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Top 10 active players as of May 8, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288348
2 Anand, Viswanathan279947
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279147
4 Shirov, Alexei277847
5 Leko, Peter276148
6 Topalov, Veselin274347
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily273548
8 Gelfand, Boris272947
9 Svidler, Peter272548
10 Adams, Michael272447

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Top 500 active players as of May 8, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28834878.0% #137.07
2 Anand, Viswanathan2799477.6% #630.41
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2791475.6% #724.87
4 Shirov, Alexei2778473.4% #927.84
5 Leko, Peter2761481.7% #1320.67
6 Topalov, Veselin2743470.7% #1725.15
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2735480.5% #2031.14
8 Gelfand, Boris2729470.4% #2231.87
9 Svidler, Peter2725480.3% #2323.89
10 Adams, Michael2724470.2% #2328.48
11 Morozevich, Alexander2714490.2% #2822.81
12 Georgiev, Kiril2712500.2% #3034.45
13 Kamsky, Gata2711610.6% #3525.93
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704480.1% #3336.48
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2701470.1% #3448.96
16 Short, Nigel D2700480.1% #3534.94
17 Bareev, Evgeny2692500.1% #4133.47
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G2691470.1% #4046.39
19 Rublevsky, Sergei2688500.1% #4425.57
20 Akopian, Vladimir268649 #4528.42
21 Polgar, Judit268348 #4723.79
22 Khalifman, Alexander268247 #4734.31
23 Almasi, Zoltan267849 #5123.69
24 Dreev, Alexey267848 #5131.30
25 Gurevich, Mikhail N267848 #5141.21
26 Korchnoi, Viktor L267747 #5069.13
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266150 #6526.99
28 Sakaev, Konstantin265849 #6826.07
29 Piket, Jeroen265846 #6631.28
30 Movsesian, Sergei265647 #6921.51
31 Gulko, Boris F264851 #8053.25
32 Timman, Jan H264747 #7848.40
33 van Wely, Loek264746 #7727.59
34 Smirin, Ilia264549 #8132.30
35 Tkachiev, Vladislav264249 #8426.50
36 Kharlov, Andrei263750 #9031.47
37 Sadler, Matthew263750 #9125.98
38 Jussupow, Artur M263749 #9040.24
39 Seirawan, Yasser263651 #9340.12
40 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263354 #9840.15
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263249 #9623.72
42 Dautov, Rustem263149 #9734.45
43 Milos, Gilberto263151 #10036.52
44 Fedorov, Alexei263054 #10227.62
45 Hellers, Ferdinand262868 #11431.28
46 Ehlvest, Jaan262748 #10237.57
47 Khenkin, Igor262749 #10232.13
48 Nikolic, Predrag262648 #10139.66
49 Salov, Valery B262456 #11035.95
50 Novikov, Igor A262449 #10637.96
51 Lautier, Joel262347 #10427.07
52 Onischuk, Alexander262349 #10624.68
53 Graf, Alexander262257 #11537.70
54 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander262149 #10937.32
55 Ye Jiangchuan262151 #11139.47
56 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262157 #11443.30
57 Hodgson, Julian M262150 #11136.79
58 Sokolov, Ivan262047 #10931.90
59 Sturua, Zurab261952 #11440.92
60 Lputian, Smbat G261949 #11142.23
61 Vaganian, Rafael A261950 #11248.57
62 Andersson, Ulf261850 #11348.87
63 Psakhis, Lev B261648 #11341.44
64 Hansen, Curt261550 #11635.64
65 Bacrot, Etienne261149 #12117.30
66 Kobalija, Mihail260950 #12422.01
67 Speelman, Jonathan S260748 #12443.60
68 Bologan, Viktor260648 #12628.40
