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Top 10 active players as of September 18, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287748
2 Anand, Viswanathan281447
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280347
4 Shirov, Alexei278046
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275647
6 Leko, Peter275548
7 Adams, Michael274847
8 Topalov, Veselin274047
9 Gelfand, Boris272747
10 Kamsky, Gata272365

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Top 500 active players as of September 18, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28774868.5% #237.43
2 Anand, Viswanathan28144712.8% #530.77
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2803478.7% #625.23
4 Shirov, Alexei2780463.4% #928.20
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2756471.2% #1431.50
6 Leko, Peter2755481.4% #1421.03
7 Adams, Michael2748470.8% #1528.84
8 Topalov, Veselin2740470.6% #1825.51
9 Gelfand, Boris2727470.3% #2232.23
10 Kamsky, Gata2723651.3% #2926.29
11 Svidler, Peter2712470.1% #2824.25
12 Krasenkow, Michal2706470.1% #3236.84
13 Rublevsky, Sergei2704500.1% #3325.93
14 Georgiev, Kiril2704500.1% #3334.81
15 Bareev, Evgeny2704490.1% #3233.83
16 Morozevich, Alexander2704490.1% #3323.17
17 Karpov, Anatoly E2701480.1% #3449.32
18 Gurevich, Mikhail N268548 #4441.57
19 Polgar, Judit268348 #4624.15
20 Short, Nigel D268347 #4635.30
21 Beliavsky, Alexander G267947 #4846.75
22 Akopian, Vladimir267549 #5228.78
23 Dreev, Alexey266948 #5731.66
24 Smirin, Ilia266648 #6032.66
25 Almasi, Zoltan266548 #6024.05
26 Khalifman, Alexander266348 #6234.67
27 Piket, Jeroen265846 #6531.64
28 Aleksandrov, Aleksej265849 #6727.35
29 Sakaev, Konstantin265849 #6826.43
30 Korchnoi, Viktor L265647 #6869.49
31 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265252 #7440.51
32 Timman, Jan H265047 #7448.76
33 Tkachiev, Vladislav264949 #7726.86
34 van Wely, Loek264646 #7827.95
35 Movsesian, Sergei264147 #8421.87
36 Gulko, Boris F263950 #8753.61
37 Seirawan, Yasser263952 #8940.48
38 Onischuk, Alexander263749 #8925.04
39 Sadler, Matthew263750 #9026.34
40 Kharlov, Andrei263449 #9231.83
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263449 #9224.08
42 Ye Jiangchuan263450 #9439.83
43 Sokolov, Ivan263247 #9432.26
44 Lautier, Joel263047 #9527.43
45 Salov, Valery B262857 #10636.31
46 Ehlvest, Jaan262648 #10137.93
47 Khenkin, Igor262649 #10232.49
48 Vaganian, Rafael A262550 #10448.93
49 Jussupow, Artur M262549 #10340.60
50 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam262450 #10520.79
51 Milos, Gilberto262350 #10636.88
52 Hellers, Ferdinand262173 #12731.64
53 Graf, Alexander261959 #11838.06
54 Psakhis, Lev B261748 #11241.80
55 Dautov, Rustem261748 #11334.81
56 Andersson, Ulf261651 #11649.23
57 Hansen, Curt261450 #11735.99
58 Hodgson, Julian M261349 #11837.15
59 Lputian, Smbat G261249 #11742.59
60 Bacrot, Etienne261249 #11917.66
61 Bologan, Viktor261148 #11928.76
62 Lutz, Christopher261048 #12029.57
63 Nikolic, Predrag261048 #12040.02
64 Hjartarson, Jóhann260955 #12737.61
65 Kaidanov, Gregory S260952 #12440.94
66 Dolmatov, Sergey V260951 #12341.58
67 Milov, Vadim260848 #12228.13
68 Speelman, Jonathan S260648 #12543.96
69 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260559 #13433.56
70 Yudasin, Leonid G260552 #13041.11
