ELO Top Ten 1970-2009

01/1970

1 Fischer
2 Kortshnoi
= Spasski
4 Geller
5 Larsen
= Petrosjan
7 Botvinnik
= Polugajevski
9 Portisch
10 Smyslov
= Stein

01/1971

1 Fischer
2 Spasski
3 Kortshnoi
= Larsen
5 Petrosjan
6 Botvinnik
= Geller
= Polugajevski
= Portisch
10 Tal

07/1971

1 Fischer
2 Spasski
3 Kortshnoi
4 Larsen
5 Petrosjan
= Polugajevski
7 Botvinnik
= Portisch
9 Smyslov
= Tal

07/1972

1 Fischer
2 Spasski
3 Petrosjan
= Polugajevski
5 Kortshnoi
= Portisch
7 Botvinnik
= Karpov
9 Larsen
= Tal

07/1973

1 Fischer
2 Karpov
= Tal
4 Spasski
5 Kortshnoi
= Portisch
7 Petrosjan
8 Botvinnik
9 Polugajevski
10 Larsen

05/1974

1 Fischer
2 Karpov
3 Kortshnoi
4 Spasski
5 Portisch
6 Petrosjan
7 Tal
8 Larsen
= Polugajevski
10 Kavalek

01/1975

1 Fischer
2 Karpov
3 Kortshnoi
4 Petrosjan
= Polugajevski
= Tal
7 Portisch
8 Larsen
= Spasski
10 Hübner
= Ljubojevic

01/1976 
(Fischer poistettiin listalta hänen oltuaan pelaamatta 3 vuotta)

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
3 Petrosjan
= Polugajevski
5 Spasski
6 Larsen
= Portisch
8 Geller
= Ljubojevic
= Mecking

01/1977

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
= Petrosjan
4 Mecking
5 Portisch
6 Hort
= Polugajevski
= Tal
9 Larsen
= Ljubojevic

01/1978

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
3 Mecking
= Portisch
= Spasski
6 Tal
7 Hort
= Larsen
= Petrosjan
= Polugajevski

01/1979

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
3 Portisch
= Spasski
5 Polugajevski
= Timman
7 Larsen
8 Mecking
= Tal
10 Petrosjan

01/1980

1 Karpov
2 Tal
3 Kortshnoi
4 Portisch
5 Polugajevski
6 Mecking
= Petrosjan
= Spasski
9 Ribli
10 Gheorghiu

01/1981

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
= Portisch
4 Hübner
= Spasski
6 Kasparov
7 Beljavski
= Polugajevski
= Timman
10 Geller
= Mecking

07/1981

1 Karpov
2 Kortshnoi
3 Hübner
4 Kasparov
= Spasski
= Timman
7 Portisch
8 Beljavski
= Mecking
10 Larsen
= Polugajevski

01/1982

1 Karpov
2 Timman
3 Kortshnoi
4 Kasparov
5 Portisch
6 Spasski
7 Hübner
8 Beljavski
= Mecking
10 Andersson
= Larsen
= Petrosjan
= Tal

07/1982

1 Karpov
2 Kasparov
3 Kortshnoi
4 Hübner
5 Portisch
6 Beljavski
7 Ljubojevic
= Mecking
= Psahis
10 Andersson
= Polugajevski
= Spasski
= Tal

01/1983

1 Karpov
2 Kasparov
3 Ljubojevic
4 Andersson
5 Hübner
= Polugajevski
7 Portisch
= Tal
9 Petrosjan
= Timman

07/1983

1 Karpov
2 Kasparov
3 Ljubojevic
4 Andersson
5 Hübner
= Polugajevski
= Tal
= Vaganjan
9 Ribli
10 Kortshnoi

01/1984

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Kortshnoi
= Ljubojevic
5 Andersson
= Vaganjan
7 Portisch
8 Hübner
= Tal
10 Hort
= Polugajevski
= Spasski

07/1984

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Timman
4 Portisch
5 Kortshnoi
6 Polugajevski
= Vaganjan
8 Ljubojevic
9 Hübner
= Smyslov

