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Top 10 active players as of July 12, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288348
2 Anand, Viswanathan281247
3 Kramnik, Vladimir281146
4 Shirov, Alexei277047
5 Gelfand, Boris274647
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily273847
7 Topalov, Veselin273247
8 Leko, Peter273049
9 Karpov, Anatoly E271347
10 Bareev, Evgeny271149

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Top 500 active players as of July 12, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28834874.3% #236.25
2 Anand, Viswanathan28124710.7% #529.59
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28114610.1% #524.05
4 Shirov, Alexei2770472.2% #927.02
5 Gelfand, Boris2746470.7% #1431.05
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2738470.5% #1630.32
7 Topalov, Veselin2732470.4% #1824.33
8 Leko, Peter2730490.4% #2019.84
9 Karpov, Anatoly E2713470.2% #2648.14
10 Bareev, Evgeny2711490.1% #2832.64
11 Morozevich, Alexander2708480.1% #2921.98
12 Svidler, Peter2705470.1% #3023.07
13 Short, Nigel D2696490.1% #3634.11
14 Adams, Michael269347 #3727.65
15 Polgar, Judit268349 #4522.97
16 Dreev, Alexey268148 #4630.48
17 Rublevsky, Sergei268050 #4824.74
18 Georgiev, Kiril267550 #5333.62
19 Krasenkow, Michal266748 #5835.66
20 Zvjaginsev, Vadim266649 #5922.90
21 Seirawan, Yasser266551 #6239.30
22 Almasi, Zoltan266448 #6122.87
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G266348 #6145.57
24 Khalifman, Alexander266148 #6333.48
25 Gurevich, Mikhail N266148 #6440.39
26 Onischuk, Alexander266050 #6623.86
27 Sakaev, Konstantin265950 #6825.25
28 Nikolic, Predrag265749 #6738.84
29 Timman, Jan H265347 #7147.58
30 Korchnoi, Viktor L265347 #7268.30
31 Akopian, Vladimir265250 #7427.60
32 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265152 #7639.32
33 Smirin, Ilia264949 #7731.48
34 Chernin, Alexander M264749 #7939.35
35 Sokolov, Ivan264747 #7831.08
36 Movsesian, Sergei264547 #8020.69
37 Jussupow, Artur M263949 #8739.41
38 Salov, Valery B263952 #9135.13
39 Lautier, Joel263947 #8726.25
40 van Wely, Loek263846 #8726.76
41 Sadler, Matthew263648 #9125.16
42 Piket, Jeroen263046 #9730.46
43 Tiviakov, Sergei262748 #10126.41
44 Kharlov, Andrei262749 #10330.65
45 Dolmatov, Sergey V262652 #10640.40
46 Lputian, Smbat G262250 #11041.41
47 Fedorov, Alexei262051 #11226.79
48 Graf, Alexander261953 #11536.88
49 Christiansen, Larry M261950 #11443.04
50 Sturua, Zurab261751 #11640.09
51 Ehlvest, Jaan261748 #11436.74
52 Hracek, Zbynek261749 #11528.84
53 Milov, Vadim261650 #11626.95
54 Dautov, Rustem261649 #11633.62
55 Hellers, Ferdinand261564 #12830.46
56 Vaganian, Rafael A261550 #11847.74
57 Khenkin, Igor261348 #11931.31
58 Tkachiev, Vladislav261350 #12125.67
59 Epishin, Vladimir261248 #12034.00
60 Kuzmin, Alexey261264 #13336.34
61 Hjartarson, Jóhann261152 #12336.43
62 Gulko, Boris F261051 #12452.42
63 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir261051 #12448.69
64 Ibragimov, Ildar260948 #12431.91
65 Gavrikov, Victor N260853 #12841.95
66 Novikov, Igor A260849 #12637.14
67 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260753 #13132.38
68 Aleksandrov, Aleksej260550 #12926.17
69 Giorgadze, Giorgi260348 #13034.76
