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Top 10 active players as of August 7, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287448
2 Anand, Viswanathan281347
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279147
4 Shirov, Alexei277447
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275447
6 Adams, Michael275347
7 Leko, Peter275048
8 Topalov, Veselin274147
9 Morozevich, Alexander272649
10 Svidler, Peter272548

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Top 500 active players as of August 7, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28744869.9% #237.32
2 Anand, Viswanathan28134713.6% #530.66
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2791476.5% #725.12
4 Shirov, Alexei2774473.1% #1028.09
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2754471.4% #1431.39
6 Adams, Michael2753471.1% #1428.72
7 Leko, Peter2750481.2% #1520.91
8 Topalov, Veselin2741470.6% #1725.40
9 Morozevich, Alexander2726490.4% #2323.05
10 Svidler, Peter2725480.3% #2324.14
11 Kamsky, Gata2716631.0% #3126.18
12 Gelfand, Boris2709470.1% #3032.12
13 Rublevsky, Sergei2705490.1% #3325.81
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704470.1% #3236.73
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2699480.1% #3549.21
16 Georgiev, Kiril2698500.1% #3634.69
17 Bareev, Evgeny2695490.1% #3833.71
18 Short, Nigel D269148 #3935.18
19 Akopian, Vladimir268749 #4328.67
20 Gurevich, Mikhail N268648 #4341.46
21 Polgar, Judit268548 #4424.04
22 Khalifman, Alexander268548 #4434.55
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G267947 #4846.64
24 Almasi, Zoltan266849 #5823.94
25 Piket, Jeroen266346 #6131.53
26 Dreev, Alexey266248 #6231.55
27 Korchnoi, Viktor L266047 #6369.37
28 Timman, Jan H265947 #6448.65
29 Aleksandrov, Aleksej265649 #6927.24
30 Smirin, Ilia265348 #7132.55
31 Sakaev, Konstantin265249 #7326.32
32 Movsesian, Sergei264547 #7921.76
33 Tkachiev, Vladislav264149 #8426.74
34 van Wely, Loek264046 #8327.83
35 Onischuk, Alexander263948 #8624.93
36 Gulko, Boris F263850 #8853.49
37 Seirawan, Yasser263551 #9340.37
38 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263453 #9440.39
39 Kharlov, Andrei263449 #9231.72
40 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263149 #9523.97
41 Khenkin, Igor263148 #9532.38
42 Sadler, Matthew263150 #9626.23
43 Sokolov, Ivan262647 #9932.15
44 Vaganian, Rafael A262550 #10348.81
45 Ye Jiangchuan262550 #10539.72
46 Ehlvest, Jaan262448 #10237.81
47 Jussupow, Artur M262449 #10340.48
48 Lautier, Joel262247 #10427.32
49 Hodgson, Julian M262250 #10637.04
50 Lputian, Smbat G262149 #10742.48
51 Psakhis, Lev B262048 #10741.69
52 Dautov, Rustem262049 #10834.69
53 Salov, Valery B262057 #11436.20
54 Hellers, Ferdinand2617730.1% #13131.53
55 Fedorov, Alexei261754 #11627.86
56 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261654 #11843.55
57 Hansen, Curt261550 #11435.89
58 Nikolic, Predrag261448 #11439.91
59 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam261350 #11720.67
60 Milov, Vadim261248 #11728.02
61 Graf, Alexander261259 #12537.95
62 Bologan, Viktor261148 #11828.65
63 Andersson, Ulf261051 #12249.11
64 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260958 #12833.45
65 Agdestein, Simen260852 #12433.23
66 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260849 #12224.02
