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Top 10 active players as of February 28, 1995

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287149
2 Anand, Viswanathan278347
3 Kramnik, Vladimir278247
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily276547
5 Karpov, Anatoly E276046
6 Kamsky, Gata276048
7 Gelfand, Boris271748
8 Dreev, Alexey271348
9 Salov, Valery B271349
10 Shirov, Alexei270647

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Top 500 active players as of February 28, 1995

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28714976.8% #131.87
2 Anand, Viswanathan2783476.8% #625.21
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2782476.1% #719.68
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2765473.1% #925.94
5 Karpov, Anatoly E2760462.5% #1043.76
6 Kamsky, Gata2760482.7% #1020.74
7 Gelfand, Boris2717480.4% #2226.68
8 Dreev, Alexey2713480.3% #2426.11
9 Salov, Valery B2713490.3% #2430.76
10 Shirov, Alexei2706470.2% #2722.65
11 Bareev, Evgeny2686470.1% #3928.27
12 Polgar, Judit2680470.1% #4318.60
13 Sokolov, Ivan267247 #5126.71
14 Jussupow, Artur M267248 #5135.04
15 Akopian, Vladimir266849 #5523.22
16 Fischer, Robert J2665700.3% #7251.96
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G266549 #5841.20
18 Vaganian, Rafael A266448 #5843.37
19 Nikolic, Predrag265648 #6534.46
20 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265549 #6734.94
21 Hübner, Robert265548 #6746.31
22 Adams, Michael265447 #6723.28
23 Ehlvest, Jaan265348 #6932.37
24 Vyzmanavin, Alexey265349 #7035.16
25 Tiviakov, Sergei265348 #6922.04
26 Smirin, Ilia265248 #6927.10
27 Speelman, Jonathan S265149 #7138.40
28 Oll, Lembit265048 #7228.85
29 Lautier, Joel265048 #7221.88
30 Topalov, Veselin264948 #7319.95
31 Epishin, Vladimir264848 #7429.63
32 Khalifman, Alexander264447 #7829.11
33 Yudasin, Leonid G264348 #8035.55
34 Morozevich, Alexander264250 #8117.61
35 Seirawan, Yasser264049 #8434.92
36 Tukmakov, Vladimir B263949 #8448.95
37 Andersson, Ulf263750 #8843.67
38 Nunn, John D M263649 #8939.84
39 Gavrikov, Victor N263650 #9037.58
40 Graf, Alexander263551 #9032.51
41 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir263548 #8844.32
42 Rublevsky, Sergei263451 #9120.37
43 Portisch, Lajos263449 #9057.90
44 Gulko, Boris F263348 #9148.05
45 Piket, Jeroen263147 #9326.09
46 Short, Nigel D263048 #9529.74
47 Georgiev, Kiril262949 #9729.25
48 Chernin, Alexander M262747 #9634.97
49 Eingorn, Viacheslav S262652 #10338.26
50 Dautov, Rustem262555 #10629.25
51 Dolmatov, Sergey V262450 #10336.02
52 Rozentalis, Eduardas262249 #10431.75
53 Pigusov, Evgeny262251 #10733.91
54 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E262050 #10845.05
55 Novikov, Igor A261951 #11032.76
56 Huzman, Alexander261953 #11132.88
57 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel261748 #11029.23
58 Timman, Jan H261748 #11143.21
59 Korchnoi, Viktor L261446 #11263.93
60 Hansen, Curt261350 #11630.44
61 Almasi, Zoltan261247 #11418.50
62 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261256 #12438.11
63 Kaidanov, Gregory S261151 #11935.38
64 Hellers, Ferdinand261152 #11926.08
65 Christiansen, Larry M260849 #12138.67
