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Top 10 active players as of June 30, 1997

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288549
2 Anand, Viswanathan284147
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280147
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily278547
5 Karpov, Anatoly E275847
6 Topalov, Veselin274747
7 Kamsky, Gata273550
8 Shirov, Alexei272346
9 Gelfand, Boris271547
10 Bareev, Evgeny270948

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Top 500 active players as of June 30, 1997

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28854966.7% #234.21
2 Anand, Viswanathan28414721.8% #327.55
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2801475.9% #622.01
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2785473.2% #728.28
5 Karpov, Anatoly E2758470.9% #1146.10
6 Topalov, Veselin2747470.5% #1422.29
7 Kamsky, Gata2735500.4% #1823.08
8 Shirov, Alexei2723460.1% #2224.98
9 Gelfand, Boris2715470.1% #2529.02
10 Bareev, Evgeny2709480.1% #2930.61
11 Georgiev, Kiril2698490.1% #3531.59
12 Salov, Valery B269449 #3833.09
13 Svidler, Peter268848 #4221.04
14 Adams, Michael268747 #4125.62
15 Polgar, Judit268547 #4320.93
16 Dreev, Alexey268448 #4428.44
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G268048 #4743.54
18 Khalifman, Alexander267847 #4931.45
19 Akopian, Vladimir267548 #5225.56
20 Short, Nigel D266948 #5732.08
21 Jussupow, Artur M266848 #5837.38
22 Rublevsky, Sergei266650 #6122.71
23 Nikolic, Predrag265948 #6736.80
24 Seirawan, Yasser265955 #7237.27
25 Yermolinsky, Alex V265649 #7039.22
26 Almasi, Zoltan265647 #6920.84
27 Sadler, Matthew265449 #7223.12
28 Lautier, Joel265347 #7224.22
29 Krasenkow, Michal265248 #7333.63
30 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264950 #7837.29
31 Gurevich, Mikhail N264849 #7838.36
32 Speelman, Jonathan S264750 #8040.74
33 van Wely, Loek264446 #8124.73
34 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264449 #8420.87
35 Rozentalis, Eduardas264248 #8534.09
36 Tiviakov, Sergei264149 #8624.38
37 Leko, Peter264147 #8517.81
38 Oll, Lembit264048 #8731.19
39 Malaniuk, Vladimir P263747 #9039.94
40 Dvoiris, Semen I263749 #9238.66
41 Piket, Jeroen263246 #9528.42
42 Chernin, Alexander M263148 #9837.31
43 Sokolov, Ivan263047 #9729.05
44 Milov, Vadim262950 #10224.91
45 Ehlvest, Jaan262847 #10134.71
46 Portisch, Lajos262850 #10460.24
47 Lastin, Alexander262751 #10520.67
48 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E262750 #10530.35
49 Eingorn, Viacheslav S262651 #10640.60
50 Alterman, Boris262549 #10627.15
51 Giorgadze, Giorgi262448 #10632.72
52 Morozevich, Alexander262450 #10719.94
53 Vaganian, Rafael A262449 #10745.71
54 Korchnoi, Viktor L262246 #10866.27
55 Hellers, Ferdinand262154 #11528.42
56 Sturua, Zurab262152 #11338.06
57 Timman, Jan H261847 #11345.54
58 Aleksandrov, Aleksej261849 #11424.13
59 Onischuk, Alexander261849 #11521.82
60 Hracek, Zbynek261748 #11426.81
61 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261671 #13440.44
62 Sakaev, Konstantin261649 #11723.21
63 Gavrikov, Victor N261552 #12039.91
64 Savchenko, Stanislav261450 #11930.44
65 Nunn, John D M261451 #12142.18
66 Smirin, Ilia261348 #11929.44
