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Top 10 active players as of November 20, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286748
2 Kramnik, Vladimir282647
3 Anand, Viswanathan281747
4 Shirov, Alexei278446
5 Leko, Peter275548
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily275047
7 Adams, Michael274447
8 Gelfand, Boris273247
9 Topalov, Veselin273147
10 Kamsky, Gata272965

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Top 500 active players as of November 20, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28674856.8% #237.60
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28264718.8% #425.40
3 Anand, Viswanathan28174714.0% #530.94
4 Shirov, Alexei2784464.2% #928.38
5 Leko, Peter2755481.3% #1421.20
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2750470.8% #1531.67
7 Adams, Michael2744470.7% #1729.01
8 Gelfand, Boris2732470.4% #2032.41
9 Topalov, Veselin2731470.3% #2125.68
10 Kamsky, Gata2729651.6% #2626.47
11 Morozevich, Alexander2727480.4% #2223.34
12 Svidler, Peter2714470.1% #2724.43
13 Georgiev, Kiril2710490.2% #3034.98
14 Bareev, Evgeny2702490.1% #3333.99
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2702480.1% #3449.49
16 Rublevsky, Sergei2700490.1% #3526.10
17 Polgar, Judit268948 #4124.33
18 Krasenkow, Michal268647 #4337.02
19 Gurevich, Mikhail N268348 #4541.75
20 Akopian, Vladimir267850 #5028.95
21 Dreev, Alexey267748 #5031.83
22 Short, Nigel D267547 #5035.47
23 Khalifman, Alexander267348 #5334.84
24 Beliavsky, Alexander G267047 #5446.93
25 Sakaev, Konstantin266850 #5826.60
26 Smirin, Ilia266548 #5932.83
27 van Wely, Loek266246 #6128.12
28 Tkachiev, Vladislav266148 #6327.03
29 Piket, Jeroen265646 #6531.81
30 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265251 #7340.68
31 Korchnoi, Viktor L265147 #7269.66
32 Ponomariov, Ruslan264848 #7517.11
33 Almasi, Zoltan264848 #7524.23
34 Jussupow, Artur M264449 #8040.77
35 Movsesian, Sergei264347 #7922.05
36 Aleksandrov, Aleksej264349 #8127.52
37 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam264249 #8320.96
38 Sokolov, Ivan263947 #8432.44
39 Timman, Jan H263847 #8648.93
40 Khenkin, Igor263849 #8632.66
41 Ye Jiangchuan263550 #9039.99
42 Dautov, Rustem263348 #9234.98
43 Lautier, Joel263347 #9127.61
44 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263149 #9424.26
45 Seirawan, Yasser263150 #9540.66
46 Kharlov, Andrei262850 #9731.99
47 Andersson, Ulf262750 #10049.40
48 Sadler, Matthew262551 #10326.51
49 Salov, Valery B262457 #10836.48
50 Graf, Alexander262459 #11138.24
51 Gulko, Boris F262449 #10353.78
52 Bacrot, Etienne262349 #10417.83
53 Ehlvest, Jaan262248 #10438.10
54 Hellers, Ferdinand262073 #12631.81
55 Psakhis, Lev B261548 #11241.98
56 Lputian, Smbat G261548 #11342.77
57 Hansen, Curt261449 #11436.17
58 Lutz, Christopher261448 #11429.74
59 Sturua, Zurab261452 #11741.45
60 Onischuk, Alexander261248 #11725.21
61 Hodgson, Julian M261049 #11937.32
62 Nikolic, Predrag261047 #11740.19
63 Grischuk, Alexander260948 #11917.05
64 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260959 #12833.74
65 Kuzmin, Alexey260660 #13237.70
66 Avrukh, Boris260648 #12322.87
67 Ftácnik, Lubomír260648 #12443.06
68 Vaganian, Rafael A260349 #12849.10
69 Dolmatov, Sergey V260251 #13041.75
