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Top 10 active players as of December 31, 1971


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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Fischer, Robert J29145198.7% #128.81
2 Spassky, Boris V2730510.4% #934.91
3 Stein, Leonid Z2705490.1% #1437.13
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail M2703600.3% #1660.37
5 Petrosian, Tigran V2703490.1% #1442.54
6 Polugaevsky, Lev A2702500.1% #1537.11
7 Korchnoi, Viktor L2695480.1% #1640.77
8 Tal, Mikhail2688500.1% #1835.14
9 Keres, Paul2685510.1% #1955.98
10 Smyslov, Vassily V268449 #1950.77
11 Larsen, Bent266949 #2436.82
12 Karpov, Anatoly E266351 #2620.61
13 Hort, Vlastimil265847 #2827.96
14 Savon, Vladimir A265551 #3031.26
15 Portisch, Lajos265148 #3034.74
16 Bronstein, David I264350 #3447.86
17 Smejkal, Jan263751 #3825.77
18 Suetin, Alexey S263657 #4045.12
19 Vasiukov, Evgeny A262755 #4538.82
20 Geller, Efim P261850 #4846.83
21 Hübner, Robert261653 #5023.15
22 Taimanov, Mark E261551 #5045.89
23 Tukmakov, Vladimir B261151 #5325.79
24 Panno, Oscar R260950 #5336.79
25 Ivkov, Borislav260848 #5238.13
26 Gipslis, Aivars260753 #5634.89
27 Olafsson, Fridrik260553 #5736.92
28 Krogius, Nikolay V260455 #5841.44
29 Gligoric, Svetozar260348 #5648.91
30 Reshevsky, Samuel H259951 #6060.10
31 Kholmov, Ratmir D259854 #6146.63
32 Schmid, Lothar M259561 #6743.64
33 Gheorghiu, Florin259150 #6527.73
34 Byrne, Robert E258752 #6843.70
35 Darga, Klaus V258763 #7437.85
36 Uhlmann, Wolfgang258749 #6736.76
37 Andersson, Ulf258650 #6820.51
38 Osnos, Viacheslav V258563 #7636.44
39 Furman, Semen A258456 #7351.08
40 Mecking, Henrique258051 #7319.93
41 Sanguinetti, Raúl C258069 #8338.90
42 Benko, Pal C258050 #7343.46
43 Gufeld, Eduard E257853 #7535.78
44 Najdorf, Miguel257551 #7761.71
45 Liberzon, Vladimir M257553 #7834.77
46 Matulovic, Milan257450 #7736.56
47 Averbakh, Yury L257458 #8249.89
48 Browne, Walter S257150 #7922.97
49 Podgaets, Mikhail Y257062 #8724.44
50 Bagirov, Vladimir K256757 #8735.37
51 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I256561 #9038.13
52 Unzicker, Wolfgang256052 #8946.51
53 Balashov, Yury S256052 #8922.80
54 Lutikov, Anatoly S255859 #9438.90
55 Pfleger, Helmut255755 #9328.40
56 Platonov, Igor V255754 #9337.95
57 Evans, Larry M255657 #9639.77
58 Kapengut, Albert Z255657 #9627.49
59 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255157 #10027.65
60 Kavalek, Lubomir255150 #9628.39
61 Kuzmin, Gennady P255159 #10125.94
62 Szabó, László255150 #9654.78
63 Averkin, Orest N255169 #10727.84
64 Shamkovich, Leonid A254954 #10048.58
65 Klovans, Janis254873 #11236.73
66 Karasev, Vladimir I254857 #10233.54
67 Velimirovic, Dragoljub254755 #10229.63
68 Matanovic, Aleksandar254151 #10541.61
69 Lombardy, William J253959 #11134.07
70 Filip, Miroslav253954 #10943.18
71 Planinc, Albin253953 #10727.70
72 Etruk, Rein T253867 #11733.77
73 Gulko, Boris F253771 #12024.89
74 Zaitsev, Igor A253456 #11433.59