71 Kuzmin, Alexey260460 #13537.53
72 Agdestein, Simen260352 #13233.34
73 Sturua, Zurab260352 #13341.28
74 Sutovsky, Emil260248 #13022.99
75 Zhang Zhong260151 #13322.04
76 Avrukh, Boris260048 #13122.69
77 Ftácnik, Lubomír259948 #13242.88
78 Volkov, Sergey259948 #13426.61
79 Shipov, Sergei259852 #13734.42
80 Golod, Vitali259750 #13629.23
81 Ponomariov, Ruslan259749 #13716.94
82 Novikov, Igor A259650 #13838.32
83 Tregubov, Pavel V259648 #13728.74
84 Tiviakov, Sergei259547 #13627.59
85 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259549 #13837.68
86 Baklan, Vladimir259450 #14022.56
87 Hracek, Zbynek259449 #14030.02
88 Yermolinsky, Alex V259349 #14042.44
89 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y259353 #14343.66
90 Christiansen, Larry M259353 #14344.23
91 Dvoiris, Semen I259350 #14141.88
92 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259251 #14349.88
93 Peng Xiaomin259150 #14427.44
94 Shabalov, Alexander259150 #14333.02
95 Fominyh, Alexander259150 #14441.26
96 Chernin, Alexander M259049 #14340.53
97 Hübner, Robert258949 #14451.87
98 Pétursson, Margeir258856 #15040.59
99 Dao Thien Hai258851 #14722.36
100 Goldin, Alexander258753 #14935.56
101 Grischuk, Alexander258749 16.88
102 Romanishin, Oleg M258748 48.69
103 Kobalija, Mihail258649 22.37
104 Leitao, Rafael258651 20.72
105 Kožul, Zdenko258448 34.33
106 Van der Sterren, Paul258350 44.50
107 Rozentalis, Eduardas258348 37.31
108 Malakhov, Vladimir258251 19.81
109 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258251 43.81
110 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258249 50.60
111 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257850 24.18
112 Greenfeld, Alon257751 36.42
113 Nielsen, Peter Heine257749 27.32
114 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter257649 24.13
115 Gleizerov, Evgeny257651 37.50
116 Asrian, Karen257550 20.40
117 Giorgadze, Giorgi257549 35.94
118 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav257555 34.51
119 Nunn, John D M257552 45.40
120 Gurevich, Dmitry257454 44.02
121 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257449 43.16
122 Wolff, Patrick G257273 32.59
123 Hamdouchi, Hichem257150 27.94
124 Dorfman, Iosif D257152 48.38
125 Minasian, Artashes257049 33.66
126 Galkin, Alexander257049 21.63
127 Ribli, Zoltán257051 49.03
128 Hansen, Lars Bo257053 31.98
129 Smagin, Sergey257059 42.03
130 Kengis, Edvins256952 41.43
131 Hickl, Joerg256851 35.42
132 Razuvaev, Yury S256853 54.94
133 Filippov, Valerij256748 24.81
134 deFirmian, Nicholas E256748 43.15
135 Landa, Konstantin256753 28.32
136 Balashov, Yury S256650 51.52
137 Shchekachev, Andrei256651 27.89
138 Gurevich, Ilya256575 28.61
139 Ibragimov, Ildar256448 33.09
140 Gavrikov, Victor N256453 43.14
141 Miles, Anthony J256447 45.40
142 Gabriel, Christian256450 25.54
143 Xu Jun256355 38.00
144 Serper, Grigory256354 31.01
145 Epishin, Vladimir256347 35.19
146 Huzman, Alexander256350 38.44
147 Pigusov, Evgeny256152 39.47
148 Volzhin, Alexander256148 29.63
149 Lastin, Alexander256050 23.88
150 Yemelin, Vasily256050 24.63
151 Komarov, Dimitri256051 31.80
152 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256054 38.58
153 Rustemov, Alexander255951 27.20
154 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro255952 18.38
