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Top 10 active players as of July 5, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288048
2 Anand, Viswanathan281247
3 Kramnik, Vladimir281047
4 Shirov, Alexei276947
5 Gelfand, Boris274547
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily273747
7 Morozevich, Alexander272449
8 Topalov, Veselin272047
9 Bareev, Evgeny271650
10 Adams, Michael271447

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Top 500 active players as of July 5, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28804872.6% #236.23
2 Anand, Viswanathan28124711.4% #529.57
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28104710.8% #524.03
4 Shirov, Alexei2769472.3% #927.00
5 Gelfand, Boris2745470.7% #1531.03
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2737470.5% #1730.30
7 Morozevich, Alexander2724490.3% #2221.97
8 Topalov, Veselin2720470.2% #2224.31
9 Bareev, Evgeny2716500.2% #2532.62
10 Adams, Michael2714470.2% #2527.63
11 Karpov, Anatoly E2712470.1% #2748.12
12 Leko, Peter2711490.1% #2719.83
13 Svidler, Peter2702470.1% #3123.05
14 Short, Nigel D2695490.1% #3634.09
15 Polgar, Judit268249 #4622.95
16 Dreev, Alexey268048 #4630.46
17 Rublevsky, Sergei267950 #4824.72
18 Georgiev, Kiril267450 #5233.60
19 Krasenkow, Michal266648 #5835.64
20 Zvjaginsev, Vadim266549 #6022.88
21 Seirawan, Yasser266551 #6139.28
22 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A266452 #6239.30
23 Almasi, Zoltan266448 #6122.85
24 Beliavsky, Alexander G266348 #6145.55
25 Khalifman, Alexander266048 #6333.47
26 Gurevich, Mikhail N266048 #6440.37
27 Onischuk, Alexander265950 #6523.84
28 Sakaev, Konstantin265850 #6725.23
29 Nikolic, Predrag265649 #6838.82
30 Timman, Jan H265247 #7147.56
31 Korchnoi, Viktor L265247 #7268.29
32 Akopian, Vladimir264850 #7727.58
33 Smirin, Ilia264849 #7631.46
34 Chernin, Alexander M264749 #7839.33
35 Sokolov, Ivan264647 #7731.06
36 Movsesian, Sergei264247 #8220.67
37 Jussupow, Artur M263949 #8739.40
38 Salov, Valery B263952 #8935.11
39 Lautier, Joel263847 #8526.23
40 Sadler, Matthew263548 #9025.14
41 van Wely, Loek263246 #9326.74
42 Piket, Jeroen262946 #9630.44
43 Tiviakov, Sergei262648 #10126.39
44 Kharlov, Andrei262649 #10130.63
45 Dolmatov, Sergey V262552 #10640.38
46 Lputian, Smbat G262150 #11041.39
47 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #11147.72
48 Fedorov, Alexei261951 #11226.77
49 Graf, Alexander261853 #11536.86
50 Christiansen, Larry M261850 #11343.02
51 Sturua, Zurab261651 #11640.08
52 Hracek, Zbynek261649 #11528.82
53 Dautov, Rustem261549 #11633.60
54 Hellers, Ferdinand261464 #12830.44
55 Ehlvest, Jaan261448 #11536.73
56 Khenkin, Igor261248 #11831.29
57 Epishin, Vladimir261248 #11833.98
58 Tkachiev, Vladislav261250 #12025.66
59 Milov, Vadim261150 #11926.93
60 Kuzmin, Alexey261164 #13236.33
61 Hjartarson, Jóhann261052 #12436.41
62 Gulko, Boris F261051 #12352.41
63 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260951 #12348.67
64 Ibragimov, Ildar260848 #12331.89
65 Gavrikov, Victor N260753 #12841.94
66 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260653 #12932.36
67 Aleksandrov, Aleksej260450 #12926.15
68 Hansen, Curt260150 #13334.80
69 Hübner, Robert260149 #13250.66
70 Andersson, Ulf260049 #13348.02
