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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Fischer, Robert J28655191.7% #127.48
2 Spassky, Boris V2742503.4% #733.59
3 Larsen, Bent2705490.7% #1435.49
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail M2700540.8% #1659.04
5 Polugaevsky, Lev A2699500.6% #1535.78
6 Keres, Paul2689510.5% #1854.65
7 Petrosian, Tigran V2686490.3% #1941.21
8 Korchnoi, Viktor L2678490.2% #2139.44
9 Smyslov, Vassily V2677500.2% #2149.44
10 Portisch, Lajos2677490.2% #2233.41
11 Taimanov, Mark E2677500.2% #2244.57
12 Tal, Mikhail2675510.2% #2233.81
13 Geller, Efim P2673490.2% #2345.50
14 Hort, Vlastimil2663470.1% #2626.64
15 Stein, Leonid Z2660500.1% #2835.80
16 Bronstein, David I2644510.1% #3546.53
17 Suetin, Alexey S264252 #3543.79
18 Savon, Vladimir A263154 #4229.92
19 Najdorf, Miguel263152 #4160.38
20 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2631750.4% #5051.23
21 Gligoric, Svetozar262547 #4247.58
22 Krogius, Nikolay V261960 #5140.11
23 Reshevsky, Samuel H261551 #5058.76
24 Kholmov, Ratmir D261352 #5145.30
25 Vasiukov, Evgeny A260952 #5437.49
26 Evans, Larry M260660 #5938.44
27 Gipslis, Aivars260253 #5933.56
28 Uhlmann, Wolfgang260249 #5735.42
29 Furman, Semen A259957 #6349.75
30 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259754 #6324.46
31 Olafsson, Fridrik259755 #6335.60
32 Osnos, Viacheslav V259261 #7035.10
33 Darga, Klaus V259160 #7036.52
34 Unzicker, Wolfgang259051 #6745.18
35 Gheorghiu, Florin258649 #6826.40
36 Liberzon, Vladimir M258553 #7133.44
37 Benko, Pal C258349 #7042.13
38 Andersson, Ulf258253 #7419.18
39 Schmid, Lothar M258157 #7642.31
40 Panno, Oscar R258050 #7435.46
41 Sanguinetti, Raúl C257762 #8237.58
42 Ivkov, Borislav257547 #7536.80
43 Matulovic, Milan257549 #7635.22
44 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I257459 #8236.80
45 Gufeld, Eduard E257052 #8234.45
46 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256770 #9526.32
47 Kuzmin, Gennady P256660 #8924.62
48 Zaitsev, Alexander N256353 #8935.21
49 Kavalek, Lubomir256249 #8727.06
50 Khasin, Abram I256266 #9747.54
51 Platonov, Igor V256156 #9336.62
52 Smejkal, Jan256052 #9024.44
53 Byrne, Robert E256052 #9042.36
54 Pachmann, Ludek255958 #9546.30
55 Averbakh, Yury L255858 #9548.56
56 Lutikov, Anatoly S255655 #9537.57
57 Averkin, Orest N255063 #10626.52
58 Parma, Bruno254949 #9828.67
59 Sakharov, Yury N254861 #10647.95
60 Zaitsev, Igor A254755 #10332.26
61 Lombardy, William J254755 #10432.74
62 Hübner, Robert254655 #10421.82
63 Antoshin, Vladimir S254553 #10341.30
64 Pfleger, Helmut254563 #11027.07
65 Filip, Miroslav254353 #10541.84
66 Matanovic, Aleksandar254249 #10440.27
67 Browne, Walter S254152 #10721.64
68 Kurajica, Bojan253950 #10722.79
69 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253961 #11425.93
70 Bagirov, Vladimir K253861 #11534.04
71 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253764 #11823.11
72 Karpov, Anatoly E253659 #11519.27
73 Kotov, Alexander A253464 #12157.05
