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Top 10 active players as of March 6, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K289448
2 Anand, Viswanathan280547
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280347
4 Shirov, Alexei278247
5 Leko, Peter276848
6 Topalov, Veselin274547
7 Adams, Michael273547
8 Gelfand, Boris272547
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily272447
10 Kamsky, Gata272260

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Top 500 active players as of March 6, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28944879.9% #136.90
2 Anand, Viswanathan2805476.8% #630.24
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2803476.3% #624.70
4 Shirov, Alexei2782472.8% #927.67
5 Leko, Peter2768481.6% #1220.50
6 Topalov, Veselin2745470.5% #1824.98
7 Adams, Michael2735470.3% #2128.30
8 Gelfand, Boris2725470.2% #2531.70
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily2724470.2% #2630.97
10 Kamsky, Gata2722600.6% #3125.76
11 Georgiev, Kiril2720500.2% #2934.27
12 Morozevich, Alexander2712490.1% #3322.64
13 Svidler, Peter2711470.1% #3223.72
14 Karpov, Anatoly E2709480.1% #3348.79
15 Bareev, Evgeny2705490.1% #3633.29
16 Short, Nigel D2703480.1% #3734.76
17 Krasenkow, Michal2702480.1% #3836.31
18 Akopian, Vladimir269349 #4428.25
19 Korchnoi, Viktor L268847 #4768.96
20 Rublevsky, Sergei268851 #4925.39
21 Polgar, Judit268648 #4923.62
22 Almasi, Zoltan268448 #5023.52
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G268347 #5146.22
24 Dreev, Alexey267848 #5631.13
25 Gurevich, Mikhail N267849 #5641.04
26 Khalifman, Alexander267547 #5734.14
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266950 #6526.82
28 Movsesian, Sergei265847 #7321.34
29 Nikolic, Predrag265548 #7739.49
30 Smirin, Ilia265449 #7832.13
31 Gulko, Boris F265451 #8053.08
32 Timman, Jan H265347 #7748.23
33 Sakaev, Konstantin265349 #7925.90
34 Piket, Jeroen265346 #7831.11
35 Lautier, Joel265147 #8126.90
36 Jussupow, Artur M264949 #8440.07
37 Dautov, Rustem264749 #8734.27
38 van Wely, Loek264346 #8927.41
39 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y264261 #10043.13
40 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264049 #9323.55
41 Tkachiev, Vladislav263950 #9626.33
42 Seirawan, Yasser263951 #9739.95
43 Kharlov, Andrei263850 #9631.30
44 Hansen, Curt263851 #9735.47
45 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263754 #10139.97
46 Salov, Valery B263554 #10435.78
47 Fedorov, Alexei263454 #10427.44
48 Ehlvest, Jaan263449 #10137.40
49 Onischuk, Alexander263349 #10224.51
50 Hellers, Ferdinand263268 #11931.11
51 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter262949 #10623.60
52 Novikov, Igor A262849 #10837.79
53 Khenkin, Igor262849 #10731.96
54 Lputian, Smbat G262849 #10842.06
55 Bologan, Viktor262848 #10828.23
56 Sokolov, Ivan262847 #10731.73
57 Christiansen, Larry M262553 #11443.69
58 Graf, Alexander262457 #11837.53
59 Psakhis, Lev B262248 #11541.27
60 Vaganian, Rafael A262250 #11748.39
61 Hjartarson, Jóhann262155 #12137.08
62 Sturua, Zurab262152 #11940.75
63 Kobalija, Mihail262050 #11721.84
64 Hodgson, Julian M261950 #11936.62
65 Milos, Gilberto261752 #12436.35
66 Gavrikov, Victor N261756 #12642.61
67 Sadler, Matthew261749 #12225.81
68 Bacrot, Etienne261649 #12217.12
