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Top 10 active players as of February 28, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K289248
2 Anand, Viswanathan280647
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280147
4 Shirov, Alexei278447
5 Leko, Peter276548
6 Topalov, Veselin274547
7 Adams, Michael273647
8 Kamsky, Gata272659
9 Gelfand, Boris272447
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily272247

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Top 500 active players as of February 28, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28924879.4% #136.87
2 Anand, Viswanathan2806477.4% #630.21
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2801475.9% #624.68
4 Shirov, Alexei2784473.3% #927.65
5 Leko, Peter2765481.4% #1320.47
6 Topalov, Veselin2745470.5% #1824.95
7 Adams, Michael2736470.3% #2128.28
8 Kamsky, Gata2726590.7% #2925.74
9 Gelfand, Boris2724470.2% #2631.68
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily2722470.1% #2730.94
11 Georgiev, Kiril2719500.2% #2934.25
12 Karpov, Anatoly E2715480.1% #3048.76
13 Morozevich, Alexander2714490.2% #3122.61
14 Svidler, Peter2713470.1% #3123.70
15 Bareev, Evgeny2704490.1% #3733.27
16 Short, Nigel D2703480.1% #3634.74
17 Krasenkow, Michal270248 #3836.29
18 Akopian, Vladimir269249 #4528.22
19 Rublevsky, Sergei268651 #5025.37
20 Polgar, Judit268648 #4923.60
21 Korchnoi, Viktor L268447 #4968.93
22 Almasi, Zoltan268448 #5023.50
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G268147 #5346.20
24 Khalifman, Alexander267947 #5434.11
25 Dreev, Alexey267648 #5731.11
26 Gurevich, Mikhail N267048 #6241.02
27 Movsesian, Sergei266247 #6821.32
28 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266050 #7426.80
29 Nikolic, Predrag265948 #7239.46
30 Gulko, Boris F265451 #8053.05
31 Piket, Jeroen265446 #7731.09
32 Smirin, Ilia265349 #7932.10
33 Sakaev, Konstantin265349 #7925.87
34 Lautier, Joel265047 #8226.88
35 Timman, Jan H265047 #8248.21
36 Jussupow, Artur M264949 #8540.04
37 Hansen, Curt264351 #9135.44
38 Dautov, Rustem264349 #9034.25
39 van Wely, Loek264246 #8927.39
40 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y264261 #10043.11
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264049 #9323.53
42 Tkachiev, Vladislav264050 #9426.30
43 Ehlvest, Jaan264048 #9337.37
44 Seirawan, Yasser263851 #9739.93
45 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263754 #10139.95
46 Graf, Alexander263556 #10637.51
47 Salov, Valery B263454 #10435.76
48 Onischuk, Alexander263349 #10224.48
49 Hellers, Ferdinand263268 #11931.08
50 Kharlov, Andrei263150 #10431.27
51 Sokolov, Ivan262947 #10531.71
52 Khenkin, Igor262849 #10731.94
53 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter262849 #10723.57
54 Lputian, Smbat G262849 #10942.04
55 Fedorov, Alexei262753 #11227.42
56 Bologan, Viktor262648 #11028.21
57 Novikov, Igor A262649 #11137.76
58 Christiansen, Larry M262552 #11443.67
59 Sadler, Matthew262549 #11225.79
60 Kobalija, Mihail262450 #11321.82
61 Psakhis, Lev B262248 #11541.25
62 Sturua, Zurab262052 #12040.72
63 Vaganian, Rafael A261950 #11948.37
64 Speelman, Jonathan S261948 #11943.40
65 Hjartarson, Jóhann261855 #12437.05
66 Hodgson, Julian M261850 #12036.59
67 Shipov, Sergei261752 #12333.86
68 Gavrikov, Victor N261656 #12742.58
