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Top 10 active players as of February 29, 1992

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K284349
2 Karpov, Anatoly E275847
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily275248
4 Short, Nigel D272148
5 Gelfand, Boris272048
6 Anand, Viswanathan271048
7 Jussupow, Artur M270449
8 Timman, Jan H270448
9 Salov, Valery B270449
10 Bareev, Evgeny268548

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Top 500 active players as of February 29, 1992

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28434977.5% #128.88
2 Karpov, Anatoly E2758476.8% #940.77
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily2752485.9% #1022.94
4 Short, Nigel D2721481.7% #2026.74
5 Gelfand, Boris2720481.5% #2023.68
6 Anand, Viswanathan2710481.1% #2522.22
7 Jussupow, Artur M2704490.8% #2932.04
8 Timman, Jan H2704480.8% #2940.21
9 Salov, Valery B2704490.8% #2927.76
10 Bareev, Evgeny2685480.3% #4225.27
11 Shirov, Alexei2681480.2% #4519.65
12 Khalifman, Alexander2677480.2% #4926.11
13 Ehlvest, Jaan2674480.2% #5129.37
14 Nikolic, Predrag2664480.1% #6031.47
15 Agdestein, Simen2664510.1% #6224.79
16 Kamsky, Gata2663500.1% #6317.74
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G2662480.1% #6238.20
18 Hübner, Robert2662490.1% #6343.31
19 Ribli, Zoltán2661500.1% #6440.48
20 Epishin, Vladimir2661480.1% #6426.63
21 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir2659480.1% #6541.32
22 Gurevich, Mikhail N2657490.1% #6733.02
23 Chernin, Alexander M2656490.1% #6831.97
24 Hansen, Curt2656500.1% #7027.45
25 Adams, Michael265047 #7420.28
26 Ruban, Vadim2650520.1% #7827.71
27 Yudasin, Leonid G2648490.1% #7832.56
28 Korchnoi, Viktor L264847 #7660.93
29 Sturua, Zurab2647590.2% #8632.72
30 Dautov, Rustem2647510.1% #7926.25
31 Sokolov, Ivan264748 #7923.71
32 Georgiev, Kiril264450 #8226.25
33 Christiansen, Larry M264348 #8335.67
34 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y264150 #8635.11
35 Kengis, Edvins264151 #8732.88
36 Dolmatov, Sergey V264049 #8633.02
37 Seirawan, Yasser263947 #8731.92
38 Panchenko, Alexandar G2637570.1% #9730.89
39 Hjartarson, Jóhann263549 #9329.06
40 Portisch, Lajos263549 #9354.90
41 Andersson, Ulf263449 #9440.67
42 Magerramov, Elmar S263453 #9633.88
43 Nunn, John D M263248 #9536.84
44 Eingorn, Viacheslav S263150 #9835.26
45 Polugaevsky, Lev A263049 #9757.27
46 Miles, Anthony J262949 #10036.85
47 Oll, Lembit262650 #10325.85
48 Xie Jun262655 #10721.33
49 Kramnik, Vladimir262654 #10716.68
50 Akopian, Vladimir262650 #10420.23
51 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A262652 #10631.95
52 Lputian, Smbat G262550 #10734.04
53 Psakhis, Lev B262049 #11033.25
54 Graf, Alexander262058 #11729.51
55 Goldin, Alexander261952 #11327.01
56 Vaganian, Rafael A261849 #11240.37
57 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E261851 #11542.05
58 Vyzmanavin, Alexey261850 #11332.16
59 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I2617670.1% #12841.86
60 Speelman, Jonathan S261648 #11435.41
61 Yermolinsky, Alex V261557 #12233.88
62 Dreev, Alexey261449 #11823.11
63 Dvoiris, Semen I261150 #12333.32
64 Gulko, Boris F260949 #12245.05
65 Benjamin, Joel L260949 #12427.96
