Chessmetrics Ratings: 64th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Smyslov, Vassily V	2663	50
2	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2614	46
3	Taimanov, Mark E	2579	55
4	Maróczy, Géza	2575	58
5	Portisch, Lajos	2574	54
6	Bogoljubow, Efim D	2574	59
7	Najdorf, Miguel	2573	54
8	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2571	52
9	Geller, Efim P	2568	51
10	Bronstein, David I	2568	67

About these ratings

All players on their 64th birthday

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

1 Smyslov, Vassily V 2663 50 43.5% #4 02/28/1985: #14

2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2614 46 9.2% #9 02/28/1995: #59

3 Taimanov, Mark E 2579 55 4.0% #17 01/31/1990: #99

4 Maróczy, Géza 2575 58 4.0% #19 12/31/1933: #17

5 Portisch, Lajos 2574 54 3.2% #18 04/02/2001: #131

6 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2574 59 4.2% #19 06/30/1952: #28

7 Najdorf, Miguel 2573 54 2.9% #18 02/28/1974: #55

8 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2571 52 2.5% #18 12/31/1899: #10

9 Geller, Efim P 2568 51 2.0% #19 02/28/1989: #108

10 Bronstein, David I 2568 67 5.1% #21 01/31/1988: #100

11 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2566 51 2.1% #19 04/30/1989: #115

12 Szabó, László 2562 71 5.3% #23 02/28/1981: #74

13 Gligoric, Svetozar 2561 52 1.7% #21 01/31/1987: #116

14 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2556 54 1.6% #22 10/31/1975: #65

15 Spassky, Boris V 2547 55 1.2% #25 01/29/2001: #203

16 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2546 52 0.8% #24 02/28/1997: #207

17 Cherepkov, Alexander V 2525 63 1.0% #32 09/30/1984: #160

18 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2516 67 0.9% #35 12/31/1994: #296

19 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2511 74 1.3% #38 12/31/1952: #53

20 Nikolac, Juraj 2507 63 0.5% #37 03/31/1996: #367

21 Darga, Klaus V 2506 64 0.5% #38 01/31/1998: #341

22 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2505 57 0.2% #37 05/31/1989: #261

23 Larsen, Bent 2502 52 0.1% #37 03/01/1999: #330

24 Tartakower, Saviely G 2499 53 0.1% #37 12/31/1950: #55

25 Berger, Johann N 2498 56 0.1% #38 12/31/1908: #23

26 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2498 55 0.1% #39 12/31/1925: #20

27 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2497 68 0.5% #41 04/30/1975: #128

28 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2494 53 0.1% #39 08/14/2000: #389

29 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2490 58 0.1% #42 05/31/1987: #239

30 Blackburne, Joseph H 2488 69 0.4% #44 12/31/1904: #20

31 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2484 65 0.2% #45 12/31/1948: #47

32 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2480 51 #43 03/29/1999: #438

33 Byrne, Robert E 2477 58 #46 03/31/1992: #442

34 Burn, Amos 2476 56 #46 12/31/1912: #23

35 Golmayo Zupide, Celso F 2474 73 0.3% #50 12/31/1883: #16

36 Gipslis, Aivars 2468 60 0.1% #49 02/05/2001: #570

37 Lein, Anatoly 2463 57 #50 02/28/1995: #549

38 Krogius, Nikolay V 2461 60 #52 06/30/1994: #542

39 Klovans, Janis 2455 51 #52 04/05/1999: #592

40 Barcza, Gedeon 2444 59 #57 06/30/1975: #206

41 Rossolimo, Nicolas 2439 71 0.1% #63 02/28/1974: #208

42 Guimard, Carlos E 2437 63 #61 02/28/1977: #249

43 Gufeld, Eduard E 2430 66 #64 03/13/2000: #786

44 Ivkov, Borislav 2426 58 #64 10/31/1997: #823

45 Michell, Reginald P 2420 74 0.1% #71 12/31/1936: #55

46 Panno, Oscar R 2416 54 #67 03/15/1999: #801

47 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2413 71 #73 06/21/1999: #844

