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Top 10 active players as of September 30, 1961

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Player Rating +/-
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail M273452
2 Petrosian, Tigran V272249
3 Korchnoi, Viktor L272150
4 Tal, Mikhail270049
5 Spassky, Boris V269751
6 Keres, Paul268849
7 Smyslov, Vassily V268549
8 Fischer, Robert J268550
9 Kholmov, Ratmir D266556
10 Geller, Efim P265751

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All active players as of September 30, 1961

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Botvinnik, Mikhail M27345224.8% #750.12
2 Petrosian, Tigran V27224916.4% #832.29
3 Korchnoi, Viktor L27215016.1% #830.52
4 Tal, Mikhail2700497.7% #1124.88
5 Spassky, Boris V2697517.9% #1224.67
6 Keres, Paul2688495.1% #1445.73
7 Smyslov, Vassily V2685494.5% #1440.52
8 Fischer, Robert J2685504.7% #1418.56
9 Kholmov, Ratmir D2665563.1% #2036.38
10 Geller, Efim P2657511.6% #2136.58
11 Gligoric, Svetozar2655481.3% #2138.66
12 Reshevsky, Samuel H2646541.3% #2549.84
13 Taimanov, Mark E2641490.6% #2535.65
14 Stein, Leonid Z2634560.8% #3026.88
15 Averbakh, Yury L2633510.5% #2939.64
16 Polugaevsky, Lev A2627510.4% #3126.85
17 Bronstein, David I2613500.1% #3637.61
18 Unzicker, Wolfgang2611520.2% #3836.26
19 Vasiukov, Evgeny A2609530.2% #3928.57
20 Najdorf, Miguel2604520.1% #4151.46
21 Antoshin, Vladimir S2601680.6% #4832.38
22 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2598570.2% #4542.31
23 Aronin, Lev S2593590.2% #4941.19
24 Byrne, Robert E2589540.1% #5033.44
25 Kotov, Alexander A2587640.2% #5448.13
26 Fuderer, Andrija2585730.7% #5930.38
27 Filip, Miroslav258450 #5132.92
28 Schmid, Lothar M2583560.1% #5333.39
29 Olafsson, Fridrik257850 #5426.68
30 Ivkov, Borislav257451 #5727.88
31 Matanovic, Aleksandar257249 #5731.35
32 Lombardy, William J257055 #6123.81
33 Bolbochán, Julio2569710.2% #6841.53
34 Larsen, Bent256753 #6226.57
35 Szabó, László256450 #6244.53
36 Panno, Oscar R2560670.1% #7226.54
37 Portisch, Lajos255949 #6524.49
38 Bagirov, Vladimir K255855 #6825.12
39 Trifunovic, Petar255751 #6751.08
40 Uhlmann, Wolfgang255250 #7026.50
41 Robatsch, Karl255257 #7432.95
42 Gipslis, Aivars255257 #7424.64
43 Evans, Larry M254560 #8029.52
44 Ghitescu, Theodor254456 #7927.68
45 Benko, Pal C254353 #7833.21
46 Pachmann, Ludek254150 #7837.38
47 Darga, Klaus V253654 #8327.60
48 Euwe, Machgielis253662 #8760.36
49 Kots, Yury I253561 #8827.80
50 Byrne, Donald253469 #9231.30
51 Yukhtman, Jacob2534750.1% #9626.71
52 Rossolimo, Nicolas2531750.1% #9951.59
53 Lutikov, Anatoly S252855 #9028.65
54 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo252857 #9130.08
55 Simagin, Vladimir P252852 #8842.27
56 Tolush, Alexander K252658 #9251.41
57 Furman, Semen A252555 #9340.82
58 Krogius, Nikolay V252460 #9631.19
59 Djuraševic, Božidar252259 #9628.43
60 Cherepkov, Alexander V252158 #9640.91
61 Gufeld, Eduard E252154 #9525.53
62 Shianovsky, Vladislav I252061 #9931.77