67 Novikov, Igor A260849 #12238.21
68 Hjartarson, Jóhann260755 #12837.50
69 Fominyh, Alexander260651 #12641.15
70 Kaidanov, Gregory S260351 #13040.82
71 Dolmatov, Sergey V260351 #12941.47
72 Lutz, Christopher260248 #12929.45
73 Bacrot, Etienne260249 #12917.54
74 Christiansen, Larry M260152 #13244.11
75 Milos, Gilberto260151 #13336.77
76 Sturua, Zurab260152 #13341.16
77 Hracek, Zbynek260048 #13129.91
78 Kuzmin, Alexey260060 #13937.41
79 Avrukh, Boris259948 #13122.58
80 Yudasin, Leonid G259952 #13540.99
81 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259949 #13337.56
82 Ponomariov, Ruslan259850 #13516.82
83 Sutovsky, Emil259848 #13322.88
84 Volkov, Sergey259749 #13526.50
85 Shipov, Sergei259752 #13734.31
86 Shabalov, Alexander259750 #13632.90
87 Ftácnik, Lubomír259648 #13542.77
88 Speelman, Jonathan S259548 #13643.85
89 Peng Xiaomin259550 #13727.33
90 Chernin, Alexander M259549 #13740.42
91 Zhang Zhong259451 #13921.92
92 Golod, Vitali259250 #14129.12
93 Goldin, Alexander259253 #14435.45
94 Dvoiris, Semen I259050 #14341.76
95 Tiviakov, Sergei259047 #14127.48
96 Minasian, Artashes258849 #14533.55
97 Hübner, Robert258749 #14751.75
98 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav258655 #15134.40
99 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258551 #14949.76
100 Kobalija, Mihail258549 #14822.26
101 Baklan, Vladimir258450 22.45
102 Leitao, Rafael258451 20.61
103 Dao Thien Hai258451 22.24
104 Pétursson, Margeir258357 40.48
105 Yermolinsky, Alex V258349 42.32
106 Balashov, Yury S258250 51.40
107 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258250 43.70
108 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258249 50.49
109 Romanishin, Oleg M258147 48.58
110 Kožul, Zdenko257948 34.21
111 Tregubov, Pavel V257849 28.63
112 Dorfman, Iosif D257854 48.27
113 Nunn, John D M257653 45.29
114 deFirmian, Nicholas E257548 43.03
115 Wolff, Patrick G257572 32.48
116 Nielsen, Peter Heine257548 27.20
117 Grischuk, Alexander257549 16.77
118 Giorgadze, Giorgi257449 35.83
119 Greenfeld, Alon257451 36.31
120 Malakhov, Vladimir257351 19.70
121 Miles, Anthony J257248 45.29
122 Asrian, Karen257250 20.29
123 Gleizerov, Evgeny257250 37.38
124 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257148 43.05
125 Kengis, Edvins257052 41.32
126 Gavrikov, Victor N257053 43.02
127 Ibragimov, Ildar257048 32.98
128 Van der Sterren, Paul256950 44.39
129 Anastasian, Ashot256950 36.06
130 Gurevich, Dmitry256852 43.91
131 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256850 24.07
132 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.92
133 Hansen, Lars Bo256853 31.87
134 Hamdouchi, Hichem256850 27.83
135 Gurevich, Ilya256674 28.50
136 Vaisser, Anatoli256652 51.42
137 Filippov, Valerij256648 24.69
138 Kotronias, Vasilios256553 35.95
139 Hickl, Joerg256551 35.31
140 Rozentalis, Eduardas256548 37.20
141 Benjamin, Joel L256450 36.41
142 Rustemov, Alexander256350 27.09
143 Kruppa, Yuri256251 36.13
144 Komarov, Dimitri256250 31.68
145 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro256252 18.26
146 Iordachescu, Viorel256149 23.30
147 Gabriel, Christian256150 25.43
148 Lastin, Alexander256151 23.77
149 Landa, Konstantin256053 28.21
150 Pigusov, Evgeny255951 39.35
151 Yemelin, Vasily255950 24.52
152 Serper, Grigory255853 30.90
153 Razuvaev, Yury S255852 54.83
