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Top 10 active players as of September 30, 1994

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287148
2 Karpov, Anatoly E278747
3 Anand, Viswanathan277147
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily276647
5 Kramnik, Vladimir276647
6 Kamsky, Gata274547
7 Salov, Valery B273749
8 Shirov, Alexei272547
9 Dreev, Alexey271248
10 Gelfand, Boris270948

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Top 500 active players as of September 30, 1994

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28714877.3% #131.46
2 Karpov, Anatoly E2787477.6% #643.35
3 Anand, Viswanathan2771474.1% #824.80
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2766473.5% #925.53
5 Kramnik, Vladimir2766473.4% #919.26
6 Kamsky, Gata2745471.3% #1320.33
7 Salov, Valery B2737491.1% #1530.34
8 Shirov, Alexei2725470.5% #1922.24
9 Dreev, Alexey2712480.3% #2425.69
10 Gelfand, Boris2709480.3% #2526.27
11 Bareev, Evgeny2692470.1% #3527.86
12 Nikolic, Predrag268248 #4234.05
13 Adams, Michael267147 #5122.87
14 Akopian, Vladimir266748 #5622.81
15 Fischer, Robert J2667700.4% #7151.56
16 Polgar, Judit266247 #5918.19
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G266248 #6140.79
18 Tiviakov, Sergei266248 #6121.63
19 Smirin, Ilia265948 #6426.69
20 Vaganian, Rafael A265848 #6442.95
21 Jussupow, Artur M265747 #6534.63
22 Piket, Jeroen265747 #6425.67
23 Hübner, Robert265449 #6945.90
24 Sokolov, Ivan265447 #6826.30
25 Epishin, Vladimir265348 #7029.22
26 Lautier, Joel265248 #7021.47
27 Oll, Lembit265248 #7028.44
28 Short, Nigel D264448 #7929.33
29 Gavrikov, Victor N264351 #8237.17
30 Nunn, John D M264249 #8339.43
31 Yudasin, Leonid G264148 #8335.14
32 Vyzmanavin, Alexey264148 #8334.74
33 Kaidanov, Gregory S264050 #8634.96
34 Dautov, Rustem263854 #9228.84
35 Andersson, Ulf263750 #8943.26
36 Georgiev, Kiril263348 #9228.84
37 Topalov, Veselin263349 #9419.54
38 Ehlvest, Jaan263248 #9331.95
39 Graf, Alexander263152 #9832.10
40 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir262949 #9743.91
41 Dolmatov, Sergey V262849 #10035.61
42 Chernin, Alexander M262747 #9934.56
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A262649 #10234.54
44 Malaniuk, Vladimir P262648 #10237.19
45 Khalifman, Alexander262647 #10128.70
46 Pigusov, Evgeny262450 #10433.50
47 Gulko, Boris F262348 #10547.64
48 Novikov, Igor A262351 #10732.35
49 Hodgson, Julian M262148 #10731.18
50 Timman, Jan H262148 #10742.79
51 Rozentalis, Eduardas262049 #10931.34
52 Korchnoi, Viktor L261846 #11063.52
53 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E261849 #11244.63
54 Seirawan, Yasser261549 #11634.52
55 Psakhis, Lev B261448 #11635.84
56 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261454 #12137.69
57 Gurevich, Mikhail N261349 #11735.61
58 Romanishin, Oleg M261249 #11942.72
59 Hellers, Ferdinand261050 #12325.67
60 Hansen, Curt261049 #12230.03
61 Tukmakov, Vladimir B261049 #12248.54
62 Krasenkow, Michal260948 #12330.88
63 Speelman, Jonathan S260749 #12537.99
64 Rublevsky, Sergei260752 #12719.95
65 Gorelov, Sergey G260764 #13737.12
66 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260648 #12528.82
67 Ribli, Zoltán260649 #12743.06