69 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260549 #12623.77
70 Shipov, Sergei260552 #13134.06
71 Peng Xiaomin260550 #12827.08
72 Dolmatov, Sergey V260552 #13041.22
73 Kaidanov, Gregory S260552 #13140.58
74 Fominyh, Alexander260351 #13240.90
75 Minasian, Artashes260350 #13133.30
76 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260257 #13733.20
77 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam260149 #13220.43
78 Hjartarson, Jóhann260154 #13637.25
79 Tiviakov, Sergei259948 #13327.23
80 Gavrikov, Victor N259955 #13942.78
81 Ponomariov, Ruslan259850 #13616.58
82 Christiansen, Larry M259852 #13843.87
83 Hübner, Robert259749 #13651.51
84 Milov, Vadim259749 #13627.77
85 Volkov, Sergey259749 #13726.25
86 Lutz, Christopher259548 #13829.21
87 Zhang Zhong259551 #14021.68
88 Kuzmin, Alexey259362 #14937.17
89 Stefansson, Hannes259149 #14327.81
90 Sutovsky, Emil259148 #14322.64
91 Agdestein, Simen259052 #14632.98
92 Hracek, Zbynek259049 #14429.66
93 Avrukh, Boris258948 #14422.33
94 Shabalov, Alexander258850 #14732.66
95 Malakhov, Vladimir258754 #15019.45
96 Yudasin, Leonid G258752 #14940.75
97 Anastasian, Ashot258550 #15035.81
98 Razuvaev, Yury S258453 #15354.58
99 Kožul, Zdenko258447 #14933.97
100 Asrian, Karen258151 #15420.04
101 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258151 43.45
102 Pétursson, Margeir258156 40.23
103 Shariyazdanov, Andrey258151 23.82
104 Dvoiris, Semen I258051 41.52
105 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258054 35.76
106 Chernin, Alexander M258050 40.17
107 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257949 50.24
108 Miles, Anthony J257848 45.04
109 Ftácnik, Lubomír257848 42.52
110 Yermolinsky, Alex V257749 42.08
111 Wolff, Patrick G257768 32.23
112 Ibragimov, Ildar257748 32.73
113 Giorgadze, Giorgi257749 35.58
114 Romanishin, Oleg M257648 48.33
115 Lastin, Alexander257651 23.52
116 Kengis, Edvins257651 41.07
117 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 48.02
118 Balashov, Yury S257550 51.16
119 Alterman, Boris257551 30.01
120 deFirmian, Nicholas E257449 42.79
121 Nunn, John D M257353 45.04
122 Gurevich, Dmitry257352 43.66
123 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257348 42.80
124 Nielsen, Peter Heine257249 26.96
125 Serper, Grigory257255 30.65
126 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257151 49.52
127 Torre, Eugenio257158 48.51
128 Rogers, Ian257148 39.87
129 Baklan, Vladimir257150 22.20
130 Baburin, Alexander256949 33.22
131 Adianto, Utut256851 35.15
132 Komarov, Dimitri256850 31.44
133 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.67
134 Grischuk, Alexander256750 16.52
135 Yemelin, Vasily256750 24.27
136 Hansen, Lars Bo256755 31.62
137 Yakovich, Yuri256649 37.44
138 Ivanov, Sergey256650 38.61
139 Epishin, Vladimir256648 34.83
140 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256649 54.15
141 Aronian, Levon256651 17.59
142 Filippov, Valerij256548 24.45
143 Huzman, Alexander256550 38.08
144 Pigusov, Evgeny256551 39.11
145 Vaisser, Anatoli256552 51.18
146 Fedorowicz, John P256553 41.62
147 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256451 37.12
148 Tregubov, Pavel V256449 28.38
149 Dao Thien Hai256452 21.99
150 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256360 34.15
151 Kotronias, Vasilios256355 35.70
