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#1 Players in the World Since 1971
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Fischer, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik
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Highest Rating Ever Achieved
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Garry Kasparov 2851, July 1999
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Highest Rating by US Player
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Bobby Fischer
2785, July 1972
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In recent times
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Gata Kamsky
2745, July 1996
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Highest Rating by Female Player
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Judith Polgar
2728, Jan 2004
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Total Number of Current FIDE Titles
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862 Grandmasters 2400 Int. Masters
3705 FIDE Masters
214 Woman GM's
900 Other W Titles
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Nation with Most GM's and IM's
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Iceland
6.2 per 100,000
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