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Top 10 active players as of June 30, 1994

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286249
2 Karpov, Anatoly E278847
3 Anand, Viswanathan277347
4 Kramnik, Vladimir276847
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275547
6 Kamsky, Gata273147
7 Shirov, Alexei272547
8 Salov, Valery B272550
9 Gelfand, Boris271748
10 Dreev, Alexey271149

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Top 500 active players as of June 30, 1994

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28624973.6% #231.21
2 Karpov, Anatoly E2788479.2% #643.10
3 Anand, Viswanathan2773475.5% #824.55
4 Kramnik, Vladimir2768474.8% #819.01
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2755472.8% #1125.28
6 Kamsky, Gata2731470.9% #1720.08
7 Shirov, Alexei2725470.7% #1921.98
8 Salov, Valery B2725500.9% #2030.09
9 Gelfand, Boris2717480.5% #2326.02
10 Dreev, Alexey2711490.4% #2525.44
11 Bareev, Evgeny2692480.1% #3627.61
12 Nikolic, Predrag2684480.1% #4133.80
13 Oll, Lembit267248 #5228.19
14 Adams, Michael267147 #5222.62
15 Short, Nigel D267048 #5329.08
16 Beliavsky, Alexander G266848 #5540.54
17 Vaganian, Rafael A266348 #6142.71
18 Tiviakov, Sergei266248 #6221.38
19 Fischer, Robert J2661620.2% #7251.31
20 Polgar, Judit266147 #6217.93
21 Smirin, Ilia265847 #6426.44
22 Vyzmanavin, Alexey265748 #6634.49
23 Epishin, Vladimir265748 #6628.96
24 Gavrikov, Victor N265652 #6936.91
25 Lautier, Joel265548 #6821.22
26 Piket, Jeroen265247 #7125.42
27 Dautov, Rustem2652560.1% #7828.59
28 Hübner, Robert265148 #7245.65
29 Akopian, Vladimir265048 #7422.56
30 Jussupow, Artur M264848 #7534.38
31 Sokolov, Ivan264747 #7726.05
32 Yudasin, Leonid G264248 #8334.89
33 Khalifman, Alexander264148 #8328.45
34 Kaidanov, Gregory S264150 #8634.72
35 Chernin, Alexander M264048 #8434.31
36 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir264049 #8643.66
37 Ehlvest, Jaan263447 #9031.71
38 Nunn, John D M263449 #9339.18
39 Gulko, Boris F263048 #9647.39
40 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263054 #10137.44
41 Timman, Jan H262949 #9842.54
42 Andersson, Ulf262850 #10143.01
43 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262848 #9944.38
44 Georgiev, Kiril262848 #10028.59
45 Gurevich, Mikhail N262748 #10135.36
46 Topalov, Veselin262749 #10219.29
47 Psakhis, Lev B262649 #10235.59
48 Speelman, Jonathan S262549 #10337.74
49 Seirawan, Yasser262549 #10334.27
50 Rozentalis, Eduardas262549 #10331.09
51 Miles, Anthony J262548 #10339.19
52 Graf, Alexander262452 #10731.85
53 Dolmatov, Sergey V262249 #10735.36
54 Krasenkow, Michal261948 #11030.63
55 Malaniuk, Vladimir P261848 #11036.94
56 Romanishin, Oleg M261748 #11342.47
57 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A261649 #11534.29
58 Pigusov, Evgeny261650 #11633.25
59 Novikov, Igor A261451 #11732.10
60 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I261467 #13044.19
61 Vaulin, Alexander260952 #12437.28
62 Lputian, Smbat G260949 #12436.38
63 Ribli, Zoltán260850 #12442.81
64 Vaisser, Anatoli260850 #12445.32
65 Cvitan, Ognjen260648 #12532.72
66 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260651 #12827.35