155 Timoshenko, Georgy255950 34.30
156 Kotronias, Vasilios255953 36.06
157 Kempinski, Robert255948 23.19
158 Anastasian, Ashot255949 36.17
159 Ivanov, Sergey255849 38.97
160 Atalik, Suat255847 35.94
161 Kruppa, Yuri255751 36.24
162 Stefansson, Hannes255748 28.17
163 Sokolov, Andrey Y255757 37.50
164 Vaisser, Anatoli255752 51.54
165 Fedorov, Alexei255652 27.98
166 Benjamin, Joel L255650 36.52
167 Ivanov, Alexander V255653 44.38
168 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B255650 45.83
169 Aronian, Levon255650 17.95
170 Iordachescu, Viorel255549 23.41
171 Portisch, Lajos255553 63.45
172 Rohde, Michael A255576 41.06
173 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255449 54.51
174 Savchenko, Stanislav255450 33.66
175 Stohl, Igor255349 35.98
176 Glek, Igor V255349 38.86
177 Rytshagov, Mikhail255351 32.85
178 Alterman, Boris255252 30.37
179 Rogers, Ian255248 40.23
180 Wahls, Matthias255253 32.65
181 Baburin, Alexander255149 33.58
182 Markowski, Tomasz255148 25.13
183 Damljanovic, Branko255149 39.25
184 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255057 46.02
185 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254960 56.37
186 Agrest, Evgenij254849 34.09
187 Guseinov, Aidyn254862 48.71
188 Maljutin, Evgeni254862 28.88
189 Fedorowicz, John P254754 41.98
190 Nijboer, Friso254748 35.31
191 Watson, William N254761 38.42
192 Palac, Mladen254648 29.58
193 Markovic, Miroslav254654 27.36
194 Chernyshov, Konstantin254553 33.27
195 Pintér, József254551 46.86
196 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254453 41.45
197 Aseev, Konstantin N254351 39.91
198 Sax, Gyula254348 49.25
199 Spassky, Boris V254354 63.63
200 Shulman, Yuri254352 25.39
201 Tischbierek, Raj254253 37.98
202 Zakharevich, Igor254253 37.18
203 Motylev, Alexander254250 21.25
204 Lesiege, Alexandre254250 25.08
205 Najer, Evgeniy254250 23.24
206 Oral, Tomas254148 22.73
207 Beim, Valery254154 50.50
208 Shneider, Aleksandr254055 38.32
209 Golubev, Mihail254057 30.30
210 Yakovich, Yuri254048 37.80
211 Adorján, András253965 50.47
212 Adianto, Utut253951 35.51
213 Nevednichy, Vladislav253950 31.04
214 Kiriakov, Petr253854 25.69
215 Torre, Eugenio253856 48.87
216 Slobodjan, Roman253848 25.71
217 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253865 53.15
218 Arkhipov, Sergey253755 46.24
219 Korneev, Oleg253749 31.15
220 Lobron, Eric253752 40.36
221 Ulibin, Mikhail253749 29.30
222 Fridman, Daniel253752 24.59
223 Chiburdanidze, Maia G253652 39.67
224 Schandorff, Lars253550 35.41
225 Kotsur, Pavel253553 26.71
226 Sherbakov, Ruslan253549 31.01
227 Irzhanov, Ruslan253557 23.81
228 Bönsch, Uwe253555 41.93
229 Kovalev, Andrei253551 38.86
230 Kantsler, Boris253454 38.42
231 Sasikiran, Krishnan253450 19.70
232 Zontakh, Andrey253450 29.87
233 Delchev, Aleksander253450 29.18
234 Ginsburg, Gennadij253369 29.10
235 Ilincic, Zlatko253251 32.36
236 Kurajica, Bojan253150 52.84
237 Schlosser, Philipp253151 32.08
238 Babula, Vlastimil253149 26.96
239 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253161 37.12
240 Wedberg, Tom253152 46.81
241 Luther, Thomas253050 30.87
242 Iuldachev, Saidali253053 32.63
243 Arencibia, Walter252950 33.16
244 Spasov, Vasil252954 29.59
245 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252950 35.28