70 Lutz, Christopher260348 #13128.38
71 Minasian, Artashes260251 #13432.48
72 Hansen, Curt260250 #13434.82
73 Hübner, Robert260149 #13350.68
74 Andersson, Ulf260149 #13348.04
75 Adianto, Utut260150 #13434.32
76 Nunn, John D M260053 #13844.22
77 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260049 #13533.61
78 Filippov, Valerij260049 #13523.62
79 Speelman, Jonathan S259947 #13542.78
80 Korneev, Oleg259848 #13729.97
81 Shipov, Sergei259851 #13833.24
82 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259751 #13942.63
83 Sutovsky, Emil259648 #13821.81
84 Agdestein, Simen259654 #14332.16
85 Rozentalis, Eduardas259649 #14036.13
86 Bologan, Viktor259548 #14027.58
87 deFirmian, Nicholas E259449 #14141.96
88 Kavalek, Lubomir259374 #16155.92
89 Ribli, Zoltán259251 #14547.85
90 Baburin, Alexander259151 #14732.40
91 Hodgson, Julian M258949 #14735.97
92 Atalik, Suat258848 #14734.76
93 Avrukh, Boris258849 #14921.51
94 Miles, Anthony J258747 #14844.22
95 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258748 #14941.98
96 Kaidanov, Gregory S258653 #15339.75
97 Yakovich, Yuri258649 #14936.62
98 Volkov, Sergey258649 #15025.43
99 Fominyh, Alexander258652 #15240.08
100 Benjamin, Joel L258650 #15135.34
101 Goldin, Alexander258652 34.38
102 Huzman, Alexander258451 37.26
103 Milos, Gilberto258452 35.70
104 Stefansson, Hannes258349 26.98
105 Beim, Valery258251 49.32
106 Ye Jiangchuan258253 38.65
107 Ponomariov, Ruslan258251 15.75
108 Hansen, Lars Bo258254 30.80
109 Timoshenko, Georgy258251 33.11
110 Wolff, Patrick G258161 31.41
111 Psakhis, Lev B258149 40.62
112 Kožul, Zdenko258148 33.14
113 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258151 36.30
114 Bacrot, Etienne258149 16.47
115 Alterman, Boris258049 29.19
116 Ulibin, Mikhail258049 28.12
117 Gabriel, Christian258049 24.36
118 Savchenko, Stanislav257851 32.48
119 Ftácnik, Lubomír257748 41.70
120 Bochkarev, Alexander257774 24.19
121 Asrian, Karen257752 19.22
122 Komarov, Dimitri257750 30.61
123 Tregubov, Pavel V257650 27.56
124 Razuvaev, Yury S257653 53.76
125 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257652 34.93
126 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257651 22.99
127 Rogers, Ian257648 39.05
128 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam257550 19.60
129 Lalic, Bogdan257547 35.34
130 Torre, Eugenio257554 47.69
131 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257450 40.27
132 Yermolinsky, Alex V257449 41.25
133 Burmakin, Vladimir257348 32.10
134 Vaisser, Anatoli257351 50.35
135 Pigusov, Evgeny257352 38.28
136 Fedorowicz, John P257252 40.79
137 Yudasin, Leonid G257250 39.93
138 Dorfman, Iosif D257252 47.20
139 Peng Xiaomin257154 26.26
140 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257150 49.42
141 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B257053 44.65
142 Kobalija, Mihail257050 21.19
143 Wahls, Matthias256951 31.46
144 Romanishin, Oleg M256948 47.51
145 Lerner, Konstantin Z256851 49.37
146 Magerramov, Elmar S256764 41.26
147 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256648 36.49
148 Pétursson, Margeir256655 39.41
149 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256649 53.33
150 Emms, John M256650 32.33
151 Xu Jun256558 36.82