75 Lein, Anatoly253357 #11640.76
76 Vaganian, Rafael A253154 #11520.21
77 Dementiev, Oleg I252866 #12533.99
78 Sakharov, Yury N252772 #12949.29
79 Kotov, Alexander A252771 #13058.38
80 Minic, Dragoljub252450 #12034.82
81 Marangunic, Srdjan252361 #12728.17
82 Ciric, Dragoljub M252254 #12336.13
83 Parma, Bruno252248 #12030.00
84 Kupreichik, Viktor D252160 #12822.49
85 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252166 #13227.27
86 Kovacevic, Vladimir252059 #12729.76
87 Kaplan, Julio P251967 #13421.43
88 Antoshin, Vladimir S251953 #12642.63
89 Malich, Burkhard G251853 #12535.09
90 Donner, Johannes H251848 #12344.48
91 Nei, Iivo251858 #12940.17
92 Kurajica, Bojan251851 #12524.13
93 Barcza, Gedeon251653 #12960.36
94 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo251352 #13040.33
95 Addison, William G250858 #13838.09
96 Byrne, Donald250667 #14541.55
97 Grigorian, Karen A250658 #13924.32
98 Bolbochán, Julio250565 #14451.78
99 Marovic, Dražen250554 #13933.96
100 Bukic, Enver250054 #14234.08
101 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz250054 28.72
102 Kraidman, Yair249859 39.16
103 Markland, Peter R249758 20.72
104 Suttles, Duncan249657 26.03
105 Mednis, Edmar J249472 34.77
106 Bilek, István249249 39.39
107 Ciocaltea, Victor248951 39.95
108 Yanofsky, Daniel A248865 46.76
109 Nikolaevsky, Yuri V248860
110 Rossolimo, Nicolas248863 61.84
111 Damjanovic, Mato248749 44.77
112 Rakic, Tomislav248775 37.14
113 Hecht, Hans-Joachim248751 32.92
114 Bogdanovic, Rajko248557 40.13
115 Timman, Jan H248551 20.05
116 Karner, Hillar248470 36.43
117 Forintos, Gyözö V248450 36.42
118 Lengyel, Levente248449 38.55
119 Csom, István248450 31.58
120 Mikenas, Vladas248368 61.70
121 Robatsch, Karl248263 43.21
122 Hamann, Svend248260 31.23
123 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir248254 21.16
124 Bobotsov, Milko G248150 40.25
125 Tringov, Georgy P248051 34.82
126 Jansa, Vlastimil248051 29.09
127 Díez del Corral, Jesús247660 38.73
128 Padevsky, Nikola B247655 38.59
129 Mohrlok, Dieter247470
130 Teschner, Rudolf247460 49.87
131 Penrose, Jonathan247459 38.23
132 Quinteros, Miguel A247252 24.01
133 Ree, Hans247050 27.29
134 Keene, Raymond246951
135 Soltis, Andrew E246965 24.59
136 Zuckerman, Bernard246957 28.75
137 Pilnik, Herman246659 57.97
138 Ghitescu, Theodor246653 37.93
139 Udovcic, Mijo246664 51.30
140 Barczay, Laszlo246550 35.85
141 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric246455 60.62
142 Pribyl, Josef246457 24.22
143 Prameshuber, Aleksander246371
144 Radulov, Ivan246352 32.98
145 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M246364 55.05
146 Minev, Nikolay N246358 40.97
147 Tatai, Stefano246252 33.77
148 Lengyel, Laszlo246269 27.47
149 Haag, Ervin246165 38.96
150 Romanishin, Oleg M246165 19.97
151 Adorján, András246050 21.75
152 Cortlever, Nicolaas245961 56.55
153 Rossetto, Héctor D245955 49.31
154 Hug, Werner245963 19.31
155 Fuchs, Reinhart245862 37.26
156 Saidy, Anthony F245654 34.62
