USCF: Onischuk, Alexander - USA 2734 *by the USCF Elo system
FIDE: Onischuk, Alexander - Grandmaster 2644 *by the FIDE system
3. USCF: Nakamura, Hikaru - USA 2732 *by the USCF Elo system
FIDE: Nakamura, Hikaru - Grandmaster 2704 *by the FIDE system
4. USCF: Seirawan, Yasser - USA 2685 *by the USCF Elo system
FIDE: Seirawan, Yasser - Grandmaster 2634 *by the FIDE system
5. USCF: Shulman, Yury - USA 2671 *by the USCF Elo system
FIDE: Shulman, Yury - Grandmaster 2616 *by the FIDE system
Within this chess site, you can also find the link to the current list of FIDE Top 100 Rated Chess Players. To find the link, please visit Chess Web Directory, the Chess Rating Category. Link 1 is the one you need.