152 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256551 38.49
153 Zhang Zhong256552 20.85
154 Kotronias, Vasilios256552 34.88
155 Palac, Mladen256548 28.40
156 Gurevich, Ilya256565 27.43
157 Shneider, Aleksandr256456 37.14
158 Stohl, Igor256448 34.79
159 Smagin, Sergey256356 40.84
160 Baklan, Vladimir256351 21.38
161 Gurevich, Dmitry256251 42.84
162 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256154 37.40
163 Damljanovic, Branko256151 38.07
164 Sorokin, Maxim256150 31.47
165 Balashov, Yury S256149 50.33
166 Dvoiris, Semen I256150 40.69
167 Malakhov, Vladimir256055 18.63
168 Golod, Vitali256051 28.05
169 Varga, Z.255969 28.99
170 Rustemov, Alexander255951 26.02
171 Hickl, Joerg255750 34.24
172 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter255749 22.95
173 Sax, Gyula255749 48.07
174 Nielsen, Peter Heine255748 26.13
175 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255655 33.33
176 Pintér, József255650 45.67
177 Poluljahov, Aleksandr255650 34.10
178 Kengis, Edvins255651 40.25
179 Volzhin, Alexander255551 28.44
180 Agrest, Evgenij255549 32.91
181 Sokolov, Andrey Y255452 36.31
182 Yemelin, Vasily255450 23.45
183 Leitao, Rafael255451 19.54
184 Ionov, Sergey255452 37.51
185 Glek, Igor V255348 37.68
186 Hertneck, Gerald255351 35.82
187 Kotsur, Pavel255253 25.52
188 Kruppa, Yuri255153 35.06
189 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255055 55.19
190 Zelcic, Robert255048 33.81
191 Spasov, Vasil254854 28.40
192 Lastin, Alexander254753 22.70
193 Shabalov, Alexander254751 31.83
194 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254659 51.97
195 Shulman, Yuri254549 24.20
196 Golubev, Mihail254556 29.12
197 Shchekachev, Andrei254351 26.71
198 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy254351 32.95
199 Lobron, Eric254251 39.18
200 Spassky, Boris V254252 62.45
201 van der Wiel, John T H254249 39.92
202 Kiriakov, Petr254252 24.50
203 Dao Thien Hai254051 21.17
204 Adorján, András254059 49.28
205 Zakharevich, Igor253953 35.99
206 Anastasian, Ashot253652 34.98
207 Ilincic, Zlatko253653 31.17
208 Sherbakov, Ruslan253650 29.83
209 Guseinov, Aidyn253560 47.53
210 Ivanov, Alexander V253555 43.20
211 Watson, William N253561 37.23
212 Spraggett, Kevin B253552 44.67
213 Tischbierek, Raj253451 36.80
214 Landa, Konstantin253450 27.14
215 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253453 54.80
216 Arkhipov, Sergey253459 45.05
217 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253358 44.84
218 Bezgodov, Alexei253356 30.04
219 Gleizerov, Evgeny253351 36.31
220 Wu Shaobin253367 30.44
221 Pavlovic, Milos253354 35.52
222 Portisch, Lajos253251 62.27
223 Sulskis, Sarunas253251 26.63
224 Wang Zili253159 31.08
225 Makarov, Marat253153 36.18
226 Cvitan, Ognjen253148 37.76
227 Babula, Vlastimil253149 25.78
228 Iuldachev, Saidali253154 31.45
229 Hort, Vlastimil253152 55.50
230 Istratescu, Andrei253050 23.61
231 Kuzmin, Gennady P253051 53.48
232 Spangenberg, Hugo253050 23.64
233 Kantsler, Boris252952 37.24
234 Kishnev, Sergey252958 42.70
235 Popov, Valerij252951 24.84
236 Galliamova, Alisa252952 27.48
237 Vera, Reynaldo252851 38.51
238 Slobodjan, Roman252749 24.53
239 Van der Sterren, Paul252749 43.32
240 Temirbaev, Serik252756
