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Top 10 active players as of November 30, 1992

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286149
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily275448
3 Karpov, Anatoly E275047
4 Anand, Viswanathan272947
5 Gelfand, Boris271948
6 Bareev, Evgeny271148
7 Short, Nigel D270448
8 Kramnik, Vladimir270249
9 Salov, Valery B268949
10 Jussupow, Artur M268048

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Top 500 active players as of November 30, 1992

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28614986.1% #129.63
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily2754484.3% #923.70
3 Karpov, Anatoly E2750473.6% #1041.52
4 Anand, Viswanathan2729471.4% #1622.96
5 Gelfand, Boris2719481.0% #2024.43
6 Bareev, Evgeny2711480.7% #2426.02
7 Short, Nigel D2704480.5% #2827.50
8 Kramnik, Vladimir2702490.4% #3017.43
9 Salov, Valery B2689490.2% #3828.51
10 Jussupow, Artur M2680480.2% #4532.80
11 Georgiev, Kiril2678480.1% #4727.01
12 Timman, Jan H2675480.1% #4940.95
13 Shirov, Alexei2674470.1% #4920.40
14 Kamsky, Gata2673490.1% #5118.49
15 Adams, Michael2673460.1% #4921.04
16 Ehlvest, Jaan2670480.1% #5330.13
17 Nikolic, Predrag2668480.1% #5632.22
18 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir2664490.1% #6042.08
19 Epishin, Vladimir2663480.1% #6027.38
20 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A2661500.1% #6432.70
21 Hübner, Robert265949 #6544.07
22 Fischer, Robert J2657560.1% #7249.72
23 Hjartarson, Jóhann265449 #6929.81
24 Agdestein, Simen2654530.1% #7425.54
25 Chernin, Alexander M264848 #7532.73
26 Khalifman, Alexander264848 #7526.87
27 Sokolov, Ivan264548 #7824.46
28 Lputian, Smbat G264549 #7934.79
29 Beliavsky, Alexander G264348 #8138.95
30 Yudasin, Leonid G264249 #8233.31
31 Gurevich, Mikhail N264148 #8333.77
32 Andersson, Ulf264149 #8441.43
33 Seirawan, Yasser264048 #8432.68
34 Graf, Alexander2640550.1% #8930.26
35 Gulko, Boris F263948 #8545.81
36 Dolmatov, Sergey V263949 #8633.78
37 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263950 #8735.86
38 Oll, Lembit263849 #8826.60
39 Vyzmanavin, Alexey263749 #8932.91
40 Dautov, Rustem263653 #9427.01
41 Ribli, Zoltán263449 #9241.23
42 Miles, Anthony J263249 #9437.60
43 Rozentalis, Eduardas263250 #9529.51
44 Dvoiris, Semen I263050 #9734.08
45 Akopian, Vladimir262948 #9720.97
46 Korchnoi, Viktor L262947 #9661.69
47 Nunn, John D M262949 #9837.60
48 Psakhis, Lev B262648 #10134.00
49 Hansen, Curt262650 #10228.20
50 Polugaevsky, Lev A262349 #10558.03
51 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262349 #10642.80
52 Lobron, Eric262248 #10632.56
53 Speelman, Jonathan S261947 #10936.16
54 Christiansen, Larry M261949 #11136.43
55 Smirin, Ilia261849 #11124.86
56 Vaganian, Rafael A261849 #11141.12
57 Neverov, Valery261852 #11428.44
58 Romanishin, Oleg M261648 #11240.89
59 Gorelov, Sergey G261358 #12335.28
60 Benjamin, Joel L261350 #11828.72
61 Tiviakov, Sergei261350 #11819.79
62 Minasian, Artashes261251 #11925.86
63 Kengis, Edvins261249 #11933.63
64 Sturua, Zurab261153 #12133.48
65 Krasenkow, Michal261149 #11929.04
66 Lautier, Joel261048 #11919.63
67 Polgar, Judit261048 #12016.35
68 Tukmakov, Vladimir B260749 #12546.71