48 Nei, Iivo 2412 66 #72 10/31/1995: #931

49 Winawer, Szymon A 2410 62 #71 12/31/1901: #23

50 Kostic, Boris 2408 68 #74 12/31/1950: #106

51 Mieses, Jacques 2408 62 #72 12/31/1928: #43

52 von Gottschall, Hermann 2408 71 #74 12/31/1925: #40

53 Denker, Arnold S 2406 68 #75 12/31/1977: #332

54 Matulovic, Milan 2403 60 #74 06/07/1999: #909

55 Kraidman, Yair 2401 59 #74 10/31/1996: #1049

56 Blake, Joseph H 2397 73 #80 12/31/1922: #27

57 Porat, Yosef 2396 63 #78 04/30/1973: #296

58 Czerniak, Moshe 2395 58 #76 12/31/1973: #291

59 Gruzmann, Boris 2391 62 #79 11/30/1998: #1058

60 Chernikov, Oleg L 2391 62 #79 10/09/2000: #1045

61 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2386 70 #83 04/30/1998: #1195

62 Pelikán, Jorge 2382 55 #81 02/28/1970: #293

63 Soos, Bela 2381 63 #84 02/28/1994: #1131

64 Bird, Henry E 2380 72 #86 12/31/1893: #25

65 Robatsch, Karl 2380 57 #82 09/30/1992: #1053

66 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2379 58 #83 09/13/1999: #1128

67 Benko, Pal C 2374 59 #85 06/30/1992: #1063

68 Vospernik, Zdravko 2369 74 #92 03/31/1998: #1341

69 Ware, Preston 2368 71 #91 12/31/1884: #27

70 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2364 66 #92 10/31/1997: #1417

71 Suetin, Alexey S 2362 63 #91 10/31/1990: #1021

72 Bilek, István 2360 56 #91 07/31/1996: #1468

73 Forintos, Gyözö V 2360 54 #91 07/26/1999: #1372

74 Karaklajic, Nikola 2357 64 #94 01/31/1990: #1049

75 Damjanovic, Mato 2355 70 #97 02/28/1991: #1087

76 Bisguier, Arthur B 2353 69 #97 09/30/1993: #1329

77 Barczay, Laszlo 2349 63 #97 02/21/2000: #1486

78 Dely, Peter 2349 66 #98 06/30/1998: #1601

79 Stoppel, Franz 2347 70 #100 09/30/1995: #1565

80 Honfi, Karoly 2346 57 #97 09/30/1994: #1488

81 Kluger, Guyla 2339 61 #101 12/31/1977: #441

82 Gereben, Ernö 2338 61 #101 04/30/1971: #333

83 Pres, Grigorij 2333 68 #105 01/01/2001: #1706

84 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2332 71 #106 11/08/1999: #1661

85 Dommes, Vladimir M 2331 73 #107 07/31/1993: #1522

86 Dueckstein, Andreas 2329 55 #103 07/31/1991: #1336

87 Saidy, Anthony F 2327 71 #108 05/14/2001: #1713

88 Paoli, Enrico 2324 55 #105 12/31/1971: #358

89 Witkowski, Stefan 2323 72 #110 08/31/1995: #1854

90 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2321 72 #111 03/15/1999: #1745

91 Luckis, Marcos 2320 72 #112 12/31/1968: #364

92 Medina García, Antonio A 2319 69 #112 09/30/1983: #666

93 Enevoldsen, Jens 2315 72 #114 08/31/1971: #387

94 Grechihin, Valery 2312 71 #115 09/03/2001: #1929

95 Kieninger, Georg 2312 63 #112 03/31/1966: #337

96 Braun, Gottfried 2307 71 #116 06/30/1997: #2195

97 Delmar, Eugene 2305 64 #116 12/31/1904: #43

98 Garcia, Raimundo 2302 67 #117 05/22/2000: #2005

99 Dus-Chotimirsky, Fedor I 2295 70 #121 12/31/1942: #65

100 Schweber, Samuel 2293 72 #122 07/10/2000: #2148

101 Curdo, John 2292 75 10/31/1995: #2275

102 Ridameya Tatche, Jose 2292 71 06/30/1993: #1913

103 Langeweg, Kick 2290 72 03/05/2001: #2137

104 Lokvenc, Josef 2290 58 03/31/1963: #323

105 Panov, Vasily N 2289 62 10/31/1970: #430

106 Lengyel, Levente 2288 54 05/31/1997: #2490

107 Blatny, Frantisek 2287 65 03/31/1997: #2518

108 Karl, Hans 2286 63 06/14/1999: #2267

109 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2285 65 02/28/1979: #586

