Garry Kasparov had the highest Elo (FIDE) rating in Chess ever recorded with a 2851 set in July of 1999. A link can be found below.
His peak rating was the world record for highest FIDE rating.
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Viswanathan Anand's FIDE rating is 2791, which was No. 2 on the January 2009 FIDE ratings list.
As of 2009, November 1st, Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria, rated 2810 FIDE, holds the title of highest rated chess player. The highest rating of all time is held by Garry Kasparov, rated 2851 FIDE, in July 1991.
The highest rated Chinese player at the moment (FIDE Rating) is Ding, Liren. He has a rating of 2732 and is currently ranked the number 23 of the world.
The ELO Rating was invented by Arpad Elo. It was an improvement of the "Chess Rating System". It reflects the relative skill levels of chess players. A Grandmaster holds an ELO Rating higher than 2500. A beginning chess player will start at around 1200-1400. Depending on your opponents rating and the outcome of a rated tournament match you will gain or lose ELO points based on the ELO of your opponent.
Mathematician Arpad Elo developed his rating system for the game of chess.
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Go to a real tournament, they register, and assign you a rating depending on your results, and the opponents rating.
Fritz Chess happened in 2009.
Fritz Chess was created in 2009.
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