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Top 10 active players as of February 15, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286348
2 Anand, Viswanathan282347
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280446
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily276047
5 Shirov, Alexei276047
6 Gelfand, Boris274948
7 Karpov, Anatoly E273047
8 Morozevich, Alexander271948
9 Polgar, Judit271149
10 Short, Nigel D271049

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Top 500 active players as of February 15, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28634860.1% #235.84
2 Anand, Viswanathan28234720.8% #429.18
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28044611.4% #523.64
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2760472.2% #1129.91
5 Shirov, Alexei2760472.0% #1126.61
6 Gelfand, Boris2749481.4% #1430.64
7 Karpov, Anatoly E2730470.5% #1947.73
8 Morozevich, Alexander2719480.3% #2321.58
9 Polgar, Judit2711490.2% #2722.56
10 Short, Nigel D2710490.2% #2733.71
11 Adams, Michael2708470.2% #2727.25
12 Svidler, Peter2705470.1% #2822.66
13 Bareev, Evgeny2700490.1% #3232.23
14 Topalov, Veselin2698470.1% #3323.92
15 Rublevsky, Sergei2691500.1% #3724.33
16 Leko, Peter2690490.1% #3819.44
17 Zvjaginsev, Vadim267349 #5022.49
18 Sokolov, Ivan267247 #5030.67
19 Georgiev, Kiril267149 #5133.22
20 Beliavsky, Alexander G267148 #5145.16
21 Dreev, Alexey267148 #5230.07
22 Timman, Jan H266847 #5347.17
23 Seirawan, Yasser266851 #5738.89
24 Salov, Valery B266252 #6134.72
25 Gurevich, Mikhail N266248 #6039.98
26 Almasi, Zoltan266248 #6022.46
27 Khalifman, Alexander266147 #6033.08
28 Krasenkow, Michal265748 #6435.25
29 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265651 #6738.91
30 Onischuk, Alexander265349 #6823.45
31 Chernin, Alexander M265049 #7238.94
32 Sakaev, Konstantin264349 #7824.84
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L264347 #7867.90
34 Akopian, Vladimir264350 #8027.19
35 Movsesian, Sergei263948 #8220.28
36 Sadler, Matthew263948 #8324.75
37 Nikolic, Predrag263448 #8738.43
38 Smirin, Ilia263349 #9031.07
39 van Wely, Loek263146 #9026.36
40 Tiviakov, Sergei263048 #9326.00
41 Milov, Vadim262950 #9626.54
42 Jussupow, Artur M262748 #9739.01
43 Oll, Lembit262549 #9932.81
44 Graf, Alexander262552 #10336.47
45 Hellers, Ferdinand262260 #11230.05
46 Vaganian, Rafael A262249 #10547.33
47 Lputian, Smbat G262149 #10541.00
48 Lautier, Joel261947 #10525.84
49 Christiansen, Larry M261951 #10842.64
50 Dautov, Rustem261849 #10833.22
51 Tkachiev, Vladislav261851 #11025.27
52 Fedorov, Alexei261850 #11026.39
53 Kharlov, Andrei261549 #11230.24
54 Gulko, Boris F261450 #11452.02
55 Dolmatov, Sergey V261353 #11739.98
56 Sturua, Zurab261251 #11639.69
57 Piket, Jeroen261246 #11330.05
58 Minasian, Artashes261151 #11932.07
59 Khenkin, Igor260848 #12030.90
60 Hracek, Zbynek260849 #12028.43
61 Epishin, Vladimir260647 #12233.59
62 Alterman, Boris260649 #12428.78
63 Hansen, Curt260549 #12434.41
64 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260551 #12548.29
65 Ehlvest, Jaan260448 #12436.34
66 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260452 #12731.97
67 Lutz, Christopher260349 #12727.98
68 Giorgadze, Giorgi260248 #12634.35
69 Shipov, Sergei260050 #13132.83