67 Korchnoi, Viktor L260647 #12563.27
68 Portisch, Lajos260549 #12757.24
69 Sturua, Zurab260453 #13235.06
70 Gorelov, Sergey G260463 #13936.87
71 Hjartarson, Jóhann260148 #13231.39
72 Hansen, Curt260149 #13329.78
73 Shabalov, Alexander260049 #13326.80
74 Benjamin, Joel L259949 #13330.30
75 Magerramov, Elmar S259953 #13736.22
76 Yermolinsky, Alex V259849 #13636.22
77 Huzman, Alexander259853 #14032.22
78 Greenfeld, Alon259751 #13830.20
79 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259753 #14037.60
80 Agdestein, Simen259650 #13927.12
81 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259548 #13728.57
82 Christiansen, Larry M259549 #13938.01
83 Hertneck, Gerald259549 #13930.78
84 Dorfman, Iosif D259451 #14142.16
85 Zvjaginsev, Vadim259453 #14317.87
86 Rublevsky, Sergei259452 #14419.71
87 Hodgson, Julian M259347 #13930.92
88 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259354 #14535.24
89 Alterman, Boris259252 #14424.15
90 Hellers, Ferdinand259150 #14425.42
91 Glek, Igor V259049 #14432.65
92 Goldin, Alexander259050 #14429.34
93 Razuvaev, Yury S259050 #14548.72
94 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V259051 #14649.76
95 Makarichev, Sergey Y258958 #15240.62
96 Kuzmin, Gennady P258951 #14848.45
97 Yurtaev, Leonid258959 #15335.16
98 Hort, Vlastimil258850 #14650.47
99 Khenkin, Igor258850 #14826.27
100 Lerner, Konstantin Z258851 #14844.34
101 Kharlov, Andrei258750 25.61
102 Kengis, Edvins258750 35.22
103 Sokolov, Andrey Y258549 31.28
104 Dokhoian, Yury258451 29.68
105 Wolff, Patrick G258450 26.37
106 Zarubin, Pavel258261 26.38
107 van Wely, Loek258146 21.73
108 Tukmakov, Vladimir B258149 48.29
109 Dvoiris, Semen I258149 35.66
110 Aseev, Konstantin N258152 33.69
111 Xie Jun258051 23.67
112 Giorgadze, Giorgi258052 29.72
113 Serper, Grigory258049 24.79
114 Neverov, Valery258051 30.02
115 Onischuk, Alexander257951 18.82
116 Kruppa, Yuri257754 30.02
117 Xu Jun257654 31.79
118 Alburt, Lev O257660 48.86
119 Ionov, Sergey257654 32.48
120 Milov, Vadim257553 21.91
121 Torre, Eugenio257457 42.65
122 Almasi, Zoltan257449 17.84
123 Shipov, Sergei257453 28.20
124 Rohde, Michael A257458 34.84
125 Ye Jiangchuan257353 33.61
126 Shneider, Aleksandr257351 32.11
127 Yemelin, Vasily257255 18.41
128 Podgaets, Mikhail Y257172 46.93
129 Balashov, Yury S257152 45.30
130 Zagrebelny, Sergey257052
131 Spassky, Boris V257055 57.42
132 Cámpora, Daniel H257050 36.99
133 Yakovich, Yuri257049 31.58
134 Shulman, Yuri257055 19.17
135 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257051 31.27
136 Fedorowicz, John P256951 35.76
137 Lutz, Christopher256949 23.35
138 Sakaev, Konstantin256952 20.21
139 Wahls, Matthias256949 26.43
140 Chandler, Murray G256952 34.24
141 Ftácnik, Lubomír256849 36.67
142 Savchenko, Stanislav256850 27.44
143 Piskov, Yury256753 32.72
144 Zapata, Alonso256751 35.86
145 Kožul, Zdenko256648 28.11
146 Anastasian, Ashot256651 29.95
147 Shabanov, Yury F256675 56.63
148 Van der Sterren, Paul256649 38.29
149 Polugaevsky, Lev A256650 59.61
150 Kuzmin, Alexey256559 31.31
151 Ruban, Vadim256453 30.05
152 Frolov, Artur256452 23.91
153 Stefansson, Hannes256449 21.94
154 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256352 50.15
