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Top 10 active players as of June 30, 1995

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286848
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily279446
3 Anand, Viswanathan279147
4 Karpov, Anatoly E278446
5 Kramnik, Vladimir277647
6 Kamsky, Gata275947
7 Gelfand, Boris271948
8 Salov, Valery B271449
9 Dreev, Alexey270648
10 Shirov, Alexei270447

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Top 500 active players as of June 30, 1995

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28684870.1% #232.21
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily2794468.4% #626.28
3 Anand, Viswanathan2791477.6% #625.55
4 Karpov, Anatoly E2784465.9% #744.10
5 Kramnik, Vladimir2776474.4% #820.01
6 Kamsky, Gata2759472.1% #1021.08
7 Gelfand, Boris2719480.3% #2227.02
8 Salov, Valery B2714490.3% #2431.09
9 Dreev, Alexey2706480.2% #2826.44
10 Shirov, Alexei2704470.1% #2822.98
11 Bareev, Evgeny2700470.1% #3128.61
12 Polgar, Judit2683470.1% #4218.93
13 Sokolov, Ivan267447 #4927.05
14 Topalov, Veselin266948 #5420.29
15 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A266649 #5735.29
16 Jussupow, Artur M266347 #5935.38
17 Adams, Michael266247 #6023.62
18 Ehlvest, Jaan266148 #6132.71
19 Oll, Lembit266148 #6229.19
20 Fischer, Robert J2660700.3% #7852.31
21 Khalifman, Alexander265747 #6529.45
22 Lautier, Joel265747 #6522.22
23 Tiviakov, Sergei265648 #6722.38
24 Hübner, Robert265449 #6946.65
25 Piket, Jeroen265447 #6926.42
26 Nikolic, Predrag265348 #6934.80
27 Speelman, Jonathan S265248 #7038.74
28 Akopian, Vladimir265049 #7323.56
29 Beliavsky, Alexander G265048 #7341.54
30 Yudasin, Leonid G265048 #7435.89
31 Seirawan, Yasser265049 #7435.27
32 Epishin, Vladimir264948 #7529.96
33 Morozevich, Alexander264749 #7817.94
34 Short, Nigel D264548 #7830.08
35 Portisch, Lajos264449 #8158.24
36 Andersson, Ulf264250 #8444.01
37 Tukmakov, Vladimir B264149 #8349.29
38 Gavrikov, Victor N263950 #8837.91
39 Rublevsky, Sergei263850 #8820.71
40 Vyzmanavin, Alexey263649 #9035.49
41 Smirin, Ilia263348 #9227.44
42 Eingorn, Viacheslav S263251 #9638.60
43 Vaganian, Rafael A263248 #9443.71
44 Korchnoi, Viktor L263246 #9264.27
45 Gulko, Boris F263148 #9548.39
46 Graf, Alexander263150 #9732.85
47 Pigusov, Evgeny262852 #10134.25
48 Dautov, Rustem262654 #10629.59
49 Chernin, Alexander M262647 #10135.31
50 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel262548 #10129.57
51 Kaidanov, Gregory S262251 #10835.72
52 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E261949 #11045.38
53 Rozentalis, Eduardas261949 #11132.09
54 Huzman, Alexander261954 #11433.22
55 Hansen, Curt261750 #11330.78
56 Krasenkow, Michal261748 #11231.63
57 Almasi, Zoltan261647 #11218.84
58 Georgiev, Kiril261649 #11329.59
59 Novikov, Igor A261350 #11833.10
60 Christiansen, Larry M261349 #11839.01
61 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261357 #12438.44
62 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir261148 #11944.66
63 Alterman, Boris261049 #12025.15
64 Razuvaev, Yury S260949 #12249.72
65 Dolmatov, Sergey V260950 #12336.36
66 Miles, Anthony J260848 #12240.19
67 Kharlov, Andrei260651 #12826.61
68 Psakhis, Lev B260648 #12536.59
69 Timman, Jan H260448 #12743.54
70 Hjartarson, Jóhann260148 #13132.39
71 Nunn, John D M260148 #13140.18
72 Hellers, Ferdinand260053 #13426.42
73 Vaisser, Anatoli260051 #13346.32
74 Kožul, Zdenko259848 #13429.11
75 Romanishin, Oleg M259848 #13443.47
76 Dvoiris, Semen I259749 #13736.66
77 Glek, Igor V259748 #13633.65
78 Ribli, Zoltán259649 #13743.81
79 Kruppa, Yuri259653 #14131.02
80 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav259559 #14630.90
81 Svidler, Peter259549 #13919