70 Hjartarson, Jóhann259952 #13436.02
71 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav259751 #13434.53
72 Sutovsky, Emil259648 #13421.41
73 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259550 #13642.22
74 Ibragimov, Ildar259548 #13531.50
75 Rozentalis, Eduardas259348 #13635.72
76 deFirmian, Nicholas E259349 #13741.55
77 Speelman, Jonathan S259248 #13842.37
78 Aleksandrov, Aleksej259149 #14025.76
79 Avrukh, Boris259150 #14121.10
80 Hübner, Robert259149 #14050.28
81 Miles, Anthony J259047 #14143.81
82 Korneev, Oleg259048 #14129.56
83 Nunn, John D M258952 #14443.81
84 Adianto, Utut258850 #14433.91
85 Magerramov, Elmar S258767 #15640.85
86 Rogers, Ian258748 #14438.64
87 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258751 #14635.89
88 Andersson, Ulf258649 #14547.64
89 Atalik, Suat258548 #14634.35
90 Gavrikov, Victor N258554 #14941.55
91 Hodgson, Julian M258549 #14735.56
92 Beim, Valery258550 #14848.91
93 Filippov, Valerij258549 #14723.22
94 Ribli, Zoltán258451 #14947.44
95 Novikov, Igor A258449 #14836.73
96 Hansen, Lars Bo258354 #15230.39
97 Wolff, Patrick G258359 #15730.99
98 Kavalek, Lubomir258273 #16555.52
99 Yakovich, Yuri258249 #15036.21
100 Bologan, Viktor258148 #15027.17
101 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam258150 19.19
102 Benjamin, Joel L258150 34.93
103 Timoshenko, Georgy258051 32.71
104 Kaidanov, Gregory S258053 39.34
105 Yermolinsky, Alex V258048 40.84
106 Ftácnik, Lubomír258048 41.29
107 Huzman, Alexander257952 36.85
108 Gabriel, Christian257749 23.95
109 Baburin, Alexander257752 31.98
110 Kožul, Zdenko257648 32.73
111 Fominyh, Alexander257651 39.67
112 Palac, Mladen257648 27.99
113 Asrian, Karen257651 18.81
114 Romanishin, Oleg M257548 47.10
115 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257549 49.01
116 Goldin, Alexander257552 33.97
117 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B257453 44.24
118 Balashov, Yury S257349 49.93
119 Psakhis, Lev B257349 40.21
120 Peng Xiaomin257353 25.85
121 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel257348 33.20
122 Stefansson, Hannes257349 26.58
123 Malakhov, Vladimir257255 18.22
124 Razuvaev, Yury S257152 53.35
125 Ponomariov, Ruslan257051 15.34
126 Lalic, Bogdan257047 34.94
127 Lastin, Alexander256952 22.29
128 Stohl, Igor256949 34.39
129 Hickl, Joerg256850 33.83
130 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256849 36.08
131 Wahls, Matthias256850 31.05
132 Torre, Eugenio256854 47.28
133 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256748 41.57
134 Ye Jiangchuan256753 38.24
135 Komarov, Dimitri256650 30.21
136 Kharitonov, Andrey Y256650 39.86
137 Tregubov, Pavel V256650 27.15
138 Emms, John M256650 31.92
139 Dvoiris, Semen I256550 40.29
140 Dorfman, Iosif D256551 46.79
141 Guseinov, Aidyn256561 47.12
142 Shabalov, Alexander256550 31.43
143 Damljanovic, Branko256450 37.66
144 Hertneck, Gerald256451 35.41
145 Gurevich, Dmitry256450 42.43
146 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256450 52.92
147 Ionov, Sergey256351 37.11
148 Volkov, Sergey256350 25.02
149 Vaisser, Anatoli256250 49.94
150 Kotronias, Vasilios256251 34.47
151 Pintér, József256050 45.27
152 Lobron, Eric256051 38.77
153 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256051 22.59
