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Top 10 active players as of November 8, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288348
2 Anand, Viswanathan280747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280246
4 Shirov, Alexei279347
5 Leko, Peter273549
6 Adams, Michael272947
7 Kamsky, Gata272859
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily272747
9 Bareev, Evgeny272450
10 Gelfand, Boris272248

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Top 500 active players as of November 8, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28834874.7% #236.57
2 Anand, Viswanathan2807479.2% #529.91
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2802467.4% #624.37
4 Shirov, Alexei2793475.3% #727.34
5 Leko, Peter2735490.4% #1920.17
6 Adams, Michael2729470.3% #2127.98
7 Kamsky, Gata2728590.9% #2525.43
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2727470.3% #2230.64
9 Bareev, Evgeny2724500.3% #2432.97
10 Gelfand, Boris2722480.2% #2431.37
11 Topalov, Veselin2717470.2% #2624.65
12 Karpov, Anatoly E2714470.1% #2748.46
13 Morozevich, Alexander2712490.2% #2922.31
14 Short, Nigel D2700490.1% #3634.44
15 Svidler, Peter2696470.1% #3723.39
16 Khalifman, Alexander2691470.1% #4233.81
17 Akopian, Vladimir268349 #4727.92
18 Rublevsky, Sergei268250 #4925.07
19 Gurevich, Mikhail N268148 #4940.71
20 Almasi, Zoltan268049 #4923.19
21 Dreev, Alexey267748 #5230.80
22 Krasenkow, Michal267548 #5335.98
23 Georgiev, Kiril267451 #5633.95
24 Polgar, Judit267149 #5723.29
25 Korchnoi, Viktor L266648 #6068.63
26 Sokolov, Ivan266347 #6331.40
27 Timman, Jan H265847 #6947.90
28 Beliavsky, Alexander G265548 #7245.89
29 Seirawan, Yasser265451 #7439.62
30 Movsesian, Sergei265448 #7321.01
31 Nikolic, Predrag265349 #7539.16
32 Lautier, Joel265247 #7626.57
33 Gulko, Boris F264851 #8152.75
34 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264749 #8123.22
35 van Wely, Loek264446 #8327.09
36 Onischuk, Alexander264350 #8624.18
37 Smirin, Ilia263949 #9031.80
38 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263966 #10442.80
39 Milov, Vadim263649 #9327.27
40 Jussupow, Artur M263450 #9639.74
41 Chernin, Alexander M263350 #9839.67
42 Piket, Jeroen263246 #9530.78
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263253 #10139.65
44 Sakaev, Konstantin263149 #9925.57
45 Tkachiev, Vladislav263050 #10125.99
46 Kharlov, Andrei263049 #10030.97
47 Milos, Gilberto262652 #10736.02
48 Fedorov, Alexei262552 #10827.12
49 Salov, Valery B262353 #11135.45
50 Graf, Alexander262354 #11237.20
51 Khenkin, Igor262149 #11031.63
52 Aleksandrov, Aleksej262151 #11326.49
53 Ehlvest, Jaan262048 #11137.07
54 Hansen, Curt261951 #11435.14
55 Hracek, Zbynek261950 #11429.16
56 Hellers, Ferdinand261964 #12530.78
57 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter261849 #11523.27
58 Vaganian, Rafael A261751 #11748.07
59 Christiansen, Larry M261752 #11843.37
60 Dautov, Rustem261651 #11833.95
61 Avrukh, Boris261649 #11621.83
62 Sadler, Matthew261549 #11725.48
63 Sturua, Zurab261451 #12140.42
64 Hodgson, Julian M261350 #12236.29
65 Tiviakov, Sergei261348 #12026.73
66 Dolmatov, Sergey V261252 #12340.72
67 Speelman, Jonathan S261148 #12143.10
68 Giorgadze, Giorgi261049 #12335.08
69 Epishin, Vladimir261048 #12334.33
70 Gavrikov, Victor N261053 #12842.28
