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Top 10 active players as of November 30, 1995

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286248
2 Karpov, Anatoly E281547
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily280247
4 Anand, Viswanathan280147
5 Kramnik, Vladimir279847
6 Kamsky, Gata276148
7 Gelfand, Boris272049
8 Shirov, Alexei271247
9 Polgar, Judit271147
10 Dreev, Alexey270948

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Top 500 active players as of November 30, 1995

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28624855.3% #232.63
2 Karpov, Anatoly E28154714.7% #544.52
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily2802479.3% #626.70
4 Anand, Viswanathan2801479.3% #625.96
5 Kramnik, Vladimir2798478.2% #620.43
6 Kamsky, Gata2761482.0% #1021.49
7 Gelfand, Boris2720490.3% #2227.43
8 Shirov, Alexei2712470.1% #2523.40
9 Polgar, Judit2711470.1% #2519.35
10 Dreev, Alexey2709480.2% #2626.86
11 Bareev, Evgeny2702480.1% #3129.02
12 Topalov, Veselin2693480.1% #3620.71
13 Salov, Valery B268849 #4031.51
14 Oll, Lembit267749 #4929.60
15 Sokolov, Ivan267547 #4927.46
16 Ehlvest, Jaan267048 #5533.13
17 Adams, Michael266447 #6024.04
18 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265949 #6735.70
19 Khalifman, Alexander265747 #6729.87
20 Nikolic, Predrag265448 #7135.22
21 Seirawan, Yasser265350 #7235.68
22 Jussupow, Artur M265248 #7335.80
23 Speelman, Jonathan S265249 #7539.16
24 Yudasin, Leonid G265149 #7436.31
25 Tiviakov, Sergei265148 #7422.79
26 Epishin, Vladimir265048 #7530.38
27 Short, Nigel D264948 #7630.50
28 Akopian, Vladimir264849 #7923.97
29 Almasi, Zoltan264847 #7719.25
30 Lautier, Joel264747 #7722.63
31 Rublevsky, Sergei264350 #8421.12
32 Andersson, Ulf264051 #9044.43
33 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel263948 #8729.98
34 Beliavsky, Alexander G263948 #8741.95
35 Morozevich, Alexander263749 #9218.37
36 Korchnoi, Viktor L263646 #9064.69
37 Smirin, Ilia263648 #9127.86
38 Tukmakov, Vladimir B263649 #9249.71
39 Chernin, Alexander M263548 #9135.73
40 Hübner, Robert263449 #9447.07
41 Krasenkow, Michal263448 #9432.04
42 Kharlov, Andrei263149 #9927.03
43 Gulko, Boris F263148 #9748.81
44 Georgiev, Kiril263149 #9930.01
45 Svidler, Peter262749 #10319.45
46 Miles, Anthony J262747 #10240.60
47 Hansen, Curt262650 #10531.20
48 Dautov, Rustem262553 #11030.01
49 Piket, Jeroen262446 #10426.84
50 Vyzmanavin, Alexey262449 #10735.91
51 Glek, Igor V262348 #10734.06
52 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262360 #11638.86
53 Gavrikov, Victor N262251 #11138.34
54 Vaganian, Rafael A262249 #10944.12
55 Graf, Alexander262150 #11133.26
56 Novikov, Igor A261749 #11533.52
57 Portisch, Lajos261649 #11758.65
58 Razuvaev, Yury S261650 #11750.14
59 Psakhis, Lev B261548 #11737.00
60 Pigusov, Evgeny261553 #12034.66
61 Timman, Jan H261447 #11843.95
62 Malaniuk, Vladimir P261447 #11738.36
63 Zvjaginsev, Vadim261449 #11919.28
64 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261352 #12239.01
65 Hracek, Zbynek261250 #12125.22
66 Rozentalis, Eduardas261150 #12332.51
67 Hjartarson, Jóhann260948 #12432.81
68 Dolmatov, Sergey V260749 #12736.78
