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Top 10 active players as of June 30, 1953


All active players as of June 30, 1953

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail M27555636.9% #441.86
2 Smyslov, Vassily V27345220.9% #632.27
3 Reshevsky, Samuel H27195313.7% #841.59
4 Bronstein, David I2689555.8% #1329.36
5 Najdorf, Miguel2684524.0% #1343.21
6 Kotov, Alexander A2681564.4% #1439.88
7 Szabó, László2672532.7% #1636.28
8 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2671542.8% #1634.06
9 Keres, Paul2657541.6% #1937.48
10 Geller, Efim P2645540.9% #2228.33
11 Stĺhlberg, Gideon2644551.0% #2345.43
12 Gligoric, Svetozar2639520.6% #2330.41
13 Petrosian, Tigran V2629540.5% #2724.04
14 Lipnitsky, Isaak O2626630.9% #2930.49
15 Taimanov, Mark E2615550.2% #3127.40
16 Rossolimo, Nicolas2611580.3% #3343.34
17 Trifunovic, Petar2600530.1% #3642.82
18 Lilienthal, Andor2597620.3% #3942.15
19 Pirc, Vasja2594570.1% #3945.52
20 Unzicker, Wolfgang2593600.2% #3928.01
21 Benko, Pal C2591630.2% #4124.95
22 Furman, Semen A2591700.5% #4332.57
23 Spassky, Boris V2591660.3% #4216.42
24 Tolush, Alexander K2589560.1% #4043.16
25 Aronin, Lev S2581620.1% #4532.94
26 Averbakh, Yury L258056 #4331.39
27 Fuderer, Andrija2579590.1% #4422.13
28 Euwe, Machgielis2579590.1% #4452.11
29 Flohr, Salo2578600.1% #4544.63
30 Eliskases, Erich G257653 #4440.37
31 Horowitz, Al2573700.2% #5045.62
32 Schmid, Lothar M2565630.1% #5125.14
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L256161 #5222.27
34 Matanovic, Aleksandar256056 #5123.10
35 Simagin, Vladimir P255859 #5334.02
36 Bolbochán, Julio255556 #5333.28
37 Böök, Eero255364 #5643.39
38 Moiseev, Oleg L255164 #5728.15
39 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric254354 #5842.12
40 Milic, Borislav254261 #6127.69
41 Yudovich, Mikhail M2537740.1% #6642.06
42 Pachmann, Ludek253458 #6329.13
43 Kopilov, Nikolay G253469 #6733.67
44 Pilnik, Herman253354 #6239.48
45 Evans, Larry M252859 #6621.27
46 Barcza, Gedeon252553 #6641.85
47 Yanofsky, Daniel A252472 #7128.26
48 Ilivitsky, Georgy A252468 #7132.17
49 Byrne, Robert E252368 #7125.19
50 Zagorovsky, Vladimir P251870 #7428.00
51 Bondarevsky, Igor Z251863 #7240.13
52 Lundin, Erik250666 #7948.99
53 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel250561 #7736.61
54 Udovcic, Mijo250162 #8032.80
55 Kluger, Guyla249967 #8339.46
56 Konstantinopolsky, Alexander M249666 #8443.36
57 Rabar, Braslav249460 #8233.75
58 Alexander, Conel H249171 #8844.20
59 Gonzalez, Juan Carlos248871 #8936.21
60 Czerniak, Moshe248666 #8943.41
61 Kottnauer, Cenek248661 #8743.35
62 Ivkov, Borislav248572 #9119.63
63 Ciocaltea, Victor248466 #8921.45
64 Tartakower, Saviely G248166 #9166.36
65 Barda, Olaf247564 #9343.86
66 Donner, Johannes H247358 #9325.98
67 Medina García, Antonio A247364 #9433.74
68 Kasparian, Genrikh M247267 #9643.34
69 Nedeljkovic, Srecko247165 #9629.56
70 Antoshin, Vladimir S247067 #9724.13
71 Janoševic, Dragoljub247064 #9629.97
72 Torán Albero, Román246861 #9621.72
73 Rossetto, Héctor D246756 #9530.80
74 Ragozin, Viacheslav V246461 #9944.72
75 Michel, Pablo246368 #10147.50
76 Szily, József246358 #9839.74
77 Bivshev, Vasily M245668 #10531.37
78 Stoltz, Gösta245556 #10149.14
79 Tipary, Lajos245366 #10641.63
80 Guimard, Carlos E245157 #10440.23
81 Kan, Ilia A245064 #10744.15
82 Bogdanovic, Rajko245067 #10821.62
83 Chistiakov, Alexander N244866 #10839.44
84 Pfeiffer, Gerhard244766 #10930.04
85 Filip, Miroslav244458 #10824.67
86 Steiner, Herman244356 #10848.21
87 Letelier Martner, René244359 #10937.77
88 Šajtar, Jaroslav244358 #10931.57
89 Estrin, Yacov B244265 #11130.19
90 Prins, Lodewijk244159 #10940.42
91 Sokolsky, Alexey P243875 #11644.68
92 Lokvenc, Josef243868 #11554.16
93 Flórián, Tibor243562 #11434.33
94 Djuraševic, Božidar243467 #11620.18
95 Gusev, Yury S243075 #12131.76
96 Szabo, Stefan242865 #11841.55
97 Bisguier, Arthur B242366 #12123.72
98 Teschner, Rudolf242268 #12231.37
99 Heinicke, Herbert T242171 #12448.29