67 Tkachiev, Vladislav261249 #12223.64
68 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav261056 #13032.90
69 Andersson, Ulf260949 #12546.01
70 Kožul, Zdenko260448 #13031.11
71 Torre, Eugenio260457 #13645.65
72 Huzman, Alexander260452 #13335.22
73 Tukmakov, Vladimir B260348 #13251.29
74 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260248 #13231.57
75 Spasov, Vasil260254 #13726.37
76 Lputian, Smbat G260151 #13539.38
77 Fominyh, Alexander259951 #13938.04
78 Dautov, Rustem259949 #13731.59
79 Yakovich, Yuri259848 #13734.58
80 Fedorov, Alexei259750 #14024.76
81 Psakhis, Lev B259648 #13938.59
82 Hansen, Curt259649 #14032.78
83 Yudasin, Leonid G259648 #14037.89
84 Vaisser, Anatoli259450 #14248.32
85 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259450 #14334.27
86 Lutz, Christopher259348 #14326.35
87 Shipov, Sergei259350 #14431.20
88 Bologan, Viktor259348 #14325.54
89 Ibragimov, Ildar259248 #14329.87
90 Dolmatov, Sergey V259250 #14538.36
91 Adianto, Utut259251 #14532.29
92 Gulko, Boris F259148 #14450.39
93 Miles, Anthony J259047 #14542.19
94 Lalic, Bogdan259048 #14533.31
95 Dokhoian, Yury259064 #15632.68
96 Epishin, Vladimir258947 #14531.96
97 Kaidanov, Gregory S258951 #15037.72
98 Kuzmin, Alexey258859 #15534.31
99 Hjartarson, Jóhann258848 #14934.39
100 Benjamin, Joel L258751 #15133.30
101 Hübner, Robert258649 48.65
102 Polgar, Zsuzsa258654 28.20
103 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258648 34.46
104 Beim, Valery258452 47.29
105 Wolff, Patrick G258453 29.37
106 Hodgson, Julian M258347 33.92
107 Balashov, Yury S258349 48.30
108 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258349 47.38
109 Korneev, Oleg258347 27.92
110 Atalik, Suat258249 32.72
111 Zaichik, Gennady L258262 40.38
112 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258250 46.66
113 Christiansen, Larry M258150 41.01
114 Sorokin, Maxim258150 29.44
115 Novikov, Igor A258049 35.10
116 Kindermann, Stefan258049 37.51
117 Milos, Gilberto258051 33.67
118 Komarov, Dimitri258050 28.58
119 Kurajica, Bojan258049 49.62
120 Sutovsky, Emil257949 19.78
121 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257850 38.24
122 deFirmian, Nicholas E257848 39.92
123 Anastasian, Ashot257751 32.95
124 Ftácnik, Lubomír257748 39.67
125 Lerner, Konstantin Z257651 47.34
126 Agdestein, Simen257654 30.12
127 Ribli, Zoltán257551 45.81
128 Wahls, Matthias257549 29.43
129 Pétursson, Margeir257550 37.37
130 Glek, Igor V257548 35.65
131 Pigusov, Evgeny257451 36.25
132 Shneider, Aleksandr257452 35.11
133 Dorfman, Iosif D257253 45.16
134 Rechlis, Gad257156 30.40
135 Rogers, Ian257149 37.02
136 Filippov, Valerij257049 21.59
137 Magerramov, Elmar S257064 39.22
138 Baburin, Alexander257051 30.36
139 Movsesian, Sergei257048 18.66
140 Kharlov, Andrei256949 28.61
141 Razuvaev, Yury S256950 51.72
142 Gleizerov, Evgeny256950 34.28
143 Xu Jun256754 34.79
144 Pintér, József256750 43.64
145 Sherbakov, Ruslan256749 27.79
146 Graf, Alexander256650 34.85
147 Goldin, Alexander256651 32.34
148 Serper, Grigory256552 27.79
149 Iuldachev, Saidali256554 29.41
150 Makarichev, Sergey Y256566 43.62
151 Hertneck, Gerald256452 33.78
152 Hansen, Lars Bo256450 28.77
153 Cvitan, Ognjen256348 35.72
