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Top 10 active players as of November 30, 1997

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K285949
2 Anand, Viswanathan283647
3 Kramnik, Vladimir281547
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily279147
5 Topalov, Veselin276047
6 Karpov, Anatoly E274447
7 Kamsky, Gata274251
8 Shirov, Alexei270847
9 Bareev, Evgeny270448
10 Gelfand, Boris270348

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Top 500 active players as of November 30, 1997

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28594948.8% #334.63
2 Anand, Viswanathan28364727.0% #427.96
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28154714.1% #522.43
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2791476.0% #728.70
5 Topalov, Veselin2760471.6% #1122.71
6 Karpov, Anatoly E2744470.8% #1446.52
7 Kamsky, Gata2742511.0% #1523.49
8 Shirov, Alexei2708470.1% #2725.40
9 Bareev, Evgeny2704480.1% #3031.02
10 Gelfand, Boris2703480.1% #3029.43
11 Svidler, Peter2701480.1% #3121.45
12 Adams, Michael269547 #3426.04
13 Salov, Valery B269250 #3833.51
14 Rublevsky, Sergei2690500.1% #3923.12
15 Polgar, Judit268848 #4021.35
16 Georgiev, Kiril268749 #4132.01
17 Khalifman, Alexander267347 #5131.87
18 Dreev, Alexey267249 #5228.86
19 Short, Nigel D267148 #5232.50
20 Tiviakov, Sergei266848 #5524.79
21 Beliavsky, Alexander G266748 #5643.95
22 Nikolic, Predrag266748 #5637.22
23 Jussupow, Artur M266548 #5937.80
24 Zvjaginsev, Vadim266549 #5921.28
25 Akopian, Vladimir266549 #5925.97
26 Krasenkow, Michal266048 #6234.04
27 Sadler, Matthew265449 #7023.54
28 Leko, Peter265348 #6918.23
29 Almasi, Zoltan265347 #6921.25
30 Lautier, Joel265047 #7224.63
31 Gurevich, Mikhail N264948 #7438.77
32 Sokolov, Ivan264747 #7629.46
33 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264650 #7937.70
34 Oll, Lembit264548 #7831.60
35 Yermolinsky, Alex V264449 #8039.63
36 van Wely, Loek264046 #8225.15
37 Korchnoi, Viktor L263247 #9266.69
38 Onischuk, Alexander263149 #9422.24
39 Sakaev, Konstantin263049 #9623.63
40 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E262850 #10030.76
41 Chernin, Alexander M262748 #9937.73
42 Dvoiris, Semen I262249 #10639.08
43 Hellers, Ferdinand262055 #11228.84
44 Seirawan, Yasser262053 #11137.68
45 Hracek, Zbynek262048 #10827.22
46 Speelman, Jonathan S261949 #10841.16
47 Giorgadze, Giorgi261848 #10933.14
48 Timman, Jan H261847 #10845.95
49 Milov, Vadim261850 #11125.33
50 Rozentalis, Eduardas261848 #10934.51
51 Morozevich, Alexander261850 #11120.37
52 Malaniuk, Vladimir P261547 #11240.36
53 Savchenko, Stanislav261549 #11330.86
54 Ehlvest, Jaan261548 #11335.13
55 Alterman, Boris261549 #11427.57
56 Portisch, Lajos261451 #11760.65
57 Benjamin, Joel L261451 #11733.72
58 Dautov, Rustem261349 #11632.01
59 Adianto, Utut261252 #11932.70
60 Vaganian, Rafael A261149 #11946.12
61 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261150 #11941.01
62 Aleksandrov, Aleksej261049 #11924.55
63 Lputian, Smbat G261051 #12139.79
64 Christiansen, Larry M261050 #12041.43
65 Hjartarson, Jóhann260948 #12134.81
66 Piket, Jeroen260846 #12128.84
67 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260849 #12231.98
