# | Event | Site | Year | ELO | | | |
1 | TCEC 20 Premier 2020 | tcec-chess.com INT | 2020 | 3775.38 |  |  |  |
2 | TCEC 18 Premier 2020 | tcec-chess.com INT | 2020 | 3742.13 |  |  |  |
3 | 5th TCEC Cup 2020 | tcec-chess.com INT | 2020 | 3739.16 |  |  |  |
4 | TCEC 20 Premier 2020 | tcec-chess.com INT | 2021 | 3514 |  |  |  |
5 | TCEC 19 Premier 2020 | tcec-chess.com INT | 2020 | 3501.75 |  |  |  |
6 | 11th London Classic 2019 | London ENG | 2019 | 2808.12 |  |  |  |
7 | Magnus-Alireza Bullet | lichess.org INT | 2021 | 2805.5 |  |  |  |
8 | Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb | lichess.org INT | 2021 | 2805.5 |  |  |  |
9 | 2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014 | Saint Louis USA | 2014 | 2801.67 |  |  |  |
10 | Clutch Chess Showdown Int | lichess.org INT | 2020 | 2799.55 |  |  |  |
11 | 5th Norway Chess 2017 | Stavanger NOR | 2017 | 2797.2 |  |  |  |
12 | 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 | Saint Louis USA | 2015 | 2794.6 |  |  |  |
13 | Legends of Chess Final | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2792.05 |  |  |  |
14 | Carlsen Tour Final 2020 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2790.43 |  |  |  |
15 | 6th Norway Chess 2018 | Stavanger NOR | 2018 | 2789.88 |  |  |  |
16 | Chessable Masters Final 8 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2788.18 |  |  |  |
17 | 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 | Saint Louis USA | 2017 | 2787.8 |  |  |  |
18 | 6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 | Saint Louis USA | 2018 | 2787.5 |  |  |  |
19 | Skilling Open KO 2020 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2787.06 |  |  |  |
20 | FIDE Candidates | London ENG | 2013 | 2786.5 |  |  |  |
21 | Chessable Masters GpB | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2786.17 |  |  |  |
22 | FIDE Candidates 2018 | Berlin GER | 2018 | 2785.63 |  |  |  |
23 | 8th London Classic 2016 | London ENG | 2016 | 2785.2 |  |  |  |
24 | Carlsen Inv Prelim | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2784.81 |  |  |  |
25 | 7th London Classic 2015 | London ENG | 2015 | 2784.73 |  |  |  |
26 | 7th Norway Armageddon | Stavanger NOR | 2019 | 2784.16 |  |  |  |
27 | Clutch Champions Showdown | lichess.org INT | 2020 | 2784 |  |  |  |
28 | 7th Norway Chess 2019 | Stavanger NOR | 2019 | 2783.8 |  |  |  |
29 | 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 | Saint Louis USA | 2019 | 2782.5 |  |  |  |
30 | 3rd Norway Chess 2015 | Stavanger NOR | 2015 | 2781.9 |  |  |  |
31 | Croatia GCT 2019 | Zagreb CRO | 2019 | 2781.75 |  |  |  |
32 | 5th Final Masters | Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP | 2012 | 2781.17 |  |  |  |
33 | 10th London Classic 2018 | London ENG | 2018 | 2781 |  |  |  |
34 | 4th Final Masters | Sao Paulo/Bilbao BRA/ESP | 2011 | 2780.17 |  |  |  |
35 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 | Shamkir AZE | 2014 | 2780.17 |  |  |  |
36 | 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016 | Saint Louis USA | 2016 | 2778.6 |  |  |  |
37 | 9th London Classic 2017 | London ENG | 2017 | 2778.5 |  |  |  |
38 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 | Shamkir AZE | 2019 | 2778.2 |  |  |  |
39 | FIDE Candidates 2016 | Moscow RUS | 2016 | 2777.75 |  |  |  |
40 | 9th Masters Final 2016 | Bilbao ESP | 2016 | 2777.67 |  |  |  |
41 | 8th Tal Memorial | Moscow RUS | 2013 | 2777.4 |  |  |  |
42 | 6th Tal Memorial | Moscow RUS | 2011 | 2776.4 |  |  |  |
43 | 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial | Moscow RUS | 2012 | 2776.4 |  |  |  |
44 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 | Shamkir AZE | 2015 | 2774.1 |  |  |  |
45 | 2nd Norway Chess 2014 | Stavanger NOR | 2014 | 2773.8 |  |  |  |
46 | FIDE Candidates 2020 | Yekaterinburg RUS | 2020 | 2773.5 |  |  |  |
