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Top 10 active players as of September 30, 1996

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286348
2 Anand, Viswanathan281747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279946
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily279447
5 Karpov, Anatoly E275747
6 Kamsky, Gata273548
7 Topalov, Veselin273147
8 Shirov, Alexei270546
9 Bareev, Evgeny270349
10 Gelfand, Boris270148

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Top 500 active players as of September 30, 1996

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28634860.9% #233.46
2 Anand, Viswanathan28174717.4% #426.80
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2799469.7% #521.26
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2794478.1% #627.53
5 Karpov, Anatoly E2757471.7% #1145.35
6 Kamsky, Gata2735480.7% #1722.33
7 Topalov, Veselin2731470.5% #1821.54
8 Shirov, Alexei2705460.1% #2824.24
9 Bareev, Evgeny2703490.1% #3029.86
10 Gelfand, Boris2701480.1% #3128.27
11 Dreev, Alexey2693480.1% #3527.69
12 Salov, Valery B2693500.1% #3732.34
13 Short, Nigel D2692480.1% #3731.33
14 Polgar, Judit269047 #3820.19
15 Rublevsky, Sergei268049 #4521.95
16 Akopian, Vladimir267949 #4624.81
17 Adams, Michael267647 #4824.87
18 Jussupow, Artur M267548 #4936.63
19 Andersson, Ulf267251 #5345.26
20 Nikolic, Predrag266948 #5436.05
21 Lautier, Joel266747 #5623.47
22 Khalifman, Alexander266447 #5830.70
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G266347 #5942.79
24 Svidler, Peter266148 #6220.29
25 Ehlvest, Jaan266047 #6333.95
26 Tiviakov, Sergei265848 #6623.63
27 Chernin, Alexander M265748 #6536.56
28 Seirawan, Yasser265652 #6936.52
29 Sokolov, Ivan265547 #6728.30
30 Georgiev, Kiril265550 #6930.84
31 Speelman, Jonathan S264849 #7639.99
32 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264649 #7736.54
33 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel263548 #9030.82
34 Korchnoi, Viktor L263347 #9165.52
35 Yermolinsky, Alex V263349 #9338.47
36 Malaniuk, Vladimir P263247 #9339.19
37 Almasi, Zoltan263047 #9520.09
38 Oll, Lembit262949 #9830.44
39 Smirin, Ilia262848 #9828.69
40 Sadler, Matthew262649 #10122.37
41 Rozentalis, Eduardas262649 #10133.34
42 Piket, Jeroen262346 #10327.67
43 Graf, Alexander262350 #10634.10
44 Portisch, Lajos262150 #10859.49
45 Epishin, Vladimir262148 #10731.22
46 Gurevich, Mikhail N262049 #10837.61
47 Hracek, Zbynek262049 #10926.06
48 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261952 #11139.85
49 Gulko, Boris F261747 #11149.64
50 Yudasin, Leonid G261748 #11237.14
51 Sturua, Zurab261553 #11737.31
52 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261466 #13039.69
53 Rogers, Ian261348 #11736.27
54 Zvjaginsev, Vadim261250 #11920.12
55 Morozevich, Alexander261050 #12119.20
56 Timman, Jan H261048 #12044.79
57 Aleksandrov, Aleksej260850 #12323.38
58 Hellers, Ferdinand260859 #13027.67
59 Glek, Igor V260848 #12334.90
60 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260851 #12629.60
61 Hansen, Curt260750 #12532.03
62 Dvoiris, Semen I260751 #12637.91
63 Hübner, Robert260648 #12447.90
64 Vaganian, Rafael A260649 #12544.95
65 Psakhis, Lev B260548 #12637.84
66 Novikov, Igor A260549 #12734.35
