Chessmetrics Ratings: 60th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Lasker, Emanuel	2802	68
2	Botvinnik, Mikhail M	2702	59
3	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2670	47
4	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2645	52
5	Najdorf, Miguel	2632	51
6	Smyslov, Vassily V	2631	52
7	Portisch, Lajos	2630	49
8	Keres, Paul	2623	53
9	Anderssen, Adolf	2621	57
10	Bronstein, David I	2620	56

About these ratings

All players on their 60th birthday

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

1 Lasker, Emanuel 2802 68 79.2% #1 12/31/1927: #1

2 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2702 59 10.2% #6 06/30/1971: #5

3 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2670 47 2.5% #9 02/28/1991: #13

4 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2645 52 1.2% #14 12/31/1895: #4

5 Najdorf, Miguel 2632 51 0.7% #16 02/28/1970: #17

6 Smyslov, Vassily V 2631 52 0.7% #16 02/28/1981: #26

7 Portisch, Lajos 2630 49 0.5% #16 03/31/1997: #44

8 Keres, Paul 2623 53 0.6% #18 06/30/1975: #26

9 Anderssen, Adolf 2621 57 0.7% #19 12/31/1877: #4

10 Bronstein, David I 2620 56 0.5% #19 01/31/1984: #35

11 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2610 66 0.9% #23 12/31/1921: #7

12 Geller, Efim P 2607 51 0.2% #22 02/28/1985: #49

13 Averbakh, Yury L 2596 71 0.8% #28 01/31/1982: #46

14 Tartakower, Saviely G 2591 59 0.3% #28 12/31/1946: #16

15 Sanguinetti, Renato 2585 63 0.3% #31 02/29/1976: #48

16 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2580 50 #29 10/31/1971: #40

17 Szabó, László 2571 54 0.1% #33 02/28/1977: #70

18 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2565 50 #34 10/31/1994: #139

19 Spassky, Boris V 2564 58 #36 12/31/1996: #150

20 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 2561 67 0.1% #39 10/31/1972: #59

21 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2561 57 #37 02/28/1993: #155

22 Maróczy, Géza 2559 55 #37 12/31/1929: #13

23 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2558 60 0.1% #39 12/31/1948: #25

24 Gligoric, Svetozar 2553 51 #38 01/31/1983: #90

25 Blackburne, Joseph H 2547 57 #42 12/31/1900: #12

26 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2543 53 #42 05/31/1983: #112

27 Burn, Amos 2542 61 #45 12/31/1908: #12

28 Taimanov, Mark E 2542 56 #44 01/31/1986: #153

29 Euwe, Machgielis 2539 61 #46 03/31/1961: #49

30 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2539 52 #44 04/30/1985: #134

31 Byrne, Robert E 2532 59 #48 03/31/1988: #178

32 Flohr, Salo 2530 65 #50 09/30/1968: #65

33 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2519 55 #52 05/31/1985: #170

34 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2516 51 #52 07/31/1996: #303

35 Barcza, Gedeon 2516 53 #53 06/30/1971: #90

36 Murey, Yakov 2515 54 #54 07/30/2001: #293

37 Ståhlberg, Gideon 2515 61 #56 06/30/1967: #84

38 Shabanov, Yury F 2514 65 #57 10/31/1997: #312

39 Pachmann, Ludek 2509 72 #61 04/30/1984: #178

40 Suetin, Alexey S 2509 73 0.1% #61 10/31/1986: #203

41 Berger, Johann N 2508 66 #60 12/31/1904: #15

42 Larsen, Bent 2497 51 #60 02/28/1995: #368

43 Panno, Oscar R 2495 51 #62 02/28/1995: #379

44 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2492 53 #63 02/28/1970: #111

45 Nikolac, Juraj 2488 68 #70 03/31/1992: #377

46 Gipslis, Aivars 2486 52 #66 01/31/1997: #472

47 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2485 50 #65 02/28/1995: #422

