Congratulations Magnus: Highest rated player in history gradually crushes the will of the previous Champion

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Nicholas Gruen
Posted in Chess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_8WbDD2mmkw

Rating: 2872. Closest behind, Garry Kasparov on 2851.
















































Table of highest rated players ever, with date their best ratings were first achieved
Rank Rating Player Year-month
1 2872 Magnus Carlsen 2013-02
2 2851 Garry Kasparov 1999-07
3 2825 Levon Aronian 2012-05
4 2817 Viswanathan Anand 2011-03
5 2813 Veselin Topalov 2006-07
6 2811 Vladimir Kramnik 2013-05[4]