154 Epishin, Vladimir255847 35.07
155 Huzman, Alexander255750 38.33
156 Galkin, Alexander255749 21.52
157 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255754 38.47
158 Ivanov, Alexander V255753 44.27
159 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B255650 45.72
160 Volzhin, Alexander255648 29.51
161 Rohde, Michael A255674 40.95
162 Atalik, Suat255647 35.83
163 Shchekachev, Andrei255551 27.78
164 Timoshenko, Georgy255550 34.18
165 Portisch, Lajos255553 63.34
166 Sokolov, Andrey Y255457 37.38
167 Rogers, Ian255348 40.12
168 Wahls, Matthias255352 32.53
169 Smagin, Sergey255364 41.91
170 Aronian, Levon255351 17.84
171 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255249 54.40
172 Kotsur, Pavel255253 26.59
173 Maljutin, Evgeni255262 28.77
174 Iuldachev, Saidali255155 32.52
175 Stohl, Igor255148 35.86
176 Alterman, Boris255052 30.26
177 Xu Jun255057 37.89
178 Aseev, Konstantin N255051 39.80
179 Palac, Mladen255048 29.47
180 Ivanov, Sergey255050 38.86
181 Damljanovic, Branko254949 39.14
182 Baburin, Alexander254949 33.47
183 Savchenko, Stanislav254950 33.55
184 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254852 39.56
185 Watson, William N254861 38.30
186 Lesiege, Alexandre254750 24.97
187 Shneider, Aleksandr254754 38.21
188 Yakovich, Yuri254748 37.69
189 Rytshagov, Mikhail254751 32.74
190 Najer, Evgeniy254651 23.13
191 Kempinski, Robert254648 23.07
192 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254658 56.26
193 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254657 45.91
194 Fedorowicz, John P254654 41.86
195 Sax, Gyula254548 49.14
196 Spassky, Boris V254554 63.52
197 Hernandez, Gilberto254553
198 Chernyshov, Konstantin254552 33.16
199 Stefansson, Hannes254448 28.05
200 Arkhipov, Sergey254457 46.12
201 Korneev, Oleg254449 31.04
202 Guseinov, Aidyn254462 48.60
203 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254363 53.04
204 Zakharevich, Igor254253 37.06
205 Pintér, József254251 46.74
206 Tischbierek, Raj254152 37.87
207 Golubev, Mihail254156 30.19
208 Glek, Igor V254149 38.75
209 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254052 41.34
210 Sherbakov, Ruslan253949 30.90
211 Kiriakov, Petr253854 25.57
212 Torre, Eugenio253856 48.76
213 Agrest, Evgenij253849 33.98
214 Markovic, Miroslav253853 27.25
215 Oral, Tomas253748 22.62
216 Bönsch, Uwe253755 41.81
217 Ulibin, Mikhail253749 29.19
218 Kovalev, Andrei253752 38.75
219 Fridman, Daniel253753 24.48
220 Adorján, András253665 50.35
221 Popov, Valerij253650 25.91
222 Lobron, Eric253652 40.25
223 Beim, Valery253553 50.39
224 Schlosser, Philipp253551 31.97
225 Motylev, Alexander253450 21.14
226 Nevednichy, Vladislav253350 30.93
227 Nijboer, Friso253349 35.20
228 Lerner, Konstantin Z253351 50.44
229 Burmakin, Vladimir253249 33.17
230 Slobodjan, Roman253248 25.60
231 Delchev, Aleksander253250 29.06
232 Shulman, Yuri253152 25.27
233 Hort, Vlastimil253151 56.57
234 Kantsler, Boris253154 38.31
235 Markowski, Tomasz253148 25.02
236 Magerramov, Elmar S253160 42.33
237 Irzhanov, Ruslan253057 23.70
238 Ilincic, Zlatko253050 32.24
239 Lalic, Bogdan252947 36.41
240 Zontakh, Andrey252950 29.76
241 Spasov, Vasil252956 29.47
242 Adianto, Utut252951 35.39
243 Feygin, Michail252876 25.52
244 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252749 35.17
245 Kurajica, Bojan252750 52.73
