Chessmetrics Ratings: 62nd Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Smyslov, Vassily V	2669	52
2	Bronstein, David I	2631	70
3	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2621	46
4	Bogoljubow, Efim D	2613	62
5	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2611	55
6	Anderssen, Adolf	2597	62
7	Averbakh, Yury L	2597	71
8	Geller, Efim P	2596	50
9	Najdorf, Miguel	2592	51
10	Reshevsky, Samuel H	2589	51

About these ratings

All players on their 62nd birthday

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

1 Smyslov, Vassily V 2669 52 31.1% #5 02/28/1983: #16

2 Bronstein, David I 2631 70 16.2% #12 01/31/1986: #34

3 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2621 46 5.7% #11 02/28/1993: #65

4 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2613 62 8.4% #15 12/31/1950: #16

5 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2611 55 6.2% #14 12/31/1897: #7

6 Anderssen, Adolf 2597 62 5.3% #18 12/31/1879: #8

7 Averbakh, Yury L 2597 71 7.5% #20 01/31/1984: #56

8 Geller, Efim P 2596 50 2.7% #17 02/28/1987: #69

9 Najdorf, Miguel 2592 51 2.4% #18 02/29/1972: #37

10 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2589 51 2.2% #19 10/31/1973: #47

11 Szabó, László 2570 65 2.5% #26 02/28/1979: #75

12 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2569 59 1.6% #25 10/31/1996: #135

13 Maróczy, Géza 2561 53 0.8% #26 12/31/1931: #16

14 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2549 61 1.0% #32 12/31/1950: #35

15 Gligoric, Svetozar 2547 51 0.3% #30 01/31/1985: #126

16 Spassky, Boris V 2542 52 0.2% #32 01/25/1999: #192

17 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2541 56 0.4% #33 04/30/1987: #143

18 Euwe, Machgielis 2539 63 0.7% #35 03/31/1963: #48

19 Taimanov, Mark E 2539 70 1.2% #37 01/31/1988: #159

20 Tartakower, Saviely G 2533 54 0.2% #35 12/31/1948: #32

21 Shabanov, Yury F 2530 65 0.6% #39 11/08/1999: #239

22 Blackburne, Joseph H 2528 64 0.5% #39 12/31/1902: #11

23 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2527 54 0.2% #37 02/28/1995: #258

24 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2519 53 0.1% #40 12/31/1923: #17

25 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2518 63 0.3% #43 12/31/1946: #29

26 Portisch, Lajos 2516 50 #40 03/29/1999: #283

27 Berger, Johann N 2516 67 0.5% #44 12/31/1906: #15

28 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2512 54 0.1% #43 05/31/1985: #184

29 Nikolac, Juraj 2511 66 0.3% #45 03/31/1994: #302

30 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2506 56 0.1% #45 05/31/1987: #208

31 Burn, Amos 2505 64 0.2% #48 12/31/1910: #19

32 Sanguinetti, Renato 2496 62 0.1% #50 02/28/1978: #158

33 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2493 58 #51 04/30/1973: #124

34 Larsen, Bent 2491 55 #51 02/28/1997: #445

35 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2488 63 0.1% #54 12/31/1971: #110

36 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2483 67 0.1% #57 12/31/1992: #418

37 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2481 51 #53 07/31/1998: #479

38 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2481 50 #53 02/28/1997: #499

39 Barcza, Gedeon 2474 57 #58 06/30/1973: #151

40 Byrne, Robert E 2472 59 #59 03/31/1990: #396

41 Winawer, Szymon A 2469 71 0.1% #64 12/31/1899: #20

42 Cherepkov, Alexander V 2468 67 #63 09/30/1982: #222

43 Lein, Anatoly 2468 59 #61 02/28/1993: #481

44 Mikenas, Vladas 2468 61 #62 02/29/1972: #156

45 Gipslis, Aivars 2462 53 #62 02/08/1999: #526

46 Klovans, Janis 2460 50 #62 03/31/1997: #628

47 Ivkov, Borislav 2458 52 #63 10/31/1995: #617

48 Gufeld, Eduard E 2457 64 #67 02/28/1998: #614

49 Pachmann, Ludek 2457 65 #67 04/30/1986: #340

50 Michell, Reginald P 2451 65 #70 12/31/1934: #36

51 Zaitsev, Igor A 2446 58 #70 05/22/2000: #647

52 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 2443 69 #74 10/31/1978: #269

53 Bird, Henry E 2442 73 #76 12/31/1891: #14

54 Krogius, Nikolay V 2440 64 #74 06/30/1992: #590

55 Matulovic, Milan 2439 55 #72 05/31/1997: #739

56 Panno, Oscar R 2439 52 #71 02/28/1997: #765

57 Pilnik, Herman 2429 63 #79 12/31/1975: #240

58 Osnos, Viacheslav V 2424 72 #84 06/30/1997: #858

59 Benko, Pal C 2416 63 #85 06/30/1990: #660

60 Olafsson, Fridrik 2414 71 #88 12/31/1996: #948

61 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2413 74 #90 05/31/1997: #932

