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Top 10 players on their 42nd birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Steinitz, Wilhelm283473
2 Lasker, Emanuel280253
3 Karpov, Anatoly E279746
4 Alekhine, Alexander A279555
5 Zukertort, Johannes H277053
6 Staunton, Howard276850
7 Botvinnik, Mikhail M275555
8 Capablanca, José R275351
9 Vidmar, Milan Sr272863
10 Reshevsky, Samuel H271952

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Top 500 players on their 42nd birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Steinitz, Wilhelm 28347338.8%#612/31/1877: #1
2 Lasker, Emanuel 28025314.8%#812/31/1909: #1
3 Karpov, Anatoly E 27974610.6%#804/30/1993: #2
4 Alekhine, Alexander A 27955512.9%#912/31/1933: #1
5 Zukertort, Johannes H 2770535.2%#1312/31/1883: #1
6 Staunton, Howard 2768504.4%#1312/31/1851: #1
7 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2755553.5%#1706/30/1953: #1
8 Capablanca, José R 2753512.4%#1712/31/1929: #2
9 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2728632.2%#2912/31/1926: #4
10 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2719520.6%#2906/30/1953: #3
11 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2718480.5%#2902/28/1973: #3
12 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2711550.6%#3412/31/1903: #2
13 Polugaevsky, Lev A 2708490.3%#3410/31/1976: #4
14 Petrosian, Tigran V 2701490.1%#3704/30/1971: #6
15 Portisch, Lajos 2701490.1%#3802/28/1979: #5
16 Gurevich, Mikhail N 2700470.1%#3702/19/2001: #15
17 Tal, Mikhail 2699490.2%#3910/31/1978: #3
18 Nimzowitsch, Aron 2697520.2%#4112/31/1927: #5
19 Spassky, Boris V 2694500.1%#4312/31/1978: #6
20 Keres, Paul 2690500.1%#4412/31/1957: #5
21 Geller, Efim P 2690490.1%#4412/31/1966: #8
22 Najdorf, Miguel 2683530.1%#5212/31/1951: #7
23 Makogonov, Vladimir A 2682680.6%#6012/31/1945: #7
24 Euwe, Machgielis 2678620.3%#5912/31/1942: #5
25 Marshall, Frank J 2677640.3%#6112/31/1918: #5
26 Smyslov, Vassily V 267250#5812/31/1962: #8
27 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 266748#6002/29/1988: #11
28 Winawer, Szymon A 2658650.2%#7912/31/1879: #3
29 Bogoljubow, Efim D 265853#7112/31/1930: #5
30 Larsen, Bent 265550#7202/28/1977: #16
31 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 265448#7210/31/1992: #22
32 Kotov, Alexander A 265453#7406/30/1955: #9
33 Chigorin, Mikhail I 265358#7812/31/1891: #2
34 Paulsen, Louis 2651690.2%#8912/31/1874: #2
35 Potter, William N 2650730.3%#9112/31/1881: #3
36 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 264450#8202/28/1975: #15
37 Kholmov, Ratmir D 264050#8703/31/1967: #15
38 Beliavsky, Alexander G 263947#8511/30/1995: #34
39 Taimanov, Mark E 263949#8712/31/1967: #17
40 Hübner, Robert 263849#8810/31/1990: #32
41 Rubinstein, Akiba K 263853#9012/31/1923: #5
42 Balashov, Yury S 263849#8702/28/1991: #33
43 Andersson, Ulf 263349#9305/31/1993: #47
44 Gulko, Boris F 263148#9401/31/1989: #38
45 Timman, Jan H 262947#9611/30/1993: #46
46 Schlechter, Carl 262958#10412/31/1915: #8
47 Blackburne, Joseph H 262854#10112/31/1882: #6
48 Christiansen, Larry M 262849#9805/31/1998: #49
49 Lputian, Smbat G 262648#10002/14/2000: #55
50 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E 262651#10201/31/1992: #47
51 Bronstein, David I 262549#10112/31/1965: #19