69 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260548 #12535.36
70 Piket, Jeroen260447 #12623.84
71 Dreev, Alexey260448 #12723.86
72 Gavrikov, Victor N260351 #13035.34
73 Serper, Grigory260350 #13023.21
74 Dorfman, Iosif D260350 #13040.58
75 Kaidanov, Gregory S260252 #13233.13
76 Yermolinsky, Alex V260156 #13634.63
77 Makarichev, Sergey Y260155 #13639.04
78 Portisch, Lajos259949 #13455.65
79 Balashov, Yury S259950 #13443.72
80 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y259952 #13648.57
81 Magerramov, Elmar S259851 #13534.64
82 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259849 #13426.98
83 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259553 #14133.65
84 Chandler, Murray G259449 #13932.65
85 Ruban, Vadim259453 #14128.46
86 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259451 #14136.01
87 Alterman, Boris259352 #14222.57
88 Khenkin, Igor259351 #14124.69
89 Hertneck, Gerald259350 #14229.20
90 Kharlov, Andrei259149 #14224.03
91 van der Wiel, John T H259149 #14233.31
92 Kuzmin, Alexey259156 #14729.73
93 Malisauskas, Vidmantas259151 #14329.32
94 Sax, Gyula259048 #14341.45
95 Sokolov, Andrey Y259050 #14529.69
96 Baburin, Alexander259053 #14725.78
97 Goldin, Alexander258951 #14627.76
98 Ionov, Sergey258952 #14630.90
99 Pintér, József258953 #14739.06
100 Yurtaev, Leonid258953 #14833.58
101 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I258974 42.61
102 Wolff, Patrick G258851 24.79
103 Damljanovic, Branko258849 31.45
104 Shipov, Sergei258856 26.62
105 Vaisser, Anatoli258751 43.73
106 Shabalov, Alexander258650 25.22
107 Spraggett, Kevin B258550 38.05
108 Greenfeld, Alon258451 28.62
109 Lerner, Konstantin Z258451 42.76
110 Spassky, Boris V258353 55.83
111 Hodgson, Julian M258348 29.35
112 Watson, William N258150 30.62
113 Sherbakov, Ruslan258150 23.21
114 Kuzmin, Gennady P258050 46.86
115 Novikov, Igor A258050 30.52
116 Vaulin, Alexander257952 35.70
117 Rublevsky, Sergei257953 18.12
118 Xie Jun257853 22.08
119 Muhutdinov, Marat257756 25.04
120 deFirmian, Nicholas E257754 35.34
121 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257652 29.68
122 Kudrin, Sergey257653 33.23
123 Shneider, Aleksandr257652 30.52
124 Lanka, Zigurds257551 32.52
125 Ulibin, Mikhail257550 21.50
126 Polgar, Zsuzsa257248 23.61
127 Adorján, András257150 42.66
128 Stohl, Igor256948 28.18
129 Hulak, Krunoslav256753 41.51
130 Kožul, Zdenko256750 26.52
131 Ye Jiangchuan256653 32.03
132 Aseev, Konstantin N256651 32.11
133 Smagin, Sergey256649 34.23
134 Timoshchenko, Gennady256552 43.59
135 Rohde, Michael A256554 33.26
136 Hort, Vlastimil256550 48.88
137 Milos, Gilberto256450 29.08
138 Rogers, Ian256449 32.43
139 Huzman, Alexander256460 30.64
140 Smyslov, Vassily V256451 71.68
141 Vasiukov, Evgeny A256455 59.73
142 Hellers, Ferdinand256449 23.84
143 Pigusov, Evgeny256351 31.66
144 Kruppa, Yuri256260 28.44
145 King, Daniel J256250 29.26
146 Kovalev, Andrei256251 31.06
147 Frolov, Artur256253 22.33
148 Arnason, Jon L256150 32.05
149 Knaak, Rainer F256151 39.70
150 Averkin, Orest N255967 48.76
151 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N255950 46.62
152 Xu Jun255856 30.20
153 Podgaets, Mikhail Y255870 45.35
154 Moiseev, Viktor255857 33.55
155 Yakovich, Yuri255850 29.99
