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Top 10 players on their 51st birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Lasker, Emanuel287367
2 Steinitz, Wilhelm281457
3 Botvinnik, Mikhail M274653
4 Korchnoi, Viktor L274148
5 Alekhine, Alexander A271656
6 Portisch, Lajos268348
7 Tal, Mikhail268247
8 Capablanca, José R268256
9 Geller, Efim P267952
10 Smyslov, Vassily V267648

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Top 500 players on their 51st birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Lasker, Emanuel 28736770.3%#212/31/1918: #1
2 Steinitz, Wilhelm 28145722.1%#312/31/1886: #1
3 Botvinnik, Mikhail M 2746532.8%#906/30/1962: #1
4 Korchnoi, Viktor L 2741481.7%#902/28/1982: #3
5 Alekhine, Alexander A 2716561.1%#1412/31/1942: #2
6 Portisch, Lajos 2683480.1%#2203/31/1988: #6
7 Tal, Mikhail 2682470.1%#2210/31/1987: #8
8 Capablanca, José R 2682560.3%#2512/31/1938: #4
9 Geller, Efim P 2679520.2%#2502/29/1976: #6
10 Smyslov, Vassily V 2676480.1%#2502/29/1972: #11
11 Petrosian, Tigran V 2673490.1%#2605/31/1980: #11
12 Keres, Paul 2671510.1%#2812/31/1966: #10
13 Saint-Amant, Pierre C 2669560.1%#3012/31/1850: #3
14 Fischer, Robert J 2668620.3%#3202/28/1994: #17
15 Polugaevsky, Lev A 265849#3210/31/1985: #17
16 Tarrasch, Siegbert 265753#3412/31/1912: #4
17 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2645590.1%#4309/30/1962: #13
18 Löwenthal, Johann J 2635640.1%#5112/31/1860: #4
19 Spassky, Boris V 263149#4712/31/1987: #34
20 Boleslavsky, Isaak E 2631750.2%#5904/30/1970: #17
21 Anderssen, Adolf 262954#5012/31/1868: #4
22 Mackenzie, George H 262859#5312/31/1887: #5
23 Larsen, Bent 262750#5102/28/1986: #36
24 Marshall, Frank J 262253#5612/31/1927: #10
25 Gligoric, Svetozar 262148#5312/31/1973: #26
26 Najdorf, Miguel 262153#5503/31/1961: #17
27 Vidmar, Milan Sr 261762#6312/31/1935: #11
28 Rubinstein, Akiba K 261360#6412/31/1932: #8
29 Spielmann, Rudolf 261356#6212/31/1933: #11
30 Tukmakov, Vladimir B 260648#6302/28/1997: #75
31 Kholmov, Ratmir D 260552#6704/30/1976: #38
32 Averbakh, Yury L 260156#7112/31/1972: #35
33 Chigorin, Mikhail I 259953#7212/31/1900: #6
34 Razuvaev, Yury S 259749#7109/30/1996: #81
35 Levenfish, Grigory Y 259558#7812/31/1939: #15
36 Blackburne, Joseph H 259564#8212/31/1891: #7
37 Tartakower, Saviely G 259255#7912/31/1937: #16
38 Taimanov, Mark E 259050#7812/31/1976: #52
39 Euwe, Machgielis 259057#8112/31/1951: #20
40 Bogoljubow, Efim D 258853#8112/31/1939: #17
41 Gulko, Boris F 258748#7901/31/1998: #98
42 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V 258649#8108/31/1995: #97
43 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 258555#8502/29/1984: #63
44 Unzicker, Wolfgang 258458#8804/30/1976: #52
45 Hübner, Robert 258350#8411/01/1999: #105
46 Kotov, Alexander A 258271#9606/30/1964: #29
47 Balashov, Yury S 257950#8703/06/2000: #128
48 Panno, Oscar R 257861#9502/28/1986: #88
49 Suetin, Alexey S 257654#9310/31/1977: #68
50 Furman, Semen A 257555#9510/31/1971: #42
51 Pachmann, Ludek 257559#9604/30/1975: #54
