Chessmetrics Ratings: 61st Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Botvinnik, Mikhail M	2711	66
2	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2648	47
3	Smyslov, Vassily V	2642	52
4	Bronstein, David I	2629	62
5	Geller, Efim P	2608	51
6	Bogoljubow, Efim D	2606	70
7	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2604	51
8	Reshevsky, Samuel H	2601	51
9	Sanguinetti, Renato	2598	72
10	Averbakh, Yury L	2595	63

About these ratings

All players on their 61st birthday

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

1 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2711 66 49.3% #4 06/30/1972: #5

2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2648 47 7.4% #10 02/29/1992: #28

3 Smyslov, Vassily V 2642 52 7.3% #11 02/28/1982: #21

4 Bronstein, David I 2629 62 7.1% #15 01/31/1985: #31

5 Geller, Efim P 2608 51 1.9% #18 02/28/1986: #50

6 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2606 70 5.0% #21 12/31/1949: #16

7 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2604 51 1.5% #19 12/31/1896: #7

8 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2601 51 1.5% #20 10/31/1972: #34

9 Sanguinetti, Renato 2598 72 4.4% #24 02/28/1977: #42

10 Averbakh, Yury L 2595 63 2.5% #23 01/31/1983: #48

11 Portisch, Lajos 2592 50 0.9% #22 03/31/1998: #99

12 Najdorf, Miguel 2588 51 0.8% #23 02/28/1971: #36

13 Tartakower, Saviely G 2587 64 2.1% #26 12/31/1947: #17

14 Anderssen, Adolf 2580 56 0.9% #26 12/31/1878: #7

15 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 2577 73 2.6% #30 10/31/1973: #56

16 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2571 54 0.5% #28 10/31/1995: #141

17 Szabó, László 2570 58 0.7% #29 02/28/1978: #74

18 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2565 57 0.5% #31 12/31/1949: #31

19 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2553 54 0.2% #34 12/31/1922: #14

20 Gligoric, Svetozar 2544 50 0.1% #36 01/31/1984: #115

21 Blackburne, Joseph H 2543 57 0.2% #38 12/31/1901: #8

22 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2542 53 0.1% #37 02/28/1994: #214

23 Taimanov, Mark E 2540 62 0.3% #40 01/31/1987: #151

24 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2539 52 0.1% #38 05/31/1984: #124

25 Berger, Johann N 2539 61 0.2% #40 12/31/1905: #10

26 Euwe, Machgielis 2538 68 0.6% #42 03/31/1962: #50

27 Flohr, Salo 2538 74 0.7% #43 09/30/1969: #68

28 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2536 53 0.1% #39 04/30/1986: #151

29 Maróczy, Géza 2533 53 0.1% #40 12/31/1930: #18

30 Spassky, Boris V 2530 57 0.1% #42 12/31/1997: #240

31 Byrne, Robert E 2528 61 0.2% #44 03/31/1989: #199

32 Shabanov, Yury F 2528 58 0.1% #43 10/31/1998: #243

33 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2515 57 #47 05/31/1986: #196

34 Burn, Amos 2515 57 #48 12/31/1909: #20

35 Larsen, Bent 2504 51 #50 02/29/1996: #383

36 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2498 50 #52 02/29/1996: #414

37 Klovans, Janis 2495 49 #53 03/31/1996: #417

38 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2493 58 #56 02/28/1971: #105

39 Barcza, Gedeon 2492 56 #56 06/30/1972: #124

40 Nikolac, Juraj 2490 65 #59 03/31/1993: #391

41 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2485 51 #57 07/31/1997: #454

42 Panno, Oscar R 2482 51 #59 02/29/1996: #491

43 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2470 59 #67 04/30/1972: #150

44 Gipslis, Aivars 2468 53 #66 01/31/1998: #536

45 Mikenas, Vladas 2466 61 #69 02/28/1971: #139

46 Matulovic, Milan 2466 53 #66 05/31/1996: #563

47 Zaitsev, Igor A 2464 55 #68 05/24/1999: #530

48 Lein, Anatoly 2462 57 #69 02/29/1992: #506

49 Winawer, Szymon A 2461 63 #72 12/31/1898: #20

50 Gufeld, Eduard E 2460 58 #70 02/28/1997: #634

51 Ivkov, Borislav 2458 53 #70 10/31/1994: #568

52 Pilnik, Herman 2458 60 #73 12/31/1974: #167

53 Michell, Reginald P 2456 65 #75 12/31/1933: #38

54 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2453 69 #78 10/31/1994: #591

