Chessmetrics Ratings: 55th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Lasker, Emanuel	2804	69
2	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2734	56
3	Botvinnik, Mikhail M	2726	56
4	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2703	48
5	Keres, Paul	2694	51
6	Geller, Efim P	2675	51
7	Najdorf, Miguel	2674	52
8	Petrosian, Tigran V	2664	51
9	Polugaevsky, Lev A	2661	50
10	Anderssen, Adolf	2650	59

About these ratings

All players on their 55th birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date

1 Lasker, Emanuel 2804 69 61.1% #2 12/31/1922: #2

2 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2734 56 13.0% #7 12/31/1890: #1

3 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2726 56 10.7% #8 06/30/1966: #3

4 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2703 48 3.6% #11 02/28/1986: #3

5 Keres, Paul 2694 51 2.8% #13 12/31/1970: #5

6 Geller, Efim P 2675 51 1.4% #17 02/29/1980: #8

7 Najdorf, Miguel 2674 52 1.5% #18 03/31/1965: #12

8 Petrosian, Tigran V 2664 51 0.9% #20 05/31/1984: #16

9 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2661 50 0.7% #21 10/31/1989: #17

10 Anderssen, Adolf 2650 59 0.8% #26 12/31/1872: #4

11 Smyslov, Vassily V 2646 53 0.5% #26 02/29/1976: #14

12 Chigorin, Mikhail I 2639 55 0.4% #29 12/31/1904: #6

13 Winawer, Szymon A 2634 65 0.7% #33 12/31/1892: #4

14 Portisch, Lajos 2628 49 0.1% #31 03/31/1992: #47

15 Gligoric, Svetozar 2625 49 0.1% #33 12/31/1977: #27

16 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2620 55 0.2% #36 04/30/1980: #35

17 Maróczy, Géza 2619 53 0.1% #36 12/31/1924: #8

18 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2619 51 0.1% #36 09/30/1966: #21

19 Tal, Mikhail 2615 49 #36 10/31/1991: #59

20 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2613 57 0.1% #39 12/31/1916: #10

21 Teichmann, Richard 2611 64 0.3% #43 12/31/1922: #6

22 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2609 56 0.1% #41 05/31/1980: #46

23 Bronstein, David I 2604 52 0.1% #42 12/31/1978: #41

24 Furman, Semen A 2602 52 #43 10/31/1975: #36

25 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 2596 48 #45 03/12/2001: #84

26 Kavalek, Lubomir 2594 65 0.2% #52 07/31/1998: #94

27 Averbakh, Yury L 2593 58 0.1% #50 12/31/1976: #50

28 Taimanov, Mark E 2591 56 #50 01/31/1981: #56

29 Marshall, Frank J 2584 57 #55 12/31/1931: #13

30 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2583 55 #54 02/29/1988: #82

31 Spassky, Boris V 2580 50 #54 12/31/1991: #105

32 Szabó, László 2576 50 #56 02/29/1972: #50

33 Euwe, Machgielis 2574 59 #61 12/31/1955: #28

34 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2570 64 #66 12/31/1939: #20

35 Larsen, Bent 2568 49 #61 02/28/1990: #122

36 Darga, Klaus V 2563 67 #72 01/31/1989: #118

37 Razuvaev, Yury S 2563 52 #65 10/09/2000: #141

38 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2562 56 #67 12/31/1943: #16

39 Shabanov, Yury F 2560 59 #70 10/31/1992: #155

40 Tartakower, Saviely G 2555 72 0.1% #80 12/31/1941: #22

41 Paulsen, Louis 2552 61 #77 12/31/1887: #10

42 Byrne, Robert E 2552 58 #75 03/31/1983: #98

43 Blackburne, Joseph H 2549 55 #75 12/31/1895: #10

44 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 2549 55 #76 05/03/1999: #194

45 Pachmann, Ludek 2547 56 #78 04/30/1979: #99

46 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 2547 72 #85 09/30/1967: #58

