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Top 10 active players as of March 19, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287448
2 Anand, Viswanathan283147
3 Kramnik, Vladimir282747
4 Shirov, Alexei277646
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275747
6 Adams, Michael275747
7 Gelfand, Boris274447
8 Morozevich, Alexander273748
9 Leko, Peter273648
10 Topalov, Veselin273247

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Top 500 active players as of March 19, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28744858.1% #237.93
2 Anand, Viswanathan28314718.4% #431.27
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28274715.8% #525.73
4 Shirov, Alexei2776462.2% #1028.71
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2757471.1% #1432.00
6 Adams, Michael2757470.9% #1429.34
7 Gelfand, Boris2744470.5% #1732.74
8 Morozevich, Alexander2737480.4% #2023.67
9 Leko, Peter2736480.4% #2021.53
10 Topalov, Veselin2732470.3% #2126.01
11 Bareev, Evgeny2723480.2% #2534.33
12 Kamsky, Gata2722671.2% #3126.80
13 Svidler, Peter2722470.2% #2524.76
14 Karpov, Anatoly E2714480.1% #2849.82
15 Rublevsky, Sergei2698490.1% #3826.43
16 Khalifman, Alexander269648 #3835.17
17 Georgiev, Kiril269649 #4035.31
18 Gurevich, Mikhail N269147 #4142.08
19 Polgar, Judit269148 #4224.66
20 Dreev, Alexey268047 #5032.16
21 van Wely, Loek267546 #5228.45
22 Akopian, Vladimir266949 #6029.28
23 Tkachiev, Vladislav266748 #6127.36
24 Short, Nigel D266548 #6235.80
25 Krasenkow, Michal266448 #6437.35
26 Smirin, Ilia266349 #6533.16
27 Lautier, Joel266147 #6627.94
28 Beliavsky, Alexander G266148 #6647.26
29 Ponomariov, Ruslan265749 #7117.44
30 Piket, Jeroen265646 #7032.15
31 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265451 #7541.01
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265149 #7726.93
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L265047 #7769.98
34 Jussupow, Artur M264449 #8541.10
35 Kharlov, Andrei264450 #8732.33
36 Movsesian, Sergei264347 #8622.38
37 Grischuk, Alexander264348 #8517.39
38 Sokolov, Ivan264247 #8532.77
39 Ye Jiangchuan264250 #8840.33
40 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam264150 #8921.29
41 Dautov, Rustem264049 #8935.31
42 Almasi, Zoltan263949 #9124.56
43 Salov, Valery B263559 #10336.82
44 Seirawan, Yasser263351 #9940.98
45 Sturua, Zurab263150 #10041.78
46 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263149 #10027.86
47 Sadler, Matthew263151 #10226.84
48 Timman, Jan H263047 #9949.26
49 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262949 #10324.59
50 Bacrot, Etienne262848 #10218.16
51 Ehlvest, Jaan262747 #10338.43
52 Vaganian, Rafael A262749 #10549.43
53 Onischuk, Alexander262749 #10525.54
54 Lutz, Christopher262548 #10730.07
55 Graf, Alexander262563 #11838.57
56 Andersson, Ulf262450 #10849.73
57 Zhang Zhong262449 #10722.54
58 Khenkin, Igor262249 #11032.99
59 Gulko, Boris F262049 #11354.11
60 Lputian, Smbat G261649 #11643.10
61 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261562 #12834.07
62 Dolmatov, Sergey V261552 #12142.08
63 Shipov, Sergei261254 #12534.92
64 Nikolic, Predrag261048 #12340.52
65 Hübner, Robert260949 #12552.37
66 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260951 #12644.16
67 Hansen, Curt260849 #12736.50
68 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260751 #12944.32
