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Top 10 players on their 50th birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Lasker, Emanuel287273
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L275549
3 Steinitz, Wilhelm274665
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail M273551
5 Capablanca, José R271856
6 Nimzowitsch, Aron270771
7 Alekhine, Alexander A269759
8 Polugaevsky, Lev A269751
9 Karpov, Anatoly E269747
10 Petrosian, Tigran V268249

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Top 500 players on their 50th birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Lasker, Emanuel 28727377.0%#112/31/1917: #1
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2755494.6%#802/28/1981: #2
3 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2746656.6%#1112/31/1885: #2
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2735512.5%#1106/30/1961: #2
5 Capablanca, José R 2718561.8%#1612/31/1937: #1
6 Nimzowitsch, Aron 2707712.8%#2212/31/1935: #3
7 Alekhine, Alexander A 2697591.1%#2312/31/1941: #2
8 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2697510.6%#2110/31/1984: #6
9 Karpov, Anatoly E 2697470.4%#2105/21/2001: #14
10 Petrosian, Tigran V 2682490.2%#2604/30/1979: #9
11 Tal, Mikhail 2681490.2%#2610/31/1986: #7
12 Smyslov, Vassily V 2678490.1%#2802/28/1971: #9
13 Geller, Efim P 2676490.1%#2902/28/1975: #7
14 Keres, Paul 2674500.1%#3012/31/1965: #12
15 Fischer, Robert J 2669560.2%#3402/28/1993: #16
16 Portisch, Lajos 2668470.1%#3203/31/1987: #9
17 Staunton, Howard 2662710.7%#4312/31/1859: #2
18 Marshall, Frank J 2649550.1%#4412/31/1926: #8
19 Löwenthal, Johann J 2648580.1%#4612/31/1859: #3
20 Spassky, Boris V 264748#4312/31/1986: #22
21 Reshevsky, Samuel H 264654#4609/30/1961: #12
22 Tarrasch, Siegbert 263454#5312/31/1911: #5
23 Najdorf, Miguel 263255#5503/31/1960: #15
24 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2629610.1%#6012/31/1934: #10
25 Boleslavsky, Isaak E 2625660.1%#6603/31/1969: #20
26 Bogoljubow, Efim D 262255#6212/31/1938: #11
27 Janowsky, Dawid M 262054#6412/31/1917: #7
28 Gligoric, Svetozar 261948#6112/31/1972: #26
29 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 261648#6302/29/1996: #58
30 Mackenzie, George H 2615640.1%#7212/31/1886: #5
31 Rubinstein, Akiba K 261454#6912/31/1931: #9
32 Razuvaev, Yury S 261349#6609/30/1995: #65
33 Chigorin, Mikhail I 260752#7212/31/1899: #7
34 Andersson, Ulf 260749#7006/25/2001: #66
35 Bronstein, David I 260650#7212/31/1973: #37
36 Kholmov, Ratmir D 260551#7304/30/1975: #37
37 Spielmann, Rudolf 260452#7512/31/1932: #10
38 Gulko, Boris F 260347#7201/31/1997: #74
39 Larsen, Bent 260350#7402/28/1985: #54
40 Bird, Henry E 260266#8512/31/1879: #7
41 Furman, Semen A 260157#7910/31/1970: #27
42 Tartakower, Saviely G 260056#8012/31/1936: #10
43 Panno, Oscar R 259960#8502/28/1985: #59
44 Blackburne, Joseph H 259757#8412/31/1890: #8
45 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E 259349#8202/07/2000: #93
46 Antoshin, Vladimir S 259167#9504/30/1979: #54
47 Byrne, Robert E 259050#8502/28/1978: #54
48 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 258850#8708/31/1994: #97