154 Ruban, Vadim256357 33.05
155 Kengis, Edvins256349 38.22
156 Makarov, Marat256351 34.15
157 Brodsky, Michail256050 28.26
158 Shulman, Yuri256049 22.17
159 Ivanov, Sergey256051 35.75
160 Browne, Walter S256056 48.47
161 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255951 36.45
162 Sokolov, Andrey Y255949 34.28
163 Spassky, Boris V255958 60.42
164 Aseev, Konstantin N255849 36.69
165 Gurevich, Dmitry255849 40.80
166 Timoshenko, Georgy255851 31.08
167 Ionov, Sergey255751 35.48
168 Schlosser, Philipp255749 28.86
169 Plaskett, Jim255762 37.28
170 Gabriel, Christian255749 22.32
171 Kavalek, Lubomir255663 53.89
172 Vyzmanavin, Alexey255651 37.49
173 Pugachov, Alexey255564 31.84
174 Kuzmin, Gennady P255552 51.45
175 Hickl, Joerg255549 32.20
176 Kosashvili, Yona255559 26.98
177 Nijboer, Friso255549 32.09
178 Palac, Mladen255448 26.37
179 Landa, Konstantin255449 25.11
180 Fishbein, Alexander255365 29.14
181 Romanishin, Oleg M255348 45.47
182 Smagin, Sergey255353 38.81
183 Shabalov, Alexander255351 29.80
184 Yemelin, Vasily255351 21.41
185 Sherbakov, Vitaly S255268 42.03
186 Watson, William N255257 35.20
187 Wang Zili255252 29.04
188 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255252 31.29
189 Smikovski, Ivan255164 25.05
190 Moroz, Alexander255156 36.45
191 Asrian, Karen255053 17.18
192 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter254951 20.91
193 Stefansson, Hannes254949 24.94
194 Sagalchik, Gennadij254957 28.19
195 Bischoff, Klaus254849 36.06
196 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254850 32.06
197 Chandler, Murray G254855 37.24
198 Ilincic, Zlatko254851 29.14
199 Smejkal, Jan254850 51.27
200 Kruppa, Yuri254752 33.02
201 Gurevich, Ilya254764 25.39
202 Dlugy, Maxim254767 31.42
203 Dao Thien Hai254749 19.14
204 Muhutdinov, Marat254672 29.62
205 Kotronias, Vasilios254649 32.85
206 Guseinov, Aidyn254558 45.49
207 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254571 49.93
208 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254451 52.76
209 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254455 53.15
210 Dizdarevic, Emir254450 39.24
211 Minasian, Artashes254451 30.44
212 Stohl, Igor254448 32.76
213 Bönsch, Uwe254450 38.71
214 King, Daniel J254352 33.84
215 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254352 20.39
216 Arkhipov, Sergey254355 43.02
217 Kotsur, Pavel254253 23.49
218 Sax, Gyula254149 46.03
219 Sermek, Drazen254148 28.42
220 Ye Jiangchuan254151 36.61
221 Spangenberg, Hugo254048 21.61
222 Volkov, Sergey254051 23.40
223 Khenkin, Igor254050 29.27
224 Hebden, Mark254051 39.37
225 Spraggett, Kevin B253950 42.64
226 Sokolin, Leonid M253966
227 Vasiukov, Evgeny A253953 64.32
228 Loginov, Valery A253949 41.55
229 Ginsburg, Gennadij253961 25.88
230 Peng Xiaomin253952 24.23
231 Knaak, Rainer F253954 44.29
232 Fedorowicz, John P253955 38.76
233 Burmakin, Vladimir253849 30.06
234 Ivanov, Alexander V253853 41.16
235 Neverov, Valery253851 33.02
236 Golubev, Mihail253752 27.08
237 Saltaev, Mihail253753 34.61
238 Bezgodov, Alexei253753 27.99
239 Lobron, Eric253748 37.15
240 Ivanov, Alexander V2253771 41.16
241 Rustemov, Alexander253650 23.98
242 van der Wiel, John T H253649 37.89
