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Top 10 active players as of May 14, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286648
2 Anand, Viswanathan284247
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283347
4 Adams, Michael276247
5 Shirov, Alexei276246
6 Gelfand, Boris274347
7 Topalov, Veselin274247
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily274047
9 Leko, Peter273347
10 Bareev, Evgeny272848

About these ratings

Top 500 active players as of May 14, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28664848.6% #338.09
2 Anand, Viswanathan28424725.9% #331.43
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28334719.8% #425.89
4 Adams, Michael2762471.3% #1229.49
5 Shirov, Alexei2762461.2% #1228.86
6 Gelfand, Boris2743470.4% #1732.89
7 Topalov, Veselin2742470.4% #1726.16
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2740470.5% #1732.16
9 Leko, Peter2733470.3% #2021.68
10 Bareev, Evgeny2728480.2% #2234.48
11 Kamsky, Gata2714691.1% #3526.95
12 Morozevich, Alexander2709480.1% #3023.82
13 Svidler, Peter2706470.1% #3124.91
14 Karpov, Anatoly E269848 #3549.98
15 Georgiev, Kiril269049 #4135.46
16 Rublevsky, Sergei269049 #4126.58
17 Khalifman, Alexander268948 #4135.32
18 Polgar, Judit268748 #4324.81
19 Akopian, Vladimir268049 #4929.44
20 Dreev, Alexey267747 #5032.32
21 Gurevich, Mikhail N267047 #5542.23
22 Lautier, Joel266947 #5728.09
23 van Wely, Loek266946 #5628.60
24 Beliavsky, Alexander G266648 #5947.41
25 Smirin, Ilia266649 #6033.32
26 Tkachiev, Vladislav266548 #6027.51
27 Piket, Jeroen266246 #6132.30
28 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam266149 #6521.44
29 Short, Nigel D266047 #6435.95
30 Sakaev, Konstantin266049 #6627.09
31 Ponomariov, Ruslan265749 #6917.59
32 Grischuk, Alexander265547 #6917.54
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L264947 #7570.14
34 Jussupow, Artur M264749 #7941.25
35 Almasi, Zoltan264648 #7924.71
36 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264350 #8441.16
37 Sokolov, Ivan264047 #8532.92
38 Bacrot, Etienne263848 #8718.31
39 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263648 #9028.01
40 Movsesian, Sergei263347 #9322.53
41 Dautov, Rustem263349 #9435.46
42 Zhang Zhong263249 #9522.69
43 Krasenkow, Michal263247 #9337.50
44 Timman, Jan H263048 #9549.42
45 Lutz, Christopher263049 #9730.22
46 Seirawan, Yasser263051 #10041.14
47 Kharlov, Andrei262849 #10032.48
48 Ehlvest, Jaan262848 #9938.58
49 Salov, Valery B262861 #10936.97
50 Hellers, Ferdinand2627740.1% #12132.30
51 Onischuk, Alexander262449 #10425.70
52 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262450 #10524.74
53 Ye Jiangchuan262350 #10640.48
54 Nikolic, Predrag262248 #10540.68
55 Vaganian, Rafael A262249 #10749.58
56 Sadler, Matthew262152 #10926.99
57 Hansen, Curt262050 #11036.66
58 Sturua, Zurab261949 #11241.93
59 Shipov, Sergei261552 #11835.08
60 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261550 #11644.47
61 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261350 #11844.32
62 Lputian, Smbat G261249 #11943.25
63 Benjamin, Joel L261149 #11937.18
64 Gulko, Boris F261148 #11854.26
65 Graf, Alexander261161 #13038.72
66 Andersson, Ulf261050 #12149.88
67 Malakhov, Vladimir260950 #12220.47
68 Avrukh, Boris260648 #12423.35