52 Gufeld, Eduard E 262459#10802/28/1978: #28
53 Nunn, John D M 262451#10403/31/1997: #52
54 Maróczy, Géza 262259#11112/31/1911: #6
55 Stĺhlberg, Gideon 262253#10812/31/1949: #12
56 Szabó, László 262250#10512/31/1958: #15
57 Gligoric, Svetozar 262048#10712/31/1964: #20
58 Psakhis, Lev B 261847#10711/27/2000: #55
59 Vaganian, Rafael A 261848#10909/30/1993: #54
60 Suetin, Alexey S 261851#11009/30/1968: #22
61 Sturua, Zurab 261849#10806/04/2001: #57
62 Dolmatov, Sergey V 261751#11102/19/2001: #60
63 Ribli, Zoltán 261649#10908/31/1993: #55
64 Krogius, Nikolay V 261656#11506/30/1972: #26
65 Olafsson, Fridrik 261650#11112/31/1976: #34
66 Bagirov, Vladimir K 261652#11306/30/1978: #33
67 Romanishin, Oleg M 261548#11012/31/1993: #57
68 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I 261466#12503/31/1992: #64
69 Horowitz, Al 261266#12712/31/1948: #13
70 Speelman, Jonathan S 261048#11609/30/1998: #65
71 Unzicker, Wolfgang 261052#11803/31/1967: #26
72 Gavrikov, Victor N 260953#11907/26/1999: #65
73 Kavalek, Lubomir 260854#12307/31/1985: #46
74 Shamkovich, Leonid A 260755#12403/31/1965: #24
75 Miles, Anthony J 260647#11903/31/1997: #75
76 Boleslavsky, Isaak E 260554#12503/31/1961: #21
77 Pirc, Vasja 260357#13012/31/1948: #15
78 Janowsky, Dawid M 260354#12712/31/1909: #8
79 Averbakh, Yury L 260351#12512/31/1963: #23
80 Mason, James 260260#13112/31/1890: #6
81 Gipslis, Aivars 260153#12912/31/1978: #44
82 Teichmann, Richard 259953#13012/31/1909: #9
83 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 259950#12808/31/1986: #63
84 Panno, Oscar R 259851#13102/28/1977: #43
85 Lein, Anatoly 259654#13402/28/1973: #41
86 Eingorn, Viacheslav S 259549#13210/31/1998: #86
87 Hort, Vlastimil 259449#13312/31/1985: #68
88 Vaisser, Anatoli 259351#13502/28/1991: #83
89 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N 259351#13503/31/1988: #68
90 Razuvaev, Yury S 259249#13509/30/1987: #63
91 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 259254#13804/30/1986: #71
92 Dvoiris, Semen I 259249#13410/30/2000: #82
93 Dorfman, Iosif D 259250#13504/30/1994: #86
94 Flohr, Salo 259251#13606/30/1950: #19
95 deFirmian, Nicholas E 259148#13507/26/1999: #89
96 Mackenzie, George H 259060#14412/31/1878: #6
97 Trifunovic, Petar 258954#14106/30/1952: #19
98 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 258849#13802/28/1977: #56
99 Sosonko, Gennadi 258849#13904/30/1985: #69
100 Tolush, Alexander K 258860#14612/31/1951: #21
101 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 25874707/19/1999: #94
102 Tartakower, Saviely G 25855012/31/1928: #11
103 Lisitsin, Georgy M 25846906/30/1951: #27
104 Parma, Bruno 25846411/30/1983: #67
105 Liberzon, Vladimir M 25825402/28/1979: #64
106 Gheorghiu, Florin 25825003/31/1986: #86
107 Yudasin, Leonid G 25825308/06/2001: #101
108 Benko, Pal C 25824806/30/1970: #37
109 Timoshchenko, Gennady 25815103/31/1991: #93
110 Schmid, Lothar M 25815604/30/1970: #38
111 Yermolinsky, Alex V 25804904/10/2000: #112
112 von Jaenisch, Carl F 25806612/31/1854: #4
113 Pachmann, Ludek 25784903/31/1966: #35
114 Ftácnik, Lubomír 25774710/25/1999: #118
115 Kashdan, Isaac 25776712/31/1946: #19
116 Makarichev, Sergey Y 25755810/31/1995: #129
117 Podgaets, Mikhail Y 25747206/30/1989: #97
118 Adorján, András 25744903/31/1992: #126