152 Sherbakov, Ruslan256349 30.65
153 Savchenko, Stanislav256250 33.30
154 Stohl, Igor256248 35.62
155 Gurevich, Ilya256274 28.25
156 Benjamin, Joel L256150 36.16
157 Xu Jun256159 37.64
158 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.47
159 Golod, Vitali255951 28.87
160 Hamdouchi, Hichem255950 27.58
161 Ulibin, Mikhail255949 28.94
162 Kruppa, Yuri255952 35.88
163 Hickl, Joerg255851 35.06
164 Shneider, Aleksandr255855 37.96
165 Damljanovic, Branko255849 38.89
166 Landa, Konstantin255852 27.96
167 Rozentalis, Eduardas255848 36.95
168 Shchekachev, Andrei255851 27.53
169 Burmakin, Vladimir255749 32.92
170 Kotsur, Pavel255753 26.35
171 Leitao, Rafael255752 20.36
172 Galkin, Alexander255749 21.27
173 Gabriel, Christian255749 25.18
174 Goldin, Alexander255653 35.20
175 Kempinski, Robert255648 22.83
176 Greenfeld, Alon255550 36.06
177 Timoshenko, Georgy255451 33.94
178 Iordachescu, Viorel255449 23.05
179 Smagin, Sergey255361 41.67
180 Atalik, Suat255348 35.58
181 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255356 38.22
182 Agrest, Evgenij255249 33.73
183 Sax, Gyula255249 48.89
184 Portisch, Lajos255252 63.09
185 Wahls, Matthias255152 32.29
186 Palac, Mladen255048 29.22
187 Golubev, Mihail255055 29.94
188 Lerner, Konstantin Z255051 50.20
189 Beim, Valery254953 50.14
190 Sokolov, Andrey Y254856 37.14
191 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254853 39.31
192 Watson, William N254761 38.06
193 Adorján, András254762 50.11
194 Lalic, Bogdan254747 36.17
195 Korneev, Oleg254649 30.79
196 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254652 41.09
197 Van der Sterren, Paul254550 44.14
198 Gleizerov, Evgeny254551 37.14
199 Chernyshov, Konstantin254552 32.91
200 Spasov, Vasil254458 29.23
201 Kovalev, Andrei254452 38.50
202 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254360 52.79
203 Iuldachev, Saidali254354 32.27
204 Ivanov, Alexander V254254 44.02
205 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254258 56.01
206 Kiriakov, Petr254253 25.33
207 Magerramov, Elmar S254262 42.08
208 Tischbierek, Raj254152 37.62
209 Pintér, József254151 46.50
210 Kantsler, Boris254155 38.06
211 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254050 34.92
212 Spassky, Boris V254053 63.27
213 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253961 45.66
214 Popov, Valerij253950 25.66
215 Najer, Evgeniy253951 22.88
216 Volzhin, Alexander253950 29.27
217 Rustemov, Alexander253851 26.84
218 Hort, Vlastimil253751 56.32
219 Fridman, Daniel253754 24.23
220 Zakharevich, Igor253754 36.82
221 Lobron, Eric253753 40.00
222 Sorokin, Maxim253750 32.30
223 Irzhanov, Ruslan253656 23.45
224 Shulman, Yuri253651 25.03
225 Reinderman, Dimitri253649 27.74
226 Slobodjan, Roman253649 25.35
227 Gruenfeld, Yehuda253558 44.20
228 Ilincic, Zlatko253551 31.99
229 Ionov, Sergey253551 38.34
230 Guseinov, Aidyn253464 48.35
231 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253453 23.25
232 Zontakh, Andrey253450 29.51
233 van der Wiel, John T H253449 40.75
234 Delchev, Aleksander253350 28.82
235 Schlosser, Philipp253252 31.72
236 Hernandez, Gilberto253054
237 Luther, Thomas253050 30.51
238 Gofshtein, Leonid D253051 47.05
239 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252949 34.43
240 Babula, Vlastimil252949 26.60
241 Lugovoi, Aleksei252949 25.18