52 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E 257149#9402/05/2001: #142
53 Hort, Vlastimil 257050#9612/31/1994: #132
54 Rabinovich, Ilya L 256974#11112/31/1941: #19
55 Bird, Henry E 256962#10412/31/1880: #8
56 Byrne, Robert E 256351#10302/28/1979: #83
57 Antoshin, Vladimir S 256060#11104/30/1980: #84
58 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y 255956#11004/30/1995: #159
59 Podgaets, Mikhail Y 255568#12006/30/1998: #169
60 Evans, Larry M 255575#12402/28/1983: #97
61 Gipslis, Aivars 255455#11401/31/1988: #123
62 Bronstein, David I 255452#11212/31/1974: #65
63 Vaisser, Anatoli 255352#11202/28/2000: #191
64 Lein, Anatoly 255151#11302/28/1982: #88
65 Lerner, Konstantin Z 255152#11502/26/2001: #192
66 Adorján, András 255169#12503/26/2001: #185
67 Stĺhlberg, Gideon 255154#11612/31/1958: #43
68 Gufeld, Eduard E 254959#12102/28/1987: #134
69 Bagirov, Vladimir K 254855#11907/31/1987: #124
70 Trifunovic, Petar 254852#11706/30/1961: #44
71 Shabanov, Yury F 254662#12510/31/1988: #136
72 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 254549#11802/28/1986: #140
73 Sosonko, Gennadi 254553#12004/30/1994: #200
74 Smejkal, Jan 254550#11902/28/1997: #211
75 Burn, Amos 254457#12412/31/1899: #13
76 Cebalo, Mišo 254348#11901/31/1996: #224
77 Flohr, Salo 254269#13406/30/1959: #47
78 Kuzmin, Gennady P 254252#12212/31/1996: #209
79 Liberzon, Vladimir M 254272#13502/29/1988: #159
80 Matanovic, Aleksandar 254061#13004/30/1981: #101
81 Barcza, Gedeon 253951#12506/30/1962: #50
82 Filip, Miroslav 253860#13108/31/1979: #109
83 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A 253870#13811/30/1989: #183
84 Tolush, Alexander K 253755#12903/31/1961: #51
85 Janowsky, Dawid M 253753#12812/31/1918: #11
86 Beim, Valery 253654#13003/12/2001: #232
87 Nei, Iivo 253668#13910/31/1982: #121
88 Mason, James 253457#13312/31/1899: #14
89 Ivkov, Borislav 253454#13110/31/1984: #145
90 Matulovic, Milan 253458#13405/31/1986: #157
91 Rossolimo, Nicolas 253374#14412/31/1960: #48
92 Paulsen, Louis 253355#13312/31/1883: #11
93 Osnos, Viacheslav V 253175#14606/30/1986: #164
94 Velimirovic, Dragoljub 253053#13404/30/1993: #233
95 Ahues, Carl O 252963#14012/31/1933: #23
96 Alburt, Lev O 252959#13807/31/1996: #259
97 Kurajica, Bojan 252748#13410/31/1998: #246
98 Szabó, László 252549#13612/31/1967: #74
99 Maróczy, Géza 252358#14412/31/1920: #14
100 Pfleger, Helmut 252261#14607/31/1994: #274
101 Benko, Pal C 25205806/30/1979: #127
102 Alapin, Simon 25205912/31/1906: #14
103 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N 25195103/31/1997: #301
104 Averkin, Orest N 25196901/31/1995: #283
105 Buturin, Vladimir 25196910/31/1994: #275
106 Kovacevic, Vladimir 25175502/28/1993: #277
107 Kavalek, Lubomir 25176307/31/1994: #294
108 Kieninger, Georg 25137312/31/1952: #52
109 Komljenovic, Davor 25135206/30/1995: #305
110 Petkevich, Jusefs 25126311/30/1991: #285
111 Pilnik, Herman 25125612/31/1964: #67
112 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 25125910/31/1984: #187
113 Didishko, Vereslav 25125204/10/2000: #316