157 Mišta, Ladislav245562 28.17
158 Tseitlin, Mark D245357 28.27
159 Johannessen, Svein245368 34.20
160 Maric, Rudolf245164 44.63
161 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K245157 34.01
162 Vooremaa, Andres245159 27.45
163 Kagan, Shimon245159 29.73
164 Bouwmeester, Henk B245070 42.29
165 Schweber, Samuel245054 35.46
166 Dely, Peter244953 37.49
167 Sigurjónsson, Gudmundur244959 24.27
168 Brinck Claussen, Bjorn244960
169 Spiridonov, Nikola244856 33.84
170 Smederevac, Petar244762 49.35
171 Guimard, Carlos E244770 58.73
172 Puc, Stojan244773 50.73
173 Nikolic, Stanimir244661 36.92
174 Bertok, Mario244554 42.33
175 Maeder, Karl Heinz244562
176 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W244464 41.03
177 Garcia, Raimundo244356 35.59
178 Dueball, Juergen244358 26.76
179 Geller, Uzi244260 40.92
180 Ostojic, Predrag244253 33.85
181 Johansson, Martin243967 53.40
182 Messing, Hrvoje243860 31.43
183 Jansson, Borje243857 29.80
184 Daskalov, Georgi243762
185 Rogoff, Kenneth S243759 18.77
186 Westerinen, Heikki MJ243749 27.68
187 Bisguier, Arthur B243652 42.23
188 Antunac, Goran243673 26.71
189 Tarve, Udo243568
190 Pohla, Harry243571 31.49
191 Bleiman, Yaacov243563 24.31
192 Zilberstein, Valery I243468 28.72
193 Torán Albero, Román243458 40.23
194 Hernandez, Roman243259 22.11
195 Hartston, William R243056 24.38
196 Cosulich, Roberto243058
197 Kestler, Hans-Günter242969 32.05
198 Lehmann, Heinz Dr242761
199 Janoševic, Dragoljub242750 48.48
200 Hennings, Artur242653 31.47
201 Sax, Gyula242557 20.54
202 Radovici, Corvin242468 40.03
203 Vranesic, Zvonko242470 33.24
204 Kostro, Jerzy242352 34.93
205 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar242356 43.52
206 Vukic, Milan242357 28.37
207 Gerusel, Mathias242155 33.90
208 Nowak, Erwin242174
209 Schiffer, Karl Josef241959
210 Popov, Luben241858 35.92
211 Kolarov, Atanas S241757 37.83
212 Zhuravliov, Valerij241672 33.05
213 Soos, Bela241574 41.82
214 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel241462 55.12
215 Dueckstein, Andreas241363 44.41
216 Kozma, Julius241356 42.58
217 Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius241256
218 Drimer, Dolfi241259 37.21
219 Ghizdavu, Dumitru241270 22.61
220 Peretz, Malkiel241160 28.56
221 Sofrevski, Jovan241158 36.37
222 Moiseev, Oleg L241168 46.65
223 Siaperas, Triantafyllos241160 39.41
224 Golz, Werner241165
225 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis241056
226 Sokolov, Vladimir241070 38.33
227 Langeweg, Kick241050 34.82
228 Navarovszky, Laszlo241067 38.74
229 Augustin, Josef241072 29.62
230 Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren240958 33.87
231 Honfi, Karoly240952 41.18
232 Ribli, Zoltán240757 20.32
233 Capelan, Guenter240762 39.43
234 Zuidema, Coenraad240755
235 Doda, Zbigniew240652 40.85
236 Peev, Peicho Chonev240665 31.75
237 Kovacs, Miklos240671 39.45
238 Espig, Lutz240552 22.98
239 Faragó, Iván240557 25.75
240 Naranja, Renato240459 31.27
241 Knezevic, Milorad240372 35.17