69 Dvoiris, Semen I260749 #12837.08
70 Hellers, Ferdinand260754 #13126.84
71 Sokolov, Andrey Y260749 #12732.69
72 Yermolinsky, Alex V260650 #12937.63
73 Magerramov, Elmar S260557 #13637.64
74 Hodgson, Julian M260447 #12932.35
75 Giorgadze, Giorgi260349 #13231.14
76 Kaidanov, Gregory S260351 #13436.13
77 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260248 #13345.08
78 Alterman, Boris260249 #13325.57
79 Kruppa, Yuri260053 #13931.44
80 Vaisser, Anatoli259951 #13846.73
81 Huzman, Alexander259854 #14133.64
82 Leko, Peter259748 #13716.23
83 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E259749 #13945.80
84 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E259650 #14128.76
85 Kotronias, Vasilios259549 #14031.26
86 Savchenko, Stanislav259550 #14228.86
87 Cvitan, Ognjen259549 #14134.14
88 Kosashvili, Yona259556 #14725.41
89 Lputian, Smbat G259451 #14337.79
90 Wolff, Patrick G259452 #14527.79
91 Nunn, John D M259348 #14240.60
92 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259150 #14532.68
93 Lutz, Christopher259148 #14424.77
94 Didishko, Vereslav259052 #14846.64
95 Khenkin, Igor258950 #14827.69
96 Shabalov, Alexander258950 #14828.22
97 Gurevich, Mikhail N258949 #14736.77
98 Pétursson, Margeir258848 #14735.79
99 Dorfman, Iosif D258853 #15143.58
100 Romanishin, Oleg M258848 #14843.89
101 Bologan, Viktor258848 23.95
102 Dokhoian, Yury258855 31.09
103 Kengis, Edvins258749 36.63
104 Milov, Vadim258750 23.33
105 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V258749 51.18
106 Fominyh, Alexander258651 36.46
107 Kuzmin, Alexey258660 32.73
108 Kharitonov, Andrey Y258650 36.65
109 Lerner, Konstantin Z258653 45.76
110 Rogers, Ian258549 35.43
111 Torre, Eugenio258560 44.07
112 Kožul, Zdenko258548 29.52
113 Ribli, Zoltán258450 44.23
114 Ftácnik, Lubomír258349 38.08
115 Fedorov, Alexei258253 23.18
116 Agdestein, Simen258253 28.54
117 Rohde, Michael A258268 36.26
118 Tkachiev, Vladislav258149 22.06
119 Lalic, Bogdan258148 31.73
120 Lobron, Eric257948 35.56
121 Sakaev, Konstantin257949 21.63
122 Benjamin, Joel L257949 31.72
123 Sadler, Matthew257849 21.54
124 deFirmian, Nicholas E257748 38.34
125 Polgar, Zsuzsa257750 26.61
126 Lastin, Alexander257659 19.08
127 Fedorowicz, John P257653 37.18
128 Komarov, Dimitri257551 26.99
129 Hickl, Joerg257550 30.62
130 Greenfeld, Alon257451 31.62
131 Makarichev, Sergey Y257459 42.04
132 Christiansen, Larry M257350 39.43
133 Milos, Gilberto257352 32.08
134 Smagin, Sergey257250 37.23
135 Spassky, Boris V257157 58.83
136 Gorelov, Sergey G257159 38.28
137 Makarov, Marat257051 32.56
138 Polugaevsky, Lev A256954 61.03
139 Minasian, Artashes256851 28.86
140 Wahls, Matthias256849 27.84
141 van Wely, Loek256846 23.15
142 Timoshchenko, Gennady256853 46.59
143 Adianto, Utut256751 30.70
144 Sturua, Zurab256755 36.48
145 Gleizerov, Evgeny256651 32.69
146 Aseev, Konstantin N256650 35.11
147 Hort, Vlastimil256652 51.88
148 Shneider, Aleksandr256650 33.52
149 Hansen, Lars Bo256648 27.18
150 Schlosser, Philipp256549 27.28
151 Onischuk, Alexander256450 20.24
152 Xu Jun256457 33.20
153 Ibragimov, Ildar256448 28.29
154 Filippov, Valerij256353 20.01