63 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric251954 #9650.37
64 Trapl, Jindrich251767 #10519.52
65 Flohr, Salo251668 #10652.88
66 Barcza, Gedeon251051 #10250.11
67 Bannik, Anatoly A250558 #10939.81
68 Rossetto, Héctor D250552 #10639.06
69 Shamkovich, Leonid A250556 #10938.33
70 Bondarevsky, Igor Z250462 #11248.38
71 Matulovic, Milan250352 #10826.30
72 Bisguier, Arthur B250251 #10831.97
73 Stĺhlberg, Gideon250156 #11153.68
74 Parma, Bruno250158 #11319.74
75 Nedeljkovic, Srecko250168 #11937.81
76 Bilek, István249851 #11129.13
77 Estrin, Yacov B249869 #12138.44
78 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar249865 #11933.26
79 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid G249657 #11648.78
80 Ciric, Dragoljub M249454 #11625.88
81 Sanguinetti, Raúl C249361 #12028.66
82 Minev, Nikolay N249257 #11930.73
83 Nei, Iivo249162 #12429.91
84 Enevoldsen, Jens249068 #12754.02
85 Guimard, Carlos E248957 #12248.48
86 Khasin, Abram I248954 #12038.62
87 Mikenas, Vladas248872 #13151.45
88 Penrose, Jonathan248759 #12427.97
89 Sherwin, James T248460 #12727.92
90 Farré Mallofré, Miguel248462 #12825.60
91 Pilnik, Herman248462 #12847.73
92 Mednis, Edmar J248366 #13224.52
93 Bertok, Mario248252 #12532.08
94 Drimer, Dolfi248155 #12726.95
95 Padevsky, Nikola B248058 #13028.34
96 Bobotsov, Milko G247654 #13129.99
97 Donner, Johannes H247550 #12934.23
98 Tarasov, Vitaly G247557 #13338.69
99 Böök, Eero247465 #13851.64
100 Lein, Anatoly247262 #13830.51
101 Udovcic, Mijo247252 41.05
102 Schweber, Samuel247162 25.20
103 Eliskases, Erich G246553 48.62
104 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I246255 27.87
105 Hort, Vlastimil246056 17.72
106 Kupper, Josef245961 29.55
107 Rabar, Braslav245658 42.01
108 Goldberg, Grigory A245569 53.17
109 Dueckstein, Andreas245358 34.16
110 Ujtelky, Maximilián245255 46.44
111 Seidman, Herbert245262 40.95
112 Karaklajic, Nikola245258 35.60
113 Milev, Zdravko A245161 31.92
114 Vukcevich, Milan R245171
115 Smederevac, Petar244969 39.09
116 Garcia, Raimundo244963 25.34
117 Czerniak, Moshe244665 51.66
118 Suetin, Alexey S244663 34.87
119 Weinstein, Raymond A244559 20.43
120 Aloni, Izak244565
121 Sanchez, Luis A244471
122 Sokolov, Vladimir244462 28.08
123 Lundin, Erik244464 57.24
124 Blatny, Frantisek244373 28.49
125 Jansa, Vlastimil244261 18.84
126 Bernstein, Sidney N244068 50.21
127 Johannessen, Svein243953 23.95
128 Alexander, Conel H243968 52.45
129 Milic, Borislav243854 35.94
130 Pfeiffer, Gerhard243760 38.29
131 Lengyel, Levente243556 28.30
132 Dely, Peter243556 27.23
133 Pirc, Vasja243556 53.77
134 Espinosa Flores, Rafael243466
135 Bogdanovic, Rajko243463 29.87
136 Puc, Stojan243355 40.47
137 Bobekov, R.243270
138 Minic, Dragoljub243160 24.57
139 Savon, Vladimir A242960 21.01
140 Fichtl, Jirí242955 40.62
141 Porat, Yosef242861 52.31
142 Keller, Dieter242861 25.20
143 Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari242866
144 Nilsson, Zandor242763
145 Borisenko, Georgy K242758 39.35
146 Kolarov, Atanas S242563 27.58
147 Johannsson, Ingi Randver242476