71 Fominyh, Alexander260953 #12840.40
72 Bologan, Viktor260948 #12427.90
73 Hjartarson, Jóhann260854 #12936.75
74 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260854 #13032.70
75 Novikov, Igor A260649 #12937.46
76 Andersson, Ulf260550 #13048.37
77 Agdestein, Simen260553 #13332.48
78 Beim, Valery260553 #13349.64
79 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260348 #13142.30
80 Korneev, Oleg260249 #13430.29
81 Nunn, John D M260154 #13744.54
82 Ibragimov, Ildar260048 #13432.23
83 Lputian, Smbat G259950 #13741.73
84 Kuzmin, Alexey259861 #14736.67
85 Minasian, Artashes259751 #14032.80
86 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259651 #14049.02
87 Sutovsky, Emil259648 #13822.14
88 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259651 #14142.95
89 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259649 #14033.93
90 Hansen, Lars Bo259655 #14431.12
91 Lutz, Christopher259449 #14128.71
92 Kožul, Zdenko259448 #14133.47
93 Kavalek, Lubomir259374 #16056.25
94 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259152 #14736.62
95 Shipov, Sergei258851 #15033.56
96 Rozentalis, Eduardas258849 #14936.45
97 Volkov, Sergey258849 #14925.75
98 Ye Jiangchuan258753 #15138.97
99 Goldin, Alexander258753 #15234.70
100 Asrian, Karen258650 #15119.54
101 Bacrot, Etienne258648 16.80
102 Yakovich, Yuri258448 36.94
103 Kobalija, Mihail258450 21.51
104 Miles, Anthony J258348 44.54
105 Hübner, Robert258250 51.01
106 Ulibin, Mikhail258249 28.44
107 Wahls, Matthias258252 31.79
108 Burmakin, Vladimir258249 32.42
109 Benjamin, Joel L258250 35.66
110 Razuvaev, Yury S258152 54.08
111 Yudasin, Leonid G258151 40.25
112 Huzman, Alexander258051 37.58
113 Sax, Gyula257948 48.39
114 Gabriel, Christian257950 24.68
115 Bochkarev, Alexander257874 24.52
116 Romanishin, Oleg M257848 47.83
117 Malakhov, Vladimir257853 18.95
118 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257650 49.74
119 Ponomariov, Ruslan257650 16.08
120 Zhang Zhong257652 21.18
121 Damljanovic, Branko257650 38.39
122 Atalik, Suat257548 35.08
123 Psakhis, Lev B257549 40.94
124 Dvoiris, Semen I257550 41.02
125 Fedorowicz, John P257453 41.12
126 Dorfman, Iosif D257453 47.52
127 Hertneck, Gerald257452 36.14
128 Timoshenko, Georgy257451 33.44
129 Shneider, Aleksandr257355 37.46
130 Stefansson, Hannes257350 27.31
131 Torre, Eugenio257357 48.01
132 Pétursson, Margeir257357 39.73
133 Wolff, Patrick G257364 31.73
134 Peng Xiaomin257253 26.58
135 Ftácnik, Lubomír257248 42.02
136 deFirmian, Nicholas E257249 42.29
137 Tregubov, Pavel V257150 27.88
138 Alterman, Boris257150 29.51
139 Agrest, Evgenij257149 33.23
140 Nielsen, Peter Heine257149 26.46
141 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257049 36.82
142 Baburin, Alexander256950 32.72
143 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.17
144 Pigusov, Evgeny256852 38.61
145 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam256850 19.93
146 Sorokin, Maxim256851 31.80
147 Lerner, Konstantin Z256851 49.70
148 Lalic, Bogdan256847 35.67
149 Adianto, Utut256851 34.65
150 Komarov, Dimitri256749 30.94
151 Kaidanov, Gregory S256754 40.08
152 Yermolinsky, Alex V256649 41.58
153 Gurevich, Dmitry256651 43.16
154 Gurevich, Ilya256566 27.75
155 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav256553 35.26