68 Lutz, Christopher260648 #12326.77
69 Smirin, Ilia260548 #12529.86
70 Hansen, Curt260549 #12633.20
71 Huzman, Alexander260453 #12935.64
72 Miles, Anthony J260447 #12542.60
73 Tkachiev, Vladislav260449 #12724.06
74 Sturua, Zurab260452 #12938.48
75 Tukmakov, Vladimir B260348 #12751.71
76 Spasov, Vasil260256 #13526.79
77 Morovic Fernández, Iván E260150 #13234.68
78 Torre, Eugenio260162 #14046.07
79 Lastin, Alexander260051 #13321.08
80 Bologan, Viktor260048 #13025.95
81 Shipov, Sergei259950 #13331.62
82 Yakovich, Yuri259948 #13234.99
83 Baburin, Alexander259751 #13730.78
84 Fominyh, Alexander259752 #13938.46
85 Andersson, Ulf259649 #13546.43
86 Kaidanov, Gregory S259651 #13738.13
87 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E259649 #13647.80
88 Vaisser, Anatoli259550 #13848.73
89 Rogers, Ian259349 #13937.43
90 Dolmatov, Sergey V259251 #14338.78
91 Beim, Valery259051 #14447.70
92 Gulko, Boris F259048 #14250.81
93 Magerramov, Elmar S259067 #15539.64
94 Graf, Alexander258950 #14535.26
95 Psakhis, Lev B258948 #14339.00
96 Nunn, John D M258951 #14542.60
97 Lerner, Konstantin Z258951 #14547.76
98 Goldin, Alexander258851 #14532.76
99 Korneev, Oleg258847 #14328.35
100 Sutovsky, Emil258849 #14520.20
101 Gavrikov, Victor N258652 40.34
102 Dorfman, Iosif D258654 45.58
103 Polgar, Zsuzsa258455 28.61
104 Ibragimov, Ildar258348 30.29
105 Wahls, Matthias258249 29.84
106 Hodgson, Julian M258148 34.35
107 Epishin, Vladimir258147 32.38
108 Kožul, Zdenko258047 31.52
109 Atalik, Suat257948 33.14
110 deFirmian, Nicholas E257949 40.34
111 Filippov, Valerij257949 22.01
112 Fedorov, Alexei257849 25.18
113 Ftácnik, Lubomír257848 40.08
114 Kuzmin, Alexey257861 34.73
115 Ribli, Zoltán257850 46.23
116 Cvitan, Ognjen257747 36.14
117 Glek, Igor V257648 36.06
118 Agdestein, Simen257456 30.54
119 Hübner, Robert257449 49.07
120 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257449 38.65
121 Timoshenko, Georgy257350 31.50
122 Kurajica, Bojan257350 50.04
123 Komarov, Dimitri257350 28.99
124 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257348 34.87
125 Hansen, Lars Bo257350 29.18
126 Balashov, Yury S257349 48.72
127 Rechlis, Gad257257 30.82
128 Pigusov, Evgeny257251 36.66
129 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257150 47.08
130 Movsesian, Sergei257048 19.07
131 Wolff, Patrick G257054 29.79
132 Spraggett, Kevin B257049 43.05
133 Pintér, József257050 44.06
134 Razuvaev, Yury S256950 52.14
135 Lalic, Bogdan256747 33.73
136 Arkhangelsky, Boris256665 66.86
137 Shneider, Aleksandr256653 35.52
138 Shabalov, Alexander256551 30.22
139 Sorokin, Maxim256549 29.86
140 Sokolov, Andrey Y256550 34.69
141 Yudasin, Leonid G256549 38.31
142 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter256551 21.33
143 Makarichev, Sergey Y256471 44.04
144 Guseinov, Aidyn256459 45.91
145 Ginsburg, Gennadij256459 26.30
146 Kruppa, Yuri256452 33.44
147 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav256353 33.32
148 Kengis, Edvins256349 38.63
149 Ivanov, Sergey256250 36.17
150 Anastasian, Ashot256252 33.37
151 Pétursson, Margeir256251 37.79
152 Romanishin, Oleg M256248 45.89
153 Asrian, Karen256053 17.60
154 Brodsky, Michail255950 28.68
