Top Players
FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - January 1999;
- Garry Kasparov Russia 2812
- Viswanathan Anand India 2781
- Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2751
- Alexei Shirov Spain 2726
- Alexander Morozevich Russia 2723
- Michael Adams England 2716
- Vasily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2714
- Peter Svidler Russia 2713
- Anatoly Karpov Russia 2710
- Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2700
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