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Top 10 active players as of June 14, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287348
2 Kramnik, Vladimir281346
3 Anand, Viswanathan280247
4 Shirov, Alexei275947
5 Gelfand, Boris273848
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily273447
7 Morozevich, Alexander272448
8 Topalov, Veselin271947
9 Adams, Michael271847
10 Bareev, Evgeny271450

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Top 500 active players as of June 14, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28734870.7% #236.17
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28134614.4% #423.97
3 Anand, Viswanathan2802479.8% #529.51
4 Shirov, Alexei2759471.8% #1126.94
5 Gelfand, Boris2738480.7% #1630.97
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2734470.5% #1830.24
7 Morozevich, Alexander2724480.4% #2121.91
8 Topalov, Veselin2719470.2% #2324.25
9 Adams, Michael2718470.2% #2427.58
10 Bareev, Evgeny2714500.3% #2632.56
11 Karpov, Anatoly E2713470.2% #2648.06
12 Leko, Peter2711490.2% #2719.77
13 Svidler, Peter2705470.1% #2922.99
14 Short, Nigel D2701480.1% #3234.04
15 Polgar, Judit2699490.1% #3322.89
16 Rublevsky, Sergei268150 #4624.66
17 Dreev, Alexey267748 #4830.40
18 Georgiev, Kiril267250 #5233.55
19 Zvjaginsev, Vadim267149 #5422.82
20 Timman, Jan H266447 #5847.50
21 Beliavsky, Alexander G266448 #5945.49
22 Krasenkow, Michal266248 #6035.58
23 Almasi, Zoltan266248 #6022.79
24 Seirawan, Yasser266151 #6439.22
25 Gurevich, Mikhail N266048 #6340.31
26 Nikolic, Predrag266048 #6338.76
27 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265952 #6639.24
28 Sakaev, Konstantin265750 #6725.17
29 Onischuk, Alexander265649 #6723.78
30 Akopian, Vladimir265650 #6927.52
31 Khalifman, Alexander265447 #6833.41
32 Sokolov, Ivan265147 #7131.00
33 Smirin, Ilia264549 #7931.40
34 Chernin, Alexander M264549 #7939.27
35 Korchnoi, Viktor L264347 #8168.23
36 Lautier, Joel263947 #8226.17
37 Movsesian, Sergei263648 #8720.61
38 Salov, Valery B263452 #9335.05
39 Sadler, Matthew263348 #9225.08
40 van Wely, Loek263046 #9326.69
41 Kharlov, Andrei262848 #9830.57
42 Jussupow, Artur M262748 #9839.34
43 Fedorov, Alexei262650 #10126.72
44 Tiviakov, Sergei262548 #10126.33
45 Dolmatov, Sergey V262452 #10540.32
46 Hellers, Ferdinand262461 #11230.38
47 Piket, Jeroen262146 #10530.38
48 Lputian, Smbat G262050 #10941.33
49 Dautov, Rustem261749 #11133.55
50 Christiansen, Larry M261750 #11242.97
51 Gulko, Boris F261751 #11252.35
52 Graf, Alexander261753 #11436.80
53 Vaganian, Rafael A261650 #11447.66
54 Tkachiev, Vladislav261550 #11525.60
55 Hracek, Zbynek261549 #11428.76
56 Sturua, Zurab261451 #11740.02
57 Khenkin, Igor261148 #11931.23
58 Kuzmin, Alexey261064 #13336.27
59 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260851 #12348.62
60 Milov, Vadim260850 #12326.87
61 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260853 #12532.30
62 Ehlvest, Jaan260747 #12336.67
63 Minasian, Artashes260652 #12732.40
64 Epishin, Vladimir260547 #12433.92
65 Hjartarson, Jóhann260452 #12836.35
66 Gavrikov, Victor N260353 #13041.88
67 Shipov, Sergei260351 #13033.16
68 Novikov, Igor A260250 #12937.06
69 Hansen, Curt260149 #13034.74
70 Adianto, Utut260150 #13234.24