154 Milos, Gilberto255952 35.29
155 Ulibin, Mikhail255949 27.71
156 Zhang Zhong255952 20.44
157 Savchenko, Stanislav255851 32.07
158 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter255849 22.54
159 Agdestein, Simen255753 31.75
160 Shneider, Aleksandr255756 36.73
161 Pétursson, Margeir255754 38.99
162 Lerner, Konstantin Z255751 48.97
163 Pigusov, Evgeny255751 37.87
164 Bacrot, Etienne255748 16.07
165 Kosashvili, Yona255759 28.62
166 Varga, Z.255669 28.59
167 Sherbakov, Ruslan255649 29.42
168 Baklan, Vladimir255651 20.97
169 Yudasin, Leonid G255650 39.52
170 Anastasian, Ashot255553 34.58
171 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255554 32.92
172 Smagin, Sergey255556 40.44
173 Fedorowicz, John P255454 40.39
174 Poluljahov, Aleksandr255351 33.69
175 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy255351 32.54
176 Kobalija, Mihail255351 20.78
177 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255353 36.98
178 Glek, Igor V255348 37.27
179 Xu Jun255257 36.41
180 Spasov, Vasil255255 27.99
181 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255251 38.08
182 Burmakin, Vladimir255148 31.69
183 Kengis, Edvins255050 39.84
184 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254963 51.56
185 Golod, Vitali254950 27.64
186 Leitao, Rafael254851 19.13
187 Sulskis, Sarunas254851 26.22
188 Yemelin, Vasily254750 23.04
189 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254658 54.78
190 Sax, Gyula254649 47.66
191 Bochkarev, Alexander254669 23.79
192 Golubev, Mihail254656 28.71
193 Sokolov, Andrey Y254551 35.90
194 Spassky, Boris V254453 62.04
195 Dizdar, Goran254450 40.20
196 Kruppa, Yuri254353 34.65
197 Shabanov, Yury F254159 61.26
198 Adorján, András254156 48.87
199 Nielsen, Peter Heine254148 25.73
200 Spraggett, Kevin B254051 44.26
201 Aseev, Konstantin N253950 38.32
202 Hamdouchi, Hichem253750 26.35
203 Iuldachev, Saidali253654 31.04
204 Landa, Konstantin253650 26.73
205 Wu Shaobin253566 30.03
206 Makarov, Marat253452 35.77
207 Zakharevich, Igor253352 35.59
208 Sorokin, Maxim253349 31.07
209 Orlov, Georgi253374
210 Kiriakov, Petr253351 24.09
211 Cvitan, Ognjen253248 37.35
212 Serper, Grigory253255 29.42
213 Babula, Vlastimil253249 25.37
214 Kuzmin, Gennady P253252 53.07
215 van der Wiel, John T H253149 39.52
216 Watson, William N253161 36.83
217 Velimirovic, Dragoljub253152 56.76
218 Markovic, Miroslav253053 25.77
219 Loginov, Valery A253049 43.17
220 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253054 22.01
221 Hort, Vlastimil253053 55.09
222 Ilincic, Zlatko252952 30.76
223 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252953 54.39
224 Shchekachev, Andrei252850 26.30
225 Dlugy, Maxim252875 33.05
226 Dao Thien Hai252850 20.76
227 Galliamova, Alisa252852 27.08
228 Nikolenko, Oleg252860 39.66
229 Ivanov, Alexander V252755 42.79
230 Moroz, Alexander252756 38.08
231 Neverov, Valery252752 34.65
232 Tischbierek, Raj252751 36.39
233 Zelcic, Robert252748 33.40
234 Rustemov, Alexander252651 25.61
235 Delchev, Aleksander252650 27.58
236 Greenfeld, Alon252651 34.83
237 Enders, Peter252652 36.04
238 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252556 35.53
239 Nogueiras, Jesus252550 39.58
240 Wang Zili252558 30.67
241 Cámpora, Daniel H252553 41.63