69 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260663 #13734.22
70 Khenkin, Igor260548 #12633.15
71 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260452 #12850.53
72 Leitao, Rafael260450 #12821.38
73 Dolmatov, Sergey V260352 #13242.23
74 Yudasin, Leonid G260154 #13541.77
75 Christiansen, Larry M260153 #13444.88
76 Ftácnik, Lubomír260048 #13043.54
77 Milov, Vadim260048 #13228.79
78 Hübner, Robert259849 #13552.52
79 Novikov, Igor A259851 #13738.98
80 Nunn, John D M259753 #13846.05
81 Dorfman, Iosif D259650 #13849.04
82 Kaidanov, Gregory S259551 #13941.59
83 Lastin, Alexander259451 #14124.54
84 Hjartarson, Jóhann259459 #14638.27
85 Rozentalis, Eduardas259448 #13937.97
86 Peng Xiaomin259350 #14128.10
87 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259349 #14055.16
88 Dvoiris, Semen I259349 #14142.53
89 Asrian, Karen259250 #14121.06
90 Hodgson, Julian M259249 #14137.80
91 Kobalija, Mihail259249 #14223.03
92 Speelman, Jonathan S259048 #14244.62
93 Chernin, Alexander M259049 #14341.19
94 Nielsen, Peter Heine258948 #14327.97
95 Hickl, Joerg258953 #14736.08
96 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter258949 #14524.79
97 Tiviakov, Sergei258748 #14528.25
98 Landa, Konstantin258653 #15028.98
99 Pétursson, Margeir258658 #15541.25
100 Goldin, Alexander258653 #15136.22
101 Yermolinsky, Alex V258549 43.09
102 Hracek, Zbynek258549 30.68
103 Milos, Gilberto258349 37.54
104 Kempinski, Robert258347 23.84
105 Serper, Grigory258051 31.67
106 Agdestein, Simen257951 33.99
107 Bologan, Viktor257948 29.42
108 Anastasian, Ashot257849 36.83
109 Baklan, Vladimir257849 23.22
110 Galkin, Alexander257849 22.29
111 Sokolov, Andrey Y257753 38.15
112 Minasian, Artashes257748 34.32
113 Wahls, Matthias257655 33.30
114 Greenfeld, Alon257651 37.08
115 Van der Sterren, Paul257649 45.16
116 Giorgadze, Giorgi257650 36.59
117 Filippov, Valerij257548 25.46
118 Gurevich, Dmitry257552 44.68
119 Shabalov, Alexander257449 33.67
120 Portisch, Lajos257354 64.11
121 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257349 19.03
122 Ribli, Zoltán257353 49.69
123 Golod, Vitali257249 29.88
124 Adianto, Utut257251 36.16
125 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257152 39.24
126 Motylev, Alexander257149 21.91
127 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257148 38.33
128 Hansen, Lars Bo257051 32.64
129 Ruzele, Darius257058 33.05
130 Sutovsky, Emil257048 23.65
131 Psakhis, Lev B257047 42.46
132 Kuzmin, Alexey256955 38.18
133 Tregubov, Pavel V256948 29.40
134 Najer, Evgeniy256950 23.90
135 Epishin, Vladimir256847 35.84
136 Romanishin, Oleg M256848 49.34
137 Kengis, Edvins256853 42.09
138 Rustemov, Alexander256750 27.86
139 Volkov, Sergey256748 27.27
140 Dao Thien Hai256751 23.01
141 Ivanov, Alexander V256752 45.04
142 Ibragimov, Ildar256648 33.75
143 Maljutin, Evgeni256663 29.54
144 Villamayor, Bong256551
145 Miles, Anthony J256548 46.06
146 Macieja, Bartlomiej256548 23.61
147 Gavrikov, Victor N256452 43.79
148 Gleizerov, Evgeny256450 38.15
149 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256350 24.84
150 Rohde, Michael A256371 41.72
151 Georgiev, Vladimir256349 25.72
152 Razuvaev, Yury S256354 55.59
153 Chernyshov, Konstantin256352 33.93
154 Delchev, Aleksander256249 29.83
155 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256250 43.82