01/1985

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Timman
4 Vaganjan
5 Beljavski
= Portisch
7 Kortshnoi
8 Polugajevski
9 Nunn
= Ribli

07/1985

1 Karpov
2 Kasparov
3 Beljavski
= Timman
5 Kortshnoi
6 Portisch
= Vaganjan
8 Hübner
9 Ljubojevic
10 Ribli

01/1986

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Jusupov
= Timman
= Vaganjan
6 Kortshnoi
7 Beljavski
= Hübner
9 Miles
= Portisch
= Spasski

07/1986

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Jusupov
4 Kortshnoi
5 Hübner
= A. Sokolov
= Spasski
= Timman
9 Short
10 Portisch

01/1987

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Jusupov
= A.Sokolov
5 Kortshnoi
6 Ljubojevic
7 Hübner
= Short
9 Portisch
10 Spasski
= Tal

07/1987

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Jusupov
= A. Sokolov
5 Beljavski
= Kortshnoi
= Timman
8 Tal
9 Ljubojevic
10 P. Nikolic
= Short

01/1988

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Timman
4 Beljavski
5 Kortshnoi
6 P. Nikolic
= Short
= Tal
9 M. Gurevitsh
= Speelman
= Vaganjan

07/1988

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Short
4 Beljavski
5 Speelman
6 Timman
7 Portisch
8 M. Gurevitsh
= Ribli
10 Andersson
= Ivantshuk
= Nunn
= Salov

01/1989

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Short
4 Beljavski
= Speelman
6 Ivantshuk
7 Salov
8 Ribli
9 Andersson
= Nunn

07/1989

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Ivantshuk
= Short
5 Kortshnoi
6 Salov
7 M. Gurevitsh
8 Andersson
= Ljubojevic
= Timman

01/1990

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Timman
4 Ivantshuk
5 M. Gurevitsh
= Salov
7 Beljavski
8 Short
9 Andersson
10 Kortshnoi
= Ljubojevic

07/1990

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Gelfand
= Ivantshuk
5 Timman
6 Ehlvest
= Salov
8 Kamsky
9 M. Gurevitsh
10 Seirawan

01/1991

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Gelfand
4 Ivantshuk
5 Barejev
6 Ehlvest
= M. Gurevitsh
8 Judasin
= Salov
10 Andersson
= Beljavski
= Halifman
= Kamsky

07/1991

1 Kasparov
2 Ivantshuk
3 Karpov
4 Barejev
5 Gelfand
= Salov
7 Short
8 Beljavski
9 Anand
10 M. Gurevitsh
= Halifman
= Polugajevski
= Speelman
= Timman

01/1992

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Ivantshuk
4 Short
5 Anand
6 Gelfand
7 Jusupov
= Kamsky
= Salov
= Shirov

07/1992

1 Kasparov
2 Ivantshuk
3 Karpov
4 Shirov
5 Anand
6 Gelfand
7 Short
8 Barejev
9 Timman
10 Kamsky
= Salov

01/1993

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Anand
= Ivantshuk
5 Gelfand
6 Kramnik
7 Barejev
= Shirov
9 Kir. Georgiev
= Salov

07/1993 
(Kasparov ja Short pelasivat PCA:n MM-ottelun ja poistettiin FIDE:n listalta)

1 Karpov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Ivantshuk
5 Salov
= Shirov
7 Gelfand
8 Barejev
= Kir. Georgiev
10 Jepishin

01/1994

1 Karpov
2 Anand
3 Ivantshuk
= Kramnik
5 Shirov
6 Kamsky
7 Barejev
= Gelfand
= Salov
10 Jepishin

07/1994

1 Karpov
2 Shirov
3 Kramnik
4 Anand
5 Salov
6 Ivantshuk
= Kamsky
8 Gelfand
9 Barejev
10 Jusupov
= P. Nikolic

01/1995
(Kasparov ja Short otettiin takaisin FIDE:n listalle)