156 Rogers, Ian256248 39.37
157 Kotronias, Vasilios256253 35.20
158 Filippov, Valerij256149 23.95
159 Shabalov, Alexander256150 32.16
160 Balashov, Yury S256150 50.66
161 Emms, John M256150 32.65
162 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256156 33.65
163 Vaisser, Anatoli256151 50.68
164 Pintér, József256050 45.99
165 Yemelin, Vasily255950 23.77
166 Varga, Z.255969 29.32
167 Rustemov, Alexander255751 26.34
168 Lastin, Alexander255752 23.02
169 Savchenko, Stanislav255750 32.80
170 Landa, Konstantin255751 27.46
171 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255654 37.72
172 Serper, Grigory255655 30.15
173 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255549 53.65
174 Stohl, Igor255449 35.12
175 Leitao, Rafael255451 19.86
176 Baklan, Vladimir255451 21.70
177 Xu Jun255359 37.14
178 Morrison, William255366 39.27
179 Hickl, Joerg255351 34.56
180 Magerramov, Elmar S255362 41.58
181 Shulman, Yuri255350 24.53
182 Lobron, Eric255252 39.50
183 Golod, Vitali255150 28.37
184 Sokolov, Andrey Y255153 36.64
185 Ionov, Sergey255152 37.84
186 Portisch, Lajos255152 62.59
187 Ivanov, Sergey255050 38.11
188 Smagin, Sergey255060 41.17
189 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254951 40.59
190 Zelcic, Robert254848 34.13
191 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254851 44.97
192 Hansen, Sune Berg254749 28.55
193 Shariyazdanov, Andrey254751 23.32
194 Arkhipov, Sergey254758 45.38
195 Spraggett, Kevin B254752 44.99
196 van der Wiel, John T H254649 40.25
197 Kotsur, Pavel254653 25.85
198 Palac, Mladen254648 28.72
199 Sherbakov, Ruslan254650 30.15
200 Smikovski, Ivan254570 27.41
201 Greenfeld, Alon254550 35.56
202 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254555 55.51
203 Kengis, Edvins254452 40.57
204 Barua, Dibyendu254453 33.03
205 Dao Thien Hai254452 21.50
206 Spasov, Vasil254356 28.73
207 Guseinov, Aidyn254362 47.85
208 Kurajica, Bojan254250 51.98
209 Kantsler, Boris254253 37.56
210 Spassky, Boris V254252 62.77
211 Tischbierek, Raj254153 37.12
212 Volzhin, Alexander254151 28.77
213 Anastasian, Ashot254153 35.31
214 Makarov, Marat254155 36.50
215 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254052 38.81
216 Popov, Valerij254051 25.16
217 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254054 55.12
218 Aronian, Levon253952 17.09
219 Slobodjan, Roman253949 24.85
220 Kruppa, Yuri253953 35.38
221 Golubev, Mihail253854 29.44
222 Ilincic, Zlatko253852 31.50
223 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253860 52.29
224 Chernyshov, Konstantin253753 32.41
225 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253749 34.42
226 Hort, Vlastimil253552 55.82
227 Watson, William N253466 37.56
228 Adorján, András253459 49.61
229 Rytshagov, Mikhail253352 31.98
230 Kiriakov, Petr253351 24.83
231 Bönsch, Uwe253355 41.07
232 Hamdouchi, Hichem253251 27.08
233 Neverov, Valery253251 35.38
234 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253260 45.16
235 Glek, Igor V253249 38.00
236 Magem Badals, Jordi253250 32.21
237 Zakharevich, Igor253153 36.32
238 Brodsky, Michail253150 30.62
239 Shabanov, Yury F253065 61.99
240 Ivanov, Alexander V252954 43.52
241 Zontakh, Andrey252850 29.01
242 Moroz, Alexander252859 38.81
243 Iuldachev, Saidali252853 31.77
