Chessmetrics Ratings: 56th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Lasker, Emanuel	2802	63
2	Botvinnik, Mikhail M	2749	52
3	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2733	61
4	Keres, Paul	2685	51
5	Najdorf, Miguel	2674	57
6	Petrosian, Tigran V	2671	52
7	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2664	47
8	Polugaevsky, Lev A	2654	49
9	Smyslov, Vassily V	2648	50
10	Anderssen, Adolf	2644	58

About these ratings

All players on their 56th birthday

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

1 Lasker, Emanuel 2802 63 58.8% #2 12/31/1923: #2

2 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2749 52 16.9% #5 06/30/1967: #2

3 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2733 61 13.3% #7 12/31/1891: #1

4 Keres, Paul 2685 51 1.8% #13 12/31/1971: #9

5 Najdorf, Miguel 2674 57 1.8% #16 03/31/1966: #10

6 Petrosian, Tigran V 2671 52 1.2% #16 08/31/1984: #12

7 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2664 47 0.5% #17 02/28/1987: #13

8 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2654 49 0.3% #20 10/31/1990: #18

9 Smyslov, Vassily V 2648 50 0.3% #22 02/28/1977: #19

10 Anderssen, Adolf 2644 58 0.5% #25 12/31/1873: #3

11 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2643 63 1.0% #26 12/31/1917: #6

12 Winawer, Szymon A 2637 74 1.4% #31 12/31/1893: #4

13 Geller, Efim P 2621 50 0.1% #31 02/28/1981: #33

14 Maróczy, Géza 2616 59 0.2% #35 12/31/1925: #9

15 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2616 52 0.1% #33 09/30/1967: #22

16 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2614 61 0.2% #37 04/30/1981: #36

17 Portisch, Lajos 2601 49 #38 03/31/1993: #80

18 Teichmann, Richard 2600 59 0.1% #42 12/31/1923: #9

19 Gligoric, Svetozar 2597 49 #40 12/31/1978: #50

20 Larsen, Bent 2595 49 #41 02/28/1991: #77

21 Kavalek, Lubomir 2594 74 0.4% #49 08/09/1999: #90

22 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2591 70 0.2% #49 12/31/1965: #30

23 Tal, Mikhail 2590 50 #43 06/30/1992: #86

24 Bronstein, David I 2590 53 #45 01/31/1980: #64

25 Taimanov, Mark E 2589 57 0.1% #47 01/31/1982: #52

26 Furman, Semen A 2588 55 #46 10/31/1976: #53

27 Euwe, Machgielis 2586 59 #48 12/31/1956: #25

28 Spassky, Boris V 2586 52 #46 12/31/1992: #108

29 Averbakh, Yury L 2586 63 0.1% #49 12/31/1977: #62

30 Marshall, Frank J 2584 64 0.1% #51 12/31/1932: #12

31 Szabó, László 2583 48 #46 02/28/1973: #49

32 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2579 54 #50 05/31/1981: #64

33 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2571 62 0.1% #57 12/31/1944: #14

34 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 2569 75 0.1% #63 09/30/1968: #39

35 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2567 69 0.1% #62 12/31/1940: #20

36 Byrne, Robert E 2566 56 #58 03/31/1984: #81

37 Blackburne, Joseph H 2563 55 #59 12/31/1896: #12

38 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2563 54 #59 02/28/1989: #120

39 Shabanov, Yury F 2558 66 #65 10/31/1993: #166

40 Paulsen, Louis 2557 69 0.1% #68 12/31/1888: #7

41 Thompson, James 2551 64 #70 12/31/1859: #6

42 Matanovic, Aleksandar 2546 66 #73 04/30/1986: #135

43 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 2546 57 #70 05/01/2000: #198

44 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2543 51 #69 07/31/1992: #190

45 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2541 53 #71 04/30/1979: #109

46 Pachmann, Ludek 2540 58 #74 04/30/1980: #110

47 Hort, Vlastimil 2538 51 #72 01/10/2000: #217

48 Chigorin, Mikhail I 2536 52 #73 12/31/1905: #11

49 Mieses, Jacques 2536 59 #76 12/31/1920: #12

50 Zhuravliov, Valerij 2535 58 #77 11/30/1994: #230

51 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2535 50 #74 02/28/1991: #205

