Chessmetrics Ratings: 67th Birthday

#	Player	Rating	+/-
1	Lasker, Emanuel	2715	70
2	Korchnoi, Viktor L	2621	46
3	Smyslov, Vassily V	2602	50
4	Geller, Efim P	2593	51
5	Maróczy, Géza	2593	62
6	Arkhangelsky, Boris	2565	65
7	Najdorf, Miguel	2563	55
8	Reshevsky, Samuel H	2523	54
9	Taimanov, Mark E	2515	55
10	Kholmov, Ratmir D	2512	50

About these ratings

All players on their 67th birthday

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

1 Lasker, Emanuel 2715 70 73.5% #2 12/31/1934: #3

2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2621 46 7.5% #5 02/28/1998: #46

3 Smyslov, Vassily V 2602 50 4.7% #7 02/29/1988: #59

4 Geller, Efim P 2593 51 3.3% #8 02/29/1992: #93

5 Maróczy, Géza 2593 62 5.2% #8 12/31/1936: #13

6 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2565 65 2.7% #12 12/31/1997: #142

7 Najdorf, Miguel 2563 55 1.4% #11 02/28/1977: #81

8 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2523 54 0.2% #17 10/31/1978: #122

9 Taimanov, Mark E 2515 55 0.2% #18 01/31/1993: #278

10 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2512 50 0.1% #18 04/30/1992: #291

11 Gligoric, Svetozar 2503 52 0.1% #20 01/31/1990: #294

12 Bronstein, David I 2498 54 #21 01/31/1991: #308

13 Krogius, Nikolay V 2493 62 0.1% #23 06/30/1997: #420

14 Szabó, László 2492 73 0.4% #24 02/29/1984: #200

15 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2490 73 0.4% #24 12/31/1951: #59

16 Tartakower, Saviely G 2477 62 0.1% #25 12/31/1953: #63

17 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2475 58 #25 12/31/1928: #27

18 Blackburne, Joseph H 2473 58 #26 12/31/1907: #26

19 Nikolac, Juraj 2472 55 #25 04/19/1999: #500

20 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2471 52 #25 05/31/1992: #459

21 Lein, Anatoly 2454 64 #30 02/28/1998: #630

22 Byrne, Robert E 2454 65 #30 03/31/1995: #597

23 Ivkov, Borislav 2450 58 #30 11/06/2000: #616

24 Pachmann, Ludek 2434 73 #34 04/30/1991: #607

25 Nei, Iivo 2430 64 #34 10/31/1998: #755

26 Barcza, Gedeon 2428 64 #34 06/30/1978: #291

27 Bird, Henry E 2424 68 #36 12/31/1896: #24

28 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2424 59 #35 05/31/1990: #598

29 Thomas, George A 2418 73 #37 12/31/1947: #71

30 Suetin, Alexey S 2399 52 #38 10/31/1993: #927

31 Nun, Josef 2399 70 #41 07/17/2000: #986

32 Mieses, Jacques 2396 68 #41 12/31/1931: #56

33 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 2392 70 #42 11/13/2000: #1012

34 Benko, Pal C 2385 64 #42 06/30/1995: #1126

35 Kraidman, Yair 2380 66 #44 11/01/1999: #1155

36 Bisguier, Arthur B 2371 64 #45 09/30/1996: #1346

37 Czerniak, Moshe 2370 61 #45 12/31/1976: #375

38 Bilek, István 2363 60 #47 08/09/1999: #1337

39 Pelikán, Jorge 2358 58 #47 02/28/1973: #378

40 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 2345 61 #50 04/30/2001: #1514

41 Karaklajic, Nikola 2344 70 #52 01/31/1993: #1386

42 Villegas, Benito H 2339 67 #52 12/31/1943: #51

43 Robatsch, Karl 2335 51 #51 09/30/1995: #1720

44 Janoševic, Dragoljub 2328 73 #56 06/30/1990: #1217

45 Dueckstein, Andreas 2328 59 #54 07/31/1994: #1683

46 Ammann, Walter 2327 73 #56 11/30/1995: #1828

47 Honfi, Karoly 2326 59 #54 09/30/1997: #1893

48 Gereben, Ernö 2318 65 #57 04/30/1974: #443

49 Vladimirov, Boris T 2309 69 #60 04/30/1996: #2153

50 Sarapu, Ortvin 2301 73 #62 12/31/1990: #1435

51 Fronczek, Heinrich 2284 73 #66 12/27/1999: #2296

52 Haag, Ervin 2282 73 #67 01/10/2000: #2362

53 Bhend, Edwin 2276 71 #68 08/31/1998: #2645

54 Shipman, Walter 2271 69 #69 03/31/1996: #2698

55 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2263 68 #70 04/09/2001: #2413

