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Top 10 active players as of December 31, 1968


Top 500 active players as of December 31, 1968

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Fischer, Robert J27825340.8% #425.80
2 Korchnoi, Viktor L27494815.3% #637.77
3 Spassky, Boris V27434913.1% #731.91
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail M27385513.3% #857.37
5 Petrosian, Tigran V2725507.1% #1039.54
6 Smyslov, Vassily V2693502.0% #1647.76
7 Stein, Leonid Z2687501.6% #1734.13
8 Polugaevsky, Lev A2685501.4% #1834.11
9 Keres, Paul2678511.1% #2052.98
10 Tal, Mikhail2672490.7% #2132.14
11 Larsen, Bent2671480.6% #2133.82
12 Portisch, Lajos2667480.5% #2231.74
13 Geller, Efim P2655490.3% #2743.82
14 Kholmov, Ratmir D2652500.3% #2843.63
15 Boleslavsky, Isaak E2641660.9% #3749.56
16 Najdorf, Miguel2640520.2% #3358.71
17 Taimanov, Mark E2632510.1% #3642.89
18 Bronstein, David I2629500.1% #3744.86
19 Hort, Vlastimil262648 #3824.96
20 Gligoric, Svetozar261948 #4145.91
21 Reshevsky, Samuel H261052 #4857.10
22 Suetin, Alexey S261051 #4742.12
23 Evans, Larry M260956 #4936.77
24 Gipslis, Aivars260653 #5031.89
25 Furman, Semen A2606600.1% #5348.08
26 Zaitsev, Alexander N260653 #5033.54
27 Lutikov, Anatoly S260254 #5335.90
28 Olafsson, Fridrik2596610.1% #6033.92
29 Krogius, Nikolay V259655 #5738.44
30 Vasiukov, Evgeny A259350 #5735.81
31 Unzicker, Wolfgang259053 #6043.51
32 Benko, Pal C258551 #6240.46
33 Tukmakov, Vladimir B258559 #6622.79
34 Darga, Klaus V258556 #6434.85
35 Matulovic, Milan258548 #6133.56
36 Liberzon, Vladimir M258154 #6631.77
37 Gheorghiu, Florin257848 #6524.73
38 Panno, Oscar R257752 #6833.78
39 Gufeld, Eduard E257353 #7132.78
40 Antoshin, Vladimir S257154 #7339.63
41 Ivkov, Borislav256947 #7135.13
42 Schmid, Lothar M256855 #7640.64
43 Zheliandinov, Victor S256769 #8333.78
44 Pfleger, Helmut256755 #7625.40
45 Byrne, Robert E256552 #7640.70
46 Kavalek, Lubomir256549 #7525.39
47 Khasin, Abram I256457 #8045.87
48 Sanguinetti, Raúl C256453 #7835.90
49 Parma, Bruno256251 #7827.00
50 Uhlmann, Wolfgang256148 #7833.75
51 Sherwin, James T2560720.1% #9035.18
52 Averbakh, Yury L256056 #8246.89
53 Ciric, Dragoljub M255850 #8033.13
54 Osnos, Viacheslav V255553 #8533.44
55 Bolbochán, Julio255464 #9148.77
56 Lein, Anatoly255252 #8637.75
57 Matanovic, Aleksandar255148 #8538.61
58 Lombardy, William J254961 #9431.07
59 Platonov, Igor V254958 #9234.95
60 Penrose, Jonathan254757 #9335.23
61 Shamkovich, Leonid A254351 #9345.58
62 Tringov, Georgy P253752 #9831.81
63 Bagirov, Vladimir K253757 #10232.37
64 Pachmann, Ludek253650 #9844.64
65 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti I253354 #10335.13
66 Sakharov, Yury N253353 #10346.29
67 Flohr, Salo253265 #11160.13
68 Filip, Miroslav253152 #10340.18
69 Savon, Vladimir A253155 #10528.26
70 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253161 #10821.44
71 Saidy, Anthony F252862 #11131.62
72 Martens, Rolf252874 #11726.85