156 Ernst, Thomas255848 32.29
157 Gleizerov, Evgeny255852 29.69
158 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E255749 25.76
159 Pétursson, Margeir255748 32.79
160 Razuvaev, Yury S255750 47.14
161 Dlugy, Maxim255755 26.84
162 Nogueiras, Jesus255751 33.37
163 Shabanov, Yury F255660 55.05
164 Kupreichik, Viktor D255651 43.41
165 Zaichik, Gennady L255554 35.80
166 Zhuravliov, Valerij255456 53.96
167 Hickl, Joerg255450 27.62
168 Lutz, Christopher255449 21.77
169 Glek, Igor V255450 31.06
170 Dokhoian, Yury255452 28.09
171 Sunye Neto, Jaime255352 35.58
172 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V255351 48.18
173 Topalov, Veselin255250 17.71
174 Velimirovic, Dragoljub255253 50.55
175 Panchenko, Alexandar G255257 31.64
176 Brodsky, Michail255154 23.68
177 Popovic, Petar255150 33.79
178 Timoshenko, Georgy255054 26.50
179 Cvitan, Ognjen255050 31.14
180 Giorgadze, Giorgi254952 28.14
181 Torre, Eugenio254953 41.07
182 Barua, Dibyendu254954 26.09
183 Gofshtein, Leonid D254955 39.61
184 Kuporosov, Viktor254858 31.18
185 Lalic, Bogdan254853 28.73
186 Kuczynski, Robert254849 26.62
187 Sakaev, Konstantin254850 18.63
188 Kalinitschew, Sergey254860 36.82
189 Piskov, Yury254852 31.13
190 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254751 31.87
191 Zezulkin, Jurij254759 21.29
192 Ivanov, Igor V254752 45.89
193 Cámpora, Daniel H254650 35.42
194 Sorokin, Maxim254650 24.86
195 Chekhov, Valery A254550 37.01
196 Ftácnik, Lubomír254549 35.08
197 Sadler, Matthew254450 18.54
198 Alburt, Lev O254359 47.27
199 Fedorowicz, John P254250 34.18
200 Larsen, Bent254249 57.74
201 Arkhipov, Sergey254250 38.44
202 Kveinys, Aloyzas254150 30.39
203 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I254156 37.73
204 Zagrebelny, Sergey254158
205 Bagirov, Vladimir K254051 56.29
206 Lin Weiguo254058 22.35
207 Wahls, Matthias253949 24.84
208 Guseinov, Aidyn253964 40.91
209 Smejkal, Jan253851 46.69
210 Horvath, Jozsef253849 28.30
211 Buturin, Vladimir253871 49.03
212 Didishko, Vereslav253856 43.64
213 Schlosser, Philipp253749 24.28
214 Zlotnik, Boris A253757 46.12
215 Faragó, Iván253749 46.66
216 Cabrilo, Goran253752 34.41
217 Sosonko, Gennadi253754 49.53
218 Meyer, E.253771
219 Kotronias, Vasilios253649 28.26
220 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253652 38.03
221 Atlas, Valeri253661 24.62
222 Savchenko, Stanislav253652 25.86
223 Rausis, Igors253653 31.65
224 Vukic, Milan253553 49.28
225 Gurevich, Ilya253552 20.81
226 Janjgava, Lasha253555 22.57
227 Georgadze, Tamaz V253574 45.06
228 Ubilava, Elizbar E253451 42.26
229 Kurajica, Bojan253451 45.04
230 Ostojic, Nikola253356 20.50
231 Golod, Vitali253264 21.43
232 Zapata, Alonso253249 34.27
233 Geller, Efim P253251 67.74
234 Palac, Mladen253052 21.78
235 Petrienko, Vladimir253069 37.72
236 Fishbein, Alexander253052 24.56
237 Makarov, Marat253057 29.56
238 Novik, Maxim253057 28.96
239 Anastasian, Ashot253053 28.37
240 Spasov, Vasil252952 21.79
241 Ibragimov, Ildar252852 25.29
242 Quinteros, Miguel A252860 44.92
243 Tunik, Gennady252854 39.51
244 Meister, Yakov252757 37.22
245 Bologan, Viktor252749 20.95
246 Sher, Miron N252752 40.42
247 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252765 34.60
248 Korzubov, Peter252774 30.91