244 Soffer, Ram252754 34.17
245 Luther, Thomas252749 30.01
246 Irzhanov, Ruslan252656 22.95
247 Miladinovic, Igor252652 25.79
248 Sermek, Drazen252648 30.77
249 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252651 33.27
250 Darga, Klaus V252571 65.71
251 Frias, Victor J252570 43.75
252 Galkin, Alexander252450 20.77
253 Cámpora, Daniel H252453 42.36
254 Schandorff, Lars252450 34.55
255 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252458 36.26
256 Orlov, Georgi252365
257 Bezgodov, Alexei252356 30.36
258 Shchekachev, Andrei252352 27.03
259 Nikolenko, Oleg252260 40.39
260 Ginsburg, Gennadij252266 28.24
261 Kishnev, Sergey252262 43.02
262 Temirbaev, Serik252259
263 Suba, Mihai252158 52.44
264 Cvitan, Ognjen252148 38.08
265 Markovic, Miroslav252154 26.50
266 Arnason, Jon L252166 38.98
267 Bu Xiangzhi252050 13.91
268 Kosic, Dragan252055 29.73
269 Chekhov, Valery A251957 43.95
270 Wang Zili251958 31.40
271 Kindermann, Stefan251850 39.86
272 Enders, Peter251754 36.77
273 Zarubin, Pavel251771 31.73
274 Bischoff, Klaus251749 38.41
275 Spangenberg, Hugo251751 23.96
276 Sunye Neto, Jaime251755 42.52
277 Rodriguez, Amador251757 43.17
278 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251652 53.56
279 Vera, Reynaldo251651 38.84
280 Kosashvili, Yona251660 29.35
281 Hernandez, Gilberto251652
282 Gleizerov, Evgeny251651 36.64
283 Krakops, Maris251660 21.60
284 Danielian, Oganes251565
285 Marciano, David251551 30.34
286 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251549 22.72
287 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251557 43.70
288 Timoshchenko, Gennady251551 50.53
289 Zifroni, Dov251554 23.73
290 Kempinski, Robert251449 22.33
291 Istratescu, Andrei251450 23.93
292 Sagalchik, Gennadij251471 30.55
293 Xie Jun251349 29.02
294 Ubilava, Elizbar E251358 49.20
295 Markowski, Tomasz251349 24.27
296 Feygin, Michail251368 24.77
297 Sosonko, Gennadi251359 56.47
298 Kumaran, Dharshan251266 24.42
299 Mirumian, Vigen251251 22.11
300 Loginov, Valery A251251 43.90
301 Gallagher, Joseph G251249 35.51
302 Babula, Vlastimil251250 26.10
303 Nogueiras, Jesus251250 40.31
304 Ruzele, Darius251257 31.53
305 Reinderman, Dimitri251149 27.24
306 Vaulin, Alexander251148 42.64
307 Dizdarevic, Emir251152 41.60
308 Yurtaev, Leonid250954 40.52
309 Kudrin, Sergey250954 40.17
310 Didishko, Vereslav250954 50.58
311 Najer, Evgeniy250953 22.38
312 Zubarev, Alexander250858 48.37
313 Chuchelov, Vladimir250851 30.11
314 Zoler, Dan250854 25.80
315 Wedberg, Tom250853 45.95
316 Cramling, Pia250850 36.54
317 Zagrebelny, Sergey250851
318 Comas Fabrego, Luis250751 28.38
319 Lesiege, Alexandre250751 24.22
320 Van der Sterren, Paul250650 43.64
321 Turov, Maxim250657 19.92
322 Fridman, Daniel250652 23.73
323 Dizdar, Goran250649 40.93
324 Popovic, Petar250553 40.73
325 King, Daniel J250557 36.20
326 Belikov, Vladimir250557 28.27
327 Polovodin, Igor A250562 44.63
328 Sokolovs, Andrei250562 27.71
329 Gofshtein, Leonid D250450 46.55
330 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas250455
331 Barsov, Alexei250450
332 Kiselev, Sergey250455 38.15
333 Delchev, Aleksander250350 28.32
334 Papaioannou, Ioannis250255 23.55
335 Horvath, Jozsef250251 35.24
336 Krivonosov, Oleg250263 38.49
337 Kolev, Atanas250260 32.32
338 Levin, Felix250253 41.01
