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Top 10 active players as of January 31, 1992

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K283549
2 Karpov, Anatoly E276648
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily276249
4 Short, Nigel D274648
5 Gelfand, Boris271448
6 Jussupow, Artur M270749
7 Salov, Valery B270349
8 Anand, Viswanathan269549
9 Timman, Jan H269148
10 Bareev, Evgeny268148

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Top 500 active players as of January 31, 1992

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28354968.6% #228.80
2 Karpov, Anatoly E27664810.3% #740.69
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily2762499.1% #822.87
4 Short, Nigel D2746485.0% #1126.66
5 Gelfand, Boris2714481.4% #2323.60
6 Jussupow, Artur M2707491.0% #2731.96
7 Salov, Valery B2703490.8% #2927.68
8 Anand, Viswanathan2695490.6% #3322.14
9 Timman, Jan H2691480.5% #3640.13
10 Bareev, Evgeny2681480.3% #4425.19
11 Khalifman, Alexander2677480.2% #4726.04
12 Shirov, Alexei2676480.2% #4819.57
13 Agdestein, Simen2673520.3% #5224.71
14 Beliavsky, Alexander G2670480.1% #5338.12
15 Hübner, Robert2662490.1% #6143.23
16 Gurevich, Mikhail N2662490.1% #6032.94
17 Epishin, Vladimir2662480.1% #6126.55
18 Ehlvest, Jaan2662480.1% #6129.30
19 Nikolic, Predrag2662480.1% #6131.39
20 Ribli, Zoltán2658500.1% #6740.40
21 Chernin, Alexander M2655490.1% #6831.90
22 Christiansen, Larry M2654490.1% #7035.59
23 Polugaevsky, Lev A2651500.1% #7357.20
24 Sokolov, Ivan264748 #7523.63
25 Yudasin, Leonid G264749 #7732.48
26 Dautov, Rustem2646510.1% #8026.17
27 Speelman, Jonathan S264648 #7835.33
28 Sturua, Zurab2644590.1% #8832.65
29 Hansen, Curt2643500.1% #8227.37
30 Georgiev, Kiril264349 #8226.17
31 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y264250 #8335.03
32 Kamsky, Gata264150 #8417.66
33 Dolmatov, Sergey V263849 #8632.94
34 Adams, Michael263847 #8620.20
35 Korchnoi, Viktor L263648 #8860.86
36 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir263549 #9041.24
37 Panchenko, Alexandar G2634570.1% #9930.81
38 Hjartarson, Jóhann263449 #9228.97
39 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263451 #9331.87
40 Andersson, Ulf263349 #9440.59
41 Ruban, Vadim263252 #9627.63
42 Kengis, Edvins263151 #9832.80
43 Magerramov, Elmar S263052 #9933.81
44 Miles, Anthony J263049 #9736.77
45 Kramnik, Vladimir262754 #10516.60
46 Nunn, John D M262648 #10136.77
47 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262652 #10441.96
48 Lputian, Smbat G262550 #10433.96
49 Eingorn, Viacheslav S262450 #10435.18
50 Vyzmanavin, Alexey262350 #10632.08
51 Portisch, Lajos262350 #10654.82
52 Akopian, Vladimir262250 #10620.15
53 Graf, Alexander262258 #11329.43
54 Seirawan, Yasser262248 #10631.85
55 Oll, Lembit262150 #10825.77
56 Goldin, Alexander261952 #11326.92
57 Psakhis, Lev B261849 #11133.17
58 Vaganian, Rafael A261649 #11340.29
59 Dreev, Alexey261649 #11423.03
60 Yermolinsky, Alex V261357 #12433.80
61 Xie Jun261154 #12321.25
62 Balashov, Yury S261150 #12042.88
63 Dvoiris, Semen I261050 #12133.24
64 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I2610670.1% #13541.78
65 Pintér, József260954 #12638.23
66 Gorelov, Sergey G260860 #13234.45
