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Top 10 active players as of May 31, 1994

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286049
2 Karpov, Anatoly E278847
3 Anand, Viswanathan277047
4 Kramnik, Vladimir276947
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275847
6 Shirov, Alexei272747
7 Kamsky, Gata272747
8 Salov, Valery B272549
9 Gelfand, Boris271748
10 Dreev, Alexey270949

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Top 500 active players as of May 31, 1994

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28604972.1% #231.13
2 Karpov, Anatoly E2788479.9% #643.02
3 Anand, Viswanathan2770475.2% #824.47
4 Kramnik, Vladimir2769475.2% #818.93
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2758473.3% #1025.20
6 Shirov, Alexei2727470.8% #1821.91
7 Kamsky, Gata2727470.8% #1919.99
8 Salov, Valery B2725490.9% #2030.01
9 Gelfand, Boris2717480.6% #2325.93
10 Dreev, Alexey2709490.4% #2725.36
11 Bareev, Evgeny2693480.1% #3727.53
12 Nikolic, Predrag2684480.1% #4333.72
13 Short, Nigel D2680480.1% #4728.99
14 Beliavsky, Alexander G266848 #5640.46
15 Adams, Michael266747 #5722.54
16 Tiviakov, Sergei266648 #5821.30
17 Fischer, Robert J2663620.2% #7151.23
18 Oll, Lembit266248 #6328.11
19 Epishin, Vladimir266148 #6428.89
20 Vyzmanavin, Alexey266048 #6534.41
21 Smirin, Ilia266047 #6526.36
22 Vaganian, Rafael A265848 #6642.63
23 Polgar, Judit265647 #6817.86
24 Gavrikov, Victor N265452 #7336.84
25 Sokolov, Ivan265447 #7125.96
26 Dautov, Rustem265156 #7928.51
27 Akopian, Vladimir265148 #7422.48
28 Jussupow, Artur M264948 #7534.30
29 Hübner, Robert264948 #7745.57
30 Lautier, Joel264848 #7721.14
31 Khalifman, Alexander264547 #8028.37
32 Yudasin, Leonid G264348 #8234.81
33 Kaidanov, Gregory S264250 #8534.64
34 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir264249 #8443.58
35 Ehlvest, Jaan264047 #8531.63
36 Chernin, Alexander M264048 #8634.23
37 Nunn, John D M263549 #9339.10
38 Piket, Jeroen263547 #9125.34
39 Gulko, Boris F263548 #9347.31
40 Krasenkow, Michal263448 #9430.55
41 Timman, Jan H263348 #9642.46
42 Andersson, Ulf263250 #9842.92
43 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263153 #10237.36
44 Georgiev, Kiril263048 #9828.51
45 Topalov, Veselin263049 #9919.21
46 Graf, Alexander262952 #10231.77
47 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A262949 #10134.21
48 Gurevich, Mikhail N262848 #10035.28
49 Dolmatov, Sergey V262749 #10335.28
50 Malaniuk, Vladimir P262448 #10636.86
51 Speelman, Jonathan S262448 #10737.66
52 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262349 #10844.30
53 Psakhis, Lev B262348 #10835.51
54 Seirawan, Yasser262249 #10934.19
55 Portisch, Lajos262250 #11057.16
56 Romanishin, Oleg M262148 #11042.39
57 Novikov, Igor A261951 #11432.02
58 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I261667 #13144.11
59 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261651 #11827.27
60 Rozentalis, Eduardas261549 #11731.01
61 Miles, Anthony J261449 #11839.11
62 Pigusov, Evgeny261450 #12033.17
63 Shabalov, Alexander261249 #12126.72
64 Vaisser, Anatoli261249 #12145.24
65 Vaulin, Alexander261052 #12637.20
66 Ribli, Zoltán261050 #12542.73