55 Krogius, Nikolay V 2445 59 #79 06/30/1991: #558

56 Marco, Georg 2444 69 #82 12/31/1923: #30

57 Bird, Henry E 2434 67 #86 12/31/1890: #25

58 Osnos, Viacheslav V 2429 68 #90 06/30/1996: #814

59 Kottnauer, Cenek 2428 74 #92 12/31/1970: #203

60 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2427 75 #94 12/31/1991: #667

61 Mieses, Jacques 2424 59 #90 12/31/1925: #36

62 Zhidkov, Valery S 2423 72 #94 09/04/2000: #814

63 Pelikán, Jorge 2420 59 #92 03/31/1967: #186

64 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2415 71 #99 05/31/1996: #933

65 Olafsson, Fridrik 2415 62 #95 12/31/1995: #921

66 Benko, Pal C 2414 57 #94 06/30/1989: #624

67 Ghitescu, Theodor 2410 72 #102 12/31/1994: #887

68 Robatsch, Karl 2409 53 #95 09/30/1989: #669

69 Veinger, Itzhak 2407 74 #104 07/05/1999: #892

70 Suetin, Alexey S 2406 57 #98 10/31/1987: #515

71 Tringov, Georgy P 2406 70 #103 02/28/1998: #967

72 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2405 59 #101 08/31/1996: #1021

73 Nikitin, Aleksander S 2404 62 #102 12/31/1995: #1012

74 Donchenko, Anatoly G 2402 58 #101 08/27/2001: #998

75 Kraidman, Yair 2401 69 #106 10/31/1993: #910

76 Kieninger, Georg 2401 67 #104 03/31/1963: #191

77 Forintos, Gyözö V 2397 54 #103 06/30/1996: #1081

78 Padevsky, Nikola B 2396 66 #108 04/30/1994: #961

79 Böök, Eero 2394 73 #112 12/31/1970: #259

80 Alienkin, Aleksander 2393 67 #110 05/21/2001: #1065

81 Nei, Iivo 2392 65 #109 10/31/1992: #959

82 Damjanovic, Mato 2390 60 #109 02/29/1988: #637

83 Porat, Yosef 2390 64 #111 04/30/1970: #265

84 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2385 62 #113 04/30/1995: #1105

85 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2381 61 #114 02/28/1975: #326

86 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 2380 66 #117 10/30/2000: #1112

87 Dueckstein, Andreas 2380 73 #120 07/31/1988: #690

88 Csom, István 2378 49 #112 05/28/2001: #1191

89 Rakic, Tomislav 2377 59 #116 10/31/1995: #1281

90 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2376 59 #116 11/30/1998: #1210

91 Vospernik, Zdravko 2375 61 #117 03/31/1995: #1199

92 Bilek, István 2373 57 #118 07/31/1993: #1137

93 Thomas, George A 2372 72 #124 12/31/1941: #72

94 Czerniak, Moshe 2372 56 #117 12/31/1970: #308

95 Muffang, André 2371 72 #124 06/30/1958: #181

96 Bolbochán, Jácobo 2371 66 #122 09/30/1967: #271

97 Sahovic, Dragutin 2368 56 #120 08/06/2001: #1296

98 Lokvenc, Josef 2359 61 #127 03/31/1960: #207

99 Szilágyi, György 2358 67 #129 06/30/1982: #516

100 Bisguier, Arthur B 2357 63 #129 09/30/1990: #1055

101 Watzka, Horst 2356 73 09/13/1999: #1379

102 Bukic, Enver 2355 58 11/30/1998: #1464

103 Grechihin, Valery 2355 68 08/31/1998: #1517

104 Szilagyi, Peter 2352 64 09/30/1998: #1541

105 Peev, Peicho Chonev 2350 74 04/02/2001: #1481

106 Chernikov, Oleg L 2348 61 09/30/1997: #1599

107 Barczay, Laszlo 2346 55 01/31/1997: #1635

108 Denker, Arnold S 2346 72 12/31/1974: #389

109 Lengyel, Levente 2344 56 05/31/1994: #1512

110 Enevoldsen, Jens 2342 60 06/30/1968: #319

111 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2338 60 10/31/1996: #1757

