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Top 10 players on their 64th birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Smyslov, Vassily V266350
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L261446
3 Taimanov, Mark E257955
4 Maróczy, Géza257558
5 Portisch, Lajos257454
6 Bogoljubow, Efim D257459
7 Najdorf, Miguel257354
8 Steinitz, Wilhelm257152
9 Geller, Efim P256851
10 Bronstein, David I256867

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All players on their 64th birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Smyslov, Vassily V 26635043.5%#402/28/1985: #14
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2614469.2%#902/28/1995: #59
3 Taimanov, Mark E 2579554.0%#1701/31/1990: #99
4 Maróczy, Géza 2575584.0%#1912/31/1933: #17
5 Portisch, Lajos 2574543.2%#1804/02/2001: #131
6 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2574594.2%#1906/30/1952: #28
7 Najdorf, Miguel 2573542.9%#1802/28/1974: #55
8 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2571522.5%#1812/31/1899: #10
9 Geller, Efim P 2568512.0%#1902/28/1989: #108
10 Bronstein, David I 2568675.1%#2101/31/1988: #100
11 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2566512.1%#1904/30/1989: #115
12 Szabó, László 2562715.3%#2302/28/1981: #74
13 Gligoric, Svetozar 2561521.7%#2101/31/1987: #116
14 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2556541.6%#2210/31/1975: #65
15 Spassky, Boris V 2547551.2%#2501/29/2001: #203
16 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2546520.8%#2402/28/1997: #207
17 Cherepkov, Alexander V 2525631.0%#3209/30/1984: #160
18 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2516670.9%#3512/31/1994: #296
19 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2511741.3%#3812/31/1952: #53
20 Nikolac, Juraj 2507630.5%#3703/31/1996: #367
21 Darga, Klaus V 2506640.5%#3801/31/1998: #341
22 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2505570.2%#3705/31/1989: #261
23 Larsen, Bent 2502520.1%#3703/01/1999: #330
24 Tartakower, Saviely G 2499530.1%#3712/31/1950: #55
25 Berger, Johann N 2498560.1%#3812/31/1908: #23
26 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2498550.1%#3912/31/1925: #20
27 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2497680.5%#4104/30/1975: #128
28 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2494530.1%#3908/14/2000: #389
29 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2490580.1%#4205/31/1987: #239
30 Blackburne, Joseph H 2488690.4%#4412/31/1904: #20
31 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2484650.2%#4512/31/1948: #47
32 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 248051#4303/29/1999: #438
33 Byrne, Robert E 247758#4603/31/1992: #442
34 Burn, Amos 247656#4612/31/1912: #23
35 Golmayo Zupide, Celso F 2474730.3%#5012/31/1883: #16
36 Gipslis, Aivars 2468600.1%#4902/05/2001: #570
37 Lein, Anatoly 246357#5002/28/1995: #549
38 Krogius, Nikolay V 246160#5206/30/1994: #542
39 Klovans, Janis 245551#5204/05/1999: #592
40 Barcza, Gedeon 244459#5706/30/1975: #206
41 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2439710.1%#6302/28/1974: #208
42 Guimard, Carlos E 243763#6102/28/1977: #249
43 Gufeld, Eduard E 243066#6403/13/2000: #786
44 Ivkov, Borislav 242658#6410/31/1997: #823
45 Michell, Reginald P 2420740.1%#7112/31/1936: #55
46 Panno, Oscar R 241654#6703/15/1999: #801
47 Shestoperov, Aleksej 241371#7306/21/1999: #844
48 Nei, Iivo 241266#7210/31/1995: #931
49 Winawer, Szymon A 241062#7112/31/1901: #23
50 Kostic, Boris 240868#7412/31/1950: #106
51 Mieses, Jacques 240862#7212/31/1928: #43
52 von Gottschall, Hermann 240871#7412/31/1925: #40
53 Denker, Arnold S 240668#7512/31/1977: #332
54 Matulovic, Milan 240360#7406/07/1999: #909
55 Kraidman, Yair 240159#7410/31/1996: #1049
56 Blake, Joseph H 239773#8012/31/1922: #27
57 Porat, Yosef 239663#7804/30/1973: #296
58 Czerniak, Moshe 239558#7612/31/1973: #291
59 Gruzmann, Boris 239162#7911/30/1998: #1058
60 Chernikov, Oleg L 239162#7910/09/2000: #1045
61 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 238670#8304/30/1998: #1195
62 Pelikán, Jorge 238255#8102/28/1970: #293
63 Soos, Bela 238163#8402/28/1994: #1131
64 Bird, Henry E 238072#8612/31/1893: #25
65 Robatsch, Karl 238057#8209/30/1992: #1053
66 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 237958#8309/13/1999: #1128
67 Benko, Pal C 237459#8506/30/1992: #1063
68 Vospernik, Zdravko 236974#9203/31/1998: #1341
69 Ware, Preston 236871#9112/31/1884: #27
70 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 236466#9210/31/1997: #1417
71 Suetin, Alexey S 236263#9110/31/1990: #1021
72 Bilek, István 236056#9107/31/1996: #1468
73 Forintos, Gyözö V 236054#9107/26/1999: #1372
74 Karaklajic, Nikola 235764#9401/31/1990: #1049
75 Damjanovic, Mato 235570#9702/28/1991: #1087
76 Bisguier, Arthur B 235369#9709/30/1993: #1329
77 Barczay, Laszlo 234963#9702/21/2000: #1486
78 Dely, Peter 234966#9806/30/1998: #1601
