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Top 10 active players as of April 10, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288448
2 Anand, Viswanathan279647
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279347
4 Shirov, Alexei277847
5 Leko, Peter276548
6 Topalov, Veselin274647
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily273847
8 Adams, Michael273647
9 Gelfand, Boris273147
10 Kamsky, Gata271660

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Top 500 active players as of April 10, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28844878.2% #136.99
2 Anand, Viswanathan2796476.6% #730.33
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2793475.9% #724.79
4 Shirov, Alexei2778473.3% #927.77
5 Leko, Peter2765481.9% #1220.59
6 Topalov, Veselin2746470.8% #1625.07
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2738470.6% #1931.06
8 Adams, Michael2736470.5% #2028.40
9 Gelfand, Boris2731470.4% #2231.80
10 Kamsky, Gata2716600.7% #3225.86
11 Georgiev, Kiril2713500.3% #3034.37
12 Svidler, Peter2711480.1% #3023.82
13 Morozevich, Alexander2710490.1% #3122.73
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704480.1% #3436.41
15 Short, Nigel D2699480.1% #3734.86
16 Karpov, Anatoly E2699480.1% #3748.88
17 Bareev, Evgeny2695490.1% #4033.39
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G269348 #4146.32
19 Akopian, Vladimir2687490.1% #4528.34
20 Rublevsky, Sergei268451 #4825.49
21 Polgar, Judit268248 #4923.72
22 Almasi, Zoltan268148 #4923.62
23 Gurevich, Mikhail N267949 #5241.14
24 Khalifman, Alexander267747 #5234.23
25 Korchnoi, Viktor L267547 #5469.05
26 Dreev, Alexey267449 #5631.22
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266250 #6826.91
28 Piket, Jeroen265846 #6931.20
29 Timman, Jan H265747 #7048.32
30 Movsesian, Sergei265647 #7121.44
31 Tkachiev, Vladislav265349 #7526.42
32 Gulko, Boris F265351 #7753.17
33 Smirin, Ilia265049 #7832.22
34 Sakaev, Konstantin264949 #8025.99
35 van Wely, Loek264446 #8227.51
36 Jussupow, Artur M264049 #9040.16
37 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263749 #9223.65
38 Seirawan, Yasser263551 #9740.05
39 Nikolic, Predrag263548 #9439.58
40 Salov, Valery B263455 #10035.87
41 Ehlvest, Jaan263449 #9737.49
42 Dautov, Rustem263249 #9834.37
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263254 #10140.07
44 Kharlov, Andrei263150 #10031.39
45 Fedorov, Alexei263054 #10427.54
46 Sadler, Matthew262950 #10225.90
47 Hansen, Curt262951 #10335.56
48 Hellers, Ferdinand262968 #11631.20
49 Onischuk, Alexander262849 #10224.60
50 Ye Jiangchuan262751 #10639.39
51 Khenkin, Igor262649 #10532.05
52 Novikov, Igor A262649 #10637.88
53 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262457 #11543.22
54 Graf, Alexander262357 #11537.63
55 Lautier, Joel262347 #10626.99
56 Lputian, Smbat G262249 #11142.16
57 Hodgson, Julian M262150 #11136.71
58 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #11448.49
59 Sokolov, Ivan261947 #11231.83
60 Sturua, Zurab261852 #11740.84
61 Psakhis, Lev B261748 #11541.37
62 Milos, Gilberto261752 #11836.45
63 Christiansen, Larry M261553 #12143.79
64 Speelman, Jonathan S261448 #11943.52
65 Gavrikov, Victor N261356 #12542.70
66 Bologan, Viktor261248 #12128.32
67 Hjartarson, Jóhann261254 #12637.17
68 Kobalija, Mihail261250 #12321.94