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Anand
= Kramnik
= Salov
6 Kamsky
= Shirov
8 Gelfand
= Ivantshuk
10 Barejev

07/1995

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Ivantshuk
4 Kamsky
5 Kramnik
6 Anand
7 Shirov
8 Gelfand
= Salov
10 Jusupov

01/1996

1 Kasparov
= Kramnik
3 Karpov
4 Ivantshuk
= Kamsky
6 Anand
7 Gelfand
= Topalov
9 Shirov
10 J. Polgar

07/1996

1 Kasparov
2 Karpov
3 Kramnik
4 Topalov
5 Kamsky
6 Anand
7 Ivantshuk
8 Short
9 Adams
= Shirov

01/1997

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Karpov
4 Ivantshuk
= Kramnik
6 Topalov
7 Kamsky
8 Gelfand
9 Shirov
= Short

07/1997

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Karpov
= Topalov
6 Ivantshuk
7 Kamsky
8 Beljavski
9 Shirov
10 Gelfand

01/1998

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Ivantshuk
= Topalov
6 Karpov
7 Kamsky
8 Shirov
9 Beljavski
= Svidler

07/1998

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Ivantshuk
5 Karpov
6 Kamsky
= Shirov
8 Adams
9 Svidler
10 Topalov

01/1999

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Shirov
5 Morozevitsh
6 Ivantshuk
7 Leko
8 Adams
= Karpov
10 Svidler

07/1999

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Morozevitsh
5 Shirov
6 Ponomariov
7 Karpov
8 Adams
9 Ivantshuk
10 Leko

01/2000

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Shirov
5 Morozevitsh
6 Leko
7 Adams
8 Barejev
= Ivantshuk
10 Topalov

07/2000

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Morozevitsh
5 Adams
6 Shirov
7 Leko
8 Ivantshuk
9 Topalov
10 Barejev
= Krasenkow

10/2000

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Adams
5 Leko
6 Shirov
7 Morozevitsh
8 Ivantshuk
9 Topalov
10 Krasenkow

01/2001

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Adams
5 Leko
= Morozevitsh
7 Shirov
= Topalov
9 Ivantshuk
10 Gelfand

04/2001

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Adams
5 Morozevitsh
6 Ivantshuk
= Leko
8 Shirov
9 Gelfand
10 Barejev

07/2001

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Adams
5 Morozevitsh
6 Ivantshuk
7 Leko
8 Barejev
9 Gelfand
10 Topalov

10/2001

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Morozevitsh
5 Leko
6 Topalov
7 Adams
= Ivantshuk
9 Barejev
10 van Wely

01/2002

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Adams
= Morozevitsh
6 Topalov
7 Ponomariov
8 Ivantshuk
9 Shirov
10 Leko

04/2002

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Topalov
5 Adams
6 Ponomariov
7 Barejev
8 Morozevitsh
9 Ivantshuk
10 Gelfand

07/2002

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Adams
5 Topalov
6 Ponomariov
7 Barejev
8 Leko
9 Morozevitsh
10 Ivantshuk

10/2002

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Adams
5 Leko
= Ponomariov
= Topalov
8 Barejev
9 Ivantshuk
10 Morozevitsh

01/2003

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Topalov
5 Leko
6 Adams
= Ponomariov
8 Barejev
9 Shirov
10 Grishtshuk

04/2003

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Leko
5 Shirov
= Topalov
7 Barejev
8 Adams
9 Ponomariov
10 J. Polgar

07/2003

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Leko
5 Topalov
6 Grishtshuk
= Shirov
8 Svidler
9 Barejev
10 Adams

10/2003

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Barejev
5 Shirov
6 Topalov
7 Grishtshuk
8 Adams
9 Svidler
10 Leko
= J. Polgar

01/2004

1 Kasparov
2 Kramnik
3 Anand
4 Svidler
5 Shirov
6 Topalov
7 Morozevitsh
8 J. Polgar
9 Leko
= Ponomariov

04/2004

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Leko
5 Topalov
6 Svidler
7 Morozevitsh
8 Adams
9 J. Polgar
10 Ponomariov