100 Andric, Dragoslav241774 #12729.63
101 Puc, Stojan241462 32.22
102 Baranov, Boris Fedorovich241276
103 Ravinsky, Grigory Ionovich240767 43.69
104 Bolbochán, Jácobo240559 46.50
105 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D240259 39.31
106 Kramer, Haije240061 35.59
107 Liublinsky, Victor A239967 35.23
108 Gereben, Ernö239961 46.03
109 Sanchez, Luis A239668
110 Troianescu, Octav239660 37.40
111 Maric, Rudolf239569 26.13
112 Ujtelky, Maximilián239475 38.19
113 Suetin, Alexey S239466 26.62
114 Pytlakowski, Andrzej239375
115 Sliwa, Bogdan239259 31.40
116 Zíta, František239174 43.58
117 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo238768 21.82
118 Cortlever, Nicolaas238566 38.04
119 Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari238258
120 Kinzel, Anton238275
121 Szabados, Eugenio238171 54.98
122 Porreca, Giorgio237664 25.83
123 Goldenov, Boris Petrovich237471
124 German, Eugenio Maciel237366
125 Koberl, Ferenc237370
126 Grob, Henry237169 49.07
127 Sandor, Bela237069 33.54
128 Martín, Pedro236869 22.49
129 Szilágyi, György236667 31.98
130 Paoli, Enrico236470 45.46
131 Tarnowski, Alfred236266 36.32
132 Vajda, Arpád236073 57.16
133 Maderna, Carlos H235858 42.90
134 Dimc, Dragutin235669
135 Marini, Luis235372 40.74
136 Castillo, Manuel235276
137 Vaitonis, Paul235168
138 Nestler, Vincenzo234968
139 Golombek, Harry234553 42.33
140 Bouwmeester, Henk B234465 23.78
141 Plater, Kazimierz234474 38.32
142 Füster, Géza234466 43.36
143 Milev, Zdravko A234365 23.67
144 Shocron, Ruben234057 32.36
145 Nilsson, Zandor234068
146 Wexler, Bernardo233858 28.24
147 Ader Hausman, Walter233268
148 Kaila, Osmo Ilmari232971
149 Nikolac, Juraj232868 21.19
150 Luckis, Marcos232865 48.45
151 Sefc, Jan232775 28.55
152 Panno, Oscar R232367 18.29
153 Barden, Leonhard William231775
154 Beni, Alfred231769 30.07
155 Pogats, Jozsef231770 24.96
156 Reinhardt, Enrique H231467 50.25
157 Fairhurst, William A231368 49.85
158 Reicher, Emanoil230766 23.26
159 de Souza Mendes, Joăo230469 60.93
160 Wade, Robert Graham230361
161 Fred, Aatos230271
162 Skold, Kristian230271
163 Benkö, Francisco230072 43.02
164 Negyesy, Gyorgy229775
165 Glotov, Vladimir G229676
166 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar229176 25.01
167 Quesada, Roberto229176
168 Khasin, Abram I228975 30.37
169 Koch, Berthold228868 54.36
170 García Vera, Romeo228773
171 Pedersen, Eigil228773
172 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis228469
173 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W228176 22.52
174 Radulescu, Mihai227965
175 Puiggrós, Guillermo E227975 41.26
176 Preinfalk, Anton227969 41.52
177 Burgalat, Francisco225863
178 Grünfeld, Ernst225771 59.60
179 Romero, Ricardo225276
180 Lasker, Edward224570 67.57
181 Bakonyi, Elek224573
182 Cruz, Walter O224270 43.49
183 Platz, Hans224165
184 Trott, AH.222368
185 Bauza, Lorenzo222072
186 Kogan, S.221976
187 Mangini, Jose Thiago221667
188 Laszlo, Csaba221471
189 Ortega, Rogelio218669
190 Vasconcellos, Fernando218373
191 Pinzon Solis, Felipe218270
192 Aleman Dovo, Miguel 217968
193 Jauregui Andrade, Carlos217062
194 Bulat, Ante216369 21.20
195 Carvalho, Flavio216262
196 Dantas, Nelson216073
197 Planas Garcia, Francisco215768
198 Myhre, Erling214976
199 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang214566

These ratings, calculated as of June 30, 1953, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1952 and June 30, 1953, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 1952. 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 June 30, 1953. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 1, 1953.

+/- 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 July 1, 1953. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 1, 1953 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 July 1, 1953. 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 June 30, 1953. 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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