World Chess Rankings - Chess Rating of the Top Ten Chess Players WorldwideHere are the World Chess Rankings for the top 10 best Chess Players in the World in September 2010. Chess Ratings are calculated by the Elo rating system which was created by Arpad Elo, an American physics professor.(1903–1992) The world chess rating list is published by the FIDE (World Chess Federation) four times a year. It calculates an estimate of the strength of a chess player which is based on his playing performance against other players. Chess rankings are used by the English Chess Federation, the US Chess Federation (USCF), the International Correspondence Chess Federation and others. Ratings are calculated after chess tournaments and matches. Chess Posters and Chess Photos Garry Kasparov (retired from active chess) has achieved the highest ever FIDE rating of 2851 on July 1999 and January 2000.
 The chess rankings are often used by organizers of tournaments to decide which players to invite.
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