62 Mieses, Jacques 2411 63 #87 12/31/1926: #44

63 Suetin, Alexey S 2411 64 #87 10/31/1988: #561

64 Soos, Bela 2409 65 #89 02/29/1992: #805

65 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2406 59 #88 08/31/1997: #1000

66 Kraidman, Yair 2405 68 #91 10/31/1994: #907

67 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2404 64 #90 04/30/1996: #1033

68 Nikitin, Aleksander S 2403 69 #93 12/31/1996: #1043

69 Padevsky, Nikola B 2396 75 #98 04/30/1995: #1015

70 Tringov, Georgy P 2393 71 #98 03/01/1999: #978

71 Robatsch, Karl 2392 56 #93 09/30/1990: #828

72 Nei, Iivo 2391 66 #97 10/31/1993: #986

73 Porat, Yosef 2391 72 #99 04/30/1971: #263

74 Denker, Arnold S 2388 65 #99 12/31/1975: #317

75 Forintos, Gyözö V 2386 53 #95 06/30/1997: #1191

76 Pelikán, Jorge 2385 55 #97 03/31/1968: #230

77 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2385 68 #101 02/29/1976: #310

78 Bilek, István 2385 58 #98 07/31/1994: #1102

79 Vospernik, Zdravko 2383 60 #99 03/31/1996: #1254

80 Ghitescu, Theodor 2381 74 #105 12/31/1995: #1242

81 Czerniak, Moshe 2381 58 #99 12/31/1971: #281

82 Vatnikov, Josif E 2381 66 #102 01/31/1985: #575

83 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2380 66 #102 12/27/1999: #1142

84 Rakic, Tomislav 2379 62 #102 10/31/1996: #1275

85 Kieninger, Georg 2373 63 #105 03/31/1964: #219

86 Damjanovic, Mato 2372 59 #104 02/28/1989: #814

87 Dueckstein, Andreas 2371 63 #106 07/31/1989: #853

88 Bolbochán, Jácobo 2365 75 #113 09/30/1968: #275

89 Barczay, Laszlo 2364 55 #107 01/31/1998: #1370

90 Gereben, Ernö 2359 57 #110 03/31/1969: #315

91 Bukic, Enver 2358 63 #112 11/29/1999: #1386

92 Szilagyi, Peter 2354 73 #117 10/25/1999: #1437

93 Wagman, Stuart 2352 70 #118 04/30/1981: #495

94 Grechihin, Valery 2351 75 #119 09/06/1999: #1456

95 Chernikov, Oleg L 2349 60 #116 09/30/1998: #1574

96 Enevoldsen, Jens 2347 68 #119 06/30/1969: #336

97 Ware, Preston 2342 57 #118 12/31/1882: #24

98 Bisguier, Arthur B 2341 66 #121 09/30/1991: #1276

99 Spiridonov, Nikola 2334 64 #124 02/28/2000: #1667

100 Lokvenc, Josef 2332 62 #125 03/31/1961: #270

101 Tatai, Stefano 2330 54 03/20/2000: #1696

102 Kluger, Guyla 2330 70 12/31/1975: #436

103 Portisch, Ferenc 2327 64 04/09/2001: #1698

104 Pirc, Vasja 2327 70 09/30/1969: #360

105 Karner, Hillar 2326 64 06/30/1997: #1915

106 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2326 65 02/28/1997: #1931

107 Braun, Gottfried 2325 65 06/30/1995: #1790

108 Mednis, Edmar J 2325 68 03/22/1999: #1702

109 Honfi, Karoly 2323 59 09/30/1992: #1565

110 Partos, Charles 2319 72 07/31/1998: #1997

111 Karasev, Vladimir I 2318 58 06/12/2000: #1800

112 Lengyel, Levente 2318 55 05/31/1995: #1864

113 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2317 65 10/31/1997: #2044

114 Wolf, Siegfried R 2316 71 12/31/1928: #63

115 Luckis, Marcos 2311 59 12/31/1966: #350

116 Somogyi, Istvan 2300 69 09/30/1996: #2288

117 Garcia, Raimundo 2299 64 04/30/1998: #2294

118 Saidy, Anthony F 2298 71 05/10/1999: #2110

119 Navarovszky, Laszlo 2297 64 03/31/1995: #2116

120 Pres, Grigorij 2296 61 12/31/1998: #2304

121 Godes, Dmitry R 2294 69 07/23/2001: #2092

122 Ivlev, Valentin 2293 69 08/31/1997: #2418

123 Kanko, Ilkka 2291 60 10/31/1996: #2422

124 Baumgartner, Heinz 2290 59 08/31/1994: #2174

125 Medina García, Antonio A 2289 71 09/30/1981: #627

126 Schweber, Samuel 2287 61 06/30/1998: #2476

127 Paoli, Enrico 2283 53 12/31/1969: #415

128 Nikolic, Stanimir 2283 70 12/31/1996: #2585

129 Sapi, Laszlo 2282 71 02/28/1997: #2573

130 Klochko, Robert 2281 71 12/31/1995: #2451

131 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2280 75 03/31/1996: #2586