67 Rublevsky, Sergei260756 #12917.29
68 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260748 #12434.53
69 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y260751 #12747.74
70 Gulko, Boris F260649 #12444.97
71 Giorgadze, Giorgi260655 #13027.31
72 Gavrikov, Victor N260549 #12734.51
73 Dorfman, Iosif D260551 #12839.75
74 Ionov, Sergey260553 #13030.06
75 Ulibin, Mikhail260450 #12820.67
76 Yurtaev, Leonid260453 #13132.75
77 Krasenkow, Michal260449 #12828.21
78 deFirmian, Nicholas E260351 #13034.51
79 Sax, Gyula260349 #12940.62
80 Bologan, Viktor260151 #13220.13
81 Vaisser, Anatoli260151 #13442.90
82 Benjamin, Joel L260049 #13227.89
83 Kharlov, Andrei259853 #13723.20
84 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259853 #13832.82
85 Chandler, Murray G259749 #13431.82
86 Tal, Mikhail259750 #13755.23
87 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259549 #13845.88
88 Rozentalis, Eduardas259551 #14028.68
89 Piket, Jeroen259448 #13823.01
90 Kuzmin, Alexey259353 #14428.90
91 Razuvaev, Yury S259249 #14246.31
92 Romanishin, Oleg M259149 #14140.06
93 Lobron, Eric259049 #14431.73
94 Spassky, Boris V259050 #14555.00
95 Frolov, Artur258953 #14821.50
96 Kaidanov, Gregory S258851 #14632.30
97 Novikov, Igor A258849 #14629.69
98 Makarichev, Sergey Y258755 #14938.20
99 Huzman, Alexander258757 #15129.81
100 Vaulin, Alexander258654 #15234.87
101 Kupreichik, Viktor D258551 42.58
102 Sokolov, Andrey Y258550 28.86
103 Kuzmin, Gennady P258553 46.03
104 Geller, Efim P258452 66.91
105 Wolff, Patrick G258451 23.95
106 Yakovich, Yuri258151 29.17
107 Torre, Eugenio258152 40.24
108 Tiviakov, Sergei258053 18.96
109 Zhuravliov, Valerij258062 53.14
110 Ftácnik, Lubomír257949 34.25
111 Greenfeld, Alon257852 27.79
112 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel257849 26.16
113 Aseev, Konstantin N257851 31.28
114 Smirin, Ilia257751 24.03
115 Smagin, Sergey257748 33.40
116 Kudrin, Sergey257652 32.40
117 Kovalev, Andrei257652 30.23
118 Minasian, Artashes257555 25.03
119 Kalinitschew, Sergey257462 35.99
120 Hulak, Krunoslav257453 40.68
121 Hort, Vlastimil257449 48.05
122 Serper, Grigory257351 22.38
123 Lerner, Konstantin Z257351 41.92
124 Adorján, András257250 41.83
125 Lautier, Joel257249 18.80
126 Nogueiras, Jesus257150 32.54
127 Baburin, Alexander257155 24.94
128 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257153 28.85
129 Olafsson, Helgi257051 35.46
130 Damljanovic, Branko257048 30.62
131 Timoshchenko, Gennady257053 42.76
132 Rogers, Ian256949 31.60
133 Ubilava, Elizbar E256852 41.43
134 Alburt, Lev O256855 46.44
135 Pétursson, Margeir256748 31.95
136 Pigusov, Evgeny256751 30.83
137 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E256751 24.93
138 Chiburdanidze, Maia G256651 31.04
139 Wahls, Matthias256649 24.01
140 van der Wiel, John T H256649 32.48
141 Kožul, Zdenko256549 25.69
142 Neverov, Valery256553 27.61
143 Dlugy, Maxim256452 26.01
144 Stohl, Igor256448 27.34
145 Shabanov, Yury F256459 54.22
146 Shabalov, Alexander256450 24.38
147 Mestel, A Jonathan256360 34.88
148 Watson, William N256349 29.79
149 Hodgson, Julian M256348 28.52
150 Vasiukov, Evgeny A256353 58.90
151 Dokhoian, Yury256351 27.26
