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 Top 10 players on their 53rd birthday
 
 
  
  
    |   #   | Player | Rating | +/- |  | 1 | Steinitz, Wilhelm | 2831 | 72 |  | 2 | Botvinnik, Mikhail M | 2741 | 55 |  | 3 | Alekhine, Alexander A | 2736 | 61 |  | 4 | Korchnoi, Viktor L | 2716 | 49 |  | 5 | Anderssen, Adolf | 2690 | 55 |  | 6 | Keres, Paul | 2678 | 51 |  | 7 | Saint-Amant, Pierre C | 2674 | 65 |  | 8 | Petrosian, Tigran V | 2673 | 50 |  | 9 | Capablanca, José R | 2672 | 62 |  | 10 | Geller, Efim P | 2665 | 50 |   About these ratings
 
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    |   #   | Player | Rating | +/- | Best? | 75%? | Rating Date |  | 1 | Steinitz, Wilhelm | 2831 | 72 | 68.6% | #2 | 12/31/1888: #1 |  | 2 | Botvinnik, Mikhail M | 2741 | 55 | 9.3% | #7 | 06/30/1964: #2 |  | 3 | Alekhine, Alexander A | 2736 | 61 | 9.4% | #8 | 12/31/1944: #2 |  | 4 | Korchnoi, Viktor L | 2716 | 49 | 3.2% | #10 | 02/29/1984: #3 |  | 5 | Anderssen, Adolf | 2690 | 55 | 1.7% | #17 | 12/31/1870: #4 |  | 6 | Keres, Paul | 2678 | 51 | 0.7% | #19 | 12/31/1968: #9 |  | 7 | Saint-Amant, Pierre C | 2674 | 65 | 1.7% | #23 | 12/31/1852: #4 |  | 8 | Petrosian, Tigran V | 2673 | 50 | 0.6% | #20 | 05/31/1982: #12 |  | 9 | Capablanca, José R | 2672 | 62 | 1.3% | #23 | 12/31/1940: #5 |  | 10 | Geller, Efim P | 2665 | 50 | 0.4% | #23 | 02/28/1978: #11 |  | 11 | Smyslov, Vassily V | 2658 | 49 | 0.3% | #24 | 02/28/1974: #11 |  | 12 | Gulko, Boris F | 2653 | 51 | 0.3% | #27 | 02/07/2000: #30 |  | 13 | Tal, Mikhail | 2648 | 48 | 0.1% | #28 | 10/31/1989: #24 |  | 14 | Portisch, Lajos | 2645 | 48 | 0.1% | #29 | 03/31/1990: #29 |  | 15 | Furman, Semen A | 2642 | 52 | 0.2% | #31 | 10/31/1973: #14 |  | 16 | Polugaevsky, Lev A | 2642 | 50 | 0.1% | #31 | 10/31/1987: #28 |  | 17 | Mackenzie, George H | 2639 | 74 | 0.9% | #39 | 12/31/1889: #3 |  | 18 | Najdorf, Miguel | 2634 | 51 | 0.1% | #34 | 03/31/1963: #13 |  | 19 | Kholmov, Ratmir D | 2630 | 55 | 0.1% | #37 | 04/30/1978: #24 |  | 20 | Tarrasch, Siegbert | 2625 | 55 | 0.1% | #40 | 12/31/1914: #6 |  | 21 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 2622 | 48 |  | #39 | 12/31/1975: #29 |  | 22 | Vasiukov, Evgeny A | 2615 | 64 | 0.2% | #48 | 02/28/1986: #47 |  | 23 | Cochrane, John | 2611 | 53 |  | #46 | 12/31/1850: #4 |  | 24 | Reshevsky, Samuel H | 2609 | 53 |  | #47 | 09/30/1964: #22 |  | 25 | Chigorin, Mikhail I | 2609 | 53 |  | #47 | 12/31/1902: #7 |  | 26 | Spassky, Boris V | 2606 | 48 |  | #47 | 12/31/1989: #59 |  | 27 | Averbakh, Yury L | 2603 | 67 | 0.2% | #56 | 12/31/1974: #33 |  | 28 | Larsen, Bent | 2602 | 50 |  | #50 | 02/29/1988: #58 |  | 29 | Burn, Amos | 2598 | 60 |  | #57 | 12/31/1901: #7 |  | 30 | Spielmann, Rudolf | 2592 | 55 |  | #58 | 12/31/1935: #16 |  | 31 | Unzicker, Wolfgang | 2590 | 60 | 0.1% | #62 | 04/30/1978: #52 |  | 32 | Taimanov, Mark E | 2583 | 53 |  | #64 | 12/31/1978: #63 |  | 33 | Panno, Oscar R | 2577 | 61 |  | #72 | 02/29/1988: #90 |  | 34 | Euwe, Machgielis | 2574 | 53 |  | #70 | 12/31/1953: #26 |  | 35 | Bronstein, David I | 2573 | 50 |  | #69 | 12/31/1976: #70 |  | 36 | Razuvaev, Yury S | 2567 | 50 |  | #74 | 09/30/1998: #136 |  | 37 | Bogoljubow, Efim D | 2563 | 55 |  | #79 | 12/31/1941: #20 |  | 38 | Maróczy, Géza | 2562 | 54 |  | #80 | 12/31/1922: #12 |  | 39 | Tartakower, Saviely G | 2561 | 57 |  | #82 | 12/31/1939: #22 |  | 40 | Suetin, Alexey S | 2560 | 57 |  | #84 | 10/31/1979: #81 |  | 41 | Zhuravliov, Valerij | 2559 | 65 |  | #89 | 11/30/1991: #149 |  | 42 | Vidmar, Milan Sr | 2559 | 62 |  | #87 | 12/31/1937: #23 |  | 43 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 2556 | 52 |  | #83 | 02/29/1988: #127 |  | 44 | Shabanov, Yury F | 2556 | 58 |  | #88 | 10/31/1990: #140 |  | 45 | Tukmakov, Vladimir B | 2555 | 49 |  | #83 | 03/15/1999: #174 |  | 46 | Marshall, Frank J | 2554 | 52 |  | #86 | 12/31/1929: #15 |  | 47 | Levenfish, Grigory Y | 2552 | 66 |  | #95 | 12/31/1941: #24 |  | 48 | Janowsky, Dawid M | 2551 | 65 |  | #95 | 12/31/1920: #11 |  | 49 | Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I | 2548 | 57 |  | #93 | 10/31/1986: #135 |  | 50 | Byrne, Robert E | 2547 | 53 |  | #91 | 03/31/1981: #92 |  | 51 | Podgaets, Mikhail Y | 2545 | 62 |  | #98 | 07/17/2000: #196 |  | 52 | Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y | 2544 | 54 |  | #95 | 04/30/1997: #216 |  | 53 | Kotov, Alexander A | 2538 | 63 |  | #105 | 06/30/1966: #59 |  | 54 | Paulsen, Louis | 2538 | 69 |  | #110 | 12/31/1885: #11 |  | 55 | Bernstein, Ossip S | 2537 | 65 |  | #107 | 12/31/1934: #22 |  | 56 | Pachmann, Ludek | 2537 | 53 |  | #101 | 04/30/1977: #106 |  | 57 | Filip, Miroslav | 2535 | 67 |  | #110 | 09/30/1981: #108 |  | 58 | Ivkov, Borislav | 2535 | 52 |  | #101 | 10/31/1986: #161 |  | 59 | Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G | 2534 | 58 |  | #107 | 09/30/1965: #59 |  | 60 | Hort, Vlastimil | 2533 | 50 |  | #102 | 12/31/1996: #245 |  | 61 | Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V | 2532 | 49 |  | #103 | 08/31/1997: #243 |  | 62 | Kuzmin, Gennady P | 2532 | 50 |  | #103 | 01/18/1999: #216 |  | 63 | Alburt, Lev O | 2530 | 75 |  | #120 | 07/31/1998: #248 |  | 64 | Trifunovic, Petar | 2528 | 49 |  | #106 | 06/30/1963: #59 |  | 65 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | 2527 | 68 |  | #119 | 12/31/1962: #56 |  | 66 | Tseitlin, Mark D | 2523 | 50 |  | #112 | 08/31/1996: #286 |  | 67 | Kurajica, Bojan | 2523 | 49 |  | #111 | 11/13/2000: #250 |  | 68 | Tolush, Alexander K | 2522 | 66 |  | #121 | 03/31/1963: #62 |  | 69 | Gipslis, Aivars | 2521 | 63 |  | #121 | 01/31/1990: #235 |  | 70 | Bagirov, Vladimir K | 2520 | 52 |  | #114 | 07/31/1989: #217 |  | 71 | Liberzon, Vladimir M | 2519 | 58 |  | #120 | 02/28/1990: #238 |  | 72 | Buturin, Vladimir | 2519 | 55 |  | #119 | 10/31/1996: #290 |  | 73 | Salwe, Georg H | 2518 | 65 |  | #125 | 12/31/1914: #16 |  | 74 | Mnatsakanian, Eduard A | 2517 | 73 |  | #130 | 11/30/1991: #264 |  | 75 | Flohr, Salo | 2516 | 67 |  | #128 | 09/30/1961: #65 |  | 76 | Velimirovic, Dragoljub | 2514 | 51 |  | #120 | 04/30/1995: #308 |  | 77 | Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M | 2513 | 57 |  | #124 | 09/30/1969: #91 |  | 78 | Shamkovich, Leonid A | 2511 | 62 |  | #129 | 04/30/1976: #115 |  | 79 | Blackburne, Joseph H | 2509 | 62 |  | #131 | 12/31/1893: #11 |  | 80 | Zhidkov, Valery S | 2509 | 64 |  | #132 | 08/31/1992: #295 |  | 81 | Petkevich, Jusefs | 2508 | 72 |  | #138 | 11/30/1993: #318 |  | 82 | Lilienthal, Andor | 2508 | 66 |  | #134 | 03/31/1964: #69 |  | 83 | Szabó, László | 2507 | 47 |  | #124 | 02/28/1970: #99 |  | 84 | Eliskases, Erich G | 2506 | 57 |  | #130 | 12/31/1965: #81 |  | 85 | Rashkovsky, Nukhim N | 2505 | 51 |  | #127 | 04/12/1999: #334 |  | 86 | Bondarevsky, Igor Z | 2505 | 74 |  | #142 | 03/31/1966: #85 |  | 87 | Rajkovic, Dusan | 2503 | 54 |  | #132 | 05/31/1995: #343 |  | 88 | Ahues, Carl O | 2503 | 68 |  | #140 | 12/31/1935: #35 |  | 89 | Sosonko, Gennadi | 2502 | 52 |  | #131 | 04/30/1996: #396 |  | 90 | Donner, Johannes H | 2501 | 55 |  | #134 | 06/30/1980: #168 |  | 91 | Karaklajic, Nikola | 2500 | 70 |  | #142 | 12/31/1978: #155 |  | 92 | Mongrédien, Augustus | 2500 | 67 |  | #141 | 12/31/1859: #12 |  | 93 | Smejkal, Jan | 2500 | 52 |  | #134 | 03/22/1999: #349 |  | 94 | Ivanovic, Boidar | 2499 | 58 |  | #137 | 08/23/1999: #354 |  | 95 | Stĺhlberg, Gideon | 2498 | 57 |  | #137 | 12/31/1960: #67 |  | 96 | Kolarov, Atanas S | 2498 | 71 |  | #144 | 02/28/1987: #227 |  | 97 | Matanovic, Aleksandar | 2498 | 62 |  | #141 | 04/30/1983: #184 |  | 98 | Murey, Yakov | 2497 | 53 |  | #136 | 07/31/1994: #377 |  | 99 | Benko, Pal C | 2497 | 60 |  | #141 | 06/30/1981: #159 |  | 100 | Savon, Vladimir A | 2497 | 50 |  | #134 | 08/31/1993: #356 |  | 101 | Faragó, Iván | 2496 | 48 |  |  | 03/29/1999: #365 |  | 102 | Nikolac, Juraj | 2496 | 64 |  |  | 03/31/1985: #225 |  | 103 | Vukic, Milan | 2495 | 54 |  |  | 07/31/1996: #418 |  | 104 | Suba, Mihai | 2492 | 58 |  |  | 05/29/2000: #393 |  | 105 | Mason, James | 2492 | 56 |  |  | 12/31/1901: #16 |  | 