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Top 10 players on their 39th birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Capablanca, José R284460
2 Alekhine, Alexander A282754
3 Botvinnik, Mikhail M282561
4 Steinitz, Wilhelm280563
5 Karpov, Anatoly E280147
6 Paulsen, Louis272461
7 Reshevsky, Samuel H271657
8 Petrosian, Tigran V271450
9 Keres, Paul271252
10 Korchnoi, Viktor L271048

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Top 500 players on their 39th birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Capablanca, José R 28446032.2%#412/31/1926: #1
2 Alekhine, Alexander A 28275420.3%#512/31/1930: #1
3 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 28256121.0%#606/30/1950: #1
4 Steinitz, Wilhelm 28056313.8%#812/31/1874: #1
5 Karpov, Anatoly E 2801477.3%#704/30/1990: #2
6 Paulsen, Louis 2724610.9%#3212/31/1871: #1
7 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2716570.5%#3506/30/1950: #3
8 Petrosian, Tigran V 2714500.2%#3403/31/1968: #5
9 Keres, Paul 2712520.2%#3612/31/1954: #4
10 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2710480.1%#3602/28/1970: #4
11 Geller, Efim P 2708500.2%#3812/31/1963: #4
12 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2706660.7%#4612/31/1900: #2
13 Zukertort, Johannes H 2705560.3%#4312/31/1880: #1
14 Smyslov, Vassily V 2703500.1%#4112/31/1959: #4
15 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2700480.1%#4210/31/1973: #7
16 Stein, Leonid Z 2698500.1%#4408/31/1973: #7
17 Anderssen, Adolf 2695740.8%#6012/31/1856: #1
18 Spassky, Boris V 2694500.1%#4712/31/1975: #4
19 Kotov, Alexander A 2689530.1%#5306/30/1952: #6
20 Timman, Jan H 268548#5411/30/1990: #8
21 Tal, Mikhail 267448#6310/31/1975: #7
22 Maróczy, Géza 267352#6612/31/1908: #3
23 Harrwitz, Daniel 2671740.4%#8212/31/1861: #3
24 Rubinstein, Akiba K 267055#7112/31/1920: #2
25 Seirawan, Yasser 267051#6903/22/1999: #22
26 Yermolinsky, Alex V 266949#6803/31/1997: #21
27 Marshall, Frank J 266955#7212/31/1915: #5
28 Najdorf, Miguel 266951#6912/31/1948: #7
29 Larsen, Bent 266850#7002/28/1974: #10
30 Portisch, Lajos 266649#7202/29/1976: #8
31 Euwe, Machgielis 266551#7312/31/1939: #7
32 Andersson, Ulf 266348#7305/31/1990: #15
33 Nikolic, Predrag 265948#7709/06/1999: #26
34 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 265947#7610/31/1989: #18
35 Hübner, Robert 265748#7810/31/1987: #15
36 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A 265651#8203/15/1999: #29
37 Gligoric, Svetozar 265648#8012/31/1961: #11
38 Averbakh, Yury L 265553#8512/31/1960: #11
39 Speelman, Jonathan S 265548#8209/30/1995: #26
40 Hort, Vlastimil 265347#8212/31/1982: #19
41 Nimzowitsch, Aron 2653650.1%#9512/31/1924: #5
42 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 264849#8802/28/1985: #22
43 Makogonov, Vladimir A 2648710.1%#10512/31/1942: #8
44 Bogoljubow, Efim D 264754#9312/31/1927: #6
45 Ribli, Zoltán 264749#9008/31/1990: #26
46 Chernin, Alexander M 264349#9303/01/1999: #34
47 Beliavsky, Alexander G 264347#9311/30/1992: #29
48 Mason, James 2642700.1%#11012/31/1887: #3
49 Gurevich, Mikhail N 264148#9601/31/1998: #33
50 Stĺhlberg, Gideon 264061#10612/31/1946: #9
51 Nunn, John D M 263248#10503/31/1994: #39
52 Taimanov, Mark E 263151#10812/31/1964: #15
53 Dvoiris, Semen I 263149#10610/31/1997: #38
54 Vaganian, Rafael A 263048#10709/30/1990: #40
55 Gipslis, Aivars 263055#11312/31/1975: #25