74 Ciric, Dragoljub M253452 #11334.80
75 Nei, Iivo253464 #12038.83
76 Mecking, Henrique253354 #11518.61
77 Lein, Anatoly253260 #11939.43
78 Bolbochán, Julio253273 #12750.45
79 Gulko, Boris F253265 #12223.56
80 Planinc, Albin253055 #11926.37
81 Penrose, Jonathan253057 #11936.89
82 Velimirovic, Dragoljub253060 #12128.30
83 Shamkovich, Leonid A253053 #11747.25
84 Lengyel, Levente253050 #11637.22
85 Tringov, Georgy P252951 #11733.48
86 Addison, William G252358 #12736.76
87 Donner, Johannes H252148 #12243.15
88 Karaklajic, Nikola252172 #13644.52
89 Mednis, Edmar J252073 #13833.44
90 Klovans, Janis251768 #13735.39
91 Yanofsky, Daniel A251762 #13445.43
92 Szabó, László251749 #12653.45
93 Kovacevic, Vladimir251658 #13328.43
94 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo251552 #13038.99
95 Bobotsov, Milko G251350 #13038.91
96 Rakic, Tomislav251369 #14235.80
97 Balashov, Yury S251357 #13421.47
98 Minic, Dragoljub251050 #13233.49
99 Kaplan, Julio P250864 #14220.10
100 Kupreichik, Viktor D250656 #14021.16
101 Bilek, István250649 38.05
102 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz250553 27.39
103 Ignatiev, Felix N250471 38.64
104 Byrne, Donald250457 40.22
105 Etruk, Rein T250270 32.44
106 Barczay, Laszlo250048 34.53
107 Marovic, Dražen249952 32.63
108 Hecht, Hans-Joachim249853 31.59
109 Padevsky, Nikola B249851 37.26
110 Zuckerman, Bernard249858 27.42
111 Damjanovic, Mato249749 43.44
112 Forintos, Gyözö V249550 35.09
113 Jansa, Vlastimil249551 27.76
114 Saidy, Anthony F249555 33.29
115 Malich, Burkhard G249553 33.76
116 Gusev, Yury S249367 48.93
117 Bogdanovic, Rajko249256 38.79
118 Barcza, Gedeon249151 59.03
119 Robatsch, Karl249057 41.87
120 Bukic, Enver249053 32.75
121 Rossolimo, Nicolas248756 60.51
122 Bisguier, Arthur B248753 40.89
123 Eliskases, Erich G248471 57.54
124 Radulov, Ivan248253 31.65
125 Minev, Nikolay N248259 39.65
126 Dely, Peter248053 36.15
127 Kapengut, Albert Z247971 26.16
128 Díez del Corral, Jesús247656 37.40
129 Ghitescu, Theodor247553 36.60
130 Nikolaevsky, Yuri V247565
131 Suttles, Duncan247458 24.69
132 Adorján, András247352 20.42
133 Ciocaltea, Victor247252 38.62
134 Kraidman, Yair247263 37.83
135 Csom, István247250 30.25
136 Marangunic, Srdjan247166 26.83
137 Balinas, Rosendo Carrean247070
138 Flesch, Janos247058 36.91
139 Mohrlok, Dieter246966
140 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar246855 42.18
141 Lengyel, Laszlo246861 26.14
142 Johannsson, Ingi Randver246871
143 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M246759 53.72
144 Udovcic, Mijo246657 49.97
145 Teschner, Rudolf246564 48.54
146 Pribyl, Josef246460 22.88
147 Fuchs, Reinhart246155 35.92
148 Maric, Rudolf246157 43.30
149 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric246051 59.29
150 Mišta, Ladislav246056 26.83
151 Westerinen, Heikki MJ246050 26.34
152 Hamann, Svend245959 29.89
153 Haag, Ervin245759 37.64
154 Prameshuber, Aleksander245760
155 Johannessen, Svein245767 32.87
156 Musil, Vojko245670 25.04