242 Danielian, Oganes252465
243 Kindermann, Stefan252449 39.13
244 Barua, Dibyendu252453 32.30
245 Sermek, Drazen252448 30.04
246 Temirbaev, Serik252456
247 Kishnev, Sergey252458 42.29
248 Krakops, Maris252355 20.87
249 Gleizerov, Evgeny252352 35.90
250 Ivanov, Sergey252350 37.38
251 Shulman, Yuri252349 23.80
252 Irzhanov, Ruslan252355 22.22
253 Zarubin, Pavel252364 31.00
254 Feygin, Michail252264 24.04
255 Sunye Neto, Jaime252252 41.79
256 Cramling, Pia252149 35.81
257 Schandorff, Lars252149 33.82
258 Rechlis, Gad252158 32.03
259 Yandemirov, Valeri252151 36.01
260 Agrest, Evgenij252049 32.50
261 Kiselev, Sergey251953 37.42
262 Kumaran, Dharshan251960 23.69
263 Nijboer, Friso251948 33.72
264 Bönsch, Uwe251952 40.33
265 Chuchelov, Vladimir251951 29.38
266 Van der Sterren, Paul251949 42.91
267 Istratescu, Andrei251950 23.20
268 Magem Badals, Jordi251949 31.48
269 Yurtaev, Leonid251954 39.79
270 Kurajica, Bojan251849 51.25
271 Kveinys, Aloyzas251851 36.60
272 King, Daniel J251855 35.47
273 Soffer, Ram251854 33.44
274 Kotsur, Pavel251755 25.12
275 Smikovski, Ivan251767 26.68
276 Popov, Valerij251751 24.43
277 Fishbein, Alexander251769 30.77
278 Vera, Reynaldo251751 38.11
279 Darga, Klaus V251668 64.98
280 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V251656 51.50
281 Ginsburg, Gennadij251661 27.51
282 Krivonosov, Oleg251564 37.76
283 Chernyshov, Konstantin251555 31.68
284 Hector, Jonny251548 35.01
285 Mikhalevski, Victor251549 26.59
286 Bezgodov, Alexei251455 29.63
287 Portisch, Lajos251451 61.86
288 Bischoff, Klaus251448 37.68
289 Marin, Mihail251450 33.82
290 Rodriguez, Amador251453 42.44
291 Haba, Petr251450 34.11
292 Kudrin, Sergey251453 39.44
293 Mueller, Karsten251352 28.23
294 Miladinovic, Igor251351 25.06
295 Rytshagov, Mikhail251351 31.26
296 Galkin, Alexander251250 20.04
297 Georgiev, Vladimir251151 23.47
298 Totsky, Leonid251153 31.51
299 Podzielny, Karl Heinz251165 44.43
300 Luther, Thomas251148 29.28
301 Slobodjan, Roman251050 24.12
302 Frias, Victor J251070 43.01
303 Ubilava, Elizbar E251055 48.47
304 Jakubiec, Artur251061 25.20
305 Manor, Ilan251055 29.30
306 Djuric, Stefan251052 43.55
307 Xie Jun251049 28.29
308 Brodsky, Michail250950 29.89
309 Comas Fabrego, Luis250951 27.65
310 Horváth, Csaba250949 30.69
311 Zaichik, Gennady L250866 42.01
312 Lanka, Zigurds250851 38.73
313 Ruzele, Darius250854 30.80
314 Pavlovic, Milos250854 35.11
315 Suba, Mihai250857 51.71
316 Lugovoi, Aleksei250849 23.94
317 Krogius, Nikolay V250768 68.57
318 Dizdarevic, Emir250650 40.87
319 Hernandez, Gilberto250651
320 Ivanovic, Božidar250658 52.48
321 Polovodin, Igor A250665 43.90
322 Vogt, Lothar H250554 47.08
323 Schlosser, Philipp250550 30.49
324 Timoshchenko, Gennady250550 49.80
325 Levin, Felix250553 40.28
326 Arkhangelsky, Boris250466 68.07
327 Spangenberg, Hugo250449 23.23
328 Akesson, Ralf250449 38.02
329 Kantsler, Boris250453 36.83
330 Sagalchik, Gennadij250363 29.82
331 Finkel, Alexander250352 24.12
332 Kempinski, Robert250349 21.59
333 Khasin, Alexander250358 47.80
334 Dervishi, Erald250356 19.26
335 Zoler, Dan250353 25.07
336 Kolev, Atanas250357 31.58
337 Lesiege, Alexandre250254 23.49
338 Apicella, Manuel250253 28.82
339 Didishko, Vereslav250253 49.85
340 Sosonko, Gennadi250154 55.74
341 Zezulkin, Jurij250159 27.50