73 Klovans, Janis252857 #10933.73
74 Kotov, Alexander A252756 #10955.38
75 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y252468 #11724.65
76 Vladimirov, Boris T252163 #11839.62
77 Bobotsov, Milko G251750 #11437.25
78 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo251452 #11837.33
79 Karaklajic, Nikola251457 #12042.85
80 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251160 #12526.63
81 Donner, Johannes H251048 #11941.48
82 Nei, Iivo250858 #12537.17
83 Trifunovic, Petar250663 #13158.33
84 Etruk, Rein T250670 #13630.77
85 Teschner, Rudolf250563 #13246.87
86 Zuckerman, Bernard250456 #12825.75
87 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V250361 #13224.27
88 Bikhovsky, Anatoly A249863 #13734.67
89 Ageichenko, Gennady A249872 #14327.55
90 Mišta, Ladislav249764 #13925.17
91 Byrne, Donald249655 #13538.55
92 Padevsky, Nikola B249650 #13235.59
93 Zaitsev, Igor A249655 #13530.59
94 Rossolimo, Nicolas249557 #13758.84
95 Mecking, Henrique249456 #13716.93
96 Bisguier, Arthur B249360 #14039.23
97 Barcza, Gedeon249250 #13557.36
98 Rodriguez, Ruben249263 #14322.07
99 Addison, William G249260 #14135.09
100 Yanofsky, Daniel A249057 #14043.76
101 Lengyel, Levente248949 35.55
102 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz248854 25.72
103 Eliskases, Erich G248866 55.87
104 Ignatiev, Felix N248664 36.97
105 Hübner, Robert248461 20.15
106 Forintos, Gyözö V248350 33.42
107 Smejkal, Jan248355 22.77
108 Szabó, László248349 51.78
109 Bukic, Enver248151 31.08
110 Sergievsky, Vladimir D248165 32.24
111 Lilienthal, Andor248172 57.65
112 Pilnik, Herman248070 54.97
113 Kurajica, Bojan247959 21.13
114 Chernikov, Oleg L247968 32.21
115 Flesch, Janos247753 35.25
116 Minic, Dragoljub247449 31.81
117 Barczay, Laszlo247449 32.85
118 Kestler, Hans-Günter247462 29.05
119 Bilek, István247348 36.39
120 Minev, Nikolay N247255 37.97
121 Balinas, Rosendo Carrean247062
122 Robatsch, Karl246752 40.21
123 Ciocaltea, Victor246449 36.95
124 Westerinen, Heikki MJ246450 24.68
125 Nikolaevsky, Yuri V246458
126 Suttles, Duncan246356 23.03
127 Fuchs, Reinhart246251 34.26
128 Smederevac, Petar246261 46.35
129 Kraidman, Yair246159 36.16
130 Radulov, Ivan246156 29.98
131 Ghitescu, Theodor245953 34.93
132 Rakic, Tomislav245962 34.14
133 Rossetto, Héctor D245752 46.31
134 Díez del Corral, Jesús245756 35.73
135 Malich, Burkhard G245651 32.09
136 Buljovcic, Ivan245561 32.01
137 Johannsson, Ingi Randver245363
138 Gulko, Boris F245372 21.89
139 Pietzsch, Wolfgang W245250 38.03
140 Garcia, Raimundo245252 32.59
141 Lehmann, Heinz Dr245153
142 Mikenas, Vladas245165 58.70
143 Nikolic, Stanimir245055 33.92
144 Schweber, Samuel245052 32.46
145 Maric, Rudolf244955 41.63
146 Bogdanovic, Rajko244952 37.13
147 Prins, Lodewijk244971 55.92
148 Ree, Hans244850 24.29
149 Damjanovic, Mato244750 41.77
150 Radovici, Corvin244558 37.03
151 Medina García, Antonio A244450 49.25
152 Johansson, Martin244458 50.40
153 Vukic, Milan244457 25.37