56 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E 262953#11201/31/1989: #40
57 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 262952#11202/29/1972: #19
58 Balashov, Yury S 262949#10902/29/1988: #41
59 Razuvaev, Yury S 262751#11409/30/1984: #33
60 Boleslavsky, Isaak E 262652#11512/31/1957: #18
61 Jussupow, Artur M 262548#11202/08/1999: #43
62 Dorfman, Iosif D 262550#11504/30/1991: #44
63 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 262347#11406/30/1996: #47
64 Blackburne, Joseph H 262363#12512/31/1879: #4
65 Gufeld, Eduard E 262252#11902/28/1975: #27
66 Sax, Gyula 262247#11605/31/1990: #40
67 Sosonko, Gennadi 262249#11704/30/1982: #29
68 Gulko, Boris F 262050#12001/31/1986: #43
69 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y 262060#12712/31/1995: #52
70 Savon, Vladimir A 262053#12208/31/1979: #33
71 Olafsson, Fridrik 261860#12912/31/1973: #27
72 Ubilava, Elizbar E 261752#12407/31/1989: #45
73 Gunsberg, Isidor 261761#13112/31/1892: #5
74 Eingorn, Viacheslav S 261551#12610/31/1995: #63
75 Krogius, Nikolay V 261554#12806/30/1969: #23
76 Szabó, László 261549#12412/31/1955: #16
77 Benko, Pal C 261552#12706/30/1967: #23
78 Horowitz, Al 261569#13812/31/1945: #12
79 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 261449#12508/31/1983: #35
80 Lputian, Smbat G 261450#12501/31/1997: #61
81 Tartakower, Saviely G 261351#12712/31/1925: #10
82 Romanishin, Oleg M 261349#12612/31/1990: #52
83 Schlechter, Carl 261350#12812/31/1912: #7
84 Flohr, Salo 261157#13312/31/1946: #13
85 Christiansen, Larry M 261049#12905/31/1995: #60
86 Sturua, Zurab 260953#13405/31/1998: #73
87 Liberzon, Vladimir M 260858#13702/29/1976: #34
88 Graf, Alexander 260755#13608/20/2001: #69
89 Bronstein, David I 260751#13312/31/1962: #21
90 Fominyh, Alexander 260751#13405/31/1998: #76
91 Gavrikov, Victor N 260451#13606/30/1996: #70
92 Parma, Bruno 260256#14111/30/1980: #53
93 Makarichev, Sergey Y 260254#14110/31/1992: #80
94 Kavalek, Lubomir 260149#13907/31/1982: #37
95 Platonov, Igor V 260156#14312/31/1972: #36
96 Dolmatov, Sergey V 260150#13901/31/1998: #77
97 Kholmov, Ratmir D 260050#14103/31/1964: #23
98 Suba, Mihai 259850#14305/31/1986: #59
99 Miles, Anthony J 259748#14103/31/1994: #78
100 Lerner, Konstantin Z 259750#14402/28/1989: #68
101 Lisitsin, Georgy M 25967512/31/1947: #16
102 Smejkal, Jan 25965002/28/1985: #62
103 Novikov, Igor A 25965005/21/2001: #78
104 Eliskases, Erich G 25965812/31/1951: #18
105 Panno, Oscar R 25955202/28/1974: #41
106 Vaisser, Anatoli 25955202/29/1988: #67
107 Suetin, Alexey S 25955109/30/1965: #27
108 Zaitsev, Igor A 25955904/30/1977: #51
109 Kashdan, Isaac 25927312/31/1943: #12
110 Kuzmin, Gennady P 25915212/31/1984: #66
111 Ivkov, Borislav 25914710/31/1972: #39
112 Englisch, Berthold 25917512/31/1889: #5
113 Ragozin, Viacheslav V 25905612/31/1946: #17
114 Lilienthal, Andor 25905312/31/1949: #22
115 Ftácnik, Lubomír 25894809/30/1996: #102
116 Darga, Klaus V 25886012/31/1972: #43
117 Klovans, Janis 25886002/28/1974: #44
118 Kaidanov, Gregory S 25885209/30/1998: #95
119 Ye Jiangchuan 25875211/15/1999: #99
120 Unzicker, Wolfgang 25875503/31/1964: #28
121 Psakhis, Lev B 25864810/31/1997: #103
122 Antoshin, Vladimir S 25855503/31/1968: #34
123 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 25836304/30/1983: #67
124 Konstantinopolsky, Alexander M 25836112/31/1948: #19