69 Andersson, Ulf261350 #12748.67
70 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261356 #13033.01
71 Dolmatov, Sergey V261351 #12741.02
72 Milos, Gilberto261252 #12936.33
73 Ye Jiangchuan261052 #13139.27
74 Milov, Vadim261049 #12927.57
75 Agdestein, Simen260853 #13432.79
76 Minasian, Artashes260750 #13333.10
77 Fominyh, Alexander260652 #13540.70
78 Volkov, Sergey260649 #13426.06
79 Tiviakov, Sergei260547 #13327.04
80 Bacrot, Etienne260449 #13517.10
81 Avrukh, Boris260348 #13722.14
82 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260251 #14043.26
83 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260151 #14049.32
84 Sutovsky, Emil260148 #13822.44
85 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260149 #13950.05
86 Malakhov, Vladimir259954 #14519.25
87 Ponomariov, Ruslan259850 #14316.38
88 Lutz, Christopher259848 #14129.01
89 Hansen, Lars Bo259755 #14831.43
90 Hübner, Robert259749 #14351.31
91 Kuzmin, Alexey259762 #15336.97
92 Hracek, Zbynek259649 #14429.47
93 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam259650 #14520.23
94 Ibragimov, Ildar259548 #14532.53
95 Anastasian, Ashot259350 #14835.62
96 Wolff, Patrick G259266 #16032.04
97 Miles, Anthony J259248 #14844.85
98 Asrian, Karen259251 #15019.84
99 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259248 #14942.60
100 Zhang Zhong259153 #15221.48
101 Kaidanov, Gregory S259153 40.38
102 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259050 37.12
103 Dvoiris, Semen I259050 41.32
104 Epishin, Vladimir258948 34.63
105 Nunn, John D M258953 44.84
106 Giorgadze, Giorgi258848 35.38
107 Goldin, Alexander258853 35.00
108 Yudasin, Leonid G258752 40.55
109 Ivanov, Sergey258650 38.41
110 Razuvaev, Yury S258553 54.38
111 Chernin, Alexander M258550 39.98
112 Ftácnik, Lubomír258548 42.33
113 Peng Xiaomin258352 26.89
114 Shabalov, Alexander258350 32.46
115 Benjamin, Joel L258250 35.96
116 Kožul, Zdenko258247 33.77
117 Palac, Mladen258148 29.03
118 Pétursson, Margeir258158 40.04
119 Romanishin, Oleg M258148 48.13
120 Yermolinsky, Alex V258150 41.88
121 Adianto, Utut258052 34.95
122 Tregubov, Pavel V258050 28.19
123 Dorfman, Iosif D258053 47.82
124 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258053 35.56
125 Lastin, Alexander258051 23.33
126 Gurevich, Dmitry257952 43.46
127 Atalik, Suat257947 35.38
128 Balashov, Yury S257851 50.96
129 Alterman, Boris257851 29.82
130 Rogers, Ian257848 39.68
131 Pigusov, Evgeny257752 38.91
132 Yemelin, Vasily257750 24.07
133 Torre, Eugenio257757 48.32
134 deFirmian, Nicholas E257749 42.59
135 Wahls, Matthias257552 32.09
136 Nielsen, Peter Heine257549 26.76
137 Lerner, Konstantin Z257452 49.99
138 Filippov, Valerij257348 24.25
139 Yakovich, Yuri257348 37.25
140 Gurevich, Ilya257267 28.05
141 Beim, Valery257253 49.95
142 Huzman, Alexander257250 37.88
143 Kengis, Edvins257252 40.88
144 Komarov, Dimitri257150 31.24
145 Ribli, Zoltán257151 48.48
146 Aronian, Levon257150 17.39
147 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257051 36.93
148 Hertneck, Gerald256953 36.44
149 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256949 45.28
150 Rozentalis, Eduardas256949 36.75
151 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256859 33.95
152 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256849 53.95