119 Lerner, Konstantin Z 25735101/31/1992: #123
120 Anderssen, Adolf 25736112/31/1859: #5
121 Bolbochán, Julio 25727112/31/1961: #32
122 Rossolimo, Nicolas 25705412/31/1951: #29
123 Kengis, Edvins 25695304/09/2001: #141
124 Darga, Klaus V 25697312/31/1975: #60
125 Smagin, Sergey 25695909/04/2000: #128
126 Tringov, Georgy P 25685902/28/1979: #77
127 Savon, Vladimir A 25685308/31/1982: #76
128 Kuzmin, Gennady P 25675412/31/1987: #94
129 Gurevich, Dmitry 25674908/31/1998: #137
130 Matulovic, Milan 25665304/30/1977: #78
131 Klovans, Janis 25645802/28/1977: #80
132 Lilienthal, Andor 25645912/31/1952: #28
133 Sax, Gyula 25624805/31/1993: #150
134 Sanguinetti, Raúl C 25595912/31/1974: #58
135 Nei, Iivo 25585910/31/1973: #66
136 Lutikov, Anatoly S 25586012/31/1974: #60
137 Hulak, Krunoslav 25585204/30/1993: #162
138 Gunsberg, Isidor 25586012/31/1895: #9
139 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 25565606/30/1954: #36
140 Ivkov, Borislav 25565010/31/1975: #63
141 Lombardy, William J 25565510/31/1979: #87
142 Pilnik, Herman 25555112/31/1955: #37
143 Evans, Larry M 25555702/28/1974: #72
144 Byrne, Robert E 25554902/28/1970: #60
145 Zaitsev, Igor A 25545504/30/1980: #89
146 Arkhipov, Sergey 25535305/31/1996: #190
147 Sherbakov, Vitaly S 25536705/31/1997: #183
148 Pintér, József 25525110/31/1995: #187
149 Matanovic, Aleksandar 25525004/30/1972: #67
150 Kharitonov, Andrey Y 25505404/02/2001: #186
151 Fominyh, Alexander 25504906/11/2001: #177
152 Quinteros, Miguel A 25496411/30/1989: #151
153 Kurajica, Bojan 25476710/31/1989: #149
154 Torre, Eugenio 25475510/31/1993: #182
155 Fedorowicz, John P 25475409/25/2000: #189
156 Burn, Amos 25466012/31/1890: #12
157 Kovacevic, Vladimir 25465002/29/1984: #111
158 Eliskases, Erich G 25455512/31/1954: #41
159 Filip, Miroslav 25435308/31/1970: #65
160 Bannik, Anatoly A 25435909/30/1963: #46
161 Böök, Eero 25437312/31/1951: #36
162 Konstantinopolsky, Alexander M 25436412/31/1951: #37
163 Magerramov, Elmar S 25436204/10/2000: #210
164 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 25425104/30/1984: #118
165 Bukic, Enver 25425410/31/1979: #100
166 Murey, Yakov 25425007/31/1983: #112
167 Spielmann, Rudolf 25425512/31/1924: #14
168 Anikaev, Yury 25426805/31/1990: #165
169 Smejkal, Jan 25395102/29/1988: #169
170 Didishko, Vereslav 25396703/31/1991: #192
171 Malich, Burkhard G 25395410/31/1978: #104
172 Alburt, Lev O 25385007/31/1987: #141
173 Browne, Walter S 25375012/31/1990: #197
174 Dueball, Juergen 25367502/28/1987: #155
175 Van der Sterren, Paul 25364802/28/1998: #230
176 Kupreichik, Viktor D 25365006/30/1991: #206
177 Sunye Neto, Jaime 25355304/26/1999: #221
178 Furman, Semen A 25346009/30/1962: #52
179 Bönsch, Uwe 25335510/09/2000: #231
180 Ivanovic, Božidar 25325107/31/1988: #180
181 Aronin, Lev S 25315506/30/1962: #55
182 Ivanov, Alexander V 25316704/30/1998: #257
183 Simagin, Vladimir P 25315103/31/1961: #53
184 Ivanov, Alexander V 25315604/30/1998: #259
185 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 25305412/31/1952: #41
186 Spraggett, Kevin B 25294910/31/1996: #254
187 Knezevic, Milorad 25295110/31/1978: #117
188 Tunik, Gennady 25295104/30/1995: #256
189 Foltys, Jan 25295206/30/1950: #41
190 Yudovich, Mikhail M 25286612/31/1952: #42