342 Larsen, Bent250153 63.95
343 Markowski, Tomasz250049 23.54
344 Zontakh, Andrey250052 28.28
345 Zilberman, Yaacov250053 44.72
346 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen249956 40.81
347 Kalinitschew, Sergey249953 43.03
348 Drasko, Milan249952 36.19
349 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249951 52.83
350 Gausel, Einar249950 35.21
351 Godena, Michele249948 31.63
352 Fridman, Daniel249853 22.99
353 Chekhov, Valery A249860 43.22
354 Barsov, Alexei249852
355 Gallagher, Joseph G249849 34.78
356 Sokolovs, Andrei249857 26.98
357 Smejkal, Jan249853 52.90
358 Bagirov, Vladimir K249752 62.50
359 Bezold, Michael249750 26.73
360 Gdanski, Jacek249750 28.21
361 Turov, Maxim249754 19.19
362 Teske, Henrik249749 30.97
363 Hebden, Mark249649 40.99
364 Zifroni, Dov249553 22.99
365 Maksimenko, Andrei249452 29.19
366 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249453 24.50
367 Vaulin, Alexander249449 41.91
368 Olafsson, Helgi249452 42.50
369 Strikovic, Aleksa249452 37.76
370 Faragó, Iván249449 52.87
371 Zubarev, Alexander249360 47.64
372 Horvath, Jozsef249350 34.51
373 Grivas, Efstratios249352 32.88
374 Garcia Ilundain, David249250 27.87
375 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249259 35.38
376 Ye Rongguang249156 35.37
377 Fercec, Nenad249151 37.84
378 Mitenkov, Alexey249165 37.94
379 Hansen, Sune Berg249151 27.82
380 Sokolin, Leonid M249162
381 Arkhipov, Sergey249060 44.65
382 Browne, Walter S249059 50.10
383 Najer, Evgeniy249054 21.65
384 Smyslov, Vassily V249052 77.89
385 Cebalo, Mišo249049 54.03
386 Davies, Nigel R248953 38.54
387 Gyimesi, Zoltan248950 21.87
388 Gofshtein, Leonid D248950 45.82
389 Liss, Eran248854 23.62
390 Degraeve, Jean Marc248849 28.05
391 Papaioannou, Ioannis248854 22.82
392 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248751 41.15
393 Conquest, Stuart248749 31.96
394 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248770 30.88
395 Wedberg, Tom248753 45.22
396 Notkin, Maksim248754 35.18
397 Reinderman, Dimitri248749 26.51
398 Johansen, Darryl K248756 40.03
399 Plaskett, Jim248751 38.91
400 Lau, Ralf248652 39.32
401 Palatnik, Semen A248664 48.89
402 Akhmadeev, Vadim248662 42.59
403 Liiva, Riho248564 23.61
404 Polgar, Sofia248554 24.29
405 Piskov, Yury248560 37.34
406 Rogozenko, Dorian248549 25.49
407 Zagrebelny, Sergey248452
408 Marciano, David248449 29.61
409 Kupreichik, Viktor D248450 49.62
410 Knaak, Rainer F248355 45.91
411 Komliakov, Viktor248353 38.81
412 Ricardi, Pablo248350 36.97
413 Sadvakasov, Darmen248359 19.80
414 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248352 28.12
415 Kosic, Dragan248356 28.99
416 Nevednichy, Vladislav248350 29.45
417 Tsesarsky, Ilya248357 39.35
418 Rausis, Igors248248 37.86
419 Kalantarian, Norik248266 36.50
420 Macieja, Bartlomiej248150 21.36
421 Oratovsky, Michael248156 24.87
422 Zarnicki, Pablo248150 26.26
423 Hulak, Krunoslav248153 47.72
424 Heinemann, Thies248154 27.94
425 Iljushin, Alexei248157 18.55
426 Arencibia, Walter248049 31.57
427 Ovetchkin, Roman248058 26.08
428 Vakhidov, Tahir248058
429 Kuporosov, Viktor248056 37.39
430 Berelovich, Aleksandar248052 31.62
431 Kaminski, Marcin248051 21.93
432 Hall, Jesper247951 27.58
433 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247951 63.88