154 Guimard, Carlos E244355 55.73
155 Khodos, German L244271
156 Bouwmeester, Henk B244257 39.29
157 Marovic, Dražen244154 30.96
158 Ojanen, Kaarle Sakari244073
159 Sokolov, Vladimir243962 35.33
160 Bradvarevic, Aleksandar243961
161 Popov, Luben243655 32.92
162 Jansa, Vlastimil243651 26.09
163 Hamann, Svend243555 28.23
164 O'Kelly de Galway, Albéric243451 57.62
165 Kostro, Jerzy243453 31.93
166 Kolarov, Atanas S243355 34.82
167 Udovcic, Mijo243358 48.30
168 Drimer, Dolfi243358 34.21
169 Johannessen, Svein243264 31.20
170 Emma, Jaime J243267 30.95
171 Karner, Hillar243269 33.43
172 Brinck Claussen, Bjorn243160
173 Hecht, Hans-Joachim243168 29.92
174 Adamski, Jan243053 25.14
175 Bokuchava, Alexander243071
176 Prameshuber, Aleksander243061
177 Dely, Peter242950 34.49
178 Spiridonov, Nikola242959 30.84
179 Borisenko, Georgy K242862 46.60
180 Messing, Hrvoje242862 28.43
181 Trapl, Jindrich242662 26.76
182 Lengyel, Laszlo242572 24.47
183 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A242575 30.07
184 Mohrlok, Dieter242469
185 Dueckstein, Andreas242455 41.41
186 Keene, Raymond242259
187 Cherepkov, Alexander V242160 48.17
188 Gerusel, Mathias242060 30.90
189 Soos, Bela241955 38.81
190 Tatai, Stefano241951 30.77
191 Jiménez Zerquera, Eleazar241951 40.52
192 Doda, Zbigniew241951 37.85
193 Janoševic, Dragoljub241950 45.48
194 Zhukhovitsky, Samuil M241967 52.05
195 Kluger, Guyla241754 54.95
196 Aloni, Izak241763
197 Langeweg, Kick241651 31.81
198 Kottnauer, Cenek241659 58.85
199 Ostojic, Predrag241552 30.85
200 Haag, Ervin241553 35.96
201 Pribyl, Josef241569 21.22
202 Stoppel, Franz241463 37.24
203 Haygarth, Michael J241475
204 Sofrevski, Jovan241358 33.37
205 Planinc, Albin241275 24.70
206 Milic, Borislav241067 43.20
207 Liebert, Heinz241053 32.60
208 Adorján, András240959 18.75
209 Bertok, Mario240953 39.33
210 Csom, István240951 28.58
211 Keller, Dieter240858 32.45
212 Besser, Hans240870 33.90
213 Torán Albero, Román240752 37.23
214 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K240759 31.01
215 Peev, Peicho Chonev240658 28.75
216 Andersen, Borge240566 34.78
217 Sliwa, Bogdan240557 46.90
218 Geller, Uzi240566 37.92
219 Moe, Mogens240474 24.79
220 Kaplan, Julio P240366 18.43
221 Hermlin, Aarne240265 28.57
222 Jansson, Borje240261 26.80
223 Honfi, Karoly240251 38.18
224 Kuijpers, Franciscus Antonius240154
225 Kovacevic, Vladimir240171 26.76
226 Clarke, Peter H239959
227 Basman, Michael J239961 22.78
228 van Scheltinga, Tjeerd D239955 54.81
229 Razuvaev, Yury S239969 23.22
230 Nikitin, Yury M239961
231 Augustin, Josef239858 26.62
232 Moiseev, Oleg L239772 43.65
233 Knezevic, Milorad239655 32.17
234 Buslaev, Alexander N239674 39.21
235 Naranja, Renato239663 28.27
236 Bukhman, Eduard239675 27.56
237 Blau, Max239665 50.03
238 Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren239658 30.87
239 Janata, Michael239460
240 Porat, Yosef239458 59.57
241 Puc, Stojan239374 47.73