67 Sakaev, Konstantin260449 #12822.46
68 Vyzmanavin, Alexey260350 #12936.74
69 Nunn, John D M260250 #13041.43
70 Giorgadze, Giorgi260248 #13031.96
71 Kožul, Zdenko260247 #12930.36
72 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260249 #13146.63
73 Pigusov, Evgeny260155 #13635.50
74 Komarov, Dimitri260150 #13327.83
75 Tkachiev, Vladislav260150 #13322.89
76 van Wely, Loek260047 #13023.97
77 Savchenko, Stanislav260049 #13329.69
78 Magerramov, Elmar S259962 #14338.47
79 Gavrikov, Victor N259952 #13739.17
80 Miles, Anthony J259847 #13341.44
81 Razuvaev, Yury S259749 #13650.96
82 Krasenkow, Michal259748 #13432.88
83 Milov, Vadim259749 #13524.16
84 Iuldachev, Saidali259558 #14528.66
85 Hickl, Joerg259549 #14031.45
86 Fominyh, Alexander259454 #14237.29
87 Rohde, Michael A259472 #15537.09
88 Leko, Peter259448 #13917.06
89 Huzman, Alexander259451 #14134.47
90 Torre, Eugenio259358 #14644.90
91 Lputian, Smbat G259349 #14038.63
92 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259351 #14233.52
93 Alterman, Boris259248 #14126.40
94 Spasov, Vasil259252 #14425.62
95 Lutz, Christopher259248 #14125.60
96 Benjamin, Joel L259050 #14532.55
97 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259048 #14450.54
98 Shneider, Aleksandr259052 #14634.36
99 Agdestein, Simen259052 #14629.37
100 Dorfman, Iosif D259054 #14744.41
101 Lerner, Konstantin Z259053 46.59
102 Ftácnik, Lubomír258948 38.91
103 Hjartarson, Jóhann258948 33.64
104 Polgar, Zsuzsa258951 27.45
105 Kharlov, Andrei258950 27.86
106 Korneev, Oleg258848 27.18
107 Pintér, József258851 42.89
108 deFirmian, Nicholas E258548 39.18
109 Dokhoian, Yury258558 31.92
110 Lastin, Alexander258556 19.91
111 Kaidanov, Gregory S258450 36.96
112 Onischuk, Alexander258349 21.07
113 Timoshenko, Georgy258251 30.33
114 Dautov, Rustem258151 30.84
115 Ribli, Zoltán258050 45.06
116 Dolmatov, Sergey V258051 37.61
117 Rechlis, Gad258052 29.65
118 Kengis, Edvins257949 37.47
119 Cvitan, Ognjen257948 34.96
120 Lalic, Bogdan257948 32.56
121 Adianto, Utut257751 31.54
122 Zaichik, Gennady L257759 39.63
123 Christiansen, Larry M257749 40.26
124 Vaisser, Anatoli257751 47.57
125 Yakovich, Yuri257650 33.83
126 Kuzmin, Alexey257560 33.56
127 Hodgson, Julian M257447 33.18
128 Bologan, Viktor257448 24.79
129 Pétursson, Margeir257348 36.62
130 Shipov, Sergei257151 30.45
131 Wolff, Patrick G257152 28.62
132 Khenkin, Igor257049 28.52
133 Kobalija, Mihail257053 18.41
134 Sokolov, Andrey Y257050 33.53
135 Landa, Konstantin257052 24.36
136 Makarov, Marat256952 33.40
137 Cámpora, Daniel H256850 39.25
138 Stefansson, Hannes256749 24.20
139 Polugaevsky, Lev A256659 61.86
140 Stohl, Igor256548 32.01
141 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir256549 45.91
142 Spassky, Boris V256458 59.67
143 Sutovsky, Emil256450 19.03
144 Browne, Walter S256453 47.72
145 Fedorov, Alexei256454 24.01
146 Wang Zili256352 28.29
147 Schlosser, Philipp256249 28.11
148 Smagin, Sergey256252 38.06
149 Xu Jun256253 34.04
150 Milos, Gilberto256252 32.91
151 Bezgodov, Alexei256255 27.25
152 Romanishin, Oleg M256248 44.72
153 Atalik, Suat256149 31.96
154 Kharitonov, Andrey Y256150 37.49
155 Makarichev, Sergey Y256060 42.87
156 Gleizerov, Evgeny255852 33.53
157 Bischoff, Klaus255749 35.31