242 Bukal, Vladimir Sr240359 32.16
243 Amos, Bruce M240272 25.00
244 Kupka, Slavoj240158 29.48
245 Nicevski, Risto240053 26.51
246 Gaprindashvili, Nona240060 30.66
247 Spassov, Liuben240068 28.77
248 Lee, Peter N239969
249 Jakobsen, Ole239858 29.20
250 Hartoch, Robert G239851
251 Ujtumen, Tudev239859 32.34
252 Liebert, Heinz239753 35.60
253 Mariotti, Sergio239759 25.39
254 Camara, Helder239564 34.89
255 Clarke, Peter H239363
256 Adamski, Jan239356 28.14
257 Filipowicz, Andrzej239358 33.63
258 Bednarski, Jacek B239353 32.80
259 Radev, Nikolai239371 33.03
260 Botterill, George Steven239258
261 Ungureanu, Emil239269 35.16
262 Scholl, Eddie C239153 27.20
263 Flesch, Janos239156 38.25
264 Kinnmark, Ove239058 27.02
265 Bhend, Edwin238973 40.31
266 Calvo Minguez, Ricardo238965 28.19
267 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo238965 38.85
268 Szily, József238869 58.25
269 Littlewood, John Eric238871
270 Rajkovic, Dusan238861 29.54
271 Ek, Hans238866 43.23
272 Klundt, Klaus238765 30.02
273 Mititelu, Gheorghe238662 37.17
274 Stupica, Janesz238673
275 Toth, Bela238658 28.70
276 Ubilava, Elizbar E238676 21.34
277 Estrin, Yacov B238562 48.69
278 Christoph, Manfred238366 40.59
279 Rubinetti, Jorge A238353 26.75
280 Medina García, Antonio A238151 52.25
281 Czerniak, Moshe238158 61.90
282 Basman, Michael J238172 25.79
283 Zwaig, Arne238073
284 Palermo, Vicente237974 39.80
285 Pelikán, Jorge237962 65.69
286 Kluger, Guyla237958 57.95
287 Ilievski, Dimitar237861 30.35
288 Sloth, Jorn237865 27.32
289 Lewi, Jerzy237862
290 Polgar, Istvan237856 27.10
291 Bronstein, Luis237774 25.58
292 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D237656 57.82
293 Sahovic, Dragutin237574 31.40
294 Eising, Johannes237570 36.59
295 Thorbergsson, Freysteinn237469
296 Pedersen, Karl237463 31.26
297 Balcerowski, Witold237258 36.39
298 Zinn, Lothar237060 33.78
299 Baumbach, Friedrich236959 36.31
300 Rocha, Antonio236971 27.55
301 Rodriguez, Jo236861
302 Lechtynsky, Jiri236859 24.10
303 Richter, Ka236664
304 Pritchett, Craig William236669
305 Schoeneberg, Manfred236557 25.48
306 Boey, Josef236572 37.62
307 Schaufelberger, Heinz236460 24.12
308 Mestrovic, Zvonimir236458 27.20
309 Enklaar, Bertus F236467
310 Szilágyi, György236363 50.49
311 Rukavina, Josip236364 29.09
312 Iym, Tonu236273 30.54
313 Van Geet, Dirk Daniel236259 39.83
314 Holaszek, Hans236270
315 Kovacs, Laszlo M236256 33.24
316 Ekenberg, Bengt236166
317 Liljedahl, Lennart236060 24.34
318 Corden, Martyn J236071
319 Plachetka, Jan235956 26.86
320 Nilsson, Zandor235973
321 Wade, Robert Graham235855
322 Blatny, Frantisek235767 38.75
323 Tompa, Janos235770 24.67
324 Williams, Arthur Howard235669
325 Malmgren, Sven Goran235573
326 Masic, Ljubomir235561 35.49
327 Foguelman, Alberto235374 48.22
328 Holm, Sejer235264 32.39
329 Hjorth, Sune235267
330 Witkowski, Stefan235159 40.26
331 Ujtelky, Maximilián234965 56.70
332 Denker, Arnold S234962 57.85
333 Van Baarle, C John234664 26.70
334 Olsson, Ake234560 37.66