246 Hertneck, Gerald252951 36.99
247 Lerner, Konstantin Z252952 50.56
248 Burmakin, Vladimir252849 33.28
249 Lalic, Bogdan252847 36.53
250 Dizdarevic, Emir252850 42.46
251 Ricardi, Pablo252850 38.56
252 Temirbaev, Serik252862
253 Smikovski, Ivan252759 28.27
254 Gallagher, Joseph G252748 36.37
255 Kishnev, Sergey252763 43.88
256 Berelovich, Aleksandar252651 33.21
257 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252652 23.61
258 Sorokin, Maxim252650 32.66
259 Morrison, William252664 40.13
260 Bauer, Christian252649 23.69
261 Feygin, Michail252575 25.63
262 Morovic Fernández, Iván E252451 37.48
263 Banikas, Hristos252451 22.33
264 Chekhov, Valery A252464 44.81
265 Hernandez, Gilberto252352
266 Lugovoi, Aleksei252349 25.54
267 Popov, Valerij252350 26.02
268 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252354 36.12
269 Hansen, Sune Berg252251 29.41
270 Nikolenko, Oleg252259 41.25
271 Reinderman, Dimitri252249 28.10
272 Bischoff, Klaus252249 39.27
273 Kosashvili, Yona252160 30.21
274 Parker, Jonathan252154 24.33
275 Frias, Victor J252176 44.61
276 Sunye Neto, Jaime252155 43.38
277 Cramling, Pia252050 37.40
278 Bezold, Michael252053 28.32
279 Nogueiras, Jesus251951 41.17
280 Sulskis, Sarunas251851 27.81
281 Gdanski, Jacek251851 29.80
282 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251856 55.98
283 Vallejo Pons, Francisco251849 18.08
284 Horvath, Jozsef251750 36.10
285 Kolev, Atanas251760 33.18
286 Vaulin, Alexander251749 43.50
287 Chandler, Murray G251750 40.45
288 Yurtaev, Leonid251653 41.38
289 Moroz, Alexander251658 39.67
290 Yandemirov, Valeri251651 37.60
291 Magerramov, Elmar S251660 42.44
292 Turov, Maxim251652 20.78
293 Rechlis, Gad251657 33.62
294 Sosonko, Gennadi251466 57.33
295 Kudrin, Sergey251456 41.03
296 Neverov, Valery251451 36.24
297 Gyimesi, Zoltan251449 23.47
298 King, Daniel J251454 37.06
299 Papaioannou, Ioannis251458 24.41
300 Rodriguez, Amador251456 44.03
301 Loginov, Valery A251450 44.76
302 Enders, Peter251354 37.63
303 Vera, Reynaldo251350 39.70
304 Kumaran, Dharshan251272 25.28
305 Pavasovic, Dusko251248 23.93
306 Wang Zili251258 32.26
307 Chuchelov, Vladimir251252 30.97
308 Zifroni, Dov251255 24.59
309 Ruzele, Darius251259 32.39
310 Sokolovs, Andrei251165 28.57
311 Van den Doel, Erik251049 21.34
312 Kiselev, Sergey251060 39.01
313 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel251049 34.79
314 Korotylev, Alexey251055 23.55
315 Oratovsky, Michael251056 26.46
316 Iskusnyh, Sergei251054 26.04
317 Hort, Vlastimil251051 56.68
318 Danielian, Oganes251074
319 Bu Xiangzhi251050 14.77
320 Safin, Shukhrat250956 30.46
321 Sermek, Drazen250948 31.63
322 Bezgodov, Alexei250852 31.22
323 Kogan, Artur250849 26.64
324 Makarov, Marat250851 37.36
325 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250861 44.56
326 Ionov, Sergey250750 38.70
327 Conquest, Stuart250648 33.55
328 Rogozenko, Dorian250649 27.08
329 Soffer, Ram250654 35.03
330 Macieja, Bartlomiej250649 22.95
331 Belikov, Vladimir250561 29.13
332 Comas Fabrego, Luis250550 29.24
333 Grivas, Efstratios250454 34.47
334 Gausel, Einar250451 36.80
335 Kveinys, Aloyzas250451 38.19
336 Maksimenko, Andrei250352 30.78
337 Knaak, Rainer F250356 47.51
338 Malakhatko, Vadim250353 23.49
339 Eljanov, Pavel250259 17.36
340 Galliamova, Alisa250252 28.67