243 Mecking, Henrique253574 45.44
244 Greenfeld, Alon253550 33.20
245 Frolov, Artur253558 26.91
246 Tregubov, Pavel V253449 25.52
247 Davies, Nigel R253451 36.91
248 Zezulkin, Jurij253461 25.87
249 Horvath, Jozsef253347 32.88
250 Varga, Z.253361 26.96
251 Lanka, Zigurds253349 37.11
252 Zarubin, Pavel253268 29.38
253 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253253 42.62
254 Rodriguez, Amador253249 40.81
255 Shchekachev, Andrei253051 24.67
256 Kovacevic, Vladimir253053 55.26
257 Orlov, Georgi253063
258 Slobodjan, Roman253050 22.49
259 Nikolenko, Oleg253054 38.03
260 Marin, Mihail253048 32.19
261 Kiselev, Sergey252949 35.79
262 Babula, Vlastimil252950 23.74
263 Nogueiras, Jesus252950 37.95
264 Chekhov, Valery A252953 41.59
265 Dizdar, Goran252849 38.57
266 Hort, Vlastimil252852 53.47
267 Ulibin, Mikhail252849 26.08
268 Avrukh, Boris252851 19.48
269 Alburt, Lev O252861 51.86
270 Popovic, Petar252751 38.38
271 Cámpora, Daniel H252750 39.99
272 Soffer, Ram252653 31.81
273 Van der Sterren, Paul252649 41.29
274 Budnikov, Alexandar252466 30.43
275 Vaulin, Alexander252449 40.28
276 Enders, Peter252450 34.41
277 Yuneev, Alexey252369
278 Sosonko, Gennadi252352 54.12
279 Galkin, Alexander252351 18.41
280 Krakops, Maris252353 19.24
281 Schandorff, Lars252350 32.19
282 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V252252 49.87
283 Shariyazdanov, Andrey252251 20.96
284 Wells, Peter K252248 32.20
285 Malakhov, Vladimir252251 16.59
286 Mainka, Romuald252251 34.12
287 Gyimesi, Zoltan252148 20.25
288 Chuchelov, Vladimir252152 27.76
289 Kiriakov, Petr252152 22.47
290 Tischbierek, Raj252051 34.77
291 Luther, Thomas252049 27.65
292 Strikovic, Aleksa252050 36.13
293 Kosten, Anthony C252053 38.93
294 Cebalo, Mišo252049 52.40
295 Irzhanov, Ruslan251953 20.59
296 Yandemirov, Valeri251950 34.38
297 Kosic, Dragan251952 27.37
298 Shabanov, Yury F251961 59.63
299 Blatny, Pavel251947 29.02
300 Notkin, Maksim251850 33.55
301 Maksimenko, Andrei251851 27.56
302 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251852 51.20
303 Mariano, Nelson251762 23.01
304 Damljanovic, Branko251749 36.04
305 Smyslov, Vassily V251651 76.27
306 Nielsen, Peter Heine251648 24.10
307 Ricardi, Pablo251649 35.35
308 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251670 42.28
309 Agrest, Evgenij251651 30.87
310 Hulak, Krunoslav251651 46.10
311 Istratescu, Andrei251550 21.57
312 Miladinovic, Igor251551 23.43
313 Timoshchenko, Gennady251550 48.17
314 Dvoretsky, Mark I251572 49.56
315 Gausel, Einar251550 33.58
316 Kupreichik, Viktor D251449 47.98
317 Emms, John M251450 30.29
318 Milov, Leonid251456 31.40
319 Bacrot, Etienne251450 14.44
320 Gorelov, Sergey G251458 39.87
321 Lesiege, Alexandre251354 21.87
322 Gofshtein, Leonid D251350 44.19
323 Liss, Eran251253 21.99
324 Arnason, Jon L251257 36.63
325 Egin, Vladimir251254
326 Ruzele, Darius251252 29.17
327 Gallagher, Joseph G251249 33.15
328 Djuric, Stefan251253 41.92
329 Kumaran, Dharshan251252 22.06
330 Kishnev, Sergey251260 40.66
331 Suba, Mihai251151 50.08
332 Stangl, Markus251150 28.17
333 Magem Badals, Jordi251149 29.85
334 Delchev, Aleksander251150 25.95
335 Akhmadeev, Vadim251060 40.96
336 Conquest, Stuart251049 30.33