157 Sigurjónsson, Gudmundur245555 22.93
158 Razuvaev, Yury S245574 24.88
159 Bertok, Mario245452 40.99
160 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W245256 39.69
161 Pilnik, Herman245267 56.65
162 Schweber, Samuel245052 34.12
163 Rossetto, Héctor D245052 47.97
164 Tatai, Stefano245051 32.44
165 Maeder, Karl Heinz244857
166 Geller, Uzi244868 39.59
167 Garcia, Raimundo244853 34.26
168 Janoševic, Dragoljub244849 47.15
169 Doda, Zbigniew244752 39.53
170 Soltis, Andrew E244565 23.26
171 Vukic, Milan244555 27.03
172 Rodriguez, Ruben244471 23.73
173 Nikolic, Stanimir244458 35.60
174 Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius244355
175 Keene, Raymond244262
176 Emma, Jaime J244269 32.62
177 Brinck Claussen, Bjorn244263
178 Guimard, Carlos E244261 57.40
179 Smederevac, Petar244156 48.01
180 Popov, Luben243855 34.59
181 Puc, Stojan243765 49.39
182 Dueball, Juergen243560 25.42
183 Prins, Lodewijk243465 57.59
184 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K243371 32.68
185 Jansson, Borje243356 28.47
186 Tarve, Udo243374
187 Lehmann, Heinz Dr243355
188 Johansson, Martin243259 52.07
189 Arulaid, Alexander243274
190 Rubinetti, Jorge A243253 25.42
191 Grigorian, Karen A243173 22.98
192 Spiridonov, Nikola243155 32.51
193 Cortlever, Nicolaas243156 55.21
194 Kovacs, Miklos243164 38.12
195 Messing, Hrvoje243068 30.10
196 Cosulich, Roberto242958
197 Keller, Dieter242968 34.12
198 Bouwmeester, Henk B242760 40.95
199 Soos, Bela242763 40.48
200 Kluger, Guyla242759 56.63
201 Nowak, Erwin242664
202 Stoppel, Franz242566 38.90
203 Kostro, Jerzy242552 33.60
204 Drimer, Dolfi242353 35.87
205 Pedersen, Karl242367 29.92
206 Faibisovich, Vadim Z242373 26.31
207 Jakobsen, Ole242359 27.86
208 Kupka, Slavoj242259 28.15
209 Zwaig, Arne242265
210 Hartston, William R242262 23.05
211 Liebert, Heinz242256 34.27
212 Torán Albero, Román242153 38.89
213 Golz, Werner242156
214 Dueckstein, Andreas242160 43.08
215 Honfi, Karoly242152 39.84
216 Kolarov, Atanas S242156 36.50
217 Zinn, Lothar242154 32.45
218 Kestler, Hans-Günter242064 30.72
219 Sokolov, Vladimir241963 36.99
220 Christoph, Manfred241869 39.26
221 Timman, Jan H241857 18.71
222 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir241861 19.83
223 Ostojic, Predrag241851 32.53
224 Radovici, Corvin241857 38.70
225 Cherepkov, Alexander V241872 49.83
226 Antunac, Goran241765 25.37
227 Ree, Hans241650 25.95
228 Medina García, Antonio A241450 50.91
229 Quinteros, Miguel A241352 22.68
230 Kottnauer, Cenek241268 60.52
231 Gerusel, Mathias241255 32.57
232 Amos, Bruce M241171 23.67
233 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis240956
234 Peretz, Malkiel240968 27.23
235 Levy, David Neil Lawrence240759
236 Szily, József240767 56.91
237 Bhend, Edwin240662 38.97
238 Capelan, Guenter240673 38.09
239 Murey, Yakov240573 29.08
240 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D240555 56.48
241 Augustin, Josef240462 28.29
242 Cvetkovic, Srdjan240368 24.51
243 Bednarski, Jacek B240352 31.47