148 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W242255 30.77
149 Radulov, Ivan242271 22.73
150 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D242158 47.56
151 Bouwmeester, Henk B242057 32.04
152 Neikirkh, Oleg N241958 47.56
153 Kluger, Guyla241854 47.71
154 Clarke, Peter H241757
155 Lehmann, Heinz Dr241654
156 Sakharov, Yury N241567 39.03
157 Niephaus, Walter241567 38.50
158 Tröger, Paul241362 48.26
159 Malich, Burkhard G241360 24.83
160 Zinn, Lothar241161 23.53
161 Kozma, Julius241060 32.33
162 Fuchs, Reinhart241060 27.01
163 Saidy, Anthony F240968 24.37
164 Letelier Martner, René240954 46.02
165 Berliner, Hans Jack240969
166 Bialas, Wolfram240864 26.10
167 Vladimirov, Boris T240861 32.37
168 Szilágyi, György240570 40.24
169 Korzin, Vitaly A240469
170 Titenko, Vladimir F240469
171 Torán Albero, Román240455 29.97
172 Soos, Bela240371 31.56
173 Janoševic, Dragoljub240363 38.23
174 Hearst, Eliot Sanford240270
175 Klovans, Janis239976 26.47
176 Altschul, Milos239669
177 Teschner, Rudolf239357 39.62
178 Honfi, Karoly239257 30.92
179 Buslaev, Alexander N239176 31.95
180 Szily, József239175 47.99
181 Kalme, Charles I239167 21.87
182 Cuderman, Vinko238965
183 Bhend, Edwin238962 30.06
184 Flórián, Tibor238863 42.58
185 Blau, Max238864 42.77
186 Dittmann, Sieghart238768
187 Andersen, Borge238771 27.53
188 Sliwa, Bogdan238754 39.65
189 Foguelman, Alberto238655 37.96
190 Esposito, Alfredo238673
191 Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin238561
192 Prins, Lodewijk238467 48.67
193 Bertholdt, Dieter238371
194 Ignatiev, Felix N238269 29.72
195 Pustina, Ylvi238167
196 Sofrevski, Jovan238057 26.12
197 Langeweg, Kick237756 24.56
198 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo237568 28.61
199 Haygarth, Michael J237467
200 Bolbochán, Jácobo237473 54.75
201 Bazan, Osvaldo237455 26.95
202 Daskalov, Georgi237374
203 Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis237362
204 Ader Hausman, Walter237370
205 Trmal, Jaroslav237276 24.30
206 Drozd, Ryszard237261 27.29
207 Troianescu, Octav237171 45.65
208 Barden, Leonhard William237061
209 Canal, Esteban236975 65.45
210 Wexler, Bernardo236853 36.49
211 Golz, Werner236861
212 Walther, Edgar236860 30.76
213 Nievergelt, Erwin236874
214 Radovici, Corvin236762 29.77
215 Damjanovic, Mato236756 34.52
216 Forintos, Gyözö V236658 26.17
217 Tarnowski, Alfred236663 44.57
218 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A236569 27.42
219 Pogats, Jozsef236355 33.22
220 Shocron, Ruben236075 40.61
221 Cruz, Raul C236060
222 Krivec, Slavko235973
223 Germek, Milan235760
224 Stupica, Janesz235663
225 Johansson, Martin235564 43.15
226 Haag, Ervin235455 28.72
227 Opocenský, Karel235269 69.65
228 Kavalek, Lubomir235172 18.14
229 Grabczewski, Romuald235169 29.65
230 Eisinger, Max Jr235073 52.26
231 Munoz, Cezar234976
232 Wade, Robert Graham234955
233 Emma, Jaime J234961 23.70
234 Bernstein, Ossip S234875 78.99
235 Persitz, Rafael234771
236 Golombek, Harry234656 50.58
237 Kramer, Haije234665 43.84
