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FACTS ABOUT CHESS
Top 100 (1999 FIDE and WCC Chess Rating List)

Note: The 1999 FIDE World Chess rating came late and contained errors. This is the fourth and presumably the final version of the FIDE top 100 list.

Rank Name Country FIDE Rating Name WCC Rating
1 Kasparov, Gary RUS 2812 Kasparov, Garry 2803
2 Anand, Viswanathan IND 2781 Anand, Viswanathan 2750
3 Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2751 Kramnik, Vladimir 2724
4 Shirov, Alexei ESP 2726 Shirov, Alexei 2712
5 Morozevich, Alexander RUS 2723 Kamsky, Gata 2701
6 Adams, Michael ENG 2716 Leko, Peter 2693
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 2714 Gelfand, Boris 2690
8 Svidler, Peter RUS 2713 Adams, Michael 2688
9 Karpov, Anatoly RUS 2710 Morozevich, Alexander 2686
10 Topalov, Veselin BUL 2700 Svidler, Peter 2679
11 Short, Nigel ENG 2697 Ivanchuk, Vassily 2675
12 Leko, Peter HUN 2694 Sadler, Matthew 2672
13 Gelfand, Boris BLR 2691 Short, Nigel 2671
14 Rublevsky, Sergei RUS 2684 Topalov, Veselin 2665
15 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GEO 2681 Karpov, Anatoli 2664
16 Bareev, Evgeny RUS 2679 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 2658
17 Polgar, Judit HUN 2677 Salov, Valery 2656
18 Korchnoi, Viktor SUI 2673 Polgar, Judit 2653
19 Timman, Jan NED 2670 Bareev, Evgeny 2650
20 Salov, Valery RUS 2670 Rublevsky, Sergei 2650
21 Sadler, Matthew ENG 2667 Almasi, Zoltan 2644
22 Almasi, Zoltan HUN 2665 Seirawan, Yasser 2643
23 Shipov, Sergei RUS 2662 Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2643
24 Georgiev, Kiril BUL 2659 Onischuk, Alexander 2638
25 Zvjaginsev, Vadim RUS 2658 Georgiev, Kiril 2636
26 Smirin, Ilia ISR 2652 Timman, Jan 2631
27 Beliavsky, Alexander SLO 2650 Korchnoi, Viktor 2627
28 Movsesian, Sergei CZE 2650 Ponomariov, Ruslan 2621
29 Sakaev, Konstantin RUS 2649 Dreev, Alexey 2617
30 Fedorov, Alexei BLR 2648 Sakaev, Konstantin 2616
31 Onischuk, Alexander UKR 2646 Nikolic, Predrag 2614
32 Krasenkow, Michal POL 2643 Krasenkov, Mikhail 2614
33 Seirawan, Yasser USA 2643 Vladimirov, Evgeny 2611
34 Khenkin, Igor RUS 2641 Beliavsky, Alexander 2606
35 Jussupow, Artur GER 2641 Magerramov, Elmar 2604
36 Akopian, Vladimir ARM 2640 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 2602
37 Dreev, Alexey RUS 2639 Wolff, Patrick 2602
38 Tkachiev, Vladislav FRA 2634 Vaganian, Rafael 2600
39 Nikolic, Predrag BIH 2633 Khenkin, Igor 2600
40 Milov, Vadim SUI 2633 Hjartarson, Johann 2597
41 Van Wely, Loek NED 2632 Dolmatov, Sergey 2597
42 Oll, Lembit EST 2630 Sutovskij, Emil 2596
43 Hjartarson, Johann ISL 2630 Akopian, Vladimir 2596
44 Gurevich, Mikhail BEL 2627 Van Wely, Loek 2595
45 Tiviakov, Sergei RUS 2627 Fischer, Robert James 2594
46 Sokolov, Ivan BIH 2624 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2593
47 Andersson, Ulf SWE 2623 Polgar, Zsuzsa 2592
48 Shabalov, Alexander USA 2620 Yusupov, Artur 2590