155 Adorján, András256251 44.25
156 Milos, Gilberto256252 30.67
157 Sax, Gyula256148 43.03
158 Hulak, Krunoslav256153 43.10
159 Spasov, Vasil256152 23.37
160 Watson, William N256054 32.20
161 Rogers, Ian256049 34.02
162 Popovic, Petar256051 35.38
163 Pétursson, Margeir256048 34.37
164 deFirmian, Nicholas E255950 36.92
165 Kudrin, Sergey255859 34.81
166 Sunye Neto, Jaime255854 37.16
167 Damljanovic, Branko255749 33.04
168 Lobron, Eric255748 34.15
169 Guliev, Sarhan255653 26.24
170 Brodsky, Michail255651 25.26
171 Panchenko, Alexandar G255655 33.23
172 Ivanov, Sergey255655 32.75
173 van der Wiel, John T H255649 34.89
174 Chekhov, Valery A255553 38.59
175 Kupreichik, Viktor D255550 44.98
176 Sadler, Matthew255550 20.12
177 Kurajica, Bojan255451 46.62
178 Morozevich, Alexander255450 16.94
179 Minasian, Artashes255350 27.44
180 Pugachov, Alexey255257 28.84
181 Bologan, Viktor255249 22.54
182 Smyslov, Vassily V255250 73.27
183 Gruenfeld, Yehuda255154 38.34
184 Stohl, Igor255148 29.76
185 Lanka, Zigurds255149 34.11
186 Plaskett, Jim255157 34.28
187 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255048 31.46
188 Nogueiras, Jesus255051 34.95
189 Malisauskas, Vidmantas255051 30.90
190 Kindermann, Stefan255048 34.51
191 Smejkal, Jan254950 48.27
192 Muhutdinov, Marat254858 26.62
193 Didishko, Vereslav254753 45.22
194 Cebalo, Mišo254750 49.40
195 Zaichik, Gennady L254760 37.38
196 Rodriguez, Amador254752 37.81
197 Fedorov, Alexei254760 21.76
198 Loginov, Valery A254748 38.55
199 Nadyrhanov, Sergey254659 30.76
200 Polgar, Zsuzsa254448 25.20
201 Cramling, Pia254450 31.19
202 Fominyh, Alexander254453 35.04
203 Smagin, Sergey254450 35.81
204 Gurevich, Ilya254350 22.39
205 Hickl, Joerg254349 29.20
206 Spraggett, Kevin B254350 39.64
207 Golod, Vitali254353 23.01
208 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254354 28.29
209 Lalic, Bogdan254351 30.31
210 Bischoff, Klaus254349 33.06
211 Sherbakov, Ruslan254250 24.79
212 Zhelnin, Vladimir V254263 47.30
213 Ye Rongguang254254 30.74
214 Kovalev, Andrei254051 32.65
215 Vasiukov, Evgeny A254054 61.32
216 Sosonko, Gennadi254053 51.12
217 Kuczynski, Robert254050 28.20
218 Gleizerov, Evgeny253952 31.28
219 Gofshtein, Leonid D253952 41.19
220 Mestel, A Jonathan253861 37.30
221 Sutovsky, Emil253756 16.78
222 Chiburdanidze, Maia G253651 33.45
223 Golubev, Mihail253652 24.08
224 Sorokin, Maxim253651 26.44
225 Hracek, Zbynek253550 23.81
226 Svidler, Peter253553 18.04
227 Groszpeter, Attila253550 34.06
228 Bagirov, Vladimir K253551 57.87
229 Yandemirov, Valeri253453 31.38
230 Nevostrujev, Vladimir253467
231 Larsen, Bent253452 59.32
232 Averkin, Orest N253370 50.35
233 Tkachiev, Vladislav253356 20.64
234 Hansen, Lars Bo253349 25.77
235 Fishbein, Alexander253357 26.14
236 Mokrý, Karel253252 35.40
237 Kotronias, Vasilios253249 29.85
238 Schlosser, Philipp253249 25.86
239 Donchev, Dimitar I253156 35.94
240 Zlochevskij, Alexander253156 31.01
241 Sher, Miron N253150 42.00
242 Tischbierek, Raj253052 31.77
243 Kuporosov, Viktor253055 32.76
244 Buturin, Vladimir252974 50.61
245 Timoshenko, Georgy252952 28.08
246 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252957 36.19