341 Palatnik, Semen A250267 50.48
342 Hebden, Mark250249 42.59
343 Bagaturov, Giorgi250252 35.81
344 Dizdar, Goran250251 41.79
345 Istratescu, Andrei250250 24.79
346 Miezis, Normunds250249 29.35
347 Krivonosov, Oleg250269 39.35
348 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy250150 34.13
349 Cebalo, Mišo250148 55.62
350 Gofshtein, Leonid D250150 47.41
351 Suba, Mihai250156 53.30
352 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto250152 42.74
353 Spraggett, Kevin B250150 45.86
354 Ubilava, Elizbar E250159 50.06
355 Xie Jun250149 29.88
356 Levin, Felix250154 41.87
357 Tsesarsky, Ilya250057 40.94
358 Villamayor, Bong250056
359 Hall, Jesper250054 29.18
360 Miladinovic, Igor250051 26.65
361 Kovacevic, Vladimir249954 58.48
362 Bagirov, Vladimir K249954 64.09
363 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249951 54.42
364 Kuzmin, Gennady P249951 54.66
365 Brodsky, Michail249950 31.48
366 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249956
367 Georgiev, Krum249857 42.32
368 Marin, Mihail249849 35.41
369 Popovic, Petar249855 41.59
370 Mecking, Henrique249872 48.65
371 Bitoon, Richard249759 24.76
372 Murey, Yakov249753 59.13
373 Stocek, Jiri249750 23.36
374 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei249754 26.37
375 Danielsen, Henrik249754 34.66
376 Sadvakasov, Darmen249753 21.39
377 Georgiev, Vladimir249749 25.06
378 Ovetchkin, Roman249656 27.67
379 Khasin, Alexander249660 49.39
380 Blatny, Pavel249648 32.24
381 Spangenberg, Hugo249652 24.82
382 Lanka, Zigurds249651 40.33
383 Hulak, Krunoslav249652 49.31
384 Emms, John M249549 33.51
385 Barsov, Alexei249549
386 Mitkov, Nikola249550 28.75
387 Notkin, Maksim249562 36.77
388 Mirumian, Vigen249552 22.97
389 Dlugy, Maxim249574 34.64
390 Arnason, Jon L249565 39.85
391 Degraeve, Jean Marc249550 29.65
392 Cvitan, Ognjen249549 38.94
393 Jakubiec, Artur249556 26.79
394 Wu Shaobin249463 31.62
395 Borovikov, Vladislav249460 27.11
396 Hauchard, Arnaud249449 28.84
397 Timoshchenko, Gennady249449 51.39
398 Orlov, Georgi249463
399 Zezulkin, Jurij249458 29.09
400 Kholmov, Ratmir D249456 75.35
401 Vescovi, Giovanni P249351 22.26
402 Manor, Ilan249358 30.90
403 Zoler, Dan249355 26.66
404 Mitenkov, Alexey249373 39.53
405 Djurhuus, Rune249352 30.65
406 Zubarev, Alexander249356 49.23
407 Strikovic, Aleksa249352 39.35
408 Liss, Eran249256 25.21
409 Kopjonkin, Gennady249265 35.25
410 Zagrebelny, Sergey249152
411 Didishko, Vereslav249152 51.44
412 Lazarev, Vladimir249151 36.29
413 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249161 36.97
414 Sargissian, Gabriel249153 17.62
415 Sevillano, Enrico249170
416 Ward, Christopher249049 32.48
417 Drasko, Milan249051 37.78
418 Har Zvi, Ronen249060 23.93
419 Smejkal, Jan249054 54.49
420 Kosten, Anthony C248953 42.15
421 Anapolsky, Sergey248967 25.41
422 Wells, Peter K248949 35.42
423 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248869 47.66
424 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248855 29.33
425 Matros, Alexander248856 30.69
426 Motwani, Paul248858 38.26
427 Rowson, Jonathan248850 23.42
428 van der Wiel, John T H248849 41.11
429 Liang Jinrong248771 40.33
430 Magem Badals, Jordi248749 33.07
431 Polak, Tomas248751 26.40
432 Kindermann, Stefan248751 40.72
433 Zaja, Ivan248653 35.14