69 Bacrot, Etienne260949 #12517.22
70 Andersson, Ulf260950 #12748.79
71 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260849 #12623.69
72 Dolmatov, Sergey V260852 #12841.14
73 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260756 #13333.13
74 Volkov, Sergey260449 #13126.18
75 Peng Xiaomin260450 #13227.01
76 Shipov, Sergei260452 #13433.98
77 Fominyh, Alexander260452 #13340.82
78 Milov, Vadim260349 #13327.69
79 Minasian, Artashes260350 #13433.22
80 Tiviakov, Sergei260148 #13327.16
81 Kaidanov, Gregory S260052 #13840.50
82 Agdestein, Simen259953 #14032.90
83 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259850 #13737.24
84 Avrukh, Boris259848 #13822.26
85 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam259849 #13920.35
86 Sutovsky, Emil259748 #13822.56
87 Zhang Zhong259751 #14121.60
88 Kuzmin, Alexey259662 #14937.09
89 Ponomariov, Ruslan259650 #14016.50
90 Hübner, Robert259549 #14151.43
91 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259551 #14343.38
92 Hracek, Zbynek259349 #14329.59
93 Lutz, Christopher259248 #14329.13
94 Malakhov, Vladimir259153 #14819.37
95 Goldin, Alexander259154 #14935.12
96 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258848 #14842.72
97 Hansen, Lars Bo258856 #15331.55
98 Anastasian, Ashot258850 #15035.73
99 Wolff, Patrick G258767 #16032.15
100 Yudasin, Leonid G258652 #15240.67
101 Asrian, Karen258651 19.96
102 Razuvaev, Yury S258553 54.50
103 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258453 35.68
104 Pétursson, Margeir258456 40.15
105 Kožul, Zdenko258347 33.89
106 Chernin, Alexander M258350 40.09
107 Ftácnik, Lubomír258248 42.45
108 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258149 50.16
109 Romanishin, Oleg M258148 48.25
110 Miles, Anthony J258148 44.97
111 Ivanov, Sergey258150 38.53
112 Yermolinsky, Alex V258049 41.99
113 Ibragimov, Ildar257948 32.65
114 Giorgadze, Giorgi257949 35.50
115 Adianto, Utut257852 35.07
116 Gurevich, Dmitry257852 43.58
117 Dvoiris, Semen I257850 41.44
118 Kengis, Edvins257752 40.99
119 Lastin, Alexander257751 23.45
120 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 47.94
121 Tregubov, Pavel V257650 28.30
122 Gurevich, Ilya257667 28.17
123 Alterman, Boris257551 29.93
124 Balashov, Yury S257551 51.08
125 Yemelin, Vasily257550 24.19
126 Nunn, John D M257453 44.96
127 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257451 49.44
128 deFirmian, Nicholas E257449 42.71
129 Torre, Eugenio257458 48.43
130 Shabalov, Alexander257350 32.58
131 Fedorowicz, John P257153 41.54
132 Stefansson, Hannes257150 27.73
133 Rogers, Ian257148 39.80
134 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.59
135 Benjamin, Joel L256950 36.08
136 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256951 37.05
137 Baburin, Alexander256849 33.14
138 Komarov, Dimitri256850 31.36
139 Aronian, Levon256851 17.51
140 Yakovich, Yuri256648 37.36
141 Huzman, Alexander256650 37.99
142 Shchekachev, Andrei256652 27.45
143 Ionov, Sergey256651 38.26
144 Savchenko, Stanislav256550 33.22
145 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256552 23.75
146 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 54.07
147 Gabriel, Christian256550 25.10
148 Nielsen, Peter Heine256549 26.88
149 Hickl, Joerg256552 34.98
150 Filippov, Valerij256548 24.37
151 Stohl, Igor256548 35.54