152 Khenkin, Igor256252 23.86
153 Kurajica, Bojan256253 44.21
154 Rohde, Michael A256255 32.43
155 Spraggett, Kevin B256150 37.22
156 Polgar, Judit256150 15.52
157 Lalic, Bogdan256153 27.90
158 Sakaev, Konstantin255955 17.80
159 Hertneck, Gerald255952 28.37
160 Gleizerov, Evgeny255954 28.86
161 Taimanov, Mark E255961 65.98
162 Machulsky, Anatoly D255859 35.35
163 Ivanov, Alexander V255851 35.75
164 Kveinys, Aloyzas255853 29.56
165 Palac, Mladen255851 20.95
166 Kruppa, Yuri255857 27.61
167 Smyslov, Vassily V255751 70.85
168 Sorokin, Maxim255752 24.02
169 Gurevich, Ilya255553 19.97
170 Barua, Dibyendu255556 25.26
171 Suba, Mihai255350 44.66
172 Xu Jun255357 29.37
173 Glek, Igor V255352 30.23
174 Kavalek, Lubomir255273 48.48
175 Kotronias, Vasilios255249 27.43
176 Cámpora, Daniel H255251 34.59
177 Fedorowicz, John P255249 33.34
178 Ye Jiangchuan255057 31.20
179 Lanka, Zigurds255052 31.69
180 Polgar, Zsuzsa255048 22.78
181 Averkin, Orest N254964 47.93
182 Shipov, Sergei254963 25.79
183 Rausis, Igors254953 30.81
184 Malisauskas, Vidmantas254954 28.49
185 Popovic, Petar254750 32.96
186 Milos, Gilberto254753 28.25
187 Shneider, Aleksandr254755 29.69
188 Arnason, Jon L254751 31.22
189 Ostojic, Nikola254761 19.67
190 Topalov, Veselin254651 16.88
191 Larsen, Bent254649 56.91
192 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N254650 45.79
193 Timoshenko, Georgy254453 25.66
194 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254351 47.35
195 Fominyh, Alexander254353 32.63
196 King, Daniel J254248 28.42
197 Petrienko, Vladimir254270 36.89
198 Bagirov, Vladimir K254151 55.46
199 Tunik, Gennady254156 38.68
200 Atlas, Valeri254161 23.79
201 Hansen, Lars Bo254048 23.35
202 Chekhov, Valery A254050 36.18
203 Georgadze, Tamaz V254069 44.23
204 Kuczynski, Robert254050 25.79
205 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253950 37.20
206 Didishko, Vereslav253968 42.81
207 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253958 25.50
208 Hellers, Ferdinand253849 23.01
209 Korzubov, Peter253865 30.08
210 Faragó, Iván253749 45.83
211 Lutz, Christopher253750 20.93
212 Wang Zili253757 23.63
213 Vogt, Lothar H253751 40.04
214 Muhutdinov, Marat253658 24.20
215 Bönsch, Uwe253549 33.29
216 Ernst, Thomas253549 31.45
217 Moiseev, Viktor253560 32.72
218 Smejkal, Jan253550 45.86
219 Knaak, Rainer F253450 38.87
220 Karpman, Vadim253365 26.72
221 Vukic, Milan253351 48.45
222 Kuporosov, Viktor253358 30.35
223 Brodsky, Michail253357 22.84
224 Sherbakov, Ruslan253252 22.38
225 Velimirovic, Dragoljub253251 49.72
226 Makarov, Marat253157 28.73
227 Nikolenko, Oleg253156 32.62
228 Kiselev, Sergey253151 30.38
229 Mokrý, Karel253150 32.98
230 Alterman, Boris253155 21.74
231 Cvitan, Ognjen253050 30.31
232 Loginov, Valery A253052 36.13
233 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander253048 29.04
234 Wilder, Michael252961 29.37
235 Donchev, Dimitar I252962 33.53
236 Van der Sterren, Paul252949 35.87
237 Sadler, Matthew252951 17.71
238 Khmelnitsky, Igor N252867 23.44
239 Janjgava, Lasha252855 21.74
240 Rachels, Stuart252860 22.35
241 Guseinov, Aidyn252863 40.08
242 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252765 33.77