68 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I260567 #14044.44
69 Kharlov, Andrei260549 #12825.86
70 Cvitan, Ognjen260548 #12732.96
71 Kuzmin, Gennady P260351 #13148.70
72 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260352 #13337.85
73 Lputian, Smbat G260349 #13136.63
74 Khenkin, Igor260250 #13226.52
75 Hjartarson, Jóhann260248 #13131.64
76 Zvjaginsev, Vadim260252 #13418.12
77 Yermolinsky, Alex V260049 #13336.47
78 Dorfman, Iosif D260052 #13642.41
79 Miles, Anthony J259948 #13439.44
80 Magerramov, Elmar S259952 #13736.47
81 Razuvaev, Yury S259949 #13448.96
82 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259953 #13835.49
83 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E259852 #13827.60
84 Vaisser, Anatoli259750 #13845.57
85 Portisch, Lajos259750 #13857.49
86 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V259650 #13950.01
87 Glek, Igor V259649 #13732.90
88 Dvoiris, Semen I259549 #14035.91
89 Huzman, Alexander259454 #14432.47
90 Goldin, Alexander259450 #14129.59
91 Sokolov, Andrey Y259249 #14231.53
92 Agdestein, Simen259051 #14727.37
93 Hertneck, Gerald258949 #14531.03
94 Makarichev, Sergey Y258959 #15240.87
95 Christiansen, Larry M258949 #14538.26
96 Milov, Vadim258952 #14922.16
97 Lerner, Konstantin Z258852 #14944.59
98 Alterman, Boris258751 #14924.40
99 Sturua, Zurab258755 #15235.31
100 Benjamin, Joel L258749 #14830.55
101 Giorgadze, Giorgi258552 29.96
102 Shabalov, Alexander258549 27.05
103 Morozevich, Alexander258550 17.20
104 Tkachiev, Vladislav258452 20.89
105 Kruppa, Yuri258354 30.27
106 Xie Jun258250 23.91
107 Serper, Grigory258249 25.04
108 Watson, William N258253 32.45
109 Dokhoian, Yury258251 29.92
110 Onischuk, Alexander258251 19.07
111 Kengis, Edvins258150 35.47
112 Kožul, Zdenko258148 28.36
113 Rohde, Michael A258059 35.09
114 Neverov, Valery258051 30.27
115 Kuzmin, Alexey258063 31.56
116 van Wely, Loek257947 21.97
117 Anastasian, Ashot257851 30.20
118 Spassky, Boris V257755 57.67
119 Greenfeld, Alon257551 30.45
120 Torre, Eugenio257457 42.90
121 Hort, Vlastimil257350 50.72
122 Vaulin, Alexander257351 37.53
123 Podgaets, Mikhail Y257274 47.19
124 Yakovich, Yuri257249 31.83
125 deFirmian, Nicholas E257249 37.18
126 Yurtaev, Leonid257259 35.41
127 Wolff, Patrick G257150 26.62
128 Yemelin, Vasily257153 18.66
129 Svidler, Peter257051 18.29
130 Ftácnik, Lubomír257049 36.91
131 Xu Jun257055 32.04
132 Rogers, Ian257049 34.27
133 Shipov, Sergei257053 28.45
134 Zarubin, Pavel256961 26.63
135 Pugachov, Alexey256956 29.09
136 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256950 31.52
137 Fedorowicz, John P256851 36.01
138 Balashov, Yury S256851 45.55
139 Sadler, Matthew256849 20.37
140 Cámpora, Daniel H256650 37.25
141 Ye Jiangchuan256654 33.86
142 Polugaevsky, Lev A256650 59.86
143 Ionov, Sergey256653 32.73
144 Pétursson, Margeir256648 34.62
145 Malisauskas, Vidmantas256552 31.15
146 Kudrin, Sergey256460 35.06
147 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256453 50.40
148 Piskov, Yury256453 32.96
149 Lalic, Bogdan256451 30.56
150 Aseev, Konstantin N256452 33.94
151 Frolov, Artur256352 24.17
152 Damljanovic, Branko256348 33.29
153 Zagrebelny, Sergey256252