49 Todorcevic, Miodrag 258549#8910/31/1990: #87
50 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 258451#9210/30/2000: #97
51 Hübner, Robert 258248#9110/31/1998: #101
52 Ribli, Zoltán 258252#9409/03/2001: #107
53 Gipslis, Aivars 258168#10401/31/1987: #89
54 Taimanov, Mark E 257849#9612/31/1975: #54
55 Kurajica, Bojan 257549#9710/31/1997: #121
56 Bagirov, Vladimir K 257554#10207/31/1986: #99
57 Lerner, Konstantin Z 257451#10002/28/2000: #137
58 Averbakh, Yury L 257458#10412/31/1971: #47
59 Unzicker, Wolfgang 257357#10404/30/1975: #56
60 Balashov, Yury S 257349#9903/08/1999: #125
61 Szabó, László 257149#10112/31/1966: #42
62 Levenfish, Grigory Y 257161#10912/31/1938: #18
63 Euwe, Machgielis 256954#10612/31/1950: #31
64 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 256953#10602/28/1983: #77
65 Rabinovich, Ilya L 256866#11512/31/1940: #19
66 Kotov, Alexander A 256769#11706/30/1963: #33
67 Kuzmin, Gennady P 256550#10712/31/1995: #154
68 Paulsen, Louis 256555#11012/31/1882: #8
69 Vaisser, Anatoli 256450#10803/01/1999: #142
70 Tolush, Alexander K 256455#11103/31/1960: #33
71 Pachmann, Ludek 256468#11904/30/1974: #59
72 Hort, Vlastimil 256350#11012/31/1993: #155
73 Matanovic, Aleksandar 256361#11604/30/1980: #79
74 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 255952#11404/30/1994: #164
75 Beim, Valery 255852#11503/13/2000: #179
76 Suetin, Alexey S 255852#11510/31/1976: #78
77 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N 255751#11503/31/1996: #184
78 Anderssen, Adolf 255454#12012/31/1867: #6
79 Flohr, Salo 255369#12906/30/1958: #41
80 Lein, Anatoly 255151#12102/28/1981: #90
81 Ahues, Carl O 255063#12812/31/1932: #18
82 Sax, Gyula 255048#12006/18/2001: #183
83 Stĺhlberg, Gideon 255053#12312/31/1957: #45
84 Evans, Larry M 254966#13102/28/1982: #94
85 Adorján, András 254861#13003/27/2000: #196
86 Gufeld, Eduard E 254861#13002/28/1986: #133
87 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 254752#12504/30/1992: #186
88 Hulak, Krunoslav 254551#12605/21/2001: #187
89 Podgaets, Mikhail Y 254571#13706/30/1997: #207
90 Cebalo, Mišo 254449#12501/31/1995: #197
91 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 254051#13002/28/1985: #133
92 Trifunovic, Petar 254054#13306/30/1960: #43
93 Filip, Miroslav 253964#13908/31/1978: #112
94 Sosonko, Gennadi 253854#13404/30/1993: #211
95 Shabanov, Yury F 253759#13810/31/1987: #151
96 Burn, Amos 253653#13512/31/1898: #13
97 Smejkal, Jan 253651#13402/29/1996: #245
98 Bolbochán, Julio 253569#14502/28/1970: #72
99 Alapin, Simon 253454#13712/31/1905: #12
100 Nei, Iivo 253460#14110/31/1981: #114
101 Alburt, Lev O 25336207/31/1995: #234
102 Klovans, Janis 25326103/31/1985: #148
103 Nikolac, Juraj 25316603/31/1982: #121
104 Berger, Johann N 25306712/31/1894: #8
105 Osnos, Viacheslav V 25276906/30/1985: #156
106 Pilnik, Herman 25275712/31/1963: #58
107 Kovacevic, Vladimir 25265302/29/1992: #254
108 Ivkov, Borislav 25255110/31/1983: #141
109 Goldberg, Grigory A 25227006/30/1958: #59
110 Przepiórka, Dawid 25216212/31/1929: #19
111 Timoshchenko, Gennady 25205004/26/1999: #281