243 Sosonko, Gennadi252756 48.70
244 Piskov, Yury252752 30.30
245 Magem Badals, Jordi252752 24.44
246 Ivanov, Igor V252652 45.06
247 Lima, Darcy252665 29.69
248 Najdorf, Miguel252676 81.79
249 Buturin, Vladimir252571 48.20
250 Spasov, Vasil252553 20.95
251 Ye Rongguang252554 28.33
252 Anikaev, Yury252575 43.59
253 Horvath, Jozsef252548 27.47
254 Cabrilo, Goran252550 33.58
255 Nevostrujev, Vladimir252460
256 Bragin, Alexander252371 38.65
257 Sher, Miron N252354 39.59
258 Fishbein, Alexander252351 23.73
259 Arkhipov, Sergey252353 37.61
260 Orlov, Georgi252363
261 Renet, Olivier252249 27.11
262 Hickl, Joerg252151 26.79
263 Savchenko, Stanislav252156 25.03
264 Guliev, Sarhan252161 23.83
265 Kovacevic, Vladimir252053 49.85
266 Gipslis, Aivars252055 54.97
267 Cramling, Pia252048 28.77
268 Dimitrov, Vladimir252056 23.80
269 Liberzon, Vladimir M251974 54.86
270 Petkevich, Jusefs251966 51.12
271 Anastasian, Ashot251855 27.54
272 Meister, Yakov251856 36.39
273 Cebalo, Mišo251851 46.98
274 Kindermann, Stefan251848 32.09
275 Kholmov, Ratmir D251851 66.72
276 Palatnik, Semen A251855 41.85
277 Uhlmann, Wolfgang251750 56.84
278 Zapata, Alonso251750 33.44
279 Zhidkov, Valery S251760 52.41
280 Sunye Neto, Jaime251654 34.74
281 Rodriguez, Amador251651 35.40
282 Zaichik, Gennady L251654 34.96
283 Djuric, Stefan251550 36.51
284 Quinteros, Miguel A251559 44.09
285 Klinger, Josef251550 24.65
286 Gofshtein, Leonid D251558 38.78
287 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav251454 25.88
288 Hebden, Mark251450 33.95
289 Vitolinš, Alvis251470 45.63
290 Antonio, Rogelio Jr251452 29.94
291 Lagunow, Alexander251363 24.55
292 Lau, Ralf251250 32.28
293 Cid, Marino Alejandro251259 33.63
294 Gufeld, Eduard E251265 55.87
295 Barbero, Gerardo F251249 30.44
296 Panno, Oscar R251152 56.87
297 Ardiansyah, Haji251165 40.15
298 Marin, Mihail251153 26.78
299 Lukin, Andrei M250954 43.42
300 Rechlis, Gad250957 24.98
301 Kouatly, Bachar250955 33.91
302 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich250950 36.06
303 Zlochevskij, Alexander250960 28.60
304 Sermek, Drazen250854 23.00
305 Inkiov, Ventzislav250851 35.70
306 Panchenko, Alexander N250751 38.32
307 Lin Weiguo250660 21.52
308 Belov, Igor250659
309 Arkhangelsky, Boris250670 61.03
310 Gheorghiu, Florin250552 47.82
311 Veingold, Aleksander250557 38.31
312 Flear, Glenn C250550 32.96
313 Novik, Maxim250558 28.14
314 Ivanov, Sergey250456 30.34
315 Bischoff, Klaus250448 30.64
316 Doroshkievich, Vladimir K250365 54.09
317 Rytshagov, Mikhail250355 24.22
318 Georgiev, Krum250352 33.69
319 Browne, Walter S250351 43.06
320 Bass, Leonid250357 34.67
321 Naumkin, Igor250350 26.47
322 Beim, Valery250255 41.87
323 Magomedov, Magaram250255 25.70
324 Kochiev, Alexander250253 35.85
325 Rivas Pastor, Manuel250253 31.55
326 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250250 35.72
327 Plaskett, Jim250055 31.87
328 Mainka, Romuald250049 28.71
329 Temirbaev, Serik250062
330 Chudinovskih, Alexander250072 24.89
331 Pfleger, Helmut250058 48.48
332 Titov, German250055 28.76
333 Johansen, Darryl K250056 32.98
334 Vera, Reynaldo249954 31.06
335 Klebel, Martin249960 25.72
336 Karlsson, Lars249851 36.55
