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Top 10 active players as of December 31, 1992

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286849
2 Karpov, Anatoly E276447
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily275948
4 Anand, Viswanathan272947
5 Gelfand, Boris271948
6 Bareev, Evgeny270248
7 Short, Nigel D270048
8 Kramnik, Vladimir269949
9 Salov, Valery B269349
10 Jussupow, Artur M268648

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Top 500 active players as of December 31, 1992

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28684986.5% #129.72
2 Karpov, Anatoly E2764474.8% #741.61
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily2759484.1% #923.79
4 Anand, Viswanathan2729471.2% #1723.05
5 Gelfand, Boris2719480.8% #2124.52
6 Bareev, Evgeny2702480.4% #3026.11
7 Short, Nigel D2700480.3% #3227.58
8 Kramnik, Vladimir2699490.3% #3417.52
9 Salov, Valery B2693490.2% #3728.60
10 Jussupow, Artur M2686480.1% #4232.88
11 Georgiev, Kiril2681480.2% #4627.09
12 Timman, Jan H2680480.1% #4741.05
13 Adams, Michael2680470.1% #4621.12
14 Shirov, Alexei2678480.1% #4820.49
15 Kamsky, Gata2677490.1% #5018.58
16 Nikolic, Predrag2671480.1% #5532.30
17 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir2669490.1% #5842.16
18 Ehlvest, Jaan2666480.1% #6030.21
19 Beliavsky, Alexander G266548 #6039.04
20 Epishin, Vladimir266549 #6127.47
21 Fischer, Robert J2660560.1% #7249.81
22 Hjartarson, Jóhann265749 #6929.90
23 Hübner, Robert265549 #7144.15
24 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265450 #7432.79
25 Agdestein, Simen265053 #8025.63
26 Khalifman, Alexander264948 #7626.95
27 Chernin, Alexander M264948 #7832.82
28 Gulko, Boris F264848 #7945.89
29 Lputian, Smbat G264749 #8034.88
30 Graf, Alexander264755 #8630.35
31 Sokolov, Ivan264648 #8124.55
32 Oll, Lembit264349 #8526.69
33 Dolmatov, Sergey V264249 #8633.86
34 Andersson, Ulf264249 #8641.51
35 Seirawan, Yasser264148 #8732.77
36 Akopian, Vladimir263849 #9021.07
37 Vyzmanavin, Alexey263849 #9132.99
38 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263851 #9235.94
39 Gurevich, Mikhail N263748 #9233.86
40 Dautov, Rustem263653 #9727.09
41 Rozentalis, Eduardas263549 #9529.59
42 Neverov, Valery263553 #9828.53
43 Miles, Anthony J263549 #9537.69
44 Ribli, Zoltán263449 #9641.32
45 Vaganian, Rafael A263148 #9941.21
46 Yudasin, Leonid G263149 #9833.40
47 Korchnoi, Viktor L263047 #9861.77
48 Psakhis, Lev B263048 #9934.09
49 Nunn, John D M263048 #9937.68
50 Speelman, Jonathan S262847 #10136.25
51 Dvoiris, Semen I262750 #10634.16
52 Romanishin, Oleg M262648 #10540.97
53 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262649 #10542.89
54 Hansen, Curt262550 #10728.29
55 Polgar, Judit262548 #10616.44
56 Lobron, Eric262448 #10732.65
57 Smirin, Ilia262249 #11024.94
58 Lautier, Joel262248 #10819.72
59 Minasian, Artashes262251 #11225.94
60 Sturua, Zurab261753 #11933.56
61 Kaidanov, Gregory S261752 #11833.22
62 Tiviakov, Sergei261749 #11619.88
63 Gorelov, Sergey G261658 #12435.37
64 Krasenkow, Michal261649 #11729.13
65 Piket, Jeroen261447 #11723.92
66 Malaniuk, Vladimir P261348 #12135.44
67 Tukmakov, Vladimir B261149 #12246.79
68 Dreev, Alexey261048 #12323.94
69 Kengis, Edvins260950 #12533.72
