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Top 10 players on their 63rd birthday

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Player Rating +/-
1 Smyslov, Vassily V268052
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L263646
3 Steinitz, Wilhelm260352
4 Bogoljubow, Efim D259156
5 Maróczy, Géza258453
6 Najdorf, Miguel257750
7 Szabó, László256663
8 Kholmov, Ratmir D256157
9 Blackburne, Joseph H255972
10 Reshevsky, Samuel H255753

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All players on their 63rd birthday

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Rating Date
1 Smyslov, Vassily V 26805250.1%#302/29/1984: #9
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L 26364613.7%#702/28/1994: #40
3 Steinitz, Wilhelm 2603525.6%#1312/31/1898: #5
4 Bogoljubow, Efim D 2591564.3%#1512/31/1951: #19
5 Maróczy, Géza 2584532.8%#1612/31/1932: #13
6 Najdorf, Miguel 2577501.7%#1802/28/1973: #56
7 Szabó, László 2566632.8%#2202/29/1980: #78
8 Kholmov, Ratmir D 2561571.5%#2204/30/1988: #115
9 Blackburne, Joseph H 2559723.7%#2512/31/1903: #11
10 Reshevsky, Samuel H 2557531.0%#2310/31/1974: #63
11 Portisch, Lajos 2553510.8%#2404/03/2000: #186
12 Gligoric, Svetozar 2552520.7%#2401/31/1986: #126
13 Taimanov, Mark E 2552682.3%#2701/31/1989: #145
14 Spassky, Boris V 2546520.6%#2601/24/2000: #199
15 Berger, Johann N 2544590.9%#2712/31/1907: #15
16 Tartakower, Saviely G 2541560.6%#2812/31/1949: #37
17 Euwe, Machgielis 2540711.9%#3103/31/1964: #51
18 Geller, Efim P 2535490.2%#2802/29/1988: #177
19 Levenfish, Grigory Y 2533681.3%#3212/31/1951: #42
20 Vasiukov, Evgeny A 2529520.2%#3002/29/1996: #274
21 Vidmar, Milan Sr 2522711.0%#3612/31/1947: #35
22 Nikolac, Juraj 2521680.8%#3603/31/1995: #275
23 Tarrasch, Siegbert 2508560.1%#3712/31/1924: #21
24 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2507650.3%#4012/31/1993: #321
25 Larsen, Bent 2501530.1%#3902/28/1998: #370
26 Shamkovich, Leonid A 2497580.1%#4105/31/1986: #224
27 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 249652#4002/28/1998: #397
28 Sanguinetti, Renato 2496690.3%#4402/28/1979: #165
29 Bagirov, Vladimir K 249450#4008/16/1999: #371
30 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric 2492650.1%#4404/30/1974: #127
31 Burn, Amos 248854#4312/31/1911: #23
32 Unzicker, Wolfgang 2484580.1%#4505/31/1988: #289
33 Shabanov, Yury F 247756#4711/06/2000: #462
34 Gipslis, Aivars 247157#5002/07/2000: #525
35 Barcza, Gedeon 247063#5106/30/1974: #157
36 Mikenas, Vladas 2469690.1%#5302/28/1973: #154
37 Klovans, Janis 246250#5103/31/1998: #595
38 Lein, Anatoly 246057#5302/28/1994: #553
39 Byrne, Robert E 245858#5403/31/1991: #475
40 Pachmann, Ludek 2454740.1%#5904/30/1987: #341
41 Zaitsev, Igor A 244765#6005/21/2001: #654
42 Lundin, Erik 2446750.1%#6306/30/1967: #150
43 Gufeld, Eduard E 244463#6003/15/1999: #636
44 Pilnik, Herman 244271#6312/31/1976: #252
45 Ivkov, Borislav 244155#6010/31/1996: #733
46 Panno, Oscar R 244052#5902/28/1998: #716
47 Rossolimo, Nicolas 243862#6302/28/1973: #214
48 Krogius, Nikolay V 243359#6406/30/1993: #689
49 Michell, Reginald P 243265#6612/31/1935: #55
50 Benko, Pal C 242461#6806/30/1991: #689
51 Chepukaitis, Genrikh 241156#7208/31/1998: #928
