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Top 10 active players as of October 31, 1994

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286549
2 Anand, Viswanathan277647
3 Kramnik, Vladimir277347
4 Karpov, Anatoly E277146
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275847
6 Salov, Valery B275149
7 Kamsky, Gata274047
8 Gelfand, Boris272448
9 Shirov, Alexei271747
10 Dreev, Alexey270349

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Top 500 active players as of October 31, 1994

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28654975.4% #131.55
2 Anand, Viswanathan2776475.9% #724.89
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2773475.3% #819.35
4 Karpov, Anatoly E2771464.8% #843.44
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2758472.7% #1025.62
6 Salov, Valery B2751492.5% #1230.43
7 Kamsky, Gata2740471.3% #1420.41
8 Gelfand, Boris2724480.7% #1926.35
9 Shirov, Alexei2717470.4% #2122.32
10 Dreev, Alexey2703490.2% #2825.78
11 Bareev, Evgeny2693470.1% #3327.94
12 Nikolic, Predrag2681480.1% #4234.14
13 Adams, Michael266646 #5422.95
14 Polgar, Judit266647 #5418.27
15 Vaganian, Rafael A266548 #5643.04
16 Jussupow, Artur M266447 #5634.72
17 Akopian, Vladimir266448 #5822.90
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G266248 #5940.87
19 Hübner, Robert265949 #6245.98
20 Tiviakov, Sergei265948 #6221.71
21 Smirin, Ilia265848 #6226.78
22 Fischer, Robert J2658700.3% #7851.64
23 Piket, Jeroen265747 #6325.76
24 Epishin, Vladimir265448 #6629.30
25 Sokolov, Ivan265347 #6726.38
26 Short, Nigel D264948 #7229.41
27 Oll, Lembit264848 #7328.52
28 Vyzmanavin, Alexey264748 #7434.83
29 Lautier, Joel264748 #7321.55
30 Yudasin, Leonid G264548 #7735.23
31 Nunn, John D M264049 #8139.52
32 Gavrikov, Victor N263851 #8637.26
33 Andersson, Ulf263550 #8943.34
34 Gulko, Boris F263248 #9047.73
35 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir263248 #9143.99
36 Georgiev, Kiril263148 #9328.92
37 Khalifman, Alexander263048 #9328.79
38 Graf, Alexander263052 #9632.18
39 Ehlvest, Jaan263048 #9332.05
40 Novikov, Igor A262951 #9732.44
41 Dautov, Rustem262854 #10128.92
42 Kaidanov, Gregory S262850 #9835.05
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A262649 #9934.62
44 Dolmatov, Sergey V262550 #10135.70
45 Pigusov, Evgeny262350 #10433.58
46 Timman, Jan H262148 #10442.88
47 Chernin, Alexander M262147 #10434.65
48 Malaniuk, Vladimir P262148 #10437.28
49 Seirawan, Yasser261949 #10734.60
50 Rozentalis, Eduardas261949 #10831.43
51 Topalov, Veselin261749 #10919.63
52 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261754 #11437.78
53 Tukmakov, Vladimir B261649 #11148.63
54 Psakhis, Lev B261448 #11335.92
55 Korchnoi, Viktor L261447 #11163.61
56 Christiansen, Larry M261248 #11538.34
57 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261152 #11937.93
58 Gurevich, Mikhail N261049 #11835.69
59 Hellers, Ferdinand260950 #12025.76
60 Krasenkow, Michal260948 #11930.96
61 Hansen, Curt260849 #12030.12
62 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260848 #12028.91
63 Rublevsky, Sergei260852 #12320.04
64 Romanishin, Oleg M260749 #12142.81
65 Speelman, Jonathan S260749 #12138.08
