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Top 10 active players as of July 31, 1995

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286548
2 Anand, Viswanathan279747
3 Karpov, Anatoly E279246
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily279046
5 Kramnik, Vladimir278847
6 Kamsky, Gata275248
7 Salov, Valery B271449
8 Dreev, Alexey271348
9 Shirov, Alexei270647
10 Gelfand, Boris270548

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Top 500 active players as of July 31, 1995

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28654866.1% #232.30
2 Anand, Viswanathan2797479.4% #625.64
3 Karpov, Anatoly E2792467.5% #644.19
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2790467.0% #626.37
5 Kramnik, Vladimir2788477.0% #620.10
6 Kamsky, Gata2752481.7% #1121.16
7 Salov, Valery B2714490.3% #2431.18
8 Dreev, Alexey2713480.2% #2426.53
9 Shirov, Alexei2706470.1% #2723.07
10 Gelfand, Boris2705480.2% #2827.10
11 Bareev, Evgeny269047 #3728.69
12 Polgar, Judit268447 #4119.02
13 Sokolov, Ivan267447 #4827.13
14 Topalov, Veselin267348 #5020.38
15 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A266749 #5635.37
16 Oll, Lembit266548 #5829.27
17 Jussupow, Artur M266447 #5835.47
18 Fischer, Robert J2662700.3% #7452.39
19 Ehlvest, Jaan266148 #6132.80
20 Khalifman, Alexander266147 #6129.54
21 Nikolic, Predrag265748 #6534.89
22 Adams, Michael265747 #6423.70
23 Lautier, Joel265547 #6622.30
24 Hübner, Robert265549 #6846.73
25 Akopian, Vladimir265349 #7023.65
26 Tiviakov, Sergei265347 #6922.46
27 Speelman, Jonathan S265148 #7238.83
28 Seirawan, Yasser264850 #7535.35
29 Morozevich, Alexander264749 #7718.04
30 Tukmakov, Vladimir B264549 #7849.38
31 Yudasin, Leonid G264548 #7835.97
32 Epishin, Vladimir264448 #7930.05
33 Piket, Jeroen264447 #7826.51
34 Short, Nigel D264347 #8130.16
35 Beliavsky, Alexander G264248 #8141.62
36 Andersson, Ulf264050 #8544.09
37 Vaganian, Rafael A263748 #8843.79
38 Rublevsky, Sergei263750 #8820.79
39 Smirin, Ilia263648 #8827.53
40 Vyzmanavin, Alexey263549 #9035.58
41 Pigusov, Evgeny263252 #9734.33
42 Graf, Alexander263150 #9532.93
43 Gulko, Boris F263148 #9448.48
44 Eingorn, Viacheslav S263152 #9838.68
45 Korchnoi, Viktor L262946 #9564.36
46 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel262848 #9829.66
47 Kaidanov, Gregory S262451 #10535.80
48 Dautov, Rustem262354 #10929.67
49 Gavrikov, Victor N262350 #10538.01
50 Christiansen, Larry M262049 #10839.09
51 Portisch, Lajos262049 #10858.32
52 Chernin, Alexander M262047 #10735.40
53 Rozentalis, Eduardas261749 #11132.18
54 Huzman, Alexander261754 #11733.31
55 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E261649 #11345.47
56 Hansen, Curt261650 #11430.87
57 Georgiev, Kiril261549 #11329.67
58 Almasi, Zoltan261347 #11618.92
59 Krasenkow, Michal261348 #11631.71
60 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261257 #12538.53
61 Psakhis, Lev B261048 #11936.67
62 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir261048 #11944.74
63 Alterman, Boris260749 #12425.24
64 Miles, Anthony J260747 #12340.27
65 Dolmatov, Sergey V260750 #12536.45
66 Novikov, Igor A260650 #12633.19