56 Lengyel, Levente 2261 57 #69 06/12/2000: #2526

57 Curdo, John 2259 72 #72 10/31/1998: #2932

58 Lasker, Edward 2248 62 #73 06/30/1952: #182

59 de Souza Mendes, Joăo 2246 60 #73 06/30/1959: #288

60 Braun, Gottfried 2244 71 #76 06/26/2000: #2721

61 Baumgartner, Heinz 2241 66 #75 08/30/1999: #2946

62 Vodep, Otto 2237 63 #76 12/31/1995: #3053

63 Popovych, Orest 2237 67 #76 01/17/2000: #2987

64 Rosen, Willy 2237 70 #77 03/20/2000: #2791

65 Ridameya Tatche, Jose 2237 63 #76 06/30/1996: #3156

66 Benkö, Francisco 2229 66 #78 04/30/1977: #563

67 Lilienthal, Andor 2226 65 #79 04/30/1978: #561

68 Dunkelblum, Arthur 2224 67 #79 02/28/1973: #577

69 Benedictsson, Benony 2224 75 #81 10/31/1984: #852

70 Prada Rubin, Fernando 2222 74 #81 04/30/1998: #3489

71 Paoli, Enrico 2221 52 #78 12/31/1974: #572

72 Martinovsky, Eugene 2220 57 #79 09/30/1998: #3560

73 Fridh, Anton 2210 66 #82 11/30/1986: #986

74 Ortega Izquierdo, Alejandro 2206 72 #84 02/29/1996: #3560

75 Engert, Immo 2202 75 #85 06/30/1973: #583

76 Schumacher, Helmut 2193 74 #86 07/31/1998: #3953

77 Jugow, Alexander 2193 61 #85 07/31/1998: #3959

78 Balogh, Bela 2192 73 #86 01/31/1998: #3851

79 Vujovic, Milorad 2190 65 #86 04/10/2000: #3262

80 Winiwarter, Felix 2184 67 #87 02/28/1997: #3933

81 Ozsvath, Andras 2184 64 #87 07/31/1996: #3791

82 Sherwin, James T 2182 64 #87 10/23/2000: #3429

83 Khavsky, Sergey V 2178 75 #89 01/31/1995: #3470

84 Szirmai, Eduard 2178 69 #88 01/31/1996: #3847

85 Porubszki, Georg 2178 75 #89 08/13/2001: #3494

86 Vrkljan, Ivan 2174 75 #89 09/27/1999: #3758

87 Kahn, Manfred 2170 73 #90 02/28/1998: #4156

88 Jahr, Ulrich 2168 74 #90 01/31/1994: #3157

89 Franklin, Michael J 2164 61 #89 01/31/1998: #4224

90 Kaminik, Aleksandar 2161 61 #90 08/31/1998: #4429

91 Franck, Rudolf 2136 74 #94 01/25/1999: #4613

92 Hocevar, Nikola 2134 68 #93 09/30/1996: #4390

93 Durao, Joaquim 2128 70 #94 09/30/1997: #4629

94 Stantic, Severino 2118 70 #95 01/25/1999: #4795

95 Haanpaa, Jorma 2117 59 #94 06/30/1997: #4637

96 Cafferty, Bernard 2107 68 #95 06/25/2001: #3942

97 Djurkovic, Maks 2055 64 #97 03/19/2001: #3885

98 Lardot, Derik 2053 74 #98 05/08/2000: #3956

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 67th birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 66 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 67. 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 67.

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 67th 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 67th birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 67th 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 67th birthday than anyone else turning 67. 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 67. 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 67, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 67-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 67. 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.