52 Matulovic, Milan 240954#7105/31/1998: #953
53 Mieses, Jacques 240771#7712/31/1927: #43
54 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D 240770#7702/28/1977: #315
55 Nei, Iivo 239864#7910/31/1994: #959
56 Osnos, Viacheslav V 239572#8306/30/1998: #1081
57 Soos, Bela 239271#8402/28/1993: #986
58 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A 239171#8404/30/1997: #1147
59 Robatsch, Karl 239059#8109/30/1991: #915
60 Denker, Arnold S 238968#8412/31/1976: #332
61 Suetin, Alexey S 238968#8410/31/1989: #776
62 Czerniak, Moshe 238964#8312/31/1972: #296
63 Bird, Henry E 238268#8712/31/1892: #23
64 Rakic, Tomislav 237870#8910/31/1997: #1241
65 Vatnikov, Josif E 237675#9201/31/1986: #619
66 Vospernik, Zdravko 237568#9003/31/1997: #1320
67 Watzka, Horst 237172#9309/10/2001: #1283
68 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K 237066#9212/25/2000: #1298
69 Radovici, Corvin 236770#9511/30/1994: #1300
70 Karaklajic, Nikola 236665#9301/31/1989: #859
71 Stoppel, Franz 236568#9509/30/1994: #1309
72 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I 236559#9210/31/1996: #1416
73 Ware, Preston 236263#9512/31/1883: #29
74 Pelikán, Jorge 236257#9303/31/1969: #312
75 Dueckstein, Andreas 235959#9407/31/1990: #1016
76 Karasev, Vladimir I 235954#9306/11/2001: #1381
77 Damjanovic, Mato 235862#9602/28/1990: #1030
78 Chernikov, Oleg L 235762#9610/11/1999: #1394
79 Dely, Peter 235669#9906/30/1997: #1531
80 Bilek, István 235553#9507/31/1995: #1461
81 Gereben, Ernö 235260#9804/30/1970: #322
82 Bukic, Enver 234668#10211/27/2000: #1490
83 Bisguier, Arthur B 234567#10309/30/1992: #1358
84 Forintos, Gyözö V 234454#10006/30/1998: #1651
85 Lokvenc, Josef 234463#10203/31/1962: #256
86 Barczay, Laszlo 234157#10202/15/1999: #1482
87 Kieninger, Georg 233763#10503/31/1965: #303
88 Karner, Hillar 233269#10906/30/1998: #1804
89 Spiridonov, Nikola 232870#11102/26/2001: #1712
90 Ujtelky, Maximilián 232874#11202/28/1978: #453
91 Pres, Grigorij 232661#10912/27/1999: #1742
92 Enevoldsen, Jens 232568#11108/31/1970: #361
93 Zheliandinov, Victor S 232464#11102/28/1998: #1864
94 Ciric, Dragoljub M 232265#11210/31/1998: #1915
95 Luckis, Marcos 232264#11112/31/1967: #340
96 Boey, Josef 232175#11504/30/1997: #1998
97 Honfi, Karoly 232058#11109/30/1993: #1655
98 Grechihin, Valery 231967#11409/04/2000: #1814
99 Tatai, Stefano 231858#11103/19/2001: #1804
100 Saidy, Anthony F 231670#11505/15/2000: #1843
101 Braun, Gottfried 23086706/30/1996: #2129
102 Curdo, John 23047310/31/1994: #1988
103 Lengyel, Levente 23025105/31/1996: #2255
104 Paoli, Enrico 23025312/31/1970: #406
105 Garcia, Raimundo 22996005/24/1999: #2076
106 Ljubarskij, Jurij 22987102/29/1996: #2328
107 Kanko, Ilkka 22986110/31/1997: #2319
108 Martinovsky, Eugene 22945609/30/1994: #2143
109 Schweber, Samuel 22926307/12/1999: #2228
110 Haag, Ervin 22876612/31/1995: #2377
111 Pleci, Isaías 22827308/31/1970: #426
112 Langeweg, Kick 22807203/06/2000: #2308
113 Navarovszky, Laszlo 22756003/31/1996: #2633
114 Somogyi, Istvan 22746009/30/1997: #2694
115 Scheipl, Ralf 22686803/31/1997: #2794
116 Zhelesny, Stanislav 22667003/31/1997: #2825
117 Bhend, Edwin 22636308/31/1994: #2449