66 Lputian, Smbat G260650 #12436.71
67 Kharlov, Andrei260649 #12325.94
68 Magerramov, Elmar S260452 #12836.56
69 Zvjaginsev, Vadim260452 #12718.20
70 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260449 #12644.72
71 Gorelov, Sergey G260464 #13737.20
72 Huzman, Alexander260353 #13032.56
73 Alterman, Boris260250 #12924.49
74 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260252 #13027.68
75 Razuvaev, Yury S260250 #12849.06
76 Hodgson, Julian M260147 #12931.27
77 Yermolinsky, Alex V260048 #13036.55
78 Dvoiris, Semen I259950 #13135.99
79 Ribli, Zoltán259950 #13243.15
80 Portisch, Lajos259750 #13357.57
81 Vaisser, Anatoli259750 #13445.65
82 Goldin, Alexander259750 #13529.68
83 Benjamin, Joel L259648 #13430.64
84 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V259551 #13850.10
85 Shereshevsky, Mikhail I259567 #14944.53
86 Miles, Anthony J259448 #13639.52
87 Cvitan, Ognjen259448 #13633.06
88 Glek, Igor V259249 #14032.98
89 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259053 #14535.57
90 Agdestein, Simen258851 #14527.46
91 Serper, Grigory258849 #14425.13
92 Makarichev, Sergey Y258759 #15140.95
93 Morozevich, Alexander258750 #14517.29
94 Kuzmin, Gennady P258751 #14848.78
95 Xie Jun258551 #14824.00
96 Sokolov, Andrey Y258549 #14831.61
97 Dorfman, Iosif D258451 #14942.50
98 Tkachiev, Vladislav258452 #15120.97
99 Kengis, Edvins258350 #15035.55
100 Milov, Vadim258352 #15022.25
101 Hjartarson, Jóhann258348 31.73
102 Giorgadze, Giorgi258152 30.06
103 Dokhoian, Yury258151 30.01
104 Kuzmin, Alexey258163 31.65
105 Hertneck, Gerald258149 31.12
106 Khenkin, Igor258050 26.61
107 Onischuk, Alexander257851 19.16
108 Kruppa, Yuri257854 30.36
109 Kožul, Zdenko257748 28.44
110 Sturua, Zurab257755 35.40
111 Torre, Eugenio257757 42.98
112 Rohde, Michael A257760 35.18
113 Almasi, Zoltan257648 18.17
114 Kupreichik, Viktor D257550 45.33
115 Ftácnik, Lubomír257349 37.00
116 Shabalov, Alexander257248 27.13
117 Spassky, Boris V257255 57.75
118 Yakovich, Yuri257249 31.92
119 Hulak, Krunoslav257253 43.43
120 Fedorowicz, John P257251 36.09
121 van Wely, Loek257247 22.06
122 Lerner, Konstantin Z257152 44.67
123 Yurtaev, Leonid257159 35.50
124 Svidler, Peter257152 18.37
125 Wolff, Patrick G257050 26.71
126 Greenfeld, Alon256951 30.54
127 Anastasian, Ashot256952 30.29
128 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256950 31.60
129 Stefansson, Hannes256849 22.29
130 Kindermann, Stefan256848 34.84
131 Rogers, Ian256849 34.35
132 Vaulin, Alexander256851 37.62
133 Savchenko, Stanislav256751 27.78
134 Zarubin, Pavel256761 26.71
135 Ye Jiangchuan256754 33.94
136 Hort, Vlastimil256650 50.80
137 Kurajica, Bojan256650 46.95
138 Yemelin, Vasily256553 18.75
139 Polugaevsky, Lev A256550 59.94
140 Pugachov, Alexey256556 29.17
141 Damljanovic, Branko256548 33.37
142 Smagin, Sergey256351 36.15
143 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256353 50.49
144 Kudrin, Sergey256360 35.15
145 deFirmian, Nicholas E256249 37.26
146 Cámpora, Daniel H256250 37.34
147 Ionov, Sergey256253 32.81
148 Podgaets, Mikhail Y256273 47.27
149 Frolov, Artur256252 24.25
150 Zagrebelny, Sergey256152
151 Lobron, Eric256048 34.48
152 Lalic, Bogdan256051 30.65