155 Serper, Grigory255953 28.21
156 Hickl, Joerg255849 32.62
157 Milos, Gilberto255851 34.08
158 Makarov, Marat255752 34.56
159 Hebden, Mark255751 39.79
160 Kharlov, Andrei255749 29.03
161 Aseev, Konstantin N255750 37.11
162 Kindermann, Stefan255449 37.92
163 Kuzmin, Gennady P255451 51.86
164 Vyzmanavin, Alexey255453 37.91
165 Iuldachev, Saidali255354 29.83
166 Bischoff, Klaus255349 36.47
167 Novikov, Igor A255349 35.52
168 Ionov, Sergey255353 35.90
169 Xu Jun255154 35.20
170 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255052 31.71
171 Zaichik, Gennady L254966 40.80
172 Minasian, Artashes254852 30.86
173 Yemelin, Vasily254852 21.83
174 Wang Zili254753 29.46
175 Sherbakov, Ruslan254649 28.21
176 Kavalek, Lubomir254665 54.31
177 Gleizerov, Evgeny254650 34.69
178 Gurevich, Dmitry254650 41.22
179 Babula, Vlastimil254649 24.16
180 Ruban, Vadim254662 33.46
181 Ye Jiangchuan254651 37.03
182 Shulman, Yuri254650 22.59
183 Khenkin, Igor254649 29.69
184 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254569 50.35
185 Gabriel, Christian254549 22.74
186 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254552 43.03
187 Shchekachev, Andrei254551 25.09
188 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254552 20.80
189 Hertneck, Gerald254551 34.20
190 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254450 36.87
191 Kotsur, Pavel254452 23.91
192 Lobron, Eric254449 37.56
193 Kosashvili, Yona254459 27.41
194 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254456 53.57
195 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254450 32.48
196 Sagalchik, Gennadij254460 28.61
197 Peng Xiaomin254353 24.64
198 Zezulkin, Jurij254358 26.29
199 Neverov, Valery254151 33.44
200 Rustemov, Alexander254150 24.40
201 Muhutdinov, Marat254173 30.04
202 Ulibin, Mikhail254149 26.50
203 Ilincic, Zlatko254151 29.55
204 Stefansson, Hannes254148 25.37
205 Dlugy, Maxim254067 31.84
206 Knaak, Rainer F253955 44.70
207 Fedorowicz, John P253855 39.18
208 Volkov, Sergey253850 23.81
209 Smikovski, Ivan253864 25.47
210 Hort, Vlastimil253852 53.88
211 Pugachov, Alexey253864 32.26
212 Davies, Nigel R253752 37.33
213 Tregubov, Pavel V253749 25.94
214 Kotronias, Vasilios253649 33.26
215 Stohl, Igor253648 33.18
216 Spangenberg, Hugo253649 22.02
217 Palac, Mladen253648 26.78
218 Ubilava, Elizbar E253553 47.26
219 Fishbein, Alexander253565 29.56
220 Popovic, Petar253551 38.79
221 Browne, Walter S253557 48.89
222 Strikovic, Aleksa253551 36.55
223 Sax, Gyula253448 46.45
224 Greenfeld, Alon253450 33.62
225 Gausel, Einar253449 33.99
226 Smagin, Sergey253455 39.23
227 Bezgodov, Alexei253454 28.42
228 Horvath, Jozsef253347 33.30
229 Dao Thien Hai253350 19.55
230 Malakhov, Vladimir253351 17.01
231 Dizdar, Goran253349 38.98
232 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253350 53.18
233 Burmakin, Vladimir253249 30.48
234 Schlosser, Philipp253249 29.28
235 Emms, John M253149 30.71
236 Dizdarevic, Emir253150 39.66
237 Marin, Mihail253149 32.61
238 Smejkal, Jan253051 51.69
239 Ivanov, Alexander V2253064 41.58
240 Varga, Z.252961 27.38
241 Kishnev, Sergey252956 41.08
242 Nikolenko, Oleg252955 38.45
243 Mecking, Henrique252975 45.85
244 Ivanov, Alexander V252955 41.58
