Top Performances
Players ranked by performance rating (TPR) over their games in 2009, minimum 30 rated games
| # | Player | TPR | vs rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | , best: 2009 China (Nanjing) Pearl Spring Chess Tournament, 3002, 44½/73 · 61% · opp. 2739 | , 2819 | , +18 |
| 2 | , 2798 | , −15 | |
| 3 | , 2786 | , 0 | |
| 4 | , 2781 | , +23 | |
| 5 | , 2765 | , +7 | |
| 6 | , best: The 8th Premier League of Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2854, 56½/88 · 64% · opp. 2660 | , 2762 | , +33 |
| 7 | , 2755 | , +19 | |
| 8 | , 2750 | , −4 | |
| 9 | , best: G. P. Donostia Capital Cultural Europea 2016, 2843, 24½/42 · 58% · opp. 2689 | , 2746 | , +7 |
| 10 | , 2739 | , −13 | |
| =11 | , 2736 | , +17 | |
| =11 | , 2736 | , +13 | |
| =11 | , 2736 | , +49 | |
| 14 | , 2734 | , −5 | |
| 15 | , 2730 | , −4 | |
| 16 | , 2728 | , +24 | |
| 17 | , 2724 | , −24 | |
| 18 | , 2721 | , +14 | |
| 19 | , 2718 | , +10 | |
| 20 | , 2716 | , −3 | |
| 21 | , best: 4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2009, 2777, 36½/47 · 78% · opp. 2495 | , 2715 | , +91 |
| 22 | , best: World Junior Championships U20 (Boys), 2797, 64½/95 · 68% · opp. 2581 | , 2714 | , −4 |
| 23 | , 2713 | , −23 | |
| =24 | , 2711 | , +11 | |
| =24 | , best: TORNEO INTERNACIONAL DE AJEDREZ CAPABLANCA - 2009 Grupo Elite VILLA PANAMERICANA, CIUDAD DE LA HABANA, CUBA, 2754, 27½/54 · 51% · opp. 2704 | , 2711 | , −8 |
| 26 | , best: Staunton Memorial Tournament – Scheveningen Group, 2862, 40½/60 · 68% · opp. 2576 | , 2709 | , +2 |
| =27 | , 2707 | , +12 | |
| =27 | , 2707 | , −1 | |
| =29 | , 2705 | , −1 | |
| =29 | , 2705 | , +11 | |
| 31 | , 2703 | , −15 | |
| 32 | , 2701 | , +5 | |
| =33 | , 2698 | , −7 | |
| =33 | , 2698 | , −17 | |
| 35 | , 2691 | , +48 | |
| 36 | , 2690 | , −60 | |
| =37 | , 2687 | , −8 | |
| =37 | , 2687 | , +45 | |
| 39 | , best: G. P. Donostia Capital Cultural Europea 2016, 2845, 58/86 · 67% · opp. 2561 | , 2686 | , −29 |
| 40 | , 2683 | , −14 | |
| 41 | , 2682 | , −9 | |
| 42 | , best: Romanian Teams Championship - 1st League - Men, 2736, 37/57 · 65% · opp. 2570 | , 2680 | , +3 |
| 43 | , 2679 | , +13 | |
| =44 | , 2674 | , +22 | |
| =44 | , 2674 | , +2 | |
| =44 | , 2674 | , −20 | |
| 47 | , best: Campeoanto de España Individual Absoluto 2009, 2783, 47/72 · 65% · opp. 2563 | , 2673 | , −38 |
| =48 | , best: 10th individual European chess championship, 2767, 66½/109 · 61% · opp. 2590 | , 2670 | , −19 |
| =48 | , 2670 | , −28 | |
| =48 | , 2670 | , −22 |
Each row is every rated game from the events a player finished in 2009, 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.