246 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252754 36.00
247 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.35
248 Kosashvili, Yona252660 30.09
249 Babula, Vlastimil252649 26.85
250 Temirbaev, Serik252662
251 Zubarev, Alexander252557 49.12
252 Bauer, Christian252549 23.57
253 Vaulin, Alexander252549 43.39
254 Smikovski, Ivan252559 28.15
255 Arencibia, Walter252550 33.05
256 Hertneck, Gerald252451 36.89
257 Bischoff, Klaus252449 39.16
258 Ricardi, Pablo252451 38.45
259 Ginsburg, Gennadij252469 28.98
260 Wedberg, Tom252352 46.70
261 Chekhov, Valery A252360 44.70
262 Soffer, Ram252354 34.92
263 Berelovich, Aleksandar252351 33.10
264 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252353 23.49
265 Nikolenko, Oleg252259 41.13
266 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252249 34.68
267 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass252250 23.47
268 Hansen, Sune Berg252151 29.30
269 Lugovoi, Aleksei252149 25.42
270 Gdanski, Jacek252050 29.69
271 Rodriguez, Amador252059 43.91
272 Kumaran, Dharshan252070 25.17
273 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251951 37.37
274 Sorokin, Maxim251950 32.54
275 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251961 37.01
276 Reinderman, Dimitri251949 27.98
277 Villamayor, Bong251956
278 Sunye Neto, Jaime251955 43.26
279 Kishnev, Sergey251863 43.77
280 Schandorff, Lars251850 35.30
281 Plaskett, Jim251852 40.39
282 Kolev, Atanas251860 33.06
283 Loginov, Valery A251850 44.65
284 Frias, Victor J251775 44.49
285 Rechlis, Gad251657 33.51
286 Nogueiras, Jesus251651 41.06
287 Moroz, Alexander251657 39.55
288 Luther, Thomas251649 30.76
289 Sosonko, Gennadi251565 57.22
290 Sulskis, Sarunas251551 27.70
291 Zifroni, Dov251555 24.47
292 Banikas, Hristos251551 22.22
293 Parker, Jonathan251554 24.22
294 Ruzele, Darius251558 32.28
295 Enders, Peter251454 37.51
296 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251455 55.87
297 Xie Jun251449 29.77
298 Bezold, Michael251353 28.21
299 Didishko, Vereslav251353 51.33
300 Wang Zili251356 32.15
301 Chandler, Murray G251351 40.34
302 Yandemirov, Valeri251351 37.49
303 Comas Fabrego, Luis251251 29.13
304 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251260 44.44
305 Yurtaev, Leonid251253 41.27
306 Gofshtein, Leonid D251250 47.30
307 Sokolovs, Andrei251165 28.46
308 Spraggett, Kevin B251150 45.74
309 Rogozenko, Dorian251149 26.97
310 Oratovsky, Michael251157 26.34
311 Pavasovic, Dusko251148 23.81
312 King, Daniel J251054 36.94
313 Vera, Reynaldo251050 39.58
314 Gallagher, Joseph G251048 36.26
315 Kudrin, Sergey251055 40.92
316 Papaioannou, Ioannis251057 24.30
317 Danielian, Oganes251074
318 Horvath, Jozsef250951 35.98
319 Kogan, Artur250949 26.52
320 Sermek, Drazen250948 31.52
321 Sasikiran, Krishnan250949 19.58
322 Gyimesi, Zoltan250849 23.35
323 Kiselev, Sergey250860 38.90
324 Van den Doel, Erik250849 21.23
325 Miladinovic, Igor250851 26.54
326 Neverov, Valery250851 36.13
327 Mirumian, Vigen250751 22.86
328 Zoler, Dan250754 26.55
329 Jakubiec, Artur250656 26.68
330 Emms, John M250649 33.40
331 Ionov, Sergey250650 38.58
332 Maksimenko, Andrei250652 30.67
333 Barsov, Alexei250649
334 Iskusnyh, Sergei250654 25.92
335 Cebalo, Mišo250549 55.50
336 Korotylev, Alexey250555 23.43
337 Bezgodov, Alexei250452 31.11
338 Istratescu, Andrei250451 24.68