153 Malisauskas, Vidmantas256052 31.24
154 Pétursson, Margeir256048 34.71
155 Aseev, Konstantin N256052 34.03
156 Shipov, Sergei255953 28.54
157 Spasov, Vasil255953 23.70
158 Sadler, Matthew255950 20.46
159 Chekhov, Valery A255853 38.92
160 Sax, Gyula255849 43.37
161 Neverov, Valery255751 30.36
162 Zapata, Alonso255750 36.19
163 Wahls, Matthias255749 26.76
164 Piskov, Yury255653 33.05
165 Van der Sterren, Paul255548 38.62
166 Alburt, Lev O255461 49.19
167 Milos, Gilberto255453 31.00
168 Shneider, Aleksandr255351 32.44
169 Balashov, Yury S255351 45.63
170 Sherbakov, Ruslan255349 25.13
171 Bischoff, Klaus255349 33.39
172 Bönsch, Uwe255249 36.04
173 Zezulkin, Jurij255258 23.21
174 Guliev, Sarhan255254 26.58
175 Polgar, Zsuzsa255248 25.53
176 Adorján, András255152 44.58
177 Kotronias, Vasilios255149 30.18
178 Ruban, Vadim255152 30.38
179 Sakaev, Konstantin255152 20.55
180 Ye Rongguang255154 31.08
181 Fominyh, Alexander255154 35.38
182 Golod, Vitali255053 23.35
183 Smyslov, Vassily V255050 73.60
184 Lutz, Christopher254948 23.69
185 Fedorov, Alexei254958 22.09
186 Adianto, Utut254850 29.62
187 Gleizerov, Evgeny254851 31.61
188 Cebalo, Mišo254850 49.73
189 Ulibin, Mikhail254850 23.42
190 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254850 33.79
191 Xu Jun254854 32.12
192 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254855 28.63
193 Rodriguez, Amador254752 38.15
194 Hansen, Lars Bo254749 26.10
195 Browne, Walter S254651 45.81
196 Muhutdinov, Marat254660 26.95
197 Hickl, Joerg254549 29.54
198 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander254548 31.79
199 Lanka, Zigurds254549 34.44
200 Timoshchenko, Gennady254553 45.51
201 Smejkal, Jan254451 48.61
202 Hracek, Zbynek254449 24.14
203 Nogueiras, Jesus254451 35.29
204 Didishko, Vereslav254353 45.56
205 Orlov, Georgi254155
206 Ivanov, Sergey254155 33.09
207 van der Wiel, John T H254149 35.23
208 Kovalev, Andrei254051 32.98
209 Watson, William N254053 32.54
210 Bologan, Viktor254050 22.88
211 Komarov, Dimitri254054 25.91
212 Fishbein, Alexander253958 26.48
213 Gurevich, Ilya253950 22.73
214 Zaichik, Gennady L253962 37.72
215 Gruenfeld, Yehuda253855 38.67
216 Popovic, Petar253851 35.71
217 Brodsky, Michail253752 25.59
218 Ginsburg, Gennadij253759 23.22
219 Knaak, Rainer F253752 41.62
220 Loginov, Valery A253748 38.88
221 Milov, Leonid253656 28.73
222 Chandler, Murray G253552 34.57
223 Timoshenko, Georgy253451 28.41
224 Plaskett, Jim253459 34.62
225 Sorokin, Maxim253352 26.77
226 Zhuravliov, Valerij253358 55.89
227 Sher, Miron N253250 42.34
228 Kiselev, Sergey253250 33.13
229 Fercec, Nenad253161 33.55
230 Cherepkov, Alexander V253170 74.00
231 Faragó, Iván253048 48.58
232 Vasiukov, Evgeny A253054 61.65
233 Golubev, Mihail253052 24.42
234 Averkin, Orest N253070 50.68
235 Groszpeter, Attila252950 34.39
236 Makarov, Marat252953 31.48
237 Stohl, Igor252948 30.09
238 Pintér, József252853 40.97
239 Cramling, Pia252849 31.52
240 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252853 28.25
241 King, Daniel J252751 31.17
242 Bagirov, Vladimir K252752 58.21
243 Peng Xiaomin252774 21.56
244 Stangl, Markus252749 25.51
245 Vesselovsky, Serguei252660 42.76