247 Ulibin, Mikhail252950 23.08
248 Dlugy, Maxim252958 28.42
249 Baburin, Alexander252953 27.36
250 Anapolsky, Sergey252860 19.19
251 Pintér, József252853 40.64
252 Makarov, Marat252854 31.15
253 Ivanov, Alexander V252852 38.16
254 Suba, Mihai252850 47.08
255 Drasko, Milan252751 31.56
256 Ostojic, Nikola252757 22.09
257 Milov, Leonid252659 28.40
258 Wang Pin252662 19.55
259 Browne, Walter S252653 45.47
260 Korzubov, Peter252670 32.49
261 Kiselev, Sergey252551 32.79
262 Beim, Valery252454 44.29
263 Hamdouchi, Hichem252452 21.73
264 Wang Zili252469 26.04
265 Faragó, Iván252448 48.24
266 Timoshchenko, Gennady252354 45.17
267 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252351 48.20
268 Kosashvili, Yona252362 23.98
269 Bönsch, Uwe252349 35.71
270 Zhuravliov, Valerij252258 55.55
271 Pfleger, Helmut252262 50.90
272 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252153 27.91
273 Lau, Ralf252049 34.70
274 Kovacevic, Vladimir251953 52.26
275 Norwood, David251954 25.74
276 Saltaev, Mihail251953 31.61
277 Vlassov, Nikolai251858 28.59
278 Simic, Radoslav251852 46.06
279 Panno, Oscar R251852 59.29
280 Kavalek, Lubomir251863 50.89
281 Zezulkin, Jurij251760 22.87
282 Komarov, Dimitri251755 25.58
283 Moiseev, Viktor251761 35.13
284 Moskalenko, Viktor251750 33.57
285 Arkhangelsky, Boris251767 63.44
286 Adianto, Utut251652 29.29
287 Atalik, Suat251650 29.72
288 Panchenko, Alexander N251651 40.73
289 Sergeev, Veniamin251565 33.24
290 Horváth, Csaba251549 26.07
291 Liss, Eran251455 18.99
292 Rachels, Stuart251466 24.76
293 Nikolac, Juraj251467 62.19
294 Stangl, Markus251349 25.17
295 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251370 39.28
296 Marin, Mihail251350 29.19
297 Nesterov, Jakov251357 27.60
298 London, Dimitri251265 31.61
299 Hector, Jonny251249 30.38
300 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251252 52.13
301 Thorsteins, Karl251159 29.71
302 Moroz, Alexander251160 33.45
303 Polovodin, Igor A251056 39.27
304 Schoenthier, Frank251065 35.62
305 Rivas Pastor, Manuel250951 33.96
306 Murshed, Niaz250955 28.13
307 Olafsson, Helgi250950 37.87
308 Mitkov, Nikola250954 22.53
309 King, Daniel J250851 30.84
310 Poluljahov, Aleksandr250853 29.06
311 Kalegin, Evgenij250860 39.81
312 Meister, Yakov250856 38.80
313 Levin, Felix250856 35.65
314 Knaak, Rainer F250852 41.29
315 Vesselovsky, Serguei250865 42.43
316 Taimanov, Mark E250754 68.40
317 Gabriel, Christian250752 19.32
318 Arnason, Jon L250751 33.63
319 Kishnev, Sergey250754 37.66
320 Koutsin, Sergey250757 37.08
321 Sermek, Drazen250650 25.42
322 Horvath, Jozsef250648 29.88
323 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B250650 39.62
324 Lastin, Alexander250674 17.67
325 Orlov, Georgi250660
326 Ginsburg, Gennadij250564 22.88
327 Palac, Mladen250551 23.37
328 Arkhipov, Sergey250551 40.02
329 Gurevich, Dmitry250550 37.80
330 Hebden, Mark250449 36.37
331 Ernst, Thomas250449 33.87
332 Budnikov, Alexandar250452 27.43
333 Winants, Luc250452 31.49
334 Janjgava, Lasha250464 24.15
335 Agrest, Evgenij250353 27.87
336 Spangenberg, Hugo250350 18.61
337 Burmakin, Vladimir250254 27.06
338 Istratescu, Andrei250250 18.57