245 Damljanovic, Branko252849 36.45
246 van der Wiel, John T H252849 38.31
247 Spassky, Boris V252857 60.83
248 Stangl, Markus252851 28.59
249 Vasiukov, Evgeny A252855 64.73
250 Nielsen, Peter Heine252848 24.52
251 Kupreichik, Viktor D252849 48.41
252 King, Daniel J252852 34.26
253 Smyslov, Vassily V252851 76.68
254 Arkhipov, Sergey252856 43.44
255 Galkin, Alexander252750 18.83
256 Saltaev, Mihail252652 35.03
257 Sokolin, Leonid M252566
258 Agrest, Evgenij252550 31.29
259 Budnikov, Alexandar252569 30.84
260 Schandorff, Lars252549 32.61
261 Moroz, Alexander252557 36.87
262 Orlov, Georgi252468
263 Yuneev, Alexey252472
264 Bönsch, Uwe252451 39.12
265 Golubev, Mihail252453 27.50
266 Nijboer, Friso252348 32.51
267 Zarubin, Pavel252268 29.79
268 Soffer, Ram252254 32.23
269 Baklan, Vladimir252251 19.76
270 Miladinovic, Igor252251 23.85
271 Van der Sterren, Paul252249 41.70
272 Kiselev, Sergey252150 36.21
273 Lanka, Zigurds252150 37.52
274 Delchev, Aleksander252150 26.37
275 Lugovoi, Aleksei252151 22.73
276 Chuchelov, Vladimir252152 28.17
277 Plaskett, Jim252156 37.70
278 Rodriguez, Amador252049 41.23
279 Frolov, Artur252060 27.33
280 Liss, Eran252054 22.41
281 Sosonko, Gennadi252052 54.53
282 Maksimenko, Andrei251951 27.97
283 Gofshtein, Leonid D251950 44.61
284 Alburt, Lev O251867 52.27
285 Watson, William N251857 35.62
286 Landa, Konstantin251850 25.52
287 Ye Rongguang251855 34.16
288 Chekhov, Valery A251855 42.01
289 Mueller, Karsten251853 27.02
290 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas251757
291 Timoshchenko, Gennady251751 48.59
292 Kovacevic, Vladimir251753 55.68
293 Loginov, Valery A251750 41.96
294 Avrukh, Boris251750 19.89
295 Istratescu, Andrei251750 21.98
296 Tischbierek, Raj251651 35.18
297 Zakharevich, Igor251651 34.38
298 Kosic, Dragan251652 27.79
299 Cámpora, Daniel H251651 40.42
300 Arnason, Jon L251559 37.05
301 Finkel, Alexander251550 22.91
302 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251570 42.70
303 Kantsler, Boris251552 35.62
304 Golod, Vitali251454 26.43
305 Akhmadeev, Vadim251461 41.38
306 Degraeve, Jean Marc251349 26.84
307 Notkin, Maksim251351 33.96
308 Zagrebelny, Sergey251351
309 Gorelov, Sergey G251362 40.28
310 Barua, Dibyendu251353 31.09
311 Shabanov, Yury F251365 60.05
312 Polovodin, Igor A251366 42.69
313 Kuporosov, Viktor251255 36.18
314 Yandemirov, Valeri251250 34.80
315 Lesiege, Alexandre251154 22.28
316 Ricardi, Pablo251150 35.76
317 Arencibia, Walter251149 30.36
318 Maiorov, Oleg251153 26.36
319 Palatnik, Semen A251166 47.68
320 Cebalo, Mišo251149 52.82
321 Yurtaev, Leonid251053 38.58
322 Rytshagov, Mikhail251049 30.05
323 Blatny, Pavel251048 29.44
324 Sermek, Drazen251048 28.83
325 Nogueiras, Jesus251050 38.37
326 Apicella, Manuel250951 27.61
327 Slobodjan, Roman250951 22.91
328 Hulak, Krunoslav250852 46.51
329 Hector, Jonny250848 33.80
330 Miralles, Gilles250855 31.81
331 Kumaran, Dharshan250755 22.48
332 Bacrot, Etienne250750 14.86
333 Irzhanov, Ruslan250753 21.01
334 Mikhalevski, Victor250749 25.38
335 Starosek, Konstantin250769 29.25
336 Magem Badals, Jordi250749 30.27
337 Krogius, Nikolay V250760 67.36
338 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto250649 39.94