66 Alterman, Boris260349 #12724.82
67 Psakhis, Lev B260248 #12736.25
68 Lputian, Smbat G260250 #13037.04
69 Tkachiev, Vladislav260149 #13021.30
70 Magerramov, Elmar S259853 #13736.88
71 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259749 #13337.60
72 Razuvaev, Yury S259750 #13549.38
73 Krasenkow, Michal259748 #13431.29
74 Hjartarson, Jóhann259548 #13632.05
75 Agdestein, Simen259453 #14127.79
76 Zvjaginsev, Vadim259449 #13818.53
77 Kosashvili, Yona259355 #14424.65
78 Kharitonov, Andrey Y259352 #14135.90
79 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav259259 #14830.56
80 Ribli, Zoltán259249 #14043.48
81 Serper, Grigory259249 #14025.46
82 Vaisser, Anatoli259150 #14245.97
83 Sturua, Zurab259154 #14435.72
84 Glek, Igor V259149 #14133.31
85 Svidler, Peter259050 #14318.70
86 Benjamin, Joel L259048 #14230.96
87 Kharlov, Andrei259050 #14326.27
88 Romanishin, Oleg M258949 #14243.13
89 Kengis, Edvins258949 #14335.88
90 Hodgson, Julian M258947 #14331.59
91 Kruppa, Yuri258853 #14830.69
92 Kožul, Zdenko258648 #14528.77
93 Cvitan, Ognjen258648 #14633.38
94 Dvoiris, Semen I258650 #14736.32
95 Lastin, Alexander258672 #16218.33
96 Gurevich, Mikhail N258549 #14736.02
97 Hertneck, Gerald258449 #14931.44
98 Sokolov, Andrey Y258349 #15031.93
99 Didishko, Vereslav258152 #15445.88
100 Gorelov, Sergey G258063 #16237.53
101 Lalic, Bogdan258049 30.97
102 Makarichev, Sergey Y258061 41.28
103 Dokhoian, Yury257952 30.34
104 Giorgadze, Giorgi257950 30.38
105 Rogers, Ian257949 34.68
106 Yermolinsky, Alex V257949 36.88
107 Lobron, Eric257848 34.81
108 Sadler, Matthew257850 20.79
109 Ftácnik, Lubomír257748 37.33
110 Milov, Vadim257750 22.57
111 Yakovich, Yuri257750 32.25
112 Rohde, Michael A257763 35.51
113 Cámpora, Daniel H257750 37.66
114 Savchenko, Stanislav257649 28.10
115 Fedorov, Alexei257654 22.42
116 Dorfman, Iosif D257551 42.82
117 Miles, Anthony J257448 39.85
118 Wolff, Patrick G257352 27.04
119 Kurajica, Bojan257249 47.29
120 Torre, Eugenio257256 43.32
121 Hracek, Zbynek257249 24.47
122 Khenkin, Igor257250 26.93
123 Greenfeld, Alon257250 30.86
124 Hulak, Krunoslav257149 43.76
125 Smejkal, Jan257152 48.93
126 Shneider, Aleksandr257049 32.77
127 Polgar, Zsuzsa257048 25.86
128 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257050 31.92
129 Lerner, Konstantin Z257053 44.99
130 Fedorowicz, John P257052 36.42
131 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V256951 50.43
132 Yurtaev, Leonid256955 35.82
133 Spassky, Boris V256957 58.08
134 van Wely, Loek256847 22.39
135 Xie Jun256850 24.33
136 Hort, Vlastimil256851 51.13
137 Neverov, Valery256751 30.69
138 Pugachov, Alexey256757 29.50
139 Polugaevsky, Lev A256653 60.27
140 Yemelin, Vasily256654 19.07
141 Nogueiras, Jesus256651 35.61
142 Podgaets, Mikhail Y256574 47.60
143 Ulibin, Mikhail256551 23.74
144 Shabalov, Alexander256449 27.46
145 Gruenfeld, Yehuda256453 38.99
146 Ye Jiangchuan256452 34.27
147 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E256451 28.01
148 Kotronias, Vasilios256349 30.51
149 Pétursson, Margeir256349 35.04
150 Kuzmin, Gennady P256351 49.11
151 Aseev, Konstantin N256252 34.36
152 Lutz, Christopher256248 24.01