154 Stefansson, Hannes256249 22.20
155 Almasi, Zoltan256249 18.09
156 Shabanov, Yury F256075 56.88
157 Sax, Gyula256048 43.28
158 Kindermann, Stefan256048 34.76
159 Savchenko, Stanislav256051 27.69
160 Muhutdinov, Marat256058 26.87
161 Adorján, András256051 44.50
162 Kurajica, Bojan255950 46.87
163 Zapata, Alonso255950 36.11
164 Sherbakov, Ruslan255949 25.04
165 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255955 28.54
166 Sakaev, Konstantin255852 20.46
167 Wahls, Matthias255849 26.68
168 Lutz, Christopher255848 23.60
169 Chekhov, Valery A255853 38.84
170 Spasov, Vasil255853 23.62
171 Hulak, Krunoslav255853 43.35
172 Shneider, Aleksandr255750 32.36
173 Smagin, Sergey255650 36.06
174 Alburt, Lev O255661 49.11
175 Smejkal, Jan255551 48.52
176 Nogueiras, Jesus255551 35.20
177 Guliev, Sarhan255554 26.49
178 Chandler, Murray G255452 34.49
179 Polgar, Zsuzsa255448 25.45
180 Zezulkin, Jurij255458 23.12
181 Smyslov, Vassily V255449 73.52
182 Ruban, Vadim255452 30.30
183 Golubev, Mihail255352 24.33
184 Kotronias, Vasilios255349 30.10
185 Kupreichik, Viktor D255350 45.24
186 Milos, Gilberto255353 30.91
187 Fominyh, Alexander255354 35.29
188 Stohl, Igor255348 30.01
189 Loginov, Valery A255248 38.80
190 Bönsch, Uwe255249 35.95
191 Golod, Vitali255253 23.26
192 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255148 31.71
193 Fedorov, Alexei255159 22.01
194 Hansen, Lars Bo255149 26.02
195 Minasian, Artashes255150 27.69
196 Cebalo, Mišo255050 49.65
197 Gleizerov, Evgeny255051 31.53
198 Kuczynski, Robert255050 28.45
199 Bischoff, Klaus255049 33.31
200 Hracek, Zbynek255050 24.06
201 Timoshchenko, Gennady254952 45.42
202 Van der Sterren, Paul254949 38.54
203 Browne, Walter S254952 45.72
204 Lanka, Zigurds254849 34.36
205 Adianto, Utut254850 29.54
206 Komarov, Dimitri254853 25.83
207 Ivanov, Sergey254755 33.00
208 Popovic, Petar254751 35.63
209 Hickl, Joerg254749 29.45
210 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254755 38.59
211 Ye Rongguang254754 30.98
212 Bologan, Viktor254749 22.79
213 Ulibin, Mikhail254650 23.33
214 Didishko, Vereslav254654 45.47
215 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254650 33.70
216 Rodriguez, Amador254551 38.06
217 Lobron, Eric254248 34.40
218 Zaichik, Gennady L254262 37.63
219 van der Wiel, John T H254249 35.14
220 Gurevich, Ilya254150 22.64
221 Shulman, Yuri254153 19.42
222 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy254152 28.16
223 Nadyrhanov, Sergey254158 31.01
224 Vesselovsky, Serguei254060 42.68
225 Tischbierek, Raj254052 32.02
226 Ginsburg, Gennadij253961 23.13
227 Fishbein, Alexander253958 26.39
228 Timoshenko, Georgy253851 28.33
229 Plaskett, Jim253859 34.53
230 Sorokin, Maxim253752 26.69
231 Norwood, David253754 25.98
232 Zhelnin, Vladimir V253661 47.55
233 Brodsky, Michail253652 25.51
234 Knaak, Rainer F253552 41.54
235 Sher, Miron N253550 42.25
236 Sutovsky, Emil253456 17.03
237 Milov, Leonid253457 28.65
238 Mokrý, Karel253352 35.65
239 Groszpeter, Attila253250 34.31
240 Zhuravliov, Valerij253258 55.80
241 Vasiukov, Evgeny A253254 61.57
242 Kiselev, Sergey253250 33.04
243 Spraggett, Kevin B253150 39.89
244 Kovalev, Andrei253150 32.90
245 Bagirov, Vladimir K253051 58.12
