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Top 10 active players as of June 26, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287848
2 Anand, Viswanathan279647
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279447
4 Shirov, Alexei278147
5 Leko, Peter276348
6 Topalov, Veselin274947
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily274347
8 Adams, Michael273147
9 Rublevsky, Sergei272150
10 Morozevich, Alexander271749

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Top 500 active players as of June 26, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28784874.5% #237.20
2 Anand, Viswanathan2796477.4% #730.54
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2794477.1% #725.00
4 Shirov, Alexei2781474.1% #927.98
5 Leko, Peter2763482.1% #1220.80
6 Topalov, Veselin2749471.1% #1525.28
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2743470.8% #1731.27
8 Adams, Michael2731470.4% #2128.61
9 Rublevsky, Sergei2721500.4% #2525.70
10 Morozevich, Alexander2717490.2% #2622.94
11 Svidler, Peter2716470.2% #2724.03
12 Gelfand, Boris2711470.1% #2932.01
13 Krasenkow, Michal2710480.2% #2936.62
14 Kamsky, Gata2709620.8% #3426.07
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2705480.1% #3249.09
16 Georgiev, Kiril2699500.1% #3634.58
17 Short, Nigel D2698480.1% #3635.07
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G268847 #4246.53
19 Polgar, Judit268747 #4323.93
20 Bareev, Evgeny2686500.1% #4433.60
21 Khalifman, Alexander268448 #4534.44
22 Akopian, Vladimir268349 #4628.55
23 Gurevich, Mikhail N267748 #5041.35
24 Almasi, Zoltan267149 #5523.83
25 Piket, Jeroen266546 #5931.41
26 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266450 #6227.12
27 Dreev, Alexey266348 #6231.43
28 Timman, Jan H265847 #6648.53
29 Korchnoi, Viktor L265747 #6769.26
30 Sakaev, Konstantin265649 #6826.20
31 Smirin, Ilia265149 #7332.43
32 van Wely, Loek264746 #7627.72
33 Movsesian, Sergei264647 #7821.65
34 Tkachiev, Vladislav264549 #8126.63
35 Gulko, Boris F264351 #8453.38
36 Ehlvest, Jaan263748 #8837.70
37 Seirawan, Yasser263751 #9040.26
38 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263449 #9223.86
39 Khenkin, Igor263349 #9332.26
40 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263254 #9940.28
41 Sadler, Matthew263150 #9626.11
42 Kharlov, Andrei263050 #9831.60
43 Fedorov, Alexei262954 #10127.75
44 Hellers, Ferdinand262768 #11531.41
45 Jussupow, Artur M262649 #10140.37
46 Sokolov, Ivan262547 #10132.04
47 Lautier, Joel262547 #10027.21
48 Onischuk, Alexander262549 #10224.81
49 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander262349 #10637.45
50 Novikov, Igor A262349 #10538.09
51 Dautov, Rustem262349 #10534.58
52 Ye Jiangchuan262251 #10839.60
53 Lputian, Smbat G262149 #10742.37
54 Hodgson, Julian M262150 #10836.92
55 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #10948.70
56 Graf, Alexander262058 #11537.84
57 Salov, Valery B261756 #11736.08
58 Nikolic, Predrag261748 #11139.79
59 Psakhis, Lev B261648 #11241.58
60 Hansen, Curt261450 #11735.77
61 Andersson, Ulf261250 #12048.99
62 Dolmatov, Sergey V261251 #11941.35
63 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261158 #12633.34
64 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam261050 #11920.56
65 Shipov, Sergei260851 #12434.19
66 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260755 #12843.43