339 Legky, Nikolay A250253 39.22
340 Leko, Peter250248 14.81
341 Conquest, Stuart250249 27.33
342 Rajkovic, Dusan250253 52.04
343 Varavin, Viktor250256 27.10
344 Lempert, Igor250153 24.65
345 Kveinys, Aloyzas250150 31.97
346 Zlotnik, Boris A250161 47.71
347 Cabrilo, Goran250155 35.99
348 Geller, Efim P250053 69.33
349 Lin Weiguo250061 23.92
350 Yuneev, Alexey250060
351 Davies, Nigel R250050 33.91
352 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno250068
353 Ilincic, Zlatko250052 26.14
354 Garcia250075
355 Chudinovskih, Alexander250074 27.30
356 Johansen, Darryl K249958 35.40
357 Renet, Olivier249949 29.52
358 Peng Xiaomin249966 21.23
359 Cid, Marino Alejandro249871 36.05
360 Luther, Thomas249749 24.65
361 Nalbandian, Tigran249756 19.07
362 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249755 32.36
363 Korneev, Oleg249753 24.92
364 Barbero, Gerardo F249753 32.86
365 Guseinov, Aidyn249666 42.49
366 Murey, Yakov249653 52.91
367 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249551 38.13
368 Kolev, Atanas249552 26.95
369 Kalinitschew, Sergey249555 38.41
370 Klinger, Josef249553 27.06
371 Ibragimov, Ildar249550 26.87
372 Ubilava, Elizbar E249451 43.84
373 Zakharevich, Igor249462 30.95
374 Magem Badals, Jordi249449 26.85
375 Blatny, Pavel249348 26.02
376 Finegold, Benjamin249355 24.81
377 Vasquez, Rodrigo249367 24.56
378 Ryskin, Alexander249351 31.47
379 Beshukov, Sergei249354 23.24
380 Mukhametov, Eldar249359 25.11
381 Iuldachev, Saidali249367 26.41
382 Kosten, Anthony C249352 35.93
383 Kouatly, Bachar249358 36.32
384 Vera, Reynaldo249353 33.48
385 Strikovic, Aleksa249253 33.13
386 Flear, Glenn C249251 35.38
387 Skembris, Spyridon249249 36.36
388 Petrienko, Vladimir249261 39.31
389 Lejlic, Samir249263 29.93
390 Ruzele, Darius249258 26.17
391 Nikolenko, Oleg249256 35.03
392 Aleksandrov, Aleksej249256 21.13
393 Rausis, Igors249150 33.23
394 Arbakov, Valentin249153 42.42
395 Gallagher, Joseph G249149 30.15
396 Titov, German249158 31.18
397 Shmuter, Leonid249055 25.16
398 Kirov Ivanov, Nino249061 48.81
399 Brunner, Lucas249048 27.09
400 Djuric, Stefan249054 38.92
401 Magomedov, Magaram248955 28.11
402 Sahovic, Dragutin248963 53.89
403 Jansa, Vlastimil248948 51.59
404 Har Zvi, Ronen248856 17.71
405 Barua, Dibyendu248853 27.67
406 Fercec, Nenad248867 33.22
407 Palatnik, Semen A248861 44.26
408 Comas Fabrego, Luis248757 23.02
409 Tregubov, Pavel V248751 22.52
410 Petrosian, Arshak B248752 40.54
411 Karlsson, Lars248651 38.96
412 Kosic, Dragan248651 24.37
413 Howell, James C248650 27.12
414 Bagaturov, Giorgi248656 29.59
415 Temirbaev, Serik248558
416 Dizdar, Goran248551 35.57
417 Mainka, Romuald248450 31.12
418 Garcia, Gildardo248452 40.31
419 Emms, John M248449 27.29
420 Mortensen, Erling248450 39.23
421 Duer, Arne248471 34.96
422 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248463 22.08
423 Rechlis, Gad248458 27.40
424 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248452 23.49
425 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248350 36.52
426 Slobodjan, Roman248352 19.49
427 Yuferov, Sergey N248265 48.57
428 Maksimenko, Andrei248253 24.56
429 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H248266 35.20