158 Fedorowicz, John P255755 38.01
159 Varavin, Viktor255658 29.35
160 Sagalchik, Gennadij255558 27.44
161 Minasian, Artashes255550 29.69
162 Arkhipov, Sergey255554 42.27
163 Ulibin, Mikhail255550 25.33
164 Goldin, Alexander255449 31.59
165 Kruppa, Yuri255452 32.27
166 King, Daniel J255452 33.09
167 Neverov, Valery255451 32.27
168 Lobron, Eric255448 36.40
169 Zezulkin, Jurij255473 25.12
170 Shulman, Yuri255451 21.42
171 Sorokin, Maxim255351 28.69
172 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255351 35.70
173 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255248 33.71
174 Wahls, Matthias255248 28.68
175 Beim, Valery255252 46.54
176 Movsesian, Sergei255149 17.91
177 Fishbein, Alexander255163 28.39
178 Magem Badals, Jordi255149 29.10
179 Kosashvili, Yona255154 26.24
180 Balashov, Yury S255050 47.55
181 Ginsburg, Gennadij255059 25.13
182 Pugachov, Alexey255058 31.09
183 Greenfeld, Alon255049 32.45
184 Bönsch, Uwe255050 37.95
185 Anastasian, Ashot254950 32.20
186 Sax, Gyula254950 45.28
187 Hansen, Lars Bo254950 28.02
188 Zagrebelny, Sergey254953
189 Ruban, Vadim254954 32.30
190 Aseev, Konstantin N254850 35.94
191 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 27.04
192 Watson, William N254758 34.45
193 Smikovski, Ivan254666 24.30
194 Kuzmin, Gennady P254552 50.70
195 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254552 52.40
196 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N254551 50.45
197 Golubev, Mihail254552 26.33
198 Shabalov, Alexander254550 29.05
199 Notkin, Maksim254551 32.80
200 van der Wiel, John T H254549 37.14
201 Maksimenko, Andrei254550 26.81
202 Hertneck, Gerald254550 33.03
203 Kurajica, Bojan254549 48.87
204 Nogueiras, Jesus254450 37.20
205 Peng Xiaomin254354 23.48
206 Cebalo, Mišo254349 51.65
207 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254349 52.01
208 Dao Thien Hai254348 18.39
209 Ibragimov, Ildar254248 29.12
210 Stangl, Markus254250 27.42
211 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254154 19.64
212 Gurevich, Ilya254160 24.64
213 Palac, Mladen254149 25.62
214 Baburin, Alexander254151 29.61
215 Ivanov, Alexander V254052 40.41
216 Loginov, Valery A254049 40.80
217 Kotronias, Vasilios253949 32.10
218 Gabriel, Christian253949 21.57
219 Sermek, Drazen253948 27.67
220 Dizdar, Goran253949 37.82
221 Arnason, Jon L253855 35.88
222 Hebden, Mark253850 38.62
223 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253766 49.19
224 Maiorov, Oleg253754 25.19
225 Avrukh, Boris253653 18.73
226 Serper, Grigory253650 27.04
227 Muhutdinov, Marat253666 28.87
228 Zhelnin, Vladimir V253566 49.55
229 Kupreichik, Viktor D253549 47.24
230 Kindermann, Stefan253548 36.76
231 Chandler, Murray G253454 36.49
232 Gorelov, Sergey G253459 39.12
233 Yurtaev, Leonid253358 37.41
234 Dokutchaev, Aleksander253359 24.33
235 Babula, Vlastimil253350 22.99
236 Yemelin, Vasily253352 20.66
237 Ivanov, Alexander V2253266 40.41
238 Hulak, Krunoslav253250 45.35
239 Smejkal, Jan253251 50.52
240 Dlugy, Maxim253271 30.67
241 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253251 30.16
242 Conquest, Stuart253149 29.58
243 Brodsky, Michail253151 27.51
244 Hort, Vlastimil253151 52.72
245 Ionov, Sergey253151 34.73
246 Spangenberg, Hugo253049 20.86