52 Kotov, Alexander A 2530 57 #79 06/30/1969: #76

53 Darga, Klaus V 2528 64 #84 01/31/1990: #210

54 Barcza, Gedeon 2523 50 #81 06/30/1967: #73

55 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 2518 55 #87 09/25/2000: #280

56 Suetin, Alexey S 2518 52 #85 10/31/1982: #141

57 Gufeld, Eduard E 2512 65 #95 02/29/1992: #293

58 Panno, Oscar R 2511 52 #90 02/28/1991: #267

59 Padevsky, Nikola B 2511 68 #98 04/30/1989: #253

60 Moiseev, Oleg L 2510 70 #99 04/30/1981: #139

61 Nikolac, Juraj 2508 62 #96 03/31/1988: #226

62 Trifunovic, Petar 2508 51 #91 06/30/1966: #79

63 Spielmann, Rudolf 2507 55 #94 12/31/1938: #31

64 Matulovic, Milan 2505 57 #97 05/31/1991: #298

65 Gipslis, Aivars 2505 50 #93 01/31/1993: #316

66 Ståhlberg, Gideon 2505 58 #98 12/31/1963: #73

67 Sosonko, Gennadi 2503 55 #97 05/17/1999: #349

68 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 2502 50 #96 04/30/1998: #383

69 Lilienthal, Andor 2501 66 #104 03/31/1967: #93

70 Ahues, Carl O 2496 71 #110 12/31/1938: #35

71 Kovacevic, Vladimir 2495 52 #101 02/28/1998: #400

72 Ivkov, Borislav 2491 53 #105 10/31/1989: #311

73 Tolush, Alexander K 2491 72 #114 03/31/1966: #102

74 Antoshin, Vladimir S 2488 69 #115 04/30/1985: #243

75 Eliskases, Erich G 2488 65 #113 12/31/1968: #103

76 Berger, Johann N 2486 62 #113 12/31/1900: #16

77 Benko, Pal C 2486 59 #112 06/30/1984: #240

78 Cebalo, Mišo 2481 48 #110 02/05/2001: #494

79 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2480 50 #112 03/31/1967: #104

80 Kottnauer, Cenek 2479 70 #122 12/31/1965: #105

81 Bird, Henry E 2478 57 #116 12/31/1885: #14

82 Lein, Anatoly 2476 54 #116 02/28/1987: #288

83 Petkevich, Jusefs 2475 60 #120 11/30/1996: #517

84 Vukic, Milan 2472 62 #123 08/16/1999: #488

85 Bukic, Enver 2470 61 #125 11/30/1993: #474

86 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes 2470 59 #124 06/28/1999: #496

87 Zaitsev, Igor A 2470 50 #120 04/30/1994: #489

88 Mikenas, Vladas 2469 66 #128 03/31/1966: #121

89 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 2467 60 #126 10/31/1972: #159

90 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M 2466 73 #133 10/31/1972: #160

91 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2463 59 #130 11/30/1993: #510

92 Bisguier, Arthur B 2458 72 #139 09/30/1985: #335

93 Robatsch, Karl 2458 57 #132 09/30/1984: #320

94 Kraidman, Yair 2458 70 #139 10/31/1988: #387

95 Guimard, Carlos E 2457 56 #132 03/31/1969: #151

96 Mongrédien, Augustus 2455 63 #136 12/31/1862: #10

97 Rukavina, Josip 2452 64 #140 10/31/1998: #614

98 Rakic, Tomislav 2452 66 #141 10/31/1990: #490

99 Tseitlin, Mark D 2450 51 #134 09/20/1999: #625

100 Mednis, Edmar J 2449 58 #139 02/28/1993: #588

101 Prins, Lodewijk 2449 70 12/31/1968: #147

102 Richter, Emil 2449 61 12/31/1949: #76

103 Karasev, Vladimir I 2447 61 05/31/1994: #624

104 Kieninger, Georg 2447 69 12/31/1957: #119

105 Estrin, Yacov B 2447 74 02/28/1979: #263

106 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2446 62 10/31/1989: #481