48 Lein, Anatoly 2483 54 #67 02/28/1991: #358

49 Winawer, Szymon A 2483 57 #69 12/31/1897: #21

50 Ivkov, Borislav 2480 53 #69 10/31/1993: #434

51 Mieses, Jacques 2474 62 #75 12/31/1924: #26

52 Darga, Klaus V 2473 72 #78 01/31/1994: #470

53 Zaitsev, Igor A 2470 51 #73 04/30/1998: #560

54 Matulovic, Milan 2469 52 #74 05/31/1995: #521

55 Michell, Reginald P 2469 63 #78 12/31/1932: #35

56 Sahovic, Dragutin 2467 60 #77 08/07/2000: #529

57 Pilnik, Herman 2465 55 #77 12/31/1973: #164

58 Alapin, Simon 2463 75 #85 12/31/1915: #22

59 Klovans, Janis 2463 52 #77 03/31/1995: #545

60 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2461 54 #79 04/30/1971: #151

61 Todorcevic, Miodrag 2458 62 #83 11/06/2000: #564

62 Mikenas, Vladas 2457 73 #87 02/28/1970: #158

63 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 2444 67 #92 01/25/1999: #620

64 Marco, Georg 2443 61 #91 12/31/1922: #24

65 Petkevich, Jusefs 2440 72 #97 12/18/2000: #727

66 Benko, Pal C 2437 63 #95 06/30/1988: #450

67 Gufeld, Eduard E 2435 56 #94 02/29/1996: #794

68 Csom, István 2432 49 #93 05/29/2000: #740

69 Janowsky, Dawid M 2431 61 #98 12/31/1927: #40

70 Nei, Iivo 2428 65 #101 10/31/1991: #657

71 Ghitescu, Theodor 2426 67 #103 12/31/1993: #752

72 Kottnauer, Cenek 2424 65 #103 12/31/1969: #206

73 Zhidkov, Valery S 2422 64 #105 08/30/1999: #802

74 Pelikán, Jorge 2421 54 #101 03/31/1966: #181

75 Savon, Vladimir A 2418 61 #106 09/25/2000: #875

76 Veinger, Itzhak 2417 75 #112 06/30/1998: #894

77 Damjanovic, Mato 2413 64 #109 02/28/1987: #487

78 Robatsch, Karl 2411 52 #107 09/30/1988: #573

79 Tringov, Georgy P 2409 62 #111 02/28/1997: #979

80 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2407 69 #116 05/31/1995: #927

81 Olafsson, Fridrik 2407 72 #117 12/31/1994: #916

82 Kraidman, Yair 2403 62 #115 10/31/1992: #886

83 Kieninger, Georg 2402 71 #120 03/31/1962: #189

84 Padevsky, Nikola B 2399 59 #116 04/30/1993: #921

85 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2396 63 #120 08/31/1995: #1064

86 Bird, Henry E 2395 61 #119 12/31/1889: #24

87 Alienkin, Aleksander 2392 60 #122 05/22/2000: #1049

88 Böök, Eero 2391 64 #124 12/31/1969: #262

89 Donchenko, Anatoly G 2390 56 #121 08/28/2000: #1069

90 Kachar, Vladimir 2388 64 #126 01/15/2001: #1131

91 Muffang, André 2386 63 #126 06/30/1957: #189

92 Bilek, István 2386 55 #123 07/31/1992: #972

93 Lengyel, Levente 2384 57 #125 05/31/1993: #1039

94 Porat, Yosef 2384 57 #125 03/31/1969: #271

95 Nikitin, Aleksander S 2383 63 #129 12/31/1994: #1134

96 Lokvenc, Josef 2383 63 #129 12/31/1958: #181

97 Petukhov, Viacheslav M 2381 67 #131 12/31/1995: #1240

98 Czerniak, Moshe 2380 54 #126 12/31/1969: #280

99 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 2379 59 #129 11/01/1999: #1167

100 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2378 54 #128 11/30/1997: #1225

101 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2374 57 02/28/1974: #330