112 Baumbach, Friedrich 2336 71 08/31/1996: #1752

113 Gereben, Ernö 2336 69 03/31/1968: #327

114 Schweber, Samuel 2335 60 06/30/1997: #1793

115 Honfi, Karoly 2333 62 09/30/1991: #1341

116 Kanko, Ilkka 2331 60 10/31/1995: #1781

117 Krause, Orla H 2328 75 12/31/1927: #62

118 Mednis, Edmar J 2327 61 02/28/1998: #1830

119 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2327 58 02/29/1996: #1931

120 Tatai, Stefano 2327 55 03/22/1999: #1681

121 Portisch, Ferenc 2324 60 04/03/2000: #1732

122 Kluger, Guyla 2322 62 12/31/1974: #435

123 Navarovszky, Laszlo 2322 64 03/31/1994: #1727

124 Karner, Hillar 2320 59 06/30/1996: #1959

125 Spiridonov, Nikola 2320 58 02/22/1999: #1762

126 Pirc, Vasja 2319 62 09/30/1968: #358

127 Partos, Charles 2318 63 07/31/1997: #2042

128 Wagman, Stuart 2315 70 04/30/1980: #534

129 Somogyi, Istvan 2313 63 09/30/1995: #2005

130 Ungureanu, Emil 2312 68 10/31/1997: #2119

131 Ivacic, Vladimir 2311 61 05/31/1997: #2136

132 Baumgartner, Heinz 2310 59 08/31/1993: #1752

133 Bialas, Wolfram 2310 72 07/31/1996: #2098

134 Szenetra, Werner 2310 69 07/31/1998: #2139

135 Karasev, Vladimir I 2309 57 06/14/1999: #1944

136 Braun, Gottfried 2308 67 06/30/1994: #1910

137 Garcia, Raimundo 2307 59 04/30/1997: #2211

138 Vukadinov, Milan 2305 73 08/31/1997: #2219

139 de Souza Mendes, João 2304 69 06/30/1953: #159

140 Vukovic, Vladimir 2302 75 06/30/1959: #254

141 Jankovec, Ivan 2301 68 10/11/1999: #2086

142 Sapi, Laszlo 2301 67 02/29/1996: #2291

143 Medina García, Antonio A 2300 69 09/30/1980: #576

144 Moehring, Guenther 2300 75 10/31/1997: #2287

145 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2299 72 02/29/1976: #459

146 Holm, Sejer 2298 68 08/07/2000: #2064

147 Foldi, Jozsef 2297 73 10/31/1994: #2080

148 Biebinger, Gerhard 2296 71 09/20/1999: #2187

149 Luckis, Marcos 2294 60 12/31/1965: #340

150 Orev, Petar 2293 72 05/31/1995: #2181

151 Raisa, Unto 2288 64 02/28/1995: #2223

152 Vaisman, Volodia 2287 70 11/30/1998: #2430

153 Langeweg, Kick 2287 63 02/28/1998: #2423

154 Horowitz, Al 2287 67 09/30/1968: #403

155 Cuartas, Carlos 2286 72 08/13/2001: #2215

156 Chehlov, Aleksander 2280 69 04/17/2000: #2286

157 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2278 64 12/31/1963: #315

158 Karl, Hans 2274 65 05/31/1996: #2649

159 Haag, Ervin 2273 72 12/31/1993: #2183

160 Burger, Karl 2272 73 12/31/1993: #2191

161 Bhend, Edwin 2270 62 08/31/1992: #1980

162 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2265 59 07/31/1996: #2749

163 Remizov, Juri 2258 75 08/31/1998: #2919

164 Durao, Joaquim 2254 67 09/30/1991: #1873

165 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2251 70 03/31/1967: #438