125 Kharitonov, Andrey Y 25824903/31/1998: #117
126 Pintér, József 25825310/31/1992: #117
127 Adorján, András 25805003/31/1989: #91
128 Kengis, Edvins 25804903/31/1998: #121
129 Sanguinetti, Raúl C 25806912/31/1971: #41
130 Antonio, Rogelio Jr 25785302/19/2001: #122
131 deFirmian, Nicholas E 25784806/30/1996: #119
132 Timoshchenko, Gennady 25785003/31/1988: #90
133 Magerramov, Elmar S 25776203/31/1997: #124
134 Yudasin, Leonid G 25744807/31/1998: #132
135 Teichmann, Richard 25735412/31/1906: #7
136 Byrne, Robert E 25735403/31/1967: #43
137 Rogers, Ian 25724706/21/1999: #124
138 Podgaets, Mikhail Y 25725706/30/1986: #99
139 Gheorghiu, Florin 25714903/31/1983: #75
140 Chekhover, Vitaly 25697212/31/1946: #21
141 Zaichik, Gennady L 25696001/31/1996: #152
142 Torre, Eugenio 25685210/31/1990: #113
143 Gorelov, Sergey G 25686207/31/1996: #139
144 Pachmann, Ludek 25674903/31/1963: #33
145 Aronin, Lev S 25676006/30/1959: #35
146 Hulak, Krunoslav 25655004/30/1990: #126
147 Matulovic, Milan 25655004/30/1974: #57
148 Gruenfeld, Yehuda 25645202/28/1995: #145
149 Quinteros, Miguel A 25625211/30/1986: #118
150 Evans, Larry M 25615702/28/1971: #53
151 Spraggett, Kevin B 25615010/31/1993: #159
152 Trifunovic, Petar 25615612/31/1948: #24
153 Cámpora, Daniel H 25604906/30/1996: #162
154 Janowsky, Dawid M 25605212/31/1906: #8
155 Hebden, Mark 25605001/31/1997: #161
156 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 25604802/28/1974: #67
157 Bagirov, Vladimir K 25595806/30/1975: #61
158 Donner, Johannes H 25595006/30/1966: #50
159 Pigusov, Evgeny 25595103/27/2000: #178
160 Spielmann, Rudolf 25595612/31/1921: #11
161 Ivanov, Sergey 25594909/25/2000: #160
162 Lutikov, Anatoly S 25585812/31/1971: #54
163 Chekhov, Valery A 25585310/31/1994: #159
164 Van der Sterren, Paul 25584802/28/1995: #159
165 Lobron, Eric 25585005/03/1999: #178
166 Csom, István 25574904/30/1979: #92
167 Kupreichik, Viktor D 25574906/30/1988: #119
168 Pétursson, Margeir 25575402/15/1999: #161
169 Karasev, Vladimir I 25576004/30/1977: #98
170 Kurajica, Bojan 25575210/31/1986: #125
171 Didishko, Vereslav 25566503/31/1988: #126
172 de Rivičre, Jules A 25557212/31/1868: #8
173 Grünfeld, Ernst 25546012/31/1931: #18
174 Bannik, Anatoly A 25536709/30/1960: #37
175 Vyzmanavin, Alexey 25535712/31/1998: #168
176 Ilivitsky, Georgy A 25527503/31/1960: #41
177 Glek, Igor V 25524911/06/2000: #166
178 Averkin, Orest N 25526401/31/1983: #93
179 Huzman, Alexander 25514904/09/2001: #180
180 Smagin, Sergey 25515308/31/1997: #183
181 Foltys, Jan 25506712/31/1946: #23
182 Bondarevsky, Igor Z 25505512/31/1951: #35
183 Arkhipov, Sergey 25495005/31/1993: #180
184 Yurtaev, Leonid 25485204/30/1998: #197
185 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N 25475103/31/1985: #121
186 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 25455910/31/1972: #69
187 Chiburdanidze, Maia G 25455201/17/2000: #199
188 Kovacevic, Vladimir 25456202/28/1981: #96
189 Damljanovic, Branko 25454906/12/2000: #202
190 Bukic, Enver 25456010/31/1976: #93
191 Sämisch, Friedrich 25446712/31/1934: #21
192 Lombardy, William J 25445610/31/1976: #96
193 Alburt, Lev O 25435007/31/1984: #123
194 Loginov, Valery A 25424711/30/1994: #216
195 Böök, Eero 25425812/31/1948: #31
196 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V 25426507/31/1986: #150
197 Matanovic, Aleksandar 25424703/31/1969: #62