153 Kotsur, Pavel256853 26.15
154 Shneider, Aleksandr256855 37.77
155 Fedorowicz, John P256853 41.42
156 Gabriel, Christian256749 24.98
157 Kotronias, Vasilios256754 35.51
158 Baburin, Alexander256749 33.03
159 Stohl, Igor256748 35.42
160 Hamdouchi, Hichem256650 27.39
161 Rustemov, Alexander256551 26.64
162 Korneev, Oleg256549 30.59
163 Agrest, Evgenij256549 33.54
164 Sax, Gyula256448 48.69
165 Hickl, Joerg256452 34.87
166 Stefansson, Hannes256450 27.61
167 Ulibin, Mikhail256449 28.74
168 Serper, Grigory256455 30.46
169 Shchekachev, Andrei256451 27.34
170 Savchenko, Stanislav256351 33.10
171 Timoshenko, Georgy256251 33.74
172 Ionov, Sergey256152 38.14
173 Damljanovic, Branko256149 38.70
174 Burmakin, Vladimir256149 32.73
175 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256051 23.63
176 Chernyshov, Konstantin256053 32.71
177 Baklan, Vladimir256052 22.01
178 Grischuk, Alexander255950 16.33
179 Watson, William N255963 37.86
180 Golod, Vitali255951 28.67
181 Kempinski, Robert255948 22.63
182 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255855 38.03
183 Dao Thien Hai255753 21.80
184 Greenfeld, Alon255750 35.86
185 Sorokin, Maxim255749 32.10
186 Portisch, Lajos255652 62.90
187 Sokolov, Andrey Y255555 36.94
188 Smagin, Sergey255461 41.47
189 Shulman, Yuri255450 24.83
190 Magerramov, Elmar S255462 41.88
191 Vaisser, Anatoli255352 50.97
192 Enders, Peter255354 37.07
193 Reinderman, Dimitri255249 27.54
194 Xu Jun255261 37.45
195 Sherbakov, Ruslan255249 30.46
196 Spasov, Vasil255258 29.03
197 Adorján, András255162 49.91
198 Landa, Konstantin255152 27.77
199 Leitao, Rafael255052 20.17
200 Spassky, Boris V255052 63.08
201 Slobodjan, Roman255049 25.16
202 Golubev, Mihail255056 29.75
203 Lalic, Bogdan255047 35.97
204 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254851 40.90
205 Arkhipov, Sergey254859 45.68
206 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254858 43.99
207 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254856 55.81
208 Pintér, József254651 46.30
209 Galkin, Alexander254649 21.07
210 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254653 39.11
211 Kiriakov, Petr254553 25.13
212 Hansen, Sune Berg254449 28.85
213 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254460 52.60
214 Zakharevich, Igor254453 36.62
215 Najer, Evgeniy254452 22.68
216 Lobron, Eric254453 39.81
217 Popov, Valerij254451 25.47
218 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254349 34.23
219 Barua, Dibyendu254254 33.34
220 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254250 34.73
221 van der Wiel, John T H254149 40.55
222 Kruppa, Yuri254053 35.69
223 Ivanov, Alexander V253855 43.82
224 Hort, Vlastimil253852 56.13
225 Spraggett, Kevin B253751 45.30
226 Moroz, Alexander253762 39.11
227 Delchev, Aleksander253750 28.62
228 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253761 45.47
229 Iordachescu, Viorel253750 22.86
230 Emms, John M253749 32.96
231 Van der Sterren, Paul253650 43.95
232 Gofshtein, Leonid D253651 46.85
233 Tischbierek, Raj253652 37.43
234 Chekhov, Valery A253660 44.25
235 Volzhin, Alexander253550 29.07
236 Gallagher, Joseph G253549 35.82
237 Suba, Mihai253561 52.74
238 Guseinov, Aidyn253564 48.16
239 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253561 36.57
240 Iuldachev, Saidali253554 32.08
