March 1996 FIDE World Ranking
Top 100 Players
Rank/Name/Fed/Jan 1996 Rating/Games/Change/Continuous Rating
1    Kasparov, Gary     g   RUS   2775   0   0.00   2775.00
2    Kramnik, Vladimir  g   RUS   2775   0   0.00   2775.00
3    Karpov, Anatoly    g   RUS   2770  11   0.20   2770.20
4    Ivanchuk, Vassily  g   UKR   2735  13   9.40   2744.40
5    Kamsky, Gata       g   USA   2735  11   1.80   2736.80
6    Anand, Viswanathan g   IND   2725  13   2.00   2727.00
7    Topalov, Veselin   g   BUL   2700  13   0.90   2700.90
8    Shirov, Alexei     g   ESP   2690  13  -6.50   2683.50
9    Gelfand, Boris     g   BLR   2700  13 -19.10   2680.90
10   Short, Nigel D.    g   ENG   2665  10  13.00   2678.00
11   Sokolov, Ivan      g   BIH   2665  34  10.00   2675.00
12   Polgar, Judit (GM) g   HUN   2675   0   0.00   2675.00
13   Salov, Valery      g   RUS   2670   0   0.00   2670.00
14   Adams, Michael     g   ENG   2660  24   7.60   2667.60
15   Khalifman, Alexander g RUS   2650  37  13.40   2663.40
16   Azmaiparshvili,Zurab g BIH   2660   0   0.00   2660.00
17   Ehlvest, Jaan      g   EST   2660  10  -1.00   2659.00
18   Jussupow, Artur    g   GER   2655   0   0.00   2655.00
19   Bareev, Evgeny     g   RUS   2645  18   7.70   2652.70
20   Svidler, Peter     g   RUS   2630  28  21.50   2651.50
21   Hracek, Zbynek     g   CZE   2650  10   1.00   2651.00
22   Dreev, Alexey      g   RUS   2670  32 -20.00   2650.00
23   Glek, Igor V.      g   RUS   2635  11  14.50   2649.50
24   Korchnoi, Viktor   g   SUI   2645   0   0.00   2645.00
25   Nikolic, Predrag   g   BIH   2645   0   0.00   2645.00
26   Almasi, Zoltan     g   HUN   2650  20  -5.10   2644.90
27   Epishin, Vladimir  g   RUS   2645  20  -5.00   2640.00
28   Illescas C.,Miguel g   ESP   2635  20   3.40   2638.40
29   Leko, Peter        g   HUN   2625  24   9.20   2634.20
30   Yudasin, Leonid    g   ISR   2635   9  -0.80   2634.20
31   Oll, Lembit        g   EST   2640  10  -7.00   2633.00
32   Andersson, Ulf     g   SWE   2630   0   0.00   2630.00
33   Seirawan, Yasser   g   USA   2630   0   0.00   2630.00
34   Morozevich, Alex.  g   RUS   2625  11  -1.00   2624.00
35   Huebner, Robert    g   GER   2635  13 -11.10   2623.90
36   Georgiev, Kiril    g   BUL   2615  11   6.30   2621.30
37   Kotronias,Vasilios g   GRE   2610  26  11.10   2621.10
38   Krasenkow, Michal  g   POL   2610  11  10.60   2620.60
39   Akopian, Vladimir  g   ARM   2620   0   0.00   2620.00
40   Speelman, Jonathan g   ENG   2625   9  -6.30   2618.70
41   Beliavsky,Alexander g  SLO   2615   0   0.00   2615.00
42   Dautov, Rustem     g   GER   2615   0   0.00   2615.00
43   Gulko, Boris F     g   USA   2615   0   0.00   2615.00
44   Smirin, Ilia       g   ISR   2615   0   0.00   2615.00
45   Vaganian, Rafael   g   ARM   2615   0   0.00   2615.00
46   Rublevsky, Sergei  g   RUS   2610  18   4.10   2614.10
47   Tiviakov, Sergei   g   RUS   2625  34 -14.50   2610.50
48   Rozentalis,Eduardas g  LTU   2605  11   5.20   2610.20
49   Adianto, Utut      g   INA   2610   0   0.00   2610.00
50   Onischuk,Alexander g   UKR   2580  22  27.00   2607.00
51   Gavrikov, Viktor   g   SUI   2605   0   0.00   2605.00
52   Nunn, John D.M.    g   ENG   2605   0   0.00   2605.00
53   Miles, Anthony J   g   ENG   2635  31 -30.50   2604.50
54   Kaidanov, Grigory  g   USA   2605   9  -1.10   2603.90