339 Belikov, Vladimir250552 26.33
340 Norwood, David250560 29.16
341 Dyachkov, Sergej250557 21.07
342 Xie Jun250549 27.08
343 Pavlovic, Milos250551 33.90
344 Haba, Petr250550 32.90
345 Ruzele, Darius250452 29.59
346 Vaulin, Alexander250448 40.70
347 Suba, Mihai250452 50.50
348 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250451 34.32
349 Krivonosov, Oleg250464 36.55
350 Shariyazdanov, Andrey250352 21.38
351 Zhuravliov, Valerij250375 58.96
352 Kobalija, Mihail250351 19.57
353 Kiriakov, Petr250251 22.88
354 Zarnicki, Pablo250250 25.05
355 Olafsson, Helgi250251 41.29
356 Wu Shaobin250262 28.82
357 Zontakh, Andrey250259 27.07
358 Liang Jinrong250254 37.52
359 Kalinitschew, Sergey250153 41.82
360 Vakhidov, Tahir250156
361 Brenninkmeijer, Joris250158 28.21
362 Kosten, Anthony C250151 39.35
363 Hasangatin, Ramil250156 25.41
364 Tseitlin, Mark D250050 54.19
365 Liiva, Riho250058 22.40
366 Djurhuus, Rune250050 27.85
367 Dokutchaev, Aleksander250060 25.50
368 Djuric, Stefan249952 42.34
369 Keitlinghaus, Ludger249948 32.35
370 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249952 31.33
371 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249953 50.29
372 Groszpeter, Attila249850 37.47
373 Luther, Thomas249849 28.07
374 Markovic, Miroslav249854 24.56
375 Kveinys, Aloyzas249849 35.39
376 Chandler, Murray G249855 37.65
377 Enders, Peter249751 34.83
378 Dvoretsky, Mark I249776 49.97
379 Horváth, Csaba249748 29.48
380 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249753 51.62
381 Hamdouchi, Hichem249753 25.14
382 Gyimesi, Zoltan249748 20.66
383 Shmuter, Leonid249756 28.57
384 Larsen, Bent249754 62.74
385 Rodriguez, Andres249651 23.94
386 Ivanovic, Božidar249653 51.27
387 Danielsen, Henrik249650 31.86
388 Kaminski, Marcin249650 20.72
389 Comas Fabrego, Luis249653 26.44
390 Rabiega, Robert249650 26.83
391 Drasko, Milan249650 34.98
392 Tsesarsky, Ilya249657 38.14
393 Har Zvi, Ronen249653 21.13
394 Krakops, Maris249654 19.66
395 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249651 62.67
396 Solomon, Stephen J249460 34.35
397 Manor, Ilan249455 28.09
398 Vesselovsky, Serguei249453 45.84
399 Mainka, Romuald249351 34.54
400 Wells, Peter K249348 32.62
401 Supatashvili, Khvicha249356 28.66
402 Cramling, Pia249349 34.60
403 Simonovic, Aleksandar249261 29.07
404 Tolnai, Tibor249251 33.19
405 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249258 35.78
406 Lau, Ralf249250 38.11
407 Chernyshov, Konstantin249254 30.47
408 Legky, Nikolay A249251 42.63
409 Vera, Reynaldo249250 36.90
410 Vogt, Lothar H249253 45.87
411 Arbakov, Valentin249152 45.84
412 Mitenkov, Alexey249157 36.73
413 Fercec, Nenad249152 36.63
414 Thorsteins, Karl249166 33.13
415 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249056 44.86
416 Hall, Jesper249059 26.37
417 Kempinski, Robert249049 20.38
418 Akesson, Ralf249049 36.81
419 Kudrin, Sergey249053 38.23
420 Moskalenko, Viktor249054 36.98
421 Feygin, Michail248962 22.83
422 Ionescu, Constantin248950 39.22
423 Zilberman, Yaacov248957 43.51
424 Petrosian, Arshak B248957 43.95
425 Zifroni, Dov248953 21.79
426 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos248964 42.69
427 Mukhametov, Eldar248953 28.52