241 Makarov, Marat253555 36.81
242 Nikolenko, Oleg253465 40.69
243 Gleizerov, Evgeny253451 36.94
244 Danielian, Oganes253473
245 Zontakh, Andrey253449 29.32
246 Irzhanov, Ruslan253457 23.25
247 Temirbaev, Serik253361
248 Luther, Thomas253350 30.32
249 Hernandez, Gilberto253353
250 Zarubin, Pavel253273 32.04
251 Glek, Igor V253249 38.31
252 Feygin, Michail253273 25.07
253 Orlov, Georgi253267
254 Schlosser, Philipp253152 31.53
255 Kantsler, Boris253154 37.87
256 Bezgodov, Alexei253054 30.66
257 Nevednichy, Vladislav253050 30.48
258 Loginov, Valery A253050 44.21
259 Vaulin, Alexander253049 42.94
260 Kurajica, Bojan252949 52.29
261 Zifroni, Dov252955 24.03
262 Dizdarevic, Emir252850 41.90
263 Mirumian, Vigen252852 22.41
264 Fridman, Daniel252854 24.04
265 Motylev, Alexander252851 20.70
266 Neverov, Valery252851 35.69
267 Berelovich, Aleksandar252752 32.65
268 Kovalev, Andrei252753 38.31
269 Schandorff, Lars252750 34.86
270 Sulskis, Sarunas252651 27.26
271 Plaskett, Jim252652 39.94
272 Rytshagov, Mikhail252652 32.29
273 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252652 23.05
274 Rodriguez, Amador252656 43.47
275 Kumaran, Dharshan252666 24.72
276 Ginsburg, Gennadij252568 28.55
277 Sunye Neto, Jaime252556 42.82
278 Kishnev, Sergey252563 43.32
279 Bischoff, Klaus252448 38.72
280 Smikovski, Ivan252468 27.71
281 Wang Zili252360 31.71
282 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252351 33.58
283 Xie Jun252350 29.33
284 Oral, Tomas252249 22.18
285 Chandler, Murray G252251 39.90
286 Papaioannou, Ioannis252256 23.86
287 Arnason, Jon L252268 39.29
288 Yandemirov, Valeri252150 37.05
289 Rechlis, Gad252160 33.06
290 Kindermann, Stefan252150 40.17
291 Markovic, Miroslav252155 26.80
292 Levin, Felix252152 41.31
293 Soffer, Ram252055 34.48
294 Miladinovic, Igor251952 26.09
295 Bönsch, Uwe251956 41.37
296 Bu Xiangzhi251950 14.22
297 Shabanov, Yury F251963 62.30
298 Zubarev, Alexander251960 48.68
299 Bezold, Michael251952 27.76
300 Zaichik, Gennady L251875 43.05
301 Khasin, Alexander251858 48.83
302 Chuchelov, Vladimir251852 30.42
303 Lesiege, Alexandre251852 24.53
304 Brodsky, Michail251850 30.92
305 Ricardi, Pablo251851 38.01
306 Ilincic, Zlatko251851 31.80
307 Ruzele, Darius251859 31.84
308 Liss, Eran251854 24.65
309 Barsov, Alexei251750
310 Babula, Vlastimil251749 26.40
311 Didishko, Vereslav251652 50.88
312 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251654 55.43
313 Kudrin, Sergey251654 40.47
314 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251550 23.03
315 Van den Doel, Erik251549 20.79
316 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251555 17.82
317 Kosashvili, Yona251461 29.65
318 Magem Badals, Jordi251449 32.51
319 Vera, Reynaldo251452 39.14
320 Nogueiras, Jesus251451 40.61
321 Pavasovic, Dusko251448 23.37
322 Sagalchik, Gennadij251371 30.85
323 Zoler, Dan251354 26.11
324 Lugovoi, Aleksei251349 24.97
325 Kolev, Atanas251263 32.62
326 Gdanski, Jacek251251 29.25
327 Kiselev, Sergey251258 38.46
328 Comas Fabrego, Luis251150 28.68
329 Sermek, Drazen251148 31.08
330 Sosonko, Gennadi251159 56.78
331 Istratescu, Andrei251150 24.23
332 Mikhaletz, Lubomir251156 25.54
333 Dizdar, Goran251050 41.23
334 Maksimenko, Andrei251054 30.22
335 Nijboer, Friso250949 34.76
336 Markowski, Tomasz250949 24.58
337 Arencibia, Walter250951 32.60
