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Top 10 active players as of November 30, 1996

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286348
2 Anand, Viswanathan282447
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280147
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily279847
5 Karpov, Anatoly E276246
6 Kamsky, Gata274348
7 Topalov, Veselin273948
8 Bareev, Evgeny270948
9 Shirov, Alexei270746
10 Dreev, Alexey270548

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Top 500 active players as of November 30, 1996

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28634857.3% #233.63
2 Anand, Viswanathan28244720.2% #426.96
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2801479.7% #621.43
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2798478.5% #627.70
5 Karpov, Anatoly E2762462.0% #1045.52
6 Kamsky, Gata2743480.9% #1422.49
7 Topalov, Veselin2739480.7% #1621.71
8 Bareev, Evgeny2709480.1% #2730.02
9 Shirov, Alexei2707460.1% #2824.40
10 Dreev, Alexey2705480.1% #2927.86
11 Gelfand, Boris2702470.1% #3128.43
12 Adams, Michael269047 #3725.04
13 Salov, Valery B2689500.1% #4032.51
14 Rublevsky, Sergei268149 #4622.12
15 Akopian, Vladimir268148 #4524.97
16 Polgar, Judit268047 #4520.35
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G267647 #4942.95
18 Short, Nigel D267448 #5131.50
19 Andersson, Ulf267251 #5445.43
20 Nikolic, Predrag266748 #5736.22
21 Lautier, Joel266347 #5923.63
22 Georgiev, Kiril266249 #6331.01
23 Khalifman, Alexander266147 #6230.87
24 Jussupow, Artur M266048 #6436.80
25 Chernin, Alexander M265848 #6636.73
26 Speelman, Jonathan S265549 #6940.16
27 Seirawan, Yasser265352 #7436.68
28 Svidler, Peter265248 #7220.45
29 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264949 #7636.70
30 Tiviakov, Sergei264748 #7823.79
31 Piket, Jeroen264446 #7927.84
32 Oll, Lembit264149 #8530.60
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L264047 #8565.69
34 Sokolov, Ivan263847 #8728.46
35 Gurevich, Mikhail N263548 #9137.77
36 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel263548 #9230.98
37 Yermolinsky, Alex V263449 #9438.63
38 Ehlvest, Jaan263347 #9234.13
39 Rozentalis, Eduardas263249 #9533.51
40 Malaniuk, Vladimir P263247 #9439.36
41 Sadler, Matthew263249 #9622.54
42 van Wely, Loek263147 #9524.15
43 Almasi, Zoltan262947 #9720.25
44 Portisch, Lajos262750 #10159.65
45 Hracek, Zbynek262648 #10226.22
46 Dvoiris, Semen I262550 #10438.08
47 Eingorn, Viacheslav S262551 #10540.01
48 Smirin, Ilia262448 #10328.86
49 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262267 #12139.86
50 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E262051 #11129.76
51 Vaganian, Rafael A261949 #11145.12
52 Yudasin, Leonid G261848 #11037.31
53 Timman, Jan H261848 #11144.95
54 Aleksandrov, Aleksej261749 #11323.55
55 Epishin, Vladimir261748 #11131.38
56 Gulko, Boris F261548 #11449.81
57 Zvjaginsev, Vadim261550 #11520.28
58 Leko, Peter261547 #11417.23
59 Graf, Alexander261450 #11634.26
60 Psakhis, Lev B261348 #11738.00
61 Sturua, Zurab261253 #12237.48
62 Tkachiev, Vladislav261249 #12023.06
63 Morozevich, Alexander261051 #12319.37
64 Hansen, Curt260749 #12532.20
65 Torre, Eugenio260657 #13245.07
66 Lastin, Alexander260655 #13120.08