249 Hansen, Lars Bo252648 24.18
250 Olafsson, Helgi252650 36.29
251 Cramling, Pia252649 29.60
252 Wang Zili252658 24.46
253 Nevostrujev, Vladimir252657
254 Bragin, Alexander252573 39.48
255 Annageldyev, Orazly252563 32.69
256 Ivanov, Alexander V252451 36.58
257 Taimanov, Mark E252357 66.81
258 Nikolenko, Oleg252356 33.45
259 Palatnik, Semen A252256 42.68
260 Suba, Mihai252250 45.50
261 Ardiansyah, Haji252273 40.98
262 Moskalenko, Viktor252250 31.98
263 Rachels, Stuart252267 23.18
264 Ivanov, Sergey252155 31.17
265 Kindermann, Stefan252148 32.92
266 Najdorf, Miguel252175 82.62
267 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav252154 26.71
268 Loginov, Valery A252151 36.96
269 Rodriguez, Amador252052 36.23
270 Bönsch, Uwe252050 34.12
271 Marin, Mihail252052 27.61
272 Panno, Oscar R251951 57.70
273 Fominyh, Alexander251954 33.46
274 Djuric, Stefan251952 37.34
275 Guliev, Sarhan251957 24.66
276 Zlochevskij, Alexander251861 29.43
277 Cid, Marino Alejandro251859 34.47
278 Barbero, Gerardo F251850 31.27
279 Petkevich, Jusefs251768 51.94
280 Mokrý, Karel251652 33.81
281 Lagunow, Alexander251661 25.38
282 Zvjaginsev, Vadim251557 16.28
283 Bischoff, Klaus251549 31.47
284 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander251548 29.87
285 Donchev, Dimitar I251456 34.36
286 Temirbaev, Serik251458
287 Kiselev, Sergey251450 31.21
288 Rechlis, Gad251458 25.82
289 Skembris, Spyridon251351 34.77
290 Magomedov, Magaram251355 26.53
291 Sellos, Didier251269 35.78
292 Zhidkov, Valery S251266 53.24
293 Uhlmann, Wolfgang251250 57.67
294 Mainka, Romuald251249 29.54
295 Atalik, Suat251151 28.14
296 Magem Badals, Jordi251050 25.27
297 Mestel, A Jonathan251058 35.71
298 Chudinovskih, Alexander250967 25.72
299 Csom, István250950 52.49
300 Saltaev, Mihail250962 30.03
301 Naumkin, Igor250949 27.30
302 Klebel, Martin250961 26.55
303 Gurevich, Vladimir250968 33.32
304 Machulsky, Anatoly D250961 36.18
305 Kirov Ivanov, Nino250856 47.22
306 Ye Rongguang250852 29.16
307 Inkiov, Ventzislav250853 36.53
308 Winants, Luc250751 29.91
309 Titov, German250654 29.59
310 Gufeld, Eduard E250659 56.70
311 Lukacs, Peter250648 42.39
312 Komarov, Dimitri250657 23.99
313 Lau, Ralf250649 33.11
314 Vera, Reynaldo250554 31.90
315 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni250558 39.86
316 Milov, Leonid250557 26.82
317 Renet, Olivier250548 27.94
318 Tischbierek, Raj250551 30.18
319 Stefansson, Hannes250450 20.37
320 Ryskin, Alexander250456 29.88
321 Moroz, Alexander250460 31.87
322 Orlov, Georgi250361
323 Antonio, Rogelio Jr250353 30.78
324 Flear, Glenn C250349 33.80
325 Groszpeter, Attila250350 32.47
326 Dizdar, Goran250352 33.98
327 Plaskett, Jim250356 32.70
328 Hebden, Mark250249 34.79
329 Hector, Jonny250148 28.80
330 Van der Sterren, Paul250149 36.70
331 Burmakin, Vladimir250060 25.48
332 Lima, Darcy250059 30.52
333 Mecking, Henrique250068 40.85
334 Kovacevic, Vladimir250054 50.68
335 Gallagher, Joseph G250049 28.57
336 Petrosian, Arshak B249952 38.95
337 Bashkov, Viacheslav249958 30.85
338 Yuneev, Alexey249963
339 Gipslis, Aivars249952 55.81
340 Johansen, Darryl K249956 33.82
341 Bass, Leonid249861 35.50
342 Kosten, Anthony C249850 34.35
343 Levin, Felix249855 34.07
344 Pfleger, Helmut249863 49.32
