Top 5 chess players in(1975 to 2000)

 11. Garry Kasparov (Russia)

• Reign: World Champion 1985–2000.
• 2. Anatoly Karpov (Russia)
  • Reign: World Champion 1975–1985 (undisputed), FIDE Champion 1993–1999.
  • 3. Viswanathan Anand (India)

    • Reign: FIDE World Champion 2000–2002 (peak in 1990s).
    • 4 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia)
      • Reign: Classical World Champion 2000–2007 (active 1990s).
      • 5. Viktor Korchnoi (Soviet Union/Switzerland) [1]

        • Active Period: 1970s–1990s (World Championship challenger 1978, 1981).