152 Lerner, Konstantin Z256452 50.12
153 Vaisser, Anatoli256452 51.10
154 Wahls, Matthias256352 32.21
155 Golod, Vitali256351 28.79
156 Epishin, Vladimir256348 34.75
157 Dao Thien Hai256352 21.92
158 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256260 34.07
159 Agrest, Evgenij256249 33.65
160 Shneider, Aleksandr256155 37.89
161 Kotronias, Vasilios256155 35.63
162 Rozentalis, Eduardas256148 36.87
163 Xu Jun256159 37.57
164 Burmakin, Vladimir256149 32.84
165 Leitao, Rafael256052 20.29
166 Kotsur, Pavel256053 26.27
167 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.40
168 Ulibin, Mikhail256049 28.86
169 Landa, Konstantin256052 27.89
170 Grischuk, Alexander255950 16.44
171 Watson, William N255962 37.98
172 Hamdouchi, Hichem255851 27.51
173 Palac, Mladen255748 29.15
174 Baklan, Vladimir255752 22.13
175 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255656 38.14
176 Korneev, Oleg255649 30.71
177 Sax, Gyula255649 48.81
178 Kempinski, Robert255548 22.75
179 Pigusov, Evgeny255551 39.03
180 Greenfeld, Alon255550 35.98
181 Atalik, Suat255548 35.50
182 Serper, Grigory255455 30.57
183 Timoshenko, Georgy255451 33.86
184 Portisch, Lajos255452 63.02
185 Rustemov, Alexander255251 26.76
186 Golubev, Mihail255255 29.86
187 Smagin, Sergey255261 41.59
188 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255153 39.23
189 Sokolov, Andrey Y255156 37.06
190 Galkin, Alexander255049 21.19
191 Beim, Valery255053 50.07
192 Damljanovic, Branko255049 38.82
193 Chernyshov, Konstantin254953 32.83
194 Sherbakov, Ruslan254950 30.57
195 Adorján, András254962 50.03
196 Kruppa, Yuri254853 35.80
197 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254857 55.93
198 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254752 41.02
199 Spasov, Vasil254758 29.15
200 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254758 44.12
201 Slobodjan, Roman254749 25.27
202 Tischbierek, Raj254652 37.55
203 Spassky, Boris V254553 63.20
204 Van der Sterren, Paul254550 44.07
205 Arkhipov, Sergey254459 45.80
206 Kiriakov, Petr254453 25.25
207 Iuldachev, Saidali254454 32.19
208 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254360 52.72
209 Iordachescu, Viorel254350 22.97
210 Magerramov, Elmar S254362 41.99
211 Reinderman, Dimitri254249 27.66
212 Pintér, József254251 46.42
213 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254149 34.35
214 Zakharevich, Igor254154 36.74
215 Gleizerov, Evgeny254151 37.06
216 Lalic, Bogdan254047 36.09
217 Irzhanov, Ruslan254056 23.37
218 Shulman, Yuri253951 24.95
219 Volzhin, Alexander253950 29.19
220 Hansen, Sune Berg253850 28.97
221 Enders, Peter253854 37.19
222 Najer, Evgeniy253851 22.80
223 Ivanov, Alexander V253755 43.94
224 Sorokin, Maxim253750 32.22
225 van der Wiel, John T H253649 40.67
226 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253653 23.17
227 Guseinov, Aidyn253664 48.27
228 Hertneck, Gerald253552 36.56
229 Hort, Vlastimil253552 56.25
230 Lobron, Eric253552 39.93
231 Popov, Valerij253550 25.58
232 Schlosser, Philipp253452 31.64
233 Makarov, Marat253455 36.93
234 Delchev, Aleksander253450 28.74
235 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253361 45.58
236 Luther, Thomas253350 30.43
237 Suba, Mihai253261 52.86
238 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253261 36.68
239 Ilincic, Zlatko253251 31.92