345 Kholmov, Ratmir D249752 67.55
346 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249750 36.55
347 Nijboer, Friso249750 27.51
348 Kochiev, Alexander249753 36.68
349 Gruenfeld, Yehuda249754 36.76
350 Lukin, Andrei M249756 44.26
351 van Wely, Loek249748 20.15
352 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K249764 54.92
353 Kurtenkov, Atanas249671 29.33
354 Klinger, Josef249652 25.48
355 Ivanovic, Božidar249652 46.27
356 Khmelnitsky, Igor N249663 24.27
357 Murshed, Niaz249652 26.55
358 Rivas Pastor, Manuel249551 32.38
359 Liang Jinrong249458 32.52
360 Kishnev, Sergey249452 36.08
361 Tseitlin, Mark D249454 49.19
362 Agrest, Evgenij249456 26.29
363 Cebalo, Mišo249450 47.82
364 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249455 26.33
365 Beim, Valery249354 42.70
366 Georgiev, Krum249351 34.52
367 Reshevsky, Samuel H249367 81.01
368 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H249362 33.61
369 Browne, Walter S249252 43.89
370 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto249250 34.94
371 Budnikov, Alexandar249253 25.84
372 Stangl, Markus249150 23.59
373 Polovodin, Igor A249060 37.69
374 Andrianov, Nikolai249061 30.94
375 Istratescu, Andrei249056 16.98
376 Belov, Igor249058
377 Hracek, Zbynek249050 22.22
378 Morozevich, Alexander248959 15.37
379 Golubev, Mihail248962 22.50
380 Espig, Lutz248955 43.90
381 Vogt, Lothar H248951 40.87
382 Dizdarevic, Emir248953 34.66
383 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A248973 53.98
384 García Gonzáles, Guillermo248965 38.97
385 Panchenko, Alexander N248850 39.15
386 Murey, Yakov248852 51.33
387 Rytshagov, Mikhail248853 25.05
388 Duer, Arne248764 33.39
389 Tseitlin, Mikhail S248752 45.45
390 Sermek, Drazen248754 23.83
391 Popchev, Milko248754 28.05
392 Hamdouchi, Hichem248759 20.14
393 Schmittdiel, Eckhard248649 32.55
394 Mochalov, Evgeny V248663 41.09
395 Davies, Nigel R248651 32.33
396 Karlsson, Lars248652 37.38
397 Finegold, Benjamin248653 23.23
398 Wang Pin248561 17.96
399 Maljutin, Evgeni248553 21.08
400 Har Zvi, Ronen248558 16.13
401 Mukhametov, Eldar248558 23.52
402 Ivkov, Borislav248554 59.05
403 Gheorghiu, Florin248552 48.65
404 Shmuter, Leonid248469 23.57
405 Legky, Nikolay A248357 37.63
406 Arbakov, Valentin248357 40.84
407 Varavin, Viktor248359 25.52
408 Simic, Radoslav248355 44.47
409 Arkhangelsky, Boris248367 61.86
410 Nikolac, Juraj248364 60.61
411 Rotstein, Arkadij248355 31.59
412 Karpman, Vadim248359 27.55
413 Filipenko, Alexander V248258 43.74
414 Haba, Petr248252 27.90
415 Blatny, Pavel248148 24.44
416 Sahovic, Dragutin248067 52.31
417 Byrne, Robert E248060 64.61
418 Hazai, Laszlo248055 39.46
419 Arencibia, Walter247952 25.36
420 Orsag, Milan247959 28.89
421 Norwood, David247956 24.16
422 Strikovic, Aleksa247951 31.55
423 Hecht, Hans-Joachim247874 53.84
424 Szekely, Peter247854 37.81
425 Blagojevic, Dragisa247859 26.91
426 Horváth, Csaba247849 24.48
427 Ekstroem, Roland247874 36.52
428 Jansa, Vlastimil247849 50.01
429 Thorsteins, Karl247755 28.13
430 Hresc, Vladimir247775 41.03
431 Pugachov, Alexey247766 27.26
432 Veingold, Aleksander247754 39.14
433 Motwani, Paul247750 30.46
434 Ilincic, Zlatko247653 24.55
435 Belikov, Vladimir247557 21.33