339 Cramling, Pia250350 37.29
340 Chuchelov, Vladimir250252 30.86
341 Blatny, Pavel250248 32.13
342 Palatnik, Semen A250267 50.37
343 Cvitan, Ognjen250249 38.83
344 Belikov, Vladimir250261 29.01
345 Kovacevic, Vladimir250254 58.37
346 Krivonosov, Oleg250269 39.24
347 Brodsky, Michail250249 31.36
348 Knaak, Rainer F250156 47.39
349 Levin, Felix250153 41.76
350 Grivas, Efstratios250155 34.36
351 Kveinys, Aloyzas250151 38.08
352 Djurhuus, Rune250152 30.54
353 Tsesarsky, Ilya250057 40.83
354 Galliamova, Alisa250051 28.55
355 Macieja, Bartlomiej250049 22.84
356 Murey, Yakov250052 59.01
357 Makarov, Marat249952 37.25
358 Bu Xiangzhi249949 14.66
359 Wells, Peter K249949 35.31
360 Kuzmin, Gennady P249951 54.55
361 Bagirov, Vladimir K249853 63.98
362 Hall, Jesper249854 29.06
363 Conquest, Stuart249748 33.43
364 Dizdar, Goran249751 41.68
365 Magem Badals, Jordi249749 32.95
366 Spangenberg, Hugo249752 24.71
367 Popovic, Petar249655 41.48
368 Zagrebelny, Sergey249652
369 Kindermann, Stefan249651 40.61
370 Bagaturov, Giorgi249652 35.69
371 Orlov, Georgi249563
372 Sadvakasov, Darmen249554 21.28
373 Dlugy, Maxim249574 34.52
374 Har Zvi, Ronen249559 23.82
375 Danielsen, Henrik249554 34.55
376 Malakhatko, Vadim249553 23.38
377 Gausel, Einar249551 36.69
378 Lazarev, Vladimir249551 36.17
379 Notkin, Maksim249562 36.66
380 van der Wiel, John T H249549 40.99
381 Hulak, Krunoslav249552 49.20
382 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249550 34.02
383 Safin, Shukhrat249556 30.34
384 Bitoon, Richard249459 24.65
385 Timoshchenko, Gennady249449 51.28
386 Georgiev, Krum249458 42.20
387 Strikovic, Aleksa249452 39.24
388 Ovetchkin, Roman249456 27.56
389 Milov, Leonid249368 34.50
390 Dgebuadze, Alexandre249355 29.21
391 Georgiev, Vladimir249349 24.95
392 Lanka, Zigurds249350 40.21
393 Manor, Ilan249358 30.78
394 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249251 29.59
395 Sevillano, Enrico249270
396 Olafsson, Helgi249152 43.98
397 Liss, Eran249155 25.10
398 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto249153 42.63
399 Ubilava, Elizbar E249160 49.95
400 Rogic, Davor249152 29.03
401 Vallejo Pons, Francisco249150 17.96
402 Smejkal, Jan249154 54.38
403 Barua, Dibyendu249051 33.78
404 Marciano, David249051 31.09
405 Arnason, Jon L249065 39.73
406 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei248954 26.26
407 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas248957
408 Liang Jinrong248965 40.21
409 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248960 36.86
410 Ye Rongguang248963 36.84
411 Turov, Maxim248954 20.67
412 Cámpora, Daniel H248852 43.11
413 Drasko, Milan248851 37.67
414 Egin, Vladimir248867
415 Wu Shaobin248860 31.51
416 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248851 54.30
417 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248852 26.25
418 Anapolsky, Sergey248767 25.29
419 Zaichik, Gennady L248770 43.49
420 Polak, Tomas248750 26.29
421 Vescovi, Giovanni P248751 22.15
422 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248768 47.55
423 Ermenkov, Evgenij248761 50.86
424 Mitenkov, Alexey248773 39.41
425 Suba, Mihai248659 53.18
426 Rowson, Jonathan248649 23.30
427 Perelshteyn, Eugene248565 20.51
428 Hector, Jonny248548 36.48
429 Goloshchapov, Alexander248551 22.54
430 Miezis, Normunds248549 29.24
