Chessmetrics Ratings: 63rd Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Smyslov, Vassily V	2680	52
2	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2636	46
3	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2603	52
4	Bogoljubow, Efim D	2591	56
5	Maróczy, Géza	2584	53
6	Najdorf, Miguel	2577	50
7	Szabó, László	2566	63
8	Kholmov, Ratmir D	2561	57
9	Blackburne, Joseph H	2559	72
10	Reshevsky, Samuel H	2557	53

About these ratings

All players on their 63rd birthday

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

1 Smyslov, Vassily V 2680 52 50.1% #3 02/29/1984: #9

2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2636 46 13.7% #7 02/28/1994: #40

3 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2603 52 5.6% #13 12/31/1898: #5

4 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2591 56 4.3% #15 12/31/1951: #19

5 Maróczy, Géza 2584 53 2.8% #16 12/31/1932: #13

6 Najdorf, Miguel 2577 50 1.7% #18 02/28/1973: #56

7 Szabó, László 2566 63 2.8% #22 02/29/1980: #78

8 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2561 57 1.5% #22 04/30/1988: #115

9 Blackburne, Joseph H 2559 72 3.7% #25 12/31/1903: #11

10 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2557 53 1.0% #23 10/31/1974: #63

11 Portisch, Lajos 2553 51 0.8% #24 04/03/2000: #186

12 Gligoric, Svetozar 2552 52 0.7% #24 01/31/1986: #126

13 Taimanov, Mark E 2552 68 2.3% #27 01/31/1989: #145

14 Spassky, Boris V 2546 52 0.6% #26 01/24/2000: #199

15 Berger, Johann N 2544 59 0.9% #27 12/31/1907: #15

16 Tartakower, Saviely G 2541 56 0.6% #28 12/31/1949: #37

17 Euwe, Machgielis 2540 71 1.9% #31 03/31/1964: #51

18 Geller, Efim P 2535 49 0.2% #28 02/29/1988: #177

19 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2533 68 1.3% #32 12/31/1951: #42

20 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2529 52 0.2% #30 02/29/1996: #274

21 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2522 71 1.0% #36 12/31/1947: #35

22 Nikolac, Juraj 2521 68 0.8% #36 03/31/1995: #275

23 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2508 56 0.1% #37 12/31/1924: #21

24 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2507 65 0.3% #40 12/31/1993: #321

25 Larsen, Bent 2501 53 0.1% #39 02/28/1998: #370

26 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2497 58 0.1% #41 05/31/1986: #224

27 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2496 52 #40 02/28/1998: #397

28 Sanguinetti, Renato 2496 69 0.3% #44 02/28/1979: #165

29 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2494 50 #40 08/16/1999: #371

30 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2492 65 0.1% #44 04/30/1974: #127

31 Burn, Amos 2488 54 #43 12/31/1911: #23

32 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2484 58 0.1% #45 05/31/1988: #289

33 Shabanov, Yury F 2477 56 #47 11/06/2000: #462

34 Gipslis, Aivars 2471 57 #50 02/07/2000: #525

35 Barcza, Gedeon 2470 63 #51 06/30/1974: #157

36 Mikenas, Vladas 2469 69 0.1% #53 02/28/1973: #154

37 Klovans, Janis 2462 50 #51 03/31/1998: #595

38 Lein, Anatoly 2460 57 #53 02/28/1994: #553

39 Byrne, Robert E 2458 58 #54 03/31/1991: #475

40 Pachmann, Ludek 2454 74 0.1% #59 04/30/1987: #341

41 Zaitsev, Igor A 2447 65 #60 05/21/2001: #654

42 Lundin, Erik 2446 75 0.1% #63 06/30/1967: #150

43 Gufeld, Eduard E 2444 63 #60 03/15/1999: #636

44 Pilnik, Herman 2442 71 #63 12/31/1976: #252

45 Ivkov, Borislav 2441 55 #60 10/31/1996: #733

46 Panno, Oscar R 2440 52 #59 02/28/1998: #716

47 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2438 62 #63 02/28/1973: #214

48 Krogius, Nikolay V 2433 59 #64 06/30/1993: #689

49 Michell, Reginald P 2432 65 #66 12/31/1935: #55

50 Benko, Pal C 2424 61 #68 06/30/1991: #689

51 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2411 56 #72 08/31/1998: #928