244 Langeweg, Kick240351 33.48
245 Sofrevski, Jovan240257 35.04
246 Navarovszky, Laszlo240263 37.41
247 Scholl, Eddie C240153 25.87
248 Knezevic, Milorad240163 33.83
249 Adamski, Jan240052 26.80
250 Basman, Michael J239973 24.46
251 Hennings, Artur239952 30.14
252 Camara, Helder239863 33.57
253 Gaprindashvili, Nona239867 29.33
254 Besser, Hans239776 35.57
255 Naranja, Renato239662 29.93
256 Tompa, Janos239464 23.34
257 Calvo Minguez, Ricardo239458 26.85
258 Siaperas, Triantafyllos239263 38.08
259 Kozma, Julius239255 41.25
260 Lee, Peter N239271
261 Glauser, Hansruedi239271 25.18
262 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo239058 37.53
263 Clarke, Peter H238958
264 Peev, Peicho Chonev238961 30.41
265 Baumbach, Friedrich238960 34.97
266 Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren238965 32.54
267 Porat, Yosef238967 61.23
268 Böök, Eero238873 60.56
269 Rodriguez, Jo238867
270 Sax, Gyula238766 19.20
271 Schiffer, Karl Josef238764
272 Stupica, Janesz238765
273 Ivanovic, Božidar238676 24.02
274 Vaganian, Rafael A238668 18.87
275 Klundt, Klaus238561 28.68
276 Trapl, Jindrich238572 28.44
277 Lewi, Jerzy238457
278 Lechtynsky, Jiri238363 22.77
279 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel238358 53.79
280 Olsson, Ake238357 36.33
281 Thorbergsson, Freysteinn238265
282 Espig, Lutz238253 21.65
283 Ek, Hans238061 41.90
284 Bukal, Vladimir Sr238060 30.83
285 Rodriguez Gonzales, Jesus237868
286 Pelikán, Jorge237858 64.36
287 Kupper, Josef237867 38.47
288 Pogats, Jozsef237874 42.14
289 Eising, Johannes237775 35.25
290 Szilágyi, György237557 49.16
291 Kovacs, Laszlo M237452 31.90
292 Littlewood, John Eric237467
293 Holaszek, Hans237370
294 Kozomara, Vladimir237174
295 Kagan, Shimon237163 28.40
296 Zuidema, Coenraad237055
297 Kinnmark, Ove236960 25.69
298 Bronstein, Luis236966 24.25
299 Van Baarle, C John236863 25.37
300 Janata, Michael236866
301 Filipowicz, Andrzej236755 32.30
302 Van Geet, Dirk Daniel236756 38.50
303 Palermo, Vicente236666 38.47
304 Sahovic, Dragutin236670 30.06
305 Krabbe, Tim236465 27.38
306 Nilsson, Zandor236360
307 Moehring, Guenther236358 33.77
308 Blatny, Frantisek236360 37.41
309 Witkowski, Stefan236359 38.92
310 Spassov, Liuben236273 27.44
311 Balcerowski, Witold236156 35.06
312 Grabczewski, Romuald236057 38.57
313 Rocha, Antonio236066 26.22
314 Liptay, Laszlo235969 33.16
315 Blau, Max235874 51.70
316 Corden, Martyn J235862
317 Ekenberg, Bengt235762
318 Fichtl, Jirí235768 49.54
319 Cebalo, Mišo235672 25.57
320 Nicevski, Risto235653 25.18
321 Matkowski, Wiktor235676
322 Czerniak, Moshe235555 60.58
323 Wade, Robert Graham235556
324 Schaufelberger, Heinz235557 22.78
325 Jamroz, Zbigniew235371 36.22
326 Kerkhoff, Leo J235274 25.80
327 Foguelman, Alberto235263 46.88
328 Plachetka, Jan235157 25.54
329 Polgar, Istvan235159 25.76
330 Rogoff, Kenneth S234865 17.44
331 Schoeneberg, Manfred234754 24.15
332 Grdinic, Zvonimir234774 31.69
333 Brond, Victor234666
334 Cuartas, Carlos234670 30.04