112 Kashdan, Isaac 25187406/30/1955: #64
113 Browne, Walter S 25185912/31/1998: #269
114 Benko, Pal C 25185406/30/1978: #126
115 Suba, Mihai 25175005/31/1997: #302
116 Kieninger, Georg 25166512/31/1951: #48
117 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 25165610/31/1983: #157
118 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V 25145107/31/1997: #312
119 Barcza, Gedeon 25135106/30/1961: #67
120 Csom, István 25114905/31/1990: #254
121 Shamkovich, Leonid A 25115504/30/1973: #110
122 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 25105303/31/1961: #68
123 Savon, Vladimir A 25085308/31/1990: #278
124 Bangiev, Alexander 25086710/31/1996: #338
125 Donner, Johannes H 25085106/30/1977: #141
126 Lutikov, Anatoly S 25086301/31/1983: #161
127 Simagin, Vladimir P 25055209/30/1968: #82
128 Didishko, Vereslav 25055304/05/1999: #338
129 Mikenas, Vladas 25055803/31/1960: #67
130 Ragozin, Viacheslav V 25046106/30/1958: #72
131 Tringov, Georgy P 25045702/28/1987: #216
132 Böök, Eero 25026912/31/1959: #66
133 Olafsson, Fridrik 25026012/31/1984: #212
134 Lokvenc, Josef 25007012/31/1948: #43
135 Ubilava, Elizbar E 24995808/21/2000: #356
136 Pirc, Vasja 24995506/30/1957: #79
137 Palatnik, Semen A 24986703/20/2000: #382
138 Khasin, Alexander 24986104/23/2001: #386
139 Matulovic, Milan 24975605/31/1985: #219
140 Dvoretsky, Mark I 24977511/30/1997: #378
141 Pfleger, Helmut 24966307/31/1993: #354
142 Lundin, Erik 24966506/30/1954: #67
143 Mednis, Edmar J 24956102/28/1987: #237
144 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 24956209/30/1962: #73
145 Petkevich, Jusefs 24946511/30/1990: #315
146 Salwe, Georg H 24935412/31/1911: #22
147 Gaprindashvili, Nona 24915804/30/1991: #341
148 Faragó, Iván 24914803/31/1996: #447
149 Wolf, Heinrich 24895912/31/1924: #24
150 Bilek, István 24896207/31/1982: #177
151 Ciocaltea, Victor 24885212/31/1981: #178
152 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 24885608/31/1995: #416
153 Ivanovic, Božidar 24885307/31/1996: #456
154 Rossetto, Héctor D 24875308/31/1972: #134
155 Díez del Corral, Jesús 24865903/31/1983: #196
156 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 24846112/31/1988: #313
157 Veresov, Gavriil N 24846806/30/1962: #87
158 Quinteros, Miguel A 24835611/30/1997: #460
159 Karaklajic, Nikola 24826112/31/1975: #155
160 Kupreichik, Viktor D 24825006/28/1999: #428
161 Vukic, Milan 24815507/31/1993: #418
162 Jansa, Vlastimil 24804810/31/1992: #433
163 Ostojic, Predrag 24807001/31/1988: #302
164 Popov, Luben 24786212/31/1985: #280
165 Nemet, Ivan 24785203/31/1993: #434
166 Zubarev, Alexander 24775306/18/2001: #494
167 Bisguier, Arthur B 24766108/31/1979: #191
168 Zilberman, Nathan R 24765804/30/1990: #387
169 Rukavina, Josip 24767310/31/1992: #454
170 Treybal, Karel 24746312/31/1934: #32
171 Teschner, Rudolf 24746012/31/1971: #130
172 Yuferov, Sergey N 24736311/30/1995: #506
173 Schiffers, Emanuel 24735512/31/1899: #18
174 Minic, Dragoljub 24737102/28/1987: #297
175 Abramovic, Boško 24725802/12/2001: #544
176 Tseitlin, Mark D 24725508/31/1993: #464
177 Eliskases, Erich G 24725412/31/1962: #96