431 Zaja, Ivan248453 35.02
432 Apicella, Manuel248452 30.30
433 Dimitrov, Vladimir248454 32.32
434 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248467 28.18
435 Hebden, Mark248449 42.48
436 Mueller, Karsten248350 29.71
437 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248351 29.59
438 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248352 19.18
439 Piskov, Yury248369 38.82
440 Arbakov, Valentin248360 48.53
441 Motwani, Paul248358 38.15
442 Horváth, Csaba248348 32.17
443 Lukin, Andrei M248264 51.94
444 Kosten, Anthony C248253 42.04
445 Khasin, Alexander248257 49.27
446 Varga, Zoltan248248 30.07
447 Shabanov, Yury F248159 62.74
448 Stocek, Jiri248150 23.24
449 Zezulkin, Jurij248156 28.98
450 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248156 22.07
451 Garcia Ilundain, David248154 29.35
452 Dominguez, Lenier248152 16.87
453 Borovikov, Vladislav248061 26.99
454 Krakops, Maris248053 22.34
455 Tyomkin, Dimitri248051 23.37
456 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248048 29.78
457 Ward, Christopher248049 32.37
458 Maiorov, Oleg247957 29.05
459 Kalinin, Alexander247966 32.20
460 Winants, Luc247959 37.60
461 Larsen, Bent247956 65.43
462 Degraeve, Jean Marc247950 29.53
463 Marin, Mihail247949 35.30
464 Smyslov, Vassily V247953 79.37
465 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247952 65.36
466 Shaked, Tal247853 22.51
467 Yevseev, Denis247853 27.09
468 Kosic, Dragan247852 30.48
469 Groszpeter, Attila247851 40.16
470 Eljanov, Pavel247758 17.24
471 Antunes, Antonio247767 38.50
472 Karlsson, Lars247760 45.07
473 Godena, Michele247748 33.11
474 Moskalenko, Viktor247757 39.68
475 Legky, Nikolay A247757 45.32
476 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247652 26.49
477 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247656 23.20
478 Akesson, Ralf247549 39.50
479 Mikhaletz, Lubomir247555 25.98
480 Mikhalevski, Victor247449 28.07
481 Johansen, Darryl K247454 41.51
482 Kholmov, Ratmir D247455 75.23
483 Guliev, Sarhan247457 32.35
484 Ionescu, Constantin247450 41.90
485 Kalinitschew, Sergey247455 44.51
486 Iljushin, Alexei247451 20.02
487 Ravia, Mosi247473 24.79
488 Markovic, Ivan247361 28.55
489 Davies, Nigel R247352 40.02
490 Yuneev, Alexey247369
491 Zhang Pengxiang247353
492 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247251 58.24
493 Blehm, Pawel247251 20.31
494 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247264 30.90
495 Mestel, A Jonathan247161 43.40
496 Ivanovic, Božidar247158 53.95
497 Kopjonkin, Gennady247165 35.13
498 Panzalovic, Srdjan247170 30.29
499 Gormally, Daniel247149 24.26
500 Votava, Jan247151 25.69

These ratings, calculated as of August 7, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between August 3, 1999 and August 7, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of August 2, 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 August 7, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on August 8, 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 August 8, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on August 8, 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 August 8, 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 August 7, 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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