102 Bolbochán, Jácobo 2373 59 09/30/1966: #256

103 Mednis, Edmar J 2373 61 02/28/1997: #1358

104 Vospernik, Zdravko 2372 75 03/31/1994: #1194

105 Thomas, George A 2371 63 12/31/1940: #80

106 Dely, Peter 2369 75 06/30/1994: #1235

107 Tatai, Stefano 2362 53 02/28/1998: #1415

108 Bisguier, Arthur B 2362 64 09/30/1989: #921

109 Bukic, Enver 2361 56 11/30/1997: #1425

110 Kluger, Guyla 2361 69 12/31/1973: #356

111 Navarovszky, Laszlo 2359 74 03/31/1993: #1253

112 Krogius, Nikolay V 2359 75 06/30/1990: #1015

113 Watzka, Horst 2358 66 08/31/1998: #1479

114 Dueckstein, Andreas 2358 67 07/31/1987: #703

115 Grechihin, Valery 2356 68 08/31/1997: #1522

116 Denker, Arnold S 2355 65 12/31/1973: #369

117 Rakic, Tomislav 2353 61 10/31/1994: #1392

118 Forintos, Gyözö V 2353 53 06/30/1995: #1475

119 Szilágyi, György 2352 66 06/30/1981: #512

120 Godes, Dmitry R 2351 68 07/26/1999: #1472

121 Peev, Peicho Chonev 2348 65 03/27/2000: #1487

122 Albin, Adolf 2346 67 12/31/1907: #46

123 Enevoldsen, Jens 2344 55 06/30/1967: #315

124 Baumbach, Friedrich 2343 73 08/31/1995: #1603

125 Barczay, Laszlo 2339 57 01/31/1996: #1750

126 Gereben, Ernö 2338 61 03/31/1967: #324

127 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2337 55 10/31/1995: #1707

128 Portisch, Ferenc 2336 57 04/05/1999: #1604

129 Spiridonov, Nikola 2334 58 02/28/1998: #1734

130 Szilagyi, Peter 2334 67 09/30/1997: #1791

131 Gaprindashvili, Nona 2333 61 04/30/2001: #1632

132 Schweber, Samuel 2332 62 06/30/1996: #1812

133 Karner, Hillar 2332 61 06/30/1995: #1719

134 Raisa, Unto 2331 68 02/28/1994: #1639

135 Sergeant, Edward G 2330 71 12/31/1940: #85

136 Kremenetsky, Anatoly M 2330 73 01/11/1999: #1670

137 Karasev, Vladimir I 2328 58 05/31/1998: #1853

138 Jankovec, Ivan 2327 68 09/30/1998: #1841

139 Partos, Charles 2326 66 07/31/1996: #1882

140 Wagman, Stuart 2325 68 04/30/1979: #529

141 Franklin, Michael J 2323 68 01/31/1991: #1309

142 Piankov, Evgenij 2322 61 02/26/2001: #1784

143 Golombek, Harry 2319 70 02/28/1971: #380

144 Pirc, Vasja 2319 58 09/30/1967: #355

145 Chernikov, Oleg L 2318 68 09/30/1996: #1999

146 Garcia, Raimundo 2316 62 04/30/1996: #2053

147 Kanko, Ilkka 2313 67 10/31/1994: #1878

148 Puiggrós, Guillermo E 2312 75 02/29/1972: #443

149 Vukovic, Vladimir 2311 66 06/30/1958: #208

150 Baumgartner, Heinz 2311 59 08/31/1992: #1654

151 Joksic, Sinisa 2309 64 10/09/2000: #1909

152 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2308 63 12/31/1962: #295

153 Korolev, Sergei 2308 75 02/28/1997: #2184

154 Braun, Gottfried 2308 62 06/30/1993: #1746

155 Saidy, Anthony F 2305 70 04/30/1997: #2242

156 Honfi, Karoly 2305 72 09/30/1990: #1389

157 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2302 72 03/31/1966: #350

158 Langeweg, Kick 2301 60 02/28/1997: #2290

159 Luckis, Marcos 2300 64 12/31/1964: #323

160 Holm, Sejer 2300 61 08/09/1999: #2141

161 Bhend, Edwin 2298 64 08/31/1991: #1581

162 Somogyi, Istvan 2298 75 09/30/1994: #2099

163 de Souza Mendes, João 2296 62 06/30/1952: #167

164 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2296 64 02/28/1975: #503

165 Vaisman, Volodia 2295 65 11/30/1997: #2347

166 Pres, Grigorij 2294 73 12/31/1996: #2406

167 Ivacic, Vladimir 2290 59 05/31/1996: #2433

168 Chehlov, Aleksander 2286 69 04/19/1999: #2260

169 Witkowski, Stefan 2286 75 08/31/1991: #1665

170 Kovacs, Laszlo M 2284 68 09/30/1998: #2508

171 Burger, Karl 2284 69 12/31/1992: #1932

172 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2283 64 02/28/1995: #2298

173 Prucha, Karel 2276 75 12/31/1960: #262

174 Pavlovic, Dragoljub 2276 70 01/31/1996: #2641

175 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2275 58 07/31/1995: #2429