155 Stangl, Markus256350 26.59
156 Watson, William N256356 33.62
157 Serper, Grigory256249 26.21
158 Kuzmin, Gennady P256150 49.86
159 Aleksandrov, Aleksej256153 22.55
160 Xie Jun256150 25.08
161 Arkhipov, Sergey256051 41.44
162 Kurajica, Bojan255949 48.04
163 Bischoff, Klaus255948 34.47
164 Podgaets, Mikhail Y255969 48.35
165 Hulak, Krunoslav255850 44.51
166 Beim, Valery255754 45.70
167 Hertneck, Gerald255650 32.20
168 Yakovich, Yuri255649 32.99
169 Zezulkin, Jurij255564 24.29
170 Cámpora, Daniel H255550 38.42
171 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255548 32.87
172 Brodsky, Michail255450 26.68
173 Loginov, Valery A255448 39.96
174 Gruenfeld, Yehuda255455 39.76
175 Golod, Vitali255454 24.43
176 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255354 51.57
177 Wang Zili255356 27.46
178 Kindermann, Stefan255248 35.92
179 Sorokin, Maxim255250 27.86
180 Yurtaev, Leonid255257 36.58
181 Pugachov, Alexey255258 30.26
182 Shipov, Sergei255151 29.62
183 Popovic, Petar255151 36.79
184 Kupreichik, Viktor D255150 46.41
185 Ye Jiangchuan255054 35.03
186 Zaichik, Gennady L255060 38.80
187 Goldin, Alexander254949 30.76
188 Anastasian, Ashot254952 31.37
189 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav254961 31.32
190 Sher, Miron N254949 43.42
191 Ruban, Vadim254952 31.46
192 Zarubin, Pavel254960 27.79
193 Pintér, József254852 42.06
194 Kobalija, Mihail254760 17.57
195 Spraggett, Kevin B254750 41.05
196 Stefansson, Hannes254749 23.37
197 Neverov, Valery254751 31.44
198 Spasov, Vasil254755 24.79
199 Ginsburg, Gennadij254757 24.30
200 Sagalchik, Gennadij254757 26.61
201 Suba, Mihai254649 48.50
202 Ivanov, Sergey254652 34.17
203 Smyslov, Vassily V254649 74.68
204 Varavin, Viktor254555 28.52
205 Vesselovsky, Serguei254561 43.84
206 Gurevich, Ilya254454 23.81
207 Yemelin, Vasily254451 19.83
208 Ulibin, Mikhail254450 24.50
209 Muhutdinov, Marat254362 28.04
210 Bönsch, Uwe254350 37.12
211 Magem Badals, Jordi254349 28.27
212 Sherbakov, Ruslan254349 26.21
213 Zagrebelny, Sergey254251
214 Rechlis, Gad254257 28.82
215 Stohl, Igor254148 31.18
216 Korneev, Oleg254150 26.35
217 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254153 29.71
218 Kiselev, Sergey254150 34.21
219 Sutovsky, Emil254151 18.20
220 Malisauskas, Vidmantas254153 32.32
221 Kovacevic, Vladimir2254067 40.70
222 Nogueiras, Jesus254051 36.37
223 Chandler, Murray G254054 35.65
224 Balashov, Yury S254050 46.72
225 Browne, Walter S254052 46.89
226 Hebden, Mark253949 37.79
227 Plaskett, Jim253866 35.70
228 Adorján, András253851 45.66
229 Baburin, Alexander253853 28.78
230 Chekhov, Valery A253752 40.01
231 Hector, Jonny253748 31.80
232 King, Daniel J253753 32.26
233 Vasiukov, Evgeny A253752 62.73
234 Cebalo, Mišo253649 50.82
235 Golubev, Mihail253651 25.50
236 Kovalev, Andrei253551 34.06
237 Shmuter, Leonid253556 26.57
238 Fercec, Nenad253565 34.63
239 Shabanov, Yury F253569 58.05
240 Notkin, Maksim253553 31.96
241 Dokutchaev, Aleksander253556 23.50
242 Van der Sterren, Paul253348 39.70
243 Timoshenko, Georgy253350 29.50
244 Saltaev, Mihail253352 33.03
245 Atalik, Suat253250 31.14
246 Mecking, Henrique253259 43.85