246 Sutovsky, Emil252655 17.12
247 Kuczynski, Robert252650 28.54
248 Hamdouchi, Hichem252652 22.06
249 Minasian, Artashes252651 27.78
250 Dlugy, Maxim252659 28.76
251 Aleksandrov, Aleksej252554 21.47
252 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252552 48.54
253 Dokutchaev, Aleksander252461 22.41
254 Arkhipov, Sergey252451 40.36
255 Sunye Neto, Jaime252453 37.49
256 Suba, Mihai252350 47.41
257 Donchev, Dimitar I252355 36.28
258 Hebden, Mark252350 36.71
259 Spraggett, Kevin B252250 39.97
260 Sosonko, Gennadi252253 51.45
261 Horváth, Csaba252248 26.40
262 Yandemirov, Valeri252152 31.72
263 Mokrý, Karel252151 35.73
264 Mainka, Romuald252150 31.46
265 Sermek, Drazen252149 25.75
266 Meister, Yakov252156 39.14
267 Tischbierek, Raj252152 32.10
268 Wang Zili252068 26.38
269 Moskalenko, Viktor252049 33.91
270 Kovacevic, Vladimir252052 52.60
271 Korzubov, Peter252069 32.83
272 Beim, Valery251954 44.62
273 Baburin, Alexander251952 27.70
274 Hector, Jonny251949 30.72
275 Buturin, Vladimir251970 50.94
276 Burmakin, Vladimir251952 27.40
277 Panno, Oscar R251852 59.62
278 Panchenko, Alexander N251850 41.07
279 Tunik, Gennady251852 41.43
280 Arkhangelsky, Boris251764 63.78
281 Sagalchik, Gennadij251758 25.52
282 Kosashvili, Yona251763 24.33
283 Koutsin, Sergey251757 37.41
284 Nadyrhanov, Sergey251758 31.09
285 Anapolsky, Sergey251760 19.52
286 Larsen, Bent251751 59.66
287 Kavalek, Lubomir251764 51.23
288 Davies, Nigel R251650 34.25
289 Budnikov, Alexandar251652 27.76
290 Janjgava, Lasha251665 24.49
291 Zlochevskij, Alexander251656 31.35
292 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251570 39.62
293 Wang Pin251567 19.89
294 Kishnev, Sergey251555 37.99
295 Cabrilo, Goran251555 36.33
296 Rachels, Stuart251467 25.10
297 Magem Badals, Jordi251449 27.19
298 Drasko, Milan251450 31.90
299 Gofshtein, Leonid D251452 41.53
300 Ivanov, Alexander V251351 38.50
301 Ostojic, Nikola251258 22.42
302 Murshed, Niaz251258 28.47
303 London, Dimitri251165 31.94
304 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B251151 39.95
305 Varavin, Viktor251155 27.44
306 Lin Weiguo251164 24.27
307 Arnason, Jon L251151 33.96
308 Kalegin, Evgenij251060 40.15
309 Kuporosov, Viktor251053 33.10
310 Olafsson, Helgi251050 38.21
311 Rivas Pastor, Manuel251052 34.30
312 Taimanov, Mark E251054 68.73
313 Mitkov, Nikola250955 22.87
314 Ibragimov, Ildar250950 27.21
315 Leko, Peter250948 15.15
316 Yuneev, Alexey250960
317 Vlassov, Nikolai250958 28.92
318 Lempert, Igor250853 24.98
319 Moroz, Alexander250860 33.79
320 Arbakov, Valentin250752 42.76
321 Thorsteins, Karl250760 30.05
322 Nikolenko, Oleg250755 35.37
323 Korneev, Oleg250654 25.27
324 Polovodin, Igor A250658 39.61
325 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen250557 36.52
326 Levin, Felix250554 35.98
327 Pfleger, Helmut250568 51.23
328 Guseinov, Aidyn250571 42.83
329 Geller, Efim P250554 69.66
330 Renet, Olivier250450 29.86
331 Schlosser, Philipp250449 26.20
332 Saltaev, Mihail250452 31.94
333 Mestel, A Jonathan250458 37.63
334 Mecking, Henrique250468 42.77
335 Simic, Radoslav250452 46.39
336 Petrienko, Vladimir250362 39.64
337 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav250366 30.23
