1990 in chess

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Events in chess in 1990;

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FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1990

  1. Garry Kasparov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2900
  2. Anatoly Karpov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2730
  3. Jan Timman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2680
  4. Vassily Ivanchuk Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2665
  5. Mikhail Gurevich Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2645
  6. Valery Salov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2645
  7. Alexander Beliavsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2640
  8. Nigel Short Flag of England.svg  England 2635
  9. Ulf Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2630
  10. Viktor Korchnoi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2625

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