69 Leitao, Rafael260550 #13121.23
70 Peng Xiaomin260550 #13127.95
71 Malakhov, Vladimir260351 #13320.31
72 Avrukh, Boris260348 #13123.20
73 Benjamin, Joel L260349 #13237.02
74 Hodgson, Julian M260349 #13237.65
75 Christiansen, Larry M260253 #13744.73
76 Ftácnik, Lubomír260148 #13443.39
77 Yudasin, Leonid G260054 #13941.61
78 Milov, Vadim260047 #13428.63
79 Dorfman, Iosif D259850 #13848.88
80 Yermolinsky, Alex V259749 #13942.94
81 Kobalija, Mihail259749 #14022.88
82 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter259649 #14024.63
83 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259649 #13955.01
84 Kuzmin, Alexey259658 #14738.03
85 Hjartarson, Jóhann259557 #14738.11
86 Filippov, Valerij259548 #14125.31
87 Speelman, Jonathan S259448 #14144.46
88 Novikov, Igor A259351 #14438.82
89 Chernin, Alexander M259349 #14341.04
90 Nunn, John D M259353 #14645.90
91 Rozentalis, Eduardas259349 #14337.81
92 Nielsen, Peter Heine259248 #14427.82
93 Wolff, Patrick G259275 #16033.09
94 Tiviakov, Sergei259247 #14328.10
95 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259052 #14850.38
96 Hracek, Zbynek258949 #14830.53
97 Dvoiris, Semen I258850 #14942.38
98 Agdestein, Simen258851 #15033.84
99 Psakhis, Lev B258847 #14842.31
100 Anastasian, Ashot258749 #15036.68
101 Milos, Gilberto258749 37.39
102 Kempinski, Robert258647 23.69
103 Goldin, Alexander258653 36.06
104 Epishin, Vladimir258647 35.69
105 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258549 38.18
106 Kaidanov, Gregory S258551 41.44
107 Pétursson, Margeir258556 41.09
108 Bologan, Viktor258448 29.26
109 Gurevich, Dmitry258354 44.52
110 Shabalov, Alexander258349 33.52
111 Asrian, Karen258350 20.90
112 Serper, Grigory258351 31.51
113 Galkin, Alexander258149 22.13
114 Hansen, Lars Bo258151 32.49
115 Volkov, Sergey258148 27.12
116 Antonio, Rogelio Jr258054 39.08
117 Golod, Vitali258049 29.73
118 Ibragimov, Ildar258048 33.59
119 Baklan, Vladimir257949 23.07
120 Giorgadze, Giorgi257950 36.44
121 Sutovsky, Emil257948 23.50
122 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257951 24.69
123 Smagin, Sergey257960 42.53
124 Lastin, Alexander257952 24.39
125 Rustemov, Alexander257851 27.70
126 Macieja, Bartlomiej257848 23.46
127 Ribli, Zoltán257753 49.54
128 Greenfeld, Alon257751 36.92
129 Hickl, Joerg257653 35.93
130 Portisch, Lajos257554 63.96
131 Balashov, Yury S257451 52.02
132 Landa, Konstantin257453 28.83
133 Van der Sterren, Paul257450 45.01
134 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257349 18.88
135 Romanishin, Oleg M257248 49.19
136 Wahls, Matthias257255 33.15
137 Adianto, Utut257251 36.01
138 Ivanov, Alexander V257152 44.88
139 Najer, Evgeniy257150 23.74
140 Maljutin, Evgeni257063 29.39
141 Gleizerov, Evgeny256950 37.99
142 Kengis, Edvins256953 41.94
143 Ruzele, Darius256857 32.90
144 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E256750 51.11
145 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256652 35.01
146 Nijboer, Friso256648 35.82
147 Sasikiran, Krishnan256549 20.20
148 Gavrikov, Victor N256552 43.64
149 Vaulin, Alexander256450 44.00
150 Razuvaev, Yury S256454 55.44
151 Kožul, Zdenko256448 34.83
152 Tregubov, Pavel V256448 29.25
153 Fominyh, Alexander256450 41.76
154 Sax, Gyula256449 49.75
155 Dao Thien Hai256351 22.86
156 Aseev, Konstantin N256351 40.41