247 Damljanovic, Branko253048 35.29
248 Chekhov, Valery A253053 40.84
249 Gurevich, Dmitry253049 40.05
250 Arencibia, Walter253049 29.19
251 Timoshchenko, Gennady252952 47.42
252 Vesselovsky, Serguei252958 44.68
253 Frolov, Artur252956 26.17
254 Ilincic, Zlatko252950 28.39
255 Donchev, Dimitar I252969 38.19
256 Drasko, Milan252850 33.81
257 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252850 31.31
258 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav252854 30.54
259 Gallagher, Joseph G252849 32.40
260 Kiselev, Sergey252750 35.04
261 Orlov, Georgi252758
262 Yuneev, Alexey252761
263 Mecking, Henrique252666 44.69
264 Budnikov, Alexandar252661 29.68
265 Spraggett, Kevin B252649 41.89
266 Ivanov, Sergey252552 35.00
267 Gruenfeld, Yehuda252556 40.59
268 Rodriguez, Ad252573
269 Dizdarevic, Emir252550 38.49
270 Plaskett, Jim252466 36.53
271 Marin, Mihail252449 31.44
272 Ruzele, Darius252453 28.42
273 Tseitlin, Mark D252351 53.02
274 Adorján, András252353 46.50
275 Dyachkov, Sergej252353 19.90
276 Saltaev, Mihail252351 33.86
277 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252264 32.15
278 Lanka, Zigurds252250 36.36
279 Zarubin, Pavel252160 28.63
280 Popovic, Petar252151 37.63
281 Djuric, Stefan252153 41.18
282 Cramling, Pia252049 33.44
283 Van der Sterren, Paul252048 40.54
284 Moskalenko, Viktor252052 35.82
285 Djurhuus, Rune252050 26.68
286 Vasiukov, Evgeny A252052 63.57
287 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252053 33.15
288 Arkhangelsky, Boris251974 65.69
289 Mainka, Romuald251851 33.37
290 Kotsur, Pavel251854 22.74
291 Blatny, Pavel251848 28.27
292 Rodriguez, Amador251750 40.06
293 Nikolenko, Oleg251754 37.28
294 Shabanov, Yury F251765 58.88
295 Korzubov, Peter251673 34.74
296 Shariyazdanov, Andrey251654 20.22
297 Smyslov, Vassily V251650 75.52
298 Miladinovic, Igor251550 22.68
299 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251549 38.77
300 Alburt, Lev O251560 51.11
301 Polovodin, Igor A251570 41.52
302 Moroz, Alexander251559 35.70
303 Liss, Eran251550 21.24
304 Knaak, Rainer F251454 43.54
305 Buturin, Vladimir251455 52.86
306 Kveinys, Aloyzas251449 34.22
307 Didishko, Vereslav251452 47.47
308 Rustemov, Alexander251451 23.23
309 Ye Jiangchuan251352 35.86
310 Dvoretsky, Mark I251369 48.81
311 Hector, Jonny251349 32.63
312 Kalinitschew, Sergey251254 40.66
313 Asrian, Karen251255 16.43
314 Davies, Nigel R251252 36.16
315 Kishnev, Sergey251255 39.91
316 Rodriguez, Andres251252 22.78
317 Malakhov, Vladimir251151 15.84
318 Chuchelov, Vladimir251152 27.01
319 Kosic, Dragan251151 26.62
320 Nijboer, Friso251149 31.34
321 Vogt, Lothar H251052 44.70
322 Bagirov, Vladimir K251051 60.12
323 Kudrin, Sergey251054 37.06
324 Gausel, Einar251049 32.83
325 Golod, Vitali251055 25.26
326 Haba, Petr251050 31.73
327 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B251052 41.87
328 Shchekachev, Andrei251051 23.92
329 Emms, John M250949 29.54
330 Temirbaev, Serik250956
331 Istratescu, Andrei250951 20.82
332 Mariano, Nelson250965 22.26
333 Mokrý, Karel250953 37.65
334 Sokolin, Leonid M250969
335 Lugovoi, Aleksei250851 21.57
336 Gyimesi, Zoltan250849 19.50
337 Najer, Evgeniy250754 19.27
338 Belikov, Vladimir250752 25.16