67 Cvitan, Ognjen260948 #12332.64
68 Lputian, Smbat G260949 #12536.30
69 Gorelov, Sergey G260962 #13536.79
70 Benjamin, Joel L260849 #12530.22
71 Magerramov, Elmar S260652 #13136.14
72 Sturua, Zurab260553 #13334.97
73 Yermolinsky, Alex V260349 #13236.14
74 Hertneck, Gerald260148 #13330.70
75 Hjartarson, Jóhann260148 #13331.31
76 Greenfeld, Alon259951 #13830.12
77 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259953 #13937.52
78 Rublevsky, Sergei259752 #14119.63
79 Korchnoi, Viktor L259647 #13763.19
80 Goldin, Alexander259649 #14029.26
81 Zvjaginsev, Vadim259653 #14217.79
82 Kuzmin, Gennady P259651 #14148.37
83 Agdestein, Simen259650 #14127.04
84 Alterman, Boris259551 #14224.07
85 Yurtaev, Leonid259458 #14935.08
86 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259448 #14128.49
87 Dorfman, Iosif D259351 #14442.08
88 Kengis, Edvins259349 #14435.14
89 Hansen, Curt259349 #14329.70
90 Hodgson, Julian M259347 #14230.85
91 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V259251 #14549.68
92 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259254 #14835.16
93 Christiansen, Larry M259249 #14437.92
94 Wolff, Patrick G259150 #14526.29
95 Razuvaev, Yury S259150 #14548.64
96 Makarichev, Sergey Y259158 #15140.54
97 Khenkin, Igor259050 #14826.19
98 Aseev, Konstantin N258952 #14933.61
99 Hellers, Ferdinand258950 #14825.34
100 Xie Jun258751 #15123.59
101 Serper, Grigory258749 24.71
102 Kharlov, Andrei258649 25.53
103 Glek, Igor V258549 32.57
104 Huzman, Alexander258553 32.14
105 Sokolov, Andrey Y258449 31.20
106 Dokhoian, Yury258451 29.60
107 Rohde, Michael A258457 34.76
108 Giorgadze, Giorgi258352 29.64
109 Hort, Vlastimil258251 50.39
110 Dvoiris, Semen I258249 35.58
111 Zarubin, Pavel258261 26.30
112 Onischuk, Alexander258151 18.74
113 Lerner, Konstantin Z258151 44.26
114 Alburt, Lev O258159 48.78
115 Tukmakov, Vladimir B258149 48.21
116 Spassky, Boris V257957 57.34
117 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257951 31.19
118 Tkachiev, Vladislav257855 20.56
119 Kruppa, Yuri257854 29.94
120 Neverov, Valery257751 29.94
121 Shipov, Sergei257753 28.12
122 Xu Jun257753 31.71
123 Yemelin, Vasily257655 18.33
124 Ye Jiangchuan257653 33.53
125 Ionov, Sergey257654 32.40
126 Van der Sterren, Paul257449 38.21
127 Podgaets, Mikhail Y257472 46.86
128 Shneider, Aleksandr257351 32.03
129 Torre, Eugenio257156 42.57
130 Hulak, Krunoslav257152 43.02
131 Cámpora, Daniel H257050 36.92
132 Sakaev, Konstantin257052 20.13
133 Stefansson, Hannes257049 21.87
134 Sax, Gyula257048 42.95
135 Yakovich, Yuri257049 31.50
136 Wahls, Matthias256949 26.35
137 Kožul, Zdenko256948 28.03
138 Balashov, Yury S256952 45.22
139 Anastasian, Ashot256951 29.87
140 Fedorowicz, John P256951 35.68
141 Larsen, Bent256852 59.24
142 Ruban, Vadim256852 29.96
143 Shabanov, Yury F256775 56.55
144 Kuzmin, Alexey256759 31.23
145 van Wely, Loek256747 21.65
146 Polugaevsky, Lev A256750 59.53
147 Zapata, Alonso256751 35.78
148 Savchenko, Stanislav256650 27.36
149 Piskov, Yury256653 32.64
150 Milov, Vadim256653 21.83
151 Ftácnik, Lubomír256549 36.59
152 Frolov, Artur256552 23.84
153 Zagrebelny, Sergey256552
154 Lutz, Christopher256448 23.27
155 Kudrin, Sergey256459 34.73