191 Platonov, Igor V 25286612/31/1975: #99
192 Kishnev, Sergey 25285710/31/1998: #244
193 Suba, Mihai 25285005/31/1989: #196
194 Nikolenko, Oleg 25286506/18/2001: #256
195 Ostermeyer, Peter 25275509/30/1985: #166
196 Chekhov, Valery A 25275410/31/1997: #258
197 Grünfeld, Ernst 25265912/31/1934: #25
198 Knaak, Rainer F 25255202/28/1995: #268
199 Barcza, Gedeon 25255306/30/1953: #46
200 Mikenas, Vladas 25246412/31/1951: #44
201 Bondarevsky, Igor Z 25246612/31/1954: #51
202 Panchenko, Alexander N 25245309/30/1995: #272
203 Dizdarevic, Emir 25245003/27/2000: #273
204 Karaklajic, Nikola 25235712/31/1967: #76
205 Csom, István 25234805/31/1982: #132
206 Kalinitschew, Sergey 25235201/31/1998: #276
207 Bilek, István 25215006/30/1974: #96
208 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 25216506/30/1958: #61
209 Richter, Kurt 25215912/31/1941: #30
210 Díez del Corral, Jesús 25206402/28/1975: #97
211 Cherepkov, Alexander V 25206409/30/1962: #59
212 Rodriguez, Amador 25195108/31/1998: #283
213 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B 25195210/31/1996: #286
214 Palatnik, Semen A 25195502/29/1992: #275
215 Ubilava, Elizbar E 25195207/31/1992: #263
216 Alapin, Simon 25186212/31/1897: #17
217 Antoshin, Vladimir S 25185104/30/1971: #88
218 Loginov, Valery A 25174911/30/1997: #293
219 Karner, Hillar 25176006/30/1977: #126
220 Vitolinš, Alvis 25166005/31/1988: #208
221 Georgadze, Tamaz V 25156110/31/1989: #244
222 Cámpora, Daniel H 25155206/28/1999: #284
223 Cebalo, Mišo 25155001/31/1987: #191
224 Govedarica, Radovan 25146501/31/1990: #259
225 Nemet, Ivan 25146903/31/1985: #187
226 Khasin, Abram I 25146212/31/1964: #66
227 Todorcevic, Miodrag 25136610/31/1982: #154
228 Sher, Miron N 25124905/31/1994: #301
229 Djuric, Stefan 25125206/30/1997: #328
230 Jansa, Vlastimil 25124910/31/1984: #190
231 Kostic, Boris 25105912/31/1928: #20
232 Panov, Vasily N 25106612/31/1947: #38
233 Vukic, Milan 25105607/31/1985: #202
234 Ragozin, Viacheslav V 25095406/30/1950: #53
235 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M 25097206/30/1958: #69
236 Alatortsev, Vladimir A 25095912/31/1950: #49
237 Tatai, Stefano 25095402/29/1980: #152
238 Zaichik, Gennady L 25096502/08/1999: #311
239 Bobotsov, Milko G 25085208/31/1973: #117
240 Kluger, Guyla 25075712/31/1955: #64
241 Donner, Johannes H 25074706/30/1969: #101
242 Pfleger, Helmut 25075607/31/1985: #209
243 Guseinov, Aidyn 25066312/31/1993: #325
244 Popovic, Petar 25065802/12/2001: #366
245 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos 25056302/28/1997: #372
246 Thomas, George A 25056312/31/1922: #16
247 Johansen, Darryl K 25055301/29/2001: #362
248 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A 25055811/30/1980: #165
249 Berger, Johann N 25056712/31/1886: #9
250 Radulov, Ivan 25045512/31/1980: #156
251 Marco, Georg 25035012/31/1904: #16
252 Podzielny, Karl Heinz 25035608/31/1996: #375
253 Vogt, Lothar H 25035112/31/1993: #337
254 Legky, Nikolay A 25035003/31/1997: #381
255 Faragó, Iván 25024803/31/1988: #241
256 Beim, Valery 25025402/29/1992: #325
257 Lukin, Andrei M 25025307/31/1990: #286
258 Kudrin, Sergey 25015509/03/2001: #366
259 Ivanov, Igor V 25015412/31/1988: #251
260 Dizdar, Goran 25005112/04/2000: #379
261 Olafsson, Helgi 24995207/31/1998: #386