238 Gereben, Ernö234563 54.28
239 Doda, Zbigniew234562 30.61
240 Johner, Hans234574 72.73
241 Dolezal, Jiri234375 32.62
242 Dunkelblum, Arthur234371 55.44
243 Henneberke, Franciscus233865
244 Zíta, František233776 51.83
245 Thorbergsson, Freysteinn233665
246 Mititelu, Gheorghe233657 26.91
247 Marini, Luis233672 48.99
248 Perez Perez, Francisco Jose233651
249 Beni, Alfred233558 38.32
250 Plater, Kazimierz233471 46.57
251 Kozomara, Vladimir233459
252 Turner, Abe233370
253 Franco, X.233368
254 Smailbegovic, Hasan233362
255 Giustolisi, Alberto233163 33.54
256 Stoppel, Franz233176 29.98
257 Maedler, Juergen233076 25.01
258 Popov, Luben232973 25.67
259 Albareda, Miguel Crues232965
260 Tan Hong Ghee232976
261 Kinzel, Anton232968
262 Khodos, German L232871
263 Larrain Cadaiz, Eugenio232876
264 Blom, Kaj232763
265 Vasilchuk, Yury232769
266 Zakharov, Alexander V232769 17.97
267 Grushevsky, Alexander V232676
268 Cardoso, Radolfo Tan232473
269 Lange, Helmut232468 25.42
270 Eising, Johannes232468 26.33
271 Salas Romo, Julio232373
272 Bielicki, Carlos232354 21.37
273 Boutteville, Cesar232374 44.27
274 Burehall, Arne232266
275 Redolfi, Argentino Rodolfo232265
276 Karastoichev, Emil Stefanov232073
277 Fabian, J.232068
278 Lokvenc, Josef231867 62.41
279 Nielsen, Axel Jorgen231861
280 Pelikán, Jorge231855 55.44
281 Kostro, Jerzy231761 24.68
282 Djantar, Djordje231764 30.05
283 Prameshuber, Aleksander231665
284 Puig Pulido, Pedro231366
285 Casas, Fernando231264 35.11
286 Ljungqvist, Lennart231168
287 Behrensen, Jorge231164 31.42
288 Liberzon, Vladimir M231169 24.52
289 Navarovszky, Laszlo230960 28.49
290 Reinhardt, Enrique H230957 58.50
291 Goldenberg, E.230755
292 Marsalek, Josef230760 26.54
293 Belkadi, Ridha230676 36.43
294 Marthaler, Otto230665
295 Bednarski, Jacek B230567 22.55
296 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis230572
297 Luckis, Marcos230467 56.70
298 Varnusz, Egon230265 27.87
299 Tan Hiong Liong230170
300 Molnar, Imre230065 30.88
301 Flesch, Janos229865 27.99
302 Ratolistka, Josef229776 8.64
303 Marinkovic, Milan229668 10.90
304 Borja, M.229473
305 Brzozka, Stefan229366
306 Szollosi, Laszlo Sr229365 35.12
307 Wotulo, Max229276 29.15
308 Schuster, Theodor229164
309 Van Geet, Dirk Daniel229171 29.58
310 Durao, Joaquim229160 30.92
311 Dominguez, Christobal228955
312 Muchnik, Khanan Lvovich228869
313 De Lange, Daan228873
314 Réthy, Pál228665 56.67
315 Littlewood, John Eric228371
316 Camara, Ronald228262
317 Vesely, Jiri228069
318 Sallay, Roland227965
319 Puiggrós, Guillermo E227866 49.51
320 Lindblom, Per227674
321 Gudmundsson, Arinbjorn227672
322 De Rooi, Paul227571 33.09
323 Saborido, Rafael227261
324 Estrada Degrandi, Walter227259
325 Mohrlok, Dieter227276
326 Barendregt, Johan Teunis227157
327 Kolvig, Bent227167 28.42
328 Klein, Juan Carlos227069
329 Niemela, Ilmari227064
330 Weise, D.226576
331 Bulat, Ante226074 29.45
332 Skacel, Jan226076 27.05
333 Romani, Elio225869
334 Vospernik, Mira225868 22.64
335 Kramer, George M225572 32.37