67 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260649 #12623.90
68 Milov, Vadim260549 #12627.90
69 Minasian, Artashes260549 #12633.43
70 Speelman, Jonathan S260448 #12743.73
71 Kaidanov, Gregory S260351 #13140.71
72 Bacrot, Etienne260349 #12817.43
73 Sturua, Zurab260252 #13141.05
74 Bologan, Viktor260248 #12828.53
75 Fominyh, Alexander260251 #13141.03
76 Avrukh, Boris260248 #12922.47
77 Hjartarson, Jóhann260155 #13437.38
78 Christiansen, Larry M260052 #13343.99
79 Tiviakov, Sergei259947 #13227.37
80 Peng Xiaomin259850 #13327.22
81 Kuzmin, Alexey259761 #14337.30
82 Lutz, Christopher259748 #13529.34
83 Sutovsky, Emil259748 #13522.77
84 Agdestein, Simen259653 #13833.11
85 Yudasin, Leonid G259652 #13840.88
86 Milos, Gilberto259651 #13736.66
87 Zhang Zhong259651 #13821.81
88 Gavrikov, Victor N259555 #14342.91
89 Kobalija, Mihail259549 #13722.15
90 Ponomariov, Ruslan259450 #13816.71
91 Ftácnik, Lubomír259448 #13742.66
92 Hracek, Zbynek259249 #13929.80
93 Hübner, Robert259149 #14251.64
94 Volkov, Sergey259049 #14326.39
95 Golod, Vitali258850 #14628.99
96 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258351 #15149.65
97 Dvoiris, Semen I258350 #15041.65
98 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258351 #15243.59
99 Yermolinsky, Alex V258249 #15142.21
100 Kožul, Zdenko258248 #15034.10
101 Romanishin, Oleg M258148 48.46
102 Pétursson, Margeir258156 40.36
103 Shabalov, Alexander258150 32.79
104 Leitao, Rafael258051 20.50
105 Balashov, Yury S257950 51.29
106 Dao Thien Hai257851 22.13
107 Kengis, Edvins257752 41.21
108 Chernin, Alexander M257750 40.30
109 Ibragimov, Ildar257648 32.86
110 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257649 50.37
111 Giorgadze, Giorgi257649 35.71
112 Dorfman, Iosif D257554 48.15
113 Anastasian, Ashot257550 35.94
114 Nunn, John D M257553 45.17
115 Kotronias, Vasilios257454 35.84
116 Grischuk, Alexander257349 16.65
117 Wolff, Patrick G257370 32.36
118 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257248 42.93
119 Baklan, Vladimir257150 22.34
120 Asrian, Karen257150 20.17
121 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257150 23.96
122 Komarov, Dimitri256950 31.57
123 Lastin, Alexander256951 23.66
124 Malakhov, Vladimir256852 19.58
125 Yakovich, Yuri256849 37.57
126 Greenfeld, Alon256850 36.19
127 deFirmian, Nicholas E256848 42.92
128 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256860 34.28
129 Gurevich, Dmitry256852 43.79
130 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.80
131 Hansen, Lars Bo256755 31.76
132 Vaisser, Anatoli256752 51.31
133 Tregubov, Pavel V256749 28.51
134 Nielsen, Peter Heine256649 27.09
135 Goldin, Alexander256653 35.33
136 Rozentalis, Eduardas256648 37.08
137 Miles, Anthony J256548 45.18
138 Gleizerov, Evgeny256450 37.27
139 Xu Jun256459 37.78
140 Ivanov, Sergey256450 38.74
141 Epishin, Vladimir256347 34.96
142 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav256353 35.89
143 Van der Sterren, Paul256249 44.28
144 Volzhin, Alexander256249 29.40
145 Hamdouchi, Hichem256250 27.72
146 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256249 54.28
147 Filippov, Valerij256248 24.58
148 Hickl, Joerg256151 35.19
149 Gurevich, Ilya256174 28.38
150 Savchenko, Stanislav256051 33.43
151 Shneider, Aleksandr256055 38.10
152 Razuvaev, Yury S256052 54.71