262 Levin, Felix 24985410/30/2000: #340
263 Zagoriansky, Evgeny A 24977406/30/1952: #60
264 Yurtaev, Leonid 24975304/30/2001: #390
265 Vaulin, Alexander 24974803/15/1999: #355
266 Simic, Radoslav 24965805/31/1990: #295
267 Padevsky, Nikola B 24965304/30/1975: #129
268 Rukavina, Josip 24965710/31/1984: #224
269 Byrne, Donald 24955804/30/1972: #117
270 Yanofsky, Daniel A 24946212/31/1966: #95
271 Schweber, Samuel 24946306/30/1978: #162
272 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 24946110/31/1975: #132
273 Lasker, Edward 24936312/31/1926: #25
274 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 24934903/31/1985: #232
275 Kalegin, Evgenij 24925508/31/1996: #424
276 Rosenthal, Samuel 24926212/31/1878: #9
277 Mecking, Henrique 24926712/31/1993: #380
278 Gofshtein, Leonid D 24925003/31/1995: #391
279 Campos Moreno, Javier B 24925403/05/2001: #436
280 Arbakov, Valentin 24925712/31/1993: #382
281 Sämisch, Friedrich 24915812/31/1937: #37
282 Robatsch, Karl 24905608/31/1970: #119
283 Nogueiras, Jesus 24904907/16/2001: #423
284 Mieses, Jacques 24885612/31/1906: #17
285 Pytel, Krzysztof 24886204/30/1987: #250
286 Frias, Victor J 24877001/31/1998: #427
287 Meshkov, Yuri A 24877412/31/1991: #371
288 Johner, Paul F 24866012/31/1928: #25
289 Lukacs, Peter 24864806/30/1992: #366
290 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni 24865912/31/1994: #422
291 Barczay, Laszlo 24865012/31/1977: #173
292 Czerniak, Moshe 24866012/31/1951: #60
293 Kosten, Anthony C 24865207/24/2000: #431
294 van der Wiel, John T H 24864808/06/2001: #444
295 Georgiev, Krum 24865705/22/2000: #438
296 Ermenkov, Evgenij 24855008/31/1991: #386
297 Akhmadeev, Vadim 24855906/30/1998: #467
298 Michel, Pablo 24846212/31/1946: #39
299 Ciocaltea, Victor 24844912/31/1973: #135
300 Minev, Nikolay N 24836112/31/1972: #134
301 Plachetka, Jan 24835101/31/1987: #279
302 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel 24835806/30/1991: #391
303 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 24826112/31/1980: #191
304 Gutman, Lev 24825008/31/1987: #261
305 Tseitlin, Mikhail S 24825505/31/1989: #334
306 Treybal, Karel 24825812/31/1926: #30
307 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen 24816004/17/2000: #462
308 Mednis, Edmar J 24815502/28/1979: #195
309 Janoševic, Dragoljub 24815406/30/1965: #108
310 Kraidman, Yair 24805610/31/1974: #131
311 Ungureanu, Emil 24806110/31/1978: #189
312 Szily, József 24806806/30/1955: #87
313 Petrosian, Arshak B 24805411/30/1995: #479
314 Hresc, Vladimir 24806010/31/1993: #437
315 Zuckerman, Bernard 24806803/31/1985: #266
316 Ree, Hans 24795208/31/1986: #274
317 Kallai, Gabor 24795602/19/2001: #506
318 Rajkovic, Dusan 24795205/31/1984: #248
319 Lokvenc, Josef 24796612/31/1940: #52
320 Forintos, Gyözö V 24775406/30/1977: #183
321 Kochiev, Alexander 24765402/28/1998: #493
322 Ionescu, Constantin 24765009/11/2000: #484
323 Hug, Werner 24755208/31/1994: #472
324 Garcia, Gildardo 24755102/29/1996: #524
325 Cohn, Wilhelm 24745612/31/1900: #19
326 Marovic, Dražen 24745612/31/1979: #210
327 Vidmar, Milan Jr 24747306/30/1951: #72
328 Filipenko, Alexander V 24746302/28/1991: #405
329 Spassov, Liuben 24734902/28/1985: #285
330 Löwenthal, Johann J 24735812/31/1851: #10
331 Hebden, Mark 24734902/14/2000: #514