47 | Champions Showdown G5 | Saint Louis USA | 2017 | 2772.83 |  |  |  |
48 | Champions Showdown G10 | Saint Louis USA | 2017 | 2772.83 |  |  |  |
49 | Airthings Masters KO 2020 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2771.22 |  |  |  |
50 | Chessbrah Inv May 2020 | chess.com INT | 2020 | 2770.37 |  |  |  |
51 | FIDE Candidates 2014 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2014 | 2770.25 |  |  |  |
52 | 4th Norway Chess 2016 | Stavanger NOR | 2016 | 2770 |  |  |  |
53 | chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2769.69 |  |  |  |
54 | Grand Slam Final | Bilbao | 2008 | 2768.67 |  |  |  |
55 | chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2768.64 |  |  |  |
56 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 | Shamkir AZE | 2018 | 2768 |  |  |  |
57 | chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2767.9 |  |  |  |
58 | Fujitsu Siemens Giants | Frankfurt | 2000 | 2767 |  |  |  |
59 | Supreme Masters 2013 | Sandnes NOR | 2013 | 2766.4 |  |  |  |
60 | 3rd Pearl Spring | Nanjing CHN | 2010 | 2766 |  |  |  |
61 | 2nd Du Te Cup 2018 | Shenzhen CHN | 2018 | 2766 |  |  |  |
62 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 | Shamkir AZE | 2017 | 2765.1 |  |  |  |
63 | World Championship 35th-KK5 | Lyon/New York | 1990 | 2765 |  |  |  |
64 | Moscow Tal Memorial 4th | Moscow | 2009 | 2763.9 |  |  |  |
65 | Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd | Nanjing | 2009 | 2763.67 |  |  |  |
66 | Siemens Giants | Frankfurt | 1999 | 2763.44 |  |  |  |
67 | 8th Norway Chess 2020 | Stavanger NOR | 2020 | 2762.67 |  |  |  |
68 | Airthings Masters Prelim | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2761 |  |  |  |
69 | chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2017 | 2760.86 |  |  |  |
70 | chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2017 | 2760.29 |  |  |  |
71 | 10th Tal Mem 2016 | Moscow RUS | 2016 | 2760 |  |  |  |
72 | chess.com Speed 2019 | chess.com INT | 2020 | 2758.18 |  |  |  |
73 | XXVII SuperGM | Linares ESP | 2010 | 2757.83 |  |  |  |
74 | Chess24 Banter Final 2020 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2757.76 |  |  |  |
75 | 5th Kings Tournament | Medias ROU | 2011 | 2757.33 |  |  |  |
76 | Tal Memorial | Moscow RUS | 2010 | 2757.2 |  |  |  |
77 | Skilling Open Prelim | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2757.13 |  |  |  |
78 | chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2017 | 2756.97 |  |  |  |
79 | Lindores Abbey Prelim | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2756.92 |  |  |  |
80 | Las Palmas | Las Palmas | 1996 | 2756.67 |  |  |  |
81 | WCh Candidates | Kazan RUS | 2011 | 2756.35 |  |  |  |
82 | Du Te Cup 2017 | Shenzhen CHN | 2017 | 2756.33 |  |  |  |
83 | Linares 26th | Linares | 2009 | 2755.73 |  |  |  |
84 | Morelia/Linares 25th | Morelia/Linares | 2008 | 2755.63 |  |  |  |
85 | Renova FIDE GP Zug | Zug SUI | 2013 | 2755.58 |  |  |  |
86 | KM FIDE GP 2015 | Khanty-Mansiysk RUS | 2015 | 2755.25 |  |  |  |
87 | Dortmund SuperGM | Dortmund | 2001 | 2755 |  |  |  |
88 | Sofia MTel Masters 5th | Sofia | 2009 | 2754.67 |  |  |  |
89 | 74th Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2012 | 2754.5 |  |  |  |
90 | Lindores Abbey Final 8 | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2754.26 |  |  |  |
91 | 3rd Du Te Cup 2019 | Shenzhen CHN | 2019 | 2754.17 |  |  |  |
92 | Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 | Riga LAT | 2019 | 2753.76 |  |  |  |
93 | 11th Hainan Danzhou GM | chess.com INT | 2020 | 2753.75 |  |  |  |
94 | 81st Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2019 | 2753.07 |  |  |  |
95 | Makedonia Palace GP | Thessaloniki GRE | 2013 | 2752.92 |  |  |  |