157 Xu Jun256252 38.51
158 Minasian, Artashes256249 34.16
159 Miles, Anthony J256248 45.91
160 Rohde, Michael A256171 41.57
161 Chernyshov, Konstantin255952 33.77
162 Pigusov, Evgeny255853 39.97
163 Georgiev, Vladimir255849 25.56
164 Alterman, Boris255854 30.87
165 Golubev, Mihail255861 30.80
166 Malaniuk, Vladimir P255750 43.66
167 Gabriel, Christian255752 26.04
168 Palac, Mladen255648 30.09
169 Sorokin, Maxim255550 33.16
170 Atalik, Suat255548 36.44
171 Watson, William N255563 38.92
172 Fridman, Daniel255553 25.09
173 Volzhin, Alexander255448 30.13
174 Vaisser, Anatoli255354 52.04
175 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255358 46.52
176 Hamdouchi, Hichem255349 28.45
177 Kruppa, Yuri255351 36.75
178 Huzman, Alexander255350 38.94
179 Timoshenko, Georgy255252 34.80
180 Yemelin, Vasily255251 25.13
181 Adorján, András255170 50.97
182 Sokolov, Andrey Y255160 37.99
183 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255154 41.96
184 Kotronias, Vasilios255152 36.57
185 Pintér, József255153 47.36
186 Lerner, Konstantin Z255152 51.06
187 Irzhanov, Ruslan255162 24.31
188 deFirmian, Nicholas E255048 43.65
189 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255062 56.87
190 Papaioannou, Ioannis254955 24.91
191 Iordachescu, Viorel254950 23.91
192 Glek, Igor V254949 39.37
193 Kiriakov, Petr254854 26.19
194 Luther, Thomas254749 31.37
195 Bauer, Christian254749 24.19
196 Yakovich, Yuri254749 38.30
197 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 31.51
198 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254767 53.66
199 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254751 35.79
200 Shchekachev, Andrei254652 28.40
201 Tischbierek, Raj254656 38.49
202 Baburin, Alexander254549 34.08
203 Agrest, Evgenij254549 34.59
204 Motylev, Alexander254549 21.76
205 Torre, Eugenio254454 49.37
206 Villamayor, Bong254452
207 Kotsur, Pavel254452 27.21
208 Spassky, Boris V254456 64.14
209 Delchev, Aleksander254350 29.68
210 Arkhipov, Sergey254356 46.74
211 Stefansson, Hannes254348 28.67
212 Hertneck, Gerald254252 37.50
213 Spraggett, Kevin B254250 46.36
214 Damljanovic, Branko254249 39.76
215 Markowski, Tomasz254248 25.64
216 Ivanov, Sergey254150 39.47
217 Markovic, Miroslav254153 27.86
218 Zakharevich, Igor254054 37.68
219 Hulak, Krunoslav254052 49.82
220 Rogers, Ian254049 40.74
221 Wedberg, Tom254052 47.32
222 Kurajica, Bojan253950 53.34
223 Lesiege, Alexandre253949 25.59
224 Savchenko, Stanislav253950 34.16
225 Arencibia, Walter253949 33.66
226 Shneider, Aleksandr253855 38.83
227 Aronian, Levon253850 18.45
228 Schandorff, Lars253850 35.91
229 Sulskis, Sarunas253850 28.32
230 Kishnev, Sergey253760 44.38
231 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253750 46.34
232 Loginov, Valery A253652 45.27
233 Beim, Valery253654 51.01
234 Korotylev, Alexey253557 24.05
235 Guseinov, Aidyn253565 49.22
236 Burmakin, Vladimir253549 33.79
237 Kantsler, Boris253456 38.93
238 Shulman, Yuri253452 25.89
239 Hansen, Sune Berg253450 29.91
240 Chuchelov, Vladimir253452 31.48
241 Enders, Peter253356 38.13
242 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253350 24.11
243 Nikolenko, Oleg253361 41.75
244 Popov, Valerij253350 26.52
245 Oral, Tomas253348 23.24
246 Kovalev, Andrei253351 39.37
247 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253253 26.87