70 Shipov, Sergei260152 #13234.59
71 Yudasin, Leonid G260052 #13241.28
72 Golod, Vitali260050 #13129.40
73 Zhang Zhong259951 #13322.21
74 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259951 #13443.98
75 Bologan, Viktor259848 #13128.93
76 Speelman, Jonathan S259847 #13344.13
77 Christiansen, Larry M259752 #13644.40
78 Milov, Vadim259747 #13228.30
79 Hjartarson, Jóhann259557 #14137.78
80 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259549 #13637.85
81 Milos, Gilberto259550 #13837.06
82 Peng Xiaomin259450 #13827.62
83 Hübner, Robert259449 #13852.04
84 Sutovsky, Emil259348 #13823.17
85 Fominyh, Alexander259250 #14141.43
86 Novikov, Igor A259050 #14238.49
87 Tiviakov, Sergei258947 #14127.77
88 Goldin, Alexander258953 #14635.73
89 Kobalija, Mihail258949 #14322.55
90 Dvoiris, Semen I258850 #14542.05
91 Leitao, Rafael258850 #14420.90
92 Kaidanov, Gregory S258850 #14541.11
93 Chernin, Alexander M258749 #14540.70
94 Rozentalis, Eduardas258648 #14537.48
95 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258651 #14750.05
96 Benjamin, Joel L258649 #14636.69
97 Baklan, Vladimir258550 #14822.74
98 Dorfman, Iosif D258451 #15048.55
99 Yermolinsky, Alex V258349 #14942.61
100 Nunn, John D M258352 #15045.57
101 Shabalov, Alexander258249 33.19
102 Kožul, Zdenko258247 34.50
103 Anastasian, Ashot258149 36.34
104 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav258154 34.68
105 Agdestein, Simen258052 33.51
106 Gurevich, Dmitry258053 44.19
107 Pétursson, Margeir258056 40.76
108 Romanishin, Oleg M257947 48.86
109 Hansen, Lars Bo257951 32.16
110 Portisch, Lajos257853 63.63
111 Filippov, Valerij257848 24.98
112 Greenfeld, Alon257851 36.59
113 Nielsen, Peter Heine257748 27.49
114 Malakhov, Vladimir257750 19.98
115 Volkov, Sergey257648 26.79
116 Hracek, Zbynek257648 30.20
117 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y257552 43.83
118 Asrian, Karen257450 20.57
119 Wolff, Patrick G257473 32.76
120 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257354 38.75
121 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter257349 24.30
122 Rustemov, Alexander257251 27.37
123 Galkin, Alexander257149 21.80
124 Gleizerov, Evgeny257150 37.67
125 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257149 50.77
126 Ribli, Zoltán257152 49.20
127 Van der Sterren, Paul257049 44.68
128 Hickl, Joerg256952 35.59
129 Wahls, Matthias256854 32.82
130 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256849 54.68
131 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro256850 18.55
132 Watson, William N256862 38.59
133 Razuvaev, Yury S256852 55.11
134 Epishin, Vladimir256847 35.36
135 Giorgadze, Giorgi256749 36.11
136 Balashov, Yury S256750 51.69
137 Tregubov, Pavel V256748 28.91
138 Gurevich, Ilya256775 28.78
139 Kempinski, Robert256647 23.36
140 Komarov, Dimitri256651 31.97
141 Landa, Konstantin256553 28.50
142 Shchekachev, Andrei256551 28.06
143 Kengis, Edvins256554 41.61
144 Xu Jun256552 38.18
145 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256450 24.36
146 Adianto, Utut256451 35.68
147 Smagin, Sergey256460 42.20
148 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256449 43.33
149 Atalik, Suat256348 36.11
150 Ruzele, Darius256257 32.56
151 Serper, Grigory256252 31.18
152 Gabriel, Christian256150 25.71
