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1996 in chess

List of years in chess (table)

Events in chess in 1996:

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1996

  1. Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2775
  2. Garry Kasparov Russia 2775
  3. Anatoly Karpov Russia 2770
  4. Vassily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2735
  5. Gata Kamsky United States 2735
  6. Viswanathan Anand India 2725
  7. Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2700
  8. Boris Gelfand Belarus 2700
  9. Alexei Shirov Spain 2690
  10. Judit Polgár Hungary 2675

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