198 Watson, William N 25416204/16/2001: #212
199 Radulov, Ivan 25415312/31/1977: #102
200 Filip, Miroslav 25415009/30/1967: #62
201 Bönsch, Uwe 25415009/30/1997: #202
202 Fedorowicz, John P 25395508/31/1997: #219
203 Vitolinš, Alvis 25396305/31/1985: #131
204 Ivanov, Igor V 25385812/31/1985: #154
205 Kalegin, Evgenij 25376008/31/1993: #205
206 Pfleger, Helmut 25375807/31/1982: #107
207 Simagin, Vladimir P 25365812/31/1957: #53
208 Knaak, Rainer F 25355002/29/1992: #223
209 Nei, Iivo 25356410/31/1970: #73
210 Furman, Semen A 25355406/30/1959: #50
211 Shneider, Aleksandr 25345505/21/2001: #228
212 Arbakov, Valentin 25345612/31/1990: #204
213 Kantsler, Boris 25345604/16/2001: #240
214 Pilnik, Herman 25345212/31/1952: #39
215 Tunik, Gennady 25335404/30/1992: #229
216 Kindermann, Stefan 25334811/30/1998: #213
217 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 25335204/30/1981: #109
218 Dizdar, Goran 25334811/30/1997: #231
219 Lasker, Edward 25325912/31/1923: #13
220 Ricardi, Pablo 25325002/19/2001: #252
221 Moroz, Alexander 25326101/17/2000: #235
222 Becker, Albert 25306712/31/1934: #24
223 Browne, Walter S 25305112/31/1987: #165
224 Yudovich, Mikhail M 25296712/31/1949: #39
225 Stoltz, Gösta 25296012/31/1942: #26
226 Gilg, Karl 25296612/31/1939: #29
227 Kovalev, Andrei 25275111/06/2000: #237
228 Sher, Miron N 25275105/31/1991: #235
229 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 25265812/31/1977: #117
230 Zaltsman, Vitaly F 25265609/30/1980: #127
231 Shamkovich, Leonid A 25265603/31/1962: #56
232 Dizdarevic, Emir 25265003/31/1997: #276
233 Mieses, Jacques 25255212/31/1903: #15
234 von Jaenisch, Carl F 25256212/31/1851: #6
235 Motwani, Paul 25245306/11/2001: #269
236 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B 25245010/31/1993: #252
237 Nikolenko, Oleg 25245605/31/1998: #285
238 Rabar, Braslav 25235806/30/1958: #57
239 Bischoff, Klaus 25234806/05/2000: #267
240 Schmid, Lothar M 25235503/31/1967: #73
241 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto 25224811/30/1996: #279
242 Tringov, Georgy P 25225602/29/1976: #106
243 Tolush, Alexander K 25225712/31/1948: #36
244 Treybal, Karel 25215712/31/1923: #16
245 Cherepkov, Alexander V 25216706/30/1959: #60
246 Arnason, Jon L 25216511/08/1999: #266
247 Meister, Yakov 25215608/31/1994: #278
248 Mochalov, Evgeny V 25207009/30/1990: #244
249 Kosten, Anthony C 25205306/30/1997: #293
250 Ivanovic, Božidar 25204907/31/1985: #177
251 Georgadze, Tamaz V 25195510/31/1986: #183
252 Grigorian, Karen A 25185908/31/1986: #192
253 Vera, Reynaldo 25185001/03/2000: #280
254 van der Wiel, John T H 25184907/31/1998: #300
255 Addison, William G 25186010/31/1972: #97
256 Lein, Anatoly 25175502/28/1970: #92
257 Ivanov, Alexander V 25176204/30/1995: #298
258 Réti, Richard 25175312/31/1927: #19
259 Barcza, Gedeon 25175406/30/1950: #50
260 Polovodin, Igor A 25165602/28/1994: #290
261 Nemet, Ivan 25166403/31/1982: #146
262 Malich, Burkhard G 25155610/31/1975: #108
263 Cebalo, Mišo 25155301/31/1984: #155
264 Vukic, Milan 25155407/31/1982: #149
265 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo 25155108/31/1970: #94
266 Nogueiras, Jesus 25145006/30/1998: #319
267 Gofshtein, Leonid D 25145803/31/1992: #288
268 Vladimirov, Boris T 25146203/31/1968: #80
269 Bobotsov, Milko G 25135008/31/1970: #95
270 Kovacevic, Vladimir 25136902/28/1994: #304