96 | Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 | Tashkent UZB | 2014 | 2752.5 |  |  |  |
97 | Linares 15th | Linares | 1998 | 2752.14 |  |  |  |
98 | Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014 | Baku AZE | 2014 | 2751.83 |  |  |  |
99 | World Championship | Mexico City | 2007 | 2751.75 |  |  |  |
100 | Linares 17th | Linares | 2000 | 2751.67 |  |  |  |
101 | 4th London Chess Classic | London ENG | 2012 | 2751.67 |  |  |  |
102 | Chessable Masters GpA | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2751.67 |  |  |  |
103 | FIDE GP Beijing | Beijing CHN | 2013 | 2751.42 |  |  |  |
104 | Nanjing Pearl Spring | Nanjing | 2008 | 2751.17 |  |  |  |
105 | 79th Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2017 | 2751.14 |  |  |  |
106 | chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2750.48 |  |  |  |
107 | 45th Biel GM | Biel SUI | 2012 | 2750.43 |  |  |  |
108 | 80th Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2018 | 2750.29 |  |  |  |
109 | Moscow FIDE Grand Prix | Moscow RUS | 2019 | 2750.24 |  |  |  |
110 | 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic | Baden Baden GER | 2015 | 2749.88 |  |  |  |
111 | 3rd London Chess Classic | London ENG | 2011 | 2748.11 |  |  |  |
112 | Petrosian Memorial 2014 | Moscow RUS | 2014 | 2748 |  |  |  |
113 | 78th Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2016 | 2747.5 |  |  |  |
114 | chess.com Speed 2020 | chess.com INT | 2020 | 2747.36 |  |  |  |
115 | FIDE GP Tashkent | Tashkent UZB | 2012 | 2747.08 |  |  |  |
116 | Sofia MTel Masters 1st | Sofia | 2005 | 2746.67 |  |  |  |
117 | FIDE GP Paris | Elancourt FRA | 2013 | 2745.92 |  |  |  |
118 | 77th Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2015 | 2745.71 |  |  |  |
119 | Morelia/Linares 24th | Morelia/Linares | 2007 | 2745.5 |  |  |  |
120 | Alekhine Mem | Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS | 2013 | 2745.3 |  |  |  |
121 | Moscow Tal Memorial 3rd | Moscow | 2008 | 2745 |  |  |  |
122 | Sofia MTel Masters 2nd | Sofia | 2006 | 2744.5 |  |  |  |
123 | Dortmund SuperGM | Dortmund | 2009 | 2744.17 |  |  |  |
124 | Tbilisi FIDE GP 2015 | Tbilisi GEO | 2015 | 2743.67 |  |  |  |
125 | Legends of Chess Prelim | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2743.09 |  |  |  |
126 | Linares 22nd | Linares | 2005 | 2743 |  |  |  |
127 | 76th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2014 | 2742.75 |  |  |  |
128 | Corus | Wijk aan Zee | 2008 | 2742.26 |  |  |  |
129 | 4th Kings Tournament | Medias ROU | 2010 | 2741.83 |  |  |  |
130 | chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2741.42 |  |  |  |
131 | Armageddon: Chess for TV | Moscow RUS | 2019 | 2741.27 |  |  |  |
132 | chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017 | chess.com INT | 2018 | 2741.11 |  |  |  |
133 | Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd | Moscow | 2007 | 2740.8 |  |  |  |
134 | 82nd Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2020 | 2740.64 |  |  |  |
135 | 51st Biel GM 2018 | Biel SUI | 2018 | 2740.33 |  |  |  |
136 | 73rd Tata Steel GMA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2011 | 2739.86 |  |  |  |
137 | Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix | Jerusalem ISR | 2019 | 2739.08 |  |  |  |
138 | SportAccord Basque Men 2013 | Beijing CHN | 2013 | 2738.94 |  |  |  |
139 | 1st FIDE GP London 2012 | London ENG | 2012 | 2738.75 |  |  |  |
140 | FIDE-Wch | San Luis | 2005 | 2738.5 |  |  |  |
141 | SportAccord Basque 2014 | Beijing CHN | 2014 | 2737.94 |  |  |  |
142 | Sofia MTel Masters 4th | Sofia | 2008 | 2737.5 |  |  |  |
143 | Vugar Gashimov Mem 2016 | Shamkir AZE | 2016 | 2735.7 |  |  |  |
144 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 | KarlsruheBaden Baden GER | 2018 | 2735.5 |  |  |  |
145 | Linares 16th | Linares | 1999 | 2734.99 |  |  |  |