67 Hellers, Ferdinand260660 #13527.84
68 Vyzmanavin, Alexey260551 #13036.91
69 Nunn, John D M260551 #12941.60
70 Giorgadze, Giorgi260448 #12832.14
71 Magerramov, Elmar S260363 #13938.64
72 Pigusov, Evgeny260353 #13335.66
73 Savchenko, Stanislav260250 #13129.86
74 Novikov, Igor A260248 #13034.52
75 Fedorov, Alexei260052 #13724.18
76 Kožul, Zdenko259947 #13330.52
77 Krasenkow, Michal259948 #13433.04
78 Lputian, Smbat G259849 #13538.79
79 Iuldachev, Saidali259858 #14128.83
80 Sakaev, Konstantin259849 #13522.63
81 Komarov, Dimitri259750 #13727.99
82 Dorfman, Iosif D259755 #14144.58
83 Razuvaev, Yury S259749 #13751.14
84 Hjartarson, Jóhann259748 #13633.81
85 Rohde, Michael A259674 #15437.26
86 Onischuk, Alexander259649 #13921.24
87 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E259549 #13946.80
88 Hübner, Robert259548 #13948.07
89 Fominyh, Alexander259553 #14237.46
90 Spasov, Vasil259452 #14325.79
91 Miles, Anthony J259447 #13941.60
92 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259451 #14033.68
93 Alterman, Boris259349 #14026.57
94 Yakovich, Yuri259350 #14133.99
95 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259348 #14150.71
96 Huzman, Alexander259251 #14334.64
97 Glek, Igor V259248 #14135.06
98 Agdestein, Simen259153 #14529.54
99 Korneev, Oleg259048 #14327.35
100 Milov, Vadim258949 #14524.33
101 Kobalija, Mihail258952 18.57
102 Adianto, Utut258951 31.70
103 Benjamin, Joel L258950 32.72
104 Kaidanov, Gregory S258850 37.13
105 Dokhoian, Yury258661 32.09
106 Polgar, Zsuzsa258651 27.61
107 Lutz, Christopher258548 25.77
108 Dautov, Rustem258550 31.01
109 Kengis, Edvins258449 37.63
110 Rogers, Ian258448 36.43
111 Rechlis, Gad258453 29.82
112 Gavrikov, Victor N258353 39.34
113 Vaisser, Anatoli258350 47.73
114 deFirmian, Nicholas E258248 39.34
115 Shneider, Aleksandr258253 34.52
116 Ftácnik, Lubomír258148 39.08
117 Lalic, Bogdan258148 32.73
118 Dolmatov, Sergey V258150 37.78
119 Sutovsky, Emil258050 19.20
120 Timoshenko, Georgy257951 30.50
121 Milos, Gilberto257752 33.08
122 Pintér, József257651 43.06
123 Lerner, Konstantin Z257652 46.76
124 Goldin, Alexander257449 31.76
125 Kharlov, Andrei257450 28.03
126 Pétursson, Margeir257249 36.79
127 Kuzmin, Alexey257260 33.73
128 Cvitan, Ognjen257248 35.14
129 Sorokin, Maxim257151 28.86
130 Ribli, Zoltán257050 45.23
131 Shipov, Sergei257051 30.62
132 Cámpora, Daniel H257050 39.42
133 Browne, Walter S257054 47.89
134 Zaichik, Gennady L256960 39.80
135 Stefansson, Hannes256849 24.37
136 Xu Jun256854 34.20
137 Polugaevsky, Lev A256860 62.03
138 Hickl, Joerg256749 31.62
139 Romanishin, Oleg M256748 44.89
140 Wang Zili256653 28.46
141 Kindermann, Stefan256648 36.92
142 Makarichev, Sergey Y256663 43.04
143 Christiansen, Larry M256650 40.43
144 Wolff, Patrick G256552 28.79
145 Bologan, Viktor256448 24.95
146 Sokolov, Andrey Y256449 33.69
147 Hodgson, Julian M256447 33.35
148 Kacheishvili, Giorgi256454 19.80
149 Kruppa, Yuri256352 32.44
150 Kharitonov, Andrey Y256350 37.65
151 Khenkin, Igor256349 28.69
152 Gleizerov, Evgeny256252 33.69
153 Wahls, Matthias256148 28.84
154 Peng Xiaomin256154 23.64
155 Makarov, Marat256152 33.56
156 Spassky, Boris V256158 59.83
157 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256051 35.87