153 Sakaev, Konstantin256250 20.87
154 Onischuk, Alexander256250 19.48
155 Frolov, Artur256052 24.58
156 Zarubin, Pavel256061 27.04
157 Xu Jun256053 32.45
158 Stefansson, Hannes255849 22.61
159 Van der Sterren, Paul255848 38.94
160 Milos, Gilberto255851 31.33
161 Kuzmin, Alexey255765 31.97
162 Hickl, Joerg255750 29.87
163 Shabanov, Yury F255770 57.30
164 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255750 34.11
165 Komarov, Dimitri255753 26.24
166 Minasian, Artashes255750 28.10
167 Smyslov, Vassily V255650 73.92
168 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255656 50.81
169 Leko, Peter255648 15.47
170 Zaichik, Gennady L255658 38.05
171 Loginov, Valery A255648 39.21
172 Gleizerov, Evgeny255652 31.93
173 Sax, Gyula255549 43.69
174 Ruban, Vadim255454 30.71
175 Balashov, Yury S255451 45.95
176 Goldin, Alexander255350 30.00
177 Vesselovsky, Serguei255360 43.09
178 Adianto, Utut255350 29.94
179 Sherbakov, Ruslan255250 25.46
180 Magem Badals, Jordi255248 27.51
181 Kudrin, Sergey255158 35.47
182 Kupreichik, Viktor D255150 45.65
183 Ivanov, Sergey255154 33.41
184 Golod, Vitali255153 23.67
185 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255054 28.95
186 Aleksandrov, Aleksej255054 21.80
187 Anastasian, Ashot254852 30.62
188 Timoshenko, Georgy254851 28.74
189 Cebalo, Mišo254749 50.06
190 Damljanovic, Branko254748 33.70
191 Kindermann, Stefan254748 35.17
192 Ibragimov, Ildar254749 27.53
193 Hebden, Mark254650 37.04
194 Wang Zili254561 26.71
195 Sher, Miron N254549 42.66
196 Kotsur, Pavel254453 21.15
197 Brodsky, Michail254450 25.91
198 Timoshchenko, Gennady254453 45.84
199 Hansen, Lars Bo254349 26.43
200 Plaskett, Jim254362 34.94
201 Kiselev, Sergey254351 33.46
202 Korneev, Oleg254252 25.59
203 Ye Rongguang254255 31.40
204 Shulman, Yuri254252 19.83
205 Zagrebelny, Sergey254250
206 Gurevich, Ilya254252 23.05
207 Piskov, Yury254253 33.38
208 Popovic, Petar254250 36.04
209 Orlov, Georgi254156
210 Bologan, Viktor254149 23.21
211 Smagin, Sergey254052 36.47
212 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander254047 32.12
213 Wahls, Matthias253949 27.09
214 deFirmian, Nicholas E253948 37.59
215 Makarov, Marat253855 31.81
216 Watson, William N253854 32.86
217 Fominyh, Alexander253852 35.70
218 Saltaev, Mihail253753 32.28
219 Adorján, András253750 44.91
220 Schlosser, Philipp253649 26.53
221 Spasov, Vasil253653 24.03
222 Kovalev, Andrei253650 33.31
223 Arkhipov, Sergey253651 40.68
224 Browne, Walter S253551 46.13
225 Golubev, Mihail253551 24.75
226 Ionov, Sergey253553 33.14
227 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253553 28.58
228 Mariano, Nelson253459 20.67
229 Arnason, Jon L253452 34.29
230 Fishbein, Alexander253459 26.80
231 Guliev, Sarhan253451 26.91
232 Muhutdinov, Marat253363 27.28
233 Mecking, Henrique253361 43.10
234 Peng Xiaomin253363 21.89
235 Bischoff, Klaus253349 33.72
236 Chekhov, Valery A253353 39.25
237 Spraggett, Kevin B253350 40.30
238 Cramling, Pia253249 31.85
239 Sorokin, Maxim253251 27.10
240 Anapolsky, Sergey253269 19.85
241 Kovacevic, Vladimir2253267 39.94
242 Luther, Thomas253248 25.32
243 Moroz, Alexander253165 34.11
244 Dlugy, Maxim253159 29.08
245 Alburt, Lev O253160 49.52