66 Krasenkow, Michal260949 #12328.29
67 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260848 #12334.61
68 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y260851 #12647.81
69 Rublevsky, Sergei260856 #13017.37
70 Yurtaev, Leonid260853 #12832.83
71 Gorelov, Sergey G260860 #13334.53
72 Kharlov, Andrei260852 #12723.27
73 Pintér, József260754 #12938.30
74 deFirmian, Nicholas E260751 #12734.59
75 Giorgadze, Giorgi260655 #13127.38
76 Sax, Gyula260449 #12840.70
77 Tal, Mikhail260450 #13055.30
78 Vaisser, Anatoli260351 #13142.98
79 Gavrikov, Victor N260249 #13134.58
80 Ulibin, Mikhail260251 #13320.74
81 Rozentalis, Eduardas260251 #13328.76
82 Piket, Jeroen260148 #13123.09
83 Chandler, Murray G260048 #13331.90
84 Balashov, Yury S260050 #13442.96
85 Dorfman, Iosif D259951 #13539.83
86 Ionov, Sergey259953 #13830.14
87 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259853 #13932.90
88 Vaulin, Alexander259754 #14134.94
89 Romanishin, Oleg M259649 #13840.13
90 Sokolov, Andrey Y259549 #13928.94
91 Lobron, Eric259549 #14031.81
92 Kuzmin, Gennady P259353 #14546.11
93 Geller, Efim P259352 #14366.98
94 Razuvaev, Yury S259249 #14246.38
95 Spassky, Boris V259251 #14355.08
96 Bologan, Viktor259051 #14620.21
97 Hodgson, Julian M259048 #14428.59
98 Novikov, Igor A258949 #14529.77
99 Kuzmin, Alexey258953 #14828.97
100 Makarichev, Sergey Y258855 #15038.28
101 Frolov, Artur258853 21.58
102 Kupreichik, Viktor D258751 42.65
103 Minasian, Artashes258754 25.11
104 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel258749 26.24
105 Kaidanov, Gregory S258651 32.38
106 Wolff, Patrick G258551 24.04
107 Torre, Eugenio258552 40.32
108 Tiviakov, Sergei258453 19.04
109 Tukmakov, Vladimir B258349 45.95
110 Zhuravliov, Valerij258365 53.22
111 Smirin, Ilia258051 24.11
112 Aseev, Konstantin N257951 31.36
113 Ftácnik, Lubomír257949 34.33
114 Hort, Vlastimil257849 48.13
115 Smagin, Sergey257848 33.47
116 Pigusov, Evgeny257751 30.91
117 Greenfeld, Alon257652 27.87
118 Lerner, Konstantin Z257651 42.00
119 Kudrin, Sergey257652 32.48
120 Kovalev, Andrei257552 30.31
121 Baburin, Alexander257555 25.03
122 Polgar, Judit257449 15.60
123 Adorján, András257350 41.91
124 Serper, Grigory257351 22.46
125 Huzman, Alexander257356 29.88
126 Wahls, Matthias257349 24.09
127 Rogers, Ian257349 31.68
128 Hulak, Krunoslav257353 40.76
129 Lautier, Joel257249 18.88
130 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257153 28.92
131 Nogueiras, Jesus257150 32.62
132 Shabanov, Yury F257059 54.30
133 Yakovich, Yuri257051 29.25
134 Kalinitschew, Sergey257062 36.07
135 Pétursson, Margeir256948 32.04
136 Olafsson, Helgi256951 35.54
137 Mestel, A Jonathan256860 34.95
138 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256752 31.12
139 Khenkin, Igor256751 23.93
140 Damljanovic, Branko256749 30.70
141 Rohde, Michael A256755 32.51
142 Lalic, Bogdan256654 27.97
143 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E256651 25.01
144 Dlugy, Maxim256652 26.08
145 Watson, William N256549 29.86
146 Kurajica, Bojan256554 44.29
147 Stohl, Igor256448 27.42
148 Neverov, Valery256353 27.69
149 Alburt, Lev O256355 46.52
150 Sakaev, Konstantin256355 17.88
151 Dokhoian, Yury256351 27.34