339 Renet, Olivier250749 31.77
340 Filippov, Valerij250751 20.84
341 Arbakov, Valentin250751 44.67
342 Fomichenko, Eduard250673 27.72
343 Thorsteins, Karl250663 31.96
344 Strikovic, Aleksa250650 35.38
345 Ye Rongguang250554 32.98
346 Ionescu, Constantin250552 38.05
347 Namgilov, Sogto250557 35.87
348 Kron, Valentin250571 32.05
349 Brenninkmeijer, Joris250556 27.04
350 Horvath, Jozsef250447 32.13
351 Manor, Ilan250453 26.92
352 Wells, Peter K250448 31.45
353 Tischbierek, Raj250451 34.02
354 Kalantarian, Norik250457 34.12
355 Dimitrov, Vladimir250450 28.47
356 Kuczynski, Robert250451 30.45
357 Groszpeter, Attila250349 36.31
358 Zarnicki, Pablo250351 23.88
359 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250352 40.38
360 Soffer, Ram250352 31.06
361 Vaulin, Alexander250351 39.53
362 Suba, Mihai250250 49.33
363 Palatnik, Semen A250259 46.51
364 Sher, Miron N250249 44.25
365 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250256 42.05
366 Irzhanov, Ruslan250255 19.84
367 Akhmadeev, Vadim250264 40.21
368 Sosonko, Gennadi250252 53.37
369 Nielsen, Peter Heine250248 23.35
370 Agrest, Evgenij250154 30.12
371 Rausis, Igors250148 35.48
372 Hamdouchi, Hichem250153 23.97
373 Har Zvi, Ronen250152 19.96
374 Guliev, Sarhan250149 28.49
375 Ubilava, Elizbar E250152 46.09
376 Xie Jun250149 25.91
377 Yuferov, Sergey N250054 50.82
378 Zakharevich, Igor250052 33.21
379 Khasin, Alexander250067 45.42
380 Olafsson, Helgi249950 40.12
381 Jakubiec, Artur249961 22.82
382 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos249957 41.52
383 Horváth, Csaba249948 28.32
384 Vukic, Milan249854 53.11
385 Antunes, Antonio249850 34.65
386 Luther, Thomas249849 26.90
387 Kaminski, Marcin249849 19.55
388 Klovans, Janis249851 61.47
389 Danielsen, Henrik249752 30.69
390 Sulskis, Sarunas249751 23.84
391 Legky, Nikolay A249751 41.47
392 Milov, Leonid249758 30.65
393 Yandemirov, Valeri249751 33.63
394 Faragó, Iván249648 50.49
395 Yegiazarian, Arsen249655 26.28
396 Feygin, Michail249660 21.66
397 Zagorskis, Darius249552 26.86
398 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249550 25.74
399 Zapata, Alonso249551 38.11
400 Keitlinghaus, Ludger249549 31.18
401 Zlochevskij, Alexander249554 33.26
402 Johansen, Darryl K249556 37.65
403 Apicella, Manuel249449 26.45
404 Gluzman, Mikhail249466 29.07
405 Zhuravliov, Valerij249465 57.80
406 Kosten, Anthony C249354 38.18
407 Nevednichy, Vladislav249351 27.07
408 Norwood, David249357 27.98
409 Burmakin, Vladimir249350 29.31
410 Kalinin, Alexander249264 28.34
411 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249255 49.12
412 Kumaran, Dharshan249253 21.31
413 Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail249168 37.31
414 Kuporosov, Viktor249154 35.01
415 Annageldyev, Orazly249156 36.53
416 Krogius, Nikolay V249157 66.19
417 Khachian, Melikset249153 26.23
418 Mestel, A Jonathan249165 39.55
419 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249056 33.01
420 Mukhametov, Eldar249053 27.36
421 Garcia Ilundain, David249049 25.49
422 Pavlovic, Milos249052 32.73
423 Akesson, Ralf249050 35.64
424 Finkel, Alexander249051 21.74
425 Vasquez, Rodrigo249065 26.81
426 Klebel, Martin248967 30.38
427 Kholmov, Ratmir D248950 71.38
428 Larsen, Bent248854 61.57