248 Zontakh, Andrey253251 30.37
249 Marin, Mihail253249 35.91
250 Ulibin, Mikhail253250 29.80
251 Bischoff, Klaus253149 39.78
252 Rechlis, Gad253159 34.12
253 Dizdarevic, Emir253150 42.96
254 Zifroni, Dov253155 25.09
255 Kolev, Atanas253155 33.68
256 Ricardi, Pablo253050 39.07
257 Fedorov, Alexei253051 28.48
258 Smikovski, Ivan253059 28.77
259 Lalic, Bogdan253047 37.03
260 Korneev, Oleg253050 31.65
261 Nevednichy, Vladislav253051 31.54
262 Slobodjan, Roman252948 26.22
263 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252952 43.25
264 Chekhov, Valery A252967 45.31
265 Hernandez, Gilberto252952
266 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252849 18.58
267 Bönsch, Uwe252857 42.43
268 Parker, Jonathan252753 24.83
269 Gyimesi, Zoltan252749 23.97
270 Komarov, Dimitri252751 32.30
271 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252654 36.62
272 Fedorowicz, John P252652 42.48
273 Moroz, Alexander252659 40.17
274 Stohl, Igor252649 36.48
275 Van den Doel, Erik252649 21.84
276 Motwani, Paul252554 38.77
277 Comas Fabrego, Luis252550 29.74
278 Berelovich, Aleksandar252552 33.71
279 Hebden, Mark252549 43.09
280 Turov, Maxim252551 21.28
281 Spasov, Vasil252555 30.09
282 Bu Xiangzhi252551 15.27
283 Kumaran, Dharshan252476 25.78
284 Conquest, Stuart252448 34.05
285 Eljanov, Pavel252455 17.86
286 Hall, Jesper252356 29.68
287 Sargissian, Gabriel252352 18.13
288 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252251 35.29
289 Kosashvili, Yona252262 30.71
290 Temirbaev, Serik252265
291 Lugovoi, Aleksei252250 26.04
292 Magerramov, Elmar S252261 42.94
293 Babula, Vlastimil252249 27.46
294 Lobron, Eric252153 40.87
295 Sadvakasov, Darmen252152 21.89
296 Maksimenko, Andrei252153 31.28
297 Bezold, Michael252057 28.82
298 Sermek, Drazen252049 32.14
299 Schlosser, Philipp251953 32.58
300 Feygin, Michail251964 26.13
301 Pavasovic, Dusko251949 24.43
302 Rogozenko, Dorian251950 27.59
303 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251959 56.48
304 Liss, Eran251958 25.71
305 Vescovi, Giovanni P251850 22.76
306 Sunye Neto, Jaime251856 43.88
307 Wang Zili251858 32.76
308 Galliamova, Alisa251750 29.17
309 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251751 37.98
310 Wells, Peter K251650 35.92
311 Levin, Felix251657 42.37
312 Istratescu, Andrei251651 25.29
313 Iskusnyh, Sergei251656 26.54
314 Kindermann, Stefan251551 41.23
315 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas251556
316 Nogueiras, Jesus251550 41.67
317 Wu Shaobin251558 32.12
318 Degraeve, Jean Marc251549 30.15
319 Gallagher, Joseph G251448 36.87
320 Rytshagov, Mikhail251450 33.35
321 Kiselev, Sergey251466 39.51
322 Dizdar, Goran251453 42.29
323 Neverov, Valery251452 36.75
324 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251459 45.06
325 Rodriguez, Amador251459 44.53
326 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251454 29.83
327 Iuldachev, Saidali251454 33.14
328 Kuporosov, Viktor251461 39.48
329 Timoshchenko, Gennady251449 51.90
330 Xie Jun251449 30.39
331 Gausel, Einar251451 37.30
332 Makarov, Marat251352 37.87
333 Yurtaev, Leonid251253 41.88
334 Banikas, Hristos251251 22.83
335 Horvath, Jozsef251251 36.60
336 Bagaturov, Giorgi251253 36.31
337 Soffer, Ram251258 35.54
338 Murey, Yakov251253 59.63
339 Ubilava, Elizbar E251162 50.56