71 Adianto, Utut260050 #13434.30
72 Novikov, Igor A259950 #13537.12
73 Nunn, John D M259953 #13744.20
74 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259949 #13433.59
75 Filippov, Valerij259949 #13423.60
76 Speelman, Jonathan S259847 #13542.76
77 Lutz, Christopher259849 #13528.37
78 Korneev, Oleg259748 #13629.95
79 Shipov, Sergei259751 #13833.22
80 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259651 #13842.61
81 Sutovsky, Emil259548 #13721.80
82 Agdestein, Simen259554 #14132.14
83 Rozentalis, Eduardas259549 #13936.11
84 Giorgadze, Giorgi259449 #13934.74
85 Minasian, Artashes259451 #14232.46
86 deFirmian, Nicholas E259449 #14041.94
87 Kavalek, Lubomir259274 #16055.91
88 Ribli, Zoltán259151 #14547.83
89 Bologan, Viktor259048 #14327.56
90 Baburin, Alexander259051 #14632.38
91 Hodgson, Julian M258949 #14635.95
92 Atalik, Suat258748 #14734.74
93 Avrukh, Boris258749 #14821.49
94 Miles, Anthony J258647 #14744.20
95 Benjamin, Joel L258650 #14935.32
96 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258648 #14841.96
97 Kaidanov, Gregory S258553 #15339.73
98 Yakovich, Yuri258549 #15036.60
99 Fominyh, Alexander258552 #15240.06
100 Volkov, Sergey258349 #15225.41
101 Huzman, Alexander258351 37.24
102 Milos, Gilberto258352 35.68
103 Stefansson, Hannes258349 26.97
104 Timoshenko, Georgy258251 33.09
105 Beim, Valery258251 49.30
106 Ye Jiangchuan258153 38.63
107 Ponomariov, Ruslan258151 15.73
108 Hansen, Lars Bo258154 30.78
109 Wolff, Patrick G258061 31.39
110 Psakhis, Lev B258049 40.60
111 Goldin, Alexander258052 34.36
112 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258051 36.28
113 Bacrot, Etienne258049 16.45
114 Alterman, Boris258049 29.17
115 Gabriel, Christian257949 24.34
116 Ulibin, Mikhail257749 28.10
117 Savchenko, Stanislav257751 32.46
118 Kožul, Zdenko257748 33.12
119 Yermolinsky, Alex V257649 41.23
120 Bochkarev, Alexander257674 24.17
121 Ftácnik, Lubomír257648 41.68
122 Asrian, Karen257652 19.20
123 Komarov, Dimitri257650 30.59
124 Tregubov, Pavel V257650 27.54
125 Razuvaev, Yury S257553 53.74
126 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257552 34.91
127 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257551 22.98
128 Rogers, Ian257548 39.03
129 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam257450 19.58
130 Lalic, Bogdan257447 35.33
131 Torre, Eugenio257454 47.67
132 Fedorowicz, John P257452 40.77
133 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257350 40.25
134 Burmakin, Vladimir257248 32.08
135 Vaisser, Anatoli257251 50.33
136 Pigusov, Evgeny257252 38.26
137 Yudasin, Leonid G257250 39.91
138 Dorfman, Iosif D257152 47.18
139 Peng Xiaomin257054 26.24
140 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256953 44.63
141 Wahls, Matthias256851 31.44
142 Kobalija, Mihail256850 21.17
143 Romanishin, Oleg M256848 47.49
144 Lerner, Konstantin Z256751 49.35
145 Magerramov, Elmar S256664 41.24
146 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E256650 49.40
147 Pétursson, Margeir256555 39.39
148 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 53.31
149 Emms, John M256550 32.31
150 Xu Jun256458 36.80
151 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256451 38.47
152 Zhang Zhong256452 20.83