156 Balashov, Yury S256051 52.17
157 Gabriel, Christian256053 26.20
158 Aseev, Konstantin N255952 40.57
159 Alterman, Boris255655 31.03
160 Palac, Mladen255649 30.24
161 Nijboer, Friso255648 35.97
162 Glek, Igor V255649 39.52
163 Volzhin, Alexander255648 30.28
164 Sasikiran, Krishnan255549 20.35
165 Smagin, Sergey255558 42.68
166 Pintér, József255452 47.51
167 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E255349 51.26
168 Fominyh, Alexander255250 41.91
169 Xu Jun255252 38.66
170 Rogers, Ian255249 40.89
171 Atalik, Suat255248 36.59
172 Damljanovic, Branko255249 39.91
173 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255151 35.16
174 Spassky, Boris V255154 64.29
175 Sorokin, Maxim255150 33.31
176 Korotylev, Alexey255056 24.20
177 Adorján, András255070 51.12
178 Vaisser, Anatoli255053 52.19
179 Huzman, Alexander255050 39.09
180 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255054 42.11
181 Kotronias, Vasilios254952 36.72
182 Sax, Gyula254949 49.91
183 Ivanov, Sergey254850 39.63
184 Pigusov, Evgeny254852 40.12
185 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254859 46.68
186 Kiriakov, Petr254753 26.34
187 Hulak, Krunoslav254752 49.97
188 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254667 53.81
189 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254651 35.94
190 Lerner, Konstantin Z254652 51.21
191 Timoshenko, Georgy254652 34.95
192 Kožul, Zdenko254648 34.98
193 Luther, Thomas254549 31.53
194 Popov, Valerij254549 26.68
195 Papaioannou, Ioannis254555 25.07
196 Vaulin, Alexander254550 44.16
197 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254561 57.02
198 Agrest, Evgenij254549 34.75
199 Kruppa, Yuri254451 36.90
200 deFirmian, Nicholas E254449 43.80
201 Vallejo Pons, Francisco254449 18.73
202 Sermek, Drazen254448 32.29
203 Yemelin, Vasily254351 25.29
204 Chuchelov, Vladimir254351 31.63
205 Aronian, Levon254350 18.61
206 Schandorff, Lars254250 36.07
207 Pavasovic, Dusko254249 24.58
208 Marin, Mihail254249 36.07
209 Watson, William N254263 39.07
210 Spraggett, Kevin B254150 46.51
211 Kantsler, Boris254156 39.08
212 Hertneck, Gerald254051 37.66
213 Sherbakov, Ruslan254050 31.67
214 Lesiege, Alexandre254049 25.74
215 Yakovich, Yuri253948 38.46
216 Irzhanov, Ruslan253962 24.47
217 Hamdouchi, Hichem253949 28.60
218 Burmakin, Vladimir253949 33.94
219 Tischbierek, Raj253855 38.64
220 Shchekachev, Andrei253751 28.55
221 Kurajica, Bojan253750 53.50
222 Gyimesi, Zoltan253749 24.12
223 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253750 24.26
224 Wedberg, Tom253753 47.47
225 Fedorov, Alexei253750 28.63
226 Slobodjan, Roman253648 26.37
227 Korneev, Oleg253649 31.80
228 Beim, Valery253654 51.16
229 Shneider, Aleksandr253655 38.98
230 Ulibin, Mikhail253649 29.95
231 Sulskis, Sarunas253550 28.47
232 Torre, Eugenio253553 49.53
233 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas253555
234 Baburin, Alexander253549 34.24
235 Van den Doel, Erik253548 21.99
236 Savchenko, Stanislav253550 34.32
237 Markowski, Tomasz253548 25.79
238 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253450 46.49
239 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253451 35.45
240 Oral, Tomas253448 23.39
241 Hansen, Sune Berg253451 30.07
242 Hernandez, Gilberto253452
243 Stefansson, Hannes253348 28.82