156 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256352 50.07
157 Sunye Neto, Jaime256254 37.08
158 Kupreichik, Viktor D256250 44.91
159 Watson, William N256254 32.12
160 Adorján, András256250 44.17
161 Smejkal, Jan256151 48.19
162 Almasi, Zoltan256149 17.76
163 Rogers, Ian256148 33.93
164 Lanka, Zigurds256150 34.03
165 Popovic, Petar256151 35.30
166 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256148 31.38
167 Chandler, Murray G256152 34.16
168 Damljanovic, Branko256049 32.95
169 Shulman, Yuri256056 19.09
170 Pétursson, Margeir256048 34.29
171 Loginov, Valery A255948 38.47
172 Guliev, Sarhan255853 26.16
173 Milos, Gilberto255852 30.59
174 Kindermann, Stefan255848 34.43
175 Lobron, Eric255848 34.07
176 Chekhov, Valery A255853 38.51
177 Bologan, Viktor255749 22.46
178 Morozevich, Alexander255751 16.87
179 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255752 33.37
180 Panchenko, Alexandar G255755 33.15
181 Sadler, Matthew255650 20.04
182 Stohl, Igor255548 29.68
183 Pugachov, Alexey255457 28.76
184 Spasov, Vasil255452 23.29
185 van der Wiel, John T H255449 34.81
186 Zaichik, Gennady L255359 37.30
187 Ivanov, Sergey255255 32.67
188 deFirmian, Nicholas E255250 36.85
189 Nogueiras, Jesus255151 34.87
190 Gruenfeld, Yehuda255154 38.26
191 Kurajica, Bojan255050 46.54
192 Rodriguez, Amador255052 37.73
193 Brodsky, Michail255052 25.18
194 Sherbakov, Ruslan254950 24.71
195 Spraggett, Kevin B254850 39.56
196 Muhutdinov, Marat254858 26.54
197 Minasian, Artashes254850 27.36
198 Lalic, Bogdan254851 30.23
199 Plaskett, Jim254857 34.20
200 Sosonko, Gennadi254853 51.04
201 Nadyrhanov, Sergey254759 30.68
202 Malisauskas, Vidmantas254751 30.82
203 Cebalo, Mišo254750 49.32
204 Gurevich, Ilya254650 22.31
205 Smagin, Sergey254650 35.73
206 Ye Rongguang254654 30.66
207 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254554 28.21
208 Golod, Vitali254553 22.92
209 Vasiukov, Evgeny A254554 61.24
210 Zhelnin, Vladimir V254563 47.22
211 Hansen, Lars Bo254549 25.69
212 Fominyh, Alexander254553 34.95
213 Cramling, Pia254350 31.11
214 Kovalev, Andrei254251 32.57
215 Gleizerov, Evgeny254252 31.20
216 Gofshtein, Leonid D254251 41.11
217 Baburin, Alexander254053 27.28
218 Sutovsky, Emil254057 16.70
219 Polgar, Zsuzsa253948 25.12
220 Hickl, Joerg253949 29.12
221 Kuczynski, Robert253849 28.12
222 Mestel, A Jonathan253761 37.22
223 Svidler, Peter253753 17.95
224 Bischoff, Klaus253749 32.97
225 Groszpeter, Attila253749 33.97
226 Yandemirov, Valeri253753 31.30
227 Suba, Mihai253750 46.99
228 Golubev, Mihail253652 24.00
229 Sorokin, Maxim253651 26.36
230 Timoshenko, Georgy253652 27.99
231 Nevostrujev, Vladimir253667
232 Bagirov, Vladimir K253451 57.79
233 Wang Pin253462 19.47
234 Mokrý, Karel253352 35.32
235 Browne, Walter S253353 45.39
236 Buturin, Vladimir253374 50.53
237 Hracek, Zbynek253350 23.73
238 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen253357 36.11
239 Schlosser, Philipp253349 25.78
240 Kotronias, Vasilios253249 29.77
241 Anapolsky, Sergey253260 19.11
242 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253253 27.83
243 Annageldyev, Orazly253270 34.20
244 Kuporosov, Viktor253255 32.68