247 Babula, Vlastimil253151 22.16
248 Rodriguez, Ad253165
249 Smejkal, Jan253151 49.69
250 Maljutin, Evgeni253159 24.08
251 Chiburdanidze, Maia G253051 34.87
252 Kotsur, Pavel253054 21.91
253 Dlugy, Maxim253063 29.84
254 Moskalenko, Viktor253050 34.98
255 Landa, Konstantin253052 23.52
256 Dao Thien Hai253050 17.55
257 Ionov, Sergey253052 33.90
258 Bezgodov, Alexei253059 26.42
259 Donchev, Dimitar I252962 37.36
260 Peng Xiaomin252963 22.64
261 Orlov, Georgi252956
262 Piskov, Yury252950 34.13
263 Frolov, Artur252952 25.33
264 Buturin, Vladimir252960 52.03
265 Drasko, Milan252850 32.98
266 Budnikov, Alexandar252856 28.84
267 Groszpeter, Attila252849 35.47
268 Moroz, Alexander252762 34.87
269 Zhuravliov, Valerij252761 56.96
270 Arnason, Jon L252753 35.05
271 Cramling, Pia252748 32.60
272 Alburt, Lev O252764 50.27
273 Sax, Gyula252749 44.45
274 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252751 29.33
275 Guliev, Sarhan252650 27.66
276 Kudrin, Sergey252655 36.23
277 Tseitlin, Mark D252554 52.19
278 Luther, Thomas252548 26.07
279 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252551 49.62
280 Miladinovic, Igor252550 21.85
281 Maksimenko, Andrei252451 25.97
282 Avrukh, Boris252458 17.89
283 Vaulin, Alexander252450 38.70
284 Marin, Mihail252449 30.61
285 Mariano, Nelson252360 21.42
286 Yegiazarian, Arsen252258 25.45
287 Fishbein, Alexander252263 27.56
288 Davies, Nigel R252149 35.33
289 Ivanov, Alexander V252151 39.58
290 Burmakin, Vladimir252050 28.48
291 Conquest, Stuart252049 28.75
292 Kavalek, Lubomir252072 52.31
293 Zapata, Alonso252051 37.27
294 Bagirov, Vladimir K252051 59.29
295 Nikolenko, Oleg251952 36.45
296 Gurevich, Dmitry251949 39.22
297 Horváth, Csaba251948 27.48
298 Rodriguez, Amador251852 39.23
299 Volkov, Sergey251860 21.81
300 Averkin, Orest N251874 51.76
301 Kosic, Dragan251751 25.79
302 Annageldyev, Orazly251769 35.69
303 Mokrý, Karel251651 36.81
304 Ilincic, Zlatko251651 27.55
305 Damljanovic, Branko251648 34.45
306 Dizdar, Goran251651 36.98
307 London, Dimitri251674 33.02
308 Ivanov, Alexander V2251663 39.58
309 Li Zunian251675 37.89
310 Mainka, Romuald251650 32.54
311 Djuric, Stefan251552 40.34
312 Gallagher, Joseph G251549 31.57
313 Anapolsky, Sergey251467 20.61
314 Brenninkmeijer, Joris251453 26.21
315 Palac, Mladen251450 24.78
316 Rausis, Igors251448 34.65
317 Shariyazdanov, Andrey251358 19.38
318 Har Zvi, Ronen251354 19.13
319 Polovodin, Igor A251264 40.69
320 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B251252 41.03
321 Thorsteins, Karl251262 31.13
322 Lau, Ralf251250 36.11
323 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo251250 25.81
324 Belikov, Vladimir251154 24.33
325 Apicella, Manuel251149 25.61
326 Lanka, Zigurds251050 35.52
327 Kalinitschew, Sergey251055 39.82
328 Sokolin, Leonid M251062
329 Gabriel, Christian250950 20.74
330 Movsesian, Sergei250951 17.07
331 Vasquez, Rodrigo250970 25.98
332 Zagorskis, Darius250953 26.03
333 Kiriakov, Petr250858 20.88
334 Yuneev, Alexey250867
335 Cabrilo, Goran250854 37.41
336 Mestel, A Jonathan250865 38.71
337 Gofshtein, Leonid D250852 42.61
338 Simic, Radoslav250851 47.47
339 Poluljahov, Aleksandr250750 30.48