242 Motylev, Alexander252950 20.89
243 Hertneck, Gerald252851 36.64
244 Zarubin, Pavel252873 32.23
245 Soffer, Ram252855 34.67
246 Bönsch, Uwe252755 41.57
247 Hansen, Sune Berg252750 29.05
248 Moroz, Alexander252761 39.31
249 Temirbaev, Serik252762
250 Orlov, Georgi252767
251 Enders, Peter252754 37.27
252 Vaulin, Alexander252749 43.14
253 Nikolenko, Oleg252660 40.89
254 Loginov, Valery A252651 44.40
255 Aseev, Konstantin N252651 39.55
256 Nevednichy, Vladislav252650 30.68
257 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.10
258 Kurajica, Bojan252449 52.48
259 Bezgodov, Alexei252453 30.86
260 Feygin, Michail252473 25.27
261 Arkhipov, Sergey252357 45.88
262 Ginsburg, Gennadij252369 28.74
263 Brodsky, Michail252350 31.12
264 Rytshagov, Mikhail252352 32.49
265 Chekhov, Valery A252260 44.45
266 Wang Zili252258 31.90
267 Yandemirov, Valeri252251 37.24
268 Horvath, Jozsef252251 35.74
269 Kolev, Atanas252260 32.82
270 Schandorff, Lars252250 35.05
271 Markovic, Miroslav252255 26.99
272 Nijboer, Friso252148 34.95
273 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252160 36.76
274 Emms, John M252149 33.15
275 Gdanski, Jacek252151 29.44
276 Zubarev, Alexander252160 48.87
277 Chandler, Murray G252051 40.09
278 Papaioannou, Ioannis252056 24.05
279 Conquest, Stuart251949 33.19
280 Glek, Igor V251949 38.50
281 Ricardi, Pablo251851 38.20
282 Ruzele, Darius251858 32.03
283 Kishnev, Sergey251862 43.52
284 Gallagher, Joseph G251849 36.01
285 Smikovski, Ivan251768 27.91
286 Kosashvili, Yona251761 29.85
287 Bu Xiangzhi251750 14.41
288 Sunye Neto, Jaime251757 43.02
289 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251755 18.02
290 Rechlis, Gad251661 33.26
291 Miladinovic, Igor251651 26.29
292 Kumaran, Dharshan251668 24.92
293 Shabanov, Yury F251658 62.49
294 Kuzmin, Gennady P251652 54.30
295 Neverov, Valery251552 35.88
296 Lesiege, Alexandre251452 24.72
297 Bischoff, Klaus251448 38.91
298 Kudrin, Sergey251454 40.67
299 Danielian, Oganes251474
300 Yurtaev, Leonid251452 41.02
301 Spraggett, Kevin B251451 45.50
302 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251354 55.62
303 Rodriguez, Amador251357 43.67
304 Markowski, Tomasz251349 24.77
305 Sasikiran, Krishnan251250 19.34
306 Bezold, Michael251252 27.96
307 Bauer, Christian251249 23.33
308 Van den Doel, Erik251249 20.98
309 Berelovich, Aleksandar251253 32.85
310 Mirumian, Vigen251252 22.61
311 Zifroni, Dov251256 24.23
312 Morrison, William251164 39.77
313 Kogan, Artur251149 26.28
314 Barsov, Alexei251150
315 Kindermann, Stefan251150 40.36
316 Nogueiras, Jesus251051 40.81
317 Pavasovic, Dusko250948 23.57
318 Zoler, Dan250954 26.30
319 Korotylev, Alexey250955 23.19
320 Makarov, Marat250953 37.00
321 Sokolovs, Andrei250965 28.21
322 Iskusnyh, Sergei250853 25.68
323 King, Daniel J250855 36.70
324 Barua, Dibyendu250852 33.53
325 Vera, Reynaldo250852 39.34
326 Gyimesi, Zoltan250750 23.11
327 Malakhatko, Vadim250754 23.13
328 Banikas, Hristos250753 21.97
329 Kiselev, Sergey250660 38.65
330 Xie Jun250649 29.52
331 Didishko, Vereslav250652 51.08
332 Knaak, Rainer F250656 47.15
333 Chuchelov, Vladimir250652 30.61
334 Magem Badals, Jordi250649 32.71
335 Comas Fabrego, Luis250550 28.88
336 Krivonosov, Oleg250569 38.99
337 Rogozenko, Dorian250549 26.72
338 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250550 23.22