178 Zaitsev, Igor A 24726504/30/1988: #333
179 Kraidman, Yair 24716510/31/1982: #234
180 Sahovic, Dragutin 24716207/31/1990: #392
181 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes 24685406/30/1993: #470
182 Sanguinetti, Renato 24687003/31/1966: #123
183 Lombardy, William J 24685811/30/1987: #301
184 Bondarevsky, Igor Z 24685903/31/1963: #106
185 Lukin, Andrei M 24686107/31/1998: #560
186 Rajkovic, Dusan 24685105/31/1992: #474
187 Murey, Yakov 24665307/31/1991: #456
188 Udovcic, Mijo 24665708/31/1970: #144
189 Porat, Yosef 24636012/31/1958: #92
190 Asztalos, Lajos 24627412/31/1938: #46
191 Damjanovic, Mato 24585302/28/1977: #208
192 Radulov, Ivan 24575512/31/1988: #415
193 Padevsky, Nikola B 24576304/30/1983: #271
194 Veinger, Itzhak 24576006/30/1988: #381
195 Lukacs, Peter 24564907/03/2000: #595
196 Gheorghiu, Florin 24565403/31/1994: #561
197 Spassov, Liuben 24565902/28/1993: #548
198 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad 24566512/27/1999: #592
199 Johansson, Martin 24565806/30/1968: #130
200 Ivanov, Igor V 24565412/31/1996: #636
201 Alexander, Conel H 24565812/31/1958: #101
202 Gutman, Lev 24565408/31/1995: #608
203 Opocenský, Karel 24555612/31/1941: #54
204 Knezevic, Milorad 24554910/31/1986: #353
205 Zhuravliov, Valerij 24546911/30/1988: #407
206 Komljenovic, Davor 24545306/30/1994: #572
207 Tseitlin, Mikhail S 24545705/31/1997: #658
208 Estrin, Yacov B 24546102/28/1973: #182
209 Kottnauer, Cenek 24527412/31/1959: #102
210 Cohn, Wilhelm 24526612/31/1908: #33
211 Zakharov, Alexander V 24526709/30/1993: #566
212 Honfi, Karoly 24526709/30/1980: #272
213 Smederevac, Petar 24516506/30/1972: #183
214 Yanofsky, Daniel A 24515702/28/1975: #199
215 Pushkov, Nikolai 24515610/31/1996: #667
216 Joksic, Sinisa 24506809/30/1990: #496
217 Meduna, Eduard 24505109/11/2000: #638
218 Robatsch, Karl 24506308/31/1978: #257
219 Bjelajac, Milan 24487402/28/1998: #678
220 Barczay, Laszlo 24476001/31/1986: #385
221 Thomas, George A 24475112/31/1930: #39
222 Stanojevic, Branko 24467512/31/1992: #615
223 Mestrovic, Zvonimir 24456109/30/1994: #639
224 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel 24456507/19/1999: #653
225 Showalter, Jackson W 24456412/31/1909: #36
226 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 24455003/31/1993: #616
227 Karner, Hillar 24445806/30/1985: #364
228 Martinovic, Slobodan 24445406/30/1995: #674
229 Bolbochán, Jácobo 24446606/30/1956: #96
230 Puc, Stojan 24436402/28/1971: #173
231 Bernstein, Sidney N 24426806/30/1961: #125
232 Dueckstein, Andreas 24426606/30/1977: #242
233 Petrushin, Alexander I 24425802/28/1997: #743
234 Forintos, Gyözö V 24426206/30/1985: #372
235 Czerniak, Moshe 24417312/31/1959: #119
236 Guimard, Carlos E 24395803/31/1963: #138
237 Plachetka, Jan 24395101/31/1995: #698
238 Spiridonov, Nikola 24365801/31/1988: #439
239 Stoltz, Gösta 24355612/31/1953: #87
240 Bertok, Mario 24357408/31/1979: #271
241 Pytel, Krzysztof 24357004/30/1995: #722
242 Mieses, Jacques 24336112/31/1914: #31
243 Baikov, Vladimir A 24326204/30/1998: #793