153 Ivanov, Alexander V256152 44.55
154 Miles, Anthony J256047 45.58
155 Gavrikov, Victor N255953 43.31
156 Kruppa, Yuri255851 36.41
157 deFirmian, Nicholas E255848 43.32
158 Glek, Igor V255749 39.04
159 Ibragimov, Ildar255748 33.26
160 Lastin, Alexander255651 24.06
161 Minasian, Artashes255549 33.83
162 Baburin, Alexander255549 33.75
163 Rogers, Ian255548 40.41
164 Vaisser, Anatoli255452 51.71
165 Nijboer, Friso255348 35.48
166 Dao Thien Hai255351 22.53
167 Palac, Mladen255348 29.76
168 Sokolov, Andrey Y255258 37.67
169 Savchenko, Stanislav255150 33.83
170 Huzman, Alexander255149 38.61
171 Volzhin, Alexander255148 29.80
172 Iordachescu, Viorel255049 23.58
173 Alterman, Boris255053 30.54
174 Vaulin, Alexander254949 43.67
175 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254957 46.19
176 Hertneck, Gerald254951 37.17
177 Ivanov, Sergey254850 39.14
178 Sasikiran, Krishnan254849 19.87
179 Timoshenko, Georgy254850 34.47
180 Kotronias, Vasilios254752 36.24
181 Beim, Valery254754 50.68
182 Maljutin, Evgeni254762 29.05
183 Najer, Evgeniy254650 23.41
184 Agrest, Evgenij254649 34.26
185 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254661 56.54
186 Irzhanov, Ruslan254660 23.98
187 Pigusov, Evgeny254552 39.64
188 Hamdouchi, Hichem254549 28.12
189 Yemelin, Vasily254450 24.80
190 Kiriakov, Petr254452 25.86
191 Tischbierek, Raj254354 38.16
192 Oral, Tomas254348 22.91
193 Pintér, József254252 47.03
194 Damljanovic, Branko254248 39.43
195 Bauer, Christian254248 23.86
196 Markovic, Miroslav254153 27.53
197 Sax, Gyula254148 49.42
198 Golubev, Mihail254058 30.47
199 Spassky, Boris V254056 63.81
200 Chernyshov, Konstantin254053 33.44
201 Torre, Eugenio254054 49.04
202 Luther, Thomas254049 31.04
203 Shulman, Yuri254052 25.56
204 Lesiege, Alexandre254049 25.26
205 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254049 46.01
206 Nevednichy, Vladislav253950 31.21
207 Kantsler, Boris253955 38.59
208 Fedorowicz, John P253953 42.15
209 Lalic, Bogdan253947 36.70
210 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253967 53.33
211 Lerner, Konstantin Z253852 50.73
212 Korneev, Oleg253849 31.32
213 Spraggett, Kevin B253850 46.03
214 Guseinov, Aidyn253864 48.88
215 Shneider, Aleksandr253854 38.50
216 Kharitonov, Andrey Y253853 41.63
217 Delchev, Aleksander253849 29.35
218 Slobodjan, Roman253748 25.88
219 Arencibia, Walter253750 33.33
220 Stohl, Igor253749 36.15
221 Stefansson, Hannes253748 28.34
222 Schandorff, Lars253750 35.58
223 Markowski, Tomasz253748 25.31
224 Adorján, András253565 50.64
225 Sorokin, Maxim253549 32.83
226 Arkhipov, Sergey253555 46.41
227 Yakovich, Yuri253548 37.97
228 Aseev, Konstantin N253451 40.08
229 Fridman, Daniel253453 24.76
230 Sherbakov, Ruslan253349 31.18
231 Ulibin, Mikhail253149 29.47
232 Papaioannou, Ioannis253154 24.58
233 Bischoff, Klaus253148 39.45
234 Zontakh, Andrey253151 30.04
235 Gdanski, Jacek253051 29.97
236 Morrison, William252964 40.30
237 Wedberg, Tom252953 46.98
238 Kurajica, Bojan252949 53.01
239 Hebden, Mark252849 42.76
240 Rytshagov, Mikhail252850 33.02
241 Bönsch, Uwe252856 42.10
242 Lobron, Eric252852 40.54
243 Marin, Mihail252848 35.58
244 Zakharevich, Igor252853 37.35
245 Kovalev, Andrei252751 39.04
246 Aronian, Levon252750 18.12