71 Aleksandrov, Aleksej260050 #13226.09
72 Andersson, Ulf259949 #13347.97
73 Ibragimov, Ildar259948 #13231.83
74 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259849 #13433.53
75 Speelman, Jonathan S259747 #13442.70
76 Nunn, John D M259653 #13844.14
77 Lutz, Christopher259649 #13628.31
78 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259550 #13942.55
79 Rozentalis, Eduardas259548 #13736.05
80 Sutovsky, Emil259548 #13721.74
81 Agdestein, Simen259454 #14232.08
82 Goldin, Alexander259352 #14234.30
83 Giorgadze, Giorgi259349 #14034.68
84 Kaidanov, Gregory S259053 #14639.67
85 Ribli, Zoltán259051 #14547.77
86 Hübner, Robert259049 #14450.61
87 deFirmian, Nicholas E258949 #14441.88
88 Bologan, Viktor258948 #14427.50
89 Baburin, Alexander258851 #14632.32
90 Korneev, Oleg258848 #14429.89
91 Filippov, Valerij258748 #14623.55
92 Benjamin, Joel L258750 #14735.26
93 Timoshenko, Georgy258651 #14833.04
94 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258548 #14741.90
95 Beim, Valery258451 #15149.24
96 Hodgson, Julian M258449 #14935.89
97 Kavalek, Lubomir258473 #16655.85
98 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258351 #15236.22
99 Miles, Anthony J258347 #15044.14
100 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258351 #15234.86
101 Avrukh, Boris258250 21.43
102 Fominyh, Alexander258251 39.99
103 Hansen, Lars Bo258254 30.72
104 Stefansson, Hannes258149 26.91
105 Atalik, Suat258148 34.68
106 Yakovich, Yuri258148 36.54
107 Ponomariov, Ruslan258151 15.67
108 Volkov, Sergey258149 25.35
109 Psakhis, Lev B258049 40.54
110 Ye Jiangchuan258053 38.57
111 Gabriel, Christian258049 24.28
112 Huzman, Alexander258052 37.18
113 Yermolinsky, Alex V258049 41.17
114 Alterman, Boris257749 29.11
115 Rogers, Ian257748 38.97
116 Bacrot, Etienne257648 16.40
117 Milos, Gilberto257652 35.62
118 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B257552 44.57
119 Peng Xiaomin257454 26.18
120 Kožul, Zdenko257448 33.06
121 Razuvaev, Yury S257453 53.68
122 Savchenko, Stanislav257450 32.40
123 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam257350 19.52
124 Ftácnik, Lubomír257348 41.62
125 Asrian, Karen257351 19.14
126 Balashov, Yury S257349 50.26
127 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257351 22.92
128 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257350 40.19
129 Lalic, Bogdan257247 35.27
130 Tregubov, Pavel V257249 27.48
131 Burmakin, Vladimir257248 32.02
132 Ulibin, Mikhail257149 28.04
133 Vaisser, Anatoli257151 50.27
134 Komarov, Dimitri257150 30.54
135 Torre, Eugenio257054 47.61
136 Wolff, Patrick G257062 31.33
137 Magerramov, Elmar S256963 41.18
138 Yudasin, Leonid G256950 39.85
139 Romanishin, Oleg M256848 47.43
140 Wahls, Matthias256851 31.38
141 Dorfman, Iosif D256752 47.12
142 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E256650 49.34
143 Emms, John M256649 32.25
144 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 53.25
145 Lerner, Konstantin Z256451 49.30
146 Kobalija, Mihail256450 21.11
147 Sax, Gyula256349 47.98
148 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256351 38.41
149 Kotronias, Vasilios256352 34.80
150 Stohl, Igor256349 34.72
151 Xu Jun256358 36.74
152 Shneider, Aleksandr256356 37.06