242 Musil, Vojko239073 23.37
243 Bednarski, Jacek B239051 29.80
244 Nowak, Erwin238966
245 Rubinetti, Jorge A238854 23.75
246 Zinn, Lothar238653 30.78
247 Pelikán, Jorge238656 62.69
248 Neikirkh, Oleg N238572 54.81
249 McKay, Roderick M238473 16.88
250 Glauser, Hansruedi238366 23.51
251 Fichtl, Jirí238370 47.87
252 Lee, Peter N238364
253 Kagan, Shimon238258 26.73
254 Gaprindashvili, Nona238267 27.66
255 Kuzmin, Gennady P238171 22.94
256 Kinzel, Anton237967
257 Van den Berg, Carel Benjamin237967
258 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo237967 35.85
259 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis237953
260 Kovacs, Laszlo M237856 30.24
261 Hennings, Artur237851 28.47
262 Kupper, Josef237759 36.80
263 Calvo Minguez, Ricardo237756 25.19
264 Cuéllar Gacharná, Miguel237661 52.12
265 Grabczewski, Romuald237556 36.89
266 Filipowicz, Andrzej237354 30.63
267 Baumbach, Friedrich237362 33.31
268 Golz, Werner237354
269 Mosionzhik, Ilya Samoilovich237265
270 Balcerowski, Witold237158 33.39
271 Zhuravliov, Valerij237067 30.05
272 Kinnmark, Ove237061 24.02
273 Estrin, Yacov B237068 45.69
274 Kupka, Slavoj237061 26.48
275 Foguelman, Alberto236959 45.22
276 Murey, Yakov236968 27.41
277 Lechtynsky, Jiri236862 21.10
278 Rodriguez Gonzales, Jesus236860
279 Scholl, Eddie C236858 24.20
280 Nilsson, Zandor236764
281 Rajkovic, Dusan236774 26.54
282 Litsberger, Rune236671
283 Hartston, William R236664 21.38
284 Bolbochán, Jácobo236675 62.01
285 Visier Segovia, Fernando236459 25.90
286 Jongsma, Alexander236355 30.58
287 Enevoldsen, Jens236262 61.27
288 Van Geet, Dirk Daniel236255 36.83
289 Capelan, Guenter236265 36.43
290 Tompa, Janos236267 21.67
291 Jamroz, Zbigniew236261 34.55
292 Navarovszky, Laszlo236157 35.74
293 Ungureanu, Emil236166 32.16
294 Rodriguez, Jo236167
295 Kozomara, Vladimir236059
296 Pogats, Jozsef235958 40.47
297 Ek, Hans235873 40.23
298 Ekenberg, Bengt235771
299 Pithart, Frantisek235774
300 Persitz, Rafael235775
301 Eising, Johannes235663 33.59
302 Kozma, Julius235556 39.58
303 Chikovani, Iuri235574 31.98
304 Bronstein, Luis235565 22.58
305 Petersons, Andrejs235569
306 Blatny, Frantisek235462 35.75
307 Thorbergsson, Freysteinn235465
308 Rocha, Antonio235468 24.55
309 Ujtelky, Maximilián235354 53.70
310 Leban, Slavko235363
311 Palermo, Vicente235256 36.80
312 Soltis, Andrew E235276 21.59
313 Holaszek, Hans235268
314 Zwaig, Arne235266
315 Szilágyi, György235055 47.49
316 Barendregt, Johan Teunis235073
317 Sandor, Bela235068 49.05
318 Gereben, Ernö235058 61.54
319 Zuidema, Coenraad234954
320 Walther, Edgar234965 38.02
321 Cafferty, Bernard234874 34.51
322 Giterman, Shlomo234873
323 Teufel, Juergen234863 22.50
324 Menvielle Lacourrelle, Augusto234772 30.38
325 Timman, Jan H234767 17.05
326 Bhend, Edwin234763 37.31
327 Quinteros, Miguel A234658 21.01
328 Cuartas, Carlos234568 28.38
329 Liptay, Laszlo234459 31.49
330 Czerniak, Moshe234354 58.90
331 Klovsky, Rafail234268 33.58