271 Zhuravliov, Valerij 25136410/31/1977: #132
272 Davies, Nigel R 25135307/26/1999: #302
273 Marco, Georg 25135312/31/1901: #9
274 Mestel, A Jonathan 25136202/29/1996: #339
275 Lanka, Zigurds 25125105/17/1999: #307
276 Yuferov, Sergey N 25116411/30/1984: #188
277 Osnos, Viacheslav V 25116606/30/1974: #108
278 Karner, Hillar 25116506/30/1974: #109
279 Bragin, Alexander 25107305/31/1992: #295
280 Kiselev, Sergey 25106009/11/2000: #314
281 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 25096506/30/1955: #67
282 Gurevich, Dmitry 25094908/31/1995: #326
283 Rossetto, Héctor D 25085106/30/1961: #68
284 Ionov, Sergey 25085101/01/2001: #343
285 Bilek, István 25075006/30/1971: #99
286 Speijer, Abraham 25076412/31/1911: #19
287 Alatortsev, Vladimir A 25075812/31/1947: #39
288 Ree, Hans 25064908/31/1983: #170
289 Rodriguez, Amador 25065108/31/1995: #337
290 Krivonosov, Oleg 25056905/08/2000: #336
291 Legky, Nikolay A 25055303/31/1994: #329
292 Ermenkov, Evgenij 25025208/31/1988: #246
293 Tatai, Stefano 25025102/28/1977: #145
294 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 25025712/31/1949: #51
295 Palatnik, Semen A 25025402/28/1989: #267
296 Knezevic, Milorad 25025710/31/1975: #121
297 Kudrin, Sergey 25025208/31/1998: #356
298 Lukacs, Peter 25024906/30/1989: #276
299 Jansa, Vlastimil 25024910/31/1981: #154
300 Strikovic, Aleksa 25015205/08/2000: #352
301 Faragó, Iván 25014903/31/1985: #217
302 Panchenko, Alexander N 25015009/30/1992: #338
303 Vaulin, Alexander 25005002/29/1996: #405
304 Byrne, Donald 25005203/31/1969: #103
305 Michel, Walter 25006312/31/1926: #24
306 Petrosian, Arshak B 24995111/30/1992: #336
307 Lau, Ralf 24995009/30/1998: #360
308 Aseev, Konstantin N 24995110/18/1999: #350
309 Guseinov, Aidyn 24996712/31/1990: #306
310 Kalinitschew, Sergey 24985701/31/1995: #358
311 Li Zunian 24977112/31/1996: #393
312 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 24974903/31/1982: #172
313 Kraidman, Yair 24965810/31/1971: #108
314 Marovic, Dražen 24965312/31/1976: #152
315 Forintos, Gyözö V 24965006/30/1974: #124
316 Mitenkov, Alexey 24957203/06/2000: #406
317 Popovic, Petar 24955101/31/1998: #388
318 Kveinys, Aloyzas 24954907/09/2001: #392
319 Stoica, Valentin 24956401/31/1989: #282
320 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I 24955502/28/1994: #374
321 Díez del Corral, Jesús 24945702/29/1972: #120
322 Inkiov, Ventzislav 24945604/30/1995: #388
323 Ionescu, Constantin 24944908/31/1997: #403
324 Johansen, Darryl K 24945601/31/1998: #397
325 Tsesarsky, Ilya 24945409/30/1998: #387
326 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel 24935406/30/1988: #264
327 Penrose, Jonathan 24935908/31/1972: #123
328 Akesson, Ralf 24934802/07/2000: #415
329 Khasin, Abram I 24925312/31/1961: #81
330 Novotelnov, Nikolay A 24927206/30/1950: #63
331 Schweber, Samuel 24925706/30/1975: #132
332 Bogdanovic, Rajko 24925610/31/1970: #114
333 Rausis, Igors 24924804/03/2000: #403
334 Bisguier, Arthur B 24925909/30/1968: #98
335 Jaffe, Charles 24915812/31/1917: #10
336 Karaklajic, Nikola 24916012/31/1964: #87
337 Kishnev, Sergey 24905510/31/1995: #425
338 Tisdall, Jonathan D 24904907/31/1997: #425
339 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 24906110/31/1976: #156
340 Donchev, Dimitar I 24906406/30/1997: #436
341 Jansson, Borje 24907502/28/1981: #174
342 Djuric, Stefan 24905306/30/1994: #400