153 Pigusov, Evgeny256251 38.20
154 Pétursson, Margeir256255 39.33
155 Zhang Zhong256151 20.77
156 Smagin, Sergey256056 40.77
157 Palac, Mladen256048 28.32
158 Baklan, Vladimir256051 21.30
159 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256054 37.32
160 Fedorowicz, John P255953 40.72
161 Dvoiris, Semen I255949 40.62
162 Varga, Z.255969 28.92
163 Golod, Vitali255951 27.97
164 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255855 33.25
165 Gurevich, Ilya255865 27.35
166 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255849 36.41
167 Malakhov, Vladimir255855 18.55
168 Damljanovic, Branko255650 37.99
169 Gurevich, Dmitry255651 42.76
170 Poluljahov, Aleksandr255550 34.02
171 Hickl, Joerg255550 34.16
172 Rustemov, Alexander255551 25.94
173 Hertneck, Gerald255451 35.74
174 Kengis, Edvins255450 40.17
175 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter255449 22.87
176 Nielsen, Peter Heine255348 26.06
177 Kotsur, Pavel255353 25.45
178 Lobron, Eric255350 39.10
179 Ionov, Sergey255252 37.44
180 Glek, Igor V255248 37.60
181 Yemelin, Vasily255250 23.37
182 Leitao, Rafael255150 19.46
183 Lastin, Alexander255153 22.62
184 Pintér, József255150 45.60
185 Anastasian, Ashot255153 34.91
186 Golubev, Mihail255156 29.04
187 Shabalov, Alexander255051 31.76
188 Bochkarev, Alexander254969 24.12
189 Zelcic, Robert254848 33.73
190 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254755 55.11
191 Sorokin, Maxim254750 31.40
192 Sokolov, Andrey Y254652 36.23
193 Spasov, Vasil254654 28.33
194 Spassky, Boris V254552 62.37
195 Kruppa, Yuri254553 34.98
196 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254559 51.89
197 Adorján, András254556 49.20
198 Volzhin, Alexander254352 28.37
199 Shulman, Yuri254249 24.13
200 Landa, Konstantin254150 27.06
201 Zakharevich, Igor254152 35.92
202 Dao Thien Hai254051 21.09
203 Agrest, Evgenij253949 32.83
204 Aseev, Konstantin N253751 38.65
205 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253751 32.87
206 van der Wiel, John T H253749 39.85
207 Kiriakov, Petr253751 24.42
208 Sherbakov, Ruslan253750 29.75
209 Gleizerov, Evgeny253651 36.23
210 Shabanov, Yury F253459 61.59
211 Spraggett, Kevin B253452 44.59
212 Shchekachev, Andrei253451 26.63
213 Guseinov, Aidyn253360 47.45
214 Watson, William N253361 37.16
215 Ilincic, Zlatko253353 31.09
216 Ivanov, Alexander V253256 43.12
217 Nogueiras, Jesus253150 39.91
218 Sulskis, Sarunas253151 26.55
219 Tischbierek, Raj253152 36.72
220 Wu Shaobin253067 30.36
221 Sermek, Drazen253049 30.37
222 Pavlovic, Milos253054 35.44
223 Makarov, Marat253053 36.10
224 Iuldachev, Saidali253054 31.37
225 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253058 44.76
226 Cvitan, Ognjen253048 37.68
227 Hort, Vlastimil253053 55.42
228 Kuzmin, Gennady P252951 53.40
229 Kantsler, Boris252952 37.16
230 Galliamova, Alisa252952 27.41
231 Wang Zili252959 30.99
232 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252954 54.72
233 Orlov, Georgi252974
234 Kurajica, Bojan252750 51.58
235 Kishnev, Sergey252658 42.62
236 Barua, Dibyendu252652 32.63
237 Istratescu, Andrei252650 23.53
238 Bezgodov, Alexei252556 29.96
239 Slobodjan, Roman252549 24.45
240 Arkhipov, Sergey252457 44.98
241 Temirbaev, Serik252456