47 Berger, Johann N 2545 73 0.1% #87 12/31/1899: #12

48 Kotov, Alexander A 2542 61 #83 06/30/1968: #58

49 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2542 51 #79 02/28/1990: #178

50 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2540 52 #80 07/31/1991: #194

51 Panno, Oscar R 2538 53 #82 02/28/1990: #186

52 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 2536 53 #84 09/20/1999: #219

53 Spielmann, Rudolf 2535 54 #85 12/31/1937: #25

54 Trifunovic, Petar 2533 50 #85 06/30/1965: #61

55 Zhuravliov, Valerij 2532 55 #88 11/30/1993: #227

56 Ahues, Carl O 2531 75 #99 12/31/1937: #26

57 Hort, Vlastimil 2530 52 #88 01/11/1999: #221

58 Kovacevic, Vladimir 2526 52 #90 02/28/1997: #276

59 Matanovic, Aleksandar 2524 63 #98 04/30/1985: #165

60 Liberzon, Vladimir M 2521 73 #106 02/29/1992: #269

61 Gipslis, Aivars 2520 55 #97 01/31/1992: #266

62 Sosonko, Gennadi 2516 52 #98 04/30/1998: #320

63 Moiseev, Oleg L 2516 62 #104 04/30/1980: #142

64 Suetin, Alexey S 2514 53 #100 10/31/1981: #138

65 Gufeld, Eduard E 2511 59 #106 02/28/1991: #268

66 Kuzmin, Gennady P 2510 51 #103 01/15/2001: #332

67 Ståhlberg, Gideon 2510 64 #110 12/31/1962: #65

68 Flohr, Salo 2507 69 #114 09/30/1963: #69

69 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2507 54 #107 04/30/1978: #146

70 Matulovic, Milan 2503 56 #111 05/31/1990: #274

71 Lilienthal, Andor 2502 59 #113 03/31/1966: #88

72 Nikolac, Juraj 2501 65 #118 03/31/1987: #217

73 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2499 51 #111 03/31/1966: #92

74 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N 2498 51 #113 04/16/2001: #394

75 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2497 63 #120 11/30/1992: #352

76 Antoshin, Vladimir S 2495 62 #122 04/30/1984: #207

77 Smejkal, Jan 2494 57 #119 03/19/2001: #417

78 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 2493 52 #116 04/30/1997: #433

79 Mieses, Jacques 2493 69 #126 12/31/1919: #15

80 Tolush, Alexander K 2490 64 #125 03/31/1965: #98

81 Vukic, Milan 2489 57 #123 07/31/1998: #432

82 Cebalo, Mišo 2488 48 #119 01/31/2000: #432

83 Eliskases, Erich G 2487 63 #127 12/31/1967: #97

84 Pfleger, Helmut 2484 71 #134 07/31/1998: #465

85 Lein, Anatoly 2484 52 #124 02/28/1986: #258

86 Bird, Henry E 2483 57 #128 12/31/1884: #15

87 Zhidkov, Valery S 2481 63 #133 08/31/1994: #446

88 Tseitlin, Mark D 2480 50 #127 08/31/1998: #479

89 Pilnik, Herman 2480 70 #137 12/31/1968: #112

90 Nun, Josef 2479 67 #136 06/30/1988: #310

91 Benko, Pal C 2479 60 #132 06/30/1983: #224

92 Ivkov, Borislav 2478 57 #131 10/31/1988: #320

93 Jansa, Vlastimil 2478 48 #127 10/31/1997: #487

94 Barcza, Gedeon 2476 51 #130 06/30/1966: #111

95 Kieninger, Georg 2476 70 #140 12/31/1956: #79

96 Ivanovic, Božidar 2470 56 #137 08/20/2001: #517

97 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2469 61 #141 10/31/1988: #347