340 Istratescu, Andrei250750 19.98
341 van der Wiel, John T H250749 36.31
342 Spangenberg, Hugo250748 20.02
343 Sermek, Drazen250649 26.83
344 Renet, Olivier250649 30.94
345 Dyachkov, Sergej250656 19.07
346 Panchenko, Alexander N250652 42.15
347 Vlassov, Nikolai250655 30.00
348 Faragó, Iván250548 49.66
349 Antunes, Antonio250551 33.82
350 Agrest, Evgenij250554 29.29
351 Malakhov, Vladimir250553 15.01
352 Ye Rongguang250555 32.16
353 Gyimesi, Zoltan250549 18.66
354 Kalegin, Evgenij250556 41.23
355 Hamdouchi, Hichem250554 23.14
356 Zlotnik, Boris A250474 49.12
357 Knaak, Rainer F250453 42.70
358 Arkhangelsky, Boris250473 64.86
359 Zakharevich, Igor250453 32.38
360 Yandemirov, Valeri250451 32.80
361 Gonzalez, JA.250368
362 Danielsen, Henrik250351 29.86
363 Sosonko, Gennadi250351 52.53
364 Inkiov, Ventzislav250360 39.53
365 Dizdarevic, Emir250350 37.66
366 Li Wenliang250263 28.61
367 Garcia, Gildardo250252 41.72
368 Finkel, Alexander250253 20.91
369 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250256 41.22
370 Shulman, Yuri250250 20.59
371 Rajkovic, Dusan250156 53.45
372 Nadyrhanov, Sergey250057 32.17
373 Quinteros, Miguel A250054 47.92
374 Taimanov, Mark E250051 69.81
375 Kalantarian, Norik249954 33.29
376 Kumaran, Dharshan249953 20.48
377 Larsen, Bent249951 60.74
378 Komliakov, Viktor249850 35.60
379 Tischbierek, Raj249851 33.18
380 Palatnik, Semen A249863 45.68
381 Smikovski, Ivan249869 23.47
382 Horvath, Jozsef249847 31.30
383 Vogt, Lothar H249752 43.87
384 Emms, John M249749 28.71
385 Legky, Nikolay A249752 40.63
386 Khasin, Alexander249760 44.59
387 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249750 60.67
388 Kuczynski, Robert249750 29.62
389 Cherepkov, Alexander V249666 75.08
390 Hernandez, Gilberto249651
391 Ubilava, Elizbar E249653 45.26
392 Gasimov, Ragim249661 19.58
393 Milov, Leonid249656 29.82
394 Arbakov, Valentin249650 43.84
395 Bangiev, Alexander249671 49.04
396 Ostojic, Nikola249655 23.50
397 Kveinys, Aloyzas249550 33.39
398 Kuporosov, Viktor249553 34.18
399 Strikovic, Aleksa249452 34.55
400 Murshed, Niaz249456 29.55
401 Borges Mateos, Juan249356 29.67
402 Lugovoi, Aleksei249352 20.73
403 Kishnev, Sergey249356 39.08
404 Enders, Peter249349 32.83
405 Akhmadeev, Vadim249369 39.38
406 Brunner, Lucas249249 28.50
407 Soffer, Ram249253 30.23
408 Lempert, Igor249254 26.07
409 Vakhidov, Tahir249266
410 Chuchelov, Vladimir249251 26.17
411 Tunik, Gennady249251 42.51
412 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249159 42.86
413 Temirbaev, Serik249158
414 Iskusnyh, Sergei249151 21.23
415 Janjgava, Lasha249158 25.57
416 Chernyshov, Konstantin249055 28.47
417 Nikolac, Juraj249069 63.61
418 Geller, Efim P249055 70.74
419 Liss, Eran249052 20.41
420 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249058 33.78
421 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249052 53.55
422 Sulskis, Sarunas249052 23.01
423 Haba, Petr249050 30.90
424 Ionescu, Constantin249052 37.22
425 Panno, Oscar R249051 60.70
426 Tisdall, Jonathan D248949 37.26
427 Nesterov, Jakov248958 29.02
428 Dimitrov, Vladimir248953 27.63
429 Krogius, Nikolay V248958 65.36