07/2004

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Morozevitsh
5 Leko
6 Adams
7 Topalov
8 J. Polgar
9 Svidler
10 Shirov

10/2004

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Morozevitsh
5 Topalov
6 Leko
7 Adams
8 Svidler
9 J. Polgar
10 Shirov

01/2005

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Topalov
4 Kramnik
5 Leko
6 Adams
= Morozevitsh
8 Svidler
9 Bacrot
10 Shirov

04/2005

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Topalov
4 Leko
5 Kramnik
6 Ivantshuk
7 Adams
8 J. Polgar
9 Bacrot
10 Svidler

07/2005

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
= Topalov
4 Leko
5 Ivantshuk
6 Kramnik
7 Svidler
8 J. Polgar
9 Bacrot
10 Aronian
= Gelfand

10/2005

1 Kasparov
2 Anand
3 Topalov
4 Leko
5 Ivantshuk
6 Svidler
7 Kramnik
8 J. Polgar
9 Bacrot
10 Aronian

01/2006

1 Kasparov
2 Topalov
3 Anand
4 Svidler
5 Aronian
6 Kramnik
7 Leko
8 Ivantshuk
9 Gelfand
= Ponomariov

04/2006 
(Kasparov poistettiin listalta hänen oltuaan pelaamatta vuoden)

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Aronian
4 Svidler
5 Leko
= Ponomariov
7 Ivantshuk
8 Morozevitsh
9 Kramnik
10 Gelfand

07/2006

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Aronian
4 Kramnik
5 Svidler
6 Leko
7 Ivantshuk
8 Adams
9 Morozevitsh
10 Gelfand

10/2006

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
= Svidler
5 Morozevitsh
6 Aronian
= Ivantshuk
= Leko
9 Adams
10 Gelfand

01/2007

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Kramnik
4 Mamedjarov
5 Ivantshuk
6 Leko
7 Aronian
8 Morozevitsh
9 Adams
10 Gelfand

04/2007

1 Anand
2 Kramnik
= Topalov
4 Morozevitsh
5 Aronian
6 Mamedjarov
7 Radzhabov
8 Leko
9 Svidler
10 Adams

07/2007

1 Anand
2 Kramnik
= Topalov
4 Ivantshuk
5 Morozevitsh
6 Mamedjarov
7 Leko
8 Aronian
9 Radzhabov
10 Jakovenko
= Shirov
= Svidler

10/2007

1 Anand
2 Ivantshuk
3 Kramnik
4 Topalov
5 Leko
= Morozevitsh
7 Mamedjarov
8 Radzhabov
9 Aronian
10 Shirov

01/2008

1 Anand
= Kramnik
3 Topalov
4 Morozevitsh
5 Svidler
6 Mamedjarov
7 Shirov
8 Leko
9 Ivantshuk
10 Aronian

04/2008

1 Anand
2 Kramnik
3 Morozevitsh
4 Topalov
5 Carlsen
6 Aronian
7 Mamedjarov
8 Radzhabov
9 Svidler
10 Leko

07/2008

1 Anand
2 Kramnik
= Morozevitsh
4 Ivantshuk
5 Topalov
6 Carlsen
7 Radzhabov
8 Mamedjarov
9 Leko
= Shirov

10/2008

1 Topalov
2 Morozevitsh
3 Carlsen
= Ivantshuk
5 Anand
6 Kramnik
7 Aronian
8 Radzhabov
9 Leko
10 Jakovenko

01/2009

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Ivantshuk
4 Carlsen
5 Morozevitsh
6 Radzhabov
7 Jakovenko
8 Kramnik
9 Leko
= Movsesian

04/2009

1 Topalov
2 Anand
3 Carlsen
4 Kramnik
5 Radzhabov
6 Aronian
7 Jakovenko
8 Leko
= Morozevitsh
10 Grishtshuk