52 Matulovic, Milan 2409 54 #71 05/31/1998: #953

53 Mieses, Jacques 2407 71 #77 12/31/1927: #43

54 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 2407 70 #77 02/28/1977: #315

55 Nei, Iivo 2398 64 #79 10/31/1994: #959

56 Osnos, Viacheslav V 2395 72 #83 06/30/1998: #1081

57 Soos, Bela 2392 71 #84 02/28/1993: #986

58 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2391 71 #84 04/30/1997: #1147

59 Robatsch, Karl 2390 59 #81 09/30/1991: #915

60 Denker, Arnold S 2389 68 #84 12/31/1976: #332

61 Suetin, Alexey S 2389 68 #84 10/31/1989: #776

62 Czerniak, Moshe 2389 64 #83 12/31/1972: #296

63 Bird, Henry E 2382 68 #87 12/31/1892: #23

64 Rakic, Tomislav 2378 70 #89 10/31/1997: #1241

65 Vatnikov, Josif E 2376 75 #92 01/31/1986: #619

66 Vospernik, Zdravko 2375 68 #90 03/31/1997: #1320

67 Watzka, Horst 2371 72 #93 09/10/2001: #1283

68 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 2370 66 #92 12/25/2000: #1298

69 Radovici, Corvin 2367 70 #95 11/30/1994: #1300

70 Karaklajic, Nikola 2366 65 #93 01/31/1989: #859

71 Stoppel, Franz 2365 68 #95 09/30/1994: #1309

72 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2365 59 #92 10/31/1996: #1416

73 Ware, Preston 2362 63 #95 12/31/1883: #29

74 Pelikán, Jorge 2362 57 #93 03/31/1969: #312

75 Dueckstein, Andreas 2359 59 #94 07/31/1990: #1016

76 Karasev, Vladimir I 2359 54 #93 06/11/2001: #1381

77 Damjanovic, Mato 2358 62 #96 02/28/1990: #1030

78 Chernikov, Oleg L 2357 62 #96 10/11/1999: #1394

79 Dely, Peter 2356 69 #99 06/30/1997: #1531

80 Bilek, István 2355 53 #95 07/31/1995: #1461

81 Gereben, Ernö 2352 60 #98 04/30/1970: #322

82 Bukic, Enver 2346 68 #102 11/27/2000: #1490

83 Bisguier, Arthur B 2345 67 #103 09/30/1992: #1358

84 Forintos, Gyözö V 2344 54 #100 06/30/1998: #1651

85 Lokvenc, Josef 2344 63 #102 03/31/1962: #256

86 Barczay, Laszlo 2341 57 #102 02/15/1999: #1482

87 Kieninger, Georg 2337 63 #105 03/31/1965: #303

88 Karner, Hillar 2332 69 #109 06/30/1998: #1804

89 Spiridonov, Nikola 2328 70 #111 02/26/2001: #1712

90 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2328 74 #112 02/28/1978: #453

91 Pres, Grigorij 2326 61 #109 12/27/1999: #1742

92 Enevoldsen, Jens 2325 68 #111 08/31/1970: #361

93 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2324 64 #111 02/28/1998: #1864

94 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2322 65 #112 10/31/1998: #1915

95 Luckis, Marcos 2322 64 #111 12/31/1967: #340

96 Boey, Josef 2321 75 #115 04/30/1997: #1998

97 Honfi, Karoly 2320 58 #111 09/30/1993: #1655

98 Grechihin, Valery 2319 67 #114 09/04/2000: #1814

99 Tatai, Stefano 2318 58 #111 03/19/2001: #1804

100 Saidy, Anthony F 2316 70 #115 05/15/2000: #1843

101 Braun, Gottfried 2308 67 06/30/1996: #2129

102 Curdo, John 2304 73 10/31/1994: #1988

103 Lengyel, Levente 2302 51 05/31/1996: #2255

104 Paoli, Enrico 2302 53 12/31/1970: #406

105 Garcia, Raimundo 2299 60 05/24/1999: #2076

106 Ljubarskij, Jurij 2298 71 02/29/1996: #2328

107 Kanko, Ilkka 2298 61 10/31/1997: #2319

108 Martinovsky, Eugene 2294 56 09/30/1994: #2143

109 Schweber, Samuel 2292 63 07/12/1999: #2228

110 Haag, Ervin 2287 66 12/31/1995: #2377

111 Pleci, Isaías 2282 73 08/31/1970: #426

112 Langeweg, Kick 2280 72 03/06/2000: #2308

113 Navarovszky, Laszlo 2275 60 03/31/1996: #2633

114 Somogyi, Istvan 2274 60 09/30/1997: #2694

115 Scheipl, Ralf 2268 68 03/31/1997: #2794

116 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2266 70 03/31/1997: #2825