434 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos247873 43.90
435 Volzhin, Alexander247852 28.04
436 Kogan, Artur247849 25.05
437 Bagaturov, Giorgi247853 34.22
438 Cela, Altin247855
439 Campos Moreno, Javier B247760 39.94
440 Parker, Jonathan247754 22.74
441 Kovacevic, Vladimir247753 56.89
442 Kallai, Gabor247753 39.98
443 Har Zvi, Ronen247759 22.34
444 Antunes, Antonio247758 37.03
445 Stanec, Nikolaus247749 30.80
446 Ionescu, Constantin247650 40.43
447 Hug, Werner247657 46.43
448 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo247651 29.02
449 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni247560 46.07
450 Yuferov, Sergey N247560 53.20
451 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247569 29.42
452 Goloshchapov, Alexander247457 21.06
453 Petrosian, Arshak B247459 45.16
454 Miralles, Gilles247455 33.02
455 Kovalev, Andrei247458 37.27
456 Tisdall, Jonathan D247454 40.47
457 Gruenfeld, Yehuda247461 42.97
458 Kosten, Anthony C247452 40.56
459 Miezis, Normunds247349 27.76
460 Vescovi, Giovanni P247351 20.67
461 Vukic, Milan247360 55.49
462 Popchev, Milko247354 34.26
463 Chandler, Murray G247354 38.86
464 Maiorov, Oleg247256 27.57
465 Motylev, Alexander247253 19.66
466 Egin, Vladimir247260
467 Iordachescu, Viorel247250 21.82
468 Safin, Shukhrat247256 28.87
469 Boim, Inon247270 27.25
470 Popovic, Petar247152 40.00
471 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247167 51.66
472 Movsziszian, Karen247153 36.11
473 Simonovic, Aleksandar247170 30.28
474 Milov, Leonid247159 33.03
475 Winants, Luc247158 36.12
476 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247059 26.71
477 Mirumian, Vigen247051 21.38
478 Kochiev, Alexander247055 42.89
479 Ioseliani, Nana247051 37.01
480 Belikov, Vladimir247059 27.54
481 Danielsen, Henrik247053 33.07
482 Annageldyev, Orazly247072 38.90
483 Shaked, Tal247050 21.03
484 Van den Doel, Erik247049 19.75
485 Polak, Tomas246949 24.81
486 Ahlander, Bjorn246960 35.30
487 Ward, Christopher246949 30.89
488 Stangl, Markus246953 29.80
489 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas246956
490 Moskalenko, Viktor246957 38.20
491 Hoffman, Alejandro246949 32.30
492 Abramovic, Boško246960 48.00
493 Efimov, Igor246849 38.41
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes246859 55.61
495 Rodriguez, Andres246751 25.16
496 Koniushkov, Igor246762 36.21
497 Bauer, Christian246749 22.09
498 Mestel, A Jonathan246762 41.92
499 Oral, Tomas246749 21.14
500 Kapetanovic, Armin246775

These ratings, calculated as of February 15, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between February 1, 1998 and February 15, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of January 31, 1998. 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 February 15, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on February 16, 1999.

+/- 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 February 16, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on February 16, 1999 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 February 16, 1999. 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 February 15, 1999. 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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