240 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253250 34.84
241 Zontakh, Andrey253249 29.43
242 Kantsler, Boris253154 37.98
243 Nikolenko, Oleg253166 40.81
244 Gofshtein, Leonid D253150 46.97
245 Hernandez, Gilberto253153
246 Sunye Neto, Jaime253157 42.94
247 Orlov, Georgi253067
248 Zarubin, Pavel253073 32.16
249 Gallagher, Joseph G253049 35.93
250 Moroz, Alexander253062 39.23
251 Temirbaev, Serik252962
252 Nevednichy, Vladislav252850 30.60
253 Kurajica, Bojan252850 52.40
254 Zifroni, Dov252755 24.15
255 Kovalev, Andrei252753 38.43
256 Yandemirov, Valeri252751 37.16
257 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.02
258 Spraggett, Kevin B252651 45.42
259 Feygin, Michail252673 25.19
260 Mirumian, Vigen252552 22.53
261 Fridman, Daniel252554 24.15
262 Chekhov, Valery A252460 44.37
263 Motylev, Alexander252451 20.82
264 Kolev, Atanas252459 32.74
265 Gdanski, Jacek252451 29.36
266 Rytshagov, Mikhail252453 32.41
267 Soffer, Ram252455 34.59
268 Babula, Vlastimil252349 26.52
269 Bezgodov, Alexei252353 30.78
270 Markovic, Miroslav252354 26.92
271 Vaulin, Alexander252349 43.06
272 Ginsburg, Gennadij252368 28.66
273 Wang Zili252358 31.82
274 Papaioannou, Ioannis252356 23.97
275 Emms, John M252349 33.07
276 Glek, Igor V252349 38.43
277 Horvath, Jozsef252251 35.66
278 Brodsky, Michail252251 31.04
279 Chandler, Murray G252251 40.02
280 Zubarev, Alexander252160 48.80
281 Kishnev, Sergey252163 43.44
282 Bischoff, Klaus252048 38.84
283 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252051 33.69
284 Schandorff, Lars252050 34.97
285 Conquest, Stuart251949 33.11
286 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251955 17.94
287 Van den Doel, Erik251949 20.90
288 Kumaran, Dharshan251867 24.84
289 Neverov, Valery251851 35.80
290 Smikovski, Ivan251868 27.83
291 Oral, Tomas251849 22.30
292 Nijboer, Friso251849 34.87
293 Shabanov, Yury F251763 62.41
294 Rechlis, Gad251761 33.18
295 Ricardi, Pablo251751 38.13
296 Berelovich, Aleksandar251752 32.77
297 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251654 55.54
298 Miladinovic, Igor251652 26.21
299 Ruzele, Darius251560 31.95
300 Lesiege, Alexandre251552 24.65
301 Plaskett, Jim251552 40.06
302 Liss, Eran251555 24.77
303 Danielian, Oganes251574
304 Pavasovic, Dusko251548 23.49
305 Rodriguez, Amador251457 43.59
306 Barsov, Alexei251450
307 Bezold, Michael251352 27.88
308 Kosashvili, Yona251362 29.77
309 Morrison, William251364 39.69
310 Sagalchik, Gennadij251374 30.97
311 Barua, Dibyendu251354 33.45
312 Kindermann, Stefan251250 40.29
313 Kogan, Artur251249 26.20
314 Nogueiras, Jesus251251 40.73
315 Loginov, Valery A251251 44.33
316 Didishko, Vereslav251252 50.99
317 Sulskis, Sarunas251151 27.37
318 Bönsch, Uwe251155 41.49
319 Zoler, Dan251054 26.23
320 Dizdar, Goran251050 41.35
321 Magem Badals, Jordi251049 32.63
322 Sokolovs, Andrei250964 28.13
323 Lugovoi, Aleksei250949 25.10
324 Chuchelov, Vladimir250952 30.54
325 Markowski, Tomasz250949 24.70
326 Krivonosov, Oleg250969 38.91
327 Kiselev, Sergey250860 38.57
328 Cvitan, Ognjen250849 38.50
329 Istratescu, Andrei250850 24.35
330 Vera, Reynaldo250852 39.26
331 Horváth, Csaba250848 31.85
332 Timoshchenko, Gennady250751 50.95
333 Kudrin, Sergey250754 40.59
334 Rogozenko, Dorian250750 26.65
335 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250750 23.15