332 Partos, Charles234167 32.39
333 Ujtumen, Tudev233959 29.34
334 Yepez Obando, Olavo233862
335 Olsson, Ake233865 34.66
336 Witkowski, Stefan233755 37.26
337 Polgar, Istvan233758 24.10
338 Boudy, Julio233567 17.55
339 Szily, József233564 55.25
340 Sigurjónsson, Gudmundur233457 21.27
341 Camara, Helder233463 31.89
342 Domnitz, Zadok233358 35.21
343 Matkowski, Wiktor233369
344 Brzozka, Stefan233270
345 Filep, Tibor233261 33.01
346 Wexler, Bernardo233169 43.75
347 Jakobsen, Ole233173 26.20
348 Quinones, Oscar Carillo232973
349 Bernstein, Yaacov232964
350 Starck, Bodo232763 34.22
351 Belkadi, Ridha232772 43.68
352 Johansson, Ingi Randver232774
353 Nicevski, Risto232758 23.51
354 Hindle, Owen M232666 28.79
355 Skold, Kristian232665
356 Norby, Peter H232672 28.51
357 Troianescu, Octav232561 52.90
358 Seidman, Herbert232565 48.20
359 Martinovic, Slobodan232459 23.43
360 Pirc, Vasja232363 61.03
361 Hoen, Ragnar232271 28.24
362 Moehring, Guenther232160 32.10
363 Holm, Sejer232167 29.39
364 Luckis, Marcos232073 63.95
365 Ilievski, Borce231958 33.37
366 Pavlov, Mircea231868 31.30
367 Lewi, Jerzy231761
368 Martz, William E231776
369 Levy, Louis231676 47.88
370 Valvo, Michael J231673 26.70
371 Mestrovic, Zvonimir231455 24.20
372 Wade, Robert Graham231252
373 Golombek, Harry231158 57.83
374 Bielicki, Carlos231166 28.63
375 Varnusz, Egon231176 35.13
376 De Castro, Edgar231066
377 Dolezal, Jiri231064 39.87
378 Peretz, Malkiel230972 25.56
379 Ocampo, Raul2230958
380 Bredewout, Henk230972 32.09
381 Klundt, Klaus230864 27.02
382 Bachtiar, Arovah230873 34.76
383 Crepinsek, Ljubomir230873 32.72
384 Pietrusiak, Bogdan230657 35.46
385 Ilievski, Dimitar230660 27.35
386 German, Eugenio Maciel230569
387 Stepak, Yedael230572 28.36
388 Belov, Igor230476
389 Gromek, Jozef230465 37.70
390 Schoeneberg, Manfred230453 22.48
391 Davie, Alexander Munroe230461
392 Johansson, Gunnar2230368 23.27
393 Vizantiadis, Lazaros230362 30.75
394 Bokor, Istvan230269 32.92
395 Neukirch, Detlef230264 28.39
396 Canal, Esteban230167 72.70
397 Webb, Simon230072 19.56
398 Machacek, Petr230075
399 Ader Hausman, Walter230066
400 Plachetka, Jan229964 23.86
401 Toth, Bela229864 25.70
402 Garcia Martinez, Silvino229754 24.49
403 Ozsvath, Andras229769 39.37
404 Wright, Daniel229671
405 Orev, Petar229464 34.57
406 Fuller, Maxwell L229468 23.92
407 Panov, Vladimir229372
408 Hartoch, Robert G229257
409 Boey, Josef229162 34.62
410 Van Wijngaarden, F.229172
411 Gunnarsson, Gunnar K229069 35.55
412 Espig, Lutz228955 19.98
413 Littlewood, Norman228872
414 Horowitz, Al228768 61.13
415 Meleghegyi, Csaba228373 27.29
416 Behrensen, Jorge228273 38.67
417 Trikaliotis, Georgios228176 29.84
418 Siaperas, Triantafyllos228073 36.41
419 Kaunas, Kestutis228073 26.70
420 Heidenfeld, Wolfgang228068
421 Whiteley, Andrew J227971 21.56
422 Butnorius, Algimantas227867 22.11
423 Huguet, Bernard227868 35.75
424 Faragó, Iván227756 22.75
425 Janetschek, Karl227664 28.70
426 Pugach, Mario227568