241 Zontakh, Andrey252751 28.69
242 Barua, Dibyendu252752 32.71
243 Shabanov, Yury F252763 61.67
244 Kurajica, Bojan252750 51.66
245 Nogueiras, Jesus252750 39.98
246 Sermek, Drazen252648 30.45
247 Ivanov, Sergey252650 37.79
248 Neverov, Valery252652 35.06
249 Hansen, Sune Berg252650 28.23
250 Enders, Peter252552 36.44
251 Barsov, Alexei252551
252 Dizdar, Goran252449 40.61
253 Frias, Victor J252470 43.42
254 Zarubin, Pavel252471 31.41
255 Bönsch, Uwe252452 40.74
256 Timoshchenko, Gennady252451 50.21
257 Kindermann, Stefan252449 39.54
258 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252356 35.94
259 Orlov, Georgi252372
260 Schandorff, Lars252350 34.23
261 Darga, Klaus V252368 65.38
262 Chernyshov, Konstantin252353 32.09
263 Moroz, Alexander252356 38.48
264 Irzhanov, Ruslan252256 22.63
265 Nikolenko, Oleg252260 40.06
266 Hamdouchi, Hichem252251 26.76
267 Kosashvili, Yona252158 29.02
268 Bischoff, Klaus252149 38.09
269 Greenfeld, Alon252150 35.24
270 Sagalchik, Gennadij252168 30.22
271 Loginov, Valery A252150 43.58
272 Feygin, Michail252167 24.45
273 Serper, Grigory252056 29.83
274 Hernandez, Gilberto252052
275 Brodsky, Michail252051 30.29
276 Soffer, Ram252054 33.85
277 Markowski, Tomasz252049 23.95
278 Cramling, Pia252049 36.22
279 Smikovski, Ivan251967 27.08
280 Rodriguez, Amador251955 42.84
281 Ginsburg, Gennadij251861 27.92
282 Kempinski, Robert251849 22.00
283 Cámpora, Daniel H251853 42.04
284 Rytshagov, Mikhail251851 31.67
285 Sunye Neto, Jaime251753 42.19
286 Ubilava, Elizbar E251656 48.88
287 Delchev, Aleksander251651 27.99
288 Magem Badals, Jordi251649 31.88
289 Aseev, Konstantin N251651 38.73
290 Yandemirov, Valeri251550 36.42
291 Galkin, Alexander251550 20.45
292 Arnason, Jon L251569 38.66
293 Gallagher, Joseph G251549 35.19
294 Kumaran, Dharshan251462 24.10
295 Vaulin, Alexander251449 42.32
296 Schlosser, Philipp251450 30.90
297 Sosonko, Gennadi251458 56.15
298 Didishko, Vereslav251453 50.26
299 Lanka, Zigurds251352 39.14
300 Chuchelov, Vladimir251251 29.79
301 Zifroni, Dov251253 23.40
302 Davies, Nigel R251253 38.95
303 Rogozenko, Dorian251249 25.90
304 Miladinovic, Igor251152 25.47
305 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251053 57.17
306 Hector, Jonny251048 35.41
307 Sokolovs, Andrei251058 27.39
308 Reinderman, Dimitri251049 26.92
309 Kveinys, Aloyzas251052 37.01
310 Kudrin, Sergey250955 39.85
311 Totsky, Leonid250954 31.92
312 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250952 53.23
313 Krakops, Maris250956 21.27
314 Mikhalevski, Victor250849 26.99
315 Zoler, Dan250852 25.48
316 Gausel, Einar250750 35.62
317 Luther, Thomas250749 29.69
318 Markovic, Miroslav250753 26.18
319 Najer, Evgeniy250753 22.06
320 Krogius, Nikolay V250670 68.97
321 King, Daniel J250655 35.87
322 Zubarev, Alexander250660 48.05
323 Horváth, Csaba250548 31.10
324 Polovodin, Igor A250560 44.30
325 Danielian, Oganes250566
326 Nijboer, Friso250548 34.13
327 Kosic, Dragan250556 29.41
328 Macieja, Bartlomiej250449 21.77
329 Kolev, Atanas250458 31.99
330 Suba, Mihai250458 52.11
331 Djuric, Stefan250453 43.96
332 Kiselev, Sergey250454 37.83
333 Marciano, David250450 30.02
334 Dizdarevic, Emir250451 41.28
335 Kacheishvili, Giorgi250353 22.42