336 Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius225476
337 Wolthuis, Wim225476
338 Crabbendam, H.225476
339 Rubinstein, Jose225269
340 De Miguel, Carlos225172
341 Fischer, Ernst225176 24.65
342 Guti, E.225176
343 Cafferty, Bernard224970 27.26
344 Anastasopoulos, Anastasios224875
345 Podolsky, Horst224867
346 Grünfeld, Ernst224868 67.85
347 Szapiro, Gedali224775
348 de Souza Mendes, Joăo224474 69.19
349 Schrafl, P.224476
350 Marovic, Dražen224263 23.71
351 Quinones, Oscar Carillo224264
352 Liebert, Heinz224166 25.35
353 Incutto, Carlos224063
354 Clemens, Christian224076 21.15
355 Reilly, Brian P223569 59.79
356 Bergraser, Volf223474
357 Gragger, Anton Fritz223262
358 Steinbaum, Fernando223268
359 Raisa, Unto223167 27.53
360 Garcia Orus, Francisco222671
361 Rodriguez Gonzales, Jesus222473
362 Contedini, Ennio222365
363 Lastovicka, Jiri222376 27.85
364 Aaron, Manuel222366 25.74
365 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang222261
366 Paoli, Enrico222160 53.71
367 Sanz Aguado, Jose221973 53.85
368 Bakulin, Nikolac I221866
369 Saadi, Julio221774
370 Benitez, Otto221573
371 Potasman, William221476
372 Kraidman, Yair221373 28.91
373 Shatskes, Boris A221169
374 Kuznetsov, Victor N221169
375 Volovich, Anatoly A221169 25.02
376 Lloyd, Ken221069
377 Campomanes, Florencio220974
378 Llado Lumbera, Jaime220972 45.12
379 Gadia, Olicio220774
380 Struner, Philipp220776
381 Grane, E.220673
382 Ribeiro, Joao Mario220174 32.30
383 Wahi219976
384 Orendy, Emil219863
385 Witkowski, Stefan219266 30.01
386 Scanavino, Eduardo219265
387 Kopetzky, Karl219069
388 Stockl, E.219069
389 Camilleri, Henry218676
390 Silva Nazzari, Roberto218559 21.85
391 Humerez, C.218174
392 Sapre, R.217972
393 Green, Arnold Yorvath217672
394 Shahar, Shimon217676
395 Obregoso217569
396 Gabriel, J2.217276
397 Florián, Jaromír216170 50.13
398 Van de Pol, Jan215873 27.11
399 Mueller Breil, Paul215673
400 Benkö, Francisco215164 51.27
401 Suvalic214768
402 Emden, Hermann214273
403 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose214073
404 Etcheverry, E.213973
405 Chemes, L.213668
406 Christoffel, Martin213567 39.08
407 Recalde, Eleuterio213465
408 Hounié Fleurquin, Carlos212976 54.88
409 Martin, L.212574
410 Varlotta, A.212274
411 Krstev, Krum210068
412 Eggenberger209473
413 Rivarola, B.207976

These ratings, calculated as of September 30, 1961, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between October 1, 1960 and September 30, 1961, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of September 30, 1960. 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, 1961. This represents the player's estimated strength on October 1, 1961.

+/- 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, 1961. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on October 1, 1961 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, 1961. 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, 1961. 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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