246 Vaulin, Alexander253150 37.94
247 Horváth, Csaba253148 26.73
248 Ginsburg, Gennadij253158 23.55
249 Shipov, Sergei253152 28.86
250 Rodriguez, Ad253065
251 Pintér, József252955 41.30
252 Tunik, Gennady252951 41.75
253 van der Wiel, John T H252848 35.55
254 Vlassov, Nikolai252857 29.25
255 Varavin, Viktor252755 27.76
256 Lanka, Zigurds252749 34.77
257 Zapata, Alonso252750 36.52
258 Vasiukov, Evgeny A252755 61.97
259 Kiriakov, Petr252758 20.13
260 Donchev, Dimitar I252658 36.60
261 Nikolenko, Oleg252654 35.69
262 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen252659 36.85
263 Kalantarian, Norik252656 32.54
264 Atalik, Suat252650 30.38
265 Kalegin, Evgenij252658 40.48
266 Beim, Valery252553 44.94
267 Sagalchik, Gennadij252558 25.85
268 Knaak, Rainer F252552 41.94
269 Bagirov, Vladimir K252551 58.53
270 Tischbierek, Raj252453 32.43
271 Moskalenko, Viktor252450 34.23
272 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252452 31.57
273 Panchenko, Alexander N252452 41.40
274 Sutovsky, Emil252352 17.44
275 Bönsch, Uwe252350 36.37
276 Mestel, A Jonathan252361 37.95
277 Bezgodov, Alexei252358 25.66
278 Chandler, Murray G252353 34.90
279 Sosonko, Gennadi252251 51.78
280 Mokrý, Karel252250 36.06
281 King, Daniel J252152 31.50
282 Zezulkin, Jurij252161 23.53
283 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252052 40.28
284 Budnikov, Alexandar251954 28.09
285 Groszpeter, Attila251949 34.72
286 Stangl, Markus251850 25.83
287 Burmakin, Vladimir251852 27.73
288 Drasko, Milan251750 32.23
289 Yegiazarian, Arsen251760 24.69
290 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251751 48.86
291 Kavalek, Lubomir251765 51.55
292 Wang Pin251769 20.21
293 Arkhangelsky, Boris251767 64.10
294 Annageldyev, Orazly251662 34.93
295 Hamdouchi, Hichem251652 22.39
296 Dao Thien Hai251649 16.80
297 Maljutin, Evgeni251656 23.33
298 Stohl, Igor251648 30.42
299 Hector, Jonny251550 31.04
300 Miladinovic, Igor251551 21.09
301 Dokutchaev, Aleksander251459 22.74
302 Shariyazdanov, Andrey251458 18.63
303 Fercec, Nenad251362 33.88
304 Polovodin, Igor A251363 39.93
305 London, Dimitri251374 32.27
306 Rachels, Stuart251374 25.42
307 Kosic, Dragan251251 25.04
308 Nikolac, Juraj251270 62.85
309 Renet, Olivier251149 30.19
310 Mainka, Romuald251150 31.79
311 Zhuravliov, Valerij251159 56.21
312 Horvath, Jozsef251047 30.54
313 Dimitrov, Vladimir251053 26.88
314 Maksimenko, Andrei251051 25.22
315 Ruzele, Darius250954 26.84
316 Kobalija, Mihail250962 16.82
317 Baburin, Alexander250953 28.03
318 Davies, Nigel R250949 34.58
319 Faragó, Iván250848 48.91
320 Pfleger, Helmut250868 51.56
321 Marin, Mihail250849 29.85
322 Gallagher, Joseph G250849 30.82
323 Shmuter, Leonid250854 25.82
324 Sergeev, Veniamin250773 33.90
325 Taimanov, Mark E250752 69.06
326 Sokolin, Leonid M250760
327 Zhelnin, Vladimir V250763 47.95
328 Zakharevich, Igor250754 31.62
329 Levin, Felix250657 36.31
330 Suba, Mihai250650 47.74
331 Ivanov, Alexander V2250663 38.82
332 Nadyrhanov, Sergey250655 31.42
333 Rechlis, Gad250655 28.06
334 Zlochevskij, Alexander250557 31.68
335 Milov, Leonid250555 29.06
336 Dizdar, Goran250550 36.23
337 Buturin, Vladimir250562 51.28