98 Kottnauer, Cenek 2469 62 #141 12/31/1964: #108

99 Alapin, Simon 2469 67 #144 12/31/1910: #27

100 Mason, James 2469 53 #137 12/31/1903: #20

101 Mikenas, Vladas 2469 59 03/31/1965: #130

102 Guimard, Carlos E 2468 56 03/31/1968: #118

103 Karaklajic, Nikola 2467 69 01/31/1981: #237

104 Petkevich, Jusefs 2465 57 11/30/1995: #551

105 Rajkovic, Dusan 2465 57 05/31/1997: #583

106 Bukic, Enver 2463 64 11/30/1992: #499

107 Rukavina, Josip 2462 75 10/31/1997: #581

108 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M 2460 64 10/31/1971: #154

109 Zaitsev, Igor A 2457 50 04/30/1993: #546

110 Mongrédien, Augustus 2456 72 12/31/1861: #9

111 Tatai, Stefano 2456 58 02/28/1993: #547

112 Faragó, Iván 2455 49 03/26/2001: #624

113 Neunhoeffer, Helmut 2455 70 01/31/1998: #619

114 Donchenko, Anatoly G 2454 58 08/31/1995: #622

115 Bisguier, Arthur B 2452 68 09/30/1984: #339

116 Robatsch, Karl 2452 57 09/30/1983: #316

117 Mednis, Edmar J 2451 55 02/29/1992: #561

118 Canal, Esteban 2449 67 12/31/1950: #76

119 Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich 2449 72 09/30/1964: #131

120 Michell, Reginald P 2449 64 12/31/1927: #35

121 Damjanovic, Mato 2448 61 02/28/1982: #271

122 von Scheve, Theodor 2448 72 12/31/1905: #27

123 Donner, Johannes H 2447 56 06/30/1982: #281

124 Thomas, George A 2446 56 12/31/1935: #52

125 Karasev, Vladimir I 2446 66 05/31/1993: #614

126 Knezevic, Milorad 2445 52 10/31/1991: #560

127 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 2443 71 09/04/2000: #664

128 Kraidman, Yair 2442 63 10/31/1987: #392

129 Yuferov, Sergey N 2442 62 11/27/2000: #685

130 Martinovic, Slobodan 2442 53 07/24/2000: #683

131 Popov, Luben 2441 73 12/31/1990: #534

132 Janoševic, Dragoljub 2441 61 06/30/1978: #261

133 Rakic, Tomislav 2440 70 10/31/1989: #506

134 Buturin, Vladimir 2440 57 10/31/1998: #694

135 Savon, Vladimir A 2438 51 08/31/1995: #728

136 Olland, Adolf G 2433 71 12/31/1921: #21

137 Lokvenc, Josef 2433 75 12/31/1953: #88

138 Tringov, Georgy P 2432 55 02/29/1992: #647

139 Csom, István 2432 48 05/31/1995: #736

140 Faibisovich, Vadim Z 2430 68 05/03/1999: #745

141 Doda, Zbigniew 2430 67 01/31/1986: #439

142 Sahovic, Dragutin 2430 57 07/31/1995: #771

143 Cortlever, Nicolaas 2430 58 04/30/1970: #191

144 Lengyel, Levente 2428 72 05/31/1988: #484

145 Prins, Lodewijk 2427 72 12/31/1967: #176

146 Todorcevic, Miodrag 2427 52 10/31/1995: #821

147 Gheorghiu, Florin 2427 60 04/05/1999: #748

148 Bukhman, Eduard 2426 70 05/31/1996: #855

149 Pirc, Vasja 2425 56 09/30/1962: #156

150 Averkin, Orest N 2424 64 02/22/1999: #755

151 Ghitescu, Theodor 2423 68 12/31/1988: #544

152 Cvetkovic, Srdjan 2423 71 02/26/2001: #841

153 Karner, Hillar 2422 62 06/30/1990: #625

154 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 2422 54 03/31/1998: #858

155 Radulov, Ivan 2422 59 12/31/1993: #782

156 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 2421 62 10/31/1971: #216

157 Spassov, Liuben 2420 67 02/28/1998: #852

158 Marangunic, Srdjan 2420 69 10/31/1998: #822

159 Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard 2420 60 07/31/1995: #847