246 Averkin, Orest N253070 50.60
247 Makarov, Marat252953 31.40
248 Pintér, József252954 40.89
249 Cramling, Pia252949 31.44
250 Arkhipov, Sergey252951 40.27
251 Donchev, Dimitar I252956 36.19
252 Hamdouchi, Hichem252853 21.97
253 Ivanov, Alexander V252852 38.41
254 Dlugy, Maxim252759 28.67
255 Sosonko, Gennadi252753 51.37
256 Yandemirov, Valeri252751 31.63
257 Moskalenko, Viktor252649 33.82
258 Sunye Neto, Jaime252653 37.41
259 Orlov, Georgi252558
260 Suba, Mihai252550 47.33
261 Nevostrujev, Vladimir252569
262 Faragó, Iván252548 48.49
263 Sagalchik, Gennadij252558 25.44
264 Hector, Jonny252549 30.63
265 Horváth, Csaba252548 26.32
266 Meister, Yakov252356 39.05
267 Zlochevskij, Alexander252256 31.26
268 Wang Pin252264 19.80
269 Drasko, Milan252250 31.81
270 Kovacevic, Vladimir252252 52.51
271 Luther, Thomas252248 24.90
272 Buturin, Vladimir252270 50.86
273 Korzubov, Peter252269 32.74
274 Anapolsky, Sergey252260 19.44
275 Burmakin, Vladimir252152 27.31
276 Aleksandrov, Aleksej252155 21.38
277 Dokutchaev, Aleksander252162 22.33
278 Arkhangelsky, Boris252164 63.69
279 Beim, Valery252154 44.54
280 Panno, Oscar R252052 59.54
281 Koutsin, Sergey252057 37.33
282 Leko, Peter251948 15.06
283 Gofshtein, Leonid D251953 41.44
284 Janjgava, Lasha251965 24.40
285 Varavin, Viktor251955 27.35
286 Pfleger, Helmut251962 51.15
287 Larsen, Bent251851 59.57
288 Kosashvili, Yona251863 24.24
289 Ruzele, Darius251858 26.42
290 Rachels, Stuart251867 25.01
291 Panchenko, Alexander N251850 40.98
292 Mainka, Romuald251750 31.37
293 Budnikov, Alexandar251752 27.68
294 Sermek, Drazen251749 25.67
295 Kavalek, Lubomir251764 51.14
296 Ostojic, Nikola251758 22.34
297 Magem Badals, Jordi251649 27.10
298 Wang Zili251668 26.29
299 Stangl, Markus251649 25.42
300 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251670 39.53
301 Baburin, Alexander251652 27.61
302 Hebden, Mark251649 36.62
303 Kalegin, Evgenij251658 40.06
304 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251551 48.45
305 Murshed, Niaz251558 28.38
306 Polovodin, Igor A251556 39.52
307 King, Daniel J251451 31.09
308 Olafsson, Helgi251450 38.12
309 Mitkov, Nikola251455 22.78
310 Kuporosov, Viktor251353 33.01
311 London, Dimitri251365 31.86
312 Gluzman, Mikhail251372 27.07
313 Levin, Felix251255 35.90
314 Taimanov, Mark E251254 68.65
315 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen251157 36.44
316 Thorsteins, Karl251159 29.96
317 Nikolenko, Oleg251155 35.28
318 Rivas Pastor, Manuel251152 34.21
319 Gurevich, Dmitry251150 38.05
320 Mukhametov, Eldar250956 25.36
321 Moroz, Alexander250960 33.70
322 Korneev, Oleg250954 25.18
323 Yuneev, Alexey250961
324 Arnason, Jon L250951 33.88
325 Atalik, Suat250850 29.96
326 Saltaev, Mihail250853 31.86
327 Lin Weiguo250761 24.18
328 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav250766 30.15
329 Guseinov, Aidyn250771 42.74
330 Davies, Nigel R250750 34.16
331 Mestel, A Jonathan250658 37.55
332 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B250651 39.87
333 Renet, Olivier250650 29.77
334 Simic, Radoslav250652 46.31
335 Schlosser, Philipp250649 26.11
336 Kishnev, Sergey250555 37.91
337 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250551 52.38