153 Kotronias, Vasilios256452 34.86
154 Palac, Mladen256448 28.38
155 Gurevich, Ilya256465 27.41
156 Shneider, Aleksandr256356 37.12
157 Stohl, Igor256348 34.77
158 Smagin, Sergey256356 40.83
159 Baklan, Vladimir256251 21.36
160 Gurevich, Dmitry256151 42.82
161 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256054 37.38
162 Damljanovic, Branko256051 38.05
163 Sorokin, Maxim256050 31.45
164 Balashov, Yury S256049 50.31
165 Dvoiris, Semen I256050 40.67
166 Malakhov, Vladimir255955 18.61
167 Golod, Vitali255951 28.03
168 Sax, Gyula255849 48.05
169 Varga, Z.255869 28.98
170 Rustemov, Alexander255851 25.99
171 Hickl, Joerg255650 34.22
172 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter255649 22.93
173 Nielsen, Peter Heine255648 26.12
174 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255649 36.47
175 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255655 33.31
176 Pintér, József255550 45.66
177 Poluljahov, Aleksandr255550 34.08
178 Kengis, Edvins255551 40.23
179 Agrest, Evgenij255449 32.89
180 Sokolov, Andrey Y255352 36.29
181 Yemelin, Vasily255350 23.43
182 Leitao, Rafael255351 19.52
183 Ionov, Sergey255352 37.49
184 Glek, Igor V255248 37.66
185 Hertneck, Gerald255251 35.80
186 Kotsur, Pavel255253 25.51
187 Zelcic, Robert255048 33.79
188 Kruppa, Yuri255053 35.04
189 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254955 55.17
190 Lobron, Eric254851 39.16
191 Spasov, Vasil254754 28.38
192 Lastin, Alexander254753 22.68
193 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254559 51.95
194 Shulman, Yuri254549 24.19
195 Shabalov, Alexander254451 31.81
196 Golubev, Mihail254456 29.10
197 Ivanov, Alexander V254456 43.18
198 Shchekachev, Andrei254251 26.69
199 Volzhin, Alexander254251 28.42
200 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy254251 32.93
201 Spassky, Boris V254152 62.43
202 van der Wiel, John T H254149 39.91
203 Kiriakov, Petr254152 24.48
204 Dao Thien Hai253951 21.15
205 Adorján, András253959 49.26
206 Zakharevich, Igor253853 35.98
207 Anastasian, Ashot253552 34.97
208 Ilincic, Zlatko253553 31.15
209 Sherbakov, Ruslan253550 29.81
210 Guseinov, Aidyn253460 47.51
211 Watson, William N253461 37.22
212 Spraggett, Kevin B253452 44.65
213 Landa, Konstantin253350 27.12
214 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253353 54.78
215 Arkhipov, Sergey253359 45.04
216 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253258 44.82
217 Bezgodov, Alexei253256 30.02
218 Gleizerov, Evgeny253251 36.29
219 Wu Shaobin253267 30.42
220 Pavlovic, Milos253254 35.50
221 Portisch, Lajos253251 62.25
222 Tischbierek, Raj253152 36.78
223 Sulskis, Sarunas253151 26.61
224 Sermek, Drazen253149 30.43
225 Wang Zili253159 31.06
226 Makarov, Marat253053 36.16
227 Cvitan, Ognjen253048 37.74
228 Babula, Vlastimil253049 25.76
229 Iuldachev, Saidali253054 31.43
230 Hort, Vlastimil253052 55.48
231 Istratescu, Andrei252950 23.59
232 Kuzmin, Gennady P252951 53.46
233 Spangenberg, Hugo252950 23.62
234 Kantsler, Boris252952 37.22
235 Kishnev, Sergey252858 42.68
236 Popov, Valerij252851 24.82
237 Galliamova, Alisa252852 27.47
238 Kurajica, Bojan252850 51.64
239 Vera, Reynaldo252751 38.49
240 Slobodjan, Roman252649 24.51
241 Van der Sterren, Paul252649 43.30
242 Temirbaev, Serik252656