242 Neverov, Valery252452 34.98
243 Vera, Reynaldo252450 38.44
244 Kindermann, Stefan252449 39.46
245 Chernyshov, Konstantin252353 32.01
246 Nikolenko, Oleg252360 39.98
247 Ivanov, Sergey252350 37.71
248 Dizdar, Goran252349 40.53
249 Moroz, Alexander252356 38.41
250 Van der Sterren, Paul252249 43.24
251 Feygin, Michail252264 24.37
252 Barsov, Alexei252251
253 Popov, Valerij252251 24.76
254 Babula, Vlastimil252249 25.70
255 Zarubin, Pavel252164 31.33
256 Bönsch, Uwe252152 40.66
257 Miladinovic, Igor252151 25.39
258 Spangenberg, Hugo252150 23.56
259 Cramling, Pia252049 36.14
260 Hamdouchi, Hichem252050 26.68
261 Loginov, Valery A252049 43.50
262 Hansen, Sune Berg252050 28.15
263 Enders, Peter252052 36.37
264 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252056 35.86
265 Serper, Grigory251956 29.75
266 Darga, Klaus V251968 65.31
267 Kosashvili, Yona251958 28.95
268 Irzhanov, Ruslan251955 22.55
269 Brodsky, Michail251950 30.22
270 Soffer, Ram251854 33.77
271 Smikovski, Ivan251867 27.01
272 Portisch, Lajos251851 62.19
273 Markowski, Tomasz251749 23.87
274 Ginsburg, Gennadij251761 27.84
275 Hector, Jonny251748 35.34
276 Frias, Victor J251670 43.34
277 Magem Badals, Jordi251549 31.81
278 Delchev, Aleksander251551 27.91
279 Kempinski, Robert251549 21.92
280 Mikhalevski, Victor251549 26.92
281 Hernandez, Gilberto251551
282 Timoshchenko, Gennady251551 50.13
283 Sagalchik, Gennadij251568 30.15
284 Cámpora, Daniel H251552 41.96
285 Sunye Neto, Jaime251553 42.12
286 Arnason, Jon L251469 38.59
287 Rodriguez, Amador251455 42.77
288 Rytshagov, Mikhail251451 31.59
289 Yandemirov, Valeri251450 36.34
290 Lanka, Zigurds251452 39.06
291 Kumaran, Dharshan251460 24.02
292 Schandorff, Lars251350 34.15
293 Ubilava, Elizbar E251356 48.80
294 Gallagher, Joseph G251249 35.11
295 Schlosser, Philipp251150 30.82
296 Haba, Petr251150 34.44
297 Galkin, Alexander251150 20.37
298 Nijboer, Friso251048 34.05
299 Didishko, Vereslav251053 50.18
300 Zifroni, Dov251053 23.33
301 Rogozenko, Dorian251049 25.82
302 Zontakh, Andrey251052 28.61
303 Vaulin, Alexander250949 42.24
304 Luther, Thomas250949 29.61
305 Chuchelov, Vladimir250951 29.71
306 Kudrin, Sergey250954 39.77
307 Bischoff, Klaus250848 38.01
308 Greenfeld, Alon250850 35.16
309 Kveinys, Aloyzas250852 36.93
310 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V250856 51.83
311 Totsky, Leonid250754 31.84
312 Davies, Nigel R250753 38.87
313 Sosonko, Gennadi250755 56.07
314 Zoler, Dan250752 25.40
315 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250753 57.09
316 Suba, Mihai250758 52.04
317 Kolev, Atanas250758 31.91
318 Krakops, Maris250656 21.20
319 King, Daniel J250655 35.80
320 Ruzele, Darius250654 31.13
321 Gausel, Einar250650 35.54
322 Akesson, Ralf250549 38.35
323 Horváth, Csaba250548 31.02
324 Vogt, Lothar H250554 47.41
325 Krogius, Nikolay V250570 68.90
326 Xie Jun250449 28.62
327 Danielian, Oganes250466
328 Najer, Evgeniy250453 21.98
329 Sokolovs, Andrei250458 27.31
330 Zubarev, Alexander250460 47.97
331 Kiselev, Sergey250354 37.75
332 Mikhaletz, Lubomir250354 24.83
333 Marciano, David250350 29.94
334 Markovic, Miroslav250353 26.10
335 Djuric, Stefan250352 43.88
336 Macieja, Bartlomiej250349 21.69
337 Rechlis, Gad250258 32.36