114 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V 25115307/31/1998: #330
115 Lutikov, Anatoly S 25107101/31/1984: #165
116 Shamkovich, Leonid A 25096104/30/1974: #110
117 Maric, Rudolf 25087404/30/1978: #143
118 Suba, Mihai 25085305/31/1998: #352
119 Bolbochán, Julio 25076002/28/1971: #93
120 von Scheve, Theodor 25066412/31/1901: #13
121 Timoshchenko, Gennady 25065004/24/2000: #339
122 Mikenas, Vladas 25066503/31/1961: #70
123 Lilienthal, Andor 25055903/31/1962: #70
124 Donner, Johannes H 25045306/30/1978: #151
125 Olafsson, Fridrik 25046812/31/1985: #228
126 Zhidkov, Valery S 25035808/31/1990: #293
127 Savon, Vladimir A 25025108/31/1991: #322
128 Ragozin, Viacheslav V 25006906/30/1959: #73
129 Klovans, Janis 25005803/31/1986: #225
130 Lundin, Erik 24996106/30/1955: #77
131 Bilek, István 24987007/31/1983: #184
132 Michell, Reginald P 24976912/31/1923: #21
133 Zhuravliov, Valerij 24976711/30/1989: #293
134 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G 24967009/30/1963: #79
135 Przepiórka, Dawid 24965912/31/1930: #24
136 Tringov, Georgy P 24965902/29/1988: #253
137 Martinovic, Slobodan 24955206/30/1996: #417
138 Karaklajic, Nikola 24956912/31/1976: #154
139 Ubilava, Elizbar E 24935908/27/2001: #402
140 Jansa, Vlastimil 24934910/31/1993: #368
141 Yuferov, Sergey N 24925411/30/1996: #413
142 Bondarevsky, Igor Z 24915903/31/1964: #84
143 Böök, Eero 24896312/31/1960: #72
144 Ivanovic, Božidar 24895507/31/1997: #435
145 Kraidman, Yair 24876510/31/1983: #218
146 Díez del Corral, Jesús 24876603/31/1984: #219
147 Padevsky, Nikola B 24876304/30/1984: #227
148 Wolf, Heinrich 24866612/31/1925: #24
149 Salwe, Georg H 24865612/31/1912: #21
150 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 24865503/31/1962: #86
151 Csom, István 24855005/31/1991: #376
152 Ermenkov, Evgenij 24846309/25/2000: #449
153 Teschner, Rudolf 24816712/31/1972: #135
154 List, Paul M 24817212/31/1937: #42
155 Veresov, Gavriil N 24817206/30/1963: #93
156 Robatsch, Karl 24805708/31/1979: #184
157 Murey, Yakov 24805207/31/1992: #404
158 Mednis, Edmar J 24806002/29/1988: #304
159 Quinteros, Miguel A 24806211/30/1998: #450
160 Tseitlin, Mikhail S 24776105/31/1998: #516
161 Rajkovic, Dusan 24775405/31/1993: #434
162 Browne, Walter S 24765501/10/2000: #483
163 Bangiev, Alexander 24756410/31/1997: #510
164 Lombardy, William J 24746511/30/1988: #338
165 Sahovic, Dragutin 24747007/31/1991: #420
166 Eliskases, Erich G 24735912/31/1963: #102
167 Popov, Luben 24726612/31/1986: #300
168 Todorcevic, Miodrag 24724910/31/1991: #434
169 Chajes, Oscar 24716312/31/1923: #25
170 Faragó, Iván 24714803/31/1997: #561
171 Gaprindashvili, Nona 24715304/30/1992: #462
172 Vukic, Milan 24705307/31/1994: #503
173 Treybal, Karel 24707012/31/1935: #42
174 Zaitsev, Igor A 24697004/30/1989: #384
175 Chistiakov, Alexander N 24686512/31/1964: #111
176 Udovcic, Mijo 24686308/31/1971: #143
177 Ciocaltea, Victor 24665212/31/1982: #253
178 Damjanovic, Mato 24665602/28/1978: #202
179 Guimard, Carlos E 24665603/31/1964: #112
180 Zakharov, Alexander V 24656509/30/1994: #539
181 Lokvenc, Josef 24646512/31/1949: #69