243 Zontakh, Andrey252651 28.67
244 Barua, Dibyendu252652 32.69
245 Shabanov, Yury F252663 61.65
246 Nogueiras, Jesus252650 39.97
247 Ivanov, Sergey252650 37.77
248 Neverov, Valery252552 35.04
249 Hansen, Sune Berg252550 28.21
250 Enders, Peter252452 36.42
251 Barsov, Alexei252451
252 Dizdar, Goran252449 40.59
253 Frias, Victor J252470 43.40
254 Zarubin, Pavel252371 31.39
255 Bönsch, Uwe252352 40.72
256 Timoshchenko, Gennady252351 50.19
257 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252356 35.92
258 Orlov, Georgi252272
259 Schandorff, Lars252250 34.21
260 Darga, Klaus V252268 65.37
261 Chernyshov, Konstantin252253 32.07
262 Moroz, Alexander252256 38.47
263 Irzhanov, Ruslan252156 22.61
264 Nikolenko, Oleg252160 40.05
265 Hamdouchi, Hichem252151 26.74
266 Kindermann, Stefan252149 39.52
267 Kosashvili, Yona252058 29.01
268 Bischoff, Klaus252049 38.07
269 Greenfeld, Alon252050 35.22
270 Sagalchik, Gennadij252068 30.20
271 Loginov, Valery A252050 43.56
272 Feygin, Michail252067 24.43
273 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252053 22.40
274 Serper, Grigory251956 29.81
275 Hernandez, Gilberto251952
276 Brodsky, Michail251951 30.27
277 Soffer, Ram251954 33.83
278 Markowski, Tomasz251949 23.93
279 Cramling, Pia251949 36.20
280 Smikovski, Ivan251867 27.06
281 Rodriguez, Amador251855 42.83
282 Ginsburg, Gennadij251761 27.90
283 Kempinski, Robert251749 21.98
284 Cámpora, Daniel H251753 42.02
285 Rytshagov, Mikhail251751 31.65
286 Sunye Neto, Jaime251653 42.17
287 Ubilava, Elizbar E251656 48.86
288 Delchev, Aleksander251551 27.97
289 Magem Badals, Jordi251549 31.87
290 Aseev, Konstantin N251551 38.71
291 Yandemirov, Valeri251450 36.40
292 Galkin, Alexander251450 20.43
293 Arnason, Jon L251469 38.65
294 Gallagher, Joseph G251449 35.17
295 Kumaran, Dharshan251462 24.08
296 Vaulin, Alexander251349 42.30
297 Schlosser, Philipp251350 30.88
298 Sosonko, Gennadi251358 56.13
299 Didishko, Vereslav251353 50.24
300 Lanka, Zigurds251252 39.12
301 Chuchelov, Vladimir251151 29.77
302 Zifroni, Dov251153 23.38
303 Davies, Nigel R251153 38.93
304 Rogozenko, Dorian251149 25.88
305 Miladinovic, Igor251052 25.45
306 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251053 57.15
307 Hector, Jonny250948 35.40
308 Sokolovs, Andrei250958 27.37
309 Reinderman, Dimitri250949 26.90
310 Kveinys, Aloyzas250952 36.98
311 Luther, Thomas250849 29.67
312 Kudrin, Sergey250855 39.83
313 Totsky, Leonid250854 31.90
314 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250852 53.22
315 Krakops, Maris250856 21.26
316 Mikhalevski, Victor250749 26.98
317 Zoler, Dan250752 25.46
318 Gausel, Einar250750 35.60
319 Markovic, Miroslav250653 26.16
320 Najer, Evgeniy250653 22.04
321 Krogius, Nikolay V250570 68.95
322 King, Daniel J250555 35.85
323 Zubarev, Alexander250560 48.03
324 Horváth, Csaba250448 31.08
325 Polovodin, Igor A250460 44.29
326 Danielian, Oganes250466
327 Nijboer, Friso250448 34.11
328 Kosic, Dragan250456 29.39
329 Macieja, Bartlomiej250349 21.75
330 Kolev, Atanas250358 31.97
331 Suba, Mihai250358 52.09
332 Djuric, Stefan250353 43.94
333 Kiselev, Sergey250354 37.81
334 Marciano, David250350 30.00
335 Dizdarevic, Emir250351 41.26
336 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V250256 51.88