244 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo 24316908/31/1981: #311
245 Zhelnin, Vladimir V 24305602/28/1997: #828
246 Kelecevic, Nedeljko 24305002/28/1997: #829
247 Marangunic, Srdjan 24286210/31/1993: #717
248 Gunsberg, Isidor 24285512/31/1903: #26
249 Steiner, Herman 24266012/31/1954: #109
250 Velikov, Petar 24266103/26/2001: #813
251 Tröger, Paul 24266203/31/1963: #166
252 Prins, Lodewijk 24256312/31/1962: #161
253 Kestler, Hans-Günter 24256911/30/1989: #599
254 Medina García, Antonio A 24254909/30/1969: #201
255 Portisch, Ferenc 24246103/31/1989: #575
256 Ree, Hans 24245708/31/1994: #764
257 Enevoldsen, Jens 24247306/30/1957: #146
258 Lengyel, Levente 24245805/31/1983: #362
259 Frog, Ilya 24246104/30/1998: #855
260 Doda, Zbigniew 24236301/31/1981: #344
261 Tatai, Stefano 24235502/29/1988: #499
262 Zaltsman, Vitaly F 24236809/30/1991: #712
263 Ghitescu, Theodor 24236512/31/1983: #389
264 Simic, Radoslav 24235205/31/1998: #864
265 Ostermeyer, Peter 24237109/30/1993: #760
266 Litinskaya, Marta I 24236603/22/1999: #762
267 Glyanets, Alexander R 24227504/26/1999: #797
268 Kaiumov, Dmitry D 24206002/22/1999: #782
269 Janoševic, Dragoljub 24205206/30/1973: #257
270 Pelts, Roman 24187002/28/1987: #466
271 Tompa, Janos 24186304/30/1997: #913
272 Foguelman, Alberto 24186808/31/1973: #263
273 Schweber, Samuel 24186506/30/1986: #472
274 Cherepkov, Alexander V 24187208/31/1970: #225
275 Tinsley, Samuel 24176712/31/1896: #26
276 Hoelzl, Franz 24165303/31/1996: #926
277 Pribyl, Josef 24155009/30/1997: #908
278 Filipowicz, Andrzej 24146504/30/1988: #537
279 Ermenkov, Evgenij 24146309/27/1999: #861
280 Petran, Pal 24145108/31/1996: #944
281 Borik, Otto 24146008/31/1997: #940
282 Adamski, Jan 24136210/31/1993: #822
283 Cvetkovic, Srdjan 24135701/31/1996: #963
284 Klundt, Klaus 24136411/30/1991: #768
285 Minev, Nikolay N 24126512/31/1980: #361
286 Rogulj, Branko 24115307/30/2001: #913
287 Lanc, Alois 24106901/31/1998: #924
288 Zichichi, Alvise 24087506/30/1988: #571
289 Trapl, Jindrich 24086302/29/1992: #810
290 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 24085610/31/1989: #680
291 Rakic, Tomislav 24076210/31/1984: #470
292 Sokolsky, Alexey P 24066906/30/1958: #148
293 Jelen, Iztok 24066212/31/1996: #1014
294 Naegeli, Oskar 24056312/31/1934: #48
295 Eising, Johannes 24057004/30/1985: #486
296 Zhidkov, Valery S 24046708/31/1989: #696
297 Gereben, Ernö 24046212/31/1956: #128
298 Donchenko, Anatoly G 24046708/31/1990: #756
299 Nun, Josef 24046406/30/1983: #421
300 Ujtelky, Maximilián 24035403/31/1965: #210
301 Espig, Lutz 24035212/31/1998: #947
302 Keller, Dieter 24006706/30/1986: #519
303 Franklin, Michael J 23996401/31/1981: #406
304 Sorri, Kari Juhani 23985609/30/1991: #855
305 Horvath, Gyula 23986805/28/2001: #1017
306 Rubinetti, Jorge A 23975903/31/1995: #995
307 Sydor, Andrzej 23977212/31/1986: #550
308 Hamann, Svend 23966809/30/1990: #809
309 Kosanski, Stanko 23967009/30/1991: #871
310 Kluger, Guyla 23965312/31/1963: #190
311 Langeweg, Kick 23966102/28/1987: #544
312 von Bardeleben, Curt 23956512/31/1910: #33
313 Kertesz, Alfred 23947405/31/1994: #1004
314 Burger, Karl 23945312/31/1982: #442