338 Lau, Ralf250449 34.94
339 Kirov Ivanov, Nino250461 49.06
340 Vlassov, Nikolai250460 28.84
341 Howell, James C250450 27.37
342 Petrienko, Vladimir250462 39.56
343 Johansen, Darryl K250458 35.65
344 Murey, Yakov250454 53.16
345 Mecking, Henrique250368 42.69
346 Garcia250375
347 Marin, Mihail250350 29.44
348 Schoenthier, Frank250365 35.87
349 Palac, Mladen250251 23.62
350 Horvath, Jozsef250248 30.13
351 Akhmadeev, Vadim250261 38.21
352 Zlotnik, Boris A250266 47.95
353 Kveinys, Aloyzas250150 32.22
354 Lempert, Igor250153 24.90
355 Arbakov, Valentin250152 42.67
356 Tunik, Gennady250152 41.34
357 Kosten, Anthony C250052 36.18
358 Peng Xiaomin250066 21.48
359 Nikolac, Juraj250069 62.44
360 Cabrilo, Goran250055 36.24
361 Spangenberg, Hugo250050 18.86
362 Petrosian, Arshak B249953 40.79
363 Poluljahov, Aleksandr249951 29.31
364 Comas Fabrego, Luis249957 23.27
365 Rajkovic, Dusan249954 52.29
366 Agrest, Evgenij249853 28.12
367 Gallagher, Joseph G249849 30.40
368 Nesterov, Jakov249857 27.85
369 Klinger, Josef249854 27.31
370 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249851 38.38
371 Istratescu, Andrei249850 18.82
372 Ubilava, Elizbar E249851 44.09
373 Rausis, Igors249850 33.48
374 Magomedov, Magaram249855 28.36
375 Kolev, Atanas249752 27.21
376 Finegold, Benjamin249753 25.06
377 Panchenko, Alexandar G249756 33.48
378 Kalantarian, Norik249761 32.12
379 Kumaran, Dharshan249753 19.31
380 Ilincic, Zlatko249752 26.39
381 Geller, Efim P249754 69.58
382 Quinteros, Miguel A249662 46.76
383 Gligoric, Svetozar249662 71.66
384 Moiseev, Viktor249660 35.38
385 Legky, Nikolay A249653 39.47
386 Har Zvi, Ronen249655 17.96
387 Djuric, Stefan249653 39.18
388 Avrukh, Boris249655 16.73
389 Fercec, Nenad249567 33.47
390 Winants, Luc249552 31.74
391 Lastin, Alexander249574 17.91
392 Ernst, Thomas249549 34.12
393 Bezgodov, Alexei249458 25.25
394 Inkiov, Ventzislav249455 38.36
395 Mortensen, Erling249450 39.48
396 Strikovic, Aleksa249453 33.38
397 Cid, Marino Alejandro249471 36.30
398 Flear, Glenn C249450 35.63
399 Vasquez, Rodrigo249467 24.81
400 Barbero, Gerardo F249453 33.11
401 Iuldachev, Saidali249267 26.66
402 Gurevich, Vladimir249258 35.15
403 Zagorskis, Darius249253 24.86
404 Gabriel, Christian249251 19.57
405 Garcia, Gildardo249151 40.56
406 Rechlis, Gad249159 27.65
407 Jansa, Vlastimil249149 51.84
408 Titov, German249158 31.43
409 Yuferov, Sergey N249161 48.82
410 Yegiazarian, Arsen249062 24.28
411 Ibragimov, Ildar249050 27.12
412 Blatny, Pavel249048 26.27
413 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249051 59.50
414 Zakharevich, Igor249058 31.21
415 Gyimesi, Zoltan249053 17.50
416 Kouatly, Bachar249060 36.57
417 Brunner, Lucas248948 27.34
418 Agamaliev, Djamil248861 20.08
419 Liss, Eran248855 19.24
420 Chuchelov, Vladimir248853 25.01
421 Temirbaev, Serik248858
422 Khasin, Alexander248858 43.42
423 Beshukov, Sergei248852 23.49
424 Kalinitschew, Sergey248855 38.66
425 Antonio, Rogelio Jr248856 32.61
426 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248849 36.77
427 Korotylev, Alexey248756 17.58
428 Hug, Werner248751 42.05
429 Akesson, Ralf248758 33.64
430 Komliakov, Viktor248653 34.43
431 Vera, Reynaldo248652 33.73