152 Machulsky, Anatoly D256259 35.43
153 Kožul, Zdenko256249 25.77
154 Taimanov, Mark E256261 66.06
155 Shabalov, Alexander256250 24.46
156 van der Wiel, John T H256249 32.55
157 Ivanov, Alexander V256151 35.83
158 Vasiukov, Evgeny A256053 58.98
159 Spraggett, Kevin B255950 37.30
160 Kruppa, Yuri255957 27.69
161 Ubilava, Elizbar E255953 41.51
162 Hertneck, Gerald255852 28.45
163 Barua, Dibyendu255756 25.34
164 Averkin, Orest N255763 48.01
165 Palac, Mladen255652 21.03
166 Suba, Mihai255650 44.74
167 Gleizerov, Evgeny255554 28.94
168 Smyslov, Vassily V255552 70.92
169 Xu Jun255457 29.45
170 Kotronias, Vasilios255449 27.51
171 Fedorowicz, John P255349 33.42
172 Kavalek, Lubomir255373 48.55
173 Glek, Igor V255352 30.31
174 Polgar, Zsuzsa255348 22.86
175 Gurevich, Ilya255353 20.06
176 Timoshchenko, Gennady255253 42.84
177 Ye Jiangchuan255257 31.27
178 Sorokin, Maxim255252 24.10
179 Shneider, Aleksandr255254 29.77
180 Kveinys, Aloyzas255153 29.64
181 Fominyh, Alexander255153 32.70
182 Milos, Gilberto254953 28.33
183 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254951 47.43
184 Topalov, Veselin254851 16.95
185 King, Daniel J254848 28.50
186 Rausis, Igors254854 30.89
187 Shipov, Sergei254763 25.87
188 Cámpora, Daniel H254651 34.66
189 Popovic, Petar254450 33.04
190 Bagirov, Vladimir K254451 55.54
191 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N254451 45.86
192 Petrienko, Vladimir254470 36.96
193 Malisauskas, Vidmantas254454 28.57
194 Lanka, Zigurds254451 31.77
195 Timoshenko, Georgy254353 25.74
196 Ernst, Thomas254349 31.53
197 Georgadze, Tamaz V254269 44.30
198 Faragó, Iván254250 45.91
199 Larsen, Bent254248 56.98
200 Tunik, Gennady254256 38.76
201 Lutz, Christopher254150 21.01
202 Chekhov, Valery A254150 36.26
203 Arnason, Jon L254051 31.29
204 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy254058 25.58
205 Sherbakov, Ruslan254052 22.46
206 Ostojic, Nikola254060 19.75
207 Van der Sterren, Paul254049 35.94
208 Alterman, Boris254055 21.82
209 Smejkal, Jan253950 45.93
210 Bönsch, Uwe253949 33.37
211 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253950 37.28
212 Wang Zili253957 23.71
213 Muhutdinov, Marat253958 24.28
214 Korzubov, Peter253865 30.16
215 Didishko, Vereslav253868 42.88
216 Velimirovic, Dragoljub253752 49.80
217 Hellers, Ferdinand253749 23.09
218 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander253748 29.12
219 Karpman, Vadim253665 26.80
220 Sosonko, Gennadi253656 48.78
221 Hansen, Lars Bo253648 23.43
222 Kuporosov, Viktor253558 30.42
223 Knaak, Rainer F253551 38.95
224 Vogt, Lothar H253551 40.12
225 Brodsky, Michail253557 22.92
226 Nikolenko, Oleg253456 32.69
227 Makarov, Marat253457 28.81
228 Loginov, Valery A253352 36.21
229 Kiselev, Sergey253351 30.46
230 Cramling, Pia253348 28.85
231 Wilder, Michael253361 29.45
232 Khmelnitsky, Igor N253267 23.52
233 Kuczynski, Robert253150 25.87
234 Ivanov, Igor V253152 45.14
235 Guliev, Sarhan253060 23.91
236 Magem Badals, Jordi253052 24.51
237 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav253054 25.95
238 Donchev, Dimitar I253062 33.61
239 Vukic, Milan253051 48.53
240 Najdorf, Miguel252976 81.87
241 Rachels, Stuart252960 22.42
242 Spasov, Vasil252952 21.03