335 Brond, Victor234561
336 Gereben, Ernö234365 64.54
337 Gliksman, Darko234262 34.23
338 Bouaziz, Slim234073 21.71
339 Hlousek, Zdenek233959
340 Grabczewski, Romuald233957 39.89
341 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes233874 28.49
342 Vogt, Lothar H233855 19.95
343 Hvenekilde, Jorgen233874 36.34
344 Deze, Anton233766
345 Ljungqvist, Lennart233667
346 Visier Segovia, Fernando233667 28.90
347 Pietrusiak, Bogdan233668 38.46
348 Manasterski, Lutoslaw233561 34.88
349 Wright, Daniel233571
350 Poch, Cesar Guillermo233459
351 Fuller, Maxwell L233468 26.92
352 Kirov Ivanov, Nino233374 26.31
353 Whiteley, Andrew J233269 24.56
354 Krabbe, Tim233158 28.72
355 Gasiorowski, Ryszard232770 36.05
356 Skold, Kristian232773
357 Domnitz, Zadok232574 38.21
358 Paoli, Enrico232455 63.96
359 Jankovec, Ivan232371 33.20
360 Alexandria, Nana232374 22.22
361 Ludgate, Alan232275 26.33
362 Kiffmeyer, Constanz232276
363 Yepez Obando, Olavo232167
364 Troianescu, Octav232156 55.90
365 Akvist, Hakan231971 30.18
366 Prochownik, Franciszek231973 37.12
367 Garcia Martinez, Silvino231955 27.49
368 Agdamus, Jose Luis231862
369 Knox, Victor W231870 26.93
370 Levy, David Neil Lawrence231862
371 Jacobsen, Bo231868 23.05
372 Sydor, Andrzej231758 34.99
373 Moehring, Guenther231760 35.10
374 Kolbak, Jens231669 26.90
375 Norby, Peter H231669 31.51
376 Pytel, Krzysztof231556 26.63
377 Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin231562
378 Andriessen, Wim231473
379 Braun, Gottfried231467 38.50
380 Jongsma, Alexander231461 33.58
381 Brostrom, Goran231366 29.68
382 Banas, Jan231166 24.58
383 Debarnot, Roberto231175 24.40
384 Sapi, Laszlo231065 36.78
385 Vadasz, Laszlo230957 23.92
386 Sumiacher, Carlos230663
387 Filep, Tibor230569 36.01
388 Letelier Martner, René230459 56.28
389 Brueggemann, Joachim230463 20.24
390 Lehmann, Karl Heinz230467
391 Bjerre, Troels230371 24.37
392 Portisch, Ferenc230265 32.73
393 Franklin, Michael J230260 40.91
394 Malmdin, Nils Ake230164
395 Cuartas, Carlos230172 31.38
396 Neukirch, Detlef229961 31.39
397 Kanko, Ilkka229873 37.11
398 Durao, Joaquim229864 41.18
399 Gromek, Jozef229672 40.70
400 Roehrl, Karl229672 30.96
401 Pedersen, Eigil229674
402 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel229157 21.65
403 Juarez, Carlos Eleodoro229061 33.51
404 Zichichi, Alvise228960 33.49
405 Barendregt, Johan Teunis228762
406 Kivioja, Endel228773
407 Vark, K.228773
408 Garcia, Horacio228467
409 Ocampo Vargas, Raul228472
410 Petersen, Finn228264 31.68
411 Panov, Vasily N228271 65.16
412 Hoen, Ragnar228071 31.24
413 Zinser, Sylvain227771
414 Mashian, Yaacov227772 33.04
415 Gasic, Bozidar227772 34.22
416 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C227668 23.35
417 Day, Lawrence A227470 22.91
418 Huguet, Bernard227366 38.75
419 Knaak, Rainer F227061 18.79
420 Lombard, Andre226964 21.28
421 Saren, Ilkka J226976 31.62
422 McDonald Ross, Michael226874
423 Riego Prieto, Victorio226774
424 Piket, Joop J226664 31.05