79 Stoppel, Franz 234770#10009/30/1995: #1565
80 Honfi, Karoly 234657#9709/30/1994: #1488
81 Kluger, Guyla 233961#10112/31/1977: #441
82 Gereben, Ernö 233861#10104/30/1971: #333
83 Pres, Grigorij 233368#10501/01/2001: #1706
84 Ciric, Dragoljub M 233271#10611/08/1999: #1661
85 Dommes, Vladimir M 233173#10707/31/1993: #1522
86 Dueckstein, Andreas 232955#10307/31/1991: #1336
87 Saidy, Anthony F 232771#10805/14/2001: #1713
88 Paoli, Enrico 232455#10512/31/1971: #358
89 Witkowski, Stefan 232372#11008/31/1995: #1854
90 Zheliandinov, Victor S 232172#11103/15/1999: #1745
91 Luckis, Marcos 232072#11212/31/1968: #364
92 Medina García, Antonio A 231969#11209/30/1983: #666
93 Enevoldsen, Jens 231572#11408/31/1971: #387
94 Grechihin, Valery 231271#11509/03/2001: #1929
95 Kieninger, Georg 231263#11203/31/1966: #337
96 Braun, Gottfried 230771#11606/30/1997: #2195
97 Delmar, Eugene 230564#11612/31/1904: #43
98 Garcia, Raimundo 230267#11705/22/2000: #2005
99 Dus-Chotimirsky, Fedor I 229570#12112/31/1942: #65
100 Schweber, Samuel 229372#12207/10/2000: #2148
101 Curdo, John 22927510/31/1995: #2275
102 Ridameya Tatche, Jose 22927106/30/1993: #1913
103 Langeweg, Kick 22907203/05/2001: #2137
104 Lokvenc, Josef 22905803/31/1963: #323
105 Panov, Vasily N 22896210/31/1970: #430
106 Lengyel, Levente 22885405/31/1997: #2490
107 Blatny, Frantisek 22876503/31/1997: #2518
108 Karl, Hans 22866306/14/1999: #2267
109 Ujtelky, Maximilián 22856502/28/1979: #586
110 Haag, Ervin 22797412/31/1996: #2644
111 Somogyi, Istvan 22756609/30/1998: #2650
112 Navarovszky, Laszlo 22746703/31/1997: #2706
113 Zhelesny, Stanislav 22706603/31/1998: #2744
114 de Souza Mendes, Joăo 22667106/30/1956: #210
115 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 22666108/23/1999: #2601
116 Scheipl, Ralf 22667403/31/1998: #2806
117 Heilemann, Manfred 22657412/31/1997: #2868
118 Reinhardt, Enrique H 22606812/31/1966: #407
119 Bhend, Edwin 22596808/31/1995: #2681
120 Limberg, Siegfried 22597402/19/2001: #2534
121 Nikolic, Stanimir 22587201/25/1999: #2769
122 Terentiev, Vitaly G 22547206/19/2000: #2635
123 Reichenbach, Werner 22536704/24/2000: #2623
124 Martinovsky, Eugene 22515709/30/1995: #2845
125 Walther, Edgar 22477511/30/1994: #2695
126 Ivacic, Vladimir 22426506/19/2000: #2748
127 Baumgartner, Heinz 22425908/31/1996: #3115
128 Raisa, Unto 22316102/28/1998: #3282
129 Lieb, Harald 22296411/30/1998: #3400
130 Mojzis, Jaroslav 22286701/31/1998: #3309
131 Reilly, Brian P 22267309/30/1965: #433
132 Rotshtein, Efim 22237504/30/1997: #3471
133 Schwarz, Adolf 22186512/31/1899: #38
134 Kanko, Ilkka 22155510/31/1998: #3659
135 Szirmai, Eduard 22137001/31/1993: #2511
136 Dunkelblum, Arthur 22076902/28/1970: #569
137 Kaminik, Aleksandar 22066108/31/1995: #3310
138 Porubszki, Georg 22067507/31/1998: #3756
139 Fairhurst, William A 22047006/30/1967: #488
140 Kadar, Gabor 21986907/31/1998: #3889
141 Vujovic, Milorad 21966703/31/1997: #3812
142 Titz, Heimo 21956704/24/2000: #3231
143 Zoltek, Tadeusz 21937508/27/2001: #3388
144 Franklin, Michael J 21906401/31/1995: #3350
145 Kelchner, Hans 21837511/30/1997: #4101
146 Lainburg, Victor 21827207/12/1999: #3627
147 Sherwin, James T 21827009/30/1997: #4059
148 Bersutzki, Gregory 21787412/31/1997: #4203
149 Balogh, Bela 21785501/31/1995: #3473
150 Kapic, Ibrahim 21777507/31/1997: #4103
151 Jahr, Ulrich 21667201/31/1991: #2055
152 Shipman, Walter 21657303/31/1993: #2775
153 Kahn, Manfred 21657502/28/1995: #3606
154 Farah, Rodolfo 21637206/30/1995: #3709
155 Ofstad, Per 21617510/31/1998: #4526
156 Fuchs, Reinhart 21607508/31/1998: #4444
157 Lardot, Derik 21596104/30/1997: #4272
158 Laco, Giuseppe 21576705/07/2001: #3631
159 Rezonja, Stefan 21537410/25/1999: #4016
160 Nystrom, Ragnar 21517502/28/2000: #3610
161 Durao, Joaquim 21496409/30/1994: #3447
162 Ozsvath, Andras 21466707/31/1993: #2934
163 Winiwarter, Felix 21207002/28/1994: #3421
164 van den Bosch, Johannes H 21067102/28/1970: #650
165 Fant, Goran 20786801/10/2000: #4255
166 Halser, Walter 20696611/01/1999: #4194
167 Djurkovic, Maks 20646002/28/1998: #4789

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 64th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 63 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 64. 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 64.

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 64th 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 64th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 64th 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 64th birthday than anyone else turning 64. 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 64. 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 64, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 64-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 64. 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.

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