247 Motylev, Alexander252650 21.43
248 Kolev, Atanas252655 33.35
249 Smikovski, Ivan252658 28.44
250 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252650 35.45
251 Hansen, Sune Berg252650 29.58
252 Ricardi, Pablo252550 38.74
253 Fedorov, Alexei252551 28.15
254 Horvath, Jozsef252551 36.27
255 Bu Xiangzhi252451 14.94
256 Galliamova, Alisa252451 28.84
257 Ginsburg, Gennadij252475 29.27
258 Kotsur, Pavel252352 26.88
259 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas252355
260 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252363 37.29
261 Kishnev, Sergey252364 44.05
262 Magerramov, Elmar S252361 42.61
263 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252249 18.25
264 Motwani, Paul252254 38.44
265 Spasov, Vasil252155 29.76
266 Gallagher, Joseph G252148 36.54
267 Kosashvili, Yona252160 30.38
268 Hernandez, Gilberto252152
269 Turov, Maxim252151 20.95
270 Hulak, Krunoslav252152 49.49
271 Chuchelov, Vladimir252152 31.15
272 Gyimesi, Zoltan252149 23.64
273 Moroz, Alexander252158 39.84
274 Chekhov, Valery A252063 44.98
275 Babula, Vlastimil252049 27.13
276 Nikolenko, Oleg252059 41.42
277 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252056 56.15
278 Reinderman, Dimitri251949 28.27
279 Miezis, Normunds251849 29.52
280 Popov, Valerij251849 26.19
281 Pavasovic, Dusko251748 24.10
282 Lugovoi, Aleksei251750 25.71
283 Barsov, Alexei251749
284 Enders, Peter251755 37.80
285 Feygin, Michail251772 25.80
286 Chandler, Murray G251650 40.63
287 Schlosser, Philipp251652 32.25
288 Danielian, Oganes251673
289 Korotylev, Alexey251655 23.72
290 Zifroni, Dov251554 24.76
291 Dizdarevic, Emir251550 42.63
292 King, Daniel J251555 37.23
293 Rechlis, Gad251557 33.79
294 Parker, Jonathan251554 24.50
295 Temirbaev, Serik251464
296 Bezold, Michael251454 28.49
297 Sosonko, Gennadi251466 57.51
298 Kumaran, Dharshan251474 25.45
299 Comas Fabrego, Luis251349 29.41
300 Nogueiras, Jesus251350 41.34
301 Neverov, Valery251351 36.41
302 Cramling, Pia251350 37.58
303 Macieja, Bartlomiej251348 23.13
304 Wang Zili251258 32.43
305 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel251249 34.96
306 Sunye Neto, Jaime251255 43.55
307 Knaak, Rainer F251158 47.68
308 Rodriguez, Amador251157 44.20
309 Yurtaev, Leonid251152 41.55
310 Iskusnyh, Sergei251054 26.21
311 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251061 44.73
312 Burmakin, Vladimir251050 33.45
313 Georgiev, Vladimir251049 25.23
314 Miladinovic, Igor251050 26.82
315 Banikas, Hristos251051 22.50
316 Loginov, Valery A250951 44.94
317 Sadvakasov, Darmen250952 21.56
318 Kovacevic, Aleksandar250952 26.77
319 Bagaturov, Giorgi250952 35.98
320 Sermek, Drazen250848 31.81
321 Makarov, Marat250852 37.54
322 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav250854 36.29
323 Villamayor, Bong250854
324 Timoshchenko, Gennady250749 51.56
325 Kogan, Artur250749 26.81
326 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250752 39.84
327 Iuldachev, Saidali250753 32.80
328 Belikov, Vladimir250663 29.30
329 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto250652 42.91
330 Sokolovs, Andrei250670 28.74
331 Soffer, Ram250556 35.20
332 Van den Doel, Erik250549 21.51
333 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250551 54.59
334 Kiselev, Sergey250560 39.18
