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Top 10 active players as of September 30, 1960


All active players as of September 30, 1960

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Tal, Mikhail27485036.6% #423.88
2 Keres, Paul27155114.9% #844.73
3 Petrosian, Tigran V2700508.5% #1131.29
4 Smyslov, Vassily V2697507.8% #1139.52
5 Korchnoi, Viktor L2685504.9% #1329.52
6 Kholmov, Ratmir D2677575.4% #1635.38
7 Reshevsky, Samuel H2673544.1% #1648.84
8 Spassky, Boris V2670523.4% #1723.67
9 Botvinnik, Mikhail M2669543.5% #1849.12
10 Geller, Efim P2659522.0% #2035.58
11 Averbakh, Yury L2654531.7% #2138.64
12 Gligoric, Svetozar2647491.0% #2237.66
13 Bagirov, Vladimir K2630570.8% #2924.12
14 Najdorf, Miguel2626580.9% #3150.46
15 Bronstein, David I2624520.4% #3036.61
16 Szabó, László2624510.3% #2943.53
17 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2621600.8% #3341.31
18 Taimanov, Mark E2613510.2% #3434.65
19 Polugaevsky, Lev A2607530.2% #3725.85
20 Fischer, Robert J2607500.1% #3617.56
21 Antoshin, Vladimir S2601610.4% #4131.38
22 Kotov, Alexander A2592640.3% #4647.13
23 Fuderer, Andrija2586650.3% #4929.38
24 Unzicker, Wolfgang2585520.1% #4535.26
25 Euwe, Machgielis2585670.4% #5159.36
26 Lombardy, William J2585620.2% #4922.81
27 Pachmann, Ludek257251 #5236.38
28 Bolbochán, Julio2570630.1% #5740.53
29 Olafsson, Fridrik256550 #5525.68
30 Schmid, Lothar M2565610.1% #6032.39
31 Filip, Miroslav256459 #5931.92
32 Aronin, Lev S2562670.1% #6340.19
33 Matanovic, Aleksandar256053 #5930.35
34 Panno, Oscar R256060 #6225.54
35 Yanofsky, Daniel A2558740.2% #6835.51
36 Vasiukov, Evgeny A255661 #6427.57
37 Bannik, Anatoly A2553670.1% #6938.81
38 Tolush, Alexander K255059 #6750.41
39 Ivkov, Borislav254852 #6526.88
40 Stĺhlberg, Gideon254561 #7052.68
41 Evans, Larry M254457 #7028.52
42 Portisch, Lajos254252 #6923.49
43 Trifunovic, Petar253954 #7250.08
44 Lutikov, Anatoly S253956 #7227.65
45 Barcza, Gedeon253754 #7349.11
46 Larsen, Bent253452 #7425.57
47 Yukhtman, Jacob253466 #8025.71
48 Benko, Pal C253251 #7532.21
49 Gipslis, Aivars253261 #8023.64
50 Furman, Semen A252960 #8139.82
51 Byrne, Robert E2529740.1% #8832.44
52 Krogius, Nikolay V252455 #8230.19
53 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric252061 #8749.37
54 Djuraševic, Božidar251765 #9127.43
55 Simagin, Vladimir P251756 #8741.27
56 Darga, Klaus V251662 #9026.60
57 Flohr, Salo251660 #9051.88
58 Rabar, Braslav251574 #9741.01
59 Tringov, Georgy P251374 #9823.56
60 Uhlmann, Wolfgang251253 #8925.50
61 Bilek, István251154 #9028.13
62 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo251156 #9229.08
63 Gufeld, Eduard E250757 #9524.53
64 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G250562 #9947.78
65 Nedeljkovic, Srecko250370 #10436.81
66 Drimer, Dolfi249968 #10525.95
67 Rossetto, Héctor D249852 #9838.06
68 Matulovic, Milan249857 #10225.30
69 Bertok, Mario249755 #10131.08
70 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel249568 #10843.86
71 Sanguinetti, Raúl C249455 #10427.66
72 Bisguier, Arthur B249163 #10830.97
73 Mikenas, Vladas248864 #11150.45
74 Nei, Iivo248757 #10928.91
75 Donner, Johannes H248653 #10733.23
76 Milic, Borislav248462 #11334.94
77 Pilnik, Herman248456 #11146.73
78 Guimard, Carlos E248156 #11247.48
79 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I248055 #11326.87
80 Padevsky, Nikola B247961 #11627.34
81 Penrose, Jonathan247859 #11626.97
82 Nikitin, Aleksander S247468 #12325.67
83 Kupper, Josef247362 #12128.55
84 Shamkovich, Leonid A247261 #12137.33
85 Enevoldsen, Jens247167 #12653.02
86 Lengyel, Levente247161 #12327.30
87 Farré Mallofré, Miguel247069 #12724.60
88 Espinosa Flores, Rafael246862 #125
89 Sherwin, James T246767 #12826.92
90 Kluger, Guyla246258 #12746.71
91 Hort, Vlastimil246260 #12916.72