343 Liang Jinrong 24895805/17/1999: #401
344 Petrienko, Vladimir 24896102/28/1994: #403
345 García Gonzáles, Guillermo 24896411/30/1992: #384
346 Johner, Paul F 24886612/31/1925: #22
347 Berger, Johann N 24886012/31/1883: #13
348 Cvitan, Ognjen 24884810/09/2000: #420
349 Campos Moreno, Javier B 24875402/28/1998: #441
350 Ernst, Wilhelm 24877312/31/1942: #31
351 Piskov, Yury 24876910/09/2000: #424
352 Hazai, Laszlo 24875405/31/1992: #366
353 Karlsson, Lars 24865006/30/1994: #411
354 Ivanov, Alexander V 24855104/30/1995: #430
355 Ornstein, Axel 24856203/31/1991: #358
356 Akhmadeev, Vadim 24846206/30/1995: #432
357 Rellstab, Ludwig Sr 24846512/31/1942: #34
358 Malevinsky, Alexander A 24846701/31/1989: #322
359 Franco Ocampos, Zenon 24845004/30/1995: #438
360 Radev, Nikolai 24846010/31/1977: #177
361 Lengyel, Levente 24835004/30/1972: #135
362 Petrushin, Alexander I 24835902/28/1986: #260
363 Sznapik, Aleksander 24835001/31/1990: #360
364 Vogt, Lothar H 24825012/31/1990: #357
365 Purtov, Andrei 24826303/31/1997: #493
366 Frias, Victor J 24825601/31/1995: #452
367 Meduna, Eduard 24825008/31/1989: #347
368 Simic, Radoslav 24826305/31/1987: #270
369 Kochiev, Alexander 24815502/28/1995: #454
370 Bonch-Osmolovsky, Mikhail A 24806412/31/1957: #88
371 Porges, Moritz 24806112/31/1896: #21
372 Ioseliani, Nana 24795202/12/2001: #500
373 John, Walter 24797412/31/1917: #11
374 Sunye Neto, Jaime 24795404/30/1996: #507
375 Cabrilo, Goran 24795506/30/1997: #499
376 Gaprindashvili, Nona 24786304/30/1980: #206
377 Calvo Minguez, Ricardo 24787409/30/1982: #207
378 Alster, Ladislav 24787103/31/1966: #112
379 Tosic, Miroslav 24775206/14/1999: #461
380 Khasin, Alexander 24776003/31/1990: #382
381 Ostojic, Predrag 24775612/31/1976: #179
382 Minev, Nikolay N 24775912/31/1969: #122
383 Tarasov, Vitaly G 24765712/31/1961: #93
384 Vidmar, Milan Jr 24757412/31/1947: #46
385 Kasparian, Genrikh M 24756312/31/1948: #48
386 Spassov, Liuben 24755002/28/1982: #207
387 Komliakov, Viktor 24755204/19/1999: #478
388 MacDonnell, George A 24757412/31/1868: #10
389 Popov, Luben 24755212/31/1974: #138
390 Ardiansyah, Haji 24746411/30/1990: #382
391 Mortensen, Erling 24745003/31/1994: #462
392 Plaskett, Jim 24745003/15/1999: #460
393 Mokrý, Karel 24735401/31/1998: #503
394 Flear, Glenn C 24735201/31/1998: #505
395 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen 24725603/31/1997: #549
396 Kieninger, Georg 24726012/31/1940: #57
397 Petkevich, Jusefs 24726210/31/1979: #206
398 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 24725211/30/1992: #457
399 Ciocaltea, Victor 24725112/31/1970: #141
400 Gutman, Lev 24725208/31/1984: #280
401 Lechtynsky, Jiri 24725010/31/1986: #296
402 Veingold, Aleksander 24725409/30/1992: #461
403 Prins, Lodewijk 24726112/31/1951: #66
404 Journoud, Paul 24726012/31/1859: #14
405 Ghitescu, Theodor 24725312/31/1972: #151
406 Alexander, Conel H 24716612/31/1947: #49
407 Espig, Lutz 24715812/31/1987: #297
408 Bird, Henry E 24717012/31/1868: #11
409 Izeta Txabarri, Felix 24705107/31/2000: #517
410 Sideif Sade, Fikret I 24706712/31/1990: #408
411 Dely, Peter 24705606/30/1973: #158
412 Levin, Felix 24695110/31/1997: #536
413 Udovcic, Mijo 24696106/30/1959: #92
414 Ostermeyer, Peter 24685709/30/1982: #223
415 Buturin, Vladimir 24687310/31/1982: #243
416 Podzielny, Karl Heinz 24675508/31/1993: #476