166 Letelier Martner, René 2246 61 08/31/1976: #526

167 Milner-Barry, Philip S 2243 72 06/30/1967: #447

168 Reilly, Brian P 2242 71 09/30/1962: #346

169 Kadar, Gabor 2234 63 07/31/1995: #2949

170 Lieb, Harald 2233 65 11/30/1995: #3076

171 Titz, Heimo 2231 56 03/31/1997: #3334

172 Bohak, Janko 2230 68 10/31/1996: #3317

173 Kaposztas, Miklos 2227 59 04/03/2000: #2886

174 Terentiev, Vitaly G 2225 73 05/31/1997: #3442

175 Johannessen, Svein 2225 64 09/30/1998: #3487

176 Paoli, Enrico 2222 57 12/31/1968: #489

177 Koller, Hubert 2219 70 06/30/1997: #3513

178 Reichenbach, Werner 2219 68 03/31/1997: #3517

179 Gunsberg, Isidor 2215 66 12/31/1914: #51

180 Niedermayr, Horst 2213 75 09/03/2001: #3146

181 Zunker, Reinhard 2213 75 03/29/1999: #3164

182 Martinovsky, Eugene 2212 60 09/30/1992: #2414

183 Bersutzki, Gregory 2210 75 12/31/1994: #3054

184 Besztercsenyi, Tibor 2210 67 03/31/1998: #3655

185 Füster, Géza 2206 75 12/31/1970: #525

186 Heil, Siegfried 2204 73 10/31/1991: #2113

187 Pres, Grigorij 2204 73 12/31/1997: #3829

188 Hoffmann, Hans 2202 71 02/28/1990: #1770

189 Vreeken, Corry 2201 73 11/30/1989: #1655

190 Kwatschewsky, Leo 2197 60 02/21/2000: #3213

191 Puschkeit, Peter 2196 75 02/01/1999: #3285

192 Hermlin, Aarne 2185 68 06/04/2001: #3339

193 Balogh, Bela 2179 70 01/31/1992: #2391

194 Halser, Walter 2176 64 10/31/1996: #3971

195 Fuentes, Alberto 2173 74 01/31/1996: #3897

196 Hanken, Jerome B 2172 75 09/30/1995: #3720

197 Kocsis, Laszlo 2172 75 12/31/1997: #4278

198 Djurkovic, Maks 2170 65 02/28/1995: #3550

199 Ager, Josef 2169 70 06/05/2000: #3526

200 Rahls, Peter 2165 71 08/27/2001: #3713

201 Just, Joachim 2163 75 06/07/1999: #3827

202 Braslavsky, Aleksandr 2162 72 11/01/1999: #3765

203 Pujol Clua, Ramon 2161 75 07/31/1993: #2872

204 Perman, Torvald 2160 72 04/30/1998: #4337

205 Farah, Rodolfo 2159 75 06/30/1992: #2541

206 Komsic, Drago 2157 72 07/12/1999: #3910

207 Madsen, Peder 2156 74 07/31/1996: #4096

208 Ofstad, Per 2150 64 10/31/1995: #3894

209 Trommsdorf, Fro 2149 75 12/31/1997: #4559

210 Strausz, Janos 2148 74 01/31/1998: #4403

211 Csapo, Zoltan 2147 75 10/31/1996: #4286

212 Sherwin, James T 2146 74 09/30/1994: #3460

213 Djantar, Djordje 2145 71 08/31/1992: #2643

214 Szilardfy, Gyula 2140 71 10/31/1994: #3484

215 Zakhvatov, Vladimir 2137 70 06/30/1997: #4513

216 Deutsch, Ludwig 2137 61 06/07/1999: #4049

217 Gorbea, Pablo 2115 74 10/31/1996: #4500

218 Fant, Goran 2103 65 12/31/1996: #4612

219 Gudat, Alfons 2101 74 07/31/1997: #4728

220 Fasser, Walter 2075 73 08/31/1997: #4805

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 61st birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 60 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 61. 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 61.

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 61st 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 61st birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 61st 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 61st birthday than anyone else turning 61. 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 61. 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 61, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 61-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 61. 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.