67 Kharlov, Andrei260551 #12726.70
68 Razuvaev, Yury S260449 #12749.81
69 Vaisser, Anatoli260250 #13046.40
70 Hellers, Ferdinand260254 #13426.51
71 Nunn, John D M260249 #13040.27
72 Hjartarson, Jóhann260148 #13132.48
73 Romanishin, Oleg M260048 #13243.56
74 Glek, Igor V259848 #13433.73
75 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav259860 #14330.98
76 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259848 #13438.03
77 Lerner, Konstantin Z259852 #13845.42
78 Zvjaginsev, Vadim259749 #13518.95
79 Dvoiris, Semen I259550 #13836.74
80 Ribli, Zoltán259550 #13843.90
81 Giorgadze, Giorgi259549 #13930.81
82 Kosashvili, Yona259556 #14425.08
83 Svidler, Peter259449 #14019.12
84 Hracek, Zbynek259450 #14024.89
85 Yermolinsky, Alex V259349 #14037.30
86 Benjamin, Joel L259349 #14131.39
87 Timman, Jan H259248 #14043.63
88 Kožul, Zdenko259248 #13929.19
89 Kruppa, Yuri259252 #14531.11
90 Tkachiev, Vladislav258949 #14421.73
91 Hodgson, Julian M258948 #14332.02
92 Rogers, Ian258950 #14635.10
93 Kharitonov, Andrey Y258851 #14736.32
94 Gurevich, Mikhail N258849 #14636.44
95 Lputian, Smbat G258750 #14737.46
96 Pétursson, Margeir258748 #14735.46
97 Dokhoian, Yury258553 #15230.76
98 Agdestein, Simen258352 #15328.21
99 Kuzmin, Alexey258358 #15732.40
100 Didishko, Vereslav258352 #15346.31
101 van Wely, Loek258247 22.81
102 Sadler, Matthew258249 21.21
103 Smejkal, Jan258252 49.36
104 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V258249 50.85
105 Milov, Vadim258149 22.99
106 Lalic, Bogdan258148 31.40
107 Sturua, Zurab258153 36.15
108 Kengis, Edvins258149 36.30
109 Sokolov, Andrey Y258149 32.36
110 Magerramov, Elmar S258055 37.31
111 Savchenko, Stanislav258049 28.53
112 Rohde, Michael A258066 35.92
113 Fedorov, Alexei257953 22.84
114 Ftácnik, Lubomír257949 37.75
115 Kurajica, Bojan257849 47.71
116 Leko, Peter257848 15.90
117 Hertneck, Gerald257750 31.87
118 Serper, Grigory257549 25.88
119 Smagin, Sergey257550 36.90
120 Makarichev, Sergey Y257560 41.70
121 Bologan, Viktor257448 23.63
122 Polgar, Zsuzsa257349 26.28
123 Cvitan, Ognjen257348 33.81
124 Dorfman, Iosif D257252 43.25
125 Fedorowicz, John P257253 36.84
126 Onischuk, Alexander257151 19.91
127 Hickl, Joerg257150 30.29
128 Greenfeld, Alon257051 31.29
129 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257050 32.35
130 Spassky, Boris V256957 58.50
131 Yakovich, Yuri256949 32.67
132 Gorelov, Sergey G256962 37.95
133 Aseev, Konstantin N256850 34.78
134 Cámpora, Daniel H256849 38.09
135 Adianto, Utut256850 30.37
136 Kotronias, Vasilios256649 30.93
137 Wolff, Patrick G256653 27.46
138 Sakaev, Konstantin256649 21.30
139 Yurtaev, Leonid256656 36.25
140 Vesselovsky, Serguei256661 43.51
141 Lutz, Christopher256648 24.44
142 Neverov, Valery256651 31.11
143 Shabalov, Alexander256549 27.88
144 Minasian, Artashes256550 28.53
145 Ulibin, Mikhail256550 24.17
146 Smyslov, Vassily V256550 74.35
147 Polugaevsky, Lev A256454 60.70
148 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256357 51.24
149 Timoshchenko, Gennady256353 46.26
150 Torre, Eugenio256358 43.74
151 Khenkin, Igor256350 27.36
152 Hebden, Mark256250 37.46
153 Komarov, Dimitri256251 26.66
