Chessmetrics Ratings: 65th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2657	46
2	Smyslov, Vassily V	2625	50
3	Maróczy, Géza	2569	65
4	Taimanov, Mark E	2559	57
5	Steinitz, Wilhelm	2557	57
6	Najdorf, Miguel	2556	54
7	Kholmov, Ratmir D	2552	50
8	Bernstein, Ossip S	2547	60
9	Vasiukov, Evgeny A	2543	57
10	Geller, Efim P	2542	51

About these ratings

All players on their 65th birthday

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

1 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2657 46 46.2% #3 02/29/1996: #24

2 Smyslov, Vassily V 2625 50 20.7% #6 02/28/1986: #37

3 Maróczy, Géza 2569 65 6.4% #17 12/31/1934: #17

4 Taimanov, Mark E 2559 57 3.1% #18 01/31/1991: #129

5 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2557 57 2.9% #18 12/31/1900: #11

6 Najdorf, Miguel 2556 54 2.2% #18 02/28/1975: #65

7 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2552 50 1.5% #18 04/30/1990: #150

8 Bernstein, Ossip S 2547 60 2.5% #21 12/31/1946: #24

9 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2543 57 1.7% #22 02/28/1998: #204

10 Geller, Efim P 2542 51 1.0% #21 02/28/1990: #177

11 Gligoric, Svetozar 2542 53 1.2% #21 01/31/1988: #152

12 Bronstein, David I 2535 58 1.3% #24 01/31/1989: #181

13 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2534 55 1.0% #23 10/31/1976: #105

14 Darga, Klaus V 2517 67 1.3% #30 02/22/1999: #278

15 Cherepkov, Alexander V 2517 65 1.3% #30 09/30/1985: #185

16 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2510 56 0.4% #30 05/31/1990: #258

17 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2502 73 1.3% #35 12/31/1995: #365

18 Berger, Johann N 2501 63 0.6% #33 12/31/1909: #25

19 Bagirov, Vladimir K 2501 57 0.3% #33 08/13/2001: #354

20 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2495 59 0.3% #35 05/31/1988: #260

21 Larsen, Bent 2493 53 0.1% #34 02/28/2000: #424

22 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2489 73 0.8% #39 12/31/1949: #57

23 Szabó, László 2488 61 0.3% #37 02/28/1982: #185

24 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2488 56 0.1% #36 12/31/1926: #28

25 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 2487 52 #35 03/27/2000: #448