55   Hansen, Curt       g   DEN   2615  11 -11.70   2603.30
56   Granda Zuniga,Julio g  PER   2600   9   2.80   2602.80
57   Kharlov, Andrei    g   RUS   2575  19  27.60   2602.60
58   Timman, Jan H      g   NED   2620  13 -18.50   2601.50
59   Vyzmanavin, Alexey g   RUS   2610  19  -9.20   2600.80
60   Lautier, Joel      g   FRA   2630  13 -29.50   2600.50
61   Tkachiev,Vladislav g   KAZ   2600   4  -0.60   2599.40
62   Sadler, Matthew    g   ENG   2600  20  -3.80   2596.20
63   Alterman, Boris    g   ISR   2585   9  10.50   2595.50
64   Chernin, Alexander g   HUN   2595   0   0.00   2595.00
65   DeFirmian, Nick E  g   USA   2595   0   0.00   2595.00
66   Lerner, Konstantin g   UKR   2595   0   0.00   2595.00
67   Portisch, Lajos    g   HUN   2595   0   0.00   2595.00
68   Tukmakov, Vladimir g   UKR   2595   0   0.00   2595.00
69   Ljubojevic,Ljubomir g  YUG   2600   9  -6.30   2593.70
70   Hodgson, Julian M. g   ENG   2615  20 -22.00   2593.00
71   Nenashev, Alexander g  UZB   2595   9  -2.10   2592.90
72   Psakhis, Lev       g   ISR   2610  10 -18.00   2592.00
73   Malaniuk, Vladimir g   UKR   2585  19   6.40   2591.40
74   Bologan, Viktor    g   MDA   2590  27   1.20   2591.20
75   Savchenko, Stanislav g UKR   2585   8   6.00   2591.00
76   Giorgadze, Giorgi  g   GEO   2590   0   0.00   2590.00
77   Lobron, Eric       g   GER   2590   0   0.00   2590.00
78   Novikov, Igor A    g   UKR   2590   0   0.00   2590.00
79   Ribli, Zoltan      g   HUN   2590   0   0.00   2590.00
80   Van Wely, Loek     g   NED   2570  35  16.90   2586.90
81   Sokolov, Andrei    g   RUS   2580  11   6.80   2586.80
82   Zvjaginsev, Vadim  g   RUS   2585  28   1.60   2586.60
83   Kozul, Zdenko      g   CRO   2580   8   5.80   2585.80
84   Agdestein, Simen   g   NOR   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
85   Ftacnik, Lubomir   g   SVK   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
86   Hellers, Ferdinand g   SWE   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
87   Milov, Vadim       g   ISR   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
88   Petursson, Margeir g   ISL   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
89   Vladimirov, Evgeny g   KAZ   2585   0   0.00   2585.00
90   Zontakh, Andrey    m   UKR   2580  11   4.50   2584.50
91   Gurevich, Mikhail  g   BEL   2590  11  -6.00   2584.00
92   Morovic F., Ivan   g   CHI   2575   9   8.80   2583.80
93   Lalic, Bogdan      g   CRO   2575   9   7.30   2582.30
94   Sakaev, Konstantin g   RUS   2560  19  21.10   2581.10
95   Christiansen, Larry g  USA   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
96   Dokhoian, Yury     g   RUS   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
97   Dorfman, Josif D   g   FRA   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
98   Eingorn, Vereslav  g   UKR   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
99   Hickl, Joerg       g   GER   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
100   Kruppa, Yuri      g   UKR   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
101   Lputian, Smbat G  g   ARM   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
102   Movsesian, Sergei m   ARM   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
103   Pigusov, Evgeny   g   RUS   2580   0   0.00   2580.00

Top 50 Women - March 1996