107 Alapin, Simon 2443 58 12/31/1911: #30

108 Knezevic, Milorad 2442 56 10/31/1992: #643

109 Donner, Johannes H 2438 59 06/30/1983: #327

110 Savon, Vladimir A 2437 51 08/31/1996: #764

111 Mason, James 2435 57 12/31/1904: #23

112 Tringov, Georgy P 2433 61 02/28/1993: #682

113 Cortlever, Nicolaas 2433 58 04/30/1971: #191

114 Komljenovic, Davor 2432 54 06/26/2000: #753

115 Averkin, Orest N 2432 72 02/21/2000: #770

116 Todorcevic, Miodrag 2428 51 10/31/1996: #835

117 Ree, Hans 2428 64 09/11/2000: #779

118 Gheorghiu, Florin 2427 58 04/03/2000: #779

119 Czerniak, Moshe 2427 58 12/31/1965: #168

120 Kluger, Guyla 2426 59 12/31/1969: #200

121 Lengyel, Levente 2425 62 05/31/1989: #575

122 Zhidkov, Valery S 2424 56 08/31/1995: #821

123 Rajkovic, Dusan 2424 58 05/31/1998: #845

124 Bilek, István 2424 64 07/31/1988: #508

125 Enevoldsen, Jens 2424 62 06/30/1963: #163

126 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 2423 66 09/03/2001: #813

127 Jansa, Vlastimil 2422 49 10/31/1998: #810

128 Radulov, Ivan 2420 66 12/31/1994: #801

129 Marangunic, Srdjan 2419 65 10/25/1999: #837

130 Janoševic, Dragoljub 2418 56 06/30/1979: #324

131 Sahovic, Dragutin 2418 56 07/31/1996: #899

132 Tatai, Stefano 2417 54 02/28/1994: #816

133 Michell, Reginald P 2417 61 12/31/1928: #41

134 Rossetto, Héctor D 2417 61 08/31/1978: #331

135 Ivanov, Vladimir Ivanovich 2416 65 01/03/2000: #857

136 Donchenko, Anatoly G 2416 56 08/31/1996: #931

137 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2415 56 10/31/1991: #745

138 Csom, István 2414 48 05/31/1996: #942

139 Bebchuk, Evgeni 2413 69 03/31/1995: #875

140 Porat, Yosef 2412 56 03/31/1965: #202

141 Canal, Esteban 2412 69 12/31/1951: #99

142 Ghitescu, Theodor 2409 62 12/31/1989: #696

143 Martinovic, Slobodan 2409 55 07/23/2001: #928

144 Buturin, Vladimir 2409 57 11/15/1999: #913

145 Faibisovich, Vadim Z 2407 62 05/08/2000: #929

146 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2403 52 02/28/1970: #254

147 Pirc, Vasja 2403 54 09/30/1963: #185

148 Alatortsev, Vladimir A 2402 64 03/31/1965: #214

149 Yudovich, Mikhail M 2400 72 03/31/1967: #226

150 Karner, Hillar 2400 57 06/30/1991: #831

151 Doda, Zbigniew 2397 68 01/31/1987: #551

152 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 2395 55 04/05/1999: #1001

153 Albin, Adolf 2395 55 12/31/1903: #28

154 Klovans, Janis 2395 68 03/31/1991: #840

155 Piankov, Evgenij 2394 58 01/31/1997: #1102

156 Szily, József 2394 59 09/30/1969: #254

157 Damjanovic, Mato 2393 57 02/28/1983: #438

158 Lokvenc, Josef 2392 63 12/31/1954: #132

159 Murey, Yakov 2390 54 07/31/1997: #1124

160 Spassov, Liuben 2389 70 03/22/1999: #1027

161 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A 2389 61 11/30/1994: #1084