337 Haba, Petr250250 34.50
338 Rechlis, Gad250158 32.42
339 Xie Jun250149 28.68
340 Conquest, Stuart250150 32.34
341 Strikovic, Aleksa250153 38.15
342 Horvath, Jozsef250151 34.90
343 Yurtaev, Leonid250053 40.18
344 Palatnik, Semen A250063 49.28
345 Ruzele, Darius250054 31.19
346 Mueller, Karsten250051 28.62
347 Maksimenko, Andrei250052 29.58
348 Mikhaletz, Lubomir250054 24.89
349 Iskusnyh, Sergei250051 24.83
350 Grivas, Efstratios249953 33.27
351 Vogt, Lothar H249954 47.47
352 Bezold, Michael249950 27.12
353 Degraeve, Jean Marc249849 28.44
354 Ivanovic, Božidar249859 52.87
355 Comas Fabrego, Luis249751 28.04
356 Georgiev, Vladimir249751 23.86
357 Fercec, Nenad249752 38.23
358 Lesiege, Alexandre249752 23.88
359 Gyimesi, Zoltan249750 22.26
360 Wedberg, Tom249653 45.61
361 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249561 35.77
362 Ye Rongguang249556 35.76
363 Smejkal, Jan249553 53.29
364 Plaskett, Jim249450 39.30
365 Hulak, Krunoslav249353 48.11
366 Tsesarsky, Ilya249356 39.74
367 Turov, Maxim249355 19.58
368 Larsen, Bent249352 64.34
369 Marin, Mihail249350 34.21
370 Finkel, Alexander249353 24.51
371 Kochiev, Alexander249356 43.28
372 Garcia Ilundain, David249351 28.26
373 Notkin, Maksim249356 35.57
374 Har Zvi, Ronen249257 22.73
375 Gritsak, Orest249258 26.37
376 Perez, Luis Manuel249263 20.75
377 Papaioannou, Ioannis249254 23.21
378 Zagrebelny, Sergey249252
379 Nevednichy, Vladislav249151 29.84
380 Faragó, Iván249149 53.26
381 Zaichik, Gennady L249166 42.40
382 Teske, Henrik249150 31.35
383 Antunes, Antonio249159 37.41
384 Kalinitschew, Sergey249153 43.42
385 Krivonosov, Oleg249162 38.15
386 Lugovoi, Aleksei249049 24.33
387 Apicella, Manuel249054 29.21
388 Socko, Bartosz249050 20.65
389 Liiva, Riho249062 24.00
390 Liang Jinrong248959 39.12
391 Drasko, Milan248952 36.58
392 Berelovich, Aleksandar248952 32.01
393 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248956 41.20
394 Chekhov, Valery A248859 43.61
395 Bagirov, Vladimir K248851 62.89
396 Ricardi, Pablo248851 37.36
397 Akesson, Ralf248748 38.41
398 Fridman, Daniel248752 23.39
399 Egin, Vladimir248760
400 Bagaturov, Giorgi248754 34.60
401 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248761 46.46
402 Varga, Zoltan248749 28.98
403 Manor, Ilan248757 29.69
404 Slipak, Sergio248752 33.94
405 Olafsson, Helgi248753 42.89
406 Liss, Eran248752 24.01
407 Khasin, Alexander248757 48.19
408 Zezulkin, Jurij248656 27.89
409 Mirumian, Vigen248650 21.77
410 Knaak, Rainer F248655 46.30
411 Polgar, Sofia248656 24.67
412 Smyslov, Vassily V248652 78.28
413 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos248673 44.29
414 Milov, Leonid248560 33.41
415 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248569 31.27
416 Rodriguez, Andres248553 25.55
417 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248452 28.50
418 Belikov, Vladimir248458 27.92
419 Arencibia, Walter248449 31.96
420 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248449 22.38
421 Cela, Altin248455
422 Arkhangelsky, Boris248463 68.46
423 Piskov, Yury248461 37.73
424 Miezis, Normunds248449 28.15
425 Gdanski, Jacek248350 28.60
426 Goloshchapov, Alexander248355 21.45
427 Djurhuus, Rune248351 29.45
428 Gofshtein, Leonid D248350 46.21