Rank/Name/Fed/Jan 1996 Rating/Games/Change/Continuous Rating
1    Polgar, Judit      g   HUN   2675   0   0.00   2675.00
2    Polgar, Zsuzsa     g   HUN   2550  13  16.10   2566.10
3    Cramling, Pia      g   SWE   2525   8  11.20   2536.20
4    Chiburdanidze, Maia g  GEO   2515   0   0.00   2515.00
5    Xie, Jun           g   CHN   2530  17 -19.70   2510.30
6    Ioseliani, Nana    g   GEO   2485   0   0.00   2485.00
7    Galliamova, Alisa  g   UKR   2480  11   0.60   2480.60
8    Arakhamia, Ketevan g   GEO   2480   0   0.00   2480.00
9    Polgar, Sofia      g   HUN   2495   9 -26.90   2468.10
10   Maric, Alisa       g   YUG   2445   0   0.00   2445.00
11   Matveeva, Svetlana g   RUS   2445   0   0.00   2445.00
12   Peptan, Corina     g   ROM   2400  19  20.50   2420.50
13   Levitina, Irina S  g   USA   2420   0   0.00   2420.00
14   Donaldson, Elena   g   USA   2410   0   0.00   2410.00
15   Gaponenko, Inna    g   UKR   2390  17  18.45   2408.45
16   Peng, Zhaoqin (IM) g   NED   2410  27  -6.80   2403.20
17   Skripchenko,Almira g   MDA   2400  19  -9.70   2390.30
18   Kachiani, Ketevan  g   GER   2390   0   0.00   2390.00
19   Gaprindashvili,Nona g  GEO   2380   7   9.00   2389.00
20   Bojkovic, Natasa   g   YUG   2400  10 -12.00   2388.00
21   Prudnikova, Svetlana g RUS   2385   0   0.00   2385.00
22   Stepovaia D., T    g   RUS   2385   0   0.00   2385.00
23   Zhu, Chen          g   CHN   2380   6   3.00   2383.00
24   Qin, Kanying       g   CHN   2380   2   3.00   2383.00
25   Borulia, Ekaterina g   GER   2360   9  21.15   2381.15
26   Khurtsidze, Nino   g   GEO   2365   9  10.80   2375.80
27   Repkova, Eva       g   SVK   2375   0   0.00   2375.00
28   Madl, Ildiko (IM)  g   HUN   2375   6  -1.80   2373.20
29   Misanovic, Vesna   g   BIH   2375  18  -3.90   2371.10
30   Foisor, Cristina   g   ROM   2370   0   0.00   2370.00
31   Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL   2370   0   0.00   2370.00
32   Hoang Th., Trang   g   VIE   2360  19   0.70   2360.70
33   Demina, Julia      g   RUS   2355   1   5.60   2360.60
34   Gurieli, Nino      g   GEO   2360   0   0.00   2360.00
35   Kadimova, Ilaha    g   AZE   2325  10  30.00   2355.00
36   Botsari M., Anna M. g  GRE   2355   0   0.00   2355.00
37   Wang, Pin          g   CHN   2355   0   0.00   2355.00
38   Amura, Claudia N.  m   ARG   2360  10  -7.00   2353.00
39   Lelchuk, Zoja      g   UKR   2360   8  -9.00   2351.00
40   Shumiakina,Tatiana g   RUS   2350   0   0.00   2350.00
41   Velikhanli, Firuza g   AZE   2350   0   0.00   2350.00
42   Litinskaya, Marta  g   UKR   2355   9  -5.80   2349.20
43   Zaitseva, Ludmila  g   RUS   2325  19  22.50   2347.50
44   Aleksieva, Silvia  m   BUL   2345   0   0.00   2345.00
45   Sofieva, Ainur     g   AZE   2340   0   0.00   2340.00
46   Voiska, Margarita  g   BUL   2340   0   0.00   2340.00
47   Holoubkova,Martina m   CZE   2335   0   0.00   2335.00
48   Strutinskaya, Galina m RUS   2335   0   0.00   2335.00
49   Kovalevskaya,Ekaterina m RUS 2335   9  -4.65   2330.35
50   Danielian, Elina   g   ARM   2330   0   0.00   2330.00

Top 20 Juniors - March 1996
Rank/Name/Fed/Jan 1996 Rating/Games/Change/Continuous Rating
1    Polgar, Judit      g   HUN   2675   0   0.00   2675.00
2    Svidler, Peter     g   RUS   2630  28  21.50   2651.50
