Top Players
FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1996
- Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2775
- Garry Kasparov Russia 2775
- Anatoly Karpov Russia 2770
- Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2735
- Gata Kamsky United States 2735
- Viswanathan Anand India 2725
- Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2700
- Boris Gelfand Belarus 2700
- Alexei Shirov Spain 2690
- Judit Polgár Hungary 2675
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