153 Kruppa, Yuri256052 36.01
154 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256055 38.35
155 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.61
156 Pigusov, Evgeny256051 39.24
157 Serper, Grigory256054 30.78
158 Rogers, Ian255848 40.01
159 Rohde, Michael A255874 40.83
160 Gabriel, Christian255849 25.31
161 Adianto, Utut255751 35.28
162 Alterman, Boris255752 30.14
163 Kotsur, Pavel255753 26.48
164 Landa, Konstantin255752 28.10
165 Huzman, Alexander255750 38.21
166 Benjamin, Joel L255650 36.29
167 Timoshenko, Georgy255651 34.07
168 Fedorowicz, John P255553 41.75
169 Baburin, Alexander255549 33.35
170 Sax, Gyula255549 49.02
171 Iordachescu, Viorel255449 23.18
172 Shchekachev, Andrei255451 27.66
173 Yemelin, Vasily255450 24.40
174 Smagin, Sergey255361 41.80
175 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro255252 18.15
176 Ivanov, Alexander V255253 44.15
177 Wahls, Matthias255252 32.42
178 Portisch, Lajos255252 63.23
179 Aronian, Levon255250 17.72
180 Torre, Eugenio255257 48.64
181 Stohl, Igor255148 35.75
182 Iuldachev, Saidali255155 32.40
183 Golubev, Mihail255155 30.07
184 Kempinski, Robert255048 22.96
185 Sokolov, Andrey Y254956 37.27
186 Galkin, Alexander254949 21.40
187 Spasov, Vasil254959 29.36
188 Sherbakov, Ruslan254949 30.78
189 Palac, Mladen254848 29.36
190 Atalik, Suat254847 35.71
191 Adorján, András254862 50.24
192 Chernyshov, Konstantin254751 33.04
193 Watson, William N254761 38.19
194 Korneev, Oleg254749 30.92
195 Ulibin, Mikhail254649 29.07
196 Damljanovic, Branko254549 39.03
197 Stefansson, Hannes254549 27.94
198 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254562 52.93
199 Morovic Fernández, Iván E254452 37.26
200 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254452 41.23
201 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254458 56.14
202 Kovalev, Andrei254452 38.64
203 Agrest, Evgenij254349 33.86
204 Zakharevich, Igor254254 36.95
205 Burmakin, Vladimir254249 33.05
206 Tischbierek, Raj254252 37.76
207 Spassky, Boris V254153 63.41
208 Popov, Valerij254050 25.79
209 Kiriakov, Petr254053 25.46
210 Arkhipov, Sergey253956 46.01
211 Pintér, József253951 46.63
212 Hernandez, Gilberto253953
213 Lesiege, Alexandre253850 24.86
214 Rytshagov, Mikhail253852 32.62
215 Rustemov, Alexander253851 26.97
216 Najer, Evgeniy253751 23.01
217 Glek, Igor V253649 38.64
218 Lalic, Bogdan253647 36.30
219 Aseev, Konstantin N253651 39.68
220 Beim, Valery253653 50.28
221 Chiburdanidze, Maia G253652 39.44
222 Magerramov, Elmar S253560 42.21
223 Lobron, Eric253552 40.14
224 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253359 45.79
225 Lerner, Konstantin Z253351 50.33
226 Guseinov, Aidyn253262 48.48
227 Vaulin, Alexander253248 43.27
228 Schlosser, Philipp253252 31.85
229 Slobodjan, Roman253248 25.48
230 Luther, Thomas253150 30.64
231 Smikovski, Ivan253166 28.04
232 Zontakh, Andrey253150 29.64
233 Motylev, Alexander253150 21.03
234 Delchev, Aleksander253050 28.95
235 Hort, Vlastimil253051 56.46
236 Fridman, Daniel253053 24.36
237 Ilincic, Zlatko252950 32.13
238 Sorokin, Maxim252950 32.43
239 Bönsch, Uwe252955 41.70
240 Kurajica, Bojan252850 52.61
241 Irzhanov, Ruslan252856 23.58
242 Kantsler, Boris252854 38.19
243 Shulman, Yuri252851 25.16
244 Lugovoi, Aleksei252849 25.31
245 Nijboer, Friso252848 35.08
246 Loginov, Valery A252751 44.54