158 Landa, Konstantin256051 24.52
159 Atalik, Suat255949 32.14
160 Bezgodov, Alexei255955 27.42
161 Stohl, Igor255949 32.18
162 Fedorowicz, John P255855 38.18
163 Smagin, Sergey255852 38.23
164 Shabalov, Alexander255851 29.22
165 Ionov, Sergey255751 34.90
166 Sagalchik, Gennadij255658 27.61
167 Zezulkin, Jurij255473 25.29
168 Hansen, Lars Bo255450 28.18
169 Beim, Valery255453 46.70
170 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V255449 52.18
171 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir255350 46.08
172 Ibragimov, Ildar255348 29.29
173 Movsesian, Sergei255250 18.07
174 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255248 33.87
175 Smejkal, Jan255251 50.69
176 Watson, William N255256 34.62
177 Bischoff, Klaus255249 35.47
178 Kosashvili, Yona255255 26.41
179 Lobron, Eric255048 36.56
180 Magem Badals, Jordi255049 29.27
181 Bönsch, Uwe254950 38.12
182 Smikovski, Ivan254962 24.47
183 Baburin, Alexander254950 29.78
184 Sermek, Drazen254948 27.83
185 Ruban, Vadim254856 32.46
186 Hertneck, Gerald254751 33.20
187 Greenfeld, Alon254749 32.62
188 Spangenberg, Hugo254749 21.02
189 Anastasian, Ashot254650 32.37
190 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254553 52.57
191 Kotronias, Vasilios254549 32.26
192 Loginov, Valery A254549 40.96
193 Balashov, Yury S254549 47.72
194 Yemelin, Vasily254451 20.83
195 Hebden, Mark254451 38.79
196 Kupreichik, Viktor D254449 47.41
197 Brodsky, Michail254450 27.68
198 Dizdar, Goran254449 37.98
199 Cebalo, Mišo254349 51.82
200 Gurevich, Ilya254360 24.81
201 Palac, Mladen254348 25.78
202 Fishbein, Alexander254363 28.56
203 Kurajica, Bojan254350 49.04
204 Aseev, Konstantin N254250 36.11
205 van der Wiel, John T H254249 37.31
206 Zagrebelny, Sergey254253
207 Chandler, Murray G254254 36.65
208 Dao Thien Hai254148 18.55
209 Sherbakov, Ruslan254149 27.21
210 Arkhipov, Sergey254155 42.44
211 Ulibin, Mikhail254150 25.50
212 Shulman, Yuri254051 21.59
213 Pugachov, Alexey253958 31.26
214 Kuzmin, Gennady P253952 50.86
215 Ilincic, Zlatko253950 28.55
216 Nogueiras, Jesus253950 37.37
217 Knaak, Rainer F253954 43.70
218 Minasian, Artashes253850 29.86
219 Avrukh, Boris253853 18.89
220 King, Daniel J253752 33.26
221 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253771 49.35
222 Ivanov, Alexander V253652 40.58
223 Nikolenko, Oleg253654 37.45
224 Maiorov, Oleg253554 25.36
225 Gabriel, Christian253549 21.74
226 Maksimenko, Andrei253549 26.97
227 Spraggett, Kevin B253549 42.05
228 Sax, Gyula253550 45.45
229 Schlosser, Philipp253550 28.28
230 Arnason, Jon L253556 36.05
231 Popovic, Petar253551 37.79
232 Serper, Grigory253451 27.21
233 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253450 31.48
234 Neverov, Valery253451 32.44
235 Ginsburg, Gennadij253362 25.30
236 Gurevich, Dmitry253349 40.22
237 Lanka, Zigurds253250 36.52
238 Ivanov, Alexander V2253266 40.58
239 Babula, Vlastimil253251 23.16
240 Gallagher, Joseph G253149 32.57
241 Nijboer, Friso253149 31.51
242 Hort, Vlastimil253151 52.88
243 Mecking, Henrique253066 44.85
244 Hulak, Krunoslav253050 45.51
245 Arencibia, Walter253049 29.36
246 Golubev, Mihail253052 26.50
247 Timoshchenko, Gennady253052 47.59
248 Kiselev, Sergey252950 35.21