340 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251165 37.62
341 Zezulkin, Jurij251056 29.59
342 Bezgodov, Alexei251054 31.72
343 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250950 22.88
344 Khasin, Alexander250962 49.89
345 Reinderman, Dimitri250849 28.60
346 Cramling, Pia250850 37.91
347 Suba, Mihai250856 53.80
348 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250852 40.17
349 Kveinys, Aloyzas250850 38.69
350 Dominguez, Lenier250850 17.49
351 Sokolovs, Andrei250871 29.07
352 Zelcic, Robert250849 35.50
353 Ovetchkin, Roman250759 28.18
354 Zoler, Dan250756 27.17
355 Sosonko, Gennadi250667 57.84
356 Djuric, Stefan250651 45.65
357 Ilincic, Zlatko250651 32.86
358 Blatny, Pavel250649 32.74
359 Ionov, Sergey250451 39.20
360 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw250450 30.21
361 Kunte, Abhijit250448 24.04
362 Chandler, Murray G250451 40.96
363 Kogan, Artur250449 27.14
364 King, Daniel J250356 37.56
365 Jakubiec, Artur250353 27.29
366 Gdanski, Jacek250351 30.30
367 Yandemirov, Valeri250353 38.11
368 Ionescu, Constantin250350 42.52
369 Grivas, Efstratios250357 34.97
370 Barsov, Alexei250349
371 Emms, John M250349 34.01
372 Sevillano, Enrico250374
373 Gofshtein, Leonid D250250 47.91
374 Notkin, Maksim250266 37.27
375 Kudrin, Sergey250256 41.53
376 Ye Rongguang250170 37.46
377 Brodsky, Michail250150 31.98
378 Manor, Ilan250160 31.40
379 Kuzmin, Gennady P250153 55.17
380 Zapata, Alonso250152 42.58
381 Didishko, Vereslav250052 51.94
382 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250052 54.92
383 Har Zvi, Ronen250062 24.43
384 Belikov, Vladimir250065 29.63
385 Strikovic, Aleksa250053 39.85
386 Cvitan, Ognjen250048 39.44
387 Tsesarsky, Ilya250059 41.44
388 Lazarev, Vladimir250051 36.79
389 Borovikov, Vladislav250059 27.61
390 Kovacevic, Aleksandar250053 27.11
391 Knaak, Rainer F250058 48.01
392 Malakhatko, Vadim250052 23.99
393 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.59
394 Johansen, Darryl K249954 42.12
395 Ermenkov, Evgenij249964 51.47
396 Pelletier, Yannick249948 24.49
397 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny249953 19.80
398 Finkel, Alexander249958 26.22
399 Dlugy, Maxim249975 35.14
400 Goloshchapov, Alexander249852 23.15
401 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249867 53.59
402 Olafsson, Helgi249851 44.59
403 Stocek, Jiri249851 23.86
404 Mikhalevski, Victor249849 28.69
405 Barua, Dibyendu249750 34.40
406 Kalantarian, Norik249767 38.59
407 Milov, Leonid249673 35.12
408 Popovic, Petar249659 42.10
409 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.21
410 Zubarev, Alexander249656 49.74
411 Shabanov, Yury F249558 63.36
412 Mestel, A Jonathan249564 44.02
413 Socko, Bartosz249548 22.36
414 Vera, Reynaldo249549 40.20
415 Morrison, William249565 40.63
416 Fressinet, Laurent249448 19.38
417 Smejkal, Jan249458 54.99
418 Orlov, Georgi249464
419 Magem Badals, Jordi249449 33.57
420 Smyslov, Vassily V249356 79.98
421 Campos Moreno, Javier B249354 42.04
422 Mitkov, Nikola249351 29.25
423 Vlassov, Nikolai249361 35.31
424 Liang Jinrong249373 40.83
425 Potkin, Vladimir249353 18.73
426 Mecking, Henrique249272 49.16
427 Garcia Ilundain, David249256 29.96
428 Georgiev, Krum249259 42.82
429 Annageldyev, Orazly249259 40.99
430 Zaja, Ivan249251 35.64
431 Hort, Vlastimil249252 57.19