154 deFirmian, Nicholas E256248 38.01
155 Shneider, Aleksandr256249 33.19
156 Hulak, Krunoslav256149 44.18
157 Ye Jiangchuan256153 34.70
158 Milos, Gilberto256151 31.75
159 Xie Jun256150 24.75
160 Pugachov, Alexey256158 29.92
161 Zaichik, Gennady L256157 38.47
162 Ivanov, Sergey255953 33.84
163 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E255951 28.43
164 Hort, Vlastimil255950 51.55
165 Kuzmin, Gennady P255950 49.53
166 Gruenfeld, Yehuda255953 39.42
167 Hansen, Lars Bo255848 26.85
168 Sax, Gyula255749 44.12
169 Lobron, Eric255748 35.23
170 Van der Sterren, Paul255649 39.37
171 Xu Jun255654 32.87
172 Wahls, Matthias255649 27.51
173 Makarov, Marat255553 32.23
174 Kupreichik, Viktor D255450 46.08
175 Golod, Vitali255354 24.10
176 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255348 32.54
177 Kudrin, Sergey255358 35.90
178 Luther, Thomas255249 25.74
179 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255254 29.38
180 Nogueiras, Jesus255150 36.04
181 Popovic, Petar255150 36.46
182 Sher, Miron N255150 43.09
183 Beim, Valery255053 45.37
184 Yemelin, Vasily255051 19.50
185 Sherbakov, Ruslan255049 25.88
186 Lastin, Alexander254971 18.75
187 Ruban, Vadim254954 31.13
188 Loginov, Valery A254948 39.63
189 Kindermann, Stefan254948 35.59
190 Ibragimov, Ildar254848 27.95
191 Aleksandrov, Aleksej254853 22.22
192 Orlov, Georgi254757
193 Arkhipov, Sergey254751 41.11
194 Bönsch, Uwe254750 36.79
195 Fominyh, Alexander254752 36.13
196 Wang Zili254658 27.13
197 Goldin, Alexander254650 30.43
198 Korneev, Oleg254650 26.02
199 Plaskett, Jim254664 35.37
200 Balashov, Yury S254550 46.38
201 Anastasian, Ashot254452 31.04
202 Spasov, Vasil254454 24.45
203 Magem Badals, Jordi254448 27.93
204 Gurevich, Ilya254453 23.48
205 Suba, Mihai254450 48.16
206 Stangl, Markus254450 26.26
207 Brodsky, Michail254350 26.34
208 Gleizerov, Evgeny254352 32.36
209 Kotsur, Pavel254353 21.58
210 Watson, William N254255 33.29
211 Filippov, Valerij254258 19.67
212 Zarubin, Pavel254260 27.46
213 Mariano, Nelson254259 21.09
214 Adorján, András254251 45.33
215 Bischoff, Klaus254149 34.14
216 Kovalev, Andrei254050 33.73
217 Muhutdinov, Marat254061 27.70
218 Pintér, József253853 41.73
219 Sagalchik, Gennadij253857 26.27
220 Sorokin, Maxim253851 27.52
221 Piskov, Yury253851 33.80
222 Varavin, Viktor253854 28.19
223 Kiselev, Sergey253750 33.88
224 Browne, Walter S253752 46.56
225 Golubev, Mihail253651 25.17
226 Guliev, Sarhan253550 27.33
227 Shipov, Sergei253451 29.29
228 Cebalo, Mišo253349 50.48
229 Ginsburg, Gennadij253358 23.96
230 Bagirov, Vladimir K253352 58.95
231 Timoshenko, Georgy253350 29.16
232 Stohl, Igor253348 30.84
233 Chandler, Murray G253353 35.32
234 Alburt, Lev O253363 49.94
235 Landa, Konstantin253353 23.19
236 Zagrebelny, Sergey253350
237 Kovacevic, Vladimir2253367 40.37
238 Shabanov, Yury F253268 57.72
239 Dlugy, Maxim253262 29.51
240 Cramling, Pia253249 32.27
241 Spraggett, Kevin B253150 40.72
242 Damljanovic, Branko253148 34.12
243 Chekhov, Valery A253153 39.68
244 Davies, Nigel R253150 34.99
245 Sutovsky, Emil253151 17.87
246 Vaulin, Alexander253049 38.37
247 Saltaev, Mihail253052 32.70