106 | Jansa, Vlastimil | 2492 | 48 |  |  | 10/31/1995: #411 |  | 107 | Lein, Anatoly | 2492 | 51 |  |  | 02/29/1984: #202 |  | 108 | Gufeld, Eduard E | 2490 | 56 |  |  | 02/28/1989: #297 |  | 109 | Cebalo, Mio | 2488 | 48 |  |  | 01/31/1998: #418 |  | 110 | Pfleger, Helmut | 2488 | 63 |  |  | 07/31/1996: #457 |  | 111 | Averkin, Orest N | 2486 | 66 |  |  | 01/31/1997: #469 |  | 112 | Pilnik, Herman | 2484 | 56 |  |  | 12/31/1966: #104 |  | 113 | Kraidman, Yair | 2481 | 73 |  |  | 10/31/1985: #276 |  | 114 | O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric | 2480 | 51 |  |  | 03/31/1964: #94 |  | 115 | Mieses, Jacques | 2478 | 64 |  |  | 12/31/1917: #12 |  | 116 | Kovacevic, Vladimir | 2478 | 50 |  |  | 02/28/1995: #470 |  | 117 | Barcza, Gedeon | 2477 | 52 |  |  | 06/30/1964: #101 |  | 118 | Csom, István | 2477 | 49 |  |  | 05/31/1993: #437 |  | 119 | Przepiórka, Dawid | 2477 | 72 |  |  | 12/31/1932: #34 |  | 120 | Robatsch, Karl | 2476 | 61 |  |  | 09/30/1981: #198 |  | 121 | Alapin, Simon | 2475 | 54 |  |  | 12/31/1908: #28 |  | 122 | Todorcevic, Miodrag | 2474 | 51 |  |  | 10/31/1993: #463 |  | 123 | Enevoldsen, Jens | 2472 | 66 |  |  | 06/30/1960: #85 |  | 124 | Sahovic, Dragutin | 2471 | 73 |  |  | 07/31/1993: #454 |  | 125 | Klovans, Janis | 2471 | 62 |  |  | 03/31/1988: #328 |  | 126 | Vorotnikov, Vladislav V | 2471 | 61 |  |  | 08/14/2000: #505 |  | 127 | Mikenas, Vladas | 2469 | 59 |  |  | 03/31/1963: #104 |  | 128 | Mednis, Edmar J | 2469 | 53 |  |  | 02/28/1990: #411 |  | 129 | Guimard, Carlos E | 2468 | 58 |  |  | 03/31/1966: #124 |  | 130 | von Scheve, Theodor | 2465 | 67 |  |  | 12/31/1903: #21 |  | 131 | Kottnauer, Cenek | 2465 | 61 |  |  | 12/31/1962: #100 |  | 132 | Michell, Reginald P | 2465 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1925: #29 |  | 133 | Knezevic, Milorad | 2463 | 59 |  |  | 10/31/1989: #416 |  | 134 | Bisguier, Arthur B | 2463 | 71 |  |  | 09/30/1982: #237 |  | 135 | Canal, Esteban | 2462 | 67 |  |  | 12/31/1948: #54 |  | 136 | Lukin, Andrei M | 2462 | 67 |  |  | 08/27/2001: #566 |  | 137 | Matulovic, Milan | 2461 | 57 |  |  | 05/31/1988: #361 |  | 138 | Martinovic, Slobodan | 2461 | 52 |  |  | 06/30/1998: #606 |  | 139 | Damjanovic, Mato | 2460 | 57 |  |  | 02/29/1980: #234 |  | 140 | Faibisovich, Vadim Z | 2458 | 61 |  |  | 04/30/1997: #638 |  | 141 | Yuferov, Sergey  N | 2457 | 57 |  |  | 11/30/1998: #579 |  | 142 | Goldberg, Grigory A | 2457 | 69 |  |  | 06/30/1961: #108 |  | 143 | Kirov Ivanov, Nino | 2457 | 60 |  |  | 08/31/1998: #599 |  | 144 | Tringov, Georgy P | 2457 | 61 |  |  | 02/28/1990: #466 |  | 145 | Thomas, George A | 2457 | 58 |  |  | 12/31/1933: #37 |  | 146 | Rakic, Tomislav | 2456 | 69 |  |  | 10/31/1987: #346 |  | 147 | Zilberman, Nathan R | 2455 | 66 |  |  | 04/30/1993: #555 |  | 148 | Antoshin, Vladimir S | 2455 | 56 |  |  | 04/30/1982: #256 |  | 149 | Prins, Lodewijk | 2453 | 69 |  |  | 12/31/1965: #139 |  | 150 | Bilek, István | 2453 | 60 |  |  | 07/31/1985: #348 |  | 151 | Joksic, Sinisa | 2453 | 69 |  |  | 09/30/1993: #558 |  | 152 | Bird, Henry E | 2453 | 56 |  |  | 12/31/1882: #14 |  | 153 | Pirc, Vasja | 2452 | 62 |  |  | 09/30/1960: #99 |  | 154 | Opocenský, Karel | 2451 | 67 |  |  | 12/31/1944: #33 |  | 155 | Popov, Luben | 2451 | 62 |  |  | 12/31/1988: #437 |  | 156 | Donchenko, Anatoly G | 2450 | 62 |  |  | 08/31/1993: #571 |  | 157 | Lokvenc, Josef | 2450 | 68 |  |  | 12/31/1951: #79 |  | 158 | Zilberstein, Valery I | 2449 | 68 |  |  | 03/31/1996: #677 |  | 159 | Nei, Iivo | 2448 | 65 |  |  | 10/31/1984: #352 |  | 160 | Komljenovic, Davor | 2448 | 51 |  |  | 06/30/1997: #689 |  | 161 | Zaitsev, Igor A | 2447 | 68 |  |  | 04/30/1991: #528 |  | 162 | Nun, Josef | 2447 | 65 |  |  | 06/30/1986: #378 |  | 163 | Estrin, Yacov B | 2446 | 74 |  |  | 02/29/1976: #205 |  | 164 | Janoevic, Dragoljub | 2445 | 56 |  |  | 06/30/1976: #214 |  | 165 | Spassov, Liuben | 2443 | 62 |  |  | 02/29/1996: #727 |  | 166 | Gheorghiu, Florin | 2442 | 56 |  |  | 03/31/1997: #738 |  | 167 | Porat, Yosef | 2440 | 67 |  |  | 03/31/1962: #137 |  | 168 | Lengyel, Levente | 2440 | 58 |  |  | 05/31/1986: #403 |  | 169 | Treybal, Karel | 2440 | 64 |  |  | 12/31/1937: #57 |  | 170 | Ivanov, Igor V | 2440 | 67 |  |  | 01/03/2000: #705 |  | 171 | Alexander, Conel H | 2440 | 67 |  |  | 03/31/1962: #138 |  | 172 | Bangiev, Alexander | 2439 | 61 |  |  | 11/15/1999: #703 |  | 173 | Marangunic, Srdjan | 2439 | 59 |  |  | 10/31/1996: #753 |  | 174 | Veinger, Itzhak | 2436 | 74 |  |  | 06/30/1991: #616 |  | 175 | Zhelnin, Vladimir V | 2435 | 63 |  |  | 03/13/2000: #748 |  | 176 | Johansson, Martin | 2434 | 65 |  |  | 06/30/1971: #191 |  | 177 | Gaprindashvili, Nona | 2433 | 56 |  |  | 04/30/1994: #695 |  | 178 | Pushkov, Nikolai | 2432 | 67 |  |  | 11/22/1999: #739 |  | 179 | Karasev, Vladimir I | 2432 | 63 |  |  | 05/31/1991: #641 |  | 180 | Doroshkievich, Vladimir K | 2431 | 65 |  |  | 11/30/1990: #586 |  | 181 | Cvetkovic, Srdjan | 2428 | 59 |  |  | 02/22/1999: #733 |  | 182 | Stanojevic, Branko | 2426 | 71 |  |  | 12/31/1995: #834 |  | 183 | Yanofsky, Daniel A | 2426 | 74 |  |  | 02/28/1978: #283 |  | 184 | Kremenetsky, Anatoly M | 2426 | 70 |  |  | 12/31/1991: #671 |  | 185 | Portisch, Ferenc | 2426 | 59 |  |  | 03/31/1992: #685 |  | 186 | Ghitescu, Theodor | 2424 | 70 |  |  | 12/31/1986: #450 |  | 187 | Tatai, Stefano | 2422 | 58 |  |  | 02/28/1991: #653 |  | 188 | Radulov, Ivan | 2422 | 54 |  |  | 12/31/1991: #705 |  | 189 | Kelecevic, Nedeljko | 2419 | 58 |  |  | 03/06/2000: #857 |  | 190 | Petrushin, Alexander I | 2419 | 69 |  |  | 03/06/2000: #862 |  | 191 | Schmidt, Wlodzimierz | 2417 | 52 |  |  | 03/31/1996: #915 |  | 192 | Neikirkh, Oleg N | 2417 | 60 |  |  | 12/31/1966: #189 |  | 193 | Ree, Hans | 2416 | 64 |  |  | 08/31/1997: #924 |  | 194 | Doda, Zbigniew | 2415 | 61 |  |  | 01/31/1984: #421 |  | 195 | Forintos, Gyözö V | 2414 | 61 |  |  | 06/30/1988: #542 |  | 196 | Gunsberg, Isidor | 2414 | 68 |  |  | 12/31/1906: #27 |  | 197 | Barczay, Laszlo | 2413 | 57 |  |  | 01/31/1989: #615 |  | 198 | Kosanski, Stanko | 2412 | 61 |  |  | 09/30/1994: #848 |  | 199 | Neunhoeffer, Helmut | 2412 | 75 |  |  | 01/31/1996: #969 |  | 200 | Spiridonov, Nikola | 2411 | 56 |  |  | 02/28/1991: #718 |  | 201 | Dueckstein, Andreas | 2410 | 64 |  |  | 07/31/1980: #372 |  | 202 | Rossetto, Héctor D | 2409 | 54 |  |  | 08/31/1975: #270 |  | 203 | van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D | 2409 | 54 |  |  | 12/31/1966: #204 |  | 204 | Ivanov, Vladimir Ivanovich | 2401 | 69 |  |  | 12/31/1996: #1056 |  | 205 | Gutman, Lev | 2400 | 53 |  |  | 08/31/1998: #1012 |  | 206 | Hoelzl, Franz | 2399 | 54 |  |  | 04/05/1999: #956 |  | 207 | Ostojic, Predrag | 2398 | 66 |  |  | 01/31/1991: #808 |  | 208 | Pytel, Krzysztof | 2397 | 69 |  |  | 04/30/1998: #1077 |  | 209 | Tröger, Paul | 2397 | 68 |  |  | 03/31/1966: #219 |  | 210 | Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes | 2397 | 53 |  |  | 06/30/1996: #1078 |  | 211 | Johner, Hans | 2397 | 75 |  |  | 12/31/1941: #68 |  | 212 | Ostermeyer, Peter | 2395 | 68 |  |  | 09/30/1996: #1083 |  | 213 | Kluger, Guyla | 2395 | 53 |  |  | 12/31/1966: #218 |  | 214 | Banas, Jan | 2395 | 60 |  |  | 05/29/2000: #1034 |  | 215 | Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel | 2395 | 59 |  |  | 09/30/1969: #252 |  | 216 | Bukhman, Eduard | 2394 | 66 |  |  | 05/31/1994: #1005 |  | 217 | Szabados, Eugenio | 2392 | 59 |  |  | 06/30/1951: #133 |  | 218 | Nemet, Ivan | 2390 | 55 |  |  | 03/31/1996: #1173 |  | 219 | Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard | 2389 | 56 |  |  | 07/31/1993: #1005 |  | 220 | Mestrovic, Zvonimir | 2387 | 55 |  |  | 09/30/1997: #1145 |  | 221 | Czerniak, Moshe | 2385 | 58 |  |  | 12/31/1962: #207 |  | 222 | Marovic, Draen | 2383 | 69 |  |  | 12/31/1990: #890 |  | 223 | Onat, Ilhan | 2382 | 72 |  |  | 11/30/1982: #467 |  | 224 | Langeweg, Kick | 2382 | 59 |  |  | 02/28/1990: #876 |  | 225 | Moehring, Guenther | 2382 | 69 |  |  | 10/31/1989: #822 |  | 226 | Filipowicz, Andrzej | 2381 | 63 |  |  | 04/30/1991: #923 |  | 227 | Zakharov, Alexander V | 2381 | 62 |  |  | 09/30/1996: #1242 |  | 228 | Hermann, Manfred | 2381 | 65 |  |  | 08/31/1995: #1202 |  | 229 | Lechtynsky, Jiri | 2379 | 57 |  |  | 11/20/2000: #1153 |  | 230 | Bolbochán, Jácobo | 2379 | 58 |  |  | 06/30/1959: #182 |  | 231 | Soos, Bela | 2379 | 67 |  |  | 02/28/1983: #472 |  | 232 | Adler, Viktor | 2378 | 74 |  |  | 12/18/2000: #1210 |  | 233 | Honfi, Karoly | 2378 | 61 |  |  | 09/30/1983: #519 |  | 234 | Owen, John | 2377 | 73 |  |  | 12/31/1879: #14 |  | 235 | Bukal, Vladimir Sr | 2377 | 61 |  |  | 10/31/1992: #1092 |  | 236 | Illijin, Neboisa | 2377 | 61 |  |  | 05/31/1995: #1192 |  | 237 | Puc, Stojan | 2376 | 67 |  |  | 02/28/1974: #325 |  | 238 | Biebinger, Gerhard | 2376 | 58 |  |  | 08/31/1991: #1020 |  | 239 | Welz, Peter | 2376 | 67 |  |  | 05/31/1997: #1287 |  | 240 | Heinicke, Herbert T | 2376 | 72 |  |  | 12/31/1957: #188 |  | 241 | Pribyl, Josef | 2375 | 54 |  |  | 10/09/2000: #1182 |  | 242 | Karner, Hillar | 2375 | 60 |  |  | 06/30/1988: #699 |  | 243 | Adamski, Jan | 2374 | 61 |  |  | 10/31/1996: #1324 |  | 244 | Yudovich, Mikhail M | 2374 | 66 |  |  | 03/31/1964: #216 |  | 245 | Jakobsen, Ole | 2372 | 56 |  |  | 09/30/1995: #1296 |  | 246 | von Holzhausen, Walther | 2371 | 60 |  |  | 12/31/1928: #47 |  | 247 | Boey, Josef | 2369 | 74 |  |  | 04/30/1987: #644 |  | 248 | Plachetka, Jan | 2369 | 55 |  |  | 01/31/1998: #1323 |  | 249 | Kaunas, Kestutis | 2368 | 58 |  |  | 03/31/1995: #1277 |  | 250 | Paulsen, Wilfried | 2368 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1880: #17 |  | 251 | Minchin, James I | 2367 | 72 |  |  | 12/31/1877: #12 |  | 252 | Govedarica, Radovan | 2365 | 61 |  |  | 02/12/2001: #1342 |  | 253 | Staller, Peter | 2365 | 62 |  |  | 05/31/1995: #1333 |  | 254 | Toth, Bela | 2364 | 59 |  |  | 03/31/1996: #1476 |  | 255 | Hennings, Artur | 2363 | 65 |  |  | 06/30/1993: #1227 |  | 256 | Piankov, Evgenij | 2363 | 64 |  |  | 01/31/1994: #1284 |  | 257 | Westerinen, Heikki MJ | 2363 | 49 |  |  | 03/31/1997: #1452 |  | 258 | Foguelman, Alberto | 2362 | 69 |  |  | 08/31/1976: #369 |  | 259 | Dunkelblum, Arthur | 2361 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1958: #195 |  | 260 | Dmitriev, Igor | 2360 | 61 |  |  | 01/18/1999: #1297 |  | 261 | Bialas, Wolfram | 2359 | 69 |  |  | 07/31/1988: #788 |  | 262 | Borik, Otto | 2359 | 61 |  |  | 09/25/2000: #1388 |  | 263 | Fichtl, Jirí | 2359 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1973: #364 |  | 264 | Burger, Karl | 2358 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1985: #653 |  | 265 | Mariotti, Sergio | 2358 | 74 |  |  | 08/09/1999: #1390 |  | 266 | Rosselli del Turco, Stefano | 2357 | 74 |  |  | 12/31/1929: #49 |  | 267 | Medina García, Antonio A | 2357 | 49 |  |  | 08/31/1972: #359 |  | 268 | Wahltuch, Victor L | 2356 | 74 |  |  | 12/31/1927: #50 |  | 269 | Vaisman, Volodia | 2353 | 57 |  |  | 11/30/1990: #1066 |  | 270 | Wittmann, Walter | 2352 | 61 |  |  | 03/12/2001: #1461 |  | 271 | Sydor, Andrzej | 2352 | 73 |  |  | 12/31/1989: #1043 |  | 272 | Augustin, Josef | 2352 | 71 |  |  | 04/30/1995: #1470 |  | 273 | Lutskan, Ilmars | 2350 | 66 |  |  | 07/31/1993: #1343 |  | 274 | Szilagyi, Peter | 2350 | 68 |  |  | 09/30/1990: #1109 |  | 275 | Tinsley, Samuel | 2349 | 57 |  |  | 12/31/1899: #30 |  | 276 | Hesse, Peter | 2349 | 72 |  |  | 08/31/1997: #1618 |  | 277 | Krnic, Zdenko | 2348 | 74 |  |  | 10/02/2000: #1481 |  | 278 | Trapl, Jindrich | 2347 | 67 |  |  | 02/28/1995: #1511 |  | 279 | Remlinger, Larry | 2347 | 56 |  |  | 08/31/1994: #1467 |  | 280 | Ujtelky, Maximilián | 2344 | 53 |  |  | 03/31/1968: #308 |  | 281 | Hvenekilde, Jorgen | 2344 | 62 |  |  | 07/31/1988: #855 |  | 282 | Nagy, Ervin | 2343 | 75 |  |  | 06/30/1998: #1668 |  | 283 | Klundt, Klaus | 2340 | 61 |  |  | 11/30/1994: #1572 |  | 284 | Nikolic, Stanimir | 2340 | 74 |  |  | 12/31/1987: #786 |  | 285 | Szily, József | 2339 | 65 |  |  | 09/30/1966: #316 |  | 286 | Hempson, Peter W | 2338 | 67 |  |  | 01/31/1989: #1000 |  | 287 | Mozes, Ervin | 2338 | 56 |  |  | 12/31/1998: #1675 |  | 288 | Ulvestad, Olaf | 2338 | 64 |  |  | 09/30/1965: #306 |  | 289 | Meyer, Claus Dieter | 2337 | 71 |  |  | 07/26/1999: #1644 |  | 290 | Daudzvardis, Janis | 2337 | 69 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #1665 |  | 291 | Fridh, Anton | 2334 | 74 |  |  | 10/31/1972: #401 |  | 292 | Hamann, Svend | 2334 | 65 |  |  | 09/30/1993: #1516 |  | 293 | Loman, Rudolf J | 2332 | 73 |  |  | 12/31/1913: #49 |  | 294 | Dolezal, Radoslav | 2332 | 60 |  |  | 03/05/2001: #1668 |  | 295 | Mujagic, Ramo | 2331 | 63 |  |  | 10/31/1996: #1840 |  | 296 | Zoebisch, Herbert | 2331 | 65 |  |  | 11/30/1994: #1689 |  | 297 | Delmar, Eugene | 2331 | 62 |  |  | 12/31/1893: #31 |  | 298 | Albin, Adolf | 2329 | 63 |  |  | 12/31/1900: #36 |  | 299 | Golombek, Harry | 2329 | 67 |  |  | 12/31/1963: #264 |  | 300 | Reefschlaeger, Helmut | 2329 | 54 |  |  | 03/31/1997: #1878 |  | 301 | Henneberger, Walter | 2327 | 71 |  |  | 12/31/1935: #85 |  | 302 | Troianescu, Octav | 2325 | 61 |  |  | 12/31/1968: #357 |  | 303 | Kaufman, Larry C | 2325 | 57 |  |  | 11/13/2000: #1690 |  | 304 | Szilágyi, György | 2324 | 61 |  |  | 06/30/1974: #453 |  | 305 | Keller, Dieter | 2324 | 67 |  |  | 06/30/1989: #1114 |  | 306 | Danner, Georg | 2323 | 51 |  |  | 10/25/1999: #1802 |  | 307 | Van Riemsdijk, Herman C | 2322 | 56 |  |  | 08/20/2001: #1788 |  | 308 | Schoeneberg, Manfred | 2322 | 68 |  |  | 07/05/1999: #1799 |  | 309 | Iliesco, Juan T | 2322 | 68 |  |  | 12/31/1950: #152 |  | 310 | Basagic, Zlatko | 2322 | 58 |  |  | 12/18/2000: #1800 |  | 311 | Petran, Pal | 2316 | 52 |  |  | 09/13/1999: #1879 |  | 312 | Sorri, Kari Juhani | 2314 | 63 |  |  | 09/30/1994: #1893 |  | 313 | Voskanian, Vahagn | 2312 | 72 |  |  | 09/30/1997: #2103 |  | 314 | Osterman, Rudolf | 2309 | 60 |  |  | 07/19/1999: #1969 |  | 315 | Kunsztowicz, Uwe | 2309 | 75 |  |  | 12/31/1996: #2183 |  | 316 | Lieb, Harald | 2308 | 67 |  |  | 11/30/1987: #871 |  | 317 | Segal, Alexandru Sorin | 2308 | 68 |  |  | 10/02/2000: #1959 |  | 318 | Hermlin, Aarne | 2307 | 72 |  |  | 05/31/1993: #1758 |  | 319 | Casas, Fernando | 2307 | 75 |  |  | 06/30/1979: #542 |  | 320 | Saidy, Anthony F | 2304 | 63 |  |  | 04/30/1990: #1352 |  | 321 | Pelikán, Jorge | 2303 | 59 |  |  | 12/31/1958: #226 |  | 322 | Onoprienko, Vladimir | 2303 | 58 |  |  | 04/30/1995: #2052 |  | 323 | Fairhurst, William A | 2302 | 72 |  |  | 06/30/1956: #199 |  | 324 | Bukacek, Emil | 2299 | 65 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #2121 |  | 325 | Muratov, Vladimir A | 2298 | 64 |  |  | 10/31/1988: #1078 |  | 326 | Martinez, Dion M | 2296 | 60 |  |  | 12/31/1889: #33 |  | 327 | Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn | 2296 | 67 |  |  | 11/30/1997: #2331 |  | 328 | Szenetra, Werner | 2294 | 71 |  |  | 07/31/1990: #1426 |  | 329 | Laco, Giuseppe | 2293 | 67 |  |  | 04/30/1990: #1417 |  | 330 | Kernazhitsky, Leonid | 2292 | 56 |  |  | 10/16/2000: #2115 |  | 331 | Hess, Ralf | 2291 | 72 |  |  | 02/28/1997: #2433 |  | 332 | Formanek, Edward W | 2290 | 59 |  |  | 04/30/1995: #2214 |  | 333 | Kramer, Haije | 2288 | 67 |  |  | 10/31/1970: #433 |  | 334 | Ufimtsev, Anatoly G | 2288 | 73 |  |  | 03/31/1967: #393 |  | 335 | Blechzin, Igor | 2287 | 70 |  |  | 03/31/1994: #2144 |  | 336 | Popov, Petar | 2287 | 74 |  |  | 11/30/1992: #1861 |  | 337 | Eperjesi, Laszlo | 2286 | 51 |  |  | 04/30/1996: #2501 |  | 338 | Vigh, Bela | 2284 | 57 |  |  | 10/31/1997: #2577 |  | 339 | Titz, Heimo | 2282 | 67 |  |  | 03/31/1989: #1292 |  | 340 | Mortimer, James | 2282 | 72 |  |  | 12/31/1885: #27 |  | 341 | Letelier Martner, René | 2276 | 56 |  |  | 06/30/1968: #408 |  | 342 | Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z | 2276 | 70 |  |  | 05/31/1994: #2301 |  | 343 | Opl, Klaus | 2276 | 61 |  |  | 03/31/1994: #2270 |  | 344 | Arnaudov, Petar | 2275 | 71 |  |  | 02/29/1992: #1854 |  | 345 | Kaposztas, Miklos | 2275 | 63 |  |  | 03/31/1992: #1858 |  | 346 | Franzen, Jozef | 2271 | 62 |  |  | 02/01/1999: #2370 |  | 347 | Spesny, Jan | 2271 | 73 |  |  | 01/15/2001: #2481 |  | 348 | Starck, Bodo | 2264 | 71 |  |  | 09/30/1987: #995 |  | 349 | Bauer, Peter | 2261 | 72 |  |  | 05/03/1999: #2611 |  | 350 | Kristjansson, Olafur | 2259 | 74 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #2639 |  | 351 | Anelli, Antonio | 2259 | 70 |  |  | 04/30/1997: #2955 |  | 352 | Basman, Michael J | 2258 | 72 |  |  | 03/15/1999: #2567 |  | 353 | Reinhardt, Enrique H | 2255 | 57 |  |  | 12/31/1955: #216 |  | 354 | Roth, Peter | 2254 | 62 |  |  | 10/09/2000: #2611 |  | 355 | Tichy, Vladimir | 2254 | 68 |  |  | 09/27/1999: #2781 |  | 356 | Rahls, Peter | 2252 | 72 |  |  | 08/31/1993: #2296 |  | 357 | Brajovic, Radovan | 2250 | 61 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #2770 |  | 358 | Kwatschewsky, Leo | 2249 | 63 |  |  | 01/31/1992: #2053 |  | 359 | Vadasz, Laszlo | 2248 | 47 |  |  | 01/22/2001: #2783 |  | 360 | Valvo, Michael J | 2247 | 72 |  |  | 03/31/1995: #2753 |  | 361 | Afifi, Assem | 2246 | 69 |  |  | 01/03/2000: #2825 |  | 362 | Vooremaa, Andres | 2245 | 64 |  |  | 06/30/1997: #3147 |  | 363 | Tuominen, Mauri | 2245 | 71 |  |  | 02/28/1998: #3087 |  | 364 | te Kolsté, Jan W | 2242 | 69 |  |  | 12/31/1926: #77 |  | 365 | Brauer, Christian | 2241 | 67 |  |  | 05/21/2001: #2717 |  | 366 | Erwich, Frans AGM | 2240 | 71 |  |  | 08/31/1998: #3233 |  | 367 | Werner, Clemens | 2239 | 64 |  |  | 08/09/1999: #2970 |  | 368 | Harari, Zaki | 2236 | 75 |  |  | 10/09/2000: #2819 |  | 369 | Lorenz, Gerd | 2236 | 66 |  |  | 04/30/1997: #3289 |  | 370 | Gossip, George H | 2235 | 67 |  |  | 12/31/1893: #40 |  | 371 | Baumgartner, Heinz | 2234 | 71 |  |  | 08/31/1985: #905 |  | 372 | Janetschek, Karl | 2234 | 64 |  |  | 03/31/1993: #2380 |  | 373 | Ballon, Guenther Jan | 2233 | 64 |  |  | 01/31/1995: #2888 |  | 374 | Seibold, Hubert | 2232 | 68 |  |  | 09/13/1999: #3028 |  | 375 | Pacl, Vaclav | 2232 | 74 |  |  | 08/31/1997: #3375 |  | 376 | Maahs, Erich | 2231 | 67 |  |  | 02/29/1996: #3257 |  | 377 | Van Baarle, C John | 2231 | 71 |  |  | 03/31/1998: #3336 |  | 378 | Bjerring, Kai | 2229 | 60 |  |  | 01/18/1999: #3191 |  | 379 | Balenovic, Zvonimir | 2227 | 59 |  |  | 12/18/2000: #2968 |  | 380 | Shalnev, Nicolai | 2227 | 75 |  |  | 03/31/1997: #3417 |  | 381 | Garcia, Raimundo | 2226 | 75 |  |  | 04/30/1989: #1512 |  | 382 | Hurme, Harri M | 2226 | 70 |  |  | 05/31/1998: #3445 |  | 383 | Bulcourf, Carlos | 2223 | 70 |  |  | 02/29/1992: #2188 |  | 384 | Coret Frasquet, Jose | 2223 | 73 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #3051 |  | 385 | Marosi, Gyorgy | 2221 | 69 |  |  | 03/31/1995: #3021 |  | 386 | Paoli, Enrico | 2221 | 63 |  |  | 12/31/1960: #299 |  | 387 | Lengyel, Laszlo | 2220 | 69 |  |  | 06/30/1997: #3492 |  | 388 | Hansen, Gunnar West | 2220 | 68 |  |  | 01/31/1996: #3393 |  | 389 | Price, Hubert E | 2220 | 64 |  |  | 12/31/1929: #62 |  | 390 | Kagan, Naum | 2218 | 70 |  |  | 11/22/1999: #3173 |  | 391 | Sorensen, Bent | 2217 | 70 |  |  | 09/30/1996: #3470 |  | 392 | Vodep, Otto | 2217 | 71 |  |  | 12/31/1981: #747 |  | 393 | Buljovcic, Ivan | 2214 | 75 |  |  | 11/30/1989: #1622 |  | 394 | Gundersen, Helge | 2210 | 74 |  |  | 08/02/1999: #3309 |  | 395 | Pohla, Harry | 2210 | 75 |  |  | 06/30/1993: #2583 |  | 396 | Lematschko, Tatjana | 2209 | 70 |  |  | 03/12/2001: #3022 |  | 397 | Baum, Bernd | 2207 | 67 |  |  | 07/31/1998: #3740 |  | 398 | Nei, Mati | 2207 | 75 |  |  | 09/30/1995: #3353 |  | 399 | Gabriel, Josef | 2207 | 65 |  |  | 12/31/1997: #3774 |  | 400 | Havlicek, Josef | 2204 | 72 |  |  | 02/21/2000: #3154 |  | 401 | Steudtmann, Christian | 2203 | 74 |  |  | 06/30/1997: #3715 |  | 402 | Darius, Harald | 2202 | 70 |  |  | 09/30/1998: #3828 |  | 403 | Balla, Zoltán | 2202 | 73 |  |  | 12/31/1935: #97 |  | 404 | Gross, Daniel | 2202 | 73 |  |  | 09/30/1995: #3400 |  | 405 | Seifert, Milan | 2201 | 71 |  |  | 05/31/1993: #2641 |  | 406 | De las Heras, Juan Carlos | 2200 | 69 |  |  | 07/31/1993: #2655 |  | 407 | Weill, Roland | 2199 | 70 |  |  | 11/29/1999: #3402 |  | 408 | Kauschmann, Herbert | 2198 | 75 |  |  | 08/31/1993: #2750 |  | 409 | Letay, Gyula | 2193 | 69 |  |  | 01/31/1997: #3821 |  | 410 | Vranesic, Zvonko | 2190 | 68 |  |  | 09/30/1991: #2144 |  | 411 | Haas, Carmi | 2189 | 75 |  |  | 09/30/1995: #3545 |  | 412 | Kosa, Laszlo | 2189 | 74 |  |  | 01/31/2000: #3592 |  | 413 | Sorensen, Henrik | 2189 | 68 |  |  | 12/31/1997: #4040 |  | 414 | Bulat, Ante | 2188 | 70 |  |  | 03/31/1985: #950 |  | 415 | Szell, Lajos | 2187 | 62 |  |  | 01/31/1998: #3929 |  | 416 | Veselsky, Jozef | 2186 | 73 |  |  | 08/31/1995: #3523 |  | 417 | Visier Segovia, Fernando | 2185 | 67 |  |  | 01/31/1996: #3774 |  | 418 | Benedictsson, Benony | 2180 | 67 |  |  | 10/31/1970: #551 |  | 419 | Trifunovic, Miroljub | 2180 | 71 |  |  | 11/27/2000: #3471 |  | 420 | Lange, Max | 2179 | 70 |  |  | 12/31/1884: #34 |  | 421 | Garcia Caballero, Luis | 2178 | 70 |  |  | 06/21/1999: #3652 |  | 422 | Happel, Hendrik A | 2176 | 70 |  |  | 07/31/1995: #3577 |  | 423 | Jackson, Oliver | 2175 | 74 |  |  | 02/01/1999: #3553 |  | 424 | Lim Kok Ann | 2170 | 74 |  |  | 12/31/1972: #563 |  | 425 | Tauber, Manfred | 2169 | 73 |  |  | 06/30/1993: #2803 |  | 426 | Friedgood, David | 2167 | 73 |  |  | 07/05/1999: #3798 |  | 427 | Weiler, Wolfgang | 2166 | 70 |  |  | 06/28/1999: #3818 |  | 428 | Fritz, Alexander | 2166 | 75 |  |  | 12/31/1909: #51 |  | 429 | Puschmann, Laszlo | 2166 | 73 |  |  | 08/31/1995: #3719 |  | 430 | Johansson, Per | 2165 | 71 |  |  | 04/30/1993: #2824 |  | 431 | Lenart, Endre | 2162 | 72 |  |  | 03/12/2001: #3487 |  | 432 | Porrasmaa, Timo | 2161 | 61 |  |  | 11/30/1996: #4168 |  | 433 | Ros, Aksel | 2156 | 73 |  |  | 05/31/1997: #4324 |  | 434 | Jaenig, Reinhard | 2154 | 71 |  |  | 06/30/1998: #4442 |  | 435 | Frank, Albert | 2154 | 71 |  |  | 08/31/1996: #4165 |  | 436 | Nickl, Klaus | 2151 | 70 |  |  | 11/30/1995: #3869 |  | 437 | Lauritsen, Niels | 2150 | 70 |  |  | 08/31/1998: #4571 |  | 438 | Gustafsson, Bjorn | 2150 | 73 |  |  | 06/30/1995: #3789 |  | 439 | Szurovszky, Elek | 2148 | 59 |  |  | 05/31/1997: #4407 |  | 440 | Hintikka, Eero | 2148 | 68 |  |  | 03/31/1998: #4441 |  | 441 | Grabov, Steen | 2146 | 74 |  |  | 11/13/2000: #3738 |  | 442 | Lada, Ireneusz | 2145 | 73 |  |  | 01/01/2001: #3841 |  | 443 | Henrichsen, Jens | 2140 | 70 |  |  | 06/30/1996: #4201 |  | 444 | Di Lazzaro, Gabriele | 2138 | 70 |  |  | 02/28/1997: #4408 |  | 445 | McFarland, Robert | 2138 | 63 |  |  | 01/08/2001: #3867 |  | 446 | Kassabe, Ezat | 2138 | 72 |  |  | 05/31/1991: #2212 |  | 447 | Bodrogi, Mihaly | 2137 | 60 |  |  | 05/15/2000: #3752 |  | 448 | Cordovil, Joao | 2137 | 61 |  |  | 04/19/1999: #4002 |  | 449 | Belamaric, Goran | 2136 | 69 |  |  | 11/20/2000: #3889 |  | 450 | Bellin, Jana | 2135 | 63 |  |  | 12/04/2000: #3905 |  | 451 | Tornai, Imre | 2130 | 71 |  |  | 03/31/1994: #3412 |  | 452 | Honsch, Pal | 2124 | 71 |  |  | 05/31/1997: #4593 |  | 453 | Blum, Gernot | 2121 | 68 |  |  | 01/10/2000: #4135 |  | 454 | Preuss, Flemming | 2117 | 66 |  |  | 07/12/1999: #4201 |  | 455 | Ilic, Ilija | 2115 | 68 |  |  | 05/28/2001: #3920 |  | 456 | Lurje, Pawel | 2113 | 65 |  |  | 12/31/1998: #5127 |  | 457 | Gaber, Jozsef | 2102 | 75 |  |  | 09/30/1997: #4775 |  | 458 | Opic, Ivan | 2097 | 75 |  |  | 07/31/1998: #4901 |  | 459 | Nicolaisen, Erik | 2090 | 68 |  |  | 03/31/1997: #4674 |  
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of their exact strength on their 53rd birthday.  The 
+/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 53rd 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.
 
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was stronger on their 53rd birthday than anyone else turning 53.  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 53.  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 
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certainty that they were truly one of the three
 strongest 53-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 
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