245 Tischbierek, Raj253152 31.69
246 Averkin, Orest N253170 50.27
247 Donchev, Dimitar I253156 35.86
248 Didishko, Vereslav253154 45.14
249 Pintér, József253153 40.56
250 Makarov, Marat253054 31.07
251 Ulibin, Mikhail253050 22.99
252 Ivanov, Alexander V253052 38.08
253 Kiselev, Sergey252951 32.71
254 Smyslov, Vassily V252950 73.19
255 Milov, Leonid252859 28.32
256 Peng Xiaomin252766 21.15
257 Drasko, Milan252751 31.48
258 Ostojic, Nikola252757 22.01
259 Faragó, Iván252648 48.16
260 Nesterov, Jakov252657 27.52
261 Beim, Valery252654 44.21
262 King, Daniel J252551 30.76
263 Moroz, Alexander252461 33.37
264 Hamdouchi, Hichem252452 21.65
265 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252451 48.12
266 Zlochevskij, Alexander252356 30.93
267 Burmakin, Vladimir252254 26.98
268 Pfleger, Helmut252262 50.82
269 Kosashvili, Yona252262 23.91
270 Bönsch, Uwe252249 35.63
271 Atalik, Suat252250 29.64
272 Zhuravliov, Valerij252257 55.47
273 Saltaev, Mihail252153 31.53
274 Timoshchenko, Gennady252153 45.09
275 Wang Zili252166 25.96
276 Vlassov, Nikolai252158 28.51
277 Norwood, David252154 25.66
278 Komarov, Dimitri252155 25.50
279 Rachels, Stuart252065 24.68
280 Panchenko, Alexander N251951 40.65
281 Moiseev, Viktor251961 35.05
282 Fishbein, Alexander251958 26.06
283 Dlugy, Maxim251959 28.34
284 Zezulkin, Jurij251960 22.79
285 Arkhangelsky, Boris251967 63.36
286 Panno, Oscar R251852 59.21
287 Lau, Ralf251849 34.62
288 Budnikov, Alexandar251852 27.35
289 Moskalenko, Viktor251750 33.49
290 Arkhipov, Sergey251751 39.93
291 Simic, Radoslav251752 45.97
292 Sergeev, Veniamin251665 33.16
293 Liss, Eran251555 18.91
294 Horváth, Csaba251549 25.98
295 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251470 39.20
296 Olafsson, Helgi251350 37.79
297 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251352 52.05
298 Stangl, Markus251349 25.09
299 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B251350 39.54
300 Fedorov, Alexei251263 21.68
301 Sher, Miron N251250 41.92
302 Nikolac, Juraj251267 62.11
303 Polovodin, Igor A251256 39.19
304 Orlov, Georgi251259
305 Thorsteins, Karl251259 29.63
306 Kalegin, Evgenij251260 39.73
307 Arnason, Jon L251251 33.55
308 Sermek, Drazen251150 25.34
309 Levin, Felix251156 35.57
310 Vesselovsky, Serguei251165 42.35
311 Poluljahov, Aleksandr251053 28.98
312 Murshed, Niaz251055 28.05
313 Kovacevic, Vladimir251053 52.18
314 Meister, Yakov250956 38.72
315 Koutsin, Sergey250957 36.99
316 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno250865
317 Zhidkov, Valery S250863 54.74
318 Kishnev, Sergey250854 37.58
319 Machulsky, Anatoly D250873 37.69
320 Ernst, Thomas250749 33.79
321 Rivas Pastor, Manuel250751 33.88
322 Gabriel, Christian250751 19.24
323 Legky, Nikolay A250753 39.14
324 Taimanov, Mark E250754 68.32
325 Lastin, Alexander250774 17.59
326 Ginsburg, Gennadij250764 22.80
327 Antonio, Rogelio Jr250754 32.28
328 London, Dimitri250764 31.53
329 Palac, Mladen250651 23.29
330 Kalinitschew, Sergey250655 38.33
331 Adianto, Utut250553 29.21
332 Istratescu, Andrei250450 18.49
333 Rajkovic, Dusan250452 51.95
334 Arbakov, Valentin250453 42.34
335 Hebden, Mark250449 36.29
336 Mitkov, Nikola250455 22.45