70 Benjamin, Joel L260649 #12828.80
71 Polugaevsky, Lev A260649 #12958.11
72 Christiansen, Larry M260548 #13136.51
73 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I2605750.1% #14942.69
74 Serper, Grigory260550 #13123.30
75 Ruban, Vadim260454 #13528.55
76 Balashov, Yury S260350 #13443.80
77 Gavrikov, Victor N260251 #13535.42
78 Dorfman, Iosif D260150 #13640.66
79 Magerramov, Elmar S260152 #13734.72
80 Wolff, Patrick G259950 #13924.88
81 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259849 #13827.08
82 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259753 #14233.74
83 Sokolov, Andrey Y259750 #14029.78
84 Pintér, József259753 #14239.14
85 Portisch, Lajos259749 #14055.74
86 Kuzmin, Alexey259656 #14529.81
87 Chandler, Murray G259649 #14132.74
88 Goldin, Alexander259551 #14227.84
89 Vaisser, Anatoli259551 #14343.82
90 van der Wiel, John T H259549 #14133.39
91 Makarichev, Sergey Y259556 #14739.12
92 Hodgson, Julian M259548 #14129.43
93 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259551 #14336.10
94 Alterman, Boris259452 #14422.66
95 Greenfeld, Alon259351 #14528.70
96 Shipov, Sergei259256 #14926.70
97 Yurtaev, Leonid259253 #14833.66
98 Baburin, Alexander259253 #14825.87
99 Sax, Gyula259149 #14541.54
100 Kharlov, Andrei259049 #14724.11
101 Yermolinsky, Alex V259054 34.72
102 Damljanovic, Branko258949 31.54
103 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y258951 48.65
104 Rublevsky, Sergei258853 18.21
105 Malisauskas, Vidmantas258751 29.41
106 Spraggett, Kevin B258750 38.14
107 Watson, William N258650 30.70
108 Spassky, Boris V258653 55.91
109 Novikov, Igor A258650 30.61
110 Shabalov, Alexander258550 25.30
111 Kuzmin, Gennady P258550 46.94
112 Kudrin, Sergey258354 33.32
113 Khenkin, Igor258351 24.78
114 Sherbakov, Ruslan258251 23.30
115 deFirmian, Nicholas E258154 35.43
116 Lanka, Zigurds258051 32.61
117 Adorján, András258049 42.75
118 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258053 29.77
119 Ionov, Sergey258053 30.98
120 Lutz, Christopher257949 21.85
121 Muhutdinov, Marat257956 25.12
122 Hertneck, Gerald257850 29.29
123 Vaulin, Alexander257852 35.79
124 Vasiukov, Evgeny A257655 59.82
125 Lerner, Konstantin Z257651 42.84
126 Ulibin, Mikhail257650 21.58
127 Milos, Gilberto257650 29.17
128 Kožul, Zdenko257551 26.61
129 Polgar, Zsuzsa257548 23.70
130 Stohl, Igor257448 28.26
131 Rogers, Ian257349 32.52
132 Shneider, Aleksandr257252 30.61
133 Hort, Vlastimil257149 48.96
134 Smagin, Sergey257049 34.31
135 Pigusov, Evgeny256951 31.75
136 Gleizerov, Evgeny256953 29.78
137 Aseev, Konstantin N256951 32.20
138 Hulak, Krunoslav256953 41.60
139 Kruppa, Yuri256960 28.53
140 Hellers, Ferdinand256750 23.92
141 Ye Jiangchuan256753 32.11
142 Frolov, Artur256753 22.42
143 Arnason, Jon L256650 32.13
144 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E256650 25.85
145 Kupreichik, Viktor D256651 43.49
146 Podgaets, Mikhail Y256570 45.44
147 Giorgadze, Giorgi256551 28.22
148 Yakovich, Yuri256550 30.09
149 Xie Jun256552 22.17
150 Smyslov, Vassily V256451 71.77
151 Kovalev, Andrei256451 31.15
152 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N256450 46.70
153 Huzman, Alexander256460 30.72
154 King, Daniel J256350 29.34