110 Haag, Ervin 2279 74 12/31/1996: #2644

111 Somogyi, Istvan 2275 66 09/30/1998: #2650

112 Navarovszky, Laszlo 2274 67 03/31/1997: #2706

113 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2270 66 03/31/1998: #2744

114 de Souza Mendes, João 2266 71 06/30/1956: #210

115 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2266 61 08/23/1999: #2601

116 Scheipl, Ralf 2266 74 03/31/1998: #2806

117 Heilemann, Manfred 2265 74 12/31/1997: #2868

118 Reinhardt, Enrique H 2260 68 12/31/1966: #407

119 Bhend, Edwin 2259 68 08/31/1995: #2681

120 Limberg, Siegfried 2259 74 02/19/2001: #2534

121 Nikolic, Stanimir 2258 72 01/25/1999: #2769

122 Terentiev, Vitaly G 2254 72 06/19/2000: #2635

123 Reichenbach, Werner 2253 67 04/24/2000: #2623

124 Martinovsky, Eugene 2251 57 09/30/1995: #2845

125 Walther, Edgar 2247 75 11/30/1994: #2695

126 Ivacic, Vladimir 2242 65 06/19/2000: #2748

127 Baumgartner, Heinz 2242 59 08/31/1996: #3115

128 Raisa, Unto 2231 61 02/28/1998: #3282

129 Lieb, Harald 2229 64 11/30/1998: #3400

130 Mojzis, Jaroslav 2228 67 01/31/1998: #3309

131 Reilly, Brian P 2226 73 09/30/1965: #433

132 Rotshtein, Efim 2223 75 04/30/1997: #3471

133 Schwarz, Adolf 2218 65 12/31/1899: #38

134 Kanko, Ilkka 2215 55 10/31/1998: #3659

135 Szirmai, Eduard 2213 70 01/31/1993: #2511

136 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2207 69 02/28/1970: #569

137 Kaminik, Aleksandar 2206 61 08/31/1995: #3310

138 Porubszki, Georg 2206 75 07/31/1998: #3756

139 Fairhurst, William A 2204 70 06/30/1967: #488

140 Kadar, Gabor 2198 69 07/31/1998: #3889

141 Vujovic, Milorad 2196 67 03/31/1997: #3812

142 Titz, Heimo 2195 67 04/24/2000: #3231

143 Zoltek, Tadeusz 2193 75 08/27/2001: #3388

144 Franklin, Michael J 2190 64 01/31/1995: #3350

145 Kelchner, Hans 2183 75 11/30/1997: #4101

146 Lainburg, Victor 2182 72 07/12/1999: #3627

147 Sherwin, James T 2182 70 09/30/1997: #4059

148 Bersutzki, Gregory 2178 74 12/31/1997: #4203

149 Balogh, Bela 2178 55 01/31/1995: #3473

150 Kapic, Ibrahim 2177 75 07/31/1997: #4103

151 Jahr, Ulrich 2166 72 01/31/1991: #2055

152 Shipman, Walter 2165 73 03/31/1993: #2775

153 Kahn, Manfred 2165 75 02/28/1995: #3606

154 Farah, Rodolfo 2163 72 06/30/1995: #3709

155 Ofstad, Per 2161 75 10/31/1998: #4526

156 Fuchs, Reinhart 2160 75 08/31/1998: #4444

157 Lardot, Derik 2159 61 04/30/1997: #4272

158 Laco, Giuseppe 2157 67 05/07/2001: #3631

159 Rezonja, Stefan 2153 74 10/25/1999: #4016

160 Nystrom, Ragnar 2151 75 02/28/2000: #3610

161 Durao, Joaquim 2149 64 09/30/1994: #3447

162 Ozsvath, Andras 2146 67 07/31/1993: #2934

163 Winiwarter, Felix 2120 70 02/28/1994: #3421

164 van den Bosch, Johannes H 2106 71 02/28/1970: #650

165 Fant, Goran 2078 68 01/10/2000: #4255

166 Halser, Walter 2069 66 11/01/1999: #4194

167 Djurkovic, Maks 2064 60 02/28/1998: #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.