49 Gulko, Boris USA 2620 Nenashev, Alexander 2590
50 Piket, Jeroen NED 2619 Oll, Lembit 2589
51 Rogers, Ian AUS 2618 Rohde, Michael 2589
52 Khalifman, Alexander RUS 2616 Piket, Jeroen 2589
53 Nenashev, Alexander UZB 2616 Chernin, Alexander 2588
54 Alterman, Boris ISR 2616 Fedorov, Alexey 2587
55 Hracek, Zbynek CZE 2615 Kharlov, Andrei 2586
56 Lputian, Smbat ARM 2614 Tiviakov, Sergei 2586
57 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan CHI 2613 Kosashvili, Yona 2585
58 Sutovsky, Emil ISR 2612 Yermolinsky, Alexey 2585
59 DeFirmian, Nick USA 2610 Adianto, Utut 2584
60 Lutz, Christopher GER 2610 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 2583
61 Miles, Anthony ENG 2609 Hellers, Ferdinand 2583
62 Giorgadze, Giorgi GEO 2609 Sokolov, Ivan 2582
63 Avrukh, Boris ISR 2609 DeFirmian, Nick 2580
64 Aleksandrov, Aleksej BLR 2609 Shipov, Sergei 2580
65 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 2609 Smirin, Ilia 2578
66 Wahls, Matthias GER 2609 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 2578
67 Bologan, Viktor MDA 2608 Filippov, Valerij 2578
68 Hansen, Curt DEN 2608 Tkachev, Vladislav 2578
69 Adianto, Utut INA 2607 Andersson, Ulf 2578
70 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB 2606 Dokhoian, Yury 2577
71 Kaidanov, Gregory USA 2606 Movsesian, Sergei 2577
72 Sturua, Zurab GEO 2605 Khalifman, Alexander 2577
73 Vaganian, Rafael ARM 2605 Nunn, John 2576
74 Granda Zuniga, Julio PER 2605 Lautier, Joel 2575
75 Magomedov, Magaram TJK 2604 Baklan, Vladimir 2575
76 Chernin, Alexander HUN 2604 Miles, Anthony 2575
77 Ibragimov, Ildar RUS 2602 Kaidanov, Grigory 2574
78 Pigusov, Evgeny RUS 2602 Hansen, Curt 2574
79 Speelman, Jonathan ENG 2601 Milov, Vadim 2574
80 Novikov, Igor UKR 2601 Beim, Valery 2573
81 Kharlov, Andrei RUS 2600 Kozul, Zdenko 2572
82 Annakov, Babakuli TKM 2600 Aleksandrov, Aleksej 2572
83 Nunn, John ENG 2600 Lutz, Christopher 2570
84 Dautov, Rustem GER 2598 Georgadze, George 2569
85 Yermolinsky, Alex USA 2597 Lputian, Smbat 2569
86 Lautier, Joel FRA 2596 Balashov, Yuri 2568
87 Dorfman, Josif FRA 2596 Hracek, Zbynek 2566
88 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ROM 2594 Gabriel, Christian 2566
89 Minasian, Artashes ARM 2594 Benjamin, Joel 2566
90 Atalik, Suat TUR 2593 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav 2566
91 Ehlvest, Jaan EST 2593 Ye Jiangchuan 2565
92 Benjamin, Joel USA 2593 Gulko, Boris 2564
93 Eingorn, Vereslav UKR 2592 Zaichik, Gennadi 2564
94 Timoshenko, Georgy UKR 2592 Sturua, Zurab 2564
95 Palac, Mladen CRO 2589 Timoshenko, Georgy 2561
96 Dolmatov, Sergey RUS 2589 Speelman, Jonathan 2561
97 Komarov, Dimitri UKR 2588 Psakhis, Lev 2561
98 Markovic, Miroslav YUG 2587 Lastin, Alexander 2560
99 Volkov, Sergey RUS 2587 Dautov, Rustem 2560
100 Spasov, Vasil BUL 2587 Alterman, Boris 2559
        Makarichev, Sergey 2559
        Ehlvest, Jaan 2559
        Kacheisvili, George 2559