247 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 30.81
248 Hertneck, Gerald252751 36.77
249 Temirbaev, Serik252662
250 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.23
251 Brodsky, Michail252650 31.25
252 Moroz, Alexander252661 39.44
253 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252560 36.89
254 Babula, Vlastimil252548 26.73
255 Feygin, Michail252573 25.40
256 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252549 35.05
257 Kolev, Atanas252560 32.95
258 Enders, Peter252554 37.40
259 Zarubin, Pavel252473 32.37
260 Hansen, Sune Berg252450 29.18
261 Nikolenko, Oleg252459 41.02
262 Oral, Tomas252448 22.51
263 Wang Zili252458 32.03
264 Zubarev, Alexander252360 49.01
265 Kosashvili, Yona252360 29.98
266 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252352 23.38
267 Ricardi, Pablo252351 38.34
268 Ionov, Sergey252351 38.47
269 Bezgodov, Alexei252353 30.98
270 Bischoff, Klaus252348 39.05
271 Horvath, Jozsef252251 35.87
272 Chekhov, Valery A252260 44.58
273 Schandorff, Lars252250 35.18
274 Soffer, Ram252254 34.80
275 Arencibia, Walter252250 32.93
276 Markovic, Miroslav252255 27.13
277 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252149 34.56
278 Papaioannou, Ioannis252156 24.18
279 Yandemirov, Valeri252151 37.37
280 Gallagher, Joseph G252049 36.14
281 Mirumian, Vigen252051 22.74
282 Ginsburg, Gennadij252069 28.87
283 Gdanski, Jacek252050 29.57
284 Rodriguez, Amador252058 43.80
285 Spraggett, Kevin B251951 45.63
286 Kishnev, Sergey251862 43.65
287 Ruzele, Darius251858 32.16
288 Plaskett, Jim251851 40.27
289 Sunye Neto, Jaime251754 43.15
290 Markowski, Tomasz251749 24.91
291 Didishko, Vereslav251752 51.21
292 Kumaran, Dharshan251768 25.05
293 Rechlis, Gad251657 33.39
294 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251659 44.33
295 Kuzmin, Gennady P251552 54.44
296 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251549 23.36
297 Yurtaev, Leonid251552 41.15
298 Berelovich, Aleksandar251552 32.98
299 Bauer, Christian251549 23.46
300 Emms, John M251549 33.28
301 Banikas, Hristos251552 22.10
302 Nogueiras, Jesus251450 40.94
303 Neverov, Valery251352 36.01
304 King, Daniel J251354 36.83
305 Reinderman, Dimitri251349 27.87
306 Rogozenko, Dorian251349 26.86
307 Bezold, Michael251352 28.09
308 Miladinovic, Igor251351 26.42
309 Comas Fabrego, Luis251351 29.01
310 Kudrin, Sergey251254 40.80
311 Makarov, Marat251253 37.14
312 Chandler, Murray G251151 40.23
313 Kogan, Artur251149 26.41
314 van der Wiel, John T H251149 40.88
315 Sosonko, Gennadi251061 57.11
316 Sasikiran, Krishnan251049 19.47
317 Maksimenko, Andrei251053 30.55
318 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251055 55.75
319 Vera, Reynaldo250950 39.47
320 Cebalo, Mišo250948 55.39
321 Xie Jun250949 29.66
322 Zifroni, Dov250955 24.36
323 Van den Doel, Erik250849 21.11
324 Korotylev, Alexey250855 23.32
325 Jakubiec, Artur250856 26.56
326 Kindermann, Stefan250750 40.50
327 Danielian, Oganes250774
328 Sokolovs, Andrei250765 28.34
329 Sulskis, Sarunas250750 27.58
330 Zoler, Dan250754 26.44
331 Oratovsky, Michael250657 26.23
332 Kiselev, Sergey250660 38.78
333 Magem Badals, Jordi250649 32.84
334 Gofshtein, Leonid D250650 47.18
335 Knaak, Rainer F250556 47.28
336 Krivonosov, Oleg250569 39.12
337 Pavasovic, Dusko250448 23.70
338 Palatnik, Semen A250467 50.25