182 Tseitlin, Mark D 24645608/31/1994: #538
183 Czerniak, Moshe 24637112/31/1960: #91
184 Opocenský, Karel 24636012/31/1942: #39
185 Gheorghiu, Florin 24625303/31/1995: #551
186 Bisguier, Arthur B 24625909/30/1980: #252
187 Kirov Ivanov, Nino 24625508/31/1996: #587
188 Lukin, Andrei M 24616408/23/1999: #566
189 Rossetto, Héctor D 24615308/31/1973: #181
190 Schiffers, Emanuel 24596112/31/1900: #20
191 Pirc, Vasja 24595706/30/1958: #97
192 Porat, Yosef 24596803/31/1960: #99
193 Veinger, Itzhak 24586706/30/1989: #423
194 Zilberstein, Valery I 24587503/31/1994: #549
195 Hecht, Hans-Joachim 24576512/31/1989: #456
196 Knezevic, Milorad 24565010/31/1987: #345
197 Ghitescu, Theodor 24566512/31/1984: #334
198 Thomas, George A 24565512/31/1931: #42
199 Cohn, Wilhelm 24557512/31/1909: #34
200 Pushkov, Nikolai 24546010/31/1997: #635
201 Yanofsky, Daniel A 24546302/29/1976: #192
202 Smederevac, Petar 24527406/30/1973: #193
203 Puc, Stojan 24527202/29/1972: #185
204 Forintos, Gyözö V 24515606/30/1986: #366
205 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes 24495406/30/1994: #600
206 Prins, Lodewijk 24486312/31/1963: #124
207 Zilberman, Nathan R 24486204/30/1991: #524
208 Marco, Georg 24487512/31/1913: #34
209 Plachetka, Jan 24475401/31/1996: #706
210 Mieses, Jacques 24476912/31/1915: #26
211 Ivanov, Igor V 24465812/31/1997: #685
212 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel 24467407/24/2000: #655
213 Johansson, Martin 24465906/30/1969: #176
214 Karner, Hillar 24456506/30/1986: #386
215 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M 24456109/30/1967: #150
216 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz 24455003/31/1994: #623
217 Nun, Josef 24446006/30/1984: #349
218 Estrin, Yacov B 24435902/28/1974: #202
219 Ostojic, Predrag 24426301/31/1989: #489
220 Alexander, Conel H 24426103/31/1960: #127
221 Tatai, Stefano 24415402/28/1989: #494
222 Dueckstein, Andreas 24407506/30/1978: #265
223 Barczay, Laszlo 24406201/31/1987: #403
224 Spassov, Liuben 24385702/28/1994: #679
225 Janoševic, Dragoljub 24365306/30/1974: #215
226 Showalter, Jackson W 24367212/31/1910: #29
227 Bernstein, Ossip S 24357312/31/1932: #41
228 Portisch, Ferenc 24356603/31/1990: #555
229 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad 24346312/25/2000: #770
230 Kelecevic, Nedeljko 24335202/28/1998: #770
231 Gunsberg, Isidor 24335512/31/1904: #24
232 Gutman, Lev 24325308/31/1996: #799
233 Joksic, Sinisa 24326509/30/1991: #658
234 Donchenko, Anatoly G 24316208/31/1991: #656
235 Radulov, Ivan 24315712/31/1989: #583
236 Petrushin, Alexander I 24296102/28/1998: #794
237 Karasev, Vladimir I 24296205/31/1989: #557
238 Marangunic, Srdjan 24296110/31/1994: #723
239 Zhelnin, Vladimir V 24285702/28/1998: #801
240 Kupreichik, Viktor D 24285107/03/2000: #770
241 Sliwa, Bogdan 24276412/31/1972: #225
242 Ree, Hans 24245708/31/1995: #822
243 Stoltz, Gösta 24246012/31/1954: #113
244 Staller, Peter 24246105/31/1993: #737
245 Meduna, Eduard 24235209/10/2001: #816
246 Frog, Ilya 24216305/24/1999: #786
247 Nemet, Ivan 24205103/31/1994: #779