92 Czerniak, Moshe245974 #13850.66
93 Udovcic, Mijo245958 #13040.05
94 Milev, Zdravko A245860 #13130.92
95 Kottnauer, Cenek245675 #13950.60
96 Minev, Nikolay N245557 #13329.73
97 Bondarevsky, Igor Z245573 #14047.38
98 Porat, Yosef245570 #13851.31
99 Pirc, Vasja245262 #13652.77
100 Sokolov, Vladimir245263 #13727.08
101 Dueckstein, Andreas245260 33.16
102 Puc, Stojan245056 39.47
103 Eliskases, Erich G244952 47.62
104 Alster, Ladislav244767 33.49
105 Fichtl, Jirí244657 39.62
106 Maric, Rudolf244675 33.38
107 Mednis, Edmar J244572 23.52
108 Sanchez, Luis A244563
109 Schweber, Samuel244459 24.20
110 Ujtelky, Maximilián244458 45.44
111 Smederevac, Petar244464 38.09
112 Lilienthal, Andor244469 49.40
113 Torán Albero, Román244356 28.97
114 Ciric, Dragoljub M244167 24.88
115 Suetin, Alexey S244058 33.87
116 Bogdanovic, Rajko243964 28.87
117 Alexander, Conel H243961 51.45
118 Bhend, Edwin243964 29.06
119 Vukcevich, Milan R243873
120 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D243556 46.56
121 Janoševic, Dragoljub243563 37.23
122 Soos, Bela243373 30.56
123 Lehmann, Heinz Dr243258
124 Kozma, Julius243159 31.33
125 Karaklajic, Nikola243161 34.60
126 Blatny, Frantisek243166 27.49
127 Sliwa, Bogdan243057 38.65
128 Wexler, Bernardo243052 35.49
129 Johannsson, Ingi Randver242773
130 Pfeiffer, Gerhard242760 37.29
131 Bouwmeester, Henk B242663 31.04
132 Bobotsov, Milko G242558 28.99
133 Borisenko, Georgy K242466 38.35
134 Tröger, Paul242159 47.26
135 Golz, Werner241760
136 Sakharov, Yury N241560 38.03
137 Neikirkh, Oleg N241356 46.56
138 Teschner, Rudolf241261 38.62
139 Letelier Martner, René241255 45.02
140 Garcia, Raimundo241267 24.34
141 Flórián, Tibor241160 41.58
142 Szilágyi, György240562 39.24
143 Kolarov, Atanas S240466 26.58
144 Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari240063
145 Clarke, Peter H239759
146 Szily, József239572 46.99
147 Malich, Burkhard G239466 23.83
148 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W239457 29.77
149 Fuchs, Reinhart239463 26.01
150 Vukovic, Sava239369
151 Foguelman, Alberto239353 36.96
152 Forintos, Gyözö V239258 25.17
153 Andersen, Borge239165 26.53
154 Bertholdt, Dieter238963
155 Bialas, Wolfram238764 25.10
156 Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis238664
157 Keller, Dieter238564 24.20
158 Honfi, Karoly238257 29.92
159 Daskalov, Georgi238065
160 Sterner, Olof237975
161 Zinn, Lothar237863 22.53
162 Kramer, Haije237770 42.84
163 Jansa, Vlastimil237772 17.84
164 Sofrevski, Jovan237559 25.12
165 Dely, Peter237461 26.23
166 Bolbochán, Jácobo237465 53.75
167 Cuderman, Vinko237273
168 Golombek, Harry237160 49.58
169 Walther, Edgar236959 29.76
170 Nievergelt, Erwin236865
171 Flores Alvarez, Rodrigo236867 47.10
172 Koberl, Ferenc236673
173 Bazan, Osvaldo236553 25.95
174 Haygarth, Michael J236570
175 Ugrinovic, Dragan236571 29.60
176 Pustina, Ylvi236169
177 Shocron, Ruben236166 39.61
178 Johannessen, Svein236068 22.95
179 Barden, Leonhard William235867
180 Piazzini, Luis R235871 55.37
181 Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin235767
182 Wade, Robert Graham235757
183 Haag, Ervin235463 27.72
184 Mititelu, Gheorghe235363 25.91
185 Esposito, Alfredo235273
186 Pogats, Jozsef235067 32.22
187 Perez Perez, Francisco Jose235065
188 Dunkelblum, Arthur235070 54.44
189 Blau, Max235062 41.77
190 Emma, Jaime J234956 22.70
191 Tarnowski, Alfred234969 43.57
192 Minic, Dragoljub234765 23.57
193 Opocenský, Karel234770 68.65
194 Parma, Bruno234671 18.74
195 Behrensen, Jorge234564 30.42
196 German, Eugenio Maciel234575
197 Dittmann, Sieghart234375
198 Lokvenc, Josef234365 61.41
199 Stoeckl, Ernst234274 48.34
200 Pelikán, Jorge234260 54.44
201 Tot, Bora233968
202 Cardoso, Radolfo Tan233969
203 Ader Hausman, Walter233975