69 Speelman, Jonathan S261648 #12143.43
70 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261556 #13033.03
71 Shipov, Sergei261553 #12633.89
72 Dolmatov, Sergey V261351 #12841.05
73 Andersson, Ulf261250 #12748.69
74 Minasian, Artashes261150 #12933.13
75 Ye Jiangchuan261152 #13139.30
76 Milov, Vadim260949 #13027.60
77 Fominyh, Alexander260852 #13440.73
78 Volkov, Sergey260749 #13326.08
79 Tiviakov, Sergei260647 #13327.06
80 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260349 #13850.07
81 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260251 #13949.34
82 Sutovsky, Emil260248 #13722.47
83 Avrukh, Boris260148 #13722.16
84 Ibragimov, Ildar260148 #13832.56
85 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260151 #14043.28
86 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam260150 #13920.25
87 Ponomariov, Ruslan260050 #14116.40
88 Hracek, Zbynek259749 #14429.49
89 Kuzmin, Alexey259762 #15236.99
90 Hübner, Robert259749 #14451.33
91 Hansen, Lars Bo259655 #14931.45
92 Agdestein, Simen259653 #14732.81
93 Lutz, Christopher259548 #14529.04
94 Asrian, Karen259451 #14919.87
95 Malakhov, Vladimir259453 #15019.28
96 Anastasian, Ashot259450 #14935.64
97 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259248 #14742.63
98 Wolff, Patrick G259266 #16032.06
99 Kaidanov, Gregory S259153 #15240.40
100 Zhang Zhong259053 #15321.50
101 Goldin, Alexander259054 35.03
102 Miles, Anthony J258748 44.87
103 Yudasin, Leonid G258752 40.58
104 Kožul, Zdenko258647 33.79
105 Chernin, Alexander M258650 39.99
106 Giorgadze, Giorgi258649 35.41
107 Razuvaev, Yury S258553 54.41
108 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258550 37.14
109 Peng Xiaomin258452 26.91
110 Epishin, Vladimir258448 34.65
111 Ivanov, Sergey258450 38.44
112 Ftácnik, Lubomír258448 42.35
113 Shabalov, Alexander258350 32.48
114 Nunn, John D M258353 44.87
115 Romanishin, Oleg M258348 48.16
116 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258253 35.58
117 Benjamin, Joel L258250 35.98
118 Lastin, Alexander258251 23.35
119 Adianto, Utut258252 34.97
120 Torre, Eugenio258058 48.34
121 Gurevich, Dmitry258052 43.49
122 Tregubov, Pavel V258049 28.21
123 deFirmian, Nicholas E258049 42.61
124 Pétursson, Margeir258058 40.06
125 Yermolinsky, Alex V258050 41.90
126 Dorfman, Iosif D258054 47.85
127 Pigusov, Evgeny257952 38.93
128 Balashov, Yury S257951 50.98
129 Alterman, Boris257951 29.84
130 Dvoiris, Semen I257850 41.34
131 Yemelin, Vasily257750 24.10
132 Wahls, Matthias257552 32.11
133 Atalik, Suat257447 35.41
134 Gurevich, Ilya257467 28.08
135 Palac, Mladen257348 29.05
136 Rogers, Ian257348 39.70
137 Huzman, Alexander257250 37.91
138 Aronian, Levon257251 17.42
139 Kotsur, Pavel257253 26.18
140 Komarov, Dimitri257150 31.26
141 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257151 36.95
142 Nielsen, Peter Heine257149 26.79
143 Kengis, Edvins257052 40.90
144 Burmakin, Vladimir257049 32.75
145 Lerner, Konstantin Z257051 50.02
146 Shchekachev, Andrei256952 27.36
147 Yakovich, Yuri256948 37.27
148 Baburin, Alexander256849 33.05
149 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256849 53.98
150 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256860 33.98
151 Sax, Gyula256848 48.72
152 Fedorowicz, John P256753 41.44
153 Gabriel, Christian256750 25.01