417 Portisch, Ferenc 24675402/28/1978: #201
418 Padevsky, Nikola B 24675404/30/1972: #156
419 Saidy, Anthony F 24676404/30/1976: #177
420 Yanofsky, Daniel A 24666512/31/1963: #110
421 Hresc, Vladimir 24666610/31/1990: #427
422 Chandler, Murray G 24665303/29/1999: #513
423 Annageldyev, Orazly 24667403/15/1999: #503
424 Plachetka, Jan 24654801/31/1984: #267
425 Fercec, Nenad 24654904/10/2000: #552
426 Sigurjónsson, Gudmundur 24655308/31/1986: #314
427 Abramovic, Boško 24644901/31/1990: #444
428 Rossolimo, Nicolas 24646712/31/1948: #52
429 Kalantarian, Norik 24636908/13/2001: #552
430 Sahovic, Dragutin 24635506/30/1979: #221
431 Doda, Zbigniew 24635212/31/1969: #141
432 Kuporosov, Viktor 24636309/25/2000: #569
433 Moskalenko, Viktor 24625811/29/1999: #545
434 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 24625108/31/1984: #308
435 Bouwmeester, Henk B 24626206/30/1968: #122
436 Kan, Ilia A 24625812/31/1947: #55
437 Pytel, Krzysztof 24625704/30/1984: #283
438 Wedberg, Tom 24625110/31/1992: #518
439 Fichtl, Jirí 24625812/31/1959: #94
440 Rukavina, Josip 24626010/31/1981: #232
441 Hennings, Artur 24626706/30/1979: #225
442 Robatsch, Karl 24615109/30/1967: #128
443 Strauss, David J 24616407/31/1985: #321
444 Haag, Ervin 24616412/31/1971: #149
445 Vokác, Marek 24614911/30/1997: #579
446 Olafsson, Helgi 24614907/31/1995: #566
447 Michel, Pablo 24616412/31/1943: #29
448 Guimard, Carlos E 24605612/31/1951: #72
449 Damjanovic, Mato 24604912/31/1965: #134
450 Paehtz, Thomas Sr 24605908/31/1995: #581
451 Rajkovic, Dusan 24595605/31/1981: #226
452 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni 24595812/31/1991: #492
453 Martinovic, Slobodan 24595206/30/1984: #307
454 Kallai, Gabor 24595201/31/1998: #598
455 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis 24595104/30/1993: #535
456 Parameswaran, Tiruchi N 24597110/31/1994: #565
457 Gerusel, Mathias 24585812/31/1976: #212
458 Letelier Martner, René 24586506/30/1954: #90
459 Schmittdiel, Eckhard 24575105/10/1999: #579
460 Spiridonov, Nikola 24575302/28/1977: #209
461 Geller, Uzi 24576012/31/1969: #156
462 Zíta, František 24576612/31/1947: #57
463 Lanc, Alois 24575301/31/1987: #344
464 Groszpeter, Attila 24565006/07/1999: #570
465 Zapata, Alonso 24565007/31/1997: #624
466 Seidman, Herbert 24567106/30/1959: #105
467 Braga, Fernando 24555706/30/1997: #646
468 Dueckstein, Andreas 24555606/30/1966: #137
469 Giardelli, Sergio C 24555405/31/1994: #569
470 Qi Jingxuan 24555810/31/1986: #348
471 Brinckmann, Alfred 24556012/31/1929: #32
472 Takács, Sándor 24557412/31/1931: #44
473 Schottländer, Arnold 24556612/31/1892: #17
474 Ziatdinov, Raset 24555911/30/1997: #619
475 Puc, Stojan 24545503/31/1960: #106
476 Soltis, Andrew E 24546204/30/1986: #346
477 Messing, Hrvoje 24546406/30/1979: #237
478 Nikolic, Zivoslav 24545611/30/1992: #542
479 Tseitlin, Mikhail S 24545705/31/1986: #350
480 Kottnauer, Cenek 24546012/31/1948: #59
481 Adamski, Jan 24535410/31/1982: #282
482 Koutsin, Sergey 24535305/31/1996: #663
483 Stanciu, Traian 24537508/31/1974: #180
484 Süchting, Hugo 24536112/31/1912: #33
485 Hartston, William R 24526607/31/1986: #359
486 Smederevac, Petar 24526906/30/1961: #113
487 Neckar, Lubomir 24517107/31/1989: #448
488 Barczay, Laszlo 24515712/31/1974: #180
489 Caro, Horatio 24516712/31/1900: #21
490 Garcia, Gildardo 24515002/28/1993: #580
491 Velikov, Petar 24515102/28/1990: #495