248 Faibisovich, Vadim Z 24206504/30/1995: #814
249 Filipowicz, Andrzej 24197004/30/1989: #590
250 Tompa, Janos 24187204/30/1998: #896
251 Doda, Zbigniew 24187101/31/1982: #346
252 Steiner, Herman 24186512/31/1955: #117
253 Honfi, Karoly 24176409/30/1981: #350
254 Ostermeyer, Peter 24176809/30/1994: #819
255 Schweber, Samuel 24177406/30/1987: #485
256 Simic, Radoslav 24165706/07/1999: #813
257 Schallopp, Emil 24167412/31/1893: #20
258 Mestrovic, Zvonimir 24155509/30/1995: #903
259 Spiridonov, Nikola 24155502/28/1989: #604
260 Medina García, Antonio A 24144908/31/1970: #228
261 Kaiumov, Dmitry D 24136002/28/2000: #918
262 Minev, Nikolay N 24097312/31/1981: #376
263 Gereben, Ernö 24096512/31/1957: #151
264 Kestler, Hans-Günter 24097011/30/1990: #715
265 Rakic, Tomislav 24087110/31/1985: #500
266 Lengyel, Levente 24075805/31/1984: #455
267 Cvetkovic, Srdjan 24056202/28/1997: #1019
268 Espig, Lutz 24045601/03/2000: #940
269 Borik, Otto 24036408/31/1998: #989
270 Jelen, Iztok 24037012/31/1997: #1004
271 Vaisman, Volodia 24036711/30/1988: #622
272 Bukal, Vladimir Sr 24036010/31/1990: #775
273 Zaltsman, Vitaly F 24027209/30/1992: #876
274 Langeweg, Kick 24016702/29/1988: #591
275 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel 24016509/30/1967: #221
276 Adamski, Jan 24006210/31/1994: #945
277 Trapl, Jindrich 24006602/28/1993: #911
278 Milner-Barry, Philip S 23987406/30/1957: #172
279 Fradkin, Boris 23976809/30/1997: #1045
280 Heinicke, Herbert T 23976612/31/1955: #144
281 Klundt, Klaus 23965911/30/1992: #912
282 Sokolsky, Alexey P 23957506/30/1959: #167
283 Tröger, Paul 23956503/31/1964: #190
284 von Holzhausen, Walther 23946012/31/1926: #45
285 Franklin, Michael J 23947301/31/1982: #414
286 Hamann, Svend 23937009/30/1991: #895
287 Lukacs, Peter 23934807/09/2001: #1083
288 Pribyl, Josef 23935109/30/1998: #1072
289 Naegeli, Oskar 23897012/31/1935: #66
290 Ujtelky, Maximilián 23895503/31/1966: #229
291 Lanc, Alois 23886602/15/1999: #1010
292 Lechtynsky, Jiri 23885310/31/1998: #1103
293 Dmitriev, Igor 23875712/31/1996: #1187
294 Hoelzl, Franz 23875303/31/1997: #1194
295 Rubinetti, Jorge A 23866203/31/1996: #1217
296 Seredenko, Vladimir 23867404/30/1991: #898
297 De la Vega, Hector 23866902/28/1977: #341
298 Kertesz, Alfred 23846505/31/1995: #1127
299 Kluger, Guyla 23835412/31/1964: #213
300 Zichichi, Alvise 23837406/30/1989: #773
301 Foguelman, Alberto 23837208/31/1974: #326
302 Pavlov, Mircea 23807108/31/1988: #704
303 Moehring, Guenther 23796410/31/1987: #625
304 Illijin, Neboisa 23796705/31/1993: #1078
305 Hromádka, Karel 23797512/31/1937: #82
306 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 23785412/31/1964: #219
307 Banas, Jan 23775505/31/1998: #1277
308 Clerc, Albert 23767512/31/1880: #15
309 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel 23735005/07/2001: #1236
310 Szilágyi, György 23736906/30/1972: #322
311 Hermann, Manfred 23725908/31/1993: #1154
312 Grob, Henry 23707312/31/1954: #152
313 Filipenko, Alexander V 23705902/28/2000: #1272