155 Ernst, Thomas256348 32.37
156 Hickl, Joerg256250 27.71
157 Razuvaev, Yury S256150 47.22
158 Zaichik, Gennady L256054 35.89
159 Rohde, Michael A256054 33.35
160 Moiseev, Viktor256057 33.63
161 Xu Jun256056 30.29
162 Dlugy, Maxim256055 26.92
163 Topalov, Veselin255950 17.79
164 Shabanov, Yury F255960 55.14
165 Timoshchenko, Gennady255853 43.68
166 Nogueiras, Jesus255852 33.45
167 Timoshenko, Georgy255854 26.58
168 Savchenko, Stanislav255851 25.94
169 Cvitan, Ognjen255650 31.22
170 Sunye Neto, Jaime255552 35.66
171 Dokhoian, Yury255552 28.18
172 Sorokin, Maxim255550 24.94
173 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255452 31.95
174 Kuczynski, Robert255449 26.70
175 Averkin, Orest N255467 48.85
176 Knaak, Rainer F255350 39.79
177 Torre, Eugenio255353 41.16
178 Zhuravliov, Valerij255356 54.05
179 Lalic, Bogdan255353 28.81
180 Cámpora, Daniel H255350 35.50
181 Sadler, Matthew255250 18.63
182 Kuporosov, Viktor255258 31.26
183 Brodsky, Michail255154 23.76
184 Pétursson, Margeir255148 32.88
185 Arkhipov, Sergey255151 38.52
186 Popovic, Petar255150 33.88
187 Kalinitschew, Sergey255160 36.91
188 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V255151 48.27
189 Piskov, Yury255052 31.22
190 Wang Zili255058 24.55
191 Fedorowicz, John P255049 34.26
192 Chekhov, Valery A254950 37.09
193 Zezulkin, Jurij254959 21.37
194 Barua, Dibyendu254954 26.18
195 Zagrebelny, Sergey254858
196 Ubilava, Elizbar E254852 42.34
197 Faragó, Iván254849 46.75
198 Glek, Igor V254850 31.15
199 Gurevich, Ilya254851 20.90
200 Mestel, A Jonathan254761 35.80
201 Ftácnik, Lubomír254749 35.17
202 Alburt, Lev O254759 47.36
203 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254651 38.12
204 Kotronias, Vasilios254549 28.35
205 Makarov, Marat254555 29.65
206 Lin Weiguo254558 22.43
207 Larsen, Bent254449 57.82
208 Sakaev, Konstantin254450 18.72
209 Buturin, Vladimir254471 49.12
210 Kveinys, Aloyzas254450 30.48
211 Velimirovic, Dragoljub254354 50.63
212 Panchenko, Alexandar G254356 31.73
213 Didishko, Vereslav254356 43.72
214 Meyer, E.254271
215 Smejkal, Jan254151 46.77
216 Vukic, Milan254153 49.37
217 Sosonko, Gennadi254054 49.62
218 Ostojic, Nikola254057 20.59
219 Cabrilo, Goran254052 34.50
220 Horvath, Jozsef253948 28.38
221 Rausis, Igors253953 31.73
222 Kurajica, Bojan253951 45.13
223 Schlosser, Philipp253949 24.37
224 Bagirov, Vladimir K253951 56.37
225 Georgadze, Tamaz V253874 45.14
226 Bönsch, Uwe253850 34.21
227 Atlas, Valeri253761 24.71
228 Cramling, Pia253749 29.69
229 Gofshtein, Leonid D253755 39.69
230 Golod, Vitali253764 21.51
231 Guseinov, Aidyn253664 40.99
232 Ivanov, Sergey253656 31.26
233 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I253657 37.82
234 Geller, Efim P253651 67.83
235 Meister, Yakov253556 37.30
236 Petrienko, Vladimir253569 37.81
237 Palac, Mladen253553 21.87
238 Zapata, Alonso253449 34.36
239 Spasov, Vasil253452 21.87
240 Wahls, Matthias253349 24.92
241 Janjgava, Lasha253355 22.65
242 Saltaev, Mihail253160 30.12
243 Tunik, Gennady253154 39.59
244 Ivanov, Igor V253151 45.97
245 Ibragimov, Ildar253152 25.37
246 Anastasian, Ashot253052 28.46
247 Olafsson, Helgi253051 36.38
248 Nevostrujev, Vladimir253057
249 Quinteros, Miguel A252960 45.01