160 Komljenovic, Davor 2419 54 06/28/1999: #803

161 Schweber, Samuel 2418 67 06/30/1991: #715

162 Rossetto, Héctor D 2418 55 08/31/1977: #303

163 Czerniak, Moshe 2417 54 12/31/1964: #167

164 Kluger, Guyla 2417 54 12/31/1968: #195

165 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes 2417 58 06/30/1998: #899

166 Murey, Yakov 2417 52 07/31/1996: #904

167 Bialas, Wolfram 2415 66 07/31/1990: #665

168 Stanojevic, Branko 2412 71 12/31/1997: #919

169 Richter, Emil 2412 65 12/31/1948: #75

170 Piankov, Evgenij 2408 58 01/31/1996: #1010

171 Taubenhaus, Jean 2403 61 12/31/1904: #31

172 Klovans, Janis 2402 63 03/31/1990: #751

173 Bebchuk, Evgeni 2401 66 03/31/1994: #922

174 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2399 54 12/31/1968: #228

175 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2398 64 10/31/1990: #812

176 Vajda, Arpád 2397 68 12/31/1950: #112

177 Kosanski, Stanko 2394 63 09/30/1996: #1106

178 Veinger, Itzhak 2393 73 06/30/1993: #966

179 Silva Sanchez, Carlos 2390 62 06/14/1999: #1032

180 Langeweg, Kick 2387 61 02/29/1992: #972

181 Rubinetti, Jorge A 2386 58 03/27/2000: #1111

182 Portisch, Ferenc 2386 54 03/31/1994: #1054

183 Ree, Hans 2386 67 09/13/1999: #1061

184 Blau, Max 2386 72 10/31/1973: #318

185 Ostojic, Predrag 2385 67 01/31/1993: #1026

186 Neikirkh, Oleg N 2385 71 12/31/1968: #248

187 Zakharov, Alexander V 2385 59 09/30/1998: #1146

188 Garcia Martinez, Silvino 2384 56 06/28/1999: #1098

189 Malich, Burkhard G 2384 61 10/31/1991: #951

190 Spiridonov, Nikola 2384 58 02/28/1993: #1044

191 Albin, Adolf 2383 57 12/31/1902: #29

192 Gutman, Lev 2382 56 09/25/2000: #1132

193 Szabados, Eugenio 2381 71 06/30/1953: #121

194 Romanovsky, Peter A 2379 68 12/31/1946: #69

195 Rosselli del Turco, Stefano 2378 67 12/31/1931: #59

196 Boey, Josef 2378 74 04/30/1989: #780

197 Kaunas, Kestutis 2378 71 03/31/1997: #1293

198 Paulsen, Wilfried 2377 66 12/31/1882: #21

199 Opocenský, Karel 2374 58 12/31/1946: #70

200 Sterk, Károly 2374 64 12/31/1935: #70

201 Bolbochán, Jácobo 2374 73 09/30/1961: #200

202 Westerinen, Heikki MJ 2372 50 04/26/1999: #1220

203 Hoelzl, Franz 2370 57 04/02/2001: #1283

204 Zíta, František 2369 64 09/30/1964: #222

205 Gaprindashvili, Nona 2369 61 04/30/1996: #1401

206 Forintos, Gyözö V 2368 58 06/30/1990: #951

207 Onoprienko, Vladimir 2368 55 04/30/1997: #1409

208 Porat, Yosef 2367 57 03/31/1964: #223

209 Augustin, Josef 2363 71 04/30/1997: #1458

210 Nemet, Ivan 2362 60 03/31/1998: #1432

211 Sarapu, Ortvin 2362 68 12/31/1978: #456

212 Piazzini, Luis R 2361 63 03/31/1960: #203

213 Tinsley, Samuel 2359 71 12/31/1901: #31

214 Litvinov, Vladimir 2357 75 06/30/1996: #1509

215 Godes, Dmitry R 2357 63 06/30/1994: #1355

216 Mestrovic, Zvonimir 2356 53 10/11/1999: #1399

217 Gereben, Ernö 2355 61 03/31/1962: #240

218 Durao, Joaquim 2353 71 09/30/1985: #644

219 Adamski, Jan 2352 55 10/31/1998: #1526

220 Hamann, Svend 2352 61 09/30/1995: #1509

221 Ageichenko, Gennady A 2351 71 05/31/1996: #1589

222 Golombek, Harry 2350 58 12/31/1965: #278

223 Jakobsen, Ole 2349 58 09/30/1997: #1585

224 Mozes, Ervin 2349 70 01/01/2001: #1505

225 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2349 71 03/31/1961: #242