332 Espig, Lutz 24735212/31/1990: #396
333 Karlsson, Lars 24735306/30/1997: #537
334 Zapata, Alonso 24725208/21/2000: #496
335 Ciric, Dragoljub M 24726610/31/1977: #193
336 Lisenko, Alexander V 24726505/31/1993: #463
337 Khasin, Alexander 24726703/31/1993: #456
338 Cabrilo, Goran 24725406/26/2000: #500
339 Toth, Bela 24715303/31/1985: #289
340 Semeniuk, Alexander A 24716908/31/1994: #504
341 Zilberman, Yaacov 24715304/30/1996: #542
342 Tisdall, Jonathan D 24716108/21/2000: #505
343 Becker, Albert 24715912/31/1937: #45
344 Franco Ocampos, Zenon 24715104/30/1998: #554
345 Sokolsky, Alexey P 24705606/30/1950: #73
346 Klein, Ernst L 24706312/31/1951: #67
347 Mestel, A Jonathan 24696203/08/1999: #488
348 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo 24694908/31/1973: #158
349 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto 24695112/20/1999: #505
350 Guimard, Carlos E 24695612/31/1954: #82
351 Showalter, Jackson W 24685612/31/1901: #18
352 Rossetto, Héctor D 24675006/30/1964: #110
353 Gruenfeld, Yehuda 24665902/28/1998: #558
354 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar 24665404/30/1970: #142
355 Meister, Yakov 24656408/31/1997: #570
356 Mikhalevski, Alexander 24655603/06/2000: #569
357 Wedberg, Tom 24655510/31/1995: #568
358 Mortensen, Erling 24654903/31/1997: #601
359 Fichtl, Jirí 24645412/31/1962: #104
360 Sofrevski, Jovan 24646906/30/1977: #200
361 Szekely, Peter 24635001/31/1997: #609
362 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis 24635204/30/1996: #590
363 Kottnauer, Cenek 24625912/31/1951: #69
364 Steiner, Herman 24615612/31/1946: #43
365 Rabar, Braslav 24595706/30/1961: #107
366 Portisch, Ferenc 24595503/31/1981: #237
367 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 24595111/30/1995: #607
368 Sahovic, Dragutin 24585407/31/1982: #244
369 von Gottschall, Hermann 24587012/31/1903: #23
370 Vesselovsky, Serguei 24577112/31/1993: #538
371 Hazai, Laszlo 24575705/31/1995: #587
372 Juswanto, Denny 24565601/15/2001: #633
373 Szmetan, Jorge 24565604/30/1992: #529
374 Mochalov, Evgeny V 24565509/30/1993: #544
375 Apšenieks, Fricis 24567412/31/1935: #48
376 Bolbochán, Jácobo 24566012/31/1947: #59
377 Lechtynsky, Jiri 24555310/31/1989: #440
378 Pribyl, Josef 24555309/30/1989: #447
379 Kieninger, Georg 24547012/31/1943: #30
380 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria 24545106/26/2000: #606
381 Sigurjónsson, Gudmundur 24536908/31/1989: #453
382 Bouwmeester, Henk B 24536408/31/1971: #165
383 Tipary, Lajos 24536606/30/1953: #79
384 Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario 24535402/14/2000: #635
385 Ekstroem, Roland 24535204/30/1998: #658
386 Hausner, Ivan 24535003/31/1994: #577
387 Mokrý, Karel 24535702/05/2001: #652
388 Prandstetter, Eduard 24525311/30/1990: #479
389 Nikolic, Zivoslav 24525411/30/1995: #638
390 Krnic, Zdenko 24526109/30/1989: #460
391 Seidman, Herbert 24517009/30/1962: #117
392 Langeweg, Kick 24515202/28/1979: #253
393 Torán Albero, Román 24506108/31/1973: #198
394 von Bardeleben, Curt 24506212/31/1902: #21
395 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 24505408/31/1987: #359
396 Inkiov, Ventzislav 24495704/30/1998: #680
397 Parameswaran, Tiruchi N 24497210/31/1997: #667
398 Barda, Olaf 24496806/30/1951: #91