314 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 23705308/23/1999: #1252
315 Fahnenschmidt, Gerhard 23695707/31/1991: #1052
316 Begun, Sergei M 23697505/31/1998: #1370
317 Mozes, Ervin 23695412/31/1996: #1387
318 Peev, Peicho Chonev 23696803/31/1991: #1023
319 Speijer, Abraham 23686612/31/1923: #38
320 Jakobsen, Ole 23686309/30/1993: #1187
321 Ligterink, Gert 23686511/13/2000: #1246
322 Tsvetkov, Alexandar K 23677309/30/1965: #258
323 Szily, József 23675909/30/1964: #226
324 Kosanski, Stanko 23676709/30/1992: #1177
325 Hennings, Artur 23667406/30/1991: #1071
326 Partos, Charles 23666907/31/1987: #664
327 Hesse, Peter 23637108/31/1995: #1404
328 Bronstein, Luis 23636105/31/1997: #1443
329 Plater, Kazimierz 23636212/31/1965: #255
330 Szmetan, Jorge 23625505/21/2001: #1339
331 Petran, Pal 23615008/31/1997: #1467
332 Meshkov, Yuri A 23606501/15/2001: #1416
333 Karklins, Andrew 23596703/31/1998: #1474
334 Blau, Max 23586709/30/1969: #322
335 Sergeant, Edward G 23586812/31/1931: #64
336 Hernandez, Roman 23565211/20/2000: #1393
337 Szilagyi, Peter 23546309/30/1988: #839
338 Wittmann, Walter 23545303/08/1999: #1356
339 Casas, Fernando 23547306/30/1977: #403
340 Kaufman, Larry C 23545810/31/1998: #1501
341 Reefschlaeger, Helmut 23525803/31/1995: #1458
342 Meyer, Claus Dieter 23506607/31/1997: #1589
343 Sorri, Kari Juhani 23505509/30/1992: #1322
344 Haakert, Juergen 23497211/30/1992: #1307
345 Rosselli del Turco, Stefano 23486112/31/1927: #56
346 Vigh, Bela 23485410/31/1995: #1585
347 Alexandria, Nana 23487510/09/2000: #1467
348 Wahltuch, Victor L 23477312/31/1925: #50
349 Berlinsky, Vladimir 23466204/23/2001: #1499
350 Witkowski, Stefan 23467208/31/1982: #553
351 Prandstetter, Eduard 23455912/13/1999: #1508
352 Monin, Nikolay 23456903/31/1998: #1626
353 Burger, Karl 23445212/31/1983: #603
354 Hess, Ralf 23437102/28/1995: #1553
355 Hanham, J Moore 23426612/31/1890: #35
356 Eperjesi, Laszlo 23415704/30/1994: #1509
357 Golombek, Harry 23405812/31/1961: #235
358 Slutzky, Leonid 23406808/31/1998: #1688
359 Emma, Jaime J 23407212/31/1988: #958
360 Karl, Hans 23397205/31/1986: #720
361 Maryasin, Boris 23396209/03/2001: #1604
362 Bednarski, Jacek B 23377402/28/1990: #1147
363 Dueball, Juergen 23376902/29/1996: #1788
364 Nagy, Ervin 23377106/30/1996: #1743
365 Zíta, František 23376609/30/1960: #205
366 Aitken, James M 23377006/30/1959: #228
367 Winter, William 23377312/31/1948: #103
368 Neckar, Lubomir 23367007/30/2001: #1598
369 Albin, Adolf 23365712/31/1898: #27
370 Navarovszky, Laszlo 23357103/31/1984: #622
371 van 't Kruys, Maarten 23357312/31/1861: #11
372 Atkins, Henry E 23356612/31/1922: #31
373 Schoeneberg, Manfred 23347206/30/1997: #1810
374 Okhotnik, Vladimir 23336002/26/2001: #1660
375 Dunkelblum, Arthur 23336712/31/1956: #184
376 Paulsen, Wilfried 23327012/31/1878: #15
377 Remlinger, Larry 23325508/31/1992: #1462
378 Morovic, Dine 23316608/06/2001: #1665
379 Lee, Francis J 23316112/31/1907: #48
380 Lovas, Gyula 23307212/31/1935: #82
381 Bogdanov, Valentin 23307004/30/1998: #1837
382 Krouzel, Jaroslav 23306401/18/1999: #1672