335 Bezgodov, Alexei250553 31.39
336 Kovacevic, Vladimir250556 58.65
337 Murey, Yakov250553 59.30
338 Ionov, Sergey250551 38.87
339 Conquest, Stuart250548 33.72
340 Suba, Mihai250556 53.47
341 Rogozenko, Dorian250449 27.26
342 Ionescu, Constantin250450 42.19
343 Berelovich, Aleksandar250351 33.38
344 Kuzmin, Gennady P250352 54.84
345 Krivonosov, Oleg250371 39.52
346 Kveinys, Aloyzas250350 38.36
347 Danielsen, Henrik250354 34.83
348 Maksimenko, Andrei250353 30.95
349 Morovic Fernández, Iván E250351 37.66
350 Kunte, Abhijit250349 23.71
351 Mitkov, Nikola250350 28.92
352 Nikolaidis, Ioannis250351 29.88
353 Zoler, Dan250356 26.84
354 Yandemirov, Valeri250351 37.77
355 Emms, John M250248 33.68
356 Wu Shaobin250258 31.79
357 Sargissian, Gabriel250252 17.80
358 Cvitan, Ognjen250248 39.11
359 Borovikov, Vladislav250259 27.28
360 Ilincic, Zlatko250250 32.53
361 Degraeve, Jean Marc250249 29.82
362 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei250154 26.54
363 Levin, Felix250155 42.04
364 Zezulkin, Jurij250155 29.26
365 Jakubiec, Artur250155 26.96
366 Vescovi, Giovanni P250050 22.43
367 Hall, Jesper250055 29.35
368 Johansen, Darryl K250053 41.79
369 Dizdar, Goran249951 41.96
370 Hort, Vlastimil249952 56.86
371 Istratescu, Andrei249950 24.96
372 Popovic, Petar249856 41.77
373 Magem Badals, Jordi249849 33.24
374 Xie Jun249849 30.06
375 Strikovic, Aleksa249854 39.52
376 Brodsky, Michail249750 31.65
377 Tsesarsky, Ilya249758 41.11
378 Wells, Peter K249749 35.59
379 Mirumian, Vigen249752 23.14
380 Palatnik, Semen A249670 50.65
381 Sevillano, Enrico249670
382 Zaichik, Gennady L249674 43.77
383 Ubilava, Elizbar E249660 50.23
384 Goloshchapov, Alexander249652 22.82
385 Mecking, Henrique249572 48.83
386 Annageldyev, Orazly249558 40.67
387 Dlugy, Maxim249574 34.81
388 Gausel, Einar249552 36.97
389 Horváth, Csaba249548 32.46
390 van der Wiel, John T H249449 41.28
391 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249450 34.30
392 Stocek, Jiri249450 23.53
393 Notkin, Maksim249463 36.94
394 Malakhatko, Vadim249452 23.66
395 Cebalo, Mišo249348 55.79
396 Georgiev, Krum249357 42.49
397 Lanka, Zigurds249351 40.50
398 Bagirov, Vladimir K249355 64.26
399 Kacheishvili, Giorgi249351 23.78
400 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249269 47.84
401 Manor, Ilan249258 31.07
402 Blatny, Pavel249248 32.41
403 Khasin, Alexander249261 49.56
404 Liss, Eran249156 25.38
405 Olafsson, Helgi249151 44.26
406 Liang Jinrong249171 40.50
407 Zagrebelny, Sergey249052
408 Hauchard, Arnaud249049 29.01
409 Eljanov, Pavel249056 17.53
410 Gofshtein, Leonid D249050 47.58
411 Ermenkov, Evgenij249064 51.14
412 Lazarev, Vladimir248951 36.46
413 Didishko, Vereslav248951 51.61
414 Kuporosov, Viktor248960 39.15
415 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248956 29.50
416 Grivas, Efstratios248856 34.64
417 Kindermann, Stefan248851 40.90
418 Mueller, Karsten248851 29.99
419 Smyslov, Vassily V248855 79.66
420 Hector, Jonny248848 36.77
421 Polak, Tomas248751 26.57
422 Ye Rongguang248766 37.13
423 Godena, Michele248748 33.39
424 Barua, Dibyendu248750 34.06
425 Matros, Alexander248656 30.86
426 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248651 29.88
427 Vera, Reynaldo248650 39.87
428 Dominguez, Lenier248651 17.16