425 Cordovil, Joao226366 25.69
426 Vizantiadis, Lazaros226170 33.75
427 Bonner, Gerald226169 30.66
428 Brameyer, Hermann226062 32.38
429 Schmitz, Bernd225975
430 Nordstrom, Felix225776 27.57
431 Gross, Stefan225671 22.34
432 Klein, Manfred225570 31.20
433 Hempson, Peter W225575 35.86
434 Skalkotas, Nikolaos225371 22.28
435 Csulits, Anton224866 29.74
436 Novak, Ivan224869 28.92
437 Godoy Bugueno, David A224774
438 Hook, William224473
439 Kristjansson, Olafur224471 29.34
440 Kristjansson, Bragi224270 26.97
441 Hurme, Harri M224173 26.58
442 Cappello, Guido223573
443 Camilleri, Henry223470
444 Villarroel, Geber223367
445 Sperber, Goran223373
446 Trincardi, Tullio223166 35.77
447 Postler, Reinhard223063 27.01
448 Kivipelto, Kaj Erik222973
449 Boehnisch, Manfred222861 30.71
450 Hradeczky, Tamas222473 23.73
451 Lukacs, Peter222462 21.48
452 Ardiansyah, Haji222471 20.07
453 Szekely, Mihaly221874
454 Lamas, Pedro221869
455 Mazzoleni, Julio221871 41.38
456 Feller, Joseph221775 27.92
457 Caro, Alberto N221670
458 Colon, Arturo221173
459 Estrada Degrandi, Walter220875
460 Van der Weide, Piet220758 28.75
461 Stull, Norbert220170 29.06
462 Sznapik, Aleksander220074 20.88
463 Danov, Kiril220063
464 Pritchard, David B219972
465 Ledic, Tomislav219972 35.40
466 Sigurjonsson, Bjorn219770
467 Palmiotto, Fiorentino219774
468 Travnicek, Peter219576 28.80
469 Richter, Yosef219576
470 Baretic, Dragoljub219566 35.74
471 Fernandez, Ignacio219274
472 Balogh, Bela219173 40.87
473 Littleton, Michael Flannan219075
474 Dietze, Wolfgang219058 21.53
475 Kort, Jacob218465 28.88
476 Kuettner, Uwe218271
477 Fernandez, Ciro A218263 24.41
478 Boersma, Paulus A218173 23.46
479 Magrin, Antonio217572
480 Morant, Paul217376 26.10
481 Farah, Rodolfo216975 40.45
482 Ozanic, Marijan216972 24.31
483 Sämisch, Friedrich216676 75.28
484 Dienavorian, Manuel216575 33.80
485 Primavera, Giuseppe216471
486 Van der Vliet, Fredrik216373
487 Silva Sánchez, Carlos215975 27.53
488 Mendivil, Ismael215774
489 Carlsson, Aake215773
490 Aspstrom, Yngve215773 40.47
491 Pfeil, Hartmut215164
492 Engert, Immo214373 65.39
493 Schmidt, H.214367
494 Tomic, Dragoslav214272 30.98
495 Garcia Tore, Francisco214176
496 Slujssar214171
497 Diano, D.212972
498 Cappello, Renato212575
499 Privara, Igor212371 23.05
500 Peters, Paul211973

These ratings, calculated as of December 31, 1971, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1971 and December 31, 1971, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 31, 1970. 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, 1971. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 1, 1972.

+/- 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, 1972. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 1, 1972 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, 1972. 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, 1971. 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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