Monthly top-five lists       
Monthly List: December 2002 rating list   
   Player Name  Rating    Age 
 #1  Garry Kasparov  2853    39y8m   (#1 all-time among players aged 39y8m) 
 #2  Vladimir Kramnik  2816    27y6m   (#6 all-time among players aged 27y6m) 
 #3  Viswanathan Anand  2777    33y0m   (#9 all-time among players aged 33y0m) 
 #4  Veselin Topalov  2756    27y9m   (#14 all-time among players aged 27y9m) 
 #5  Peter Leko  2755    23y3m   (#10 all-time among players aged 23y3m) 
 #6  Michael Adams  2752    31y1m   (#19 all-time among players aged 31y1m) 
 #7  Ruslan Ponomariov  2749    19y2m   (#4 all-time among players aged 19y2m) 
 #8  Alexei Shirov  2739    30y5m   (#27 all-time among players aged 30y5m) 
 #9  Evgeny Bareev  2736    36y1m   (#26 all-time among players aged 36y1m) 
 #10  Peter Svidler  2732    26y6m   (#34 all-time among players aged 26y6m) 
 #11  Vassily Ivanchuk  2726    33y9m   (#28 all-time among players aged 33y9m) 
 #12  Judit Polgar  2723    26y5m   (#40 all-time among players aged 26y5m) 
 #13  Boris Gelfand  2722    34y6m   (#37 all-time among players aged 34y6m) 
 #14  Alexander Grischuk  2717    19y2m   (#9 all-time among players aged 19y2m) 
 #15  Vladimir Akopian  2714    31y0m   (#44 all-time among players aged 31y0m) 
 #16  Alexander Khalifman  2711    36y11m   (#40 all-time among players aged 36y11m) 
 #17  Alexey Dreev  2709    33y11m   (#46 all-time among players aged 33y11m) 
 #18  Alexander Morozevich  2700    25y5m   (#44 all-time among players aged 25y5m) 
 #19  Loek van Wely  2700    30y2m   (#60 all-time among players aged 30y2m) 
 #20  Ilia Smirin  2700    34y11m   (#60 all-time among players aged 34y11m) 
 #21  Vladimir Malakhov  2697    22y1m   (#35 all-time among players aged 22y1m) 
 #22  Joel Lautier  2689    29y8m   (#75 all-time among players aged 29y8m) 
 #23  Nigel Short  2689    37y6m   (#51 all-time among players aged 37y6m) 
 #24  Vadim Zvjaginsev  2688    26y4m   (#66 all-time among players aged 26y4m) 
 #25  Rustam Kasimdzhanov  2687    23y0m   (#45 all-time among players aged 23y0m) 
 #26  Predrag Nikolic  2682    42y3m   (#44 all-time among players aged 42y3m) 
 #27  Zurab Azmaiparashvili  2682    42y9m   (#41 all-time among players aged 42y9m) 
 #28  Ye Jiangchuan  2681    42y1m   (#46 all-time among players aged 42y1m) 
 #29  Ivan Sokolov  2680    34y6m   (#84 all-time among players aged 34y6m) 
 #30  Anatoly Karpov  2679    51y7m   (#24 all-time among players aged 51y7m) 
 #31  Kiril Georgiev  2677    37y1m   (#71 all-time among players aged 37y1m) 
 #32  Konstantin Sakaev  2676    28y8m   (#89 all-time among players aged 28y8m) 
 #33  Emil Sutovsky  2675    25y3m   (#76 all-time among players aged 25y3m) 
 #34  Vladislav Tkachiev  2673    29y1m   (#97 all-time among players aged 29y1m) 
 #35  Zoltan Almasi  2671    26y4m   (#87 all-time among players aged 26y4m) 
 #36  Etienne Bacrot  2669    19y11m   (#24 all-time among players aged 19y11m) 
 #37  Mikhail Gurevich  2669    43y10m   (#43 all-time among players aged 43y10m) 
 #38  Viktor Bologan  2668    31y0m   (#115 all-time among players aged 31y0m) 
 #39  Alexander Beliavsky  2668    49y0m   (#25 all-time among players aged 49y0m) 
 #40  Zhang Zhong  2665    24y3m   (#80 all-time among players aged 24y3m) 
 #41  Viktor Korchnoi  2662    71y9m   (#1 all-time among players aged 71y9m) 
 #42  Sergei Rublevsky  2661    28y2m   (#117 all-time among players aged 28y2m) 
 #43  Alexander Lastin  2660    26y2m   (#108 all-time among players aged 26y2m) 
 #44  Alexander Motylev  2659    23y6m   (#86 all-time among players aged 23y6m) 
 #45  Aleksej Aleksandrov  2659    29y7m   (#129 all-time among players aged 29y7m) 
 #46  Sergei Movsesian  2658    24y1m   (#88 all-time among players aged 24y1m) 
 #47  Francisco Vallejo Pons  2656    20y4m   (#38 all-time among players aged 20y4m) 
 #48  Christopher Lutz  2654    31y10m   (#137 all-time among players aged 31y10m) 
 #49  Smbat Lputian  2653    44y10m   (#55 all-time among players aged 44y10m) 