315 Dmitriev, Igor 23935712/31/1995: #1122
316 Seredenko, Vladimir 23926504/30/1990: #813
317 Meshkov, Yuri A 23926701/17/2000: #1057
318 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 23926009/30/1966: #226
319 Begun, Sergei M 23917205/31/1997: #1118
320 Lechtynsky, Jiri 23915210/31/1997: #1113
321 Hesse, Peter 23907008/31/1994: #1058
322 Grob, Henry 23907312/31/1953: #111
323 Jakobsen, Ole 23896409/30/1992: #967
324 Hermann, Manfred 23896008/31/1992: #965
325 Gonsior, Evzen 23886811/30/1981: #440
326 Dueball, Juergen 23886902/28/1995: #1083
327 Banas, Jan 23865305/31/1997: #1182
328 Ligterink, Gert 23856611/15/1999: #1107
329 Fradkin, Boris 23857209/30/1996: #1201
330 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel 23845005/08/2000: #1113
331 Garcia Martinez, Silvino 23847406/30/1994: #1096
332 Peev, Peicho Chonev 23847103/31/1990: #863
333 Mozes, Ervin 23835312/31/1995: #1223
334 Reefschlaeger, Helmut 23826003/31/1994: #1097
335 Delmar, Eugene 23826712/31/1890: #30
336 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 23815412/31/1963: #208
337 Bronstein, Luis 23815805/31/1996: #1260
338 Staller, Peter 23796805/31/1992: #1006
339 Kozma, Julius 23797504/30/1979: #428
340 Kelleher, William 23797009/27/1999: #1140
341 Bogdanovich, Grigory 23777011/15/1999: #1188
342 Hernandez, Roman 23775411/22/1999: #1189
343 Golombek, Harry 23775912/31/1960: #170
344 Moehring, Guenther 23776710/31/1986: #608
345 Soos, Bela 23777002/29/1980: #418
346 Butnorius, Algimantas 23767310/31/1996: #1307
347 Partos, Charles 23766507/31/1986: #607
348 Danner, Georg 23754909/30/1996: #1307
349 Albin, Adolf 23755512/31/1897: #27
350 Filipenko, Alexander V 23736203/01/1999: #1149
351 De la Vega, Hector 23736102/29/1976: #332
352 Okhotnik, Vladimir 23726102/28/2000: #1249
353 Clerc, Albert 23726912/31/1879: #15
354 Szily, József 23696009/30/1963: #227
355 Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard 23685807/31/1990: #951
356 Vigh, Bela 23685910/31/1994: #1248
357 Blau, Max 23686809/30/1968: #265
358 Belkadi, Ridha 23676902/28/1975: #348
359 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 23675307/31/1998: #1392
360 Tsvetkov, Alexandar K 23656609/30/1964: #229
361 Nowak, Ignacy 23656801/11/1999: #1240
362 Szilágyi, György 23646206/30/1971: #311
363 Erenska, Hanna 23647210/31/1996: #1431
364 Remlinger, Larry 23635708/31/1991: #1127
365 Karklins, Andrew 23626303/31/1997: #1463
366 Grunberg, Sergiu Henric 23627306/30/1997: #1465
367 Basagic, Zlatko 23615811/30/1997: #1433
368 Rosselli del Turco, Stefano 23605612/31/1926: #58
369 Kaufman, Larry C 23596210/31/1997: #1468
370 Heuer, Valter 23586906/30/1978: #428
371 Schulze, Ulrich 23587311/06/2000: #1348
372 Hess, Ralf 23556402/28/1994: #1382
373 Krylov, Sergey 23556810/31/1998: #1488
374 Sergeant, Edward G 23546012/31/1930: #55
375 Westerinen, Heikki MJ 23544903/31/1994: #1370
376 Szilagyi, Peter 23536409/30/1987: #727
377 Plater, Kazimierz 23506012/31/1964: #258
378 Karl, Hans 23506705/31/1985: #649
379 Letelier Martner, René 23495306/30/1965: #283
380 Monin, Nikolay 23486603/31/1997: #1644