432 Palatnik, Semen A248661 44.51
433 Conquest, Stuart248649 27.58
434 Drozdov, Igor248559 26.48
435 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H248567 35.45
436 Keitlinghaus, Ludger248451 29.18
437 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248451 36.25
438 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248459 41.70
439 Obukhov, Alexander248460 25.45
440 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248452 23.74
441 Liang Jinrong248369 34.36
442 Rotstein, Arkadij248352 33.42
443 Margoline, Boris248357 23.38
444 Zaitsev, Igor A248351 56.34
445 Zhidkov, Valery S248364 55.07
446 Rytshagov, Mikhail248352 26.88
447 Galliamova, Alisa248252 22.70
448 Duer, Arne248271 35.22
449 Emms, John M248249 27.54
450 Notkin, Maksim248258 30.80
451 Ryskin, Alexander248151 31.72
452 Sahovic, Dragutin248162 54.14
453 Bashkov, Viacheslav248157 32.68
454 Frias, Victor J248157 38.64
455 Lukacs, Peter248147 44.22
456 Karlsson, Lars248151 39.22
457 Shmuter, Leonid248058 25.41
458 Bass, Leonid248071 37.33
459 Antunes, Antonio248051 32.65
460 Chernyshov, Konstantin247955 27.30
461 Barua, Dibyendu247953 27.92
462 Nikolic, Zivoslav247856 40.80
463 Gausel, Einar247849 30.83
464 Kosic, Dragan247851 24.62
465 Brooks, Michael A247866 33.45
466 Atlas, Valeri247862 26.45
467 Khmelnitsky, Igor N247775 26.11
468 Manor, Ilan247759 24.92
469 Maljutin, Evgeni247755 22.91
470 Popchev, Milko247754 29.88
471 Libeau, Rene247755 29.04
472 Womacka, Mathias247756 28.26
473 Barus, Cerdas247775 32.74
474 Ivanovic, Božidar247751 48.10
475 Bukic, Enver247760 56.83
476 Hoffmann, Michael247652 24.03
477 Lukin, Andrei M247658 46.09
478 Nijboer, Friso247649 29.34
479 Vogt, Lothar H247651 42.70
480 Nevednichy, Vladislav247650 25.07
481 Stanec, Nikolaus247654 26.42
482 Sokolin, Leonid M247562
483 Handoko, Edhi247558 34.09
484 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247557 25.04
485 Maksimenko, Andrei247552 24.81
486 Karpman, Vadim247569 29.38
487 Gruenberg, Hans Ulrich247557 38.72
488 Darga, Klaus V247573 60.60
489 Landa, Konstantin247460 22.36
490 Mitenkov, Alexey247464 33.56
491 Wells, Peter K247450 29.45
492 Nedobora, Mikhail247455 24.41
493 Unzicker, Wolfgang247455 69.26
494 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I247455 39.57
495 Skembris, Spyridon247449 36.61
496 Kholmov, Ratmir D247455 69.38
497 Petkevich, Jusefs247355 53.78
498 Dizdar, Goran247351 35.82
499 Shevelev, Sergei247360 25.48
500 Belikov, Vladimir247357 23.16

These ratings, calculated as of September 30, 1994, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between October 1, 1993 and September 30, 1994, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of September 30, 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 September 30, 1994. This represents the player's estimated strength on October 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 October 1, 1994. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on October 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 October 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 September 30, 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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