1997 in Chess - Top Players

Top Players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - January 1997

  1. Garry Kasparov Russia 2795
  2. Viswanathan Anand India 2765
  3. Anatoly Karpov Russia 2760
  4. Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2740
  5. Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2740
  6. Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2725
  7. Gata Kamsky United States 2720
  8. Boris Gelfand Belarus 2700
  9. Alexei Shirov Spain 2690
  10. Nigel Short England 2690

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