339 Strikovic, Aleksa250252 38.49
340 Rechlis, Gad250258 32.76
341 Zaichik, Gennady L250271 42.74
342 Lanka, Zigurds250152 39.47
343 Lugovoi, Aleksei250149 24.68
344 Plaskett, Jim250151 39.64
345 Krogius, Nikolay V250174 69.30
346 Kholmov, Ratmir D250153 74.49
347 Bezold, Michael250052 27.46
348 Arencibia, Walter250050 32.30
349 Zezulkin, Jurij250054 28.23
350 Drasko, Milan250051 36.92
351 Iordachescu, Viorel249950 22.55
352 Berelovich, Aleksandar249952 32.35
353 Iskusnyh, Sergei249952 25.18
354 Kovalev, Andrei249955 38.00
355 Schlosser, Philipp249952 31.22
356 Kochiev, Alexander249856 43.62
357 Hector, Jonny249748 35.74
358 Mikhalevski, Victor249749 27.32
359 Khasin, Alexander249757 48.53
360 Danielsen, Henrik249752 33.80
361 Conquest, Stuart249750 32.69
362 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249655 25.23
363 Maksimenko, Andrei249652 29.92
364 Dervishi, Erald249656 19.99
365 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro249656 17.52
366 Degraeve, Jean Marc249649 28.79
367 Vakhidov, Tahir249658
368 Parker, Jonathan249656 23.47
369 Horváth, Csaba249648 31.43
370 Kacheishvili, Giorgi249553 22.75
371 Mueller, Karsten249552 28.96
372 Nevednichy, Vladislav249551 30.18
373 Stanec, Nikolaus249551 31.53
374 Apicella, Manuel249552 29.55
375 Bagaturov, Giorgi249554 34.95
376 Gdanski, Jacek249551 28.94
377 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249553 57.49
378 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249452 28.84
379 Tsesarsky, Ilya249456 40.08
380 Yandemirov, Valeri249451 36.74
381 Palatnik, Semen A249468 49.62
382 Rogozenko, Dorian249350 26.22
383 Nijboer, Friso249349 34.45
384 Liss, Eran249353 24.35
385 Bagirov, Vladimir K249352 63.23
386 Notkin, Maksim249357 35.91
387 Motylev, Alexander249251 20.39
388 Davies, Nigel R249253 39.27
389 Aseev, Konstantin N249252 39.05
390 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249257 52.23
391 Totsky, Leonid249253 32.25
392 Socko, Bartosz249150 20.99
393 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249161 46.80
394 Gausel, Einar249150 35.94
395 Garcia Ilundain, David249153 28.60
396 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249161 36.11
397 Pavlovic, Milos249052 35.84
398 Pavasovic, Dusko249049 23.07
399 Wu Shaobin249059 30.76
400 Finkel, Alexander249053 24.85
401 Lazarev, Vladimir249051 35.43
402 Liang Jinrong248963 39.47
403 Galliamova, Alisa248951 27.81
404 Rausis, Igors248949 38.59
405 Varga, Zoltan248948 29.32
406 Zarnicki, Pablo248953 26.98
407 Vokác, Marek248951 40.92
408 Smyslov, Vassily V248953 78.62
409 Dimitrov, Vladimir248953 31.58
410 Liiva, Riho248863 24.34
411 Grischuk, Alexander248853 16.02
412 Hulak, Krunoslav248852 48.45
413 Gyimesi, Zoltan248850 22.61
414 Manor, Ilan248857 30.04
415 Vescovi, Giovanni P248852 21.40
416 Kuzmin, Gennady P248851 53.80
417 Larsen, Bent248853 64.68
418 Joachim, Sven248770 30.44
419 Haba, Petr248750 34.84
420 Jakubiec, Artur248756 25.93
421 Lau, Ralf248755 40.05
422 Marin, Mihail248750 34.55
423 Bauer, Christian248649 22.83
424 Polak, Tomas248650 25.54
425 Oral, Tomas248649 21.87
426 Ye Rongguang248659 36.10
427 Sevillano, Enrico248667
428 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248653 64.61
429 Sulskis, Sarunas248650 26.95
430 Knaak, Rainer F248658 46.65