338 Polovodin, Igor A250260 44.23
339 Krivonosov, Oleg250262 38.09
340 Kosic, Dragan250156 29.33
341 Lesiege, Alexandre250152 23.82
342 Reinderman, Dimitri250149 26.84
343 Dizdarevic, Emir250151 41.20
344 Horvath, Jozsef250050 34.84
345 Conquest, Stuart250049 32.29
346 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250051 53.16
347 Palatnik, Semen A250063 49.22
348 Grivas, Efstratios250053 33.21
349 Turov, Maxim249954 19.52
350 Yurtaev, Leonid249953 40.12
351 Kacheishvili, Giorgi249954 22.34
352 Ivanovic, Božidar249859 52.81
353 Bezold, Michael249850 27.06
354 Apicella, Manuel249854 29.15
355 Mueller, Karsten249851 28.56
356 Degraeve, Jean Marc249749 28.38
357 Pavasovic, Dusko249648 22.66
358 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V249670 31.21
359 Comas Fabrego, Luis249651 27.98
360 Maksimenko, Andrei249652 29.52
361 Larsen, Bent249553 64.28
362 Georgiev, Vladimir249551 23.80
363 Liiva, Riho249564 23.94
364 Gyimesi, Zoltan249550 22.20
365 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249560 35.71
366 Zaichik, Gennady L249565 42.34
367 Strikovic, Aleksa249452 38.09
368 Fercec, Nenad249452 38.17
369 Tsesarsky, Ilya249456 39.68
370 Garcia Ilundain, David249351 28.20
371 Liss, Eran249352 23.95
372 Papaioannou, Ioannis249354 23.15
373 Sokolin, Leonid M249365
374 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen249256 41.14
375 Smejkal, Jan249253 53.23
376 Finkel, Alexander249253 24.45
377 Marin, Mihail249250 34.15
378 Ye Rongguang249156 35.70
379 Gritsak, Orest249158 26.31
380 Hulak, Krunoslav249153 48.05
381 Faragó, Iván249149 53.20
382 Teske, Henrik249150 31.30
383 Plaskett, Jim249150 39.24
384 Wedberg, Tom249053 45.55
385 Zagrebelny, Sergey249051
386 Iskusnyh, Sergei249051 24.77
387 Kalinitschew, Sergey249053 43.36
388 Chekhov, Valery A249060 43.55
389 Har Zvi, Ronen249057 22.67
390 Antunes, Antonio248959 37.36
391 Lugovoi, Aleksei248949 24.27
392 Khasin, Alexander248856 48.13
393 Socko, Bartosz248850 20.59
394 Nevednichy, Vladislav248851 29.78
395 Kochiev, Alexander248856 43.22
396 Rodriguez, Andres248852 25.49
397 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248861 46.40
398 Fridman, Daniel248852 23.33
399 Liang Jinrong248759 39.06
400 Berelovich, Aleksandar248752 31.95
401 Mirumian, Vigen248750 21.71
402 Manor, Ilan248757 29.63
403 Notkin, Maksim248755 35.51
404 Olafsson, Helgi248653 42.83
405 Varga, Zoltan248649 28.92
406 Bagirov, Vladimir K248651 62.83
407 Drasko, Milan248652 36.52
408 Smyslov, Vassily V248653 78.22
409 Levin, Felix248654 40.61
410 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos248673 44.23
411 Polgar, Sofia248656 24.62
412 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248552 28.44
413 Zezulkin, Jurij248556 27.83
414 Miezis, Normunds248549 28.09
415 Van den Doel, Erik248448 20.08
416 Milov, Leonid248460 33.36
417 Cela, Altin248455
418 Piskov, Yury248361 37.67
419 Knaak, Rainer F248355 46.24
420 Belikov, Vladimir248358 27.87
421 Arkhangelsky, Boris248363 68.40
422 Gofshtein, Leonid D248350 46.15
423 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248249 22.32
424 Gdanski, Jacek248250 28.54
425 Bagaturov, Giorgi248254 34.55
426 Kogan, Artur248249 25.38
427 Mitenkov, Alexey248264 38.27