337 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I249856 36.90
338 Gruenfeld, Yehuda249854 35.92
339 Saltaev, Mihail249763 29.20
340 Moskalenko, Viktor249750 31.16
341 Tseitlin, Mikhail S249652 44.62
342 Reshevsky, Samuel H249662 80.18
343 Kosten, Anthony C249650 33.52
344 Kurtenkov, Atanas249674 28.49
345 Popchev, Milko249554 27.22
346 Golubev, Mihail249560 21.67
347 Schlosser, Philipp249450 23.45
348 Dizdarevic, Emir249353 33.83
349 Kosic, Dragan249356 21.95
350 Zezulkin, Jurij249359 20.46
351 Moroz, Alexander249363 31.04
352 Hector, Jonny249348 27.96
353 Yrjola, Jouni249352 32.27
354 Gschnitzer, Oswald249257 25.97
355 Szmetan, Jorge249259 41.68
356 Varavin, Viktor249259 24.69
357 Arencibia, Walter249251 24.53
358 Duer, Arne249265 32.56
359 Lukacs, Peter249248 41.56
360 Zhelnin, Vladimir V249265 44.88
361 Yuneev, Alexey249260
362 Matulovic, Milan249255 56.64
363 García Gonzáles, Guillermo249260 38.14
364 Groszpeter, Attila249150 31.64
365 Burmakin, Vladimir249062 24.65
366 Ryskin, Alexander249058 29.05
367 Andrianov, Nikolai249059 30.11
368 Jackelen, Thomas249064 26.18
369 Yemelin, Vasily248975 15.99
370 Yanvarjov, Igor248963 34.54
371 Frias, Victor J248958 35.97
372 Ivanovic, Božidar248850 45.44
373 Mnatsakanian, Eduard A248869 53.15
374 Budnikov, Alexandar248854 25.01
375 Zlotnik, Boris A248859 45.29
376 Foisor, Ovidiu248859 32.82
377 Sellos, Didier248867 34.94
378 Mochalov, Evgeny V248864 40.26
379 Vainshtein, Vladimir248873
380 Kantsler, Boris248759 29.79
381 Gallagher, Joseph G248750 27.74
382 van Wely, Loek248650 19.31
383 Godena, Michele248655 24.59
384 Ekstroem, Roland248671 35.69
385 Petrosian, Arshak B248552 38.12
386 Mukhametov, Eldar248557 22.69
387 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248550 34.11
388 Haba, Petr248554 27.07
389 Kirov Ivanov, Nino248456 46.39
390 Reeh, Oliver248352 28.03
391 Liang Jinrong248361 31.69
392 Pugachov, Alexey248366 26.42
393 Espig, Lutz248353 43.07
394 Atalik, Suat248251 27.31
395 Zagrebelny, Sergey248259
396 Kosashvili, Yona248265 21.58
397 Csom, István248150 51.66
398 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes248152 48.57
399 Kalegin, Evgenij248168 37.40
400 Komarov, Dimitri248159 23.16
401 Hracek, Zbynek248152 21.39
402 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis248153 37.74
403 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248151 22.38
404 Kishnev, Sergey248053 35.25
405 Dzuban, Oleg I248073
406 Rotstein, Arkadij248062 30.76
407 Pichler, Juergen248063 30.66
408 Polovodin, Igor A247960 36.86
409 Thorsteins, Karl247954 27.30
410 Marjanovic, Slavoljub247955 37.07
411 Semeniuk, Alexander A247971 39.39
412 Ginsburg, Gennadij247974 20.47
413 Ghinda, Mihail Viorel247961 42.52
414 Murey, Yakov247952 50.49
415 Nikolac, Juraj247868 59.77
416 Simic, Radoslav247853 43.64
417 Conquest, Stuart247849 24.91
418 Gurevich, Vladimir247864 32.49
419 Finegold, Benjamin247853 22.40
420 Todorcevic, Miodrag247749 51.22
421 Bukic, Enver247765 54.16
422 Unzicker, Wolfgang247753 66.60
423 Gausel, Einar247750 28.17
424 Murshed, Niaz247753 25.72
425 Beshukov, Sergei247760 20.83
426 Ivkov, Borislav247654 58.22
427 Norwood, David247654 23.33
428 Kallai, Gabor247655 32.94
429 Kapetanovic, Armin247658