428 Klinger, Josef248872 30.48
429 Najer, Evgeniy248854 20.44
430 Dimitrov, Vladimir248852 29.63
431 Vukic, Milan248854 54.28
432 Jakubiec, Artur248857 23.98
433 Geller, Efim P248768 72.74
434 Kholmov, Ratmir D248750 72.55
435 Maljutin, Evgeni248763 26.08
436 Guliev, Sarhan248751 29.66
437 Heinemann, Thies248754 26.73
438 Kolev, Atanas248755 30.37
439 Nesterov, Jakov248774 31.02
440 Rausis, Igors248648 36.65
441 Vasquez, Rodrigo248667 27.98
442 Adorján, András248655 47.66
443 Votava, Jan248648 23.00
444 Sokolovs, Andrei248656 25.77
445 Kalinin, Alexander248561 29.51
446 Nevednichy, Vladislav248551 28.24
447 Ryskin, Alexander248566 34.88
448 Galliamova, Alisa248552 25.87
449 Annageldyev, Orazly248564 37.69
450 Gallagher, Joseph G248449 33.57
451 Taimanov, Mark E248450 71.81
452 Frias, Victor J248467 41.80
453 Mesropov, Konstantin248465 26.51
454 Conquest, Stuart248449 30.75
455 Janjgava, Lasha248363 27.57
456 Zhang Zhong248353 19.23
457 Stanec, Nikolaus248349 29.59
458 Sunye Neto, Jaime248358 40.58
459 Rotstein, Arkadij248350 36.59
460 Quinteros, Miguel A248356 49.92
461 Mokrý, Karel248253 38.81
462 Badea, Bela248252 28.77
463 Wang Pin248269 22.96
464 Kovalev, Andrei248253 36.06
465 Sulskis, Sarunas248151 25.01
466 Bagaturov, Giorgi248153 33.01
467 Glyanets, Alexander R248063 48.58
468 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad248061 47.92
469 Temirbaev, Serik248055
470 Efimov, Igor248050 37.20
471 Markowski, Tomasz248049 22.33
472 Darga, Klaus V248068 63.77
473 Agamaliev, Djamil248068 23.25
474 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247951 55.55
475 Totsky, Leonid247952 30.30
476 Popchev, Milko247860 33.05
477 Zaitsev, Igor A247850 59.51
478 Podzielny, Karl Heinz247860 43.22
479 Berelovich, Aleksandar247854 30.41
480 Howell, James C247854 30.54
481 Meister, Yakov247865 42.22
482 Borges Mateos, Juan247855 31.67
483 Koniushkov, Igor247754 35.00
484 Cabrilo, Goran247753 39.41
485 Kuczynski, Robert247750 31.62
486 Kochiev, Alexander247752 41.68
487 Komliakov, Viktor247649 37.60
488 Bangiev, Alexander247670 51.04
489 Abramovic, Boško247653 46.79
490 Ovetchkin, Roman247656 24.87
491 Kalantarian, Norik247661 35.29
492 Jansa, Vlastimil247649 55.01
493 Karpman, Vadim247674 32.55
494 Prusikhin, Mihailo247656 19.86
495 Veingold, Aleksander247649 44.14
496 Bagirov, Vladimir K247651 61.29
497 Pfleger, Helmut247573 54.32
498 Leitao, Rafael247554 17.92
499 Renet, Olivier247550 32.94
500 Nikcevic, Nebojsa247552

These ratings, calculated as of November 30, 1997, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between December 1, 1996 and November 30, 1997, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of November 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 November 30, 1997. This represents the player's estimated strength on December 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 December 1, 1997. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on December 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 December 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 November 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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