117 Bhend, Edwin 2263 63 08/31/1994: #2449

118 Reichenbach, Werner 2260 64 04/19/1999: #2611

119 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2260 61 12/31/1965: #371

120 Blatny, Frantisek 2257 71 03/31/1996: #2912

121 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2256 63 07/31/1998: #2982

122 Walther, Edgar 2254 66 11/30/1993: #2356

123 Balogh, Bela 2252 62 01/31/1994: #2482

124 de Souza Mendes, João 2251 73 06/30/1955: #241

125 Vodep, Otto 2250 75 12/31/1991: #1907

126 Franklin, Michael J 2248 64 01/31/1994: #2525

127 Loman, Rudolf J 2245 72 12/31/1923: #52

128 Ivacic, Vladimir 2244 62 06/21/1999: #2837

129 Baumgartner, Heinz 2241 55 08/31/1995: #2918

130 Karl, Hans 2230 71 05/31/1998: #3377

131 Reichstein, Boris 2227 74 07/30/2001: #2898

132 Raisa, Unto 2226 62 02/28/1997: #3385

133 Mojzis, Jaroslav 2225 63 01/31/1997: #3362

134 Kaminik, Aleksandar 2219 61 08/31/1994: #2914

135 Filep, Tibor 2216 70 11/30/1998: #3623

136 Benkö, Francisco 2215 74 04/30/1973: #569

137 Terentiev, Vitaly G 2215 72 06/21/1999: #3210

138 Vujovic, Milorad 2214 69 03/31/1996: #3482

139 Lieb, Harald 2211 72 11/30/1997: #3683

140 Speck, Hans 2208 73 11/27/2000: #3136

141 Zoltek, Tadeusz 2208 72 08/28/2000: #3178

142 Kadar, Gabor 2207 67 07/31/1997: #3682

143 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2203 65 03/31/1969: #524

144 Segal, Naum 2202 75 03/31/1997: #3728

145 Laco, Giuseppe 2197 72 05/08/2000: #3212

146 Titz, Heimo 2194 60 04/26/1999: #3439

147 Durao, Joaquim 2194 68 09/30/1993: #2791

148 Breustedt, Werner 2189 75 03/31/1994: #3064

149 Olexa, Vilém 2186 68 09/30/1960: #285

150 Krueger, Erich 2182 70 05/31/1995: #3498

151 Johannessen, Svein 2181 61 10/16/2000: #3424

152 Sherwin, James T 2173 72 09/30/1996: #4021

153 Lainburg, Victor 2168 72 06/30/1998: #4278

154 Schwalbe, Gerhard 2164 75 11/15/1999: #3773

155 Sazonov, Anatolij 2162 75 10/31/1996: #4136

156 Schwarz, Adolf 2161 69 12/31/1898: #35

157 Rezonja, Stefan 2160 65 09/30/1998: #4481

158 Schweizer, Robert 2160 74 04/16/2001: #3516

159 Ofstad, Per 2154 69 10/31/1997: #4487

160 Calapso, Remo 2148 67 09/30/1968: #534

161 Tomic, Zvonimir 2119 75 01/18/1999: #4770

162 van den Bosch, Johannes H 2112 71 03/31/1969: #587

163 Winiwarter, Felix 2112 75 02/28/1993: #2932

164 Kowalczyk, Lucjan 2111 75 04/10/2000: #3816

165 Kiviaho, Allan 2097 73 10/31/1998: #5124

166 Fant, Goran 2092 73 01/11/1999: #4933

167 Djurkovic, Maks 2086 61 02/28/1997: #4628

168 Halser, Walter 2066 59 10/31/1998: #5189

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 63rd birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 62 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 63. 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 63.

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 63rd 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 63rd birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 63rd 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 63rd birthday than anyone else turning 63. 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 63. 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 63, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 63-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 63. 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.