| Ranking | Name | Fed | Rating | Games played | Birthday |
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| 1 | Leko,Peter | HUN | 2665 | 17 | 08.09.79
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| 2 | Movsesian,Sergei | CZE | 2640 | 57 | 03.11.78
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| 3 | Asrian,Karen | ARM | 2600 | 46 | 24.04.80
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| 4 | Baklan,Vladimir | UKR | 2585 | 38 | 25.02.78
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| 5 | Ponomariov,Ruslan | UKR | 2585 | 16 | 11.10.83
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| 6 | Dao,Thien Hai | VIE | 2580 | 31 | 10.05.78
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| 7 | Kasimdzhanov,Rustam | UZB | 2570 | 60 | 05.12.79
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| 8 | Avrukh,Boris | ISR | 2565 | 31 | 08.01.78
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| 9 | Bacrot,Etienne | FRA | 2555 | 40 | 22.01.83
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| 10 | Leitao,Rafael | BRA | 2550 | 21 | 28.12.79
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| 11 | Malakhov,Vladimir | RUS | 2550 | 9 | 27.11.80
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| 12 | Galkin,Alexander | RUS | 2540 | 48 | 01.02.79
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| 13 | Vescovi,Giovanni | BRA | 2525 | 27 | 14.06.78
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| 14 | German,Gustavo | ARG | 2515 | 0 | 23.01.78
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| 15 | Gelashvili,Tamaz | GEO | 2510 | 24 | 08.04.78
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| 16 | Krakops,Maris | LAT | 2510 | 19 | 03.04.78
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| 17 | Zhang,Zhong | CHN | 2510 | 15 | 05.09.78
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| 18 | Kobalija,Mihail | RUS | 2505 | 49 | 03.05.78
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| 19 | Acs,Peter | HUN | 2500 | 67 | 10.05.81
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| 20 | Banikas,Hristos | GRE | 2490 | 49 | 20.05.78
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| 21 | Shaked,Tal | USA | 2490 | 43 | 05.02.78
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| 22 | Grischuk,Alexander | RUS | 2490 | 32 | 31.10.83
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