26 Byrne, Robert E 2486 61 0.2% #37 03/31/1993: #401

27 Tartakower, Saviely G 2484 55 0.1% #37 12/31/1951: #62

28 Blackburne, Joseph H 2483 56 0.1% #37 12/31/1905: #21

29 Burn, Amos 2480 62 0.2% #39 12/31/1913: #20

30 Krogius, Nikolay V 2477 58 0.1% #40 06/30/1995: #484

31 Klovans, Janis 2475 52 #39 04/03/2000: #500

32 Gufeld, Eduard E 2469 65 0.2% #43 03/19/2001: #553

33 Nikolac, Juraj 2459 56 #44 03/31/1997: #630

34 Barcza, Gedeon 2451 66 0.1% #49 06/30/1976: #204

35 Lein, Anatoly 2449 57 #48 02/29/1996: #683

36 Mikenas, Vladas 2446 73 0.2% #52 02/28/1975: #202

37 Panno, Oscar R 2446 54 #48 03/13/2000: #678

38 Guimard, Carlos E 2438 71 0.1% #54 02/28/1978: #255

39 Ivkov, Borislav 2427 63 #56 10/31/1998: #778

40 Shestoperov, Aleksej 2416 66 #60 06/19/2000: #869

41 Kotov, Alexander A 2414 72 #62 06/30/1978: #319

42 Nei, Iivo 2411 75 #64 10/31/1996: #959

43 Mieses, Jacques 2410 66 #62 12/31/1929: #40

44 Czerniak, Moshe 2404 61 #63 12/31/1974: #262

45 Gruzmann, Boris 2403 66 #65 12/13/1999: #934

46 Thomas, George A 2402 74 #67 12/31/1945: #47

47 Blake, Joseph H 2401 66 #65 12/31/1923: #34

48 Winawer, Szymon A 2395 70 #68 12/31/1902: #28

49 Porat, Yosef 2394 71 #69 04/30/1974: #291

50 Benko, Pal C 2394 59 #66 06/30/1993: #963

51 Matulovic, Milan 2394 60 #67 06/05/2000: #1035

52 von Gottschall, Hermann 2388 70 #71 12/31/1926: #49

53 Suetin, Alexey S 2385 56 #69 10/31/1991: #934

54 Jackson, Edward M 2384 75 #74 12/31/1931: #57

55 Pelikán, Jorge 2381 59 #71 02/28/1971: #285

56 Robatsch, Karl 2381 54 #70 09/30/1993: #1077

57 Soos, Bela 2378 71 #75 02/28/1995: #1179

58 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2377 68 #75 04/26/1999: #1173

59 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 2372 55 #73 09/11/2000: #1231

60 Dake, Arthur William 2365 66 #78 02/28/1975: #352

61 Damjanovic, Mato 2364 73 #80 02/29/1992: #1129

62 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2362 75 #82 10/31/1998: #1397

63 Zheliandinov, Victor S 2360 57 #78 03/13/2000: #1362

64 Kraidman, Yair 2353 60 #81 10/31/1997: #1544

65 Barczay, Laszlo 2352 71 #84 02/19/2001: #1469

66 Bilek, István 2348 56 #82 07/31/1997: #1613

67 Karaklajic, Nikola 2346 67 #85 01/31/1991: #1150

68 Gereben, Ernö 2346 59 #84 04/30/1972: #373

69 Ghitescu, Theodor 2344 63 #85 01/18/1999: #1478

70 Forintos, Gyözö V 2343 55 #83 07/24/2000: #1544

71 Kluger, Guyla 2337 69 #89 12/31/1978: #496

72 Honfi, Karoly 2337 52 #85 09/30/1995: #1692

73 Bisguier, Arthur B 2335 68 #90 09/30/1994: #1610

74 Heinicke, Herbert T 2330 75 #93 02/28/1970: #378

75 Dueckstein, Andreas 2328 61 #90 07/31/1992: #1467

76 Rebizzo, Cayetano 2320 69 #95 06/30/1973: #445

77 Ciric, Dragoljub M 2313 74 #99 11/06/2000: #1814

78 Stoppel, Franz 2312 70 #97 09/30/1996: #2088

79 Kieninger, Georg 2310 72 #99 03/31/1967: #364

80 Luckis, Marcos 2307 67 #99 12/31/1969: #386

81 Braun, Gottfried 2303 74 #102 06/30/1998: #2232

82 Luik, Helmuth 2303 69 #101 01/31/1993: #1793

83 Horowitz, Al 2302 68 #101 10/31/1972: #460

84 Pleci, Isaías 2301 72 #102 08/31/1972: #438

85 Delmar, Eugene 2300 73 #103 12/31/1905: #46

86 Sarapu, Ortvin 2298 66 #102 12/31/1988: #1140

87 Sergeant, Edward G 2292 75 #105 12/31/1945: #66

88 Paulsen, Wilfried 2292 66 #104 12/31/1892: #26

89 Paoli, Enrico 2290 53 #102 12/31/1972: #475

90 Lokvenc, Josef 2290 65 #104 03/31/1964: #326

91 Karl, Hans 2289 71 #106 06/19/2000: #2194

92 Ujtelky, Maximilián 2289 74 #107 03/31/1980: #584

93 Panov, Vasily N 2284 71 #107 10/31/1971: #417

94 Haag, Ervin 2283 69 #108 12/31/1997: #2541

95 Bhend, Edwin 2283 66 #107 08/31/1996: #2537

96 Blatny, Frantisek 2279 73 #110 03/31/1998: #2591

97 Witkowski, Stefan 2279 67 #108 08/31/1996: #2595

98 Somogyi, Istvan 2273 70 #111 10/04/1999: #2473

99 Curdo, John 2264 72 #114 10/31/1996: #2844

100 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 2259 63 #114 08/28/2000: #2595