336 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V250356 51.90
337 Haba, Petr250350 34.52
338 Rechlis, Gad250258 32.44
339 Xie Jun250249 28.70
340 Conquest, Stuart250250 32.36
341 Strikovic, Aleksa250253 38.17
342 Horvath, Jozsef250151 34.91
343 Yurtaev, Leonid250153 40.20
344 Palatnik, Semen A250163 49.30
345 Ruzele, Darius250154 31.21
346 Mueller, Karsten250151 28.64
347 Maksimenko, Andrei250152 29.60
348 Mikhaletz, Lubomir250154 24.91
349 Iskusnyh, Sergei250151 24.85
350 Grivas, Efstratios250053 33.29
351 Vogt, Lothar H250054 47.49
352 Bezold, Michael250050 27.14
353 Degraeve, Jean Marc249949 28.46
354 Ivanovic, Božidar249959 52.88
355 Comas Fabrego, Luis249851 28.06
356 Georgiev, Vladimir249851 23.88
357 Lesiege, Alexandre249852 23.90
358 Gyimesi, Zoltan249750 22.28
359 Wedberg, Tom249753 45.63
360 Nevednichy, Vladislav249751 29.86
361 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249661 35.79
362 Ye Rongguang249656 35.77
363 Plaskett, Jim249550 39.32
364 Fercec, Nenad249552 38.25
365 Hulak, Krunoslav249453 48.13
366 Tsesarsky, Ilya249456 39.76
367 Turov, Maxim249455 19.60
368 Larsen, Bent249452 64.36
369 Marin, Mihail249450 34.23
370 Finkel, Alexander249453 24.53
371 Kochiev, Alexander249456 43.30
372 Garcia Ilundain, David249451 28.28
373 Notkin, Maksim249456 35.59
374 Har Zvi, Ronen249357 22.75
375 Gritsak, Orest249358 26.38
376 Perez, Luis Manuel249363 20.77
377 Papaioannou, Ioannis249254 23.23
378 Zagrebelny, Sergey249252
379 Zaichik, Gennady L249266 42.42
380 Smejkal, Jan249253 53.31
381 Antunes, Antonio249259 37.43
382 Kalinitschew, Sergey249253 43.44
383 Krivonosov, Oleg249262 38.17
384 Lugovoi, Aleksei249149 24.35
385 Apicella, Manuel249154 29.23
386 Socko, Bartosz249050 20.67
387 Liiva, Riho249062 24.02
388 Gofshtein, Leonid D249050 46.23
389 Liang Jinrong249059 39.14
390 Faragó, Iván249049 53.28
391 Drasko, Milan249052 36.60
392 Berelovich, Aleksandar249052 32.03
393 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen249056 41.22
394 Chekhov, Valery A248959 43.63
395 Bagirov, Vladimir K248951 62.91
396 Ricardi, Pablo248951 37.38
397 Akesson, Ralf248848 38.43
398 Fridman, Daniel248852 23.41
399 Egin, Vladimir248860
400 Bagaturov, Giorgi248854 34.62
401 Teske, Henrik248850 31.37
402 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248861 46.48
403 Varga, Zoltan248849 28.99
404 Manor, Ilan248857 29.71
405 Slipak, Sergio248852 33.96
406 Olafsson, Helgi248853 42.91
407 Liss, Eran248752 24.03
408 Khasin, Alexander248757 48.20
409 Zezulkin, Jurij248756 27.91
410 Mirumian, Vigen248750 21.79
411 Knaak, Rainer F248755 46.32
412 Polgar, Sofia248756 24.69
413 Smyslov, Vassily V248752 78.30
414 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos248773 44.30
415 Milov, Leonid248660 33.43
416 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248669 31.29
417 Rodriguez, Andres248653 25.56
418 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248552 28.52
419 Belikov, Vladimir248558 27.94
420 Arencibia, Walter248549 31.98
421 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248549 22.40
422 Cela, Altin248555
423 Arkhangelsky, Boris248563 68.48
424 Piskov, Yury248461 37.75
425 Miezis, Normunds248449 28.17
426 Gdanski, Jacek248450 28.62
427 Goloshchapov, Alexander248455 21.47