335 Masic, Ljubomir234460 34.15
336 Gereben, Ernö234461 63.20
337 Hoen, Ragnar234370 29.90
338 Visier Segovia, Fernando234259 27.58
339 Hartoch, Robert G234251
340 Seidman, Herbert234275 49.87
341 Jacobsen, Bo234066 21.72
342 Bazan, Osvaldo234073 35.87
343 Pietrusiak, Bogdan233860 37.13
344 Hlousek, Zdenek233861
345 Hjorth, Sune233769
346 Fuller, Maxwell L233764 25.59
347 Toth, Bela233564 27.37
348 Vranesic, Zvonko233475 31.90
349 Gliksman, Darko233466 32.90
350 Golombek, Harry233372 59.50
351 Gasiorowski, Ryszard233362 34.72
352 Norby, Peter H233267 30.18
353 Ujtelky, Maximilián233258 55.36
354 Boudy, Julio233062 19.22
355 Sandor, Bela233068 50.71
356 Cafferty, Bernard232972 36.18
357 Kiffmeyer, Constanz232867
358 Prochownik, Franciszek232765 35.79
359 Brostrom, Goran232764 28.34
360 Neukirch, Detlef232762 30.06
361 Enevoldsen, Jens232569 62.93
362 Ilievski, Borce232566 35.04
363 Ujtumen, Tudev232568 31.01
364 Faragó, Iván232463 24.41
365 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes232369 27.16
366 Holm, Sejer232366 31.06
367 Ocampo, Raul2232269
368 Juarez, Carlos Eleodoro232166 32.17
369 Mestrovic, Zvonimir232161 25.87
370 Agdamus, Jose Luis232058
371 Martinovic, Slobodan232074 25.10
372 Skold, Kristian231862
373 Domnitz, Zadok231663 36.87
374 Liljedahl, Lennart231673 23.01
375 Deze, Anton231666
376 Yepez Obando, Olavo231659
377 Debarnot, Roberto231466 23.07
378 Bajec, Ivo231373 38.35
379 Ribli, Zoltán231261 18.98
380 Muchnik, Khanan Lvovich231268
381 Sydor, Andrzej231254 33.66
382 Jankovec, Ivan231164 31.87
383 Filep, Tibor231061 34.68
384 Burger, Karl230774 37.61
385 Golovko, Nikolay Grigorievic230668
386 Barendregt, Johan Teunis230666
387 Jongsma, Alexander230655 32.25
388 Machacek, Petr230467
389 Sapi, Laszlo230459 35.45
390 Mariotti, Sergio230461 24.06
391 Horberg, Beng Eric230469
392 Kristinsson, Jon230373 28.21
393 Pytel, Krzysztof230259 25.29
394 Letelier Martner, René230264 54.94
395 Portisch, Ferenc230163 31.39
396 Davie, Alexander Munroe230170
397 Troianescu, Octav230164 54.57
398 Ozsvath, Andras230168 41.03
399 Pedersen, Eigil230066
400 Hernandez, Roman230076 20.77
401 Cuasnicu, Oscar229970 27.85
402 Ilievski, Dimitar229968 29.02
403 Vogt, Lothar H229757 18.62
404 Garcia Martinez, Silvino229757 26.16
405 Thorsteins, Karl1229671
406 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel229459 20.31
407 Gromek, Jozef229464 39.36
408 Zichichi, Alvise229464 32.16
409 Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto229367 32.05
410 Andersson, Bengt229263 36.86
411 Platzack, Sven229266
412 Ljungqvist, Lennart229161
413 Orev, Petar229173 36.23
414 Kramer, Haije229167 52.77
415 Paoli, Enrico229154 62.63
416 Luckis, Marcos229074 65.62
417 Gasic, Bozidar228966 32.88
418 Panov, Vasily N228863 63.83
419 Cordovil, Joao228761 24.36
420 Ortega, Rogelio228564
421 Shashin, Boris S228567
422 Incutto, Carlos228571
423 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang228576
424 Vadasz, Laszlo228359 22.59
425 Lanc, Alois228269 22.54