249 Buturin, Vladimir252955 53.03
250 Chekhov, Valery A252952 41.01
251 Dlugy, Maxim252971 30.84
252 Dokutchaev, Aleksander252959 24.50
253 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252952 50.62
254 Dizdarevic, Emir252950 38.66
255 Blatny, Pavel252848 28.44
256 Donchev, Dimitar I252869 38.36
257 Orlov, Georgi252862
258 Frolov, Artur252857 26.33
259 Conquest, Stuart252749 29.75
260 Budnikov, Alexandar252762 29.84
261 Van der Sterren, Paul252749 40.70
262 Stangl, Markus252650 27.59
263 Yuneev, Alexey252664
264 Muhutdinov, Marat252567 29.04
265 Drasko, Milan252550 33.98
266 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav252554 30.71
267 Damljanovic, Branko252548 35.45
268 Kavalek, Lubomir252566 53.31
269 Ivanov, Sergey252452 35.17
270 Marin, Mihail252449 31.61
271 Saltaev, Mihail252451 34.03
272 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252452 42.03
273 Zarubin, Pavel252460 28.79
274 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252451 30.33
275 Rodriguez, Ad252373
276 Rodriguez, Amador252350 40.23
277 Plaskett, Jim252366 36.70
278 Djurhuus, Rune252350 26.85
279 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252249 38.94
280 Yurtaev, Leonid252259 37.58
281 Chuchelov, Vladimir252251 27.17
282 Moskalenko, Viktor252252 35.98
283 Djuric, Stefan252153 41.34
284 Vesselovsky, Serguei252158 44.84
285 Ruzele, Darius252153 28.59
286 Gorelov, Sergey G252059 39.28
287 Groszpeter, Attila252049 36.47
288 Alburt, Lev O252060 51.27
289 Adorján, András252053 46.66
290 Haba, Petr252050 31.90
291 Notkin, Maksim251951 32.96
292 Kishnev, Sergey251956 40.08
293 Moroz, Alexander251859 35.87
294 Vasiukov, Evgeny A251852 63.73
295 Shariyazdanov, Andrey251752 20.38
296 Rodriguez, Andres251752 22.94
297 Liss, Eran251751 21.41
298 Strikovic, Aleksa251749 35.55
299 Kotsur, Pavel251755 22.91
300 Smyslov, Vassily V251651 75.68
301 Kosic, Dragan251651 26.79
302 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav251664 32.32
303 Horvath, Jozsef251647 32.30
304 Mainka, Romuald251651 33.54
305 Ye Jiangchuan251553 36.03
306 Tischbierek, Raj251551 34.18
307 Rustemov, Alexander251551 23.40
308 Asrian, Karen251554 16.60
309 Davies, Nigel R251452 36.33
310 Brenninkmeijer, Joris251456 27.21
311 Shabanov, Yury F251459 59.05
312 Kalinitschew, Sergey251354 40.82
313 Palatnik, Semen A251359 46.68
314 Dvoretsky, Mark I251269 48.97
315 Korzubov, Peter251274 34.91
316 Mokrý, Karel251253 37.81
317 Kudrin, Sergey251255 37.23
318 Polovodin, Igor A251172 41.69
319 Gausel, Einar251149 32.99
320 Miladinovic, Igor251151 22.85
321 Slobodjan, Roman251149 21.91
322 Istratescu, Andrei251051 20.98
323 Lugovoi, Aleksei251050 21.73
324 Didishko, Vereslav251051 47.64
325 Milov, Leonid251057 30.82
326 Golod, Vitali251055 25.43
327 Kveinys, Aloyzas251049 34.39
328 Luther, Thomas250949 27.07
329 Thorsteins, Karl250964 32.13
330 Shchekachev, Andrei250950 24.09
331 Tseitlin, Mark D250850 53.19
332 Sokolin, Leonid M250869
333 Ye Rongguang250854 33.16
334 Kosten, Anthony C250854 38.35
335 Varavin, Viktor250856 29.52
336 Mariano, Nelson250765 22.42
337 Belikov, Vladimir250752 25.33
338 Guliev, Sarhan250750 28.66
339 Vaulin, Alexander250651 39.70
340 Kiriakov, Petr250656 21.88