226 Staller, Peter 2348 66 05/31/1997: #1621

227 Toth, Bela 2345 60 03/31/1998: #1623

228 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2344 53 02/28/1970: #361

229 Vaisman, Volodia 2344 67 11/30/1992: #1347

230 Klundt, Klaus 2343 59 11/30/1996: #1661

231 Biebinger, Gerhard 2343 64 08/31/1993: #1435

232 Schallopp, Emil 2343 69 12/31/1897: #30

233 Svensson, Leif 2341 67 04/30/1995: #1591

234 Burger, Karl 2341 65 12/31/1987: #776

235 Nikolic, Stanimir 2340 60 12/31/1989: #1096

236 Szilagyi, Peter 2340 69 09/30/1992: #1396

237 Delmar, Eugene 2339 72 12/31/1895: #25

238 Remlinger, Larry 2339 61 08/31/1996: #1732

239 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo 2339 67 01/31/1988: #842

240 Müller, Hans 2338 60 06/30/1951: #161

241 Barczay, Laszlo 2338 56 01/31/1991: #1201

242 Fichtl, Jirí 2338 60 12/31/1975: #415

243 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 2338 61 10/31/1994: #1539

244 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2337 61 07/31/1990: #1153

245 Hermann, Manfred 2337 59 08/31/1997: #1772

246 Szily, József 2337 63 09/30/1968: #334

247 Pelikán, Jorge 2336 55 03/31/1961: #263

248 Szilágyi, György 2336 60 06/30/1976: #410

249 Reefschlaeger, Helmut 2334 60 04/05/1999: #1629

250 Ulvestad, Olaf 2334 70 09/30/1967: #334

251 Plachetka, Jan 2333 55 02/14/2000: #1648

252 Saidy, Anthony F 2332 66 04/30/1992: #1397

253 Fridh, Anton 2332 70 10/31/1974: #413

254 Trapl, Jindrich 2332 62 02/28/1997: #1842

255 Engels, Ludwig 2330 72 09/30/1960: #212

256 Petran, Pal 2330 53 09/10/2001: #1716

257 Sibarevic, Milenko 2330 73 03/06/2000: #1698

258 Shahtahtinsky, Alekper 2327 69 05/31/1998: #1868

259 Osterman, Rudolf 2327 69 07/16/2001: #1714

260 Welz, Peter 2325 67 05/31/1999: #1766

261 Hennings, Artur 2322 67 06/30/1995: #1836

262 Lutskan, Ilmars 2320 75 07/31/1995: #1855

263 Novak, Ivan 2319 73 12/31/1997: #1981

264 Hodges, Albert B 2319 72 12/31/1915: #41

265 Sapi, Laszlo 2318 64 02/28/1990: #1262

266 Raisa, Unto 2317 71 02/28/1989: #1105

267 Chernikov, Oleg L 2314 75 09/30/1991: #1471

268 Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn 2314 68 12/20/1999: #1904