250 Ivanov, Alexander V252950 36.66
251 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252965 34.69
252 Bologan, Viktor252949 21.05
253 Sher, Miron N252953 40.51
254 Magomedov, Magaram252857 26.61
255 Annageldyev, Orazly252763 32.78
256 Korzubov, Peter252674 30.99
257 Bragin, Alexander252673 39.57
258 Atalik, Suat252552 28.22
259 Nikolenko, Oleg252556 33.53
260 Fishbein, Alexander252553 24.65
261 Marin, Mihail252552 27.69
262 Ardiansyah, Haji252573 41.07
263 Moskalenko, Viktor252551 32.07
264 Hansen, Lars Bo252548 24.27
265 Taimanov, Mark E252557 66.90
266 Suba, Mihai252450 45.58
267 Djuric, Stefan252452 37.43
268 Panno, Oscar R252451 57.79
269 Mokrý, Karel252252 33.90
270 Cid, Marino Alejandro252259 34.55
271 Najdorf, Miguel252275 82.71
272 Guliev, Sarhan252257 24.75
273 Palatnik, Semen A252256 42.76
274 Kindermann, Stefan252248 33.01
275 Zlochevskij, Alexander252161 29.52
276 Nijboer, Friso252150 27.60
277 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander252048 29.95
278 Sellos, Didier251969 35.86
279 Orlov, Georgi251961
280 Barbero, Gerardo F251951 31.36
281 Donchev, Dimitar I251956 34.44
282 Bischoff, Klaus251949 31.56
283 Zvjaginsev, Vadim251857 16.37
284 Uhlmann, Wolfgang251850 57.76
285 Skembris, Spyridon251751 34.86
286 Fominyh, Alexander251754 33.54
287 Renet, Olivier251648 28.03
288 Loginov, Valery A251651 37.05
289 Ryskin, Alexander251556 29.96
290 Novik, Maxim251556 29.05
291 Gipslis, Aivars251552 55.90
292 Rechlis, Gad251558 25.90
293 Kiselev, Sergey251450 31.30
294 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav251455 26.79
295 Plaskett, Jim251456 32.79
296 Kirov Ivanov, Nino251456 47.31
297 Machulsky, Anatoly D251461 36.27
298 Inkiov, Ventzislav251353 36.62
299 Antonio, Rogelio Jr251353 30.87
300 Zhidkov, Valery S251366 53.32
301 Chudinovskih, Alexander251367 25.80
302 Rodriguez, Amador251352 36.31
303 Zlotnik, Boris A251358 46.21
304 Klebel, Martin251361 26.63
305 Ye Rongguang251252 29.24
306 Gurevich, Vladimir251268 33.41
307 Dizdar, Goran251253 34.07
308 Rachels, Stuart251258 23.26
309 Petkevich, Jusefs251268 52.03
310 Kovacevic, Vladimir251254 50.76
311 Lima, Darcy251057 30.61
312 Naumkin, Igor251049 27.39
313 Lau, Ralf251049 33.20
314 Titov, German250954 29.68
315 Komarov, Dimitri250957 24.08
316 Milov, Leonid250957 26.90
317 Moroz, Alexander250960 31.95
318 Gallagher, Joseph G250949 28.66
319 Hector, Jonny250848 28.88
320 Magem Badals, Jordi250850 25.35
321 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni250858 39.94
322 Winants, Luc250851 29.99
323 Temirbaev, Serik250860
324 Lukacs, Peter250749 42.48
325 Burmakin, Vladimir250759 25.57
326 Tischbierek, Raj250650 30.27
327 Murshed, Niaz250652 26.63
328 Cebalo, Mišo250550 47.90
329 Mainka, Romuald250549 29.63
330 Vera, Reynaldo250554 31.98
331 Flear, Glenn C250349 33.88
332 Rivas Pastor, Manuel250351 32.47
333 Bass, Leonid250361 35.59
334 Beim, Valery250255 42.79
335 Mecking, Henrique250268 40.93
336 Stefansson, Hannes250250 20.45
337 Browne, Walter S250251 43.97
338 Yuneev, Alexey250266
339 van Wely, Loek250148 20.23
340 Dizdarevic, Emir250153 34.75
341 Groszpeter, Attila250150 32.56
342 Van der Sterren, Paul250149 36.79
343 Pfleger, Helmut250063 49.40
344 Agrest, Evgenij250056 26.38