244 Fridman, Daniel253353 25.25
245 Kotsur, Pavel253352 27.36
246 Zakharevich, Igor253354 37.83
247 Guseinov, Aidyn253365 49.37
248 Enders, Peter253357 38.28
249 Kishnev, Sergey253259 44.54
250 Kovalev, Andrei253151 39.52
251 Markovic, Miroslav253154 28.02
252 Arencibia, Walter253149 33.82
253 Spasov, Vasil253154 30.24
254 Lalic, Bogdan253147 37.18
255 Zifroni, Dov253054 25.24
256 Nikolenko, Oleg253064 41.90
257 Nevednichy, Vladislav252950 31.70
258 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei252953 27.03
259 Kolev, Atanas252955 33.83
260 Komarov, Dimitri252950 32.45
261 Rechlis, Gad252858 34.27
262 Shulman, Yuri252853 26.04
263 Smikovski, Ivan252759 28.92
264 Bauer, Christian252748 24.34
265 Horvath, Jozsef252751 36.75
266 Degraeve, Jean Marc252649 30.30
267 Lobron, Eric252653 41.02
268 Chekhov, Valery A252667 45.47
269 Iordachescu, Viorel252650 24.07
270 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252655 36.77
271 Fedorowicz, John P252653 42.63
272 Bezgodov, Alexei252553 31.87
273 Rogozenko, Dorian252550 27.74
274 Ermenkov, Evgenij252463 51.63
275 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252468 37.78
276 Kosashvili, Yona252460 30.86
277 Motwani, Paul252454 38.92
278 Babula, Vlastimil252449 27.62
279 Ricardi, Pablo252350 39.22
280 Bischoff, Klaus252349 39.93
281 Sadvakasov, Darmen252351 22.05
282 Golubev, Mihail252359 30.96
283 Sargissian, Gabriel252252 18.28
284 Stohl, Igor252249 36.63
285 Comas Fabrego, Luis252250 29.90
286 Timoshchenko, Gennady252249 52.05
287 Turov, Maxim252250 21.44
288 Dizdarevic, Emir252151 43.12
289 Zontakh, Andrey252051 30.53
290 Berelovich, Aleksandar252052 33.87
291 Vescovi, Giovanni P251950 22.92
292 Vlassov, Nikolai251959 35.46
293 Temirbaev, Serik251965
294 Kunte, Abhijit251848 24.20
295 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251853 29.98
296 Parker, Jonathan251753 24.98
297 Galliamova, Alisa251750 29.32
298 Soffer, Ram251758 35.69
299 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251651 38.14
300 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251660 56.64
301 Bönsch, Uwe251657 42.58
302 Kovacevic, Aleksandar251552 27.26
303 Borovikov, Vladislav251560 27.76
304 Gausel, Einar251551 37.46
305 Appel, Ralf251557 29.82
306 Nataf, Igor Alexandre251549 23.03
307 Wang Zili251559 32.92
308 Conquest, Stuart251448 34.20
309 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251352 43.40
310 Dominguez, Lenier251349 17.64
311 Levin, Felix251356 42.52
312 Zoler, Dan251255 27.32
313 Sunye Neto, Jaime251256 44.03
314 Murey, Yakov251253 59.78
315 Sokolovs, Andrei251274 29.23
316 Xie Jun251149 30.54
317 Suba, Mihai251155 53.95
318 Bagaturov, Giorgi251153 36.46
319 Kuporosov, Viktor251161 39.63
320 Neverov, Valery251051 36.90
321 Radjabov, Teimour251050 14.17
322 Chandler, Murray G251051 41.11
323 Arkhipov, Sergey251055 46.89
324 Wu Shaobin251058 32.28
325 Kiselev, Sergey251067 39.67
326 Rodriguez, Amador250959 44.68
327 Iskusnyh, Sergei250957 26.69
328 Moroz, Alexander250956 40.32
329 Ionov, Sergey250851 39.35
330 Johansen, Darryl K250853 42.28
331 Iuldachev, Saidali250754 33.29
332 Dizdar, Goran250752 42.44
333 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250752 40.33
334 Makarov, Marat250752 38.02
335 Eljanov, Pavel250753 18.01