336 Kuzmin, Gennady P250752 54.23
337 Comas Fabrego, Luis250650 28.80
338 Sasikiran, Krishnan250651 19.26
339 Bauer, Christian250649 23.25
340 Aseev, Konstantin N250551 39.47
341 Malakhatko, Vadim250556 23.05
342 Strikovic, Aleksa250552 38.91
343 King, Daniel J250555 36.62
344 Parker, Jonathan250454 23.89
345 Xie Jun250449 29.45
346 Levin, Felix250453 41.43
347 Kovacevic, Vladimir250454 58.04
348 Maiwald, Jens Uwe250352 25.93
349 Polak, Tomas250351 25.96
350 Palatnik, Semen A250367 50.04
351 Belikov, Vladimir250360 28.69
352 Maksimenko, Andrei250354 30.34
353 Bu Xiangzhi250250 14.33
354 Bagaturov, Giorgi250253 35.37
355 Khasin, Alexander250258 48.95
356 Smejkal, Jan250255 54.05
357 Polgar, Sofia250160 25.44
358 Mestel, A Jonathan250161 43.08
359 Korotylev, Alexey250157 23.11
360 Iskusnyh, Sergei250154 25.60
361 Arencibia, Walter250051 32.72
362 Yurtaev, Leonid250053 40.94
363 Sosonko, Gennadi250060 56.90
364 Cebalo, Mišo249948 55.18
365 Sermek, Drazen249948 31.20
366 Hall, Jesper249953 28.74
367 Har Zvi, Ronen249960 23.49
368 Spangenberg, Hugo249851 24.39
369 Gyimesi, Zoltan249850 23.03
370 Popovic, Petar249855 41.16
371 Lazarev, Vladimir249852 35.85
372 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.16
373 Finkel, Alexander249756 25.27
374 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249757
375 Polovodin, Igor A249761 45.05
376 Manor, Ilan249758 30.46
377 Koniushkov, Igor249772 37.37
378 Yevseev, Denis249753 26.77
379 Grivas, Efstratios249656 34.03
380 Cramling, Pia249650 36.97
381 Miezis, Normunds249649 28.91
382 Ye Rongguang249662 36.52
383 Wedberg, Tom249553 46.37
384 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249557 25.65
385 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249460 36.54
386 Mikhalevski, Victor249450 27.75
387 Wu Shaobin249460 31.18
388 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249452 29.27
389 Kveinys, Aloyzas249451 37.75
390 Davies, Nigel R249453 39.69
391 Jakubiec, Artur249456 26.35
392 Safin, Shukhrat249358 30.02
393 Egin, Vladimir249367
394 Varga, Zoltan249349 29.75
395 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249353 29.27
396 Cámpora, Daniel H249352 42.78
397 Tyomkin, Dimitri249252 23.04
398 Wells, Peter K249249 34.98
399 Godena, Michele249248 32.78
400 Notkin, Maksim249260 36.33
401 Lanka, Zigurds249151 39.89
402 Ubilava, Elizbar E249159 49.62
403 Mitenkov, Alexey249173 39.09
404 Turov, Maxim249153 20.34
405 Sevillano, Enrico249166
406 Knaak, Rainer F249157 47.07
407 Rausis, Igors249149 39.01
408 Galliamova, Alisa249151 28.23
409 Degraeve, Jean Marc249150 29.21
410 Gausel, Einar249051 36.36
411 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249052 65.03
412 Smyslov, Vassily V249053 79.05
413 Hillarp Persson, Tiger249049 29.45
414 Marciano, David248950 30.77
415 Djurhuus, Rune248953 30.21
416 Rogic, Davor248951 28.70
417 Totsky, Leonid248956 32.67
418 Goloshchapov, Alexander248953 22.21
419 Apicella, Manuel248953 29.98
420 Liang Jinrong248864 39.89
421 Milov, Leonid248867 34.18
422 Tsesarsky, Ilya248859 40.50
423 Saltaev, Mihail248854 37.39
424 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248855 28.89
425 Gritsak, Orest248855 27.13
426 Garcia Ilundain, David248853 29.02
427 Bagirov, Vladimir K248853 63.65
428 Zezulkin, Jurij248755 28.65