429 Kovalev, Andrei248851 34.90
430 Slobodjan, Roman248850 21.74
431 Kovacevic, Vladimir248852 54.51
432 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248850 61.50
433 Borges Mateos, Juan248862 30.51
434 Maljutin, Evgeni248859 24.91
435 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter248753 20.16
436 Chernyshov, Konstantin248754 29.30
437 Mitenkov, Alexey248753 35.56
438 Badea, Bela248753 27.61
439 Levin, Felix248753 37.90
440 Kiriakov, Petr248757 21.72
441 Nesterov, Jakov248665 29.85
442 Gofshtein, Leonid D248650 43.44
443 Wang Pin248663 21.80
444 Pfleger, Helmut248663 53.15
445 Nikcevic, Nebojsa248652
446 Panchenko, Alexander N248553 42.98
447 Martinovic, Slobodan248553 51.18
448 Zontakh, Andrey248555 25.90
449 Volkov, Sergey248558 22.65
450 Zaitsev, Igor A248550 58.34
451 Janjgava, Lasha248560 26.40
452 Tisdall, Jonathan D248449 38.09
453 Klinger, Josef248464 29.31
454 Lazarev, Vladimir248455 32.32
455 Ivanovic, Božidar248452 50.10
456 Li Zunian248472 38.73
457 Karpman, Vadim248365 31.38
458 Schoenthier, Frank248376 37.87
459 Lau, Ralf248350 36.94
460 Barua, Dibyendu248352 29.92
461 Ryskin, Alexander248359 33.72
462 Barus, Cerdas248357 34.74
463 Winants, Luc248356 33.74
464 Cherepkov, Alexander V248371 75.91
465 Jansa, Vlastimil248249 53.84
466 Hernandez, Gilberto248250
467 Vakhidov, Tahir248263
468 Fercec, Nenad248255 35.47
469 Markowski, Tomasz248249 21.17
470 Schandorff, Lars248150 31.44
471 Geller, Efim P248158 71.58
472 Nasybullin, Vladislav248074
473 Frias, Victor J248064 40.64
474 Iskusnyh, Sergei248052 22.07
475 Shevelev, Sergei248074 27.48
476 Abramovic, Boško248051 45.63
477 Richter, Wolfgang248066 28.61
478 Kalegin, Evgenij248055 42.06
479 Howell, James C248050 29.37
480 Petrosian, Arshak B248053 42.79
481 Brunner, Lucas248050 29.34
482 Piskov, Yury247951 34.96
483 Koniushkov, Igor247959 33.84
484 Nedev, Trajce247959 23.59
485 Gasimov, Ragim247959 20.41
486 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247956 49.29
487 Enders, Peter247950 33.66
488 Li Wenliang247959 29.44
489 Godena, Michele247948 29.25
490 Rogozenko, Dorian247852 23.12
491 Miezis, Normunds247850 25.38
492 Stanec, Nikolaus247849 28.42
493 Tregubov, Pavel V247850 24.77
494 Borovikov, Vladislav247876 23.14
495 Zifroni, Dov247852 20.62
496 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo247749 26.64
497 Petrienko, Vladimir247772 41.56
498 Belov, Igor247764
499 Meister, Yakov247761 41.05
500 Mitkov, Nikola247751 24.78

These ratings, calculated as of September 30, 1996, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between October 1, 1995 and September 30, 1996, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of September 30, 1995. 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 September 30, 1996. This represents the player's estimated strength on October 1, 1996.

+/- 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 October 1, 1996. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on October 1, 1996 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 October 1, 1996. 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 September 30, 1996. 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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