 #50  Sergei Tiviakov  2653    29y10m   (#140 all-time among players aged 29y10m) 
 #51  Alexander Graf  2653    40y4m   (#85 all-time among players aged 40y4m) 
 #52  Alexander Onischuk  2652    27y3m   (#127 all-time among players aged 27y3m) 
 #53  Rafael Vaganian  2652    51y2m   (#33 all-time among players aged 51y2m) 
 #54  Merab Gagunashvili  2651    17y11m   (#14 all-time among players aged 17y11m) 
 #55  Konstantin Landa  2651    30y7m   (#142 all-time among players aged 30y7m) 
 #56  Jeroen Piket  2650    33y11m   (#130 all-time among players aged 33y11m) 
 #57  Michal Krasenkow  2648    39y1m   (#99 all-time among players aged 39y1m) 
 #58  Mihail Kobalija  2647    24y7m   (#124 all-time among players aged 24y7m) 
 #59  Evgeny Pigusov  2647    41y9m   (#95 all-time among players aged 41y9m) 
 #60  Andrei Kharlov  2647    34y1m   (#140 all-time among players aged 34y1m) 
 #61  Lev Psakhis  2644    44y1m   (#66 all-time among players aged 44y1m) 
 #62  Krishnan Sasikiran  2640    21y11m   (#81 all-time among players aged 21y11m) 
 #63  Evgeny Vladimirov  2639    45y11m   (#57 all-time among players aged 45y11m) 
 #64  Sergey Volkov  2638    28y10m   (#168 all-time among players aged 28y10m) 
 #65  Vladimir Epishin  2638    37y5m   (#118 all-time among players aged 37y5m) 
 #66  Pavel Tregubov  2637    31y0m   (#174 all-time among players aged 31y0m) 
 #67  Karen Asrian  2636    22y8m   (#105 all-time among players aged 22y8m) 
 #68  Murtas Kazhgaleyev  2636   
 #69  Peter Heine Nielsen  2636    29y7m   (#189 all-time among players aged 29y7m) 
 #70  Vladimir Baklan  2634    24y10m   (#153 all-time among players aged 24y10m) 
 #71  Levon Aronian  2633    20y2m   (#52 all-time among players aged 20y2m) 
 #72  Rustem Dautov  2633    37y1m   (#137 all-time among players aged 37y1m) 
 #73  Bartlomiej Macieja  2632    25y2m   (#156 all-time among players aged 25y2m) 
 #74  Igor Khenkin  2632    34y9m   (#170 all-time among players aged 34y9m) 
 #75  Lenier Dominguez  2632    19y3m   (#38 all-time among players aged 19y3m) 
 #76  Alexander Goldin  2630    37y10m   (#132 all-time among players aged 37y10m) 
 #77  Andrei Istratescu  2629    27y0m   (#190 all-time among players aged 27y0m) 
 #78  Jaan Ehlvest  2629    40y2m   (#124 all-time among players aged 40y2m) 
 #79  Yasser Seirawan  2628    42y9m   (#102 all-time among players aged 42y9m) 
 #80  Teimour Radjabov  2627    15y9m   (#6 all-time among players aged 15y9m) 
 #81  Xu Jun  2627    40y3m   (#123 all-time among players aged 40y3m) 
 #82  Semen Dvoiris  2626    44y1m   (#104 all-time among players aged 44y1m) 
 #83  Gregory Kaidanov  2625    43y2m   (#107 all-time among players aged 43y2m) 
 #84  Zurab Sturua  2624    43y6m   (#106 all-time among players aged 43y6m) 
 #85  Boris Avrukh  2623    24y11m   (#179 all-time among players aged 24y11m) 
 #86  Jan Timman  2622    51y0m   (#49 all-time among players aged 51y0m) 
 #87  Evgeny Alekseev  2621    17y1m   (#16 all-time among players aged 17y1m) 
 #88  Vadim Milov  2621    30y4m   (#218 all-time among players aged 30y4m) 
 #89  Lazaro Bruzon Bautista  2621    20y7m   (#74 all-time among players aged 20y7m) 
 #90  Zviad Izoria  2619    18y11m   (#45 all-time among players aged 18y11m) 
 #91  Iosif Dorfman  2619    50y7m   (#55 all-time among players aged 50y7m) 
 #92  Artyom Timofeev  2618    17y11m   (#29 all-time among players aged 17y11m) 
 #93  Evgeniy Najer  2618    25y6m   (#192 all-time among players aged 25y6m) 
 #94  Sergey Dolmatov  2618    43y10m   (#116 all-time among players aged 43y10m) 
 #95  Matthew Sadler  2618    28y7m   (#229 all-time among players aged 28y7m) 
 #96  Viacheslav Eingorn  2618    46y1m   (#87 all-time among players aged 46y1m) 
 #97  Vasily Yemelin  2618    26y10m   (#215 all-time among players aged 26y10m) 
 #98  Laurent Fressinet  2617    21y1m   (#92 all-time among players aged 21y1m) 
 #99  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov  2616    17y8m   (#28 all-time among players aged 17y8m) 
 #100  Alexander Moiseenko  2616    22y7m   (#142 all-time among players aged 22y7m)