176 Letelier Martner, René 2272 63 08/31/1975: #512

177 Medina García, Antonio A 2271 66 08/31/1979: #590

178 De las Heras, Juan Carlos 2269 71 07/31/2000: #2479

179 Sapi, Laszlo 2262 68 02/28/1995: #2561

180 Leonidov, Vladimir 2259 73 04/30/1997: #2956

181 Fazekas, Stefan 2258 70 12/31/1957: #249

182 Grünfeld, Ernst 2257 71 06/30/1953: #178

183 Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto 2256 71 07/31/1998: #2969

184 List, Paul M 2256 67 12/31/1946: #104

185 Buljovcic, Ivan 2255 70 11/30/1996: #2967

186 Ditt, Egon 2254 72 04/30/1991: #1795

187 Speck, Hans 2253 72 11/30/1997: #3030

188 Vukovic, Ivo 2249 72 08/27/2001: #2735

189 Reichenbach, Werner 2245 75 03/31/1996: #3077

190 Laco, Giuseppe 2244 71 04/30/1997: #3167

191 Kwatschewsky, Leo 2239 62 02/22/1999: #2817

192 Klovsky, Rafail 2238 67 05/31/1995: #2881

193 Reilly, Brian P 2235 69 09/30/1961: #355

194 Martinovsky, Eugene 2234 65 09/30/1991: #1977

195 Titz, Heimo 2232 57 03/31/1996: #3245

196 Lieb, Harald 2229 65 11/30/1994: #2875

197 Shories, Georg F 2227 69 12/31/1933: #74

198 Seitz, Jakob A 2227 75 12/31/1957: #259

199 Koller, Hubert 2226 72 06/30/1996: #3300

200 Hennings, Artur 2222 70 07/10/2000: #2976

201 Maroja, Stanislav 2220 69 03/05/2001: #2916

202 Besztercsenyi, Tibor 2219 66 03/31/1997: #3507

203 Kaposztas, Miklos 2218 60 03/29/1999: #3112

204 Adamski, Andrzej 2216 70 01/11/1999: #3391

205 Sakovich, Igor 2216 72 12/31/1997: #3610

206 Lentze, Ingo 2213 75 07/24/2000: #3095

207 Anderton, David W 2213 69 07/30/2001: #3059

208 Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z 2210 71 06/25/2001: #3054

209 Bielicki, Carlos 2208 73 05/15/2000: #3118

210 Johannessen, Svein 2203 62 09/30/1997: #3742

211 Bitman, Alexander R 2182 72 06/21/1999: #3614

212 Hermlin, Aarne 2178 66 06/05/2000: #3435

213 Fuentes, Alberto 2170 71 01/31/1995: #3540

214 Rahls, Peter 2170 64 08/28/2000: #3592

215 Bulcourf, Carlos 2169 70 03/01/1999: #3642

216 Liu Wenzhe 2166 75 10/02/2000: #3638

217 Perman, Torvald 2166 64 04/30/1997: #4201

218 Komsic, Drago 2164 64 06/30/1998: #4320

219 Halser, Walter 2164 71 10/31/1995: #3792

220 Paoli, Enrico 2164 55 12/31/1967: #486

221 Madsen, Peder 2162 65 07/31/1995: #3709

222 Ager, Josef 2161 69 06/07/1999: #3846

223 Deutsch, Ludwig 2158 60 05/31/1998: #4356

224 Djurkovic, Maks 2152 67 02/28/1994: #3287

225 Walter, Guenter 2150 67 06/30/1998: #4490

226 Sazonov, Anatolij 2150 67 10/31/1993: #3053

227 Kozlovskaya, Valentina 2144 75 03/31/1998: #4481

228 Fant, Goran 2142 65 12/31/1995: #3947

229 Csapo, Zoltan 2141 68 10/31/1995: #3952

230 Szilardfy, Gyula 2134 74 10/31/1993: #3123

231 Andersson, Bengt 2129 73 09/30/1993: #3090

232 Ofstad, Per 2123 71 10/31/1994: #3567

233 Becher, Helmut 2111 73 03/31/1998: #4701

234 Etmans, Maarten D 2111 71 04/05/1999: #4125

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 60th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 59 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 60. 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 60.

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 60th 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 60th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 60th 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 60th birthday than anyone else turning 60. 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 60. 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 60, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 60-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 60. 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.