162 Silva Sanchez, Carlos 2388 64 06/19/2000: #1074

163 Zakharov, Alexander V 2387 66 10/04/1999: #1073

164 Gaprindashvili, Nona 2386 60 04/30/1997: #1209

165 Messing, Hrvoje 2385 65 06/30/1996: #1200

166 Ungureanu, Emil 2384 74 10/31/1992: #1035

167 Plachetka, Jan 2384 55 02/12/2001: #1178

168 Nemet, Ivan 2382 58 04/12/1999: #1112

169 Ostojic, Predrag 2381 70 01/31/1994: #1118

170 Spiridonov, Nikola 2381 63 02/28/1994: #1133

171 Malich, Burkhard G 2378 65 10/31/1992: #1079

172 Opocenský, Karel 2378 64 12/31/1947: #82

173 Hromádka, Karel 2378 70 12/31/1942: #51

174 Thomas, George A 2378 53 12/31/1936: #65

175 Mayet, Carl 2377 64 12/31/1865: #8

176 Kestler, Hans-Günter 2376 72 11/30/1995: #1280

177 Zíta, František 2374 71 09/30/1965: #248

178 Stanojevic, Branko 2374 72 12/31/1998: #1234

179 Garcia Martinez, Silvino 2373 53 07/03/2000: #1211

180 Toth, Bela 2371 61 04/19/1999: #1227

181 Augustin, Josef 2371 58 04/30/1998: #1354

182 Taubenhaus, Jean 2370 53 12/31/1905: #41

183 Barczay, Laszlo 2370 55 01/31/1992: #1094

184 Golombek, Harry 2370 57 12/31/1966: #256

185 Treybal, Karel 2370 74 12/31/1940: #81

186 Paulsen, Wilfried 2369 60 12/31/1883: #28

187 Szabados, Eugenio 2368 70 06/30/1954: #150

188 Kosanski, Stanko 2368 64 09/30/1997: #1362

189 Jakobsen, Ole 2366 56 09/30/1998: #1369

190 Rubinetti, Jorge A 2365 59 03/26/2001: #1331

191 Westerinen, Heikki MJ 2365 49 04/24/2000: #1290

192 Ageichenko, Gennady A 2364 63 05/31/1997: #1434

193 Piazzini, Luis R 2362 71 03/31/1961: #218

194 Forintos, Gyözö V 2362 64 06/30/1991: #1098

195 Sterk, Károly 2361 73 12/31/1936: #72

196 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2361 67 05/31/1991: #1103

197 Bialas, Wolfram 2358 65 07/31/1991: #1132

198 Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard 2358 58 07/31/1996: #1483

199 Hamann, Svend 2358 61 09/30/1996: #1497

200 Burger, Karl 2358 59 12/31/1988: #878

201 Portisch, Ferenc 2357 54 03/31/1995: #1401

202 Fichtl, Jirí 2357 62 12/31/1976: #407

203 Klundt, Klaus 2357 58 11/30/1997: #1479

204 Onoprienko, Vladimir 2356 56 04/30/1998: #1514

205 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 2353 60 10/31/1995: #1531

206 Opl, Klaus 2349 74 03/31/1997: #1628

207 Godes, Dmitry R 2348 65 06/30/1995: #1516

208 Biebinger, Gerhard 2346 66 08/31/1994: #1484

209 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2345 58 02/28/1971: #343

210 Vaisman, Volodia 2345 73 11/30/1993: #1439

211 Szilágyi, György 2342 59 06/30/1977: #424

212 Saidy, Anthony F 2342 67 04/30/1993: #1432

213 Adamski, Jan 2340 58 11/08/1999: #1551

214 Remlinger, Larry 2338 69 08/31/1997: #1749

215 Nikolic, Stanimir 2336 67 12/31/1990: #1213

216 Pelikán, Jorge 2335 61 03/31/1962: #268

217 Hermann, Manfred 2335 63 08/31/1998: #1754

218 Langeweg, Kick 2335 61 02/28/1993: #1473

219 Sergeant, Edward G 2334 74 12/31/1936: #77

220 Müller, Hans 2332 68 06/30/1952: #151

221 Mestrovic, Zvonimir 2331 54 10/16/2000: #1627

222 Blechzin, Igor 2330 69 03/31/1997: #1861

223 Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn 2329 69 12/18/2000: #1716

224 Trapl, Jindrich 2329 70 02/28/1998: #1809

225 Hodges, Albert B 2329 72 12/31/1916: #29

226 Sofrevski, Jovan 2327 75 07/31/1991: #1360

227 Witkowski, Stefan 2327 69 08/31/1987: #815

228 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2326 61 03/31/1962: #282

