Top Performances

Players ranked by performance rating (TPR) over their games in 2008, minimum 30 rated games

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#	Player	Games	Score	Opp. avg	TPR	vs rating
1	GM Veselin Topalov , best: Pu Kou Chess Tournament, Nanjing 2008, 2892, 40/65 · 62% · opp. 2725	, 65 games	, 4062%	, avg 2725	, 2812	, +21
2	GM Viswanathan Anand , best: World Chess Championship Match 2008, 2837, 28½/50 · 57% · opp. 2748	, 50 games	, 28½57%	, avg 2748	, 2798	, +15
3	GM Magnus Carlsen , best: Aerosvit - 2008, 2882, 55½/91 · 61% · opp. 2708	, 91 games	, 55½61%	, avg 2708	, 2788	, +2
4	GM Alexander Morozevich , best: 38th International GM Supertournament Bosna 2008, 2872, 31½/49 · 64% · opp. 2671	, 49 games	, 31½64%	, avg 2671	, 2773	, −14
5	GM Vasyl Ivanchuk , best: 4th M-Tel Masters Super Tournament, 2977, 73/127 · 57% · opp. 2721	, 127 games	, 7357%	, avg 2721	, 2771	, −15
6	GM Teimour Radjabov , best: Corus Chess 2008 - GM A, 2800, 60/108 · 56% · opp. 2722	, 108 games	, 6056%	, avg 2722	, 2765	, +13
7	GM Levon Aronian , best: Corus Chess 2008 - GM A, 2830, 46½/86 · 54% · opp. 2731	, 86 games	, 46½54%	, avg 2731	, 2760	, +3
8	GM Dmitry Jakovenko , best: FIDE Grand Prix. Elista, 2798, 62½/102 · 61% · opp. 2669	, 102 games	, 62½61%	, avg 2669	, 2749	, +12
9	GM Peter Leko , best: Olympiad Dresden Open, 2834, 35½/66 · 54% · opp. 2718	, 66 games	, 35½54%	, avg 2718	, 2747	, 0
10	GM Leinier Dominguez Perez , best: Int. Chess Festival Biel GMT, 2793, 27½/44 · 63% · opp. 2648	, 44 games	, 27½63%	, avg 2648	, 2743	, +24
=11	GM Sergei Movsesian , best: 24th European Club Cup 2008 Halkidiki, Greece, 2828, 73/109 · 67% · opp. 2614	, 109 games	, 7367%	, avg 2614	, 2739	, +7
=11	GM Alexander Grischuk , best: FIDE Grand Prix. Elista, 2799, 36½/62 · 59% · opp. 2674	, 62 games	, 36½59%	, avg 2674	, 2739	, +20
13	GM Vugar Gashimov , best: FIDE Grand Prix - Baku, 2008, 2807, 53/90 · 59% · opp. 2669	, 90 games	, 5359%	, avg 2669	, 2734	, +31
14	GM Krishnan Sasikiran , best: 17th CRO team Championship - 1A League_Men, 2850, 43/63 · 68% · opp. 2597	, 63 games	, 4368%	, avg 2597	, 2730	, +36
15	GM Ruslan Ponomariov , best: 3. M.Tal Memorial 2008, 2791, 19/33 · 58% · opp. 2672	, 33 games	, 1958%	, avg 2672	, 2729	, +10
16	GM Hua Ni , best: ITT 51 Capodanno, 2834, 47/68 · 69% · opp. 2586	, 68 games	, 4769%	, avg 2586	, 2727	, +17
17	GM Vladimir Kramnik , best: 3. M.Tal Memorial 2008, 2783, 24/49 · 49% · opp. 2732	, 49 games	, 2449%	, avg 2732	, 2725	, −47
18	GM Yue Wang , best: NH Chess Tournament, 2892, 68½/107 · 64% · opp. 2620	, 107 games	, 68½64%	, avg 2620	, 2722	, −14
19	GM Alexei Shirov , best: 24th European Club Cup 2008 Halkidiki, Greece, 2808, 50/88 · 57% · opp. 2670	, 88 games	, 5057%	, avg 2670	, 2720	, −6
20	GM Boris Gelfand , best: Olympiad Dresden Open, 2833, 35½/67 · 53% · opp. 2696	, 67 games	, 35½53%	, avg 2696	, 2717	, −2
21	GM Peter Svidler , best: 1.Bundesliga, 2792, 53/98 · 54% · opp. 2686	, 98 games	, 5354%	, avg 2686	, 2715	, −12
22	GM Evgeny Alekseev , best: Int. Chess Festival Biel GMT, 2793, 41/78 · 53% · opp. 2693	, 78 games	, 4153%	, avg 2693	, 2714	, −1
23	GM Xiangzhi Bu , best: GibTelecom Masters, 2834, 42½/70 · 61% · opp. 2632	, 70 games	, 42½61%	, avg 2632	, 2712	, −2
24	GM Gata Kamsky , best: Olympiad Dresden Open, 2768, 37/66 · 56% · opp. 2668	, 66 games	, 3756%	, avg 2668	, 2711	, −18
25	GM Etienne Bacrot , best: 24th European Club Cup 2008 Halkidiki, Greece, 2839, 69½/111 · 63% · opp. 2614	, 111 games	, 69½63%	, avg 2614	, 2709	, +4
26	GM Hao Wang , best: 15. RUS Team Chmp. 2008 PL, 2800, 55½/81 · 69% · opp. 2567	, 81 games	, 55½69%	, avg 2567	, 2708	, +12