426 Pleci, Isaías228273 62.84
427 Horowitz, Al228176 62.79
428 Zinser, Sylvain228162
429 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C227966 22.01
430 Durao, Joaquim227861 39.84
431 Vizantiadis, Lazaros227764 32.41
432 Petersen, Finn227764 30.34
433 Cibulka, Vladimir227469 28.83
434 Eales, Richard G227476
435 Kristjansson, Bragi227265 25.65
436 Janetschek, Karl226875 30.37
437 Ryc, Ivo226770
438 De la Vega, Hector226675 44.46
439 Boey, Josef226671 36.29
440 Huguet, Bernard226560 37.42
441 Hualpa226576
442 Knox, Victor W226474 25.61
443 Diaz, Joaquin C226367 22.15
444 Yoffie, Marc226174 23.05
445 From, Sigfred226170 44.72
446 Sarapu, Ortvin226076 46.61
447 Garcia, Gilberto225868
448 Santa Cruz, Hugo225669
449 Piket, Joop J225558 29.71
450 Kokkoris, Hristos225570
451 Mashian, Yaacov225566 31.71
452 Kristjansson, Olafur225563 28.01
453 McDonald Ross, Michael225475
454 Day, Lawrence A225262 21.58
455 Trincardi, Tullio225063 34.44
456 Beni, Alfred224870 47.24
457 Wright, Josie H224676
458 Szekely, Mihaly224665
459 Caro, Alberto N224561
460 Sliwinski, Henryk224475
461 Camilleri, Henry224469
462 Szmetan, Jorge224472 20.26
463 Macskasy, Elod224471
464 Brameyer, Hermann224266 31.05
465 Bredewout, Henk224169 33.75
466 Mazzoni, Guy223873 35.92
467 Littleton, Michael Flannan223872
468 Banas, Jan223369 23.24
469 Schmitz, Bernd223268
470 Colon, Arturo223071
471 Bailey, Richard223076
472 Hook, William223071
473 Bouaziz, Slim223073 20.37
474 Kislov, Mikhail222868
475 Naglis, Boris222868
476 Klein, Manfred222774 29.86
477 Cappello, Guido222367
478 Perez Perez, Francisco Jose222270
479 Knaak, Rainer F222261 17.46
480 Yabra, Freddy222275
481 End, Reedik222171
482 Boehnisch, Manfred222164 29.37
483 Alfredsson, Ove222171
484 Malmdin, Nils Ake221863
485 Feller, Joseph221770 26.59
486 Hradeczky, Tamas221567 22.40
487 Balogh, Bela221567 39.54
488 Sigurjonsson, Bjorn221067
489 Havansi, Erkki ET221075
490 Sznapik, Aleksander220866 19.56
491 Villarroel, Geber220859
492 Palmiotto, Fiorentino220765
493 Dunkelblum, Arthur220575 64.36
494 Casa, Alex220469 38.37
495 Weinberger, Tibor220476 37.76
496 Berglund, Martin220472
497 Ledic, Tomislav220464 34.07
498 Vogel, Jaap220376 22.42
499 Herink, Miroslav220069
500 Brueggemann, Joachim219971 18.90

These ratings, calculated as of August 31, 1970, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1969 and August 31, 1970, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 1969. 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 August 31, 1970. This represents the player's estimated strength on September 1, 1970.

+/- 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 September 1, 1970. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on September 1, 1970 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 September 1, 1970. 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 August 31, 1970. 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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