338 Cvitan, Ognjen250948 38.38
339 Malakhatko, Vadim250855 22.93
340 Apicella, Manuel250853 29.86
341 Kovacevic, Vladimir250854 57.92
342 Horvath, Jozsef250752 35.54
343 Sokolovs, Andrei250763 28.01
344 Strikovic, Aleksa250752 38.79
345 Kveinys, Aloyzas250752 37.64
346 Conquest, Stuart250749 32.98
347 Polak, Tomas250750 25.84
348 Rogozenko, Dorian250649 26.53
349 Davies, Nigel R250653 39.58
350 Bagaturov, Giorgi250653 35.25
351 Liiva, Riho250570 24.65
352 Popovic, Petar250554 41.04
353 Krivonosov, Oleg250567 38.80
354 Bauer, Christian250549 23.13
355 Morrison, William250565 39.57
356 Pavlovic, Milos250553 36.15
357 Timoshchenko, Gennady250451 50.84
358 Horváth, Csaba250448 31.73
359 Mikhalevski, Victor250249 27.63
360 Parker, Jonathan250254 23.78
361 Drasko, Milan250252 37.23
362 Jakubiec, Artur250256 26.23
363 Hall, Jesper250153 28.62
364 Ye Rongguang250162 36.40
365 Wu Shaobin250160 31.07
366 Manor, Ilan250158 30.34
367 Iskusnyh, Sergei250154 25.48
368 Marciano, David250150 30.65
369 Mitenkov, Alexey250173 38.97
370 Tsesarsky, Ilya250059 40.39
371 Lanka, Zigurds250051 39.77
372 Cramling, Pia250050 36.85
373 Yurtaev, Leonid250054 40.82
374 Finkel, Alexander249955 25.16
375 Grivas, Efstratios249955 33.91
376 Marin, Mihail249950 34.85
377 Har Zvi, Ronen249960 23.37
378 Spangenberg, Hugo249951 24.27
379 Miezis, Normunds249949 28.80
380 Palatnik, Semen A249967 49.92
381 King, Daniel J249956 36.50
382 Wedberg, Tom249953 46.26
383 Cebalo, Mišo249848 55.06
384 Gyimesi, Zoltan249850 22.91
385 Hillarp Persson, Tiger249849 29.33
386 Aseev, Konstantin N249751 39.36
387 Varga, Zoltan249748 29.63
388 Smyslov, Vassily V249753 78.93
389 Macieja, Bartlomiej249749 22.40
390 Godena, Michele249748 32.66
391 Kogan, Artur249750 26.08
392 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249751 53.86
393 Totsky, Leonid249756 32.55
394 Zezulkin, Jurij249756 28.53
395 Notkin, Maksim249659 36.21
396 Belikov, Vladimir249661 28.57
397 Lazarev, Vladimir249652 35.73
398 Knaak, Rainer F249657 46.95
399 Browne, Walter S249656 51.13
400 Cámpora, Daniel H249652 42.66
401 Galliamova, Alisa249551 28.11
402 Safin, Shukhrat249557 29.90
403 Kosic, Dragan249553 30.04
404 Rausis, Igors249549 38.89
405 Polgar, Sofia249559 25.32
406 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249460 36.42
407 Piskov, Yury249467 38.38
408 Degraeve, Jean Marc249450 29.09
409 Kuzmin, Gennady P249452 54.11
410 Mestel, A Jonathan249461 42.96
411 Ubilava, Elizbar E249459 49.50
412 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249452 29.15
413 Turov, Maxim249453 20.22
414 Zarnicki, Pablo249452 27.29
415 Akesson, Ralf249448 39.05
416 Smejkal, Jan249356 53.93
417 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249360 52.53
418 Bagirov, Vladimir K249353 63.53
419 Haba, Petr249351 35.14
420 Georgiev, Krum249356 41.76
421 Zulfugaryi, Magomed249355 22.76
422 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249351 29.15
423 Wells, Peter K249349 34.86
424 Larsen, Bent249354 64.98
425 Saltaev, Mihail249253 37.28
426 Gausel, Einar249251 36.25
427 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249267 47.11
428 Krakops, Maris249254 21.90
429 Zagrebelny, Sergey249251
430 Goloshchapov, Alexander249254 22.09
431 Hulak, Krunoslav249152 48.76
432 Garcia Ilundain, David249153 28.90