338 Legky, Nikolay A250453 39.88
339 Har Zvi, Ronen250452 18.37
340 Conquest, Stuart250449 27.98
341 Chernyshov, Konstantin250454 27.71
342 Korzubov, Peter250372 33.16
343 Gil Capape, Javier250364 27.80
344 Babula, Vlastimil250351 21.40
345 Kuczynski, Robert250249 28.86
346 Nikolaidis, Ioannis250250 24.15
347 Sunye Neto, Jaime250252 37.82
348 Agrest, Evgenij250255 28.54
349 Nesterov, Jakov250158 28.26
350 Poluljahov, Aleksandr250151 29.73
351 Yuneev, Alexey250161
352 Mirumian, Vigen250065 17.41
353 Kishnev, Sergey250056 38.32
354 Filippov, Valerij250062 19.25
355 Thorsteins, Karl250059 30.37
356 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250051 52.79
357 Sermek, Drazen249949 26.08
358 Kalinitschew, Sergey249957 39.07
359 Zarnicki, Pablo249950 22.29
360 Liss, Eran249952 19.65
361 Gurevich, Dmitry249849 38.46
362 Istratescu, Andrei249850 19.23
363 Gasimov, Ragim249863 18.82
364 Gabriel, Christian249851 19.98
365 Ilincic, Zlatko249851 26.80
366 Rodriguez, Amador249752 38.47
367 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249754 33.03
368 Larsen, Bent249751 59.98
369 Moldobaev, Emelbek249770
370 Landa, Konstantin249657 22.77
371 Simic, Radoslav249651 46.72
372 Arbakov, Valentin249651 43.08
373 Brenninkmeijer, Joris249655 25.46
374 Ionescu, Constantin249652 36.46
375 Zelcic, Robert249650 29.44
376 Kveinys, Aloyzas249649 32.64
377 Rajkovic, Dusan249555 52.70
378 Inkiov, Ventzislav249557 38.78
379 Panno, Oscar R249551 59.94
380 Notkin, Maksim249555 31.21
381 Geller, Efim P249557 69.98
382 Brunner, Lucas249548 27.75
383 Temirbaev, Serik249456
384 Vogt, Lothar H249451 43.11
385 Howell, James C249449 27.78
386 Barua, Dibyendu249353 28.34
387 Palac, Mladen249351 24.03
388 Belikov, Vladimir249256 23.57
389 Ostojic, Nikola249256 22.75
390 Ernst, Thomas249250 34.53
391 Mitenkov, Alexey249261 33.97
392 Blatny, Pavel249248 26.68
393 Guseinov, Aidyn249175 43.16
394 Kundin, Alexander249166 13.68
395 Kosten, Anthony C249152 36.59
396 Kholmov, Ratmir D248954 69.79
397 Ivanov, Alexander V248951 38.82
398 Zontakh, Andrey248954 24.32
399 Bukic, Enver248958 57.24
400 Cabrilo, Goran248954 36.66
401 Movsesian, Sergei248952 16.32
402 Iuldachev, Saidali248974 27.08
403 Stanec, Nikolaus248851 26.83
404 Kuporosov, Viktor248852 33.42
405 Quinteros, Miguel A248858 47.17
406 Rotstein, Arkadij248852 33.83
407 Soffer, Ram248851 29.48
408 Meister, Yakov248857 39.46
409 Garcia, Gildardo248851 40.96
410 Djuric, Stefan248854 39.59
411 Atlas, Valeri248859 26.87
412 Norwood, David248854 26.40
413 Ubilava, Elizbar E248851 44.50
414 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248749 36.66
415 Klinger, Josef248757 27.73
416 Antunes, Antonio248650 33.06
417 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo248650 25.05
418 Johansen, Darryl K248657 36.07
419 Lau, Ralf248649 35.36
420 Akhmadeev, Vadim248662 38.62
421 Jakubiec, Artur248658 21.23
422 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248550 59.91
423 Murshed, Niaz248554 28.79
424 Flear, Glenn C248550 36.04
425 Panchenko, Alexandar G248556 33.89
426 Winants, Luc248552 32.16
427 Kouatly, Bachar248463 36.98
428 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248449 37.19
