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			 1            Karpov, Anatoly                         g   URS  2725                                 
2            Tal, Mikhail N.                         g   URS  2705                                 
3            Kortschnoj, Viktor                      g   SUI  2695                                 
4            Portisch, Lajos                         g   HUN  2655                                 
5            Polugaevsky, Lev                        g   URS  2635                                 
6            Mecking, Henrique                       g   BRA  2615                                 
6=           Petrosian, Tigran                       g   URS  2615                                 
6=           Spassky, Boris V.                       g   URS  2615                                 
9            Ribli, Zoltan                           g   HUN  2610                                 
10            Gheorghiu, Florin                       g   ROM  2605                                 
11            Huebner, Robert                         g   GER  2600                                 
11=           Timman, Jan H.                          g   NED  2600                                 
11=           Balashov, Yuri S.                       g   URS  2600                                 
11=           Kavalek, Lubomir                        g   USA  2600                                 
15            Hort, Vlastimil                         g   CSR  2595                                 
15=           Kasparov, Garry                         g   URS  2595                                 
15=           Tseshkovsky, Vitaly                     g   URS  2595                                 
18            Andersson, Ulf                          g   SWE  2590                                 
18=           Beliavsky, Alexander G.                 g   URS  2590                                 
18=           Gulko, Boris F.                         g   URS  2590                                 
18=           Vaganian, Rafael A.                     g   URS  2590                                 
18=           Ljubojevic, Ljubomir                    g   YUG  2590                                 
23            Larsen, Bent                            g   DEN  2585                                 
24            Romanishin, Oleg M.                     g   URS  2580                                 
25            Sax, Gyula                              g   HUN  2570                                 
25=           Sveshnikov, Evgeny                      g   URS  2570                                 
25=           Dzindzichashvili, Roman                 g   USA  2570                                 
28            Geller, Efim P.                         g   URS  2565                                 
28=           Gligoric, Svetozar                      g   YUG  2565                                 
30            Bagirov, Vladimir                       g   URS  2560                                 
30=           Tukmakov, Vladimir B.                   g   URS  2560                                 
32            Smejkal, Jan                            g   CSR  2555                                 
33            Adorjan, Andras                         g   HUN  2550                                 
33=           Krogius, Nikolai V.                     g   URS  2550                                 
33=           Smyslov, Vassily                        g   URS  2550                                 
36            Miles, Anthony J.                       g   ENG  2545                                 
36=           Olafsson, Fridrik                       g   ISL  2545                                 
36=           Liberzon, Vladimir M.                   g   ISR  2545                                 
36=           Sosonko, Gennadi                        g   NED  2545                                 
36=           Vasiukov, Evgeni                        g   URS  2545                                 
41            Panno, Oscar                            g   ARG  2540                                 
41=           Dorfman, Josif D.                       g   URS  2540                                 
41=           Browne, Walter S.                       g   USA  2540                                 
44            Knaak, Rainer                           g   GDR  2535                                 
44=           Pinter, Jozsef                          m   HUN  2535                                 
44=           Bronstein, David I.                     g   URS  2535                                 
44=           Dolmatov, Sergey                        m   URS  2535                                 
44=           Kholmov, Ratmir D.                      g   URS  2535                                 
44=           Kochyev, Alexander                      g   URS  2535                                 
44=           Kupreichik, Viktor D.                   g   URS  2535                                
44=           Psakhis, Lev                                URS  2535                                 
52            Stean, Michael F.                       g   ENG  2530                                 
52=           Schmid, Lothar                          g   GER  2530                                 
52=           Kuzmin, Gennadi P.                      g   URS  2530                                 
52=           Timoshchenko, Gennadi A.                m   URS  2530                                 
52=           Byrne, Robert E.                        g   USA  2530                                 
52=           Tarjan, James E.                        g   USA  2530                                 
52=           Ivkov, Borislav                         g   YUG  2530                                 
59            Pfleger, Helmut                         g   GER  2525                                 
59=           Lombardy, William J.                    g   USA  2525                                 
61            Malich, Burkhard                        g   GDR  2520                                 
61=           Ree, Hans                               m   NED  2520                                 
61=           Torre, Eugenio                          g   PHI  2520                                 
61=           Rashkovsky, Nukhim N.                   m   URS  2520                                 
61=           Zhidkov, Valery S.                          URS  2520                                 
61=           Lein, Anatoly                           g   USA  2520                                 
61=           Rogoff, Kenneth S.                      g   USA  2520                                 
61=           Parma, Bruno                            g   YUG  2520                                 
69            Quinteros, Miguel A.                    g   ARG  2515                                 
69=           Nunn, John D. M.                        g   ENG  2515                                 
69=           Razuvaev, Yuri S.                       g   URS  2515                                 
69=           Tseitlin, Mark D.                       m   URS  2515                                 
69=           Alburt, Lev O.                          g   USA  2515                                 
69=           Shamkovich, Leonid                      g   USA  2515                                 
69=           Velimirovic, Dragoljub                  g   YUG  2515                                 
76            Najdorf, Miguel                         g   ARG  2510                                 
76=           Uhlmann, Wolfgang                       g   GDR  2510                                 
76=           Vogt, Lothar                            g   GDR  2510                                 
76=           Pachman, Ludek                          g   GER  2510                                 
76=           Unzicker, Wolfgang                      g   GER  2510                                 
76=           Csom, Istvan                            g   HUN  2510                                 
76=           Dvoretzky, Mark                         m   URS  2510                                 
76=           Gufeld, Eduard                          g   URS  2510                                 
76=           Savon, Vladimir A.                      g   URS  2510                                 
76=           Taimanov, Mark E.                       g   URS  2510                                 
76=           Seirawan, Yasser                        m   USA  2510                                 
76=           Kovacevic, Vladimir                     g   YUG  2510                                 
88            Garcia Gonzales, Guillermo              g   CUB  2505                                 
88=           Farago, Ivan                            g   HUN  2505                                 
88=           Szabo, Laszlo                           g   HUN  2505                                 
88=           Gurgenidze, Bukhuti                     g   URS  2505                                 
88=           Palatnik, Semon                         g   URS  2505                                 
88=           Kurajica, Bojan                         g   YUG  2505                                 
94            Vadasz, Laszlo                          g   HUN  2500                                 
94=           Mariotti, Sergio                        g   ITA  2500                                 
94=           Gipslis, Aivars                         g   URS  2500                                 
94=           Suetin, Alexey S.                       g   URS  2500                                 
94=           Tseitlin, Mikhail S.                    m   URS  2500                                 
94=           Bukic, Enver                            g   YUG  2500                                 
100            Ermenkov, Evgenij                       g   BUL  2495  
This nostalgic table reminds of the times when there were no 2800+ rated 
player when one could enter the top-100 being rated below 2500, when some 
great world champions were still  alive.
All the historical FIDE ratings and lots of other interesting information 
is available at Olimpbase.
  
 
  
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