341 Ubilava, Elizbar E250652 46.26
342 Temirbaev, Serik250657
343 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250652 33.32
344 Cramling, Pia250549 33.60
345 Dimitrov, Vladimir250550 28.63
346 Zhuravliov, Valerij250566 57.96
347 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250557 42.22
348 Olafsson, Helgi250551 40.29
349 Xie Jun250550 26.08
350 Burmakin, Vladimir250550 29.48
351 Soffer, Ram250553 31.23
352 Enders, Peter250450 33.83
353 Zhelnin, Vladimir V250461 49.71
354 Zontakh, Andrey250454 26.07
355 Hector, Jonny250449 32.80
356 Manor, Ilan250453 27.09
357 Gyimesi, Zoltan250449 19.66
358 Har Zvi, Ronen250352 20.13
359 Suba, Mihai250350 49.50
360 Dyachkov, Sergej250353 20.07
361 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250252 40.55
362 Gasimov, Ragim250261 20.58
363 Volkov, Sergey250256 22.81
364 Kalinin, Alexander250264 28.51
365 Arbakov, Valentin250251 44.84
366 Vasquez, Rodrigo250165 26.98
367 Zakharevich, Igor250152 33.38
368 Ricardi, Pablo250150 34.76
369 Rausis, Igors250148 35.65
370 Vukic, Milan250154 53.28
371 Schandorff, Lars250150 31.61
372 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter250152 20.33
373 Fomichenko, Eduard250073 27.88
374 Antunes, Antonio249950 34.82
375 Legky, Nikolay A249851 41.63
376 Finkel, Alexander249850 21.91
377 Faragó, Iván249848 50.66
378 Kaminski, Marcin249749 19.72
379 Kovalev, Andrei249751 35.06
380 Akhmadeev, Vadim249764 40.38
381 Yandemirov, Valeri249751 33.80
382 Li Zunian249672 38.89
383 Maljutin, Evgeni249660 25.08
384 Ionescu, Constantin249653 38.22
385 Khasin, Alexander249667 45.59
386 Jakubiec, Artur249660 22.98
387 Vakhidov, Tahir249663
388 Wells, Peter K249648 31.62
389 Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail249668 37.48
390 Cherepkov, Alexander V249575 76.08
391 Nevednichy, Vladislav249551 27.24
392 Nielsen, Peter Heine249548 23.52
393 Kuporosov, Viktor249554 35.18
394 Apicella, Manuel249550 26.61
395 Garcia Ilundain, David249549 25.66
396 Sosonko, Gennadi249552 53.53
397 Kuczynski, Robert249550 30.62
398 Mitenkov, Alexey249554 35.73
399 Kumaran, Dharshan249453 21.48
400 Emms, John M249449 29.71
401 Agrest, Evgenij249454 30.29
402 Pavlovic, Milos249451 32.90
403 Malakhov, Vladimir249451 16.01
404 Mukhametov, Eldar249453 27.52
405 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249350 25.90
406 Volzhin, Alexander249350 25.83
407 Krogius, Nikolay V249358 66.36
408 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249354 49.29
409 Ioseliani, Nana249351 34.80
410 Kholmov, Ratmir D249350 71.55
411 Horváth, Csaba249348 28.48
412 Sher, Miron N249249 44.42
413 Yuferov, Sergey N249254 50.98
414 Badea, Bela249254 27.77
415 Akesson, Ralf249250 35.81
416 Bagirov, Vladimir K249252 60.29
417 Khachian, Melikset249253 26.40
418 Zarnicki, Pablo249250 24.05
419 Lin Weiguo249265 26.35
420 Li Wenliang249159 29.61
421 Filippov, Valerij249150 21.01
422 Mestel, A Jonathan249165 39.71
423 Borges Mateos, Juan249161 30.67
424 Keitlinghaus, Ludger249049 31.35
425 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos249058 41.69
426 Klinger, Josef249064 29.48
427 Zapata, Alonso249051 38.27
428 Vogt, Lothar H249052 44.87
429 Koniushkov, Igor249058 34.00