345 Petrosian, Arshak B250052 39.04
346 Ivanovic, Božidar250052 46.35
347 Rotstein, Arkadij250055 31.67
348 Kholmov, Ratmir D250052 67.63
349 Kurtenkov, Atanas250071 29.41
350 Liang Jinrong249958 32.61
351 Khmelnitsky, Igor N249962 24.36
352 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K249864 55.01
353 Lukin, Andrei M249857 44.34
354 Golubev, Mihail249861 22.59
355 Reshevsky, Samuel H249768 81.10
356 Georgiev, Krum249751 34.60
357 Klinger, Josef249752 25.57
358 Ilincic, Zlatko249753 24.64
359 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H249762 33.70
360 Pugachov, Alexey249765 27.34
361 Gruenfeld, Yehuda249754 36.84
362 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249755 26.42
363 Budnikov, Alexandar249653 25.92
364 Ermenkov, Evgenij249552 43.26
365 Har Zvi, Ronen249557 16.22
366 Stangl, Markus249550 23.67
367 Kochiev, Alexander249453 36.77
368 Istratescu, Andrei249456 17.08
369 Andrianov, Nikolai249461 31.03
370 Csom, István249450 52.58
371 Espig, Lutz249455 43.98
372 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto249450 35.03
373 Panchenko, Alexander N249351 39.24
374 Polovodin, Igor A249360 37.77
375 Johansen, Darryl K249356 33.91
376 García Gonzáles, Guillermo249365 39.06
377 Murey, Yakov249252 51.41
378 Hracek, Zbynek249250 22.31
379 Bashkov, Viacheslav249260 30.93
380 Kishnev, Sergey249252 36.16
381 Belov, Igor249258
382 Poluljahov, Aleksandr249255 27.57
383 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A249273 54.07
384 Simic, Radoslav249256 44.56
385 Rytshagov, Mikhail249253 25.13
386 Hamdouchi, Hichem249159 20.23
387 Popchev, Milko249154 28.14
388 Kapetanovic, Armin249162
389 Duer, Arne249164 33.47
390 Karlsson, Lars249152 37.47
391 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249151 36.63
392 Lagunow, Alexander249061 25.46
393 Gufeld, Eduard E249057 56.78
394 Ivkov, Borislav248954 59.13
395 Maljutin, Evgeni248953 21.17
396 Davies, Nigel R248951 32.42
397 Mukhametov, Eldar248958 23.61
398 Kosten, Anthony C248951 34.44
399 Gheorghiu, Florin248852 48.73
400 Shmuter, Leonid248869 23.66
401 Hebden, Mark248849 34.88
402 Tseitlin, Mark D248754 49.27
403 Karpman, Vadim248759 27.63
404 Nikolac, Juraj248764 60.69
405 Filipenko, Alexander V248758 43.82
406 Varavin, Viktor248758 25.61
407 Byrne, Robert E248761 64.70
408 Sermek, Drazen248754 23.91
409 Horváth, Csaba248649 24.57
410 Haba, Petr248552 27.98
411 Arbakov, Valentin248557 40.92
412 Hresc, Vladimir248575 41.11
413 Arencibia, Walter248452 25.44
414 Jansa, Vlastimil248449 50.09
415 Orsag, Milan248359 28.97
416 Schmittdiel, Eckhard248349 32.63
417 Bezgodov, Alexei248366 23.50
418 Arkhangelsky, Boris248367 61.94
419 Legky, Nikolay A248357 37.72
420 Hecht, Hans-Joachim248374 53.92
421 Morozevich, Alexander248259 15.45
422 Manor, Ilan248260 23.18
423 Sahovic, Dragutin248270 52.40
424 Blatny, Pavel248248 24.52
425 Veingold, Aleksander248154 39.22
426 Norwood, David248156 24.24
427 Ekstroem, Roland248174 36.61
428 Wang Pin248161 18.05
429 Thorsteins, Karl248155 28.22
430 Gurevich, Dmitry248052 36.30
431 Mochalov, Evgeny V248062 41.17
432 Jackelen, Thomas248061 27.10
433 Gausel, Einar248049 29.09
434 Svidler, Peter247953 16.54
435 Belikov, Vladimir247957 21.41