27	GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov , best: FIDE Grand Prix - Baku, 2008, 2772, 44½/84 · 53% · opp. 2686	, 84 games	, 44½53%	, avg 2686	, 2707	, −24
28	GM Michael Adams , best: II Torneo Cerrado Magistral Ruy Lopez, 2830, 49/82 · 60% · opp. 2630	, 82 games	, 4960%	, avg 2630	, 2702	, −32
29	GM Sergey Karjakin , best: Aerosvit - 2008, 2746, 35/67 · 52% · opp. 2686	, 67 games	, 3552%	, avg 2686	, 2700	, −30
30	GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave , best: Championnats de France - National A, 2775, 67½/100 · 68% · opp. 2564	, 100 games	, 67½68%	, avg 2564	, 2697	, −19
31	GM Alexander Motylev , best: Aeroflot open 2008 A1, 2761, 40½/61 · 66% · opp. 2575	, 61 games	, 40½66%	, avg 2575	, 2692	, +20
32	GM Victor Bologan , best: BIH Team Championship, 2741, 49½/74 · 67% · opp. 2565	, 74 games	, 49½67%	, avg 2565	, 2690	, +8
33	GM Aleksey Dreev , best: Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona Casino de Barcelona 2008, 2794, 43/64 · 67% · opp. 2564	, 64 games	, 4367%	, avg 2564	, 2689	, +19
34	GM Zhong Zhang , best: 3rd Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup, 2736, 44½/58 · 77% · opp. 2473	, 58 games	, 44½77%	, avg 2473	, 2684	, +52
35	GM Vladimir Malakhov , best: 17th CRO team Championship - 1A League_Men, 2709, 39/60 · 65% · opp. 2569	, 60 games	, 3965%	, avg 2569	, 2679	, +4
36	GM Laurent Fressinet , best: 9th EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2008, 2702, 41½/61 · 68% · opp. 2543	, 61 games	, 41½68%	, avg 2543	, 2676	, 0
37	GM Artyom Timofeev , best: Moscow open 2008 A, 2850, 64½/104 · 62% · opp. 2588	, 104 games	, 64½62%	, avg 2588	, 2675	, +5
38	GM Vladimir Akopian , best: 24th European Club Cup 2008 Halkidiki, Greece, 2816, 44/72 · 61% · opp. 2594	, 72 games	, 4461%	, avg 2594	, 2674	, −5
39	GM Baadur Jobava , best: Moscow open 2008 A, 2770, 41½/63 · 66% · opp. 2554	, 63 games	, 41½66%	, avg 2554	, 2671	, +7
=40	GM Nikita Vitiugov , best: RUS Men's Cup 2008, 2813, 55½/84 · 66% · opp. 2553	, 84 games	, 55½66%	, avg 2553	, 2670	, +32
=40	GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov , best: Olympiad Dresden Open, 2721, 23½/43 · 55% · opp. 2634	, 43 games	, 23½55%	, avg 2634	, 2670	, −2
=42	GM Pavel Eljanov , best: 15. RUS Team Chmp. 2008 PL, 2817, 49½/90 · 55% · opp. 2631	, 90 games	, 49½55%	, avg 2631	, 2667	, −53
=42	GM Zahar Efimenko , best: Moscow open 2008 A, 2771, 56/87 · 64% · opp. 2565	, 87 games	, 5664%	, avg 2565	, 2667	, −13
=44	GM Alexander Onischuk , best: XXI Torneo GM Carlos Torre Repetto In Memoriam - KO, 2751, 48½/87 · 56% · opp. 2623	, 87 games	, 48½56%	, avg 2623	, 2666	, +22
=44	GM Giorgi Kacheishvili , best: 18th Annual North American Open, 2748, 31½/40 · 79% · opp. 2436	, 40 games	, 31½79%	, avg 2436	, 2666	, +94
=46	GM Arkadij Naiditsch , best: 24th European Club Cup 2008 Halkidiki, Greece, 2805, 61/97 · 63% · opp. 2570	, 97 games	, 6163%	, avg 2570	, 2665	, −13
=46	GM Alexander Areshchenko , best: The Championship of Ukraine among Club's Teams 2008, 2789, 42½/62 · 69% · opp. 2524	, 62 games	, 42½69%	, avg 2524	, 2665	, +1
=48	GM Ivan Cheparinov , best: NH Chess Tournament, 2789, 49½/95 · 52% · opp. 2650	, 95 games	, 49½52%	, avg 2650	, 2664	, −32
=48	GM Pavel V. Tregubov , best: 9th EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2008, 2770, 44/68 · 65% · opp. 2554	, 68 games	, 4465%	, avg 2554	, 2664	, +18
50	GM Peter Heine Nielsen , best: 1.Bundesliga, 2686, 39/53 · 74% · opp. 2478	, 53 games	, 3974%	, avg 2478	, 2662	, 0

Each row is every rated game from the events a player finished in 2008, with at least 30 games against rated opponents.

A performance rating is the rating you'd need for these results to be exactly what's expected against these opponents.