399 Bradford, Joseph M 24496510/31/1992: #592
400 Gerusel, Mathias 24486101/31/1980: #266
401 Rogulj, Branko 24485907/31/1993: #587
402 Lanc, Alois 24485301/31/1990: #519
403 Velikov, Petar 24485802/28/1993: #596
404 Capelan, Guenter 24485806/30/1974: #195
405 Bertok, Mario 24475408/31/1971: #176
406 Chistiakov, Alexander N 24475812/31/1955: #96
407 Damjanovic, Mato 24474912/31/1968: #149
408 Minic, Dragoljub 24477302/28/1979: #262
409 Udovcic, Mijo 24465206/30/1962: #126
410 Popov, Luben 24465412/31/1977: #245
411 Muco, Fatos 24466203/31/1991: #520
412 Bogdanovic, Rajko 24466410/31/1973: #202
413 Skembris, Spyridon 24455102/21/2000: #690
414 Honfi, Karoly 24455308/31/1972: #190
415 Zilberstein, Valery I 24457303/31/1985: #369
416 Řgaard, Leif 24456612/31/1993: #626
417 Yates, Frederick D 24445112/31/1925: #33
418 Vokác, Marek 24435112/04/2000: #694
419 Dubinin, Peter V 24437106/30/1951: #95
420 Ghitescu, Theodor 24435712/31/1975: #215
421 Hermann, Manfred 24426008/31/1984: #369
422 Moiseev, Oleg L 24426603/31/1967: #157
423 Meduna, Eduard 24415008/31/1992: #608
424 Okhotnik, Vladimir 24416201/31/1992: #609
425 Milovanovic, Rade 24415910/31/1996: #743
426 Smederevac, Petar 24406806/30/1964: #145
427 Sydor, Andrzej 24406412/31/1978: #279
428 Zichichi, Alvise 24396206/30/1980: #290
429 Reprintsev, Alexander 24386712/04/2000: #725
430 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich 24376112/31/1997: #752
431 Maric, Rudolf 24365503/31/1969: #185
432 Schulze, Ulrich 24366410/31/1992: #668
433 Adamski, Jan 24365110/31/1985: #408
434 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel 24365104/30/1992: #618
435 Abramovic, Boško 24365201/31/1993: #652
436 Ziatdinov, Raset 24355812/25/2000: #759
437 Prins, Lodewijk 24346012/31/1954: #103
438 Eising, Johannes 24346104/30/1977: #268
439 Martinovic, Slobodan 24345606/30/1987: #415
440 Sideif Sade, Fikret I 24346312/31/1993: #698
441 Bistric, Faruk 24345312/27/1999: #737
442 Hamann, Svend 24346309/30/1982: #312
443 Bisguier, Arthur B 24345208/31/1971: #196
444 Karpeshov, Oleg 24337001/31/1996: #796
445 Mariotti, Sergio 24327107/31/1988: #469
446 Lengyel, Levente 24325104/30/1975: #233
447 Ostojic, Predrag 24325801/31/1980: #308
448 Castro Rojas, Oscar Humberto 24316404/30/1995: #740
449 Breyther, Ruediger 24316407/31/1995: #760
450 Puc, Stojan 24316703/31/1963: #157
451 Neckar, Lubomir 24316507/31/1992: #664
452 Spiridonov, Nikola 24315501/31/1980: #316
453 Dely, Peter 24305906/30/1976: #242
454 Haag, Ervin 24307012/31/1974: #215
455 Braga, Fernando 24295307/03/2000: #762
456 Gurevich, Vladimir 24287107/30/2001: #763
457 Kouatly, Bachar 24287002/28/2000: #799
458 Taubenhaus, Jean 24287212/31/1891: #16
459 Szabo, Stefan 24286406/30/1953: #96
460 Zaltsman, Vitaly F 24285809/30/1983: #385
461 Garcia Martinez, Silvino 24275206/30/1986: #441
462 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H 24276104/16/2001: #803
463 Van Mil, Johannes A J 24266003/26/2001: #812
464 Jakobsen, Ole 24265309/30/1984: #424
465 Brinckmann, Alfred 24267512/31/1932: #43
466 Estrin, Yacov B 24266103/31/1965: #180
467 Trapl, Jindrich 24257102/29/1984: #374
468 Zíta, František 24257006/30/1951: #108
469 Kunsztowicz, Uwe 24247412/31/1985: #449
470 Fokin, Sergey 24246609/30/1997: #833