204 Reinhardt, Enrique H233859 57.50
205 Zíta, František233767 50.83
206 Marini, Luis233664 47.99
207 Popov, Luben233665 24.67
208 Foldi, Jozsef233474 26.84
209 Doda, Zbigniew233369 29.61
210 Lukic, Arsenije233371
211 de Freitas, Márcio E233275 34.84
212 Engels, Ludwig233073 54.80
213 Beni, Alfred232762 37.32
214 Karastoichev, Emil Stefanov232765
215 Smailbegovic, Hasan232464
216 Franz, Joachim232269 26.39
217 Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo232258
218 Goldenberg, E.232268
219 Navarovszky, Laszlo232062 27.49
220 Casas, Fernando231869 34.11
221 Liberzon, Vladimir M231862 23.52
222 Damjanovic, Mato231162 33.52
223 Burehall, Arne230876
224 Prameshuber, Aleksander230664
225 Estrada Degrandi, Walter230462
226 De Greif, Boris230370 30.63
227 Dominguez, Christobal230261
228 Marsalek, Josef229967 25.54
229 Weinstein, Raymond A229873 19.43
230 Klavins, Janis229874
231 Jenei, Ferenc229770 44.93
232 Cantero, Ronaldo229369
233 Giustolisi, Alberto229361 32.54
234 Kostro, Jerzy229364 23.68
235 Tan Hiong Liong229268
236 Kozomara, Vladimir228860
237 Schuster, Theodor228667
238 Heemsoth, Hermann228073 50.77
239 Jezek, Stanislav228075 32.01
240 Bielicki, Carlos227957 20.37
241 Barendregt, Johan Teunis227959
242 Mohrlok, Dieter227867
243 Prucha, Karel227776 59.72
244 Albareda, Miguel Crues227572
245 Nielsen, Palle Moeller227276
246 Cruz, Raul C227165
247 Gromek, Jozef227072 29.44
248 Attard, Wilfred226667
249 Bulat, Ante226571 28.45
250 Kondratiev, Pavel E226575
251 Lopez Garcia, Raino M226476
252 Skold, Kristian226475
253 Durao, Joaquim226364 29.92
254 Ivkovic, Dusan226271 29.98
255 Brzozka, Stefan226074
256 Holm, Sejer225976 21.14
257 De Miguel, Carlos225864
258 Ahman, Ernst225369
259 Klein, Juan Carlos225176
260 de Souza Mendes, Joăo224465 68.19
261 Burger, H.224273
262 Incutto, Carlos224057
263 Camara, Ronald223673
264 Puiggrós, Guillermo E223074 48.51
265 Kupka, Slavoj222969 18.23
266 De los Rios, I.222871
267 Reilly, Brian P222867 58.79
268 Paoli, Enrico222764 52.71
269 Jauregui Andrade, Carlos222671
270 Mangini, Jose Thiago222570
271 Saadi, Julio222465
272 Hottes, Dieter222073 25.17
273 Vesely, Jiri221676
274 Del Pozo, Nestor221569
275 Pantaleev, Dimitar221574 30.30
276 Raisa, Unto221464 26.53
277 Gadia, Olicio221366
278 Kolvig, Bent221373 27.42
279 Witkowski, Stefan220761 29.01
280 Winser, W.220473
281 Palermo, Vicente219871 28.55
282 Knezevic, Milorad219371 23.91
283 Orbaan, Constant219268 42.35
284 Perez Alcocer, Jose218669
285 Olexa, Vilém218668 62.92
286 Benkö, Francisco218065 50.27
287 Carvalho, Flavio217675
288 Azevedo, J.217176
289 Hamann, Svend216971 19.97
290 Torgalsen216668
291 Orendy, Emil215274
292 Riego Prieto, Victorio215271
293 Olivera, Alfredo215174
294 Zajic, Jiri214776
295 Florián, Jaromír213775 49.13
296 Nausa, Jose213376
297 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang213266
298 Hevizi, Laszlo212274 38.17
299 Cucka, Josef211076
300 Recalde, Eleuterio210764
301 Canabrava, A.210576
302 Ronchetti210576
303 Rivarola, B.208267
304 Merlo, Carlos207668

These ratings, calculated as of September 30, 1960, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1959 and September 30, 1960, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 1959. 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 September 30, 1960. This represents the player's estimated strength on October 1, 1960.

+/- 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 October 1, 1960. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on October 1, 1960 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 October 1, 1960. 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 September 30, 1960. 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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