3    Almasi, Zoltan     g   HUN   2650  20  -5.10   2644.90
4    Leko, Peter        g   HUN   2625  24   9.20   2634.20
5    Morozevich, Alex.  g   RUS   2625  11  -1.00   2624.00
6    Zvjaginsev, Vadim  g   RUS   2585  28   1.60   2586.60
7    Movsesian, Sergei  m   ARM   2580   0   0.00   2580.00
8    Sutovskij, Emil    m   ISR   2545  18   1.70   2546.70
9    Dao, Thien Hai     g   VIE   2560  22 -15.20   2544.80
10   Kempinski, Robert  m   POL   2475  22  42.30   2517.30
11   Irzhanov, Ruslan   m   KAZ   2500   8  16.00   2516.00
12   Kaminski, Marcin   m   POL   2525  11 -10.90   2514.10
13   Nisipeanu, Liviu D.m   ROM   2515  18  -2.40   2512.60
14   Har-Zvi, Ronen     g   ISR   2510   0   0.00   2510.00
15   Schwartzman,Gabriel g  USA   2510   3  -1.60   2508.40
16   Gyimesi, Zoltan    m   HUN   2545  33 -40.60   2504.40
17   Dyachkov, Sergej       RUS   2505  11  -0.60   2504.40
18   Fridman, Daniel    m   LAT   2500  17  -5.70   2494.30
19   Parker, Jonathan   m   ENG   2480  11   9.60   2489.60
20   Yemelin, Vasily    g   RUS   2495  12  -7.50   2487.50

Top 20 Girls
Rank/Name/Fed/Jan 1996 Rating/Games/Change/Continuous Rating
1    Polgar, Judit (GM) g   HUN   2675   0   0.00   2675.00
2    Peptan, Corina     g   ROM   2400  19  20.50   2420.50
3    Gaponenko, Inna    g   UKR   2390  17  18.45   2408.45
4    Skripchenko,Almira g   MDA   2400  19  -9.70   2390.30
5    Zhu, Chen          g   CHN   2380   6   3.00   2383.00
6    Stefanova,Antoaneta g  BUL   2370   0   0.00   2370.00
7    Hoang Th., Trang   g   VIE   2360  19   0.70   2360.70
8    Danielian, Elina   g   ARM   2330   0   0.00   2330.00
9    Medvegy, Nora          HUN   2300   6  17.40   2317.40
10   Hunt, Harriet      m   ENG   2335   8 -21.30   2313.70
11   Lomineishvili,Maia m   GEO   2305   7   0.30   2305.30
12   Bobrowska, Monika  g   POL   2305   0   0.00   2305.00
13   Krupkova, Petra    m   CZE   2300   0   0.00   2300.00
14   Roschina, Tatiana  m   RUS   2315   9 -26.40   2288.60
15   Hagarova, Zuzana   m   SVK   2260   7  21.45   2281.45
16   Velcheva, Maria    m   BUL   2270   0   0.00   2270.00
17   Dworakowska,Joanna m   POL   2265   0   0.00   2265.00
18   Khorava, Miranda   m   GEO   2295   6 -34.20   2260.80
19   Vajda, Szidonia    m   ROM   2265  22 -12.00   2253.00
20   Zozulia, Anna          UKR   2245   0   0.00   2245.00

Events Rated for March 1996 FIDE World Ranking
Zone 1.1a
ENG  Hastings       28.12.95  Hastings Challengers  
ENG  Hastings       28.12.95  Hastings Premier  
ENG  Hastings       08.01.96  Hastings Experts  
ENG  London         15.01.96  2nd London Chess Centre  
Zone 1.1b
NED  Wijk aan Zee   12.01.96  58th Hoogovens Group A  
NED  Wijk aan Zee   12.01.96  Hoogovens Mastergroup  
NED  Wijk aan Zee   16.01.96  58th Hoogovens Group B  
NED  Wijk aan Zee   19.01.96  Hoogovens 1e Klasse  
NED  Wijk aan Zee   19.01.96  Hoogovens Reservegroup  
Zone 1.1c
ESP  Jaen           29.01.96  Women's World Championship
Zone 1.2b
CRO  Opatija        15.01.96  Kastav 96 Intl Tmnt  
CRO  Zagreb         05.01.96  Zagreb Open 1996  
ISR  Holon          06.11.95  European Juniors-20 Ch  
ISR  Israel         20.09.95  Israel Team Ch U-20  
ISR  Petach-Tikva   22.10.95  Liberman Memorial  
ISR  Rishon-le-Zion 18.12.95  Rishon-le-Zion Intl Tmnt  
ISR  Rishon-le-Zion 28.01.96  Inter Chess 6  
Zone 1.3