436 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel247967 43.43
437 Kosashvili, Yona247963 22.49
438 Hazai, Laszlo247955 39.55
439 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247953 45.54
440 Womacka, Mathias247860 26.51
441 Levin, Felix247855 34.15
442 Glyanets, Alexander R247866 43.67
443 Drasko, Milan247752 30.07
444 Matulovic, Milan247756 57.56
445 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad247763 43.01
446 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis247753 38.66
447 Rogulj, Branko247664 41.41
448 Finegold, Benjamin247653 23.32
449 Pichler, Juergen247663 31.58
450 Gligoric, Svetozar247658 69.91
451 Gavrilov, Alexei247567 22.48
452 Paehtz, Thomas Sr247555 36.32
453 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247553 49.49
454 Vogt, Lothar H247551 40.95
455 Motwani, Paul247551 30.55
456 Yandemirov, Valeri247562 29.89
457 Reeh, Oliver247452 28.94
458 Savon, Vladimir A247450 52.26
459 Ginsburg, Gennadij247473 21.39
460 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247352 23.30
461 Todorcevic, Miodrag247350 52.14
462 Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail247371 33.57
463 Garcia, Gildardo247351 38.81
464 Handoko, Edhi247355 32.34
465 Movsziszian, Karen247258 29.98
466 Gabriel, Christian247254 17.83
467 Kolev, Atanas247254 25.46
468 Soppe, Guillermo247255 32.29
469 Kantsler, Boris247256 30.71
470 Navrotescu, Catalin247260 25.18
471 Efimov, Igor247154 32.29
472 Marjanovic, Slavoljub247158 37.98
473 Tempone, Marcelo247160 30.32
474 Strikovic, Aleksa247151 31.63
475 Okhotnik, Vladimir247063 42.84
476 Cvetkovic, Srdjan247054 46.84
477 Landa, Konstantin247062 20.61
478 Tolnai, Tibor247048 28.27
479 Ioseliani, Nana246955 30.88
480 Godena, Michele246951 25.50
481 Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo246955 33.38
482 Yrjola, Jouni246950 33.19
483 Frias, Victor J246959 36.89
484 Schussler, Harry246864 35.52
485 Rajkovic, Dusan246854 50.54
486 Dzuban, Oleg I246870
487 Gluzman, Mikhail246863 25.32
488 Marinkovic, Ivan246755 25.46
489 Lein, Anatoly246759 61.76
490 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno246759
491 Komljenovic, Davor246755 48.50
492 Aleksandrov, Aleksej246655 19.64
493 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V246661 45.37
494 Kalegin, Evgenij246669 38.32
495 Kallai, Gabor246654 33.86
496 Nadyrhanov, Sergey246669 29.26
497 Szekely, Peter246553 37.90
498 Kouatly, Bachar246555 34.83
499 Vainshtein, Vladimir246471
500 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich246452 36.97

These ratings, calculated as of December 31, 1992, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1992 and December 31, 1992, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 31, 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 December 31, 1992. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 1, 1993.

+/- 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, 1993. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 1, 1993 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, 1993. 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, 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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