118 Reichenbach, Werner 22606404/19/1999: #2611
119 Reinhardt, Enrique H 22606112/31/1965: #371
120 Blatny, Frantisek 22577103/31/1996: #2912
121 Hvenekilde, Jorgen 22566307/31/1998: #2982
122 Walther, Edgar 22546611/30/1993: #2356
123 Balogh, Bela 22526201/31/1994: #2482
124 de Souza Mendes, Joăo 22517306/30/1955: #241
125 Vodep, Otto 22507512/31/1991: #1907
126 Franklin, Michael J 22486401/31/1994: #2525
127 Loman, Rudolf J 22457212/31/1923: #52
128 Ivacic, Vladimir 22446206/21/1999: #2837
129 Baumgartner, Heinz 22415508/31/1995: #2918
130 Karl, Hans 22307105/31/1998: #3377
131 Reichstein, Boris 22277407/30/2001: #2898
132 Raisa, Unto 22266202/28/1997: #3385
133 Mojzis, Jaroslav 22256301/31/1997: #3362
134 Kaminik, Aleksandar 22196108/31/1994: #2914
135 Filep, Tibor 22167011/30/1998: #3623
136 Benkö, Francisco 22157404/30/1973: #569
137 Terentiev, Vitaly G 22157206/21/1999: #3210
138 Vujovic, Milorad 22146903/31/1996: #3482
139 Lieb, Harald 22117211/30/1997: #3683
140 Speck, Hans 22087311/27/2000: #3136
141 Zoltek, Tadeusz 22087208/28/2000: #3178
142 Kadar, Gabor 22076707/31/1997: #3682
143 Dunkelblum, Arthur 22036503/31/1969: #524
144 Segal, Naum 22027503/31/1997: #3728
145 Laco, Giuseppe 21977205/08/2000: #3212
146 Titz, Heimo 21946004/26/1999: #3439
147 Durao, Joaquim 21946809/30/1993: #2791
148 Breustedt, Werner 21897503/31/1994: #3064
149 Olexa, Vilém 21866809/30/1960: #285
150 Krueger, Erich 21827005/31/1995: #3498
151 Johannessen, Svein 21816110/16/2000: #3424
152 Sherwin, James T 21737209/30/1996: #4021
153 Lainburg, Victor 21687206/30/1998: #4278
154 Schwalbe, Gerhard 21647511/15/1999: #3773
155 Sazonov, Anatolij 21627510/31/1996: #4136
156 Schwarz, Adolf 21616912/31/1898: #35
157 Rezonja, Stefan 21606509/30/1998: #4481
158 Schweizer, Robert 21607404/16/2001: #3516
159 Ofstad, Per 21546910/31/1997: #4487
160 Calapso, Remo 21486709/30/1968: #534
161 Tomic, Zvonimir 21197501/18/1999: #4770
162 van den Bosch, Johannes H 21127103/31/1969: #587
163 Winiwarter, Felix 21127502/28/1993: #2932
164 Kowalczyk, Lucjan 21117504/10/2000: #3816
165 Kiviaho, Allan 20977310/31/1998: #5124
166 Fant, Goran 20927301/11/1999: #4933
167 Djurkovic, Maks 20866102/28/1997: #4628
168 Halser, Walter 20665910/31/1998: #5189

For each player on this list, the rating they possessed on their 63rd birthday is listed. That rating was the last one calculated while they were 62 years of age, so it was their "current" rating on the day they turned 63. 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 63.

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 63rd 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 63rd birthday. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on their 63rd 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 63rd birthday than anyone else turning 63. 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 63. 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 63, we cannot say with 100% certainty that they were truly one of the three strongest 63-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 63. 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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