269 Opl, Klaus 2313 71 03/31/1996: #2119

270 Hermlin, Aarne 2311 64 05/31/1995: #1948

271 Eperjesi, Laszlo 2304 51 04/30/1998: #2198

272 Illijin, Neboisa 2304 58 05/31/1997: #2235

273 Nagy, Ervin 2304 68 07/24/2000: #2009

274 Dmitriev, Igor 2304 65 01/22/2001: #2085

275 Kristiansen, Erling 2303 68 11/30/1991: #1543

276 Letelier Martner, René 2302 64 08/31/1970: #394

277 Troianescu, Octav 2301 64 12/31/1970: #407

278 Kramer, Haije 2301 74 10/31/1972: #465

279 Medina García, Antonio A 2299 52 08/31/1974: #500

280 Brondum, Eric 2298 64 11/30/1996: #2329

281 Polihroniade, Elisabeta 2297 72 03/31/1990: #1378

282 Wagman, Stuart 2294 66 04/30/1974: #481

283 de Souza Mendes, João 2294 69 12/31/1946: #93

284 Lieb, Harald 2293 68 11/30/1989: #1322

285 Ivacic, Vladimir 2288 75 05/31/1991: #1609

286 Formanek, Edward W 2286 60 04/30/1997: #2563

287 Lorenz, Gerd 2283 60 05/17/1999: #2305

288 Titz, Heimo 2281 70 03/31/1991: #1621

289 Zoebisch, Herbert 2279 57 11/30/1996: #2605

290 Hanham, J Moore 2279 64 12/31/1894: #28

291 Norman, George M 2278 72 12/31/1934: #73

292 Erwich, Frans AGM 2277 73 09/25/2000: #2376

293 Pakosta, Stanislav 2277 72 01/31/1998: #2585

294 Werner, Clemens 2276 68 08/06/2001: #2352

295 Vukovic, Ivo 2274 63 08/31/1996: #2654

296 Baumgartner, Heinz 2273 71 08/31/1987: #957

297 Fairhurst, William A 2272 71 06/30/1958: #236

298 Brajovic, Radovan 2270 63 07/31/1997: #2772

299 Luckis, Marcos 2268 69 12/31/1959: #262

300 Besztercsenyi, Tibor 2267 68 03/31/1992: #1916

301 Capelan, Guenter 2264 67 06/30/1987: #989

302 Dobiáš, Josef 2264 73 12/31/1940: #92

303 Aitken, James M 2263 64 09/30/1963: #328

304 Zigura, Oleg 2262 72 05/07/2001: #2478

305 Kanko, Ilkka 2257 70 10/31/1989: #1475

306 Pacl, Vaclav 2256 68 08/30/1999: #2742

307 Vooremaa, Andres 2255 64 07/19/1999: #2735

308 Bulcourf, Carlos 2254 63 02/28/1994: #2505

309 Gerstenberger, Heinz 2253 75 07/12/1999: #2757

310 Rahls, Peter 2251 67 08/31/1995: #2808

311 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2249 66 12/31/1957: #251