381 Bednarski, Jacek B 23477002/28/1989: #962
382 Kagan, Naum 23467110/31/1996: #1639
383 Fichtl, Jirí 23456812/31/1970: #344
384 Witkowski, Stefan 23456408/31/1981: #527
385 Yasseen, Aly 23447009/25/2000: #1528
386 Zíta, František 23447306/30/1959: #219
387 Saidy, Anthony F 23446904/30/1987: #747
388 Hilse, Wilhelm H 23437112/31/1927: #59
389 Osterman, Rudolf 23426206/30/1996: #1671
390 Seidman, Herbert 23427408/31/1970: #340
391 Kramer, Haije 23417009/30/1967: #323
392 Voskanian, Vahagn 23416409/30/1994: #1546
393 Wittmann, Walter 23405202/28/1998: #1649
394 Prandstetter, Eduard 23405711/30/1998: #1641
395 Krouzel, Jaroslav 23396112/31/1997: #1694
396 Bebchuk, Evgeni 23397503/31/1989: #1010
397 Schmidt, Bodo 23396404/17/2000: #1573
398 Gross, Stefan 23375208/23/1999: #1629
399 Henneberger, Walter 23367212/31/1932: #62
400 Schoeneberg, Manfred 23366906/30/1996: #1764
401 Neckar, Lubomir 23356407/31/2000: #1630
402 Asmundsson, Ingvar 23336706/30/1984: #657
403 Kunsztowicz, Uwe 23316712/31/1993: #1594
404 Winter, William 23307012/31/1947: #99
405 Reinhardt, Enrique H 23296312/31/1952: #157
406 Cekro, Ekrem 23296206/26/2000: #1695
407 Meyer, Claus Dieter 23286507/31/1996: #1860
408 Navarovszky, Laszlo 23286903/31/1983: #617
409 Diaz, Joaquin C 23277006/30/1998: #1873
410 Kaposztas, Miklos 23256703/31/1989: #1075
411 Bouaziz, Slim 23256204/10/2000: #1718
412 Tichy, Vladimir 23246709/30/1996: #1921
413 Brinckmann, Alfred 23217012/31/1940: #87
414 Palos, Osman 23207410/25/1999: #1834
415 Maryasin, Boris 23206208/28/2000: #1812
416 Szmetan, Jorge 23195705/22/2000: #1800
417 Luckis, Marcos 23197512/31/1954: #186
418 Basman, Michael J 23186802/29/1996: #2056
419 Hanham, J Moore 23165912/31/1889: #32
420 Jorgensen, Jorgen 23167410/31/1995: #1972
421 Raizman, Maurice 23157312/31/1954: #188
422 Iliesco, Juan T 23155712/31/1947: #101
423 Fairhurst, William A 23136806/30/1953: #157
424 Rigo, Janos 23136109/30/1998: #2047
425 Day, Lawrence A 23116302/01/1999: #1845
426 Dunkelblum, Arthur 23107312/31/1955: #191
427 Vooremaa, Andres 23076706/30/1994: #1924
428 Slutzky, Leonid 23076708/31/1997: #2189
429 Eperjesi, Laszlo 23067004/30/1993: #1776
430 Sandor, Bela 23056009/30/1969: #390
431 Durao, Joaquim 23037409/30/1980: #571
432 Norman, George M 23037212/31/1929: #58
433 Jenei, Ferenc 23036409/30/1965: #346
434 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 23026207/31/1985: #788
435 Fatalibekova, Elena 23017009/30/1997: #2267
436 Paulsen, Wilfried 22997212/31/1877: #16
437 Nielsen, Jorgen G 22966709/30/1992: #1786
438 Huerta, Ramon 22967505/07/2001: #2075
439 Halpern, Jacob C 22956712/31/1894: #27
440 Jensen, Vagn 22956412/31/1997: #2332
441 Sarapu, Ortvin 22947412/31/1973: #462
442 Lengyel, Bela 22935305/31/1999: #2191
443 Ulvestad, Olaf 22926909/30/1962: #314
444 Bashkirov, Valentin 22927512/20/1999: #2171
445 Huss, Andreas 22925910/09/2000: #2143
446 Pitschel, Karl 22916112/31/1878: #16
447 Gralka, Julian 22897301/31/1997: #2455
448 Wirthensohn, Heinz 22876204/30/2001: #2166
449 Werner, Clemens 22875707/31/1996: #2436
450 Velickovic, Sasa 22856703/26/2001: #2191