339 Gyimesi, Zoltan250450 23.24
340 Iskusnyh, Sergei250453 25.81
341 Cvitan, Ognjen250449 38.71
342 Parker, Jonathan250354 24.10
343 Levin, Felix250253 41.64
344 Nikolaidis, Ioannis250252 29.48
345 Kovacevic, Vladimir250254 58.25
346 Sermek, Drazen250148 31.41
347 Barsov, Alexei250150
348 Dizdar, Goran250150 41.56
349 Belikov, Vladimir250160 28.90
350 Milov, Leonid250066 34.39
351 Tyomkin, Dimitri250052 23.25
352 Tsesarsky, Ilya249957 40.71
353 Wells, Peter K249949 35.19
354 Dlugy, Maxim249974 34.41
355 Barua, Dibyendu249951 33.66
356 Chuchelov, Vladimir249952 30.75
357 Grivas, Efstratios249956 34.24
358 Bu Xiangzhi249949 14.54
359 Hall, Jesper249853 28.95
360 Spangenberg, Hugo249852 24.60
361 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.37
362 Orlov, Georgi249762
363 Bagaturov, Giorgi249752 35.58
364 Popovic, Petar249755 41.37
365 Istratescu, Andrei249751 24.56
366 Timoshchenko, Gennady249750 51.16
367 Cramling, Pia249650 37.18
368 Kveinys, Aloyzas249651 37.96
369 Strikovic, Aleksa249652 39.12
370 Safin, Shukhrat249656 30.23
371 Blatny, Pavel249648 32.01
372 Akesson, Ralf249549 39.38
373 Ye Rongguang249462 36.73
374 Varga, Zoltan249449 29.96
375 Miezis, Normunds249449 29.12
376 Mascarinas, Rico249472 47.32
377 Khasin, Alexander249457 49.16
378 Villamayor, Bong249458
379 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249452 26.14
380 Har Zvi, Ronen249359 23.70
381 Hulak, Krunoslav249352 49.09
382 Bitoon, Richard249364 24.53
383 Liss, Eran249355 24.98
384 Gormally, Daniel249349 24.14
385 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249357
386 Ovetchkin, Roman249356 27.44
387 Smejkal, Jan249354 54.26
388 Manor, Ilan249358 30.67
389 Horváth, Csaba249348 32.06
390 Shabanov, Yury F249258 62.62
391 Suba, Mihai249258 53.07
392 Antunes, Antonio249266 38.39
393 Gelashvili, Tamaz249252 22.22
394 Lanka, Zigurds249250 40.10
395 Lazarev, Vladimir249252 36.06
396 Godena, Michele249248 32.98
397 Mestel, A Jonathan249261 43.29
398 Zagrebelny, Sergey249252
399 Wu Shaobin249260 31.39
400 Malakhatko, Vadim249153 23.26
401 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249160 36.75
402 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249168 47.44
403 Polovodin, Igor A249061 45.26
404 Efimov, Igor249048 39.78
405 Bagirov, Vladimir K249053 63.86
406 Notkin, Maksim249061 36.54
407 Conquest, Stuart249048 33.32
408 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248956 25.86
409 Ubilava, Elizbar E248960 49.83
410 Rogic, Davor248952 28.91
411 Marciano, David248950 30.98
412 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248961 52.86
413 Zezulkin, Jurij248956 28.86
414 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248853 19.07
415 Lukin, Andrei M248864 51.83
416 Macieja, Bartlomiej248849 22.73
417 Smyslov, Vassily V248853 79.26
418 Liang Jinrong248864 40.10
419 Wedberg, Tom248853 46.58
420 Olafsson, Helgi248852 43.86
421 Galliamova, Alisa248752 28.44
422 Drasko, Milan248751 37.55
423 Arnason, Jon L248765 39.62
424 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248755 29.10
425 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.42
426 Piskov, Yury248668 38.71
427 Turov, Maxim248653 20.55
428 Ermenkov, Evgenij248661 50.74
429 Georgiev, Krum248658 42.09
430 Polak, Tomas248550 26.17
431 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248553 42.51