428 Campos Moreno, Javier B248260 40.27
429 Kupreichik, Viktor D248250 49.95
430 Ovetchkin, Roman248157 26.41
431 Arencibia, Walter248149 31.90
432 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248151 41.48
433 Petrosian, Arshak B248159 45.49
434 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248152 64.21
435 Stanec, Nikolaus248149 31.13
436 Slipak, Sergio248051 33.88
437 Godena, Michele248048 31.96
438 Lau, Ralf248052 39.65
439 Polak, Tomas248049 25.14
440 Oral, Tomas248049 21.47
441 Egin, Vladimir248060
442 Miralles, Gilles248055 33.35
443 Iljushin, Alexei247954 18.88
444 Djurhuus, Rune247951 29.39
445 Goloshchapov, Alexander247955 21.39
446 Ahlander, Bjorn247960 35.63
447 Kovacevic, Vladimir247954 57.22
448 Shaked, Tal247950 21.36
449 Zarnicki, Pablo247952 26.59
450 Kuporosov, Viktor247956 37.72
451 Parker, Jonathan247953 23.07
452 Abramovic, Boško247961 48.33
453 Kalantarian, Norik247965 36.83
454 Grischuk, Alexander247854 15.62
455 Annageldyev, Orazly247874 39.23
456 Gruenfeld, Yehuda247859 43.30
457 Rausis, Igors247848 38.19
458 Ricardi, Pablo247851 37.30
459 Kosten, Anthony C247852 40.89
460 Hebden, Mark247750 41.33
461 Tosic, Miroslav247753 38.99
462 Sharif, Mershad247762 46.92
463 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas247656
464 Becerra Rivero, Julio247650
465 Kaminski, Marcin247651 22.26
466 Vakhidov, Tahir247659
467 Kovalev, Andrei247660 37.60
468 Dervishi, Erald247556 19.59
469 Iordachescu, Viorel247550 22.15
470 Winants, Luc247558 36.45
471 Komliakov, Viktor247552 39.14
472 Movsziszian, Karen247453 36.44
473 Prusikhin, Mihailo247456 21.40
474 Vescovi, Giovanni P247451 20.99
475 Heinemann, Thies247453 28.27
476 Koniushkov, Igor247464 36.54
477 Chandler, Murray G247453 39.19
478 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247352 28.45
479 Ioseliani, Nana247351 37.34
480 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247358 27.04
481 Bitoon, Richard247363 23.50
482 Ionescu, Constantin247250 40.76
483 Danielsen, Henrik247254 33.40
484 Wang Pin247259 24.51
485 Wells, Peter K247248 34.16
486 Simonovic, Aleksandar247270 30.61
487 Popovic, Petar247253 40.33
488 Hall, Jesper247251 27.91
489 Rogic, Davor247153 27.88
490 Bellini, Fabio247160 29.66
491 Votava, Jan247051 24.54
492 Popchev, Milko247056 34.59
493 Kholmov, Ratmir D247052 74.09
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247059 55.94
495 Kallai, Gabor247054 40.31
496 Drozdov, Igor247061 31.19
497 Mestel, A Jonathan246960 42.25
498 Nikolac, Juraj246956 67.15
499 Browne, Walter S246955 50.43
500 Boim, Inon246964 27.58

These ratings, calculated as of June 14, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between June 1, 1998 and June 14, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 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 June 14, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 15, 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 June 15, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 15, 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 June 15, 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 June 14, 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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