248 Dokutchaev, Aleksander252956 23.16
249 Yegiazarian, Arsen252960 25.12
250 Arnason, Jon L252953 34.72
251 Maljutin, Evgeni252958 23.75
252 Atalik, Suat252950 30.81
253 Mecking, Henrique252959 43.52
254 Dao Thien Hai252849 17.22
255 Rodriguez, Ad252765
256 Stefansson, Hannes252649 23.04
257 Horváth, Csaba252648 27.15
258 Donchev, Dimitar I252661 37.03
259 Fishbein, Alexander252563 27.23
260 Moskalenko, Viktor252549 34.66
261 Chiburdanidze, Maia G252450 34.54
262 Kiriakov, Petr252457 20.55
263 Schlosser, Philipp252449 26.94
264 King, Daniel J252352 31.92
265 Notkin, Maksim252353 31.64
266 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252351 28.99
267 Nikolac, Juraj252268 63.27
268 Mainka, Romuald252250 32.21
269 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252252 31.98
270 Zapata, Alonso252250 36.94
271 Frolov, Artur252151 25.00
272 Ionov, Sergey252153 33.56
273 Zezulkin, Jurij252163 23.95
274 Groszpeter, Attila252149 35.14
275 Baburin, Alexander252153 28.45
276 Hamdouchi, Hichem252053 22.81
277 Buturin, Vladimir252061 51.70
278 Miladinovic, Igor252051 21.52
279 Budnikov, Alexandar251954 28.51
280 Fercec, Nenad251962 34.30
281 Panchenko, Alexander N251952 41.82
282 Averkin, Orest N251974 51.43
283 Agrest, Evgenij251855 28.95
284 Shulman, Yuri251851 20.26
285 Tunik, Gennady251851 42.18
286 Maksimenko, Andrei251851 25.65
287 Kalantarian, Norik251855 32.95
288 Annageldyev, Orazly251763 35.36
289 Zhuravliov, Valerij251760 56.64
290 Ivanov, Alexander V2251763 39.25
291 Hector, Jonny251749 31.47
292 Vasiukov, Evgeny A251754 62.40
293 Wang Pin251773 20.64
294 Babula, Vlastimil251651 21.83
295 Drasko, Milan251650 32.65
296 Shmuter, Leonid251654 26.24
297 Bezgodov, Alexei251658 26.09
298 Marin, Mihail251549 30.28
299 Kavalek, Lubomir251572 51.97
300 Peng Xiaomin251564 22.31
301 Vasquez, Rodrigo251469 25.65
302 Zlochevskij, Alexander251454 32.10
303 London, Dimitri251374 32.69
304 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251351 49.29
305 Burmakin, Vladimir251351 28.15
306 Har Zvi, Ronen251353 18.80
307 Sokolin, Leonid M251362
308 Mestel, A Jonathan251362 38.38
309 Kosic, Dragan251251 25.46
310 Nikolenko, Oleg251253 36.12
311 Chernyshov, Konstantin251254 28.14
312 Rachels, Stuart251275 25.85
313 Anapolsky, Sergey251267 20.27
314 Renet, Olivier251250 30.61
315 Sosonko, Gennadi251251 52.20
316 Djuric, Stefan251152 40.01
317 Gurevich, Dmitry251149 38.89
318 Mokrý, Karel251151 36.48
319 Polovodin, Igor A251162 40.36
320 Moroz, Alexander251164 34.54
321 Arkhangelsky, Boris251070 64.53
322 Malakhov, Vladimir251057 14.68
323 Faragó, Iván251048 49.33
324 Larsen, Bent251052 60.41
325 Gallagher, Joseph G250949 31.24
326 Shariyazdanov, Andrey250958 19.05
327 Tseitlin, Mark D250953 51.86
328 Dizdar, Goran250950 36.66
329 Ilincic, Zlatko250951 27.22
330 Istratescu, Andrei250850 19.66
331 Kalegin, Evgenij250858 40.90
332 Brenninkmeijer, Joris250753 25.88
333 Pfleger, Helmut250768 51.98
334 Simic, Radoslav250751 47.14
335 Sergeev, Veniamin250673 34.33
336 Nadyrhanov, Sergey250655 31.84
337 Rodriguez, Amador250652 38.90
338 Lanka, Zigurds250649 35.19
339 Liss, Eran250652 20.08