243 Janjgava, Lasha252955 21.81
244 Piskov, Yury252952 30.38
245 Cvitan, Ognjen252950 30.38
246 Mokrý, Karel252850 33.06
247 Buturin, Vladimir252871 48.28
248 Zhidkov, Valery S252860 52.48
249 Hebden, Mark252849 34.04
250 Marin, Mihail252753 26.86
251 Horvath, Jozsef252748 27.54
252 Ye Rongguang252754 28.40
253 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252765 33.85
254 Kovacevic, Vladimir252654 49.92
255 Lima, Darcy252665 29.77
256 Moiseev, Viktor252656 32.79
257 Orlov, Georgi252563
258 Anikaev, Yury252575 43.67
259 Nevostrujev, Vladimir252560
260 Guseinov, Aidyn252563 40.16
261 Gipslis, Aivars252455 55.06
262 Sunye Neto, Jaime252354 34.82
263 Atlas, Valeri252362 23.87
264 Savchenko, Stanislav252256 25.11
265 Cabrilo, Goran252250 33.66
266 Hickl, Joerg252251 26.87
267 Anastasian, Ashot252256 27.62
268 Sadler, Matthew252251 17.79
269 Liberzon, Vladimir M252174 54.93
270 Fishbein, Alexander252151 23.81
271 Vitolinš, Alvis252070 45.70
272 Cebalo, Mišo252051 47.06
273 Kholmov, Ratmir D251951 66.79
274 Uhlmann, Wolfgang251950 56.91
275 Palatnik, Semen A251955 41.92
276 Arkhipov, Sergey251852 37.68
277 Kindermann, Stefan251848 32.17
278 Zapata, Alonso251850 33.52
279 Petkevich, Jusefs251766 51.19
280 Renet, Olivier251749 27.19
281 Sher, Miron N251754 39.67
282 Rodriguez, Amador251751 35.47
283 Djuric, Stefan251651 36.59
284 Quinteros, Miguel A251660 44.17
285 Dimitrov, Vladimir251657 23.88
286 Lau, Ralf251550 32.36
287 Gofshtein, Leonid D251558 38.86
288 Antonio, Rogelio Jr251452 30.03
289 Bragin, Alexander251473 38.73
290 Zaichik, Gennady L251354 35.05
291 Panno, Oscar R251352 56.94
292 Belov, Igor251359
293 Gufeld, Eduard E251265 55.94
294 Lukin, Andrei M251154 43.50
295 Lagunow, Alexander251163 24.62
296 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich251050 36.14
297 Gheorghiu, Florin251052 47.90
298 Ardiansyah, Haji251065 40.23
299 Sermek, Drazen251054 23.08
300 Zlochevskij, Alexander250960 28.68
301 Panchenko, Alexander N250951 38.40
302 Georgiev, Krum250952 33.76
303 Titov, German250954 28.84
304 Lin Weiguo250960 21.59
305 Barbero, Gerardo F250849 30.52
306 Bass, Leonid250857 34.75
307 Rechlis, Gad250857 25.06
308 Flear, Glenn C250750 33.05
309 Arkhangelsky, Boris250770 61.11
310 Kirov Ivanov, Nino250655 46.47
311 Novik, Maxim250558 28.22
312 Kochiev, Alexander250553 35.92
313 Veingold, Aleksander250557 38.38
314 Magomedov, Magaram250455 25.77
315 Ivanov, Sergey250456 30.42
316 Pfleger, Helmut250458 48.56
317 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250451 35.80
318 Hector, Jonny250348 28.04
319 Meister, Yakov250356 36.47
320 Rytshagov, Mikhail250355 24.30
321 Budnikov, Alexandar250354 25.09
322 Rogulj, Branko250266 40.58
323 Plaskett, Jim250255 31.94
324 Schlosser, Philipp250250 23.53
325 Beim, Valery250255 41.94
326 Naumkin, Igor250149 26.55
327 Saltaev, Mihail250163 29.28
328 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I250156 36.98
329 Bischoff, Klaus250148 30.72
330 Inkiov, Ventzislav250151 35.78
331 Rivas Pastor, Manuel250053 31.63
332 Browne, Walter S250051 43.13
333 Chudinovskih, Alexander250072 24.96
334 Johansen, Darryl K249956 33.07
335 Temirbaev, Serik249962
336 Ryskin, Alexander249957 29.13
337 Mainka, Romuald249949 28.79