383 Pelikán, Jorge 23296112/31/1956: #188
384 Letelier Martner, René 23285506/30/1966: #323
385 Westerinen, Heikki MJ 23274803/31/1995: #1736
386 Cekro, Ekrem 23265906/25/2001: #1739
387 Basagic, Zlatko 23266011/30/1998: #1833
388 Cuartas, Carlos 23267507/31/1991: #1365
389 Osterman, Rudolf 23266406/30/1997: #1927
390 Danner, Georg 23264809/30/1997: #1898
391 Kagan, Shimon 23246503/31/1993: #1582
392 Balenovic, Zvonimir 23236511/30/1998: #1881
393 Iliesco, Juan T 23226012/31/1948: #108
394 Day, Lawrence A 23226301/31/2000: #1863
395 Szabados, Eugenio 23207512/31/1948: #110
396 Haubt, Georg 23186602/29/1996: #2058
397 Saidy, Anthony F 23176704/30/1988: #939
398 Kaposztas, Miklos 23167303/31/1990: #1264
399 Sandor, Bela 23126810/31/1970: #393
400 Voskanian, Vahagn 23115909/30/1995: #2026
401 Gross, Stefan 23115408/28/2000: #1933
402 Novak, Ivan 23096712/31/1993: #1824
403 Titz, Heimo 23086903/31/1987: #832
404 Pitschel, Karl 23076312/31/1879: #19
405 Rigo, Janos 23076610/25/1999: #2025
406 Jenei, Ferenc 23067209/30/1966: #362
407 Belov, Lev A 23056710/31/1984: #718
408 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 23057007/31/1986: #819
409 Vujacic, Borivoje 23047409/11/2000: #2022
410 Reinhardt, Enrique H 23036712/31/1953: #152
411 Schmidt, Bodo 23026304/16/2001: #1986
412 Asmundsson, Ingvar 23026206/30/1985: #767
413 Villeneuve, Alain 23006711/30/1996: #2285
414 Erenska, Hanna 23006910/31/1997: #2282
415 Silva, Fernando 23006807/30/2001: #2024
416 Alster, Ladislav 22996502/28/1978: #494
417 Kagan, Naum 22996810/31/1997: #2312
418 Sibarevic, Milenko 22976402/29/1996: #2347
419 Starck, Bodo 22976109/30/1985: #791
420 Nielsen, Poul Erik 22977501/11/1999: #2118
421 Vooremaa, Andres 22945906/30/1995: #2181
422 Afifi, Assem 22927412/31/1997: #2380
423 Mortimer, James 22925712/31/1883: #33
424 Cristobal, Ruben 22916310/30/2000: #2133
425 Tichy, Vladimir 22915909/30/1997: #2442
426 Segal, Alexandru Sorin 22906109/30/1998: #2411
427 Kaunas, Kestutis 22906903/31/1993: #1913
428 Law, Andrew P 22887207/09/2001: #2162
429 Modr, Bretislav 22887503/31/1997: #2505
430 Knox, Victor W 22887212/31/1995: #2356
431 Lengyel, Bela 22875606/05/2000: #2205
432 Vujakovic, Branko 22876502/21/2000: #2212
433 Groenegres, Wilfried 22857502/28/1985: #812
434 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo 22846801/31/1984: #736
435 Mřller, Jřrgen 22846712/31/1923: #49
436 Aparicio, Anibal 22847505/31/1998: #2517
437 Basman, Michael J 22846702/28/1997: #2553
438 Rantanen, Yrjo A 22846304/23/2001: #2190
439 Franzen, Jozef 22836101/31/1997: #2553
440 Heemsoth, Hermann 22807309/30/1960: #238
441 Paoli, Enrico 22796412/31/1958: #242
442 Puiggrós, Guillermo E 22767412/31/1962: #320
443 Sarapu, Ortvin 22767312/31/1974: #519
444 Whiteley, Andrew J 22757005/31/1998: #2687
445 Vulevic, Vjekoslav 22757303/27/2000: #2350
446 Maes, Valeer 22757212/31/1996: #2709
447 Sorensen, Bent 22746309/30/1994: #2354
448 Réthy, Pál 22716712/31/1955: #209
449 Bauer, Peter 22717004/30/1997: #2769
450 Tarnowski, Alfred 22707212/31/1967: #413
