<P> The highest rating ever achieved is 2882, by Magnus Carlsen on the May 2014 list . </P> <Dl> <Dd> <Table> Progression of highest rating record <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> <Th> Year - month first achieved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2760 </Td> <Td> 1971 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2785 </Td> <Td> 1972 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2800 </Td> <Td> 1990 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2805 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2815 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2820 </Td> <Td> 1997 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2825 </Td> <Td> 1998 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2851 </Td> <Td> 1999 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2861 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2872 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2881 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2882 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> <Table> Progression of highest rating record <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> <Th> Year - month first achieved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2760 </Td> <Td> 1971 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2785 </Td> <Td> 1972 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2800 </Td> <Td> 1990 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2805 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2815 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2820 </Td> <Td> 1997 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2825 </Td> <Td> 1998 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2851 </Td> <Td> 1999 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2861 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2872 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2881 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2882 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Dd> <Table> Progression of highest rating record <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Rating </Th> <Th> Year - month first achieved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2760 </Td> <Td> 1971 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bobby Fischer </Td> <Td> 2785 </Td> <Td> 1972 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2800 </Td> <Td> 1990 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2805 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2815 </Td> <Td> 1993 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2820 </Td> <Td> 1997 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2825 </Td> <Td> 1998 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Garry Kasparov </Td> <Td> 2851 </Td> <Td> 1999 - 07 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2861 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 01 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2872 </Td> <Td> 2013 - 02 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2881 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magnus Carlsen </Td> <Td> 2882 </Td> <Td> 2014 - 05 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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