432 Hector, Jonny249148 37.10
433 Ginsburg, Gennadij249163 29.61
434 Rowson, Jonathan249149 23.92
435 Drazic, Sinisa249153 33.26
436 Spangenberg, Hugo249153 25.33
437 Hauchard, Arnaud249049 29.34
438 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249051 34.64
439 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249062 37.48
440 Danielsen, Henrik248954 35.16
441 Mirumian, Vigen248952 23.47
442 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248955 23.82
443 Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan248852 18.61
444 Cebalo, Mišo248849 56.12
445 Kulaots, Kaido248850 25.06
446 Krakops, Maris248853 22.96
447 Summerscale, Aaron248850 31.57
448 Matros, Alexander248758 31.19
449 Lanka, Zigurds248751 40.83
450 Arnason, Jon L248765 40.35
451 Dobrov, Vladimir248760 16.93
452 Kosten, Anthony C248654 42.65
453 Sapunov, Evgeny248662 26.80
454 Mueller, Karsten248651 30.32
455 Miezis, Normunds248648 29.86
456 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248655 26.87
457 Polak, Tomas248650 26.90
458 Magai, Vladimir248659
459 Zagrebelny, Sergey248553
460 Yegiazarian, Arsen248557 30.75
461 Gershon, Alik248549 20.79
462 Vakhidov, Tahir248454
463 McShane, Luke J248448 17.20
464 Godena, Michele248449 33.72
465 Oratovsky, Michael248454 26.96
466 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248470 28.80
467 Drasko, Milan248352 38.29
468 Gelashvili, Tamaz248351 22.95
469 Votava, Jan248352 26.31
470 Anapolsky, Sergey248368 25.91
471 van der Wiel, John T H248350 41.61
472 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248360 22.68
473 Lukin, Andrei M248370 52.56
474 Legky, Nikolay A248260 45.94
475 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina248249 26.92
476 Tisdall, Jonathan D248267 42.57
477 Kosic, Dragan248155 31.09
478 Shaked, Tal248157 23.12
479 Ni Hua248156 17.80
480 Kuczynski, Robert248152 34.92
481 Miladinovic, Igor248149 27.15
482 Barcenilla, Rogelio248162
483 Guliev, Sarhan248162 32.97
484 Horváth, Csaba248049 32.79
485 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247953 58.85
486 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247955 65.97
487 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247975 57.71
488 Ioseliani, Nana247953 39.10
489 Markovic, Ivan247964 29.17
490 Vukic, Milan247867 57.58
491 Yevseev, Denis247854 27.71
492 Safin, Shukhrat247855 30.96
493 Kovacevic, Vladimir247856 58.98
494 Inarkiev, Ernesto247861 15.28
495 Rychagov, Andrey247860 21.63
496 Labollita, Martin247859 20.48
497 Ivanovic, Božidar247759 54.57
498 Rabiega, Robert247753 30.13
499 Sergeev, Vladimir247756 36.88
500 Chatalbashev, Boris247751 27.14

These ratings, calculated as of March 19, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 14, 2000 and March 19, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 13, 2000. 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 March 19, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on March 20, 2001.

+/- 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 March 20, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on March 20, 2001 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 March 20, 2001. 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 March 19, 2001. 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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