451 Purgin, Nikolaj 22687509/30/1997: #2784
452 Vodicka, Vlastimil 22687404/30/1997: #2814
453 Bouaziz, Slim 22655704/16/2001: #2414
454 Maahs, Erich 22656202/28/1994: #2384
455 Bjerring, Kai 22635412/31/1996: #2897
456 Fucak, Emilijo 22626402/21/2000: #2513
457 Baum, Bernd 22626307/31/1996: #2793
458 Pacl, Vaclav 22616808/31/1995: #2662
459 Gossip, George H 22606712/31/1891: #22
460 Sinkovics, Peter 22585908/07/2000: #2599
461 Werner, Clemens 22575807/31/1997: #2948
462 Remmel, Anto 22567204/30/1997: #2993
463 Alterman, Vladimir I 22567002/28/1993: #2199
464 Tsifanskaya, Ludmila A 22567301/03/2000: #2712
465 Hurme, Harri M 22556405/31/1996: #2926
466 Spesny, Jan 22555801/18/1999: #2800
467 Vaidya, Arun B 22556612/25/2000: #2683
468 Marszalek, Rafal 22547211/30/1991: #1876
469 Taeger, Winfried 22537307/31/1995: #2723
470 Blechzin, Igor 22517503/31/1992: #2033
471 Haselhorst, Helmut 22516302/01/1999: #2629
472 Roth, Peter 22505609/30/1998: #3070
473 Biebinger, Gerhard 22497308/31/1989: #1492
474 Vadasz, Laszlo 22474801/25/1999: #2929
475 Etmans, Maarten D 22477303/31/1990: #1622
476 Niedermaier, Hans 22477208/30/1999: #2876
477 Ljubisavljevic, Zivojin Z 22466205/31/1992: #2086
478 Kernazhitsky, Leonid 22466309/30/1998: #3139
479 Anelli, Antonio 22457404/30/1995: #2784
480 Bashkirov, Valentin 22457212/18/2000: #2776
481 Medancic, Rikard 22446608/13/2001: #2730
482 Saren, Ilkka J 22437204/30/1991: #1850
483 Gelfer, Israel 22436907/31/1996: #3077
484 Bakhrakh, Victor 22416503/31/1997: #3198
485 Prang, Edgar 22396412/13/1999: #2896
486 De Souza Haro, Paulo Cezar 22386705/28/2001: #2745
487 Jensen, Vagn 22376112/31/1998: #3290
488 Micheli, Carlo 22347008/31/1997: #3329
489 Jacobsen, Bo 22326912/06/1999: #2969
490 Formanek, Edward W 22306204/30/1993: #2446
491 Zigura, Oleg 22297404/30/1997: #3388
492 Lematschko, Tatjana 22286403/15/1999: #2944
493 Appleberry, Martin 22275906/18/2001: #2897
494 Szell, Lajos 22256101/31/1996: #3324
495 Tasic, Branislav 22246612/31/1995: #3202
496 Babula, Milan 22206903/19/2001: #2895
497 Muhamedzjanov, Nail 22186912/31/1994: #2978
498 Porrasmaa, Timo 22176811/30/1994: #2984
499 Bodrogi, Mihaly 22167404/30/1998: #3602
500 Harestad, Thor Geir 22157211/27/2000: #3061

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 51st birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 50 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 51. 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 51.

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 51st 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 51st birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 51st 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 51st birthday than anyone else turning 51. 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 51. 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 51, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 51-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 51. 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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