338 Quinteros, Miguel A250361 46.84
339 Atalik, Suat250350 30.06
340 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250251 52.47
341 Johansen, Darryl K250258 35.74
342 Norwood, David250254 26.08
343 Murey, Yakov250255 53.24
344 Gurevich, Dmitry250250 38.14
345 Zlotnik, Boris A250266 48.04
346 Luther, Thomas250148 24.98
347 Lau, Ralf250149 35.03
348 Spangenberg, Hugo250150 18.94
349 Magomedov, Magaram250155 28.45
350 Uhlmann, Wolfgang250151 59.59
351 Notkin, Maksim250158 30.89
352 Avrukh, Boris250157 16.81
353 Horvath, Jozsef250148 30.22
354 Howell, James C250150 27.45
355 Klinger, Josef250154 27.40
356 Kobalija, Mihail250167 16.49
357 Kosten, Anthony C250052 36.27
358 Nevostrujev, Vladimir250067
359 Garcia250075
360 Kirov Ivanov, Nino250061 49.14
361 Akhmadeev, Vadim250061 38.30
362 Ubilava, Elizbar E250051 44.18
363 Har Zvi, Ronen249955 18.05
364 Ruzele, Darius249958 26.51
365 Marin, Mihail249950 29.53
366 Rausis, Igors249850 33.56
367 Nesterov, Jakov249857 27.93
368 Kumaran, Dharshan249753 19.40
369 Ilincic, Zlatko249752 26.47
370 Petrosian, Arshak B249753 40.87
371 Kveinys, Aloyzas249650 32.31
372 Gallagher, Joseph G249649 30.49
373 Poluljahov, Aleksandr249651 29.40
374 Franco Ocampos, Zenon249651 38.47
375 Strikovic, Aleksa249653 33.47
376 Emms, John M249549 27.63
377 Shulman, Yuri249553 19.51
378 Agrest, Evgenij249554 28.21
379 Mortensen, Erling249550 39.57
380 Lastin, Alexander249574 18.00
381 Ernst, Thomas249549 34.20
382 Gurevich, Vladimir249457 35.24
383 Kolev, Atanas249452 27.29
384 Gligoric, Svetozar249462 71.74
385 Comas Fabrego, Luis249455 23.36
386 Zhelnin, Vladimir V249461 47.63
387 Barbero, Gerardo F249453 33.19
388 Kalantarian, Norik249361 32.21
389 Istratescu, Andrei249350 18.91
390 Stanec, Nikolaus249354 26.51
391 Legky, Nikolay A249353 39.55
392 Rajkovic, Dusan249254 52.37
393 Vasquez, Rodrigo249267 24.90
394 Cid, Marino Alejandro249071 36.38
395 Panchenko, Alexandar G249055 33.56
396 Schoenthier, Frank249065 35.95
397 Blatny, Pavel249048 26.36
398 Mukhametov, Eldar249055 25.44
399 Brunner, Lucas249048 27.42
400 Inkiov, Ventzislav248954 38.45
401 Flear, Glenn C248951 35.72
402 Yegiazarian, Arsen248962 24.37
403 Manor, Ilan248957 25.01
404 Nikolac, Juraj248870 62.52
405 Titov, German248858 31.51
406 Liang Jinrong248870 34.44
407 Palatnik, Semen A248860 44.60
408 Palac, Mladen248851 23.70
409 Conquest, Stuart248849 27.66
410 Hug, Werner248852 42.14
411 Antonio, Rogelio Jr248756 32.70
412 Iuldachev, Saidali248768 26.75
413 Zagorskis, Darius248753 24.94
414 Bezgodov, Alexei248758 25.34
415 Kalinitschew, Sergey248757 38.74
416 Djuric, Stefan248753 39.26
417 Kouatly, Bachar248660 36.66
418 Gyimesi, Zoltan248653 17.58
419 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248649 36.86
420 Gabriel, Christian248551 19.66
421 Karlsson, Lars248551 39.30
422 Temirbaev, Serik248558
423 Chuchelov, Vladimir248454 25.09
424 Jansa, Vlastimil248449 51.92
425 Duer, Arne248471 35.31
426 Kosic, Dragan248451 24.71
427 Galliamova, Alisa248452 22.79
428 Winants, Luc248452 31.83
429 Ryskin, Alexander248451 31.80
430 Yuferov, Sergey N248460 48.91
431 Agamaliev, Djamil248461 20.17