430 Sunye Neto, Jaime248955 38.58
431 Zlochevskij, Alexander248853 32.43
432 Borovikov, Vladislav248866 22.30
433 Ryskin, Alexander248854 32.88
434 Kalinin, Alexander248861 27.51
435 Jansa, Vlastimil248849 53.01
436 Gausel, Einar248848 31.99
437 Yrjola, Jouni248752 36.10
438 Unzicker, Wolfgang248755 70.43
439 Barua, Dibyendu248754 29.09
440 Klinger, Josef248758 28.48
441 Kirov Ivanov, Nino248757 50.22
442 Levin, Felix248753 37.07
443 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248750 24.90
444 Stanec, Nikolaus248650 27.59
445 Slobodjan, Roman248651 20.91
446 Pfleger, Helmut248663 52.32
447 Arencibia, Walter248652 28.36
448 Zarnicki, Pablo248550 23.05
449 Koutsin, Sergey248554 38.49
450 Lazarev, Vladimir248556 31.48
451 Kouatly, Bachar248567 37.74
452 Petrienko, Vladimir248464 40.72
453 Ricardi, Pablo248450 33.76
454 Guseinov, Aidyn248469 43.91
455 Kosten, Anthony C248453 37.35
456 Zoler, Dan248457 21.86
457 Pavlovic, Milos248452 31.90
458 Mohr, Georg248349 30.83
459 Gurevich, Vladimir248353 36.32
460 Popchev, Milko248358 31.05
461 Komljenovic, Davor248352 51.41
462 Mitenkov, Alexey248355 34.73
463 Vukic, Milan248353 52.28
464 Kholmov, Ratmir D248351 70.55
465 Hug, Werner248353 43.22
466 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248358 48.29
467 Nijboer, Friso248249 30.51
468 Ivanovic, Božidar248252 49.27
469 Zontakh, Andrey248252 25.07
470 Franco Ocampos, Zenon248251 39.55
471 Djurhuus, Rune248250 25.85
472 Johansen, Darryl K248258 36.82
473 Ruzele, Darius248255 27.59
474 Frias, Victor J248258 39.80
475 Rustemov, Alexander248154 22.40
476 Klovans, Janis248051 60.64
477 Manor, Ilan248057 26.09
478 Gil Capape, Javier248065 28.55
479 Petrosian, Arshak B248054 41.95
480 Howell, James C248048 28.54
481 Galliamova, Alisa248053 23.87
482 Gluzman, Mikhail248065 28.23
483 Comas Fabrego, Luis247952 24.44
484 Olafsson, Helgi247950 39.29
485 Kochiev, Alexander247954 39.68
486 Murey, Yakov247955 54.33
487 Vera, Reynaldo247853 34.90
488 Lukin, Andrei M247854 47.26
489 Belov, Igor247759
490 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247757 48.45
491 Zaitsev, Igor A247751 57.51
492 Norwood, David247755 27.16
493 Shchekachev, Andrei247755 23.09
494 Teske, Henrik247650 27.76
495 Varga, Zoltan247648 25.38
496 Klebel, Martin247666 29.55
497 Schoenthier, Frank247667 37.03
498 Thipsay, Praveen Mahadeo247660 36.30
499 Badea, Bela247554 26.77
500 Keitlinghaus, Ludger247550 30.35

These ratings, calculated as of November 30, 1995, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between December 1, 1994 and November 30, 1995, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of November 30, 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 November 30, 1995. This represents the player's estimated strength on December 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 December 1, 1995. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on December 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 December 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 November 30, 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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