154 Filippov, Valerij256748 24.27
155 Ribli, Zoltán256651 48.50
156 Ionov, Sergey256651 38.16
157 Kotronias, Vasilios256654 35.53
158 Hamdouchi, Hichem256651 27.41
159 Stohl, Igor256648 35.44
160 Golod, Vitali256651 28.70
161 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256651 23.65
162 Landa, Konstantin256652 27.79
163 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256549 45.30
164 Agrest, Evgenij256549 33.56
165 Hickl, Joerg256552 34.89
166 Timoshenko, Georgy256551 33.76
167 Shneider, Aleksandr256455 37.79
168 Stefansson, Hannes256450 27.64
169 Serper, Grigory256355 30.48
170 Rozentalis, Eduardas256349 36.78
171 Ulibin, Mikhail256249 28.77
172 Greenfeld, Alon256250 35.89
173 Korneev, Oleg256149 30.62
174 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256056 38.05
175 Dao Thien Hai256053 21.82
176 Damljanovic, Branko256050 38.72
177 Leitao, Rafael255952 20.19
178 Beim, Valery255953 49.97
179 Chernyshov, Konstantin255953 32.74
180 Savchenko, Stanislav255951 33.13
181 Vaisser, Anatoli255852 51.00
182 Watson, William N255863 37.89
183 Rustemov, Alexander255751 26.67
184 Grischuk, Alexander255750 16.35
185 Golubev, Mihail255755 29.77
186 Portisch, Lajos255652 62.92
187 Hertneck, Gerald255653 36.47
188 Magerramov, Elmar S255662 41.91
189 Baklan, Vladimir255652 22.03
190 Xu Jun255561 37.47
191 Shulman, Yuri255551 24.86
192 Sokolov, Andrey Y255556 36.96
193 Smagin, Sergey255561 41.50
194 Kempinski, Robert255548 22.65
195 Spasov, Vasil255258 29.05
196 Sorokin, Maxim255250 32.12
197 Kruppa, Yuri255253 35.71
198 Van der Sterren, Paul255250 43.97
199 Lobron, Eric255152 39.83
200 Sherbakov, Ruslan255149 30.48
201 Adorján, András255162 49.93
202 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255053 39.14
203 Galkin, Alexander255049 21.10
204 Lalic, Bogdan255047 35.99
205 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255051 40.92
206 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254956 55.84
207 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254958 44.02
208 Kiriakov, Petr254853 25.15
209 Arkhipov, Sergey254759 45.71
210 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254760 52.62
211 Spassky, Boris V254753 63.10
212 Najer, Evgeniy254651 22.71
213 Reinderman, Dimitri254549 27.57
214 Zakharevich, Igor254554 36.65
215 Pintér, József254551 46.33
216 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254549 34.26
217 Slobodjan, Roman254549 25.18
218 Popov, Valerij254451 25.49
219 Barua, Dibyendu254455 33.36
220 Tischbierek, Raj254452 37.45
221 Enders, Peter254354 37.09
222 Schlosser, Philipp254352 31.55
223 Volzhin, Alexander254350 29.09
224 Hansen, Sune Berg254249 28.88
225 Gofshtein, Leonid D254151 46.88
226 Feygin, Michail254172 25.10
227 Guseinov, Aidyn254064 48.18
228 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253950 34.75
229 Hort, Vlastimil253951 56.15
230 Ivanov, Alexander V253955 43.85
231 van der Wiel, John T H253849 40.58
232 Makarov, Marat253855 36.83
233 Iordachescu, Viorel253751 22.88
234 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253761 45.49
235 Delchev, Aleksander253650 28.64
236 Emms, John M253649 32.98
237 Zontakh, Andrey253649 29.34
238 Iuldachev, Saidali253555 32.10
239 Luther, Thomas253550 30.34
240 Suba, Mihai253561 52.76