336 Wells, Peter K250749 36.08
337 Istratescu, Andrei250650 25.45
338 Sosonko, Gennadi250668 57.98
339 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250658 45.21
340 Liss, Eran250658 25.87
341 Milov, Leonid250673 35.27
342 Reinderman, Dimitri250649 28.76
343 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V250567 33.12
344 Ubilava, Elizbar E250562 50.72
345 Cvitan, Ognjen250548 39.59
346 Goloshchapov, Alexander250452 23.30
347 Vera, Reynaldo250449 40.35
348 Mestel, A Jonathan250463 44.17
349 Tsesarsky, Ilya250460 41.60
350 Hebden, Mark250449 43.25
351 Maksimenko, Andrei250453 31.44
352 Zezulkin, Jurij250457 29.75
353 Emms, John M250449 34.17
354 Ovetchkin, Roman250361 28.33
355 Bezold, Michael250354 28.98
356 Magem Badals, Jordi250349 33.72
357 Gdanski, Jacek250251 30.46
358 Schlosser, Philipp250252 32.74
359 Manor, Ilan250261 31.55
360 Rytshagov, Mikhail250250 33.51
361 Yandemirov, Valeri250253 38.26
362 Morrison, William250264 40.78
363 Socko, Bartosz250148 22.51
364 Fressinet, Laurent250148 19.54
365 Hall, Jesper250156 29.83
366 Kudrin, Sergey250155 41.69
367 Kogan, Artur250149 27.29
368 Grivas, Efstratios250158 35.12
369 Magerramov, Elmar S250057 43.09
370 Cramling, Pia250050 38.06
371 Stocek, Jiri250051 24.01
372 Kveinys, Aloyzas250050 38.85
373 Kindermann, Stefan250051 41.38
374 Gofshtein, Leonid D250050 48.07
375 Har Zvi, Ronen249962 24.59
376 Pelletier, Yannick249947 24.65
377 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.75
378 Bu Xiangzhi249952 15.43
379 Cebalo, Mišo249849 56.27
380 Lugovoi, Aleksei249850 26.19
381 Yurtaev, Leonid249854 42.04
382 Strikovic, Aleksa249853 40.01
383 Malakhatko, Vadim249853 24.15
384 Barua, Dibyendu249850 34.55
385 Ye Rongguang249770 37.61
386 Zapata, Alonso249752 42.73
387 Drasko, Milan249651 38.44
388 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.36
389 Nogueiras, Jesus249650 41.83
390 Lazarev, Vladimir249551 36.94
391 Didishko, Vereslav249552 52.09
392 Gallagher, Joseph G249548 37.03
393 Jakubiec, Artur249553 27.45
394 Banikas, Hristos249550 22.98
395 Kalantarian, Norik249567 38.75
396 Hector, Jonny249548 37.25
397 McShane, Luke J249448 17.35
398 Kuzmin, Gennady P249454 55.32
399 Belikov, Vladimir249465 29.78
400 Andrianov, Nikolai249470 39.40
401 Mikhalevski, Victor249448 28.84
402 Spangenberg, Hugo249454 25.48
403 Smejkal, Jan249458 55.15
404 Orlov, Georgi249364
405 Mecking, Henrique249372 49.31
406 Kulaots, Kaido249350 25.21
407 Olafsson, Helgi249252 44.75
408 Popovic, Petar249256 42.25
409 Juswanto, Denny249254 42.32
410 Notkin, Maksim249268 37.43
411 Ginsburg, Gennadij249264 29.76
412 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249150 30.36
413 Iljushin, Alexei249151 20.79
414 Zaja, Ivan249150 35.79
415 Liang Jinrong249073 40.98
416 Djuric, Stefan249051 45.80
417 Gershon, Alik249049 20.95
418 Lukin, Andrei M249073 52.71
419 Inarkiev, Ernesto249058 15.43
420 Lanka, Zigurds248951 40.98
421 Mueller, Karsten248951 30.48
422 Kallai, Gabor248954 42.23
423 Mitkov, Nikola248951 29.41
424 Drazic, Sinisa248954 33.41
425 Hauchard, Arnaud248949 29.50
426 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248968 53.74
427 Campos Moreno, Javier B248954 42.19
428 Rychagov, Andrey248958 21.78
429 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248856 26.75
430 Barsov, Alexei248849