132 Raisa, Unto 2277 64 02/29/1996: #2628

133 Fairhurst, William A 2273 72 06/30/1965: #391

134 Bhend, Edwin 2273 65 08/31/1993: #2103

135 Haag, Ervin 2272 67 12/31/1994: #2419

136 Chehlov, Aleksander 2271 61 04/16/2001: #2348

137 Karl, Hans 2269 69 05/31/1997: #2783

138 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2265 66 07/31/1997: #2844

139 Mojzis, Jaroslav 2260 70 01/31/1996: #2865

140 Maric, Rudolf 2259 75 04/30/1989: #1406

141 Letelier Martner, René 2257 69 08/31/1977: #532

142 Ivacic, Vladimir 2251 56 05/31/1998: #3055

143 Koller, Hubert 2248 74 06/30/1998: #3097

144 de Souza Mendes, João 2247 64 06/30/1954: #203

145 Szenetra, Werner 2247 70 07/26/1999: #2874

146 Martinovsky, Eugene 2245 61 09/30/1993: #2379

147 Balogh, Bela 2244 63 01/31/1993: #2309

148 Fazekas, Stefan 2243 73 03/31/1960: #322

149 Johannessen, Svein 2241 67 10/11/1999: #2924

150 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2239 65 12/31/1964: #383

151 Reichenbach, Werner 2237 65 03/31/1998: #3224

152 Speck, Hans 2235 73 11/29/1999: #2981

153 Niebling, Ferdinand 2233 74 12/31/1996: #3306

154 Blatny, Frantisek 2231 69 03/31/1995: #2913

155 Kaminik, Aleksandar 2229 64 08/31/1993: #2517

156 Kadar, Gabor 2229 68 07/31/1996: #3266

157 Benkö, Francisco 2228 75 04/30/1972: #506

158 Foldi, Jozsef 2225 75 10/31/1995: #3171

159 Bohak, Janko 2223 68 10/31/1997: #3498

160 Durao, Joaquim 2223 67 09/30/1992: #2348

161 Lieb, Harald 2221 68 11/30/1996: #3418

162 Gunsberg, Isidor 2221 75 12/31/1915: #43

163 Igney, Volkhard 2219 71 12/31/1996: #3511

164 Zoltek, Tadeusz 2212 71 08/30/1999: #3324

165 Vreeken, Corry 2210 71 11/30/1990: #1860

166 Olexa, Vilém 2208 70 06/30/1959: #306

167 Harasta, Vladimir 2208 68 07/09/2001: #3072

168 Kwatschewsky, Leo 2201 66 02/19/2001: #3132

169 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2195 63 03/31/1968: #485

170 Ager, Josef 2192 65 06/04/2001: #3258

171 Kaposztas, Miklos 2192 55 04/02/2001: #3196

172 Titz, Heimo 2189 58 03/31/1998: #3936

173 Breustedt, Werner 2184 73 03/31/1993: #2671

174 Sherwin, James T 2174 71 09/30/1995: #3711

175 Schwalbe, Gerhard 2173 68 10/31/1998: #4356

176 Farah, Rodolfo 2172 74 06/30/1993: #2788

177 Hanken, Jerome B 2172 74 09/30/1996: #4034

178 Shipman, Walter 2161 74 03/31/1991: #2146

179 Walter, Guenter 2157 72 07/24/2000: #3693

180 Calapso, Remo 2155 62 09/30/1967: #522

181 Rezonja, Stefan 2155 74 09/30/1997: #4399

182 Ofstad, Per 2150 68 10/31/1996: #4259

183 Szilardfy, Gyula 2143 74 10/31/1995: #3942

184 Zakhvatov, Vladimir 2142 74 06/30/1998: #4585

185 Deutsch, Ludwig 2140 68 06/12/2000: #3755

186 Papp, Laszlo 2138 67 11/30/1998: #4857

187 Cafferty, Bernard 2137 72 05/31/1996: #4217

188 Kadas, Gabor 2137 67 07/31/1998: #4664

189 Fant, Goran 2112 70 12/31/1997: #4862

190 Winiwarter, Felix 2110 73 02/29/1992: #2545

191 Halser, Walter 2098 62 10/31/1997: #4883

192 Djurkovic, Maks 2082 60 02/29/1996: #4408

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 62nd birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 61 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 62. 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 62.

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 62nd 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 62nd birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 62nd 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 62nd birthday than anyone else turning 62. 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 62. 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 62, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 62-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 62. 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.