429 Mitenkov, Alexey248364 38.33
430 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro248256 17.17
431 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248252 41.54
432 Parker, Jonathan248254 23.13
433 Lau, Ralf248252 39.71
434 Levin, Felix248254 40.67
435 Rausis, Igors248148 38.24
436 Abramovic, Boško248161 48.39
437 Polak, Tomas248149 25.20
438 Campos Moreno, Javier B248160 40.33
439 Ahlander, Bjorn248160 35.69
440 Zarnicki, Pablo248152 26.65
441 Oral, Tomas248149 21.53
442 Hall, Jesper248051 27.97
443 Kovacevic, Vladimir248054 57.28
444 Hebden, Mark248050 41.39
445 Vescovi, Giovanni P248051 21.06
446 Stanec, Nikolaus248050 31.19
447 Vakhidov, Tahir248059
448 Ovetchkin, Roman248057 26.47
449 Iljushin, Alexei247955 18.94
450 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247952 64.27
451 Kovalev, Andrei247960 37.66
452 Gruenfeld, Yehuda247959 43.35
453 Shaked, Tal247950 21.42
454 Miralles, Gilles247955 33.41
455 Tosic, Miroslav247853 39.06
456 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247869 52.05
457 Sharif, Mershad247862 46.98
458 Godena, Michele247848 32.02
459 Kogan, Artur247849 25.44
460 Kholmov, Ratmir D247852 74.15
461 Van den Doel, Erik247748 20.14
462 Kaminski, Marcin247751 22.32
463 Winants, Luc247658 36.51
464 Chandler, Murray G247653 39.25
465 Iordachescu, Viorel247650 22.21
466 Kuporosov, Viktor247657 37.78
467 Pavasovic, Dusko247648 22.72
468 Prusikhin, Mihailo247656 21.46
469 Danielsen, Henrik247554 33.46
470 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247552 28.51
471 Heinemann, Thies247553 28.33
472 Dervishi, Erald247556 19.65
473 Ioseliani, Nana247551 37.40
474 Tisdall, Jonathan D247455 40.86
475 Annageldyev, Orazly247474 39.29
476 Becerra Rivero, Julio247450
477 Movsziszian, Karen247453 36.50
478 Sevillano, Enrico247467
479 Aronian, Levon247455 16.75
480 Yevseev, Denis247453 26.01
481 Bellini, Fabio247360 29.72
482 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas247356
483 Mestel, A Jonathan247360 42.31
484 Ionescu, Constantin247250 40.81
485 Simonovic, Aleksandar247270 30.67
486 Rogic, Davor247253 27.94
487 Komliakov, Viktor247252 39.20
488 Popovic, Petar247253 40.39
489 Popchev, Milko247256 34.65
490 Bitoon, Richard247263 23.56
491 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247151 25.16
492 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247160 27.09
493 Dimitrov, Vladimir247156 31.23
494 Blatny, Pavel247149 31.04
495 Vokác, Marek247150 40.58
496 Georgiev, Krum247157 41.12
497 Kallai, Gabor247054 40.37
498 Wang Pin247059 24.57
499 Wells, Peter K247049 34.22
500 Vukic, Milan247063 55.88

These ratings, calculated as of July 5, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1998 and July 5, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 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 July 5, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 6, 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 July 6, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 6, 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 July 6, 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 July 5, 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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