431 Piskov, Yury248465 38.07
432 Votava, Jan248450 24.94
433 Malakhatko, Vadim248455 22.63
434 Van den Doel, Erik248348 20.48
435 Safin, Shukhrat248357 29.60
436 Sharif, Mershad248363 47.33
437 Acs, Peter248349 18.50
438 Olafsson, Helgi248253 43.23
439 Hall, Jesper248253 28.32
440 Macieja, Bartlomiej248250 22.09
441 Goloshchapov, Alexander248254 21.79
442 Kogan, Artur248249 25.78
443 Kovacevic, Vladimir248254 57.62
444 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248260 27.44
445 Movsziszian, Karen248255 36.84
446 Georgiev, Vladimir248251 24.20
447 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248254 28.47
448 Godena, Michele248149 32.36
449 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I248155 44.68
450 Antunes, Antonio248061 37.76
451 Grivas, Efstratios248054 33.61
452 Arbakov, Valentin248058 47.78
453 Ioseliani, Nana248053 37.74
454 Schmittdiel, Eckhard248051 39.49
455 Mitenkov, Alexey248065 38.67
456 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248051 28.85
457 Har Zvi, Ronen247958 23.07
458 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247871 52.40
459 Smejkal, Jan247855 53.63
460 Kalinin, Alexander247775 31.45
461 Tisdall, Jonathan D247757 41.20
462 Hillarp Persson, Tiger247750 29.03
463 Faragó, Iván247748 53.60
464 Egin, Vladimir247761
465 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V247768 31.61
466 Gritsak, Orest247754 26.71
467 Legky, Nikolay A247754 44.58
468 Simonovic, Aleksandar247773 31.01
469 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247669 30.15
470 Shaked, Tal247651 21.76
471 Rowson, Jonathan247650 22.56
472 Rodriguez, Andres247553 25.89
473 Blatny, Pavel247550 31.38
474 Djurhuus, Rune247552 29.79
475 Polgar, Sofia247557 25.02
476 Guliev, Sarhan247554 31.60
477 Renet, Olivier247556 34.88
478 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247554 25.74
479 Rogic, Davor247552 28.28
480 Ionescu, Constantin247451 41.16
481 Vogt, Lothar H247454 47.81
482 Prusikhin, Mihailo247457 21.80
483 Georgiev, Krum247456 41.46
484 Saltaev, Mihail247451 36.97
485 Browne, Walter S247356 50.83
486 Maiorov, Oleg247356 28.30
487 Ricardi, Pablo247352 37.70
488 Groszpeter, Attila247351 39.41
489 Jirovsky, Milos247352 25.64
490 Kupreichik, Viktor D247351 50.35
491 Akhmadeev, Vadim247358 43.32
492 Koniushkov, Igor247365 36.94
493 Karlsson, Lars247357 44.33
494 Fercec, Nenad247350 38.57
495 Becerra Rivero, Julio247250
496 Schmaltz, Roland247255 24.98
497 Stevic, Hrvoje247253 19.83
498 Bellini, Fabio247157 30.06
499 Oratovsky, Michael247156 25.60
500 Wells, Peter K247149 34.56

These ratings, calculated as of November 8, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between November 1, 1998 and November 8, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of October 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 November 8, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on November 9, 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 November 9, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on November 9, 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 November 9, 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 November 8, 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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