> Easily? No. The only player to have the top rating longer than 10 years is kasparov. That's because you are looking at a FIDE list which starts in 1971. Mikh

> Easily? No. The only player to have the top rating longer than 10 years is kasparov. That's because you are looking at a FIDE list which starts in 1971. Mikhail Botvinnik was the world champion from a nearly uninterrupted period from 1948 to 1963 (he lost to Tal once). Capablanca was undefeated from 10 February 1916 to 21 March 1924 and remained a contender for best player in the world until his retirement in 1931.