339 Spangenberg, Hugo250552 24.46
340 Smejkal, Jan250455 54.13
341 Cvitan, Ognjen250449 38.58
342 Sosonko, Gennadi250361 56.97
343 Palatnik, Semen A250367 50.12
344 Levin, Felix250353 41.51
345 Sulskis, Sarunas250350 27.45
346 Sermek, Drazen250348 31.27
347 Tyomkin, Dimitri250252 23.12
348 Oral, Tomas250249 22.37
349 Liss, Eran250254 24.85
350 Belikov, Vladimir250260 28.77
351 Parker, Jonathan250254 23.97
352 Strikovic, Aleksa250152 38.98
353 Bagaturov, Giorgi250153 35.45
354 Kovacevic, Vladimir250054 58.12
355 Dizdar, Goran250050 41.43
356 Timoshchenko, Gennady250050 51.03
357 Plaskett, Jim250052 40.14
358 Maksimenko, Andrei249954 30.42
359 Mestel, A Jonathan249961 43.15
360 Cebalo, Mišo249948 55.26
361 Manor, Ilan249860 30.54
362 Arencibia, Walter249851 32.80
363 Tsesarsky, Ilya249859 40.58
364 Horváth, Csaba249848 31.93
365 Popovic, Petar249755 41.23
366 Wells, Peter K249749 35.06
367 Zaichik, Gennady L249774 43.24
368 Har Zvi, Ronen249760 23.57
369 Istratescu, Andrei249651 24.43
370 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249652 26.01
371 Polovodin, Igor A249661 45.13
372 Hall, Jesper249653 28.82
373 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249651 33.77
374 Khasin, Alexander249657 49.03
375 Koniushkov, Igor249672 37.44
376 Cramling, Pia249550 37.04
377 Liiva, Riho249566 24.84
378 Wedberg, Tom249453 46.45
379 Gormally, Daniel249449 24.01
380 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249457
381 Finkel, Alexander249456 25.35
382 Lanka, Zigurds249451 39.97
383 Davies, Nigel R249453 39.77
384 Ye Rongguang249462 36.60
385 Wu Shaobin249360 31.26
386 Grivas, Efstratios249356 34.11
387 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249360 36.61
388 Mikhalevski, Victor249350 27.82
389 Hulak, Krunoslav249251 48.95
390 Safin, Shukhrat249256 30.10
391 Yevseev, Denis249253 26.85
392 Ovetchkin, Roman249256 27.31
393 Egin, Vladimir249267
394 Arnason, Jon L249265 39.49
395 Suba, Mihai249258 52.94
396 Lazarev, Vladimir249252 35.93
397 Polgar, Sofia249261 25.52
398 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249168 47.30
399 Galliamova, Alisa249152 28.31
400 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249153 29.34
401 Rogic, Davor249152 28.78
402 Borovikov, Vladislav249069 26.75
403 Godena, Michele249048 32.86
404 Mitenkov, Alexey248973 39.17
405 Varga, Zoltan248949 29.82
406 Akesson, Ralf248949 39.25
407 Totsky, Leonid248956 32.75
408 Notkin, Maksim248961 36.41
409 Zezulkin, Jurij248957 28.73
410 Kveinys, Aloyzas248951 37.83
411 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248952 29.35
412 Gausel, Einar248851 36.44
413 Bagirov, Vladimir K248853 63.73
414 Turov, Maxim248853 20.42
415 Smyslov, Vassily V248853 79.12
416 Ubilava, Elizbar E248859 49.70
417 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248856 25.73
418 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.29
419 Marciano, David248750 30.84
420 Liang Jinrong248764 39.97
421 Milov, Leonid248767 34.26
422 Lukin, Andrei M248764 51.70
423 Zagrebelny, Sergey248752
424 Sharif, Mershad248764 47.83
425 Garcia Ilundain, David248653 29.10
426 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248655 28.97
427 Piskov, Yury248668 38.57
428 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248660 52.73
429 Matros, Alexander248662 30.33
430 Rausis, Igors248649 39.09