ISL  Hafnarfjordur  14.12.95  Gudmundur Arason Tmnt
ISL  Hafnarfjorour  14.12.95  Iceland Chess Ch Playoff
Zone 1.4
HUN  Budapest       05.01.96  Evadnyito Nyilt Nemzetk  
HUN  Budapest       03.02.96  1st Saturday Scheveningen  
HUN  Budapest       03.02.96  First Saturday GM Tmnt  
HUN  Budapest       03.02.96  First Saturday IM Tmnt  
HUN  Kecskemet      01.12.95  Caissa Kft International  
HUN  Kecskemet      27.12.95  Caissa Kft International  
HUN  Veszprem       13.10.95  Veszpremi Oktober "2"  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.12.95  Turneul Tinerelor Maest  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.01.96  C. Radulescu Memorial  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.01.96  National Boys-16 Final  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.01.96  National Boys-18 Final  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.01.96  National Girls-16 Final  
ROM  Calimanesti    27.01.96  National Girls-18 Final  
Zone 1.5a
GRE  Athens         20.11.95  Ambelokipi Rating Tmnt  
GRE  Egaleo/Athens  27.12.95  1st Egaleo Tournament  
GRE  Piraeus        27.12.95  13th Greek Boys-16 Ch  
GRE  Piraeus        27.12.95  27th Greek Juniors Ch  
YUG  Cacak          07.12.95  3rd Stocar Banka Intl  
YUG  Ugljevik       09.12.95  1st Ugljevik Rating Tmnt
Zone 1.6
RUS  Ekaterinburg   11.09.95  G.V. Bastrikov Memorial  
RUS  Irkutsk        29.09.95  Shuvalov's Memorial  
RUS  Kazan          05.12.95  3rd Russian Clubs Team Ch  
RUS  Moscow         01.11.95  SC Olimp. Rating Tmnt  
RUS  Moscow         09.11.95  Moscow-95 Scheveningen 1  
RUS  Moscow         12.11.95  Semifinal of CCC Moscow  
RUS  Moscow         17.11.95  SC Olimp. Rating Tmnt  
RUS  Moscow         20.11.95  Moscovskaja Osen-95  
RUS  Moscow         29.11.95  Moscow Chess Festival "C"  
RUS  Moscow         29.11.95  Moscow-95 Scheveningen 2  
RUS  Moscow         30.11.95  Moscow Chess Festival "A"  
RUS  Moscow         30.11.95  Moscow Chess Festival "B"  
RUS  Moscow         01.12.95  SC Olimp. Rating Tmnt  
RUS  Moscow         13.12.95  59th Moscow Ch-Top Liga  
RUS  Novosibirsk    24.09.95  Novosibirsk Qualification  
RUS  Ryazan         08.07.95  Ryazan Intl Chess Tmnt  
RUS  St. Petersburg 20.11.95  Women's Intl Tournament  
Zone 1.7
EST  Parnu          02.02.96  Paul Keres Memorial "A"  
EST  Parnu          02.02.96  Paul Keres Memorial "B"  
EST  Parnu          02.02.96  Paul Keres Memorial W  
LTU  Vilnius        03.02.96  Vilnius Cup - 96  
Zone 1.8
MDA  Kishinev       20.01.96  Kishinev Open  
MDA  Kishinev       08.02.96  Kishinev International  
Zone 1.9
UKR  Kharkov        22.01.96  Friendship-96
Zone 2.1
USA  Boston         06.09.95  Boylston Chess Club Ch  
USA  Charlotte      15.12.95  North Carolina Invtl  
USA  San Francisco  08.11.95  San Francisco Intl  
USA  San Francisco  13.01.96  Northern California State  
Zone 2.3b
ECU  Salinas        25.01.96  Final Grand Prix
Zone 2.4
BRA  Rio de Janeiro 13.01.96  Rio de Janeiro State Ch
Zone 3.1
UAE  Abu Dhabi      03.11.95  Arab Juniors-20 Ch
Zone 3.2
AUS  Sydney         28.12.95  Australian Ch
NZL  Wellington     28.12.95  New Zealand Ch
NZL  Wellington     28.12.95  New Zealand Reserve Ch
Zone 4.1
MAR  Agadir         11.01.96  Agadir Invitational Tmnt
Zone 4.2
EGY  Cairo          24.12.95  Eastern Company Open