Chess Players
Best Chess Players is a structured sports dataset with 20 entries. Its fields include Player, Country, Era. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 20 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Editorial
- Data updated
- Mar 4, 2026
Included fields: Player, Country, Era, Peak Rating, Title.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Player, Country, and Era across sports entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 20 downloadable records
Player↕ | Country↕ | Era↕ | Peak Rating↕ | Title↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnus Carlsen | Norway | 2004–present | 2882 | World Champion 2013–2023 |
Garry Kasparov | Russia | 1975–2005 | 2851 | World Champion 1985–2000 |
Bobby Fischer | USA | 1958–1972 | 2785 | World Champion 1972–1975 |
Anatoly Karpov | Russia | 1969–2005 | 2780 | World Champion 1975–1985 |
Viswanathan Anand | India | 1988–present | 2817 | World Champion 2007–2013 |
José Raúl Capablanca | Cuba | 1902–1942 | ~2725 | World Champion 1921–1927 |
Mikhail Tal | Latvia/USSR | 1953–1992 | 2705 | World Champion 1960–1961 |
Alexander Alekhine | Russia/France | 1909–1946 | ~2690 | World Champion 1927–1946 |
Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2001–present | 2816 | 5× US Champion, Twitch star |
Ding Liren | China | 2009–present | 2816 | World Champion 2023–2025 |
Fabiano Caruana | USA | 2005–present | 2844 | World #2, Challenger 2018 |
Mikhail Botvinnik | USSR | 1927–1970 | ~2690 | World Champion 1948–1963 |
Emanuel Lasker | Germany | 1889–1941 | ~2720 | World Champion 1894–1921 |
Vladimir Kramnik | Russia | 1991–2019 | 2817 | World Champion 2000–2007 |
Levon Aronian | Armenia | 2002–present | 2830 | World #2, elite GM |
Boris Spassky | Russia | 1955–1992 | 2690 | World Champion 1969–1972 |
Judit Polgár | Hungary | 1991–2014 | 2735 | Strongest female player ever |
D. Gukesh | India | 2018–present | 2794 | World Champion 2025, youngest ever |
Alireza Firouzja | France/Iran | 2016–present | 2804 | Youngest 2800+ ever |
Praggnanandhaa | India | 2018–present | 2747 | World Cup finalist at 18 |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Chess Players organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 20 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 20 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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