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Top 10 active players as of December 31, 1953


All active players as of December 31, 1953

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail M27445633.4% #542.37
2 Smyslov, Vassily V27375126.6% #532.76
3 Reshevsky, Samuel H27165114.1% #742.10
4 Bronstein, David I2685525.1% #1229.86
5 Najdorf, Miguel2675503.2% #1443.70
6 Keres, Paul2674513.4% #1437.98
7 Kotov, Alexander A2669522.8% #1540.38
8 Geller, Efim P2657511.6% #1828.82
9 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2655511.6% #1834.55
10 Lipnitsky, Isaak O2649632.6% #2130.99
11 Szabó, László2646510.9% #2036.78
12 Petrosian, Tigran V2641510.7% #2124.53
13 Gligoric, Svetozar2626500.3% #2530.91
14 Taimanov, Mark E2625520.4% #2627.89
15 Rossolimo, Nicolas2601590.3% #3543.84
16 Trifunovic, Petar2598540.1% #3543.33
17 Averbakh, Yury L2594520.1% #3531.89
18 Pirc, Vasja2591580.1% #3846.03
19 Aronin, Lev S2589630.3% #4033.45
20 Spassky, Boris V2587660.3% #4116.91
21 Lilienthal, Andor2587640.3% #4142.65
22 Furman, Semen A2578730.4% #4633.08
23 Benko, Pal C2578650.2% #4525.46
24 Unzicker, Wolfgang2575600.1% #4428.51
25 Korchnoi, Viktor L2575600.1% #4422.77
26 Euwe, Machgielis257453 #4352.61
27 Stĺhlberg, Gideon256952 #4545.92
28 Flohr, Salo2568610.1% #4745.13
29 Tolush, Alexander K256855 #4643.66
30 Eliskases, Erich G256454 #4740.87
31 Horowitz, Al2562710.2% #5246.13
32 Fuderer, Andrija256159 #4922.63
33 Simagin, Vladimir P255159 #5434.52
34 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric254954 #5342.62
35 Böök, Eero2548730.1% #5943.89
36 Bolbochán, Julio254357 #5633.77
37 Evans, Larry M254060 #5821.77
38 Matanovic, Aleksandar253855 #5823.60
39 Milic, Borislav253661 #6128.20
40 Schmid, Lothar M2534720.1% #6425.63
41 Yanofsky, Daniel A253169 #6528.76
42 Pachmann, Ludek253160 #6229.63
43 Barcza, Gedeon253054 #6142.36
44 Yudovich, Mikhail M2529750.1% #6842.56
45 Pilnik, Herman252854 #6239.97
46 Moiseev, Oleg L252564 #6728.65
47 Kopilov, Nikolay G252471 #6934.18
48 Alexander, Conel H252261 #6744.69
49 Ilivitsky, Georgy A251969 #7032.66
50 Bondarevsky, Igor Z251864 #7040.63
51 Udovcic, Mijo251761 #6933.30
52 Zagorovsky, Vladimir P250570 #7828.50
53 Lundin, Erik250373 #7949.50
54 Konstantinopolsky, Alexander M250067 #7843.86
55 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel249961 #7737.12
56 Kluger, Guyla249270 #8339.95
57 Ivkov, Borislav249272 #8420.13
58 Byrne, Robert E248874 #8725.69
59 Rabar, Braslav248861 #8234.26
60 Ciocaltea, Victor248166 #8721.95
61 Gonzalez, Juan Carlos248073 #9036.70
62 Czerniak, Moshe248070 #8943.90
63 Tartakower, Saviely G247763 #8866.85
64 Kottnauer, Cenek247563 #9043.85
65 Antoshin, Vladimir S247467 #9124.62
66 Janoševic, Dragoljub247364 #9130.48
67 Donner, Johannes H247058 #9126.48
68 Tipary, Lajos246769 #9542.14
69 Kasparian, Genrikh M246768 #9543.84
70 Rossetto, Héctor D246657 #9131.31
71 Pfeiffer, Gerhard246272 #9930.54
72 Barda, Olaf246264 #9644.37
73 Torán Albero, Román246161 #9622.23
74 Nedeljkovic, Srecko245965 #9830.07
75 Bogdanovic, Rajko245766 #9922.13
76 Medina García, Antonio A245464 #10034.25
77 Szily, József245260 #10040.25
78 Michel, Pablo245170 #10348.01
79 Ragozin, Viacheslav V245063 #10245.23
80 Teschner, Rudolf244964 #10231.87
81 Filip, Miroslav244860 #10225.18
82 Chistiakov, Alexander N244567 #10539.94
83 Guimard, Carlos E244357 #10340.73
84 Letelier Martner, René244360 #10438.28
85 Djuraševic, Božidar243966 #10820.67
86 Kan, Ilia A243865 #10844.65
87 Stoltz, Gösta243557 #10649.64
88 Lokvenc, Josef243375 #11454.66
89 Steiner, Herman243056 #10948.70
90 Šajtar, Jaroslav243060 #11132.08
91 Estrin, Yacov B242666 #11430.69
92 Puc, Stojan242662 #11332.72
93 Andric, Dragoslav242572 #11730.14
94 Szabo, Stefan242465 #11542.06
95 Gusev, Yury S242275 #11932.27
96 Tarnowski, Alfred242273 #11836.82
97 Flórián, Tibor242267 #11634.82
98 Prins, Lodewijk241860 #11640.92
99 Bisguier, Arthur B241572 #12124.23
100 Bivshev, Vasily M241168 #12231.86
101 Olafsson, Fridrik240970 18.92
102 Baranov, Boris Fedorovich240476
103 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D240260 39.81
104 Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich239668 44.20
105 Bolbochán, Jácobo239459 47.01
106 Milner-Barry, Philip S239472 47.28
107 Kramer, Haije239362 36.10
108 Gereben, Ernö239163 46.53
109 Maric, Rudolf239069 26.63
110 Koltanowski, George239074 50.29
111 Grob, Henry239074 49.57
112 Szilágyi, György238969 32.49
113 Liublinsky, Victor A238769 35.73
114 Sliwa, Bogdan238560 31.90