146 | ACP Cup 2013 | Riga LAT | 2013 | 2734.44 |  |  |  |
147 | AZE -The World m | Baku | 2009 | 2734.31 |  |  |  |
148 | FIDE Steinitz Mem Open | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2734 |  |  |  |
149 | Linares 20th | Linares | 2003 | 2732.86 |  |  |  |
150 | Linares 19th | Linares | 2002 | 2732.14 |  |  |  |
151 | Astana | Astana | 2001 | 2732 |  |  |  |
152 | Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix | Hamburg GER | 2019 | 2731.78 |  |  |  |
153 | Morelia/Linares 23rd | Morelia/Linares | 2006 | 2731.75 |  |  |  |
154 | 44th GM 2016 | Dortmund GER | 2016 | 2731.63 |  |  |  |
155 | 2nd IMSA Basque 2017 | Huai'an CHN | 2017 | 2731.58 |  |  |  |
156 | 75th Tata Steel GpA | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2013 | 2731.57 |  |  |  |
157 | Linares 21st | Linares | 2004 | 2731.43 |  |  |  |
158 | 39th GM | Dortmund GER | 2011 | 2731.17 |  |  |  |
159 | Pepe Cuenca Invitational | chess24.com INT | 2020 | 2730.88 |  |  |  |
160 | Sparkassen GM | Dortmund GER | 2010 | 2730.67 |  |  |  |
161 | chess.com Speed 2019 | chess.com INT | 2019 | 2730.21 |  |  |  |
162 | Moscow Grand Prix 2017 | Moscow RUS | 2017 | 2729.83 |  |  |  |
163 | 4th GRENKE Chess Classic | Karlsruhe GER | 2017 | 2729.75 |  |  |  |
164 | FIDE GP | Astrakhan RUS | 2010 | 2729.5 |  |  |  |
165 | Bazna Kings 3rd | Bazna | 2009 | 2729.17 |  |  |  |
166 | Palma De Mallorca GP 2017 | Palma de Mallorca ESP | 2017 | 2728.06 |  |  |  |
167 | Geneva Grand Prix 2017 | Geneva SUI | 2017 | 2727.61 |  |  |  |
168 | 9th Hainan Danzhou GM | Danzhou CHN | 2018 | 2727.5 |  |  |  |
169 | 10th Danzhou GM 2019 | Danzhou CHN | 2019 | 2727.38 |  |  |  |
170 | 7th Hainan Danzhou GM | Danzhou CHN | 2016 | 2727.2 |  |  |  |
171 | Moscow Tal Memorial 1st | Moscow | 2006 | 2727.11 |  |  |  |
172 | Dortmund SuperGM | Dortmund | 2007 | 2726.5 |  |  |  |
173 | Sofia MTel Masters 3rd | Sofia | 2007 | 2725.17 |  |  |  |
174 | Nalchik FIDE GP | Nalchik | 2009 | 2725.14 |  |  |  |
175 | 45th GM 2017 | Dortmund GER | 2017 | 2725.13 |  |  |  |
176 | 2nd London Chess Classic | London ENG | 2010 | 2724.63 |  |  |  |
177 | China vs World Team 2018 | Liaocheng CHN | 2018 | 2724.5 |  |  |  |
178 | Sharjah Grand Prix 2017 | Sharjah UAE | 2017 | 2724.44 |  |  |  |
179 | 83rd Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2021 | 2724.41 |  |  |  |
180 | Play for Russia Prelim | lichess.org INT | 2020 | 2724.25 |  |  |  |
181 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019 | KarlsruheBaden Baden GER | 2019 | 2724.1 |  |  |  |
182 | 43rd GM 2015 | Dortmund GER | 2015 | 2724 |  |  |  |
183 | World Championship 33th-KK3 | London/Leningrad | 1986 | 2722.5 |  |  |  |
184 | Linares 18th | Linares | 2001 | 2721.67 |  |  |  |
185 | 49th Capablanca Elite 2014 | Havana CUB | 2014 | 2721.17 |  |  |  |
186 | Corus | Wijk aan Zee | 2005 | 2720.79 |  |  |  |
187 | 48th Biel GM 2015 | Biel SUI | 2015 | 2720.33 |  |  |  |
188 | Cap D'Agde-A | Cap d'Agde | 2003 | 2720.13 |  |  |  |
189 | World Championship 34th-KK4 | Seville | 1987 | 2720 |  |  |  |
190 | Dortmund SuperGM | Dortmund | 2006 | 2720 |  |  |  |
191 | Zurich Korchnoi CC 2017 | Zurich SUI | 2017 | 2719.63 |  |  |  |
192 | 8th Danzhou Super GM 2017 | Danzhou CHN | 2017 | 2719.6 |  |  |  |
193 | 46th GM 2018 | Dortmund GER | 2018 | 2719.5 |  |  |  |
194 | Corus A | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2010 | 2719.29 |  |  |  |
195 | Cap D'Agde-B | Cap d'Agde | 2003 | 2719.25 |  |  |  |
196 | Yerevan Asrian Memorial | Yerevan | 2008 | 2719.25 |  |  |  |
197 | Novgorod | Novgorod | 1997 | 2719.17 |  |  |  |
198 | Jermuk FIDE GP | Jermuk | 2009 | 2718.86 |  |  |  |
199 | IMSA Basque 2016 | Huai'an CHN | 2016 | 2718.75 |  |  |  |
200 | Corus | Wijk aan Zee | 2007 | 2718.09 |  |  |  |