430 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249051 61.67
431 Sulskis, Sarunas249052 24.01
432 Geller, Efim P248960 71.74
433 Ivanovic, Božidar248952 50.27
434 Feygin, Michail248960 21.83
435 Nesterov, Jakov248865 30.02
436 Panchenko, Alexander N248853 43.15
437 Gofshtein, Leonid D248850 43.61
438 Nikcevic, Nebojsa248852
439 Blagojevic, Dragisa248752 30.91
440 Lau, Ralf248750 37.11
441 Ryskin, Alexander248759 33.88
442 Hamdouchi, Hichem248653 24.14
443 Annageldyev, Orazly248657 36.69
444 Zagorskis, Darius248652 27.03
445 Renet, Olivier248650 31.94
446 Lazarev, Vladimir248555 32.48
447 Larsen, Bent248555 61.74
448 Zilberman, Yaacov248555 42.51
449 Janjgava, Lasha248560 26.57
450 Mesropov, Konstantin248563 25.51
451 Barus, Cerdas248458 34.91
452 Tisdall, Jonathan D248449 38.26
453 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248457 33.17
454 Jansa, Vlastimil248449 54.01
455 Shmuter, Leonid248453 27.57
456 Gruenfeld, Yehuda248455 40.76
457 Barua, Dibyendu248453 30.09
458 Najer, Evgeniy248453 19.44
459 Irzhanov, Ruslan248455 20.01
460 Zaitsev, Igor A248450 58.51
461 Yegiazarian, Arsen248354 26.45
462 Petrienko, Vladimir248372 41.72
463 Norwood, David248356 28.16
464 Johansen, Darryl K248357 37.82
465 Marinkovic, Ivan248254 29.38
466 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo248250 26.81
467 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248253 43.86
468 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad248255 46.92
469 Hernandez, Gilberto248250
470 Chernyshov, Konstantin248154 29.47
471 Mueller, Karsten248153 26.02
472 Miezis, Normunds248149 25.55
473 Petrosian, Arshak B248153 42.95
474 Khlian, E.248171 37.13
475 Nasybullin, Vladislav248174
476 Frias, Victor J248164 40.80
477 Lukin, Andrei M248056 48.26
478 Wang Pin248063 21.96
479 Borovikov, Vladislav248075 23.30
480 Meister, Yakov248061 41.22
481 Shevelev, Sergei248074 27.65
482 Antonio, Rogelio Jr248056 34.78
483 Howell, James C248050 29.54
484 Teske, Henrik247949 28.76
485 Markowski, Tomasz247949 21.33
486 Stanec, Nikolaus247949 28.59
487 Quinteros, Miguel A247958 48.92
488 Richter, Wolfgang247967 28.78
489 Liang Jinrong247960 36.52
490 Abramovic, Boško247951 45.79
491 Zlochevskij, Alexander247853 33.43
492 Danielsen, Henrik247851 30.86
493 Bauer, Christian247851 19.88
494 Tunik, Gennady247850 43.51
495 Inkiov, Ventzislav247855 40.53
496 Hansen, Sune Berg247853 25.61
497 Tolnai, Tibor247849 32.19
498 Martinovic, Slobodan247853 51.35
499 Kalantarian, Norik247855 34.29
500 Mohr, Georg247749 31.83

These ratings, calculated as of November 30, 1996, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between December 1, 1995 and November 30, 1996, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of November 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 November 30, 1996. This represents the player's estimated strength on December 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 December 1, 1996. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on December 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 December 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 November 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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