429 Sharif, Mershad248765 47.75
430 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248767 47.23
431 Maiorov, Oleg248758 28.72
432 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248760 52.65
433 Bitoon, Richard248764 24.32
434 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248751 53.98
435 Campos Moreno, Javier B248657 41.09
436 Gormally, Daniel248649 23.93
437 Zarnicki, Pablo248652 27.41
438 Ravia, Mosi248671 24.46
439 Marin, Mihail248650 34.97
440 Arnason, Jon L248666 39.41
441 Akesson, Ralf248649 39.17
442 Matros, Alexander248662 30.25
443 Zagrebelny, Sergey248552
444 Moskalenko, Viktor248557 39.35
445 Krakops, Maris248554 22.02
446 Larsen, Bent248554 65.10
447 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248455 22.88
448 Georgiev, Krum248456 41.88
449 Antunes, Antonio248365 38.18
450 Macieja, Bartlomiej248349 22.52
451 Ionescu, Constantin248351 41.58
452 Lukin, Andrei M248363 51.62
453 Efimov, Igor248348 39.57
454 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248255 21.74
455 Dimitrov, Vladimir248254 31.99
456 Murey, Yakov248253 58.69
457 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.71
458 Hulak, Krunoslav248252 48.88
459 Nikolac, Juraj248257 67.97
460 Piskov, Yury248168 38.50
461 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248160 41.97
462 Hebden, Mark248150 42.15
463 Liiva, Riho248168 24.77
464 Kosic, Dragan248052 30.15
465 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248064 27.86
466 Kalantarian, Norik248061 37.65
467 Olafsson, Helgi248053 43.65
468 Kuporosov, Viktor248059 38.54
469 Drasko, Milan248051 37.34
470 Acs, Peter248050 18.92
471 Banikas, Hristos248054 21.89
472 Becerra Rivero, Julio248052
473 Ovetchkin, Roman247960 27.23
474 Vokác, Marek247952 41.34
475 Legky, Nikolay A247857 44.99
476 Votava, Jan247851 25.37
477 Borovikov, Vladislav247870 26.67
478 Komliakov, Viktor247856 39.96
479 Haba, Petr247851 35.26
480 Shaked, Tal247852 22.18
481 Sergeev, Vladimir247855 35.94
482 Hector, Jonny247748 36.16
483 Oratovsky, Michael247758 26.02
484 Kochiev, Alexander247757 44.04
485 Ward, Christopher247749 32.04
486 Guliev, Sarhan247756 32.02
487 Vescovi, Giovanni P247752 21.82
488 Bellini, Fabio247656 30.48
489 Perelshteyn, Eugene247666 20.19
490 Mueller, Karsten247551 29.38
491 Zelcic, Robert247548 34.55
492 Kholmov, Ratmir D247555 74.91
493 Danielsen, Henrik247553 34.22
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247566 56.77
495 Sargissian, Gabriel247555 17.19
496 Sokolin, Leonid M247461
497 Movsziszian, Karen247454 37.26
498 Browne, Walter S247458 51.25
499 Vallejo Pons, Francisco247450 17.64
500 Yuneev, Alexey247469

These ratings, calculated as of April 10, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between April 6, 1999 and April 10, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of April 5, 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 April 10, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 11, 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 April 11, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 11, 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 April 11, 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 April 10, 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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