431 Smyslov, Vassily V248856 80.14
432 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248854 19.95
433 Stanec, Nikolaus248853 33.04
434 Pavlovic, Milos248751 37.36
435 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248761 22.84
436 Chatalbashev, Boris248750 27.29
437 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248762 37.63
438 van der Wiel, John T H248749 41.76
439 Zagrebelny, Sergey248753
440 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248651 55.07
441 Arnason, Jon L248668 40.50
442 Magai, Vladimir248659
443 Brodsky, Michail248649 32.13
444 Knaak, Rainer F248657 48.16
445 Matros, Alexander248658 31.34
446 Dobrov, Vladimir248560 17.09
447 Garcia Ilundain, David248555 30.12
448 Summerscale, Aaron248450 31.72
449 Alekseev, Evgeny248455 15.46
450 Miralles, Gilles248461 35.27
451 Feygin, Michail248461 26.29
452 Rabiega, Robert248452 30.29
453 Blatny, Pavel248449 32.90
454 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248354 66.13
455 Horváth, Csaba248349 32.94
456 Marciano, David248352 31.86
457 Hort, Vlastimil248352 57.34
458 Gelashvili, Tamaz248351 23.10
459 Krakops, Maris248353 23.11
460 King, Daniel J248355 37.71
461 Finkel, Alexander248357 26.37
462 Shabanov, Yury F248359 63.51
463 Sapunov, Evgeny248262 26.95
464 Godena, Michele248249 33.87
465 Danielsen, Henrik248255 35.32
466 Khasin, Alexander248260 50.04
467 Rowson, Jonathan248249 24.07
468 Polak, Tomas248250 27.06
469 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248256 27.02
470 Staniszewski, Piotr248258 34.69
471 Loginov, Valery A248251 45.42
472 Yevseev, Denis248154 27.86
473 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248151 24.24
474 Maiorov, Oleg248163 29.82
475 Nguyen Anh Dung248050 25.16
476 Safin, Shukhrat248054 31.11
477 Shaked, Tal248057 23.27
478 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248072 28.95
479 Zelcic, Robert247949 35.65
480 Kalinin, Alexander247975 32.97
481 Renet, Olivier247963 36.40
482 Georgiev, Krum247956 42.97
483 Mirumian, Vigen247952 23.63
484 Blagojevic, Dragisa247958 35.37
485 Davies, Nigel R247852 40.79
486 Yegiazarian, Arsen247857 30.91
487 Sakalauskas, Vaidas247855
488 Potkin, Vladimir247853 18.88
489 Sokolin, Leonid M247869
490 Sorin, Ariel247753 34.05
491 Sharif, Mershad247760 48.84
492 Kosten, Anthony C247754 42.81
493 Votava, Jan247752 26.46
494 Ward, Christopher247750 33.13
495 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247655 23.97
496 Ionescu, Constantin247650 42.67
497 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247675 57.86
498 Kovacevic, Vladimir247656 59.13
499 Kochiev, Alexander247657 45.14
500 Ni Hua247655 17.95

These ratings, calculated as of May 14, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 9, 2000 and May 14, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 8, 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 May 14, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 15, 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 May 15, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 15, 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 May 15, 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 May 14, 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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