430 Drasko, Milan247550 29.15
431 Arbakov, Valentin247557 40.01
432 Manor, Ilan247555 22.26
433 Womacka, Mathias247560 25.60
434 Blatny, Pavel247549 23.61
435 Poluljahov, Aleksandr247557 26.65
436 Winants, Luc247552 29.08
437 Rubinetti, Jorge A247459 46.83
438 Zakharov, Alexander V247471 48.31
439 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H247459 32.78
440 Maljutin, Evgeni247455 20.25
441 Orsag, Milan247459 28.06
442 Lin Ta247464 28.99
443 Sahovic, Dragutin247365 51.48
444 Ziatdinov, Raset247352 33.09
445 Basin, Leonid247365 34.19
446 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz247351 48.81
447 Gligoric, Svetozar247355 68.99
448 Nijboer, Friso247250 26.68
449 Byrne, Robert E247258 63.78
450 Ibragimov, Ildar247254 24.46
451 Moldobaev, Emelbek247274
452 Filipenko, Alexander V247161 42.91
453 Hazai, Laszlo247153 38.63
454 Tischbierek, Raj247151 29.35
455 Strikovic, Aleksa247150 30.72
456 Tisdall, Jonathan D247150 33.43
457 Schmittdiel, Eckhard247148 31.72
458 Ermenkov, Evgenij247152 42.34
459 Luther, Thomas247048 22.24
460 Brunner, Lucas247049 24.67
461 Santo Roman, Marc247053 31.38
462 Galliamova, Alisa247061 20.04
463 Davies, Nigel R247050 31.50
464 Berkovich, Dmitry247057 25.88
465 Tabatadze, Tamaz247060 23.84
466 Howell, James C247053 24.70
467 Barlov, Dragan246950 35.00
468 Shmuter, Leonid246975 22.74
469 Wang Pin246967 17.14
470 Spassov, Liuben246956 48.86
471 Szekely, Peter246953 36.97
472 Gaprindashvili, Nona246954 50.74
473 Marangunic, Srdjan246869 48.25
474 Rogulj, Branko246865 40.50
475 Legky, Nikolay A246858 36.80
476 Abramovic, Boško246752 40.96
477 Ornstein, Axel246762 39.77
478 Zysk, Robert246657 25.74
479 Agrest, Evgenij246657 25.46
480 Zaitsev, Igor A246653 53.68
481 Tolnai, Tibor246649 27.36
482 Soppe, Guillermo246657 31.37
483 Rukavina, Josip246570 49.17
484 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel246551 41.73
485 Movsziszian, Karen246562 29.07
486 Tseitlin, Mark D246459 48.36
487 Ree, Hans246460 47.38
488 Ionescu, Constantin246457 33.38
489 Efimov, Igor246352 31.37
490 Khasin, Alexander246360 40.76
491 Prandstetter, Eduard246358 43.13
492 Horváth, Csaba246350 23.65
493 Thorhallsson, Throstur246355 22.87
494 Jansa, Vlastimil246249 49.18
495 Nikolic, Zivoslav246257 38.13
496 Yuferov, Sergey N246257 46.16
497 Novoselski, Zoran246263 37.01
498 Klovans, Janis246256 56.81
499 Lein, Anatoly246257 60.84
500 Gurevich, Dmitry246252 35.39

These ratings, calculated as of January 31, 1992, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between February 1, 1991 and January 31, 1992, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of January 31, 1991. 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 January 31, 1992. This represents the player's estimated strength on February 1, 1992.

+/- 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 February 1, 1992. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on February 1, 1992 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 February 1, 1992. 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 January 31, 1992. 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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