428 Djurhuus, Rune248451 29.47
429 Mitenkov, Alexey248364 38.34
430 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro248356 17.19
431 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248352 41.56
432 Parker, Jonathan248354 23.15
433 Lau, Ralf248352 39.73
434 Levin, Felix248354 40.69
435 Rausis, Igors248248 38.26
436 Abramovic, Boško248261 48.41
437 Polak, Tomas248249 25.22
438 Campos Moreno, Javier B248260 40.35
439 Ahlander, Bjorn248260 35.70
440 Zarnicki, Pablo248252 26.67
441 Oral, Tomas248249 21.55
442 Hall, Jesper248151 27.99
443 Kovacevic, Vladimir248154 57.30
444 Hebden, Mark248150 41.41
445 Vescovi, Giovanni P248151 21.08
446 Stanec, Nikolaus248150 31.20
447 Vakhidov, Tahir248159
448 Ovetchkin, Roman248157 26.49
449 Kogan, Artur248149 25.45
450 Iljushin, Alexei248055 18.95
451 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248052 64.29
452 Kovalev, Andrei248060 37.68
453 Gruenfeld, Yehuda248059 43.37
454 Shaked, Tal247950 21.44
455 Miralles, Gilles247955 33.43
456 Tosic, Miroslav247953 39.08
457 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247969 52.07
458 Sharif, Mershad247962 47.00
459 Godena, Michele247948 32.04
460 Kholmov, Ratmir D247852 74.16
461 Van den Doel, Erik247848 20.16
462 Kaminski, Marcin247851 22.34
463 Winants, Luc247758 36.53
464 Chandler, Murray G247753 39.27
465 Iordachescu, Viorel247750 22.23
466 Kuporosov, Viktor247757 37.80
467 Pavasovic, Dusko247748 22.74
468 Prusikhin, Mihailo247656 21.48
469 Danielsen, Henrik247654 33.48
470 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247652 28.52
471 Heinemann, Thies247653 28.35
472 Dervishi, Erald247656 19.67
473 Ioseliani, Nana247551 37.42
474 Tisdall, Jonathan D247555 40.88
475 Annageldyev, Orazly247574 39.31
476 Becerra Rivero, Julio247550
477 Movsziszian, Karen247553 36.52
478 Sevillano, Enrico247567
479 Aronian, Levon247555 16.77
480 Yevseev, Denis247553 26.02
481 Bellini, Fabio247460 29.74
482 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas247456
483 Mestel, A Jonathan247460 42.33
484 Ionescu, Constantin247350 40.83
485 Simonovic, Aleksandar247370 30.69
486 Rogic, Davor247353 27.96
487 Komliakov, Viktor247352 39.22
488 Popovic, Petar247353 40.41
489 Popchev, Milko247356 34.67
490 Bitoon, Richard247263 23.58
491 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247251 25.18
492 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247260 27.11
493 Dimitrov, Vladimir247256 31.25
494 Vokác, Marek247250 40.60
495 Georgiev, Krum247257 41.13
496 Kallai, Gabor247154 40.39
497 Wang Pin247159 24.59
498 Wells, Peter K247149 34.24
499 Vukic, Milan247163 55.90
500 David, Alberto247151 29.30

These ratings, calculated as of July 12, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1998 and July 12, 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 12, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 13, 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 13, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 13, 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 13, 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 12, 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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