436 Poluljahov, Aleksandr247554 27.48
437 Gavrilov, Alexei247567 22.40
438 Ermenkov, Evgenij247551 43.17
439 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad247563 42.92
440 Gausel, Einar247449 28.99
441 Glyanets, Alexander R247466 43.58
442 Tolnai, Tibor247448 28.19
443 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis247452 38.57
444 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel247467 43.35
445 Kosashvili, Yona247463 22.41
446 Garcia, Gildardo247351 38.72
447 Manor, Ilan247360 23.09
448 Womacka, Mathias247360 26.43
449 Gligoric, Svetozar247358 69.83
450 Kapetanovic, Armin247362
451 Klovans, Janis247355 57.64
452 Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail247371 33.48
453 Efimov, Igor247354 32.20
454 Kallai, Gabor247355 33.77
455 Rukavina, Josip247273 50.00
456 Kantsler, Boris247256 30.62
457 Garcia Palermo, Carlos247252 38.99
458 Drasko, Milan247152 29.98
459 Yandemirov, Valeri247160 29.80
460 Yemelin, Vasily247174 16.83
461 Reeh, Oliver247152 28.86
462 Matulovic, Milan247056 57.47
463 Pichler, Juergen247063 31.49
464 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247051 23.21
465 Todorcevic, Miodrag247050 52.05
466 Paehtz, Thomas Sr246955 36.24
467 Navrotescu, Catalin246960 25.09
468 Tempone, Marcelo246959 30.23
469 Movsziszian, Karen246858 29.90
470 Ginsburg, Gennadij246873 21.30
471 Handoko, Edhi246755 32.26
472 Tabatadze, Tamaz246758 24.67
473 Savon, Vladimir A246750 52.18
474 Yrjola, Jouni246750 33.10
475 Rogulj, Branko246663 41.33
476 Okhotnik, Vladimir246663 42.76
477 Frias, Victor J246659 36.80
478 Galliamova, Alisa246655 20.87
479 Schussler, Harry246663 35.43
480 Cvetkovic, Srdjan246654 46.76
481 Marjanovic, Slavoljub246658 37.90
482 Kalegin, Evgenij246569 38.23
483 Comas Fabrego, Luis246559 21.44
484 Lin Ta246570 29.83
485 Gluzman, Mikhail246464 25.23
486 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes246452 49.40
487 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno246459
488 Rajkovic, Dusan246454 50.45
489 Kolev, Atanas246454 25.37
490 Dzuban, Oleg I246470
491 Vakhidov, Tahir246469
492 Mohr, Stefan246453 25.11
493 Kouatly, Bachar246455 34.74
494 Bezgodov, Alexei246467 23.42
495 Novoselski, Zoran246463 37.84
496 Marinkovic, Ivan246355 25.38
497 Soppe, Guillermo246355 32.20
498 Svidler, Peter246353 16.45
499 Bukic, Enver246365 54.99
500 Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo246255 33.30

These ratings, calculated as of November 30, 1992, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between December 1, 1991 and November 30, 1992, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of November 30, 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.

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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 November 30, 1992. This represents the player's estimated strength on December 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 December 1, 1992. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on December 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 December 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 November 30, 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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