431 Polak, Tomas248651 26.04
432 Bitoon, Richard248564 24.40
433 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248553 18.94
434 Djurhuus, Rune248553 30.29
435 Georgiev, Krum248556 41.96
436 Ravia, Mosi248571 24.54
437 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248455 21.82
438 Cámpora, Daniel H248452 42.86
439 Larsen, Bent248455 65.18
440 Sevillano, Enrico248467
441 Macieja, Bartlomiej248350 22.59
442 Marin, Mihail248349 35.05
443 Antunes, Antonio248365 38.26
444 Jakubiec, Artur248358 26.43
445 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248252 65.11
446 Campos Moreno, Javier B248257 41.17
447 Hebden, Mark248250 42.23
448 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248249 29.53
449 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248252 42.38
450 Dimitrov, Vladimir248254 32.08
451 Miezis, Normunds248249 28.99
452 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248252 54.06
453 Kosten, Anthony C248152 41.79
454 Blatny, Pavel248149 31.88
455 Efimov, Igor248148 39.65
456 Ionescu, Constantin248150 41.66
457 Degraeve, Jean Marc248050 29.29
458 Olafsson, Helgi248053 43.73
459 Becerra Rivero, Julio248052
460 Apicella, Manuel248052 30.05
461 Kuporosov, Viktor247959 38.62
462 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247955 22.96
463 Murey, Yakov247953 58.77
464 Winants, Luc247958 37.35
465 Haba, Petr247951 35.34
466 Kalantarian, Norik247861 37.73
467 Krakops, Maris247854 22.10
468 Perelshteyn, Eugene247866 20.27
469 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247760 42.04
470 Matamoros Franco, Carlos S247753 33.39
471 Shaked, Tal247752 22.26
472 Kochiev, Alexander247760 44.12
473 Sergeev, Vladimir247756 36.02
474 Kosic, Dragan247752 30.23
475 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247764 27.94
476 Komliakov, Viktor247756 40.04
477 Moskalenko, Viktor247757 39.43
478 Legky, Nikolay A247757 45.08
479 Vescovi, Giovanni P247652 21.90
480 Vokác, Marek247652 41.42
481 Oratovsky, Michael247658 26.10
482 Kalinin, Alexander247666 31.95
483 Drasko, Milan247651 37.42
484 Gelashvili, Tamaz247653 22.08
485 Georgiev, Vladimir247549 24.70
486 Rowson, Jonathan247549 23.06
487 Danielsen, Henrik247552 34.30
488 Vallejo Pons, Francisco247450 17.72
489 Sokolin, Leonid M247462
490 Sargissian, Gabriel247455 17.26
491 Ward, Christopher247449 32.12
492 Votava, Jan247351 25.44
493 Karlsson, Lars247359 44.83
494 Saltaev, Mihail247353 37.47
495 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247366 56.84
496 Maiorov, Oleg247358 28.80
497 Guliev, Sarhan247356 32.10
498 Hector, Jonny247348 36.24
499 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247352 26.24
500 Movsziszian, Karen247254 37.34

These ratings, calculated as of May 8, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 4, 1999 and May 8, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 3, 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 May 8, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 9, 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 May 9, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 9, 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 May 9, 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 May 8, 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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