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1999 in chess

List of years in chess (table)

Events in chess in 1999:

Top players

FIDE top 10 players by Elo rating - January 1999;

  1. Garry Kasparov Russia 2812
  2. Viswanathan Anand India 2781
  3. Vladimir Kramnik Russia 2751
  4. Alexei Shirov Spain 2726
  5. Alexander Morozevich Russia 2723
  6. Michael Adams England 2716
  7. Vasily Ivanchuk Ukraine 2714
  8. Peter Svidler Russia 2713
  9. Anatoly Karpov Russia 2710
  10. Veselin Topalov Bulgaria 2700

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