312 Seibold, Hubert 2249 75 09/10/2001: #2767

313 Vigh, Bela 2247 62 11/08/1999: #2794

314 Anderton, David W 2245 69 07/31/1996: #3044

315 Niedermayr, Horst 2244 72 08/31/1995: #2879

316 Kunsztowicz, Uwe 2241 70 01/18/1999: #3012

317 Grdinic, Zvonimir 2237 75 11/30/1993: #2512

318 Tokaji, Nagy Gyorgy 2236 69 10/31/1983: #769

319 Pavlovic, Dragoljub 2236 75 01/31/1991: #1827

320 Fant, Goran 2233 65 12/31/1990: #1788

321 Mišta, Ladislav 2232 66 10/31/1998: #3360

322 Kaposztas, Miklos 2229 55 03/31/1994: #2741

323 De las Heras, Juan Carlos 2229 68 07/31/1995: #3006

324 Johannessen, Svein 2229 61 09/30/1992: #2303

325 Janssens, Franciscus G 2227 66 12/31/1876: #15

326 Ballon, Guenther Jan 2227 65 01/31/1997: #3338

327 Sorri, Kari Juhani 2226 58 09/30/1996: #3366

328 Boehnisch, Manfred 2222 67 03/31/1996: #3371

329 Kwatschewsky, Leo 2220 60 01/31/1994: #2780

330 Skipworth, Arthur B 2216 64 12/31/1884: #33

331 Ruban, Evgeny 2214 70 05/31/1996: #3453

332 Maahs, Erich 2214 64 02/28/1998: #3535

333 Lengyel, Laszlo 2210 69 07/05/1999: #3300

334 Hicker, Harald 2207 70 06/30/1996: #3533

335 Bencze, Laszlo 2207 71 12/31/1998: #3815

336 Wahlbom, Magnus 2205 74 05/15/2000: #3136

337 Bjerring, Kai 2201 62 01/15/2001: #3260

338 Schifferdecker, Wilhelm 2201 75 08/31/1974: #620

339 Marosi, Gyorgy 2199 75 03/31/1997: #3764

340 Turian, Hans 2198 68 12/31/1994: #3172

341 Jackson, Oliver 2194 72 01/29/2001: #3383

342 Tornai, Imre 2191 65 03/31/1996: #3733

343 Seifert, Milan 2191 70 05/31/1995: #3401

344 Paoli, Enrico 2190 61 12/31/1962: #375

345 Haas, Carmi 2183 74 09/30/1997: #4036

346 Krylov, Stanislav 2181 71 03/31/1996: #3845

347 Aijala, Jouko 2180 63 07/31/1997: #4072

348 Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto 2179 72 07/31/1993: #2785

349 Subrt, Jaroslav 2177 72 09/04/2000: #3534

350 Ankerst, Milka 2176 66 03/31/1997: #4090

351 Gabriel, Josef 2174 72 01/10/2000: #3700

352 Henrichsen, Jens 2174 73 06/30/1998: #4206

353 Etmans, Maarten D 2172 74 03/31/1994: #3203

354 Strauss, Anton 2171 67 02/28/1995: #3538

355 Peisser, Manfred 2170 68 04/30/1997: #4159

356 Monte, Peter 2169 73 08/31/1994: #3305

357 Hansen, Gunnar West 2162 69 01/31/1998: #4238

358 Czech, Ludwig 2162 67 11/30/1998: #4536

359 Cordovil, Joao 2162 61 04/23/2001: #3497

360 Johansson, Per 2160 75 04/30/1995: #3694

361 Frank, Albert 2160 68 08/31/1998: #4445

362 Jaenig, Reinhard 2160 72 07/24/2000: #3660

363 Rosino, Antonio 2156 66 02/28/1997: #4250

364 Benkö, Francisco 2156 73 03/31/1965: #476

365 Deutsch, Ludwig 2155 72 05/31/1993: #2883

366 Berecz, Arpad 2150 75 09/30/1993: #3015

367 Petersen, Peter Birk 2149 66 01/31/2000: #4014

368 Nickl, Klaus 2146 62 11/30/1997: #4575

369 Di Lazzaro, Gabriele 2145 69 03/15/1999: #3897

370 Szlabey, Geza 2142 73 01/31/1997: #4355

371 Paulic, Branko 2141 72 06/30/1994: #3385

372 Berenyi, Gabor 2134 74 04/30/1993: #2943

373 Kirilov, Valentins 2131 69 02/28/1993: #2889

374 Hounié Fleurquin, Carlos 2129 75 09/30/1961: #408

375 Keogh, Eamon 2127 75 02/15/1999: #3995

376 Sandor, Tamas 2124 74 03/31/1992: #2521

377 Lakat, Gyula 2120 71 06/21/1999: #4174

378 Dorner, Guenther 2120 67 07/31/1996: #4354

379 Szilagyi, Laszlo 2118 75 10/31/1996: #4479

380 Szurovszky, Elek 2117 67 05/31/1999: #4185

381 Porrasmaa, Timo 2117 54 11/30/1998: #5064

382 Holzmann, Herbert 2111 61 07/31/1997: #4684

383 Preuss, Flemming 2107 74 07/16/2001: #3947

384 Nicolaisen, Erik 2104 72 04/05/1999: #4146

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 55th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 54 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 55. 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 55.

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 55th 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 55th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 55th 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 55th birthday than anyone else turning 55. 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 55. 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 55, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 55-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 55. 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.