337 Janjgava, Lasha250463 24.07
338 Winants, Luc250352 31.41
339 Knaak, Rainer F250352 41.21
340 Lin Weiguo250359 23.85
341 Lempert, Igor250353 24.57
342 Varavin, Viktor250356 27.02
343 Petrienko, Vladimir250261 39.23
344 Horvath, Jozsef250248 29.80
345 Kveinys, Aloyzas250249 31.89
346 Geller, Efim P250252 69.25
347 Renet, Olivier250249 29.44
348 Spangenberg, Hugo250150 18.53
349 Hector, Jonny250149 30.30
350 Davies, Nigel R250150 33.83
351 Cabrilo, Goran250155 35.91
352 Nikolenko, Oleg250156 34.94
353 Emms, John M250049 27.21
354 Ibragimov, Ildar250050 26.79
355 Schoenthier, Frank250065 35.54
356 Guseinov, Aidyn250066 42.41
357 Iuldachev, Saidali250065 26.33
358 Zlotnik, Boris A249961 47.63
359 Djuric, Stefan249953 38.85
360 Flear, Glenn C249950 35.30
361 Ruzele, Darius249957 26.09
362 Bukic, Enver249961 56.50
363 Leko, Peter249848 14.73
364 Garcia249875
365 Nalbandian, Tigran249856 18.98
366 Agrest, Evgenij249853 27.79
367 Beshukov, Sergei249854 23.16
368 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249751 38.05
369 Kirov Ivanov, Nino249762 48.73
370 Ilincic, Zlatko249751 26.06
371 Zakharevich, Igor249762 30.88
372 Vera, Reynaldo249753 33.40
373 Ubilava, Elizbar E249751 43.76
374 Murey, Yakov249653 52.83
375 Blatny, Pavel249648 25.94
376 Magem Badals, Jordi249649 26.77
377 Barua, Dibyendu249652 27.59
378 Gurevich, Dmitry249650 37.72
379 Marin, Mihail249550 29.11
380 Barbero, Gerardo F249553 32.78
381 Yuneev, Alexey249560
382 Jansa, Vlastimil249449 51.51
383 Howell, James C249451 27.04
384 Aleksandrov, Aleksej249456 21.05
385 Gallagher, Joseph G249449 30.07
386 Mukhametov, Eldar249459 25.03
387 Klinger, Josef249453 26.98
388 Brunner, Lucas249448 27.01
389 Strikovic, Aleksa249352 33.05
390 Rechlis, Gad249357 27.32
391 Titov, German249257 31.10
392 Luther, Thomas249149 24.57
393 Garcia, Gildardo249152 40.23
394 Chudinovskih, Alexander249174 27.22
395 Conquest, Stuart249150 27.25
396 Lejlic, Samir249163 29.85
397 Magomedov, Magaram249155 28.03
398 Finegold, Benjamin249155 24.73
399 Ryskin, Alexander249152 31.39
400 Khmelnitsky, Igor N249174 25.78
401 Kolev, Atanas249052 26.88
402 Gil Capape, Javier249065 27.06
403 Kouatly, Bachar248957 36.24
404 Johansen, Darryl K248958 35.32
405 Karlsson, Lars248951 38.89
406 Slobodjan, Roman248952 19.41
407 Shmuter, Leonid248955 25.08
408 Rausis, Igors248850 33.15
409 Temirbaev, Serik248856
410 Kosten, Anthony C248852 35.85
411 Sagalchik, Gennadij248865 25.11
412 Cid, Marino Alejandro248871 35.96
413 Sahovic, Dragutin248763 53.81
414 Har Zvi, Ronen248756 17.63
415 Dizdar, Goran248751 35.49
416 Petrosian, Arshak B248752 40.46
417 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248750 36.44
418 Lisenko, Alexander V248761 42.96
419 Bagaturov, Giorgi248756 29.51
420 Kosic, Dragan248751 24.29
421 Comas Fabrego, Luis248657 22.94
422 Korneev, Oleg248653 24.85
423 Ivanov, Igor V248652 47.40
424 Skembris, Spyridon248649 36.28
425 Vasquez, Rodrigo248666 24.48
426 Semeniuk, Alexander A248470 41.72
427 Mortensen, Erling248451 39.15
428 Fercec, Nenad248467 33.14
429 Maksimenko, Andrei248454 24.48
430 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248463 21.99
431 Nikolic, Zivoslav248355 40.47