430 Vakhidov, Tahir248260
431 Motwani, Paul248257 32.05
432 Bass, Leonid248170 37.08
433 Sokolin, Leonid M248162
434 Keitlinghaus, Ludger248150 28.93
435 Semeniuk, Alexander A248170 41.80
436 Naumkin, Igor248150 28.89
437 Liang Jinrong248070 34.11
438 Lukacs, Peter248048 43.97
439 Sagalchik, Gennadij248066 25.19
440 Maljutin, Evgeni248056 22.66
441 Vogt, Lothar H247951 42.45
442 Brooks, Michael A247969 33.20
443 Khasin, Alexander247965 43.17
444 Pichler, Juergen247969 33.07
445 Petkevich, Jusefs247956 53.53
446 Ziatdinov, Raset247858 35.51
447 Kapetanovic, Armin247875
448 Inkiov, Ventzislav247855 38.11
449 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria247851 35.99
450 Gipslis, Aivars247850 57.39
451 Ivanovic, Božidar247851 47.85
452 Vukic, Milan247853 50.86
453 Agamaliev, Djamil247863 19.83
454 Nedobora, Mikhail247755 24.16
455 Nikolic, Zivoslav247755 40.55
456 Lisenko, Alexander V247761 43.04
457 Manor, Ilan247761 24.68
458 Karpman, Vadim247766 29.13
459 Quinteros, Miguel A247661 46.51
460 Darga, Klaus V247673 60.35
461 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247650 59.25
462 Bezgodov, Alexei247662 24.99
463 Galliamova, Alisa247654 22.45
464 Gurevich, Vladimir247659 34.90
465 Kumaran, Dharshan247553 19.06
466 Gausel, Einar247549 30.58
467 Zhidkov, Valery S247563 54.82
468 Zelcic, Robert247552 28.77
469 Bukic, Enver247560 56.58
470 Zaitsev, Igor A247451 56.09
471 Belikov, Vladimir247457 22.91
472 Gyimesi, Zoltan247454 17.25
473 Khmelnitsky, Igor N247475 25.86
474 Frias, Victor J247458 38.39
475 Finkel, Alexander247459 19.49
476 Stanec, Nikolaus247354 26.17
477 Handoko, Edhi247358 33.84
478 Kholmov, Ratmir D247355 69.13
479 Chuchelov, Vladimir247353 24.76
480 Hoffman, Alejandro247350 27.68
481 Ivanov, Igor V247352 47.48
482 Popchev, Milko247356 29.63
483 Rytshagov, Mikhail247352 26.63
484 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni247356 41.45
485 Hug, Werner247353 41.80
486 Womacka, Mathias247257 28.01
487 Reeh, Oliver247253 30.45
488 Dizdarevic, Emir247252 36.24
489 Hazai, Laszlo247255 41.04
490 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich247257 38.47
491 Yegiazarian, Arsen247262 24.03
492 Rotstein, Arkadij247252 33.17
493 Drozdov, Igor247260 26.23
494 Gligoric, Svetozar247173 71.41
495 Kochiev, Alexander247157 38.26
496 Shevelev, Sergei247161 25.23
497 Georgiev, Krum247152 36.10
498 Nijboer, Friso247049 29.09
499 Matulovic, Milan247054 59.05
500 Kallai, Gabor247053 35.36

These ratings, calculated as of June 30, 1994, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1993 and June 30, 1994, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 1993. 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 June 30, 1994. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 1, 1994.

+/- 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 July 1, 1994. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 1, 1994 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 July 1, 1994. 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 June 30, 1994. 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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