429 Bass, Leonid248469 37.75
430 Ryskin, Alexander248452 32.13
431 Petrosian, Arshak B248454 41.20
432 Cherepkov, Alexander V248463 74.33
433 Dizdarevic, Emir248450 36.90
434 Koutsin, Sergey248456 37.74
435 Kumaran, Dharshan248452 19.72
436 Lempert, Igor248355 25.31
437 Shchekachev, Andrei248355 22.34
438 Agamaliev, Djamil248364 20.49
439 Jansa, Vlastimil248349 52.25
440 Gyimesi, Zoltan248250 17.91
441 Kutirov, Rolando248258 33.10
442 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno248261
443 Garcia248272
444 Galliamova, Alisa248252 23.11
445 Rausis, Igors248152 33.89
446 Gofshtein, Leonid D248151 41.85
447 Ivanovic, Božidar248152 48.51
448 Djurhuus, Rune248150 25.09
449 Sahovic, Dragutin248164 54.55
450 Frias, Victor J248156 39.05
451 Teske, Henrik248151 26.99
452 Vasquez, Rodrigo248176 25.23
453 Danielsen, Henrik248151 29.10
454 Kochiev, Alexander248156 38.92
455 Finegold, Benjamin248154 25.48
456 Janjgava, Lasha248157 24.81
457 Vakhidov, Tahir248065
458 Gonzalez, JA.248070
459 Khasin, Alexander248059 43.83
460 Yandemirov, Valeri248052 32.05
461 Arencibia, Walter248052 27.60
462 Khlian, E.248066 35.38
463 Kaminski, Marcin248050 17.96
464 Sorin, Ariel247951 27.84
465 Tregubov, Pavel V247950 23.19
466 Tseitlin, Mark D247953 51.43
467 Mukhametov, Eldar247955 25.77
468 Emms, John M247849 27.95
469 Yrjola, Jouni247851 35.34
470 Kovacevic, Vladimir247851 52.92
471 Krogius, Nikolay V247860 64.60
472 Komljenovic, Davor247853 50.66
473 Vukic, Milan247853 51.53
474 Bangiev, Alexander247763 48.28
475 Zagorskis, Darius247755 25.27
476 Womacka, Mathias247759 28.67
477 Novik, Maxim247757 31.21
478 Naumkin, Igor247751 29.55
479 Schoenthier, Frank247669 36.28
480 Handoko, Edhi247655 34.50
481 Franco Ocampos, Zenon247650 38.79
482 Podzielny, Karl Heinz247655 40.47
483 Hug, Werner247651 42.47
484 Gausel, Einar247648 31.25
485 Shevelev, Sergei247662 25.89
486 Palatnik, Semen A247562 44.92
487 Rytshagov, Mikhail247551 27.29
488 Apicella, Manuel247549 24.86
489 Yuferov, Sergey N247562 49.23
490 Hoffmann, Michael247451 24.44
491 Dyachkov, Sergej247460 18.31
492 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247455 47.70
493 Karpman, Vadim247369 29.79
494 Varga, Z.247364 24.63
495 Komliakov, Viktor247351 34.84
496 Nevostrujev, Vladimir247358
497 Kuijf, Marinus247352 35.04
498 Filipenko, Alexander V247260 45.98
499 Matulovic, Milan247252 59.72
500 Nevednichy, Vladislav247250 25.48

These ratings, calculated as of February 28, 1995, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 1, 1994 and February 28, 1995, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of February 28, 1994. 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 February 28, 1995. This represents the player's estimated strength on March 1, 1995.

+/- 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 March 1, 1995. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on March 1, 1995 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 March 1, 1995. 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 February 28, 1995. 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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