340 Rausis, Igors250650 34.31
341 Kishnev, Sergey250557 38.75
342 Rechlis, Gad250557 28.49
343 van der Wiel, John T H250549 35.97
344 Kuczynski, Robert250450 29.29
345 Gabriel, Christian250351 20.41
346 Kholmov, Ratmir D250352 70.22
347 Gyimesi, Zoltan250349 18.33
348 Ionescu, Constantin250351 36.88
349 Palac, Mladen250350 24.45
350 Antunes, Antonio250351 33.48
351 Danielsen, Henrik250351 29.53
352 Belikov, Vladimir250255 23.99
353 Thorsteins, Karl250261 30.80
354 Komliakov, Viktor250250 35.27
355 Knaak, Rainer F250153 42.37
356 Legky, Nikolay A250153 40.30
357 Taimanov, Mark E250152 69.48
358 Milov, Leonid250055 29.48
359 Yuneev, Alexey250061
360 Zhelnin, Vladimir V250064 48.38
361 Zlotnik, Boris A250068 48.79
362 Garcia, Gildardo249951 41.39
363 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo249950 25.48
364 Vlassov, Nikolai249956 29.67
365 Conquest, Stuart249950 28.41
366 Tischbierek, Raj249852 32.85
367 Komljenovic, Davor249853 51.08
368 Ubilava, Elizbar E249853 44.92
369 Lempert, Igor249854 25.73
370 Dizdarevic, Emir249749 37.33
371 Klinger, Josef249758 28.15
372 Iuldachev, Saidali249775 27.50
373 Cabrilo, Goran249654 37.08
374 Vogt, Lothar H249652 43.54
375 Rajkovic, Dusan249555 53.12
376 Inkiov, Ventzislav249557 39.20
377 Poluljahov, Aleksandr249550 30.15
378 Zarnicki, Pablo249550 22.72
379 Kosten, Anthony C249554 37.02
380 Kobalija, Mihail249561 17.24
381 Kveinys, Aloyzas249549 33.06
382 Nesterov, Jakov249459 28.69
383 Mitenkov, Alexey249460 34.40
384 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B249452 40.70
385 Lau, Ralf249449 35.78
386 Zakharevich, Igor249453 32.05
387 Geller, Efim P249456 70.41
388 Horvath, Jozsef249447 30.96
389 Ostojic, Nikola249455 23.17
390 Sermek, Drazen249349 26.50
391 Howell, James C249349 28.20
392 Temirbaev, Serik249357
393 Kundin, Alexander249266 14.10
394 Movsesian, Sergei249252 16.74
395 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249150 60.34
396 Kouatly, Bachar249164 37.41
397 Ruzele, Darius249154 27.26
398 Moldobaev, Emelbek249170
399 Gonzalez, JA.249170
400 Volkov, Sergey249161 21.48
401 Blatny, Pavel249048 27.11
402 Murshed, Niaz249054 29.22
403 Borges Mateos, Juan249056 29.34
404 Schoenthier, Frank248967 36.70
405 Lin Weiguo248866 25.02
406 Flear, Glenn C248851 36.47
407 Sulskis, Sarunas248853 22.68
408 Ryskin, Alexander248853 32.55
409 Ye Rongguang248756 31.83
410 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248750 24.57
411 Gofshtein, Leonid D248750 42.28
412 Tisdall, Jonathan D248749 36.92
413 Petrosian, Arshak B248754 41.62
414 Barua, Dibyendu248753 28.76
415 Lazarev, Vladimir248755 31.15
416 Dyachkov, Sergej248760 18.73
417 Jansa, Vlastimil248649 52.68
418 Velimirovic, Dragoljub248651 53.22
419 Kalinitschew, Sergey248655 39.49
420 Kirov Ivanov, Nino248657 49.89
421 Johansen, Darryl K248657 36.49
422 Garcia248672
423 Sunye Neto, Jaime248553 38.24
424 Zontakh, Andrey248553 24.74
425 Panno, Oscar R248551 60.37
426 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248549 37.09
427 Norwood, David248553 26.83
428 Akhmadeev, Vadim248562 39.05
429 Finkel, Alexander248554 20.58
430 Dimitrov, Vladimir248453 27.30