338 Kurtenkov, Atanas249874 28.57
339 Cid, Marino Alejandro249859 33.71
340 Moroz, Alexander249863 31.11
341 Dzuban, Oleg I249873
342 Moskalenko, Viktor249750 31.23
343 Szmetan, Jorge249759 41.76
344 Tseitlin, Mikhail S249752 44.70
345 Kosten, Anthony C249750 33.60
346 Klinger, Josef249750 24.73
347 Yuneev, Alexey249660
348 Gruenfeld, Yehuda249554 36.00
349 Karlsson, Lars249551 36.63
350 Kosic, Dragan249556 22.04
351 Yemelin, Vasily249475 16.08
352 Murey, Yakov249352 50.57
353 Godena, Michele249355 24.66
354 Burmakin, Vladimir249362 24.73
355 Reshevsky, Samuel H249362 80.26
356 Kantsler, Boris249259 29.87
357 Golubev, Mihail249260 21.75
358 Zezulkin, Jurij249259 20.54
359 Zlotnik, Boris A249259 45.37
360 Varavin, Viktor249160 24.77
361 Kishnev, Sergey249152 35.33
362 Matulovic, Milan249156 56.72
363 Kouatly, Bachar249154 33.98
364 Petrosian, Arshak B249053 38.20
365 Lukacs, Peter249048 41.64
366 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K249065 54.17
367 Klebel, Martin249060 25.79
368 Arencibia, Walter249052 24.61
369 Groszpeter, Attila249050 31.72
370 Reeh, Oliver248952 28.11
371 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A248969 53.23
372 Frias, Victor J248958 36.05
373 Gschnitzer, Oswald248857 26.06
374 Vainshtein, Vladimir248873
375 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248851 34.19
376 Andrianov, Nikolai248859 30.19
377 Vera, Reynaldo248755 31.14
378 Zagrebelny, Sergey248759
379 Polovodin, Igor A248760 36.93
380 Dizdarevic, Emir248753 33.91
381 Pugachov, Alexey248766 26.50
382 Espig, Lutz248653 43.15
383 Ivanovic, Božidar248651 45.51
384 Yrjola, Jouni248551 32.35
385 Atalik, Suat248551 27.38
386 Popchev, Milko248553 27.30
387 Mochalov, Evgeny V248564 40.33
388 Sellos, Didier248466 35.02
389 Sahovic, Dragutin248464 51.56
390 Ekstroem, Roland248471 35.77
391 Csom, István248450 51.74
392 Arbakov, Valentin248457 40.09
393 Poluljahov, Aleksandr248458 26.73
394 Zhelnin, Vladimir V248466 44.95
395 Finegold, Benjamin248453 22.48
396 Kalegin, Evgenij248468 37.48
397 Mukhametov, Eldar248358 22.77
398 Rotstein, Arkadij248359 30.83
399 Kosashvili, Yona248365 21.65
400 Gallagher, Joseph G248350 27.82
401 Nikolac, Juraj248268 59.85
402 García Gonzáles, Guillermo248261 38.22
403 Liang Jinrong248261 31.77
404 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes248253 48.65
405 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248251 22.46
406 Komarov, Dimitri248259 23.24
407 Ginsburg, Gennadij248274 20.55
408 Filipenko, Alexander V248261 42.98
409 Zakharov, Alexander V248171 48.39
410 Norwood, David248154 23.40
411 Beshukov, Sergei248160 20.91
412 Gurevich, Vladimir248164 32.57
413 Strikovic, Aleksa248150 30.80
414 Conquest, Stuart248149 24.99
415 Pichler, Juergen248060 30.74
416 Duer, Arne248064 32.63
417 Rubinetti, Jorge A247959 46.91
418 Bukic, Enver247965 54.24
419 Thorsteins, Karl247955 27.38
420 Kallai, Gabor247855 33.02
421 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H247859 32.86
422 Maljutin, Evgeni247855 20.33
423 Hracek, Zbynek247852 21.47
424 Soppe, Guillermo247857 31.45
425 Legky, Nikolay A247857 36.88
426 Foisor, Ovidiu247859 32.90
427 Gausel, Einar247750 28.25
428 Marjanovic, Slavoljub247755 37.15