337 Djurhuus, Rune251050 27.43
338 Miralles, Gilles251055 31.39
339 Belikov, Vladimir251052 25.91
340 Golod, Vitali250955 26.01
341 Arencibia, Walter250949 29.94
342 Ubilava, Elizbar E250953 46.84
343 Mestel, A Jonathan250871 40.30
344 Zagrebelny, Sergey250752
345 Kuporosov, Viktor250755 35.76
346 Palatnik, Semen A250766 47.26
347 Kantsler, Boris250751 35.20
348 Starosek, Konstantin250769 28.83
349 Akesson, Ralf250750 36.39
350 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250758 42.80
351 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250750 33.90
352 Tsesarsky, Ilya250762 37.72
353 Solomon, Stephen J250659 33.93
354 Kholmov, Ratmir D250650 72.13
355 Zakharevich, Igor250650 33.95
356 Vakhidov, Tahir250656
357 Xie Jun250650 26.67
358 Degraeve, Jean Marc250651 26.43
359 Maiorov, Oleg250553 25.94
360 Vesselovsky, Serguei250554 45.43
361 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos250563 42.27
362 Simonovic, Aleksandar250565 28.65
363 Lugovoi, Aleksei250551 22.32
364 Rytshagov, Mikhail250549 29.63
365 Har Zvi, Ronen250453 20.71
366 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250453 41.13
367 Adorján, András250456 47.25
368 Temirbaev, Serik250457
369 Kobalija, Mihail250452 19.16
370 Khasin, Alexander250368 46.17
371 Feygin, Michail250363 22.41
372 Zontakh, Andrey250357 26.65
373 Legky, Nikolay A250350 42.22
374 Hamdouchi, Hichem250352 24.73
375 Wu Shaobin250361 28.40
376 Fercec, Nenad250352 36.22
377 Kudrin, Sergey250354 37.81
378 Rodriguez, Andres250251 23.53
379 Bagaturov, Giorgi250253 32.59
380 Barua, Dibyendu250253 30.67
381 Moskalenko, Viktor250154 36.57
382 Liiva, Riho250157 21.98
383 Tolnai, Tibor250150 32.77
384 Kveinys, Aloyzas250049 34.97
385 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy250052 30.91
386 Rychagov, Andrey250052 17.91
387 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto250049 39.52
388 Groszpeter, Attila250050 37.06
389 Prokopchuk, Evgeny250053 18.96
390 Yurtaev, Leonid250053 38.16
391 Rausis, Igors250048 36.23
392 Olafsson, Helgi250051 40.87
393 Zhuravliov, Valerij249974 58.55
394 Ye Rongguang249956 33.74
395 Apicella, Manuel249950 27.20
396 Dyachkov, Sergej249854 20.65
397 Finkel, Alexander249850 22.49
398 Pavlovic, Milos249752 33.48
399 Chernyshov, Konstantin249753 30.05
400 Manor, Ilan249754 27.68
401 Haba, Petr249749 32.48
402 Renet, Olivier249649 32.52
403 Horváth, Csaba249647 29.07
404 Kaminski, Marcin249651 20.30
405 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249652 55.13
406 Dimitrov, Vladimir249652 29.22
407 Klinger, Josef249570 30.06
408 Kolev, Atanas249554 29.95
409 Guliev, Sarhan249551 29.24
410 Najer, Evgeniy249553 20.02
411 Kempinski, Robert249549 19.96
412 Nesterov, Jakov249575 30.60
413 Sokolovs, Andrei249554 25.35
414 Wang Pin249463 22.55
415 Abramovic, Boško249454 46.38
416 Didishko, Vereslav249351 48.22
417 Shmuter, Leonid249356 28.16
418 Vera, Reynaldo249350 36.48
419 Thorsteins, Karl249365 32.71
420 Krogius, Nikolay V249362 66.93
421 Vukic, Milan249256 53.86
422 Li Wenliang249258 30.19
423 Vogt, Lothar H249252 45.45
424 Zarnicki, Pablo249249 24.63
425 Arbakov, Valentin249251 45.42
426 Drasko, Milan249250 34.56
427 Ioseliani, Nana249252 35.38