434 Lukin, Andrei M248664 52.06
435 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248652 19.30
436 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248667 28.30
437 Zaichik, Gennady L248670 43.60
438 Goloshchapov, Alexander248652 22.65
439 Mueller, Karsten248651 29.82
440 Piskov, Yury248669 38.93
441 Ye Rongguang248666 36.96
442 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248552 29.70
443 Milov, Leonid248568 34.62
444 Horváth, Csaba248548 32.29
445 Kalinitschew, Sergey248555 44.62
446 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248550 23.58
447 Shabanov, Yury F248559 62.85
448 Maiorov, Oleg248457 29.16
449 Godena, Michele248448 33.22
450 Olafsson, Helgi248453 44.09
451 Dimitrov, Vladimir248454 32.44
452 Plaskett, Jim248451 40.50
453 Ermenkov, Evgenij248463 50.97
454 Arbakov, Valentin248460 48.64
455 Larsen, Bent248357 65.54
456 Garcia Ilundain, David248353 29.46
457 Blehm, Pawel248351 20.42
458 Hector, Jonny248348 36.60
459 Dominguez, Lenier248252 16.98
460 Barua, Dibyendu248151 33.89
461 Kalantarian, Norik247961 38.09
462 Egin, Vladimir247967
463 Legky, Nikolay A247957 45.44
464 Yuneev, Alexey247969
465 Kosic, Dragan247952 30.59
466 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247965 31.01
467 Antunes, Antonio247867 38.62
468 Smyslov, Vassily V247854 79.48
469 Ni Hua247853 17.30
470 Moskalenko, Viktor247857 39.79
471 Tyomkin, Dimitri247851 23.48
472 Winants, Luc247760 37.71
473 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247751 58.35
474 Akhmadeev, Vadim247763 44.18
475 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247752 26.37
476 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247752 26.60
477 Kalinin, Alexander247768 32.31
478 Marciano, David247750 31.20
479 Krakops, Maris247653 22.46
480 Cámpora, Daniel H247651 43.22
481 Johansen, Darryl K247654 41.62
482 Ionescu, Constantin247650 42.02
483 Mikhalevski, Victor247649 28.18
484 Varga, Zoltan247548 30.18
485 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247551 29.71
486 Vakhidov, Tahir247553
487 Mikhaletz, Lubomir247555 26.09
488 Zapata, Alonso247452 42.07
489 Pelletier, Yannick247448 23.98
490 Kaminski, Marcin247454 23.52
491 Prokopchuk, Evgeny247458 22.18
492 Yevseev, Denis247453 27.21
493 Summerscale, Aaron247450 31.06
494 Guliev, Sarhan247458 32.46
495 Markovic, Ivan247361 28.67
496 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247356 23.32
497 Mestel, A Jonathan247361 43.51
498 Apicella, Manuel247352 30.41
499 Kochiev, Alexander247356 44.48
500 Zilberman, Yaacov247353 46.31

These ratings, calculated as of September 18, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between September 14, 1999 and September 18, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of September 13, 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 September 18, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on September 19, 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 September 19, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on September 19, 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 September 19, 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 September 18, 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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