115 Sanchez, Luis A237867
116 Troianescu, Octav237660 37.90
117 Cortlever, Nicolaas237667 38.54
118 Kinzel, Anton237375
119 Szabados, Eugenio237073 55.49
120 Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari236961
121 Zíta, František236875 44.09
122 Goldenov, Boris Petrovich236871
123 Sandor, Bela236772 34.05
124 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo236568 22.33
125 Suetin, Alexey S236566 27.12
126 Martín, Pedro236470 22.99
127 German, Eugenio Maciel236367
128 Grünfeld, Ernst236370 60.11
129 Porreca, Giorgio236167 26.34
130 Koberl, Ferenc236075
131 Horne, Dennis Morton235568
132 Paoli, Enrico235471 45.96
133 Dimc, Dragutin235169
134 Maderna, Carlos H234958 43.41
135 Marini, Luis234573 41.25
136 Bouwmeester, Henk B234165 24.29
137 Vaitonis, Paul234067
138 Golombek, Harry233853 42.83
139 Milev, Zdravko A233765 24.18
140 Shocron, Ruben233457 32.86
141 Füster, Géza233468 43.86
142 Wexler, Bernardo233158 28.74
143 Ader Hausman, Walter232568
144 Barden, Leonhard William232470
145 Nilsson, Zandor232368
146 Nikolac, Juraj232268 21.69
147 Luckis, Marcos231867 48.95
148 Panno, Oscar R231667 18.78
149 Nestler, Vincenzo231273
150 Wade, Robert Graham230958
151 Fairhurst, William A230468 50.36
152 Reinhardt, Enrique H230367 50.75
153 Reicher, Emanoil230366 23.76
154 Androvitzky, Karoly229775
155 Benkö, Francisco229575 43.51
156 Beni, Alfred229273 30.57
157 Glotov, Vladimir G228876
158 de Souza Mendes, Joăo228870 61.44
159 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar228276 25.51
160 Quesada, Roberto228276
161 García Vera, Romeo227773
162 Preinfalk, Anton227469 42.03
163 Radulescu, Mihai227065
164 Pinzon Solis, Felipe226071
165 Platz, Hans225767
166 Pogats, Jozsef225375 25.47
167 Burgalat, Francisco225263
168 Romero, Ricardo224376
169 Lasker, Edward223971 68.08
170 Carvalho, Flavio223164
171 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis222772
172 Puiggrós, Guillermo E222775 41.76
173 Cruz, Walter O222273 43.99
174 Kogan, S.221076
175 Bauza, Lorenzo221072
176 Mangini, Jose Thiago220970
177 Laszlo, Csaba220673
178 Aleman Dovo, Miguel 219971
179 Trott, AH.218868
180 Vasconcellos, Fernando217973
181 Ortega, Rogelio216872
182 Jauregui Andrade, Carlos216762
183 Bulat, Ante215869 21.70
184 Planas Garcia, Francisco215771
185 Dantas, Nelson215773
186 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang214266
187 Lob, Paulin213876

These ratings, calculated as of December 31, 1953, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1953 and December 31, 1953, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 31, 1952. Players who have played an insufficient number of games in recent years will not appear on the list, even though you may see them on previous and/or subsequent lists. Any players who have been completely inactive for three years are removed from the list.

Definition of columns in the above list:

# refers to the player's world rank on this list.

Player is the full name of the player. Click on the player's name to see a career progression of the player's ratings.

Rating is the calculated rating for the player, as of December 31, 1953. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 1, 1954.

+/- 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 January 1, 1954. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 1, 1954 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 actually the strongest player in the world on January 1, 1954. Since ratings are known to be inaccurate, it is possible that a lower-rated player is actually much stronger than their rating would indicate, and it is also possible that other players are weaker than their ratings would indicate. This number indicates the likelihood that the player is indeed the strongest player in the world. 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 is rated third in the world, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they are truly one of the three strongest players in the world. This number indicates the world 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 in the world. This value is only calculated for the top 100 players on any rating list.

Age is the player's exact age in years, on December 31, 1953. If a player's age is displayed as a link, that means that this rating was active at the time of their next birthday. Click on the link to see the sorted list of all players' ratings on their birthdays when turning that same age.

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