492 Lukin, Andrei M 24506507/31/1987: #352
493 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A 24506210/31/1977: #232
494 Dubinin, Peter V 24506212/31/1947: #60
495 Reprintsev, Alexander 24506111/30/1997: #657
496 Szily, József 24495706/30/1952: #85
497 Janoševic, Dragoljub 24495706/30/1962: #122
498 Weenink, Henri G 24495812/31/1930: #38
499 Abramov, Lev Y 24486612/31/1949: #78
500 Pein, Malcolm 24485708/09/1999: #642

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 39th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 38 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 39. Players who played an insufficient number of games in recent years will not appear on the list, even though you may see them on lists for younger and/or older birthdays. Any players who had been completely inactive for three years are removed from the list.

Definition of columns in the above list:

# refers to the player's all-time rank on this list, compared to all other players when they turned 39.

Player is the full name of the player. Click on the player's name to see a career progression of their ratings.

Rating is the calculated rating for each player on their 39th birthday.

+/- is the standard deviation of the player's rating estimate. It is based on a geometric average of the number of rated games played in past years. Players who play very frequently will have a smaller +/- value, indicating a greater confidence in the accuracy of their rating. Players whose +/- value exceeds 76 are classified as "inactive" and removed from the ranking list due to their infrequent play against rated opponents. Mathematically, a player's rating is an estimate of their exact strength on their 39th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 39th birthday should be within one standard deviation of their calculated rating approximately 68% of the time, and within two standard deviations of their calculated rating approximately 95% of the time.

Best? is the estimated likelihood that the player was stronger on their 39th birthday than anyone else turning 39. Since ratings are known to be inaccurate, it is possible that a lower-rated player was actually much stronger than their rating would indicate, and it is also possible that other players were weaker than their ratings would indicate. This number indicates the likelihood that the player was indeed the strongest player ever among players turning 39. On a particular list, it will add up to 100% across the complete list of all players. This value is only calculated for the top 100 players on any rating list.

75%? gives a 75%-confidence world ranking for the player. Because ratings are known to be inaccurate, even if a particular player had the third-highest rating ever, among players turning 39, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 39-year-old players. This number indicates the all-time rank that we are 75% sure the player is "no worse than". Thus if a player has a value of #12 in this column, we are 75% sure that the player is one of the twelve strongest players ever to turn 39. This value is only calculated for the top 100 players on any rating list.

Date is the exact date that the rating applied to. Click on that date to see the sorted list of all players' ratings on that date.

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