229 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2326 66 07/31/1991: #1371

230 Raisa, Unto 2325 70 02/28/1990: #1219

231 Troianescu, Octav 2321 55 12/31/1971: #364

232 Zichichi, Alvise 2320 71 06/30/1994: #1773

233 Reefschlaeger, Helmut 2320 62 04/03/2000: #1793

234 Svensson, Leif 2319 67 04/30/1996: #1992

235 Vukovic, Ivo 2318 59 08/31/1997: #2030

236 Chernikov, Oleg L 2317 74 09/30/1992: #1626

237 Sapi, Laszlo 2316 73 02/28/1991: #1362

238 Gereben, Ernö 2313 56 03/31/1963: #303

239 Lieb, Harald 2312 75 11/30/1990: #1343

240 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2312 58 12/31/1958: #219

241 Poliak, Abram B 2311 66 12/31/1957: #224

242 Hennings, Artur 2309 69 06/30/1996: #2105

243 Reichstein, Boris 2309 74 07/31/1994: #1910

244 Letelier Martner, René 2307 59 08/31/1971: #403

245 Kupka, Slavoj 2307 63 06/30/1998: #2167

246 Kornasiewicz, Stanislaw 2307 69 08/31/1992: #1692

247 Staller, Peter 2306 62 05/31/1998: #2177

248 Speck, Hans 2306 74 11/30/1993: #1846

249 Pavlovic, Dragoljub 2299 63 01/31/1992: #1675

250 Hanham, J Moore 2298 72 12/31/1895: #28

251 Sibarevic, Milenko 2295 65 03/12/2001: #2088

252 Medina García, Antonio A 2294 56 08/31/1975: #479

253 Liebert, Heinz 2289 65 04/30/1992: #1737

254 Wagman, Stuart 2288 75 04/30/1975: #501

255 Ivacic, Vladimir 2286 72 05/31/1992: #1775

256 Lorenz, Gerd 2285 68 05/15/2000: #2242

257 Eperjesi, Laszlo 2284 51 05/10/1999: #2292

258 Schallopp, Emil 2282 62 12/31/1898: #31

259 Schmidt, Ruediger 2278 74 10/11/1999: #2416

260 Kanko, Ilkka 2274 69 10/31/1990: #1578

261 Hermlin, Aarne 2273 56 05/31/1996: #2656

262 Sorri, Kari Juhani 2272 57 09/30/1997: #2732

263 Birjukov, Sergey 2271 61 05/31/1997: #2758

264 Formanek, Edward W 2271 61 04/30/1998: #2745

265 Popovych, Orest 2270 74 12/31/1988: #1260

266 Perez Cascella, Julio 2269 65 03/31/1996: #2727

267 Titz, Heimo 2268 65 03/31/1992: #1911

268 Pacl, Vaclav 2267 65 08/28/2000: #2504

269 Brondum, Eric 2265 63 11/30/1997: #2844

270 Illijin, Neboisa 2265 58 05/31/1998: #2834

271 Brajovic, Radovan 2264 69 07/31/1998: #2855

272 Aitken, James M 2264 73 09/30/1964: #342

273 Novak, Ivan 2264 65 01/25/1999: #2665

274 Kristiansen, Erling 2262 63 11/30/1992: #2073

275 Bulcourf, Carlos 2260 63 02/28/1995: #2579

276 Besztercsenyi, Tibor 2258 66 03/31/1993: #2190

277 Capelan, Guenter 2258 73 06/30/1988: #1152

278 Bhend, Edwin 2256 67 08/31/1987: #1002

279 Vooremaa, Andres 2256 72 07/17/2000: #2608

280 Watzka, Horst 2255 67 08/31/1994: #2558

281 Fairhurst, William A 2246 68 06/30/1959: #283

282 Zoebisch, Herbert 2246 58 11/30/1997: #3145

283 Vigh, Bela 2245 70 11/13/2000: #2692

284 Stobik, Dietrich 2242 68 08/31/1994: #2711

285 De las Heras, Juan Carlos 2239 68 07/31/1996: #3129

286 Nei, Mati 2237 74 09/30/1998: #3269

287 Johannessen, Svein 2237 63 09/30/1993: #2452

288 Niedermayr, Horst 2237 72 08/31/1996: #3186

289 Fant, Goran 2236 62 12/31/1991: #1972

290 Janssens, Franciscus G 2234 75 12/31/1877: #19

291 Grdinic, Zvonimir 2233 74 11/30/1994: #2842

292 Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z 2229 70 05/31/1997: #3384