432 Khasin, Alexander248358 43.51
433 Akesson, Ralf248358 33.73
434 Sahovic, Dragutin248362 54.23
435 Vera, Reynaldo248353 33.81
436 Zakharevich, Igor248356 31.30
437 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248251 36.34
438 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248259 41.78
439 Rytshagov, Mikhail248252 26.96
440 Zhidkov, Valery S248264 55.16
441 Antunes, Antonio248151 32.73
442 Garcia, Gildardo248151 40.64
443 Hoffmann, Michael248151 24.12
444 Rotstein, Arkadij248153 33.51
445 Bass, Leonid248071 37.42
446 Bashkov, Viacheslav248057 32.77
447 Shmuter, Leonid248059 25.49
448 Komliakov, Viktor248053 34.52
449 Frias, Victor J247957 38.72
450 Finegold, Benjamin247952 25.15
451 Zaitsev, Igor A247951 56.43
452 Khmelnitsky, Igor N247975 26.19
453 Nikolaidis, Ioannis247952 23.82
454 Sergeev, Vladimir247956 30.50
455 Soffer, Ram247851 29.15
456 Barus, Cerdas247875 32.83
457 Lukacs, Peter247847 44.31
458 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H247867 35.53
459 Nikolic, Zivoslav247856 40.88
460 Skembris, Spyridon247849 36.69
461 Ivanovic, Božidar247851 48.19
462 Margoline, Boris247757 23.46
463 Dizdar, Goran247751 35.91
464 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I247755 39.65
465 Gausel, Einar247749 30.92
466 Brooks, Michael A247766 33.54
467 Vakhidov, Tahir247760
468 Kiriakov, Petr247660 19.80
469 Barua, Dibyendu247654 28.01
470 Handoko, Edhi247658 34.17
471 Maljutin, Evgeni247656 22.99
472 Bukic, Enver247660 56.91
473 Drozdov, Igor247660 26.56
474 Petkevich, Jusefs247655 53.87
475 Izeta Txabarri, Felix247551 33.24
476 Nijboer, Friso247549 29.43
477 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247557 25.13
478 Rechlis, Gad247457 27.74
479 Keitlinghaus, Ludger247451 29.27
480 Kholmov, Ratmir D247455 69.47
481 Vukic, Milan247454 51.20
482 Unzicker, Wolfgang247453 69.35
483 Atlas, Valeri247464 26.54
484 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno247367
485 Sokolin, Leonid M247362
486 Wells, Peter K247249 29.54
487 Dizdarevic, Emir247252 36.58
488 Mitenkov, Alexey247264 33.65
489 Nevednichy, Vladislav247250 25.16
490 Popchev, Milko247254 29.96
491 Gipslis, Aivars247151 57.73
492 Chernyshov, Konstantin247155 27.39
493 Nedobora, Mikhail247155 24.49
494 Teske, Henrik247153 26.67
495 Utemov, Vladimir247172
496 Rustemov, Alexander247058 21.32
497 Shevelev, Sergei247060 25.56
498 Pastircak, Milan247076 33.22
499 Sergeev, Veniamin247074 33.58
500 Belikov, Vladimir247058 23.24

These ratings, calculated as of October 31, 1994, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between November 1, 1993 and October 31, 1994, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of October 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 October 31, 1994. This represents the player's estimated strength on November 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 November 1, 1994. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on November 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 November 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 October 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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