The table below shows the FIDE Elo rating development of Garry Kasparov since he got his first official rating in 1980. Ratings in bold are a new peak rating.
The idea is, that with this table and the rating table of Magnus (see below) you can compare the ratings and the World Raking of both players easily. For an ‘up to date’ overview over Magnus Carlsen’s rating click on ‘Rating’-button in the left navigation bar. Note that due to the rating inflation a comparison only based on ratings is difficult. The World Rankings of course, can be compared easily.
The rating table of Kasparov includes the original ratings of each rating list and also the ratings adapted to the year 2010 using the following schema. The idea behind this schema is, that the rating inflation slowed down over the years:
1980 – 1990 (7 additional Elo points for each year)
1990 – 2000 (5 additional Elo points for each year)
2000 – 2010 (3 additional Elo points for each year)
This schema is based on ideas proposed by Jeff Sonas in an article about Elo inflation (Rating inflation – Its causes and possible cures). As you can see, I extended that schema and changed the factors slightly so no Elo numbers get out of proportion.
Sonas used following factors to adjust the Elo:
1984 – 1995 (7 – 8 additional Elo points for each year)
1997 – 2010 (4 additional Elo points for each year)
| Elo Rating of Garry Kasparov | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating List | Rating | Change | Rating (adapted to 2010) | #Games | Age | World Rank |
| In 2005 Kasparov retired from chess | ||||||
| 04/2005 | 2812 | +8 | 2827 | 12 | 41 years, 11 months | 1 |
| 01/2005 | 2804 | -9 | 2819 | 16 | 41 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 10/2004 | 2813 | -4 | 2831 | 6 | 41 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 07/2004 | 2817 | 0 | 2835 | 0 | 41 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 04/2004 | 2817 | -14 | 2835 | 12 | 40 years, 11 months | 1 |
| 01/2004 | 2831 | +1 | 2849 | 6 | 40 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 10/2003 | 2830 | 0 | 2851 | 0 | 40 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 07/2003 | 2830 | 0 | 2851 | 0 | 40 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 04/2003 | 2830 | -17 | 2851 | 12 | 39 years, 11 months | 1 |
| 01/2003 | 2847 | +11 | 2868 | 9 | 39 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 10/2002 | 2836 | -2 | 2860 | 0 | 39 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 07/2002 | 2838 | 0 | 2860 | 0 | 39 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 04/2002 | 2838 | 0 | 2860 | 12 | 38 years, 11 months | 1 |
| 01/2002 | 2838 | 0 | 2860 | 4 | 38 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 10/2001 | 2838 | 0 | 2865 | 0 | 38 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 07/2001 | 2838 | +11 | 2865 | 10 | 38 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 04/2001 | 2827 | -22 | 2854 | 23 | 37 years, 11 months | 1 |
| 01/2001 | 2849 | 0 | 2876 | 15 | 37 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 10/2000 | 2849 | 0 | 2879 | 0 | 37 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 07/2000 | 2849 | -2 | 2879 | 35 | 37 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/2000 | 2851 | 0 | 2881 | 0 | 36 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1999 | 2851 | +39 | 2886 | NA | 36 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1999 | 2812 | -3 | 2847 | NA | 35 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1998 | 2815 | -10 | 2855 | NA | 35 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1998 | 2825 | +5 | 2865 | NA | 34 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1997 | 2820 | +25 | 2865 | NA | 34 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1997 | 2795 | +10 | 2840 | NA | 33 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1996 | 2785 | +10 | 2835 | NA | 33 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1996 | 2775 | -20 | 2825 | NA | 32 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1995 | 2795 | -10 | 2850 | NA | 32 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1995 | 2805 | -10 | 2860 | NA | 31 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1994 | 2815 | 0 | 2875 | NA | 31 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1994 | 2815 | 0 | 2875 | NA | 30 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1993 | 2815 | +10 | 2880 | NA | 30 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1993 | 2805 | +10 | 2870 | NA | 29 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1992 | 2790 | +10 | 2860 | NA | 29 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1992 | 2780 | +10 | 2850 | NA | 28 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1991 | 2770 | -30 | 2845 | NA | 28 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1991 | 2800 | 0 | 2875 | NA | 27 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1990 | 2800 | 0 | 2880 | NA | 27 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1990 | 2800 | +25 | 2880 | NA | 26 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1989 | 2775 | 0 | 2862 | NA | 26 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1989 | 2775 | +15 | 2862 | NA | 25 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1988 | 2760 | +10 | 2854 | NA | 25 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1988 | 2750 | +10 | 2844 | NA | 24 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1987 | 2740 | +5 | 2841 | NA | 24 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1987 | 2735 | -5 | 2836 | NA | 23 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1986 | 2740 | +20 | 2848 | NA | 23 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1986 | 2720 | +20 | 2828 | NA | 22 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1985 | 2700 | -15 | 2815 | NA | 22 years, 2 months | 2 |
| 01/1985 | 2715 | 0 | 2830 | NA | 21 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1984 | 2715 | +5 | 2837 | NA | 21 years, 2 months | 1 |
| 01/1984 | 2710 | +20 | 2832 | NA | 20 years, 8 months | 1 |
| 07/1983 | 2690 | 0 | 2819 | NA | 20 years, 2 months | 2 |
| 01/1983 | 2690 | +15 | 2819 | NA | 19 years, 8 month | 2 |
| 07/1982 | 2675 | +35 | 2811 | NA | 19 years, 2 months | 2 |
| 01/1982 | 2640 | +10 | 2776 | NA | 18 years, 8 months | 4 |
| 07/1981 | 2630 | +5 | 2773 | NA | 18 years, 2 months | 4 |
| 01/1981 | 2625 | +30 | 2768 | NA | 17 years, 8 months | 6 |
| 01/1980 | 2595 | +2595 | 2745 | NA | 16 years, 8 months | 14 |
| Elo Rating of Magnus Carlsen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating List | Rating | Change | #Games | Age | World Rank |
| 11/2010 | 2802 | -24 | 14 | 19 years, 11 months | 2 |
| 09/2010 | 2826 | 0 | 0 | 19 years, 9 months | 1 |
| 07/2010 | 2826 | +13 | 10 | 19 years, 7 months | 1 |
| 05/2010 | 2813 | 0 | 0 | 19 years, 5 months | 1 |
| 03/2010 | 2813 | +3 | 13 | 19 years, 3 months | 1 |
| 01/2010 | 2810 | +9 | 16 | 19 years, 1 month | 1 |
| 11/2009 | 2801 | +29 | 10 | 18 years, 11 months | 2 |
| 09/2009 | 2772 | 0 | 10 | 18 years, 9 months | 4 |
| 07/2009 | 2772 | +2 | 3 | 18 years, 7 months | 3 |
| 04/2009 | 2770 | -6 | 27 | 18 years, 4 months | 3 |
| 01/2009 | 2776 | -10 | 31 | 18 years, 1 month | 4 |
| 10/2008 | 2786 | +11 | 31 | 17 years, 10 months | 4 |
| 07/2008 | 2775 | +10 | 16 | 17 years, 7 months | 6 |
| 04/2008 | 2765 | +32 | 27 | 17 years, 4 months | 5 |
| 01/2008 | 2733 | +19 | 37 | 17 years, 1 month | 13 |
| 10/2007 | 2714 | +4 | 25 | 16 years, 10 months | 16 |
| 07/2007 | 2710 | +17 | 19 | 16 years, 7 months | 17 |
| 04/2007 | 2693 | +3 | 27 | 16 years, 4 months | 22 |
| 01/2007 | 2690 | -8 | 11 | 16 years, 1 month | 24 |
| 10/2006 | 2698 | +23 | 46 | 15 years, 10 months | 21 |
| 07/2006 | 2675 | +29 | 27 | 15 years, 7 months | 31 |
| 04/2006 | 2646 | +21 | 13 | 15 years, 4 months | 63 |
| 01/2006 | 2625 | +55 | 40 | 15 years, 1 month | 89 |
| 10/2005 | 2570 | +42 | 32 | 14 years, 10 months | 233 |
| 07/2005 | 2528 | -20 | 15 | 14 years, 7 months | 434 |
| 04/2005 | 2548 | -5 | 22 | 14 years, 4 months | 315 |
| 01/2005 | 2553 | -28 | 35 | 14 years, 1 month | 288 |
| 10/2004 | 2581 | +14 | 23 | 13 years, 10 months | 183 |
| 07/2004 | 2567 | +15 | 32 | 13 years, 7 months | 197 |
| 04/2004 | 2552 | +68 | 35 | 13 years, 4 months | 284 |
| 01/2004 | 2484 | +34 | 45 | 13 years, 1 month | 746 |
| 10/2003 | 2450 | +65 | 36 | 12 years, 10 months | 1089 |
| 07/2003 | 2385 | +29 | 25 | 12 years, 7 months | 2876 |
| 04/2003 | 2356 | +77 | 19 | 12 years, 4 months | 6058 |
| 01/2003 | 2279 | +29 | 12 | 12 years, 1 month | 8951 |
| 10/2002 | 2250 | +36 | 33 | 11 years, 10 months | 11786 |
| 07/2002 | 2214 | +51 | 19 | 11 years, 7 months | 14643 |
| 04/2002 | 2163 | +36 | 14 | 11 years, 4 months | 23664 |
| 01/2002 | 2127 | +55 | 12 | 11 years, 1 month | 28217 |
| 10/2001 | 2072 | -12 | 19 | 10 years, 10 months | 34203 |
| 07/2001 | 2084 | +20 | 11 | 10 years, 7 months | 32333 |
| 04/2001 | 2064 | +2064 | 15 | 10 years, 4 months | 33547 |