433 Liang Jinrong249162 39.77
434 Korotylev, Alexey249156 22.98
435 Banikas, Hristos249054 21.77
436 Maiorov, Oleg249058 28.60
437 Gritsak, Orest249055 27.01
438 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248960 41.85
439 Ravia, Mosi248971 24.34
440 Polovodin, Igor A248860 44.93
441 Matros, Alexander248862 30.13
442 Ovetchkin, Roman248860 27.12
443 Rogic, Davor248752 28.59
444 Sharif, Mershad248764 47.63
445 Kholmov, Ratmir D248754 74.79
446 Yevseev, Denis248753 26.65
447 Bitoon, Richard248764 24.21
448 Campos Moreno, Javier B248758 40.98
449 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas248658
450 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248652 25.81
451 Antunes, Antonio248665 38.06
452 Klovans, Janis248653 64.89
453 Kuporosov, Viktor248659 38.42
454 Ivanovic, Božidar248657 53.51
455 Sasikiran, Krishnan248552 19.14
456 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248553 64.91
457 Ionescu, Constantin248550 41.46
458 Dimitrov, Vladimir248453 31.88
459 Vakhidov, Tahir248457
460 Kosten, Anthony C248453 41.59
461 Tisdall, Jonathan D248459 41.51
462 Kochiev, Alexander248357 43.93
463 Sergeev, Vladimir248355 35.82
464 Olafsson, Helgi248353 43.54
465 Vokác, Marek248352 41.23
466 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248354 21.62
467 Efimov, Igor248348 39.45
468 Djurhuus, Rune248253 30.09
469 Winants, Luc248260 37.16
470 Hebden, Mark248250 42.04
471 Egin, Vladimir248268
472 Lukin, Andrei M248262 51.50
473 Votava, Jan248251 25.25
474 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248162 27.74
475 Tseitlin, Mikhail S248176 52.70
476 Nikolac, Juraj248157 67.85
477 Becerra Rivero, Julio248152
478 Milov, Leonid248166 34.06
479 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248167 30.46
480 Blatny, Pavel248049 31.68
481 Komliakov, Viktor248055 39.84
482 Kalantarian, Norik247960 37.54
483 Dgebuadze, Alexandre247954 28.77
484 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny247953 18.74
485 Guliev, Sarhan247956 31.91
486 Abramovic, Boško247956 49.04
487 Vukic, Milan247959 56.53
488 Legky, Nikolay A247956 44.88
489 Sevillano, Enrico247968
490 Oratovsky, Michael247958 25.90
491 Miralles, Gilles247858 34.05
492 Matamoros Franco, Carlos S247853 33.20
493 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto247853 42.19
494 Schmaltz, Roland247857 25.29
495 Shaked, Tal247852 22.06
496 Bellini, Fabio247856 30.36
497 Karlsson, Lars247858 44.63
498 Vescovi, Giovanni P247853 21.71
499 Acs, Peter247850 18.80
500 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247766 56.65

These ratings, calculated as of February 28, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between February 23, 1999 and February 28, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of February 22, 1999. 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 28, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on February 29, 2000.

+/- 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 29, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on February 29, 2000 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 29, 2000. 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 28, 2000. 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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