241 Moroz, Alexander253462 39.14
242 Nikolenko, Oleg253465 40.72
243 Kantsler, Boris253454 37.89
244 Zarubin, Pavel253473 32.06
245 Temirbaev, Serik253362
246 Hernandez, Gilberto253353
247 Gallagher, Joseph G253249 35.84
248 Irzhanov, Ruslan253257 23.28
249 Nevednichy, Vladislav253150 30.51
250 Gleizerov, Evgeny253151 36.96
251 Vaulin, Alexander253149 42.97
252 Fridman, Daniel253154 24.06
253 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253161 36.59
254 Zifroni, Dov253055 24.05
255 Kovalev, Andrei253053 38.33
256 Glek, Igor V253049 38.33
257 Spraggett, Kevin B253051 45.32
258 Orlov, Georgi252967
259 Bischoff, Klaus252948 38.74
260 Kurajica, Bojan252950 52.31
261 Mirumian, Vigen252952 22.44
262 Schandorff, Lars252950 34.88
263 Chekhov, Valery A252860 44.28
264 Motylev, Alexander252851 20.72
265 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252752 23.07
266 Bezgodov, Alexei252753 30.69
267 Sunye Neto, Jaime252756 42.84
268 Papaioannou, Ioannis252656 23.88
269 Brodsky, Michail252651 30.94
270 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 41.93
271 Kishnev, Sergey252663 43.35
272 Rytshagov, Mikhail252553 32.32
273 Yandemirov, Valeri252551 37.07
274 Soffer, Ram252555 34.50
275 Loginov, Valery A252450 44.23
276 Smikovski, Ivan252468 27.73
277 Chandler, Murray G252451 39.92
278 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252451 33.60
279 Kumaran, Dharshan252466 24.75
280 Danielian, Oganes252474
281 Wang Zili252460 31.73
282 Xie Jun252350 29.35
283 Arnason, Jon L252369 39.32
284 Gdanski, Jacek252351 29.27
285 Neverov, Valery252251 35.71
286 Ginsburg, Gennadij252268 28.57
287 Berelovich, Aleksandar252252 32.68
288 Oral, Tomas252149 22.20
289 Plaskett, Jim252152 39.97
290 Van den Doel, Erik252149 20.81
291 Babula, Vlastimil252149 26.43
292 Zubarev, Alexander252160 48.70
293 Shabanov, Yury F252163 62.32
294 Sulskis, Sarunas252151 27.28
295 Rodriguez, Amador252157 43.50
296 Markovic, Miroslav252055 26.83
297 Miladinovic, Igor252052 26.12
298 Rechlis, Gad252061 33.09
299 Bezold, Michael252052 27.79
300 Ricardi, Pablo251951 38.03
301 Bu Xiangzhi251950 14.24
302 Liss, Eran251955 24.68
303 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251954 55.45
304 Lesiege, Alexandre251852 24.55
305 Ilincic, Zlatko251851 31.82
306 Ruzele, Darius251860 31.86
307 Kudrin, Sergey251654 40.50
308 Kindermann, Stefan251650 40.19
309 Didishko, Vereslav251652 50.91
310 Levin, Felix251652 41.34
311 Kuzmin, Gennady P251652 54.13
312 Kosashvili, Yona251662 29.68
313 Chuchelov, Vladimir251652 30.44
314 Khasin, Alexander251558 48.86
315 Pavasovic, Dusko251548 23.39
316 Nogueiras, Jesus251551 40.64
317 Aseev, Konstantin N251551 39.38
318 Barsov, Alexei251450
319 Cvitan, Ognjen251449 38.41
320 Kiselev, Sergey251459 38.48
321 Horvath, Jozsef251452 35.57
322 Istratescu, Andrei251450 24.26
323 Dizdar, Goran251450 41.26
324 Lugovoi, Aleksei251449 25.00
325 Magem Badals, Jordi251449 32.54
326 Zoler, Dan251354 26.13
327 Comas Fabrego, Luis251350 28.71
328 Krivonosov, Oleg251369 38.82
329 Bönsch, Uwe251255 41.39
330 Sagalchik, Gennadij251272 30.87
331 Sermek, Drazen251148 31.10
332 Arencibia, Walter251151 32.63
333 Malakhatko, Vadim251155 22.96
334 Conquest, Stuart251150 33.01
335 Hall, Jesper251053 28.64
336 Belikov, Vladimir251060 28.59