428 Danielsen, Henrik249150 31.44
429 Vasquez, Rodrigo249171 27.56
430 Mokrý, Karel249153 38.40
431 Mueller, Karsten249153 26.60
432 Berelovich, Aleksandar249154 29.99
433 Supatashvili, Khvicha249055 28.25
434 Ivanovic, Božidar249055 50.85
435 Winants, Luc249057 34.49
436 Donchev, Dimitar I249065 38.94
437 Lau, Ralf249050 37.70
438 Norwood, David249057 28.74
439 Khachian, Melikset249053 26.98
440 Teske, Henrik249049 29.34
441 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249055 44.45
442 Tseitlin, Mark D249050 53.77
443 Zilberman, Yaacov248956 43.09
444 Nasybullin, Vladislav248975
445 Cramling, Pia248948 34.19
446 Antonio, Rogelio Jr248856 35.36
447 Geller, Efim P248864 72.33
448 Antunes, Antonio248851 35.40
449 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248851 62.25
450 Kalinitschew, Sergey248853 41.41
451 Namgilov, Sogto248859 36.62
452 Liang Chong248868
453 Ponomariov, Ruslan248756 13.72
454 Ryskin, Alexander248764 34.47
455 Kovalev, Andrei248751 35.65
456 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248658 27.79
457 Bagirov, Vladimir K248651 60.87
458 Ionescu, Constantin248650 38.80
459 Maljutin, Evgeni248662 25.66
460 Mukhametov, Eldar248654 28.11
461 Frias, Victor J248666 41.39
462 Li Zunian248672 39.48
463 Anagnostopoulos, Dimitri248651 27.05
464 Krivonosov, Oleg248563 36.13
465 Popchev, Milko248559 32.63
466 Karpman, Vadim248573 32.13
467 Maherramzade, Javad248558 21.13
468 Hector, Jonny248549 33.38
469 Komliakov, Viktor248449 37.18
470 Keitlinghaus, Ludger248449 31.93
471 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248460 25.08
472 Volzhin, Alexander248450 26.41
473 Johansen, Darryl K248357 38.40
474 Bezold, Michael248349 25.10
475 Bauer, Christian248351 20.47
476 Markovic, Miroslav248356 24.14
477 Borges Mateos, Juan248256 31.26
478 Jakubiec, Artur248261 23.57
479 Goloshchapov, Alexander248260 19.43
480 Badea, Bela248252 28.36
481 Becerra Rivero, Julio248250
482 Tisdall, Jonathan D248250 38.84
483 Richter, Wolfgang248275 29.36
484 Kuczynski, Robert248150 31.20
485 Sulskis, Sarunas248150 24.59
486 Izeta Txabarri, Felix248149 35.91
487 Piskov, Yury248055 35.72
488 Annageldyev, Orazly248060 37.28
489 Lazarev, Vladimir248053 33.07
490 Fomichenko, Eduard248071 28.47
491 Mohr, Georg248050 32.41
492 Sunye Neto, Jaime248058 40.16
493 Hansen, Sune Berg248052 26.19
494 Pfleger, Helmut248067 53.90
495 Purtov, Andrei248063 39.21
496 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247955 23.38
497 Nevednichy, Vladislav247950 27.82
498 Gipslis, Aivars247953 60.39
499 Cabrilo, Goran247955 38.99
500 Quinteros, Miguel A247957 49.51

These ratings, calculated as of June 30, 1997, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 1996. 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, 1997. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 1, 1997.

+/- 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, 1997. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 1, 1997 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, 1997. 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, 1997. 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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