101 Schallopp, Emil 2258 73 12/31/1907: #56

102 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2258 73 04/05/1999: #2627

103 Lapienis, Donatas 2251 68 04/02/2001: #2580

104 Fazekas, Stefan 2248 72 03/31/1963: #354

105 Lengyel, Levente 2247 55 05/31/1998: #3107

106 Prada Rubin, Fernando 2247 69 04/30/1996: #3052

107 Ivacic, Vladimir 2246 73 06/18/2001: #2690

108 Terentiev, Vitaly G 2243 75 06/18/2001: #2722

109 Baumgartner, Heinz 2243 65 08/31/1997: #3203

110 Martinovsky, Eugene 2241 56 09/30/1996: #3168

111 Fronczek, Heinrich 2240 69 11/30/1997: #3229

112 Mojzis, Jaroslav 2232 69 02/08/1999: #2878

113 Raisa, Unto 2227 68 03/15/1999: #2956

114 Nikolic, Stanimir 2226 66 01/24/2000: #3135

115 Lieb, Harald 2225 65 12/20/1999: #3067

116 Kanko, Ilkka 2218 61 11/22/1999: #3180

117 Csapo, Zoltan 2212 72 11/20/2000: #3093

118 Szirmai, Eduard 2200 74 01/31/1994: #2930

119 Balogh, Bela 2198 58 01/31/1996: #3636

120 Schwarz, Adolf 2197 74 12/31/1900: #44

121 Garcia Ares, Felix 2197 75 11/30/1997: #3910

122 Boeven, Manfred 2196 67 09/06/1999: #3466

123 Shipman, Walter 2192 71 03/31/1994: #3040

124 Kapic, Ibrahim 2190 68 07/31/1998: #4006

125 Vujovic, Milorad 2188 60 03/31/1998: #3952

126 Ozsvath, Andras 2186 62 07/31/1994: #3144

127 Kahn, Manfred 2185 74 02/29/1996: #3801

128 Sherwin, James T 2182 71 09/30/1998: #4163

129 Ofstad, Per 2175 71 11/22/1999: #3662

130 Bersutzki, Gregory 2174 69 01/18/1999: #4090

131 Kaminik, Aleksandar 2170 59 08/31/1996: #4009

132 Farah, Rodolfo 2168 67 06/30/1996: #3953

133 Cafferty, Bernard 2167 64 06/21/1999: #3792

134 Franklin, Michael J 2165 61 01/31/1996: #3977

135 Jahr, Ulrich 2163 75 01/31/1992: #2459

136 From, Sigfred 2155 72 11/30/1990: #1993

137 Lasker, Edward 2154 67 06/30/1950: #216

138 Durao, Joaquim 2153 64 09/30/1995: #3866

139 Jugow, Alexander 2144 74 07/31/1996: #4203

140 Christoffel, Martin 2124 69 08/31/1987: #1142

141 Stantic, Severino 2105 72 12/31/1996: #4600

142 Fant, Goran 2068 67 01/15/2001: #4106

143 Djurkovic, Maks 2062 60 03/22/1999: #4210

144 Halser, Walter 2062 73 10/30/2000: #4088

145 Lardot, Derik 2056 58 04/30/1998: #4841

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 65th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 64 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 65. 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 65.

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 65th 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 65th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 65th 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 65th birthday than anyone else turning 65. 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 65. 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 65, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 65-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 65. 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.