comparison of top chess players throughout history 

Statements about this table:
viktor korchnoi do not rank at all in the 10 year peak
bobby fisher do not rank in all of the peak
josé capablanca do not rank in the 20 year peak
emanuel lasker have a higher rank in the 10 year peak than he do in the 1 year peak
rank
1 - year peak
5 - year peak
10 - year peak
1
bobby fischer , 2881
garry kasparov , 2875
garry kasparov , 2863
2
garry kasparov , 2879
emanuel lasker , 2854
emanuel lasker , 2847
3
mikhail botvinnik , 2871
josé capablanca , 2843
anatoly karpov , 2821
4
josé capablanca , 2866
mikhail botvinnik , 2843
josé capablanca , 2813
5
emanuel lasker , 2863
bobby fischer , 2841
bobby fischer , 2810
rank
15 - year peak
20 - year peak
1
garry kasparov , 2862
garry kasparov , 2856
2
anatoly karpov , 2820
anatoly karpov , 2818
3
emanuel lasker , 2816
emanuel lasker , 2809
4
josé capablanca , 2798
alexander alekhine , 2781
5
alexander alekhine , 2794
viktor korchnoi , 2766