429 Basin, Leonid247765 34.27
430 Unzicker, Wolfgang247753 66.67
431 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel247763 42.59
432 Haba, Petr247754 27.15
433 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis247653 37.82
434 Kapetanovic, Armin247659
435 Simic, Radoslav247653 43.72
436 Blatny, Pavel247550 23.69
437 Manor, Ilan247555 22.34
438 Byrne, Robert E247558 63.86
439 Moldobaev, Emelbek247575
440 Hazai, Laszlo247453 38.71
441 Ziatdinov, Raset247452 33.17
442 Winants, Luc247451 29.16
443 Nijboer, Friso247450 26.76
444 Tabatadze, Tamaz247460 23.91
445 van Wely, Loek247449 19.39
446 Tolnai, Tibor247349 27.43
447 Szekely, Peter247353 37.06
448 Murshed, Niaz247354 25.79
449 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V247360 44.53
450 Howell, James C247353 24.78
451 Lin Ta247364 29.08
452 Berkovich, Dmitry247357 25.95
453 Gaprindashvili, Nona247354 50.82
454 Shmuter, Leonid247375 22.82
455 Tisdall, Jonathan D247350 33.51
456 Todorcevic, Miodrag247249 51.30
457 Womacka, Mathias247260 25.67
458 Luther, Thomas247248 22.32
459 Wang Pin247167 17.22
460 Tischbierek, Raj247151 29.43
461 Brunner, Lucas247149 24.75
462 Galliamova, Alisa247061 20.11
463 Drasko, Milan247050 29.23
464 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz247051 48.88
465 Garcia Palermo, Carlos246952 38.24
466 Jackelen, Thomas246964 26.26
467 Davies, Nigel R246950 31.58
468 Motwani, Paul246951 29.71
469 Ivanov, V.246966
470 Semeniuk, Alexander A246972 39.47
471 Svidler, Peter246854 15.70
472 Gligoric, Svetozar246857 69.07
473 Agrest, Evgenij246857 25.54
474 Stangl, Markus246850 22.83
475 Muse, Mladen246852 29.11
476 Spassov, Liuben246856 48.93
477 Gurevich, Dmitry246852 35.47
478 Thorhallsson, Throstur246855 22.94
479 Schmittdiel, Eckhard246748 31.79
480 Horváth, Csaba246750 23.73
481 Zaitsev, Igor A246753 53.76
482 Paehtz, Thomas Sr246752 35.48
483 Yuferov, Sergey N246757 46.24
484 Khasin, Alexander246760 40.83
485 Zysk, Robert246658 25.82
486 Abramovic, Boško246652 41.04
487 Movsziszian, Karen246662 29.15
488 Levin, Felix246668 33.31
489 Bezgodov, Alexei246668 22.66
490 Lanc, Alois246556 44.03
491 Ornstein, Axel246562 39.85
492 Petronic, Jovan246558 27.78
493 Prandstetter, Eduard246558 43.20
494 Lalev, Dimitar246574 32.12
495 Galdunts, Sergey246558 27.12
496 Nikolic, Zivoslav246459 38.21
497 Lisenko, Alexander V246467 40.71
498 Rajkovic, Dusan246451 49.70
499 Orsag, Milan246460 28.14
500 Efimov, Igor246352 31.45

These ratings, calculated as of February 29, 1992, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 1, 1991 and February 29, 1992, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of February 28, 1991. 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 February 29, 1992. This represents the player's estimated strength on March 1, 1992.

+/- 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 March 1, 1992. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on March 1, 1992 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 March 1, 1992. 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 February 29, 1992. 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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