337 Maksimenko, Andrei250954 30.25
338 Rogozenko, Dorian250850 26.55
339 Kolev, Atanas250863 32.64
340 Timoshchenko, Gennady250851 50.86
341 Horváth, Csaba250848 31.75
342 Markowski, Tomasz250849 24.60
343 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250850 23.05
344 Strikovic, Aleksa250852 38.82
345 Sokolovs, Andrei250863 28.04
346 Mikhalevski, Victor250750 27.65
347 Korotylev, Alexey250756 23.01
348 Davies, Nigel R250653 39.60
349 Sosonko, Gennadi250660 56.80
350 Kovacevic, Vladimir250554 57.95
351 Nijboer, Friso250549 34.78
352 Pavlovic, Milos250553 36.17
353 Bauer, Christian250549 23.15
354 Cebalo, Mišo250548 55.08
355 Morrison, William250565 39.59
356 Polak, Tomas250550 25.87
357 Iskusnyh, Sergei250554 25.50
358 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro250555 17.84
359 Smejkal, Jan250455 53.96
360 Polgar, Sofia250459 25.34
361 Bagaturov, Giorgi250453 35.27
362 Marciano, David250350 30.67
363 Cramling, Pia250350 36.87
364 Vera, Reynaldo250352 39.16
365 King, Daniel J250255 36.52
366 Parker, Jonathan250254 23.80
367 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw250251 29.18
368 Notkin, Maksim250259 36.24
369 Wu Shaobin250260 31.09
370 Ye Rongguang250162 36.43
371 Zaichik, Gennady L250174 43.07
372 Spangenberg, Hugo250151 24.29
373 Zezulkin, Jurij250156 28.56
374 Macieja, Bartlomiej250049 22.42
375 Har Zvi, Ronen250060 23.40
376 Kveinys, Aloyzas250052 37.66
377 Wedberg, Tom250053 46.28
378 Gyimesi, Zoltan249950 22.93
379 Palatnik, Semen A249967 49.95
380 Manor, Ilan249958 30.36
381 Drasko, Milan249852 37.25
382 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249857
383 Zulfugaryi, Magomed249855 22.79
384 Jakubiec, Artur249856 26.26
385 Galliamova, Alisa249851 28.14
386 Grivas, Efstratios249855 33.94
387 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249860 36.44
388 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249860 52.55
389 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249852 25.83
390 Yurtaev, Leonid249854 40.85
391 Lazarev, Vladimir249852 35.75
392 Totsky, Leonid249856 32.57
393 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249857 25.56
394 Finkel, Alexander249756 25.18
395 Marin, Mihail249750 34.88
396 Miezis, Normunds249749 28.82
397 Varga, Zoltan249749 29.65
398 Zarnicki, Pablo249752 27.32
399 Polovodin, Igor A249760 44.96
400 Rausis, Igors249649 38.91
401 Smyslov, Vassily V249653 78.95
402 Koniushkov, Igor249671 37.27
403 Popovic, Petar249654 41.06
404 Knaak, Rainer F249657 46.97
405 Mestel, A Jonathan249661 42.98
406 Mitenkov, Alexey249573 38.99
407 Hillarp Persson, Tiger249549 29.36
408 Kogan, Artur249550 26.11
409 Tsesarsky, Ilya249559 40.41
410 Cámpora, Daniel H249552 42.69
411 Georgiev, Krum249556 41.79
412 Ubilava, Elizbar E249459 49.53
413 Godena, Michele249448 32.69
414 Kosic, Dragan249453 30.06
415 Piskov, Yury249467 38.40
416 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249453 29.17
417 Wells, Peter K249449 34.89
418 Degraeve, Jean Marc249450 29.11
419 Safin, Shukhrat249458 29.93
420 Larsen, Bent249354 65.01
421 Turov, Maxim249353 20.25
422 Lanka, Zigurds249351 39.79
423 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249267 47.13
424 Garcia Ilundain, David249253 28.93
425 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249251 53.89