432 Duer, Arne248371 34.89
433 Sokolin, Leonid M248361
434 Ivanovic, Božidar248251 47.77
435 Keitlinghaus, Ludger248250 28.85
436 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248250 59.17
437 Maljutin, Evgeni248156 22.58
438 Khasin, Alexander248165 43.09
439 Yuferov, Sergey N248165 48.49
440 Gipslis, Aivars248150 57.31
441 Bass, Leonid248165 37.00
442 Nijboer, Friso248049 29.01
443 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248053 23.41
444 Inkiov, Ventzislav248055 38.03
445 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248051 35.92
446 Nedobora, Mikhail248055 24.08
447 Popchev, Milko248056 29.55
448 Ziatdinov, Raset247960 35.43
449 Kapetanovic, Armin247975
450 Frias, Victor J247958 38.31
451 Pichler, Juergen247969 32.99
452 Karpman, Vadim247966 29.05
453 Agamaliev, Djamil247963 19.75
454 Gausel, Einar247849 30.50
455 Bezgodov, Alexei247862 24.92
456 Zelcic, Robert247852 28.69
457 Petkevich, Jusefs247856 53.45
458 Vogt, Lothar H247851 42.37
459 Atlas, Valeri247862 26.12
460 Manor, Ilan247861 24.60
461 Quinteros, Miguel A247861 46.43
462 Gurevich, Vladimir247758 34.82
463 Darga, Klaus V247773 60.27
464 Naumkin, Igor247750 28.81
465 Gdanski, Jacek247750 23.50
466 Dizdarevic, Emir247752 36.16
467 Vukic, Milan247653 50.78
468 Galliamova, Alisa247653 22.37
469 Lukin, Andrei M247658 45.76
470 Belikov, Vladimir247657 22.83
471 Kumaran, Dharshan247653 18.98
472 Stanec, Nikolaus247654 26.09
473 Zaitsev, Igor A247651 56.01
474 Kochiev, Alexander247556 38.18
475 Hazai, Laszlo247555 40.96
476 Reeh, Oliver247552 30.37
477 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni247556 41.37
478 Petran, Pal247553 47.71
479 Motwani, Paul247557 31.96
480 Mainka, Romuald247450 31.04
481 Kholmov, Ratmir D247455 69.05
482 Hoffman, Alejandro247450 27.60
483 Vakhidov, Tahir247459
484 Georgiev, Krum247452 36.02
485 Chuchelov, Vladimir247453 24.68
486 Finkel, Alexander247459 19.41
487 Lukacs, Peter247448 43.89
488 Hug, Werner247453 41.72
489 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V247360 46.79
490 Brooks, Michael A247372 33.12
491 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich247357 38.39
492 Hoffmann, Michael247253 23.70
493 Gligoric, Svetozar247273 71.33
494 Nevednichy, Vladislav247250 24.74
495 Handoko, Edhi247256 33.76
496 Yegiazarian, Arsen247262 23.95
497 Womacka, Mathias247257 27.92
498 Matulovic, Milan247254 58.97
499 Rotstein, Arkadij247152 33.09
500 Gyimesi, Zoltan247154 17.17

These ratings, calculated as of May 31, 1994, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between June 1, 1993 and May 31, 1994, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 31, 1993. 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 May 31, 1994. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 1, 1994.

+/- 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 June 1, 1994. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 1, 1994 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 June 1, 1994. 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 May 31, 1994. 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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