431 Borovikov, Vladislav248466 21.97
432 Vakhidov, Tahir248466
433 Soffer, Ram248452 29.90
434 Arencibia, Walter248451 28.03
435 Apicella, Manuel248449 25.28
436 Agamaliev, Djamil248464 20.92
437 Guliev, Logman248462 21.58
438 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno248358
439 Sherbakov, Vitaly S248372 40.12
440 Janjgava, Lasha248357 25.24
441 Kovacevic, Vladimir248351 53.35
442 Galliamova, Alisa248253 23.54
443 Mukhametov, Eldar248254 26.19
444 Emms, John M248249 28.38
445 Cherepkov, Alexander V248263 74.75
446 Kuporosov, Viktor248253 33.85
447 Womacka, Mathias248259 29.10
448 Wells, Peter K248249 30.29
449 Podzielny, Karl Heinz248255 40.89
450 Enders, Peter248250 32.49
451 Hernandez, Gilberto248151
452 Ivanov, Alexander V248152 39.25
453 Kumaran, Dharshan248153 20.15
454 Spangenberg, Hugo248148 19.69
455 Brunner, Lucas248148 28.17
456 Quinteros, Miguel A248154 47.59
457 Palatnik, Semen A248064 45.35
458 Koutsin, Sergey248054 38.16
459 Levin, Felix248054 36.74
460 Winants, Luc248052 32.58
461 Cid, Marino Alejandro248075 37.13
462 Antonio, Rogelio Jr248056 33.45
463 Unzicker, Wolfgang247954 70.10
464 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247956 48.12
465 Karpman, Vadim247971 30.22
466 Yuferov, Sergey N247962 49.66
467 Stanec, Nikolaus247950 27.26
468 Bass, Leonid247974 38.17
469 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247858 37.27
470 Feygin, Michail247860 20.50
471 Yrjola, Jouni247852 35.77
472 Franco Ocampos, Zenon247850 39.22
473 Gil Capape, Javier247864 28.22
474 Teske, Henrik247851 27.42
475 Frias, Victor J247856 39.47
476 Tabatadze, Tamaz247865 27.34
477 Kuijf, Marinus247852 35.47
478 Krogius, Nikolay V247859 65.02
479 Mohr, Georg247849 30.49
480 Ernst, Thomas247850 34.95
481 Hug, Werner247752 42.89
482 Bangiev, Alexander247764 48.71
483 Utemov, Vladimir247772
484 Avrukh, Boris247657 17.56
485 Panchenko, Alexandar G247657 34.31
486 Rytshagov, Mikhail247651 27.72
487 Nijboer, Friso247649 30.18
488 Krakops, Maris247556 17.33
489 Pavlovic, Milos247552 31.57
490 Gurevich, Vladimir247553 35.98
491 Guseinov, Aidyn247566 43.58
492 Lugovoi, Aleksei247552 20.40
493 Ivanovic, Božidar247452 48.93
494 Strikovic, Aleksa247452 34.22
495 Popchev, Milko247458 30.72
496 Yandemirov, Valeri247451 32.47
497 Kochiev, Alexander247454 39.35
498 Djurhuus, Rune247350 25.52
499 Garcia Ilundain, David247352 24.33
500 Vera, Reynaldo247351 34.56

These ratings, calculated as of July 31, 1995, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between August 1, 1994 and July 31, 1995, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of July 31, 1994. 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 July 31, 1995. This represents the player's estimated strength on August 1, 1995.

+/- 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 August 1, 1995. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on August 1, 1995 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 August 1, 1995. 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 July 31, 1995. 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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