427 Neamtu, Serban227466 34.88
428 Horberg, Beng Eric227472
429 Buza, Adrian227276 31.69
430 Ortega, Rogelio227256
431 Letelier Martner, René227257 53.28
432 Garcia, Gilberto227272
433 Spassov, Liuben227271 25.77
434 Fabian, J.227165
435 Ryc, Ivo227061
436 Kremenetsky, Anatoly M226976 29.96
437 Kristinsson, Jon226863 26.54
438 Petersen, Finn226766 28.68
439 Nowak, Jan226465 31.32
440 Cornelis, Frans B226370 26.98
441 Szilagyi, Peter226362 31.17
442 Yoffie, Marc226168 21.38
443 Santa Cruz, Hugo226061
444 Vadasz, Laszlo225959 20.92
445 Pytel, Krzysztof225562 23.63
446 Fridh, Anton225474 49.03
447 Ghizdavu, Dumitru225376 19.61
448 Hlousek, Zdenek225364
449 Brameyer, Hermann225263 29.38
450 Schmitz, Bernd225267
451 Gadia, Olicio225274
452 Molteni, O.225174
453 Macskasy, Elod225160
454 Incutto, Carlos225163
455 Zinser, Sylvain225055
456 Sydor, Andrzej225056 31.99
457 Andric, Dragoslav224968 45.14
458 Bouaziz, Slim224865 18.71
459 Hajtun, Josef224775
460 Brostrom, Goran224766 26.68
461 Durao, Joaquim224667 38.18
462 Kristjansson, Bragi224662 23.97
463 Cibulka, Vladimir224666 27.16
464 Pena, Gustavo224566
465 Kokkoris, Hristos224470
466 Rodriguez, Al224472
467 Bibiloni, Jorge Jaime224373
468 Kubicek, Antonin224361 22.52
469 Alvarez del Monte, Jose Luis224261
470 Allan, Denis224269 24.11
471 Nagy, Ervin224160 23.42
472 Diaz, Joaquin C224058 20.49
473 Feller, Joseph223970 24.92
474 Niedermayr, Horst223776 28.31
475 Estrada Degrandi, Walter223767
476 Radnoti, Bela223671 29.14
477 Mazzoni, Guy223566 34.26
478 Perez Perez, Francisco Jose223362
479 Levy, David Neil Lawrence223170
480 Casa, Alex222967 36.70
481 Vyslouzil, Antonin222966
482 Watzka, Horst222871 30.30
483 Cafure, Emilio222868
484 Malesic, S.222773
485 Pritchett, Craig William222670
486 De Rooi, Paul222674 40.34
487 Boutteville, Cesar222473 51.52
488 Gliksman, Darko222369 31.23
489 Paoli, Enrico222257 60.96
490 Masic, Ljubomir222272 32.49
491 Bakali, M.222170
492 Camilleri, Henry222074
493 Segal, Alexandru Sorin222075 21.24
494 Sliwinski, Henryk221961
495 Roose, Jan221873 21.81
496 Zoltek, Tadeusz221664 31.33
497 Sapi, Laszlo221558 33.77
498 Sarapu, Ortvin221568 44.94
499 Kelecevic, Nedeljko221261 21.80
500 Friedgood, David221175 22.47

These ratings, calculated as of December 31, 1968, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1968 and December 31, 1968, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 31, 1967. 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 December 31, 1968. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 1, 1969.

+/- 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 January 1, 1969. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 1, 1969 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 January 1, 1969. 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 December 31, 1968. 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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