426 Sharif, Mershad249265 47.65
427 Bagirov, Vladimir K249153 63.56
428 Apicella, Manuel249153 29.88
429 Campos Moreno, Javier B249157 40.99
430 Saltaev, Mihail249154 37.30
431 Liang Jinrong249162 39.79
432 Egin, Vladimir249167
433 Gausel, Einar249151 36.27
434 Maiorov, Oleg249058 28.63
435 Dgebuadze, Alexandre249055 28.79
436 Bitoon, Richard249064 24.23
437 Akesson, Ralf249048 39.08
438 Yevseev, Denis249053 26.68
439 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen249060 41.87
440 Ravia, Mosi249071 24.37
441 Hulak, Krunoslav249052 48.78
442 Matros, Alexander248962 30.16
443 Zagrebelny, Sergey248952
444 Krakops, Maris248954 21.93
445 Gritsak, Orest248955 27.04
446 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248853 64.94
447 Goloshchapov, Alexander248854 22.12
448 Rogic, Davor248852 28.61
449 Ionescu, Constantin248750 41.48
450 Antunes, Antonio248665 38.08
451 Miralles, Gilles248658 34.08
452 Becerra Rivero, Julio248552
453 Liiva, Riho248568 24.67
454 Kuporosov, Viktor248559 38.45
455 Vakhidov, Tahir248458
456 Sasikiran, Krishnan248452 19.16
457 Murey, Yakov248453 58.59
458 Banikas, Hristos248454 21.80
459 Kalantarian, Norik248461 37.56
460 Vokác, Marek248452 41.25
461 Oratovsky, Michael248459 25.93
462 Dimitrov, Vladimir248453 31.90
463 Haba, Petr248351 35.17
464 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248362 27.76
465 Kochiev, Alexander248357 43.95
466 Sevillano, Enrico248368
467 Drozdov, Igor248367 31.91
468 Ovetchkin, Roman248360 27.14
469 Djurhuus, Rune248353 30.12
470 Legky, Nikolay A248357 44.90
471 Votava, Jan248351 25.27
472 Komliakov, Viktor248356 39.87
473 Kholmov, Ratmir D248355 74.82
474 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248255 21.65
475 Kosten, Anthony C248253 41.62
476 Lukin, Andrei M248262 51.52
477 Moskalenko, Viktor248259 39.26
478 Tisdall, Jonathan D248260 41.53
479 Vescovi, Giovanni P248253 21.73
480 Efimov, Igor248248 39.47
481 Gormally, Daniel248149 23.84
482 Olafsson, Helgi248153 43.56
483 Nikolac, Juraj248157 67.87
484 Acs, Peter248150 18.82
485 Milov, Leonid248166 34.08
486 Shaked, Tal248152 22.09
487 Ward, Christopher248149 31.95
488 Sergeev, Vladimir248055 35.85
489 Rodriguez, Andres248053 26.22
490 Hector, Jonny248048 36.07
491 Guliev, Sarhan248056 31.93
492 Blatny, Pavel248050 31.71
493 Schmaltz, Roland247957 25.31
494 Movsziszian, Karen247954 37.17
495 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny247953 18.76
496 Sargissian, Gabriel247854 17.09
497 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247866 56.67
498 Ivanovic, Božidar247858 53.54
499 Winants, Luc247859 37.18
500 Yuneev, Alexey247869

These ratings, calculated as of March 6, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 2, 1999 and March 6, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 1, 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 March 6, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on March 7, 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 March 7, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on March 7, 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 March 7, 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 March 6, 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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