432 Murey, Yakov248553 58.90
433 Georgiev, Vladimir248549 24.83
434 Shaked, Tal248553 22.39
435 Stocek, Jiri248550 23.13
436 Mitenkov, Alexey248573 39.30
437 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy248550 33.90
438 Gausel, Einar248551 36.57
439 Totsky, Leonid248456 32.88
440 Sadvakasov, Darmen248455 21.16
441 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248451 54.19
442 Garcia Ilundain, David248453 29.23
443 Hebden, Mark248449 42.36
444 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248455 21.95
445 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248348 29.66
446 Campos Moreno, Javier B248357 41.30
447 Yevseev, Denis248353 26.98
448 Egin, Vladimir248367
449 Cámpora, Daniel H248352 42.98
450 Sevillano, Enrico248267
451 Djurhuus, Rune248253 30.42
452 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.92
453 Ionescu, Constantin248250 41.79
454 Apicella, Manuel248252 30.19
455 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248251 29.48
456 Dimitrov, Vladimir248254 32.21
457 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248155 23.09
458 Larsen, Bent248155 65.31
459 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248152 65.24
460 Ward, Christopher248049 32.25
461 Polgar, Sofia248060 25.65
462 Vescovi, Giovanni P248051 22.03
463 Hector, Jonny248048 36.37
464 Mikhalevski, Victor248050 27.96
465 Zaja, Ivan247952 34.91
466 Votava, Jan247951 25.58
467 Kalantarian, Norik247961 37.86
468 Dominguez, Lenier247952 16.76
469 Winants, Luc247858 37.48
470 Kuporosov, Viktor247760 38.75
471 Guliev, Sarhan247757 32.23
472 Perelshteyn, Eugene247766 20.40
473 Danielsen, Henrik247752 34.43
474 Morrison, William247764 39.90
475 Kalinin, Alexander247766 32.08
476 Marin, Mihail247749 35.18
477 Kochiev, Alexander247760 44.25
478 Koniushkov, Igor247772 37.58
479 Kosic, Dragan247652 30.36
480 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247660 42.18
481 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247664 28.07
482 Rowson, Jonathan247649 23.19
483 Karlsson, Lars247560 44.96
484 Johansen, Darryl K247455 41.39
485 Degraeve, Jean Marc247450 29.42
486 Moskalenko, Viktor247457 39.56
487 Zhang Pengxiang247453
488 Ravia, Mosi247473 24.67
489 Stefanova, Antoaneta247349 21.19
490 Haba, Petr247351 35.47
491 Markovic, Ivan247361 28.44
492 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247352 26.37
493 Sargissian, Gabriel247355 17.40
494 Sergeev, Vladimir247354 36.15
495 Movsziszian, Karen247355 37.47
496 Sokolin, Leonid M247362
497 Vallejo Pons, Francisco247350 17.85
498 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247366 56.98
499 Drozdov, Igor247369 32.22
500 Cabrilo, Goran247255 41.98

These ratings, calculated as of June 26, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between June 22, 1999 and June 26, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 21, 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 June 26, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 27, 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 June 27, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 27, 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 June 27, 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 June 26, 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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