293 Anderton, David W 2229 65 07/31/1997: #3383

294 Ballon, Guenther Jan 2229 71 01/31/1998: #3295

295 Rahls, Peter 2228 63 08/31/1996: #3302

296 Kwatschewsky, Leo 2225 60 01/31/1995: #2975

297 Hanken, Jerome B 2223 73 09/30/1990: #1768

298 Boehnisch, Manfred 2221 68 03/31/1997: #3480

299 Seifert, Milan 2220 69 05/31/1996: #3387

300 Ciaffone, Robert 2219 72 11/30/1996: #3456

301 Zschaebitz, Klaus 2216 68 06/30/1997: #3551

302 Kaposztas, Miklos 2212 52 03/31/1995: #3121

303 Maahs, Erich 2211 66 03/15/1999: #3163

304 Tipary, Lajos 2208 65 09/30/1967: #481

305 Maurer, Fritz 2207 66 02/26/2001: #3054

306 Skipworth, Arthur B 2207 73 12/31/1885: #28

307 Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto 2199 66 07/31/1994: #3057

308 Deutsch, Ludwig 2199 63 05/31/1994: #3020

309 Etmans, Maarten D 2196 69 03/31/1995: #3329

310 Marosi, Gyorgy 2192 72 03/31/1998: #3896

311 Turian, Hans 2187 72 12/31/1995: #3582

312 Lida Garcia, Fernando 2184 73 08/31/1992: #2524

313 Krylov, Stanislav 2184 70 03/31/1997: #3980

314 Tornai, Imre 2182 70 03/31/1997: #3993

315 Henrichsen, Jens 2175 68 06/28/1999: #3699

316 Ankerst, Milka 2172 69 03/31/1998: #4144

317 Peisser, Manfred 2168 70 04/30/1998: #4239

318 Keogh, Eamon 2167 63 02/14/2000: #3443

319 Cibulka, Vladimir 2166 72 10/31/1997: #4324

320 Elfert, Aleksandr V 2166 71 02/05/2001: #3625

321 Paoli, Enrico 2166 57 12/31/1963: #385

322 Harasta, Vladimir 2160 74 06/30/1995: #3732

323 Jaenig, Reinhard 2159 72 07/30/2001: #3656

324 Basas Gamazo, Josep 2155 74 11/30/1997: #4482

325 Aijala, Jouko 2154 62 07/31/1998: #4469

326 Gavela, Dragan 2153 70 08/27/2001: #3822

327 Porrasmaa, Timo 2153 56 12/20/1999: #3883

328 Rosino, Antonio 2146 75 02/28/1998: #4417

329 Dorner, Guenther 2144 64 07/31/1997: #4471

330 Sawadkuhi, Massoud Amir 2142 75 08/31/1998: #4667

331 Stepak, Yedael 2142 73 07/31/1996: #4219

332 Di Lazzaro, Gabriele 2140 71 03/13/2000: #3687

333 Chehlov, Aleksander 2138 71 03/31/1995: #3821

334 Monte, Peter 2135 75 08/31/1995: #3910

335 Hansen, Gunnar West 2127 68 02/15/1999: #3994

336 Nickl, Klaus 2127 61 11/30/1998: #4963

337 Kempa, Stefan 2124 75 08/31/1995: #3966

338 Byrn, Carsten 2114 66 04/19/1999: #4134

339 Holzmann, Herbert 2112 69 07/31/1998: #4833

340 Babics, Andras 2112 75 07/31/1997: #4678

341 Boskovic, Malina 2102 71 08/28/2000: #4037

342 Bulthaupt, Freerk 2101 72 03/13/2000: #3845

343 Nielsen, Borge Hjerrid 2073 75 11/15/1999: #4228

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+/- 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 56th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 56th 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 56th birthday than anyone else turning 56. 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 56. 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 56, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 56-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 56. 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.