429 Orlov, Georgi248664
430 Sulskis, Sarunas248651 27.98
431 Piskov, Yury248674 39.11
432 Drasko, Milan248551 37.95
433 Smejkal, Jan248556 54.66
434 Anapolsky, Sergey248567 25.58
435 Zubarev, Alexander248555 49.41
436 Pelletier, Yannick248548 24.16
437 Kosic, Dragan248453 30.76
438 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248452 19.47
439 Spangenberg, Hugo248452 24.99
440 Maiorov, Oleg248457 29.33
441 Milov, Leonid248468 34.79
442 Kosten, Anthony C248454 42.32
443 Kudrin, Sergey248356 41.20
444 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248367 28.47
445 Kalinin, Alexander248368 32.48
446 Safin, Shukhrat248355 30.63
447 Arnason, Jon L248265 40.02
448 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248250 23.76
449 Moskalenko, Viktor248257 39.96
450 Antunes, Antonio248268 38.79
451 Har Zvi, Ronen248160 24.10
452 Mitenkov, Alexey248174 39.70
453 Tyomkin, Dimitri248151 23.65
454 Garcia Ilundain, David248053 29.63
455 Zaja, Ivan248052 35.31
456 Yuneev, Alexey248070
457 Dimitrov, Vladimir248054 32.61
458 Kalantarian, Norik248061 38.26
459 Krakops, Maris248052 22.63
460 Shabanov, Yury F247957 63.02
461 Socko, Bartosz247948 22.03
462 Labollita, Martin247959 20.15
463 Campos Moreno, Javier B247954 41.70
464 Legky, Nikolay A247958 45.61
465 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247953 26.54
466 Dzhumaev, Marat247953
467 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247965 31.18
468 Gelashvili, Tamaz247950 22.62
469 Tisdall, Jonathan D247964 42.23
470 Kholmov, Ratmir D247854 75.52
471 Egin, Vladimir247869
472 Davies, Nigel R247853 40.30
473 Ovetchkin, Roman247856 27.84
474 Oratovsky, Michael247854 26.63
475 Muse, Mladen247858 37.83
476 Nadyrhanov, Sergey247858 37.15
477 Djuric, Stefan247851 45.32
478 Zapata, Alonso247852 42.25
479 Cámpora, Daniel H247750 43.39
480 Shaked, Tal247755 22.79
481 Drazic, Sinisa247752 32.93
482 Vlassov, Nikolai247760 34.98
483 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247756 23.49
484 Kulaots, Kaido247750 24.73
485 Votava, Jan247751 25.98
486 Lukin, Andrei M247667 52.23
487 Cabrilo, Goran247656 42.38
488 Guliev, Sarhan247659 32.63
489 Renet, Olivier247662 35.91
490 Magai, Vladimir247659
491 Djurhuus, Rune247653 30.82
492 Ward, Christopher247549 32.65
493 Arbakov, Valentin247560 48.81
494 Liiva, Riho247561 25.38
495 Markovic, Ivan247464 28.84
496 Vasquez, Rodrigo247455 30.95
497 Koniushkov, Igor247474 37.98
498 Akhmadeev, Vadim247463 44.35
499 Joachim, Sven247468 31.47
500 Summerscale, Aaron247450 31.23

These ratings, calculated as of November 20, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between November 16, 1999 and November 20, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of November 15, 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 November 20, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on November 21, 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 November 21, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on November 21, 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 November 21, 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 November 20, 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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