471 Hennings, Artur 24246106/30/1982: #345
472 Olland, Adolf G 24247312/31/1908: #36
473 Flesch, Janos 24245708/31/1975: #251
474 Sieiro Gonzalez, Luis 24235805/31/1997: #853
475 Goldberg, Grigory A 24236006/30/1950: #108
476 Müller, Hans 24236812/31/1937: #62
477 Mascarinas, Rico 24236002/28/1995: #786
478 Garcia, Raimundo 24236304/30/1978: #289
479 Ornstein, Axel 24235703/31/1994: #759
480 Petronijevic, Zoran 24236011/30/1996: #868
481 Borisenko, Georgy K 24225903/31/1964: #164
482 Soltis, Andrew E 24225704/30/1989: #583
483 Hebert, Jean 24226311/08/1999: #814
484 Westerinen, Heikki MJ 24215203/31/1986: #473
485 Stempin, Pawel 24217307/09/2001: #828
486 Sharif, Mershad 24215506/30/1994: #786
487 Kagan, Shimon 24215903/31/1984: #389
488 Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo 24206406/30/1955: #130
489 Schallopp, Emil 24206712/31/1884: #22
490 Sznapik, Aleksander 24205301/31/1993: #774
491 Partos, Charles 24196106/30/1978: #310
492 Rigo, Janos 24185909/30/1990: #666
493 Petran, Pal 24185708/31/1988: #534
494 Ochoa de Echaguen, F Javier 24185308/31/1996: #903
495 Christoph, Manfred 24186404/30/1973: #252
496 Reefschlaeger, Helmut 24186103/31/1986: #487
497 Kozlov, Vladimir N 24186505/31/1992: #742
498 Geller, Uzi 24176412/31/1972: #246
499 Kestler, Hans-Günter 24176211/30/1981: #358
500 Ristic, Nenad 24175711/13/2000: #837

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 42nd birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 41 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 42. Players who played an insufficient number of games in recent years will not appear on the list, even though you may see them on lists for younger and/or older birthdays. Any players who had been completely inactive for three years are removed from the list.

Definition of columns in the above list:

# refers to the player's all-time rank on this list, compared to all other players when they turned 42.

Player is the full name of the player. Click on the player's name to see a career progression of their ratings.

Rating is the calculated rating for each player on their 42nd birthday.

+/- 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 their 42nd birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 42nd birthday 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 stronger on their 42nd birthday than anyone else turning 42. Since ratings are known to be inaccurate, it is possible that a lower-rated player was actually much stronger than their rating would indicate, and it is also possible that other players were weaker than their ratings would indicate. This number indicates the likelihood that the player was indeed the strongest player ever among players turning 42. 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 had the third-highest rating ever, among players turning 42, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 42-year-old players. This number indicates the all-time 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 ever to turn 42. This value is only calculated for the top 100 players on any rating list.

Date is the exact date that the rating applied to. Click on that date to see the sorted list of all players' ratings on that date.

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