451 Law, Andrew P 22856307/03/2000: #2258
452 Knox, Victor W 22836312/31/1994: #2285
453 Franzen, Jozef 22816201/31/1996: #2564
454 Rantanen, Yrjo A 22816504/17/2000: #2274
455 Silva, Fernando 22807107/31/2000: #2327
456 Csulits, Anton 22797103/31/1992: #1814
457 Vogel, Jaap 22787203/31/1998: #2604
458 Puiggrós, Guillermo E 22786512/31/1961: #300
459 Hurme, Harri M 22787005/31/1995: #2379
460 Kernazhitsky, Leonid 22776209/30/1997: #2659
461 Giffard, Nicolas 22765610/02/2000: #2366
462 Maahs, Erich 22767202/28/1993: #2038
463 Sinkovics, Peter 22766308/09/1999: #2471
464 Spanjaard, Eduard 22757012/31/1958: #247
465 Starck, Bodo 22756509/30/1984: #786
466 Notaros, Krasoje 22756707/31/1996: #2623
467 Bjerring, Kai 22745512/31/1995: #2565
468 Segal, Alexandru Sorin 22737209/30/1997: #2707
469 Whiteley, Andrew J 22736205/31/1997: #2718
470 Tarnowski, Alfred 22736412/31/1966: #392
471 Haselhorst, Helmut 22736401/31/1998: #2654
472 Gossip, George H 22706112/31/1890: #38
473 Kunz, Konstantin 22696702/08/1999: #2404
474 Sorensen, Bent 22696109/30/1993: #2154
475 Haubt, Georg 22657202/28/1995: #2514
476 Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z 22656305/31/1991: #1750
477 Vadasz, Laszlo 22644812/31/1997: #2885
478 Marosi, Gyorgy 22637203/31/1992: #1932
479 Fontein, George Salto 22636712/31/1939: #100
480 Karlik, Vladimir 22635501/01/2001: #2585
481 Boersma, Paulus A 22627006/30/1998: #2866
482 Baum, Bernd 22626107/31/1995: #2607
483 Pelikán, Jorge 22616512/31/1955: #215
484 Tsifanskaya, Ludmila A 22606612/31/1998: #2926
485 Lematschko, Tatjana 22607202/28/1998: #2850
486 Kaunas, Kestutis 22596903/31/1992: #1969
487 Vulevic, Vjekoslav 22587403/29/1999: #2588
488 Pacl, Vaclav 22586208/31/1994: #2527
489 Lecuyer, Christian 22567104/10/2000: #2574
490 Füster, Géza 22556812/31/1959: #268
491 Bielicki, Carlos 22547004/30/1990: #1615
492 Rahls, Peter 22537108/31/1990: #1642
493 Anelli, Antonio 22526504/30/1994: #2504
494 Spesny, Jan 22516012/31/1997: #3085
495 Cristobal, Ruben 22507010/25/1999: #2834
496 Weill, Roland 22497511/30/1996: #3037
497 Prang, Edgar 22496311/30/1998: #3086
498 Palacios de la Prida, Ernesto 22486610/31/1993: #2386
499 Popov, Petar 22487511/30/1989: #1524
500 Remmel, Anto 22467504/30/1996: #3064

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 50th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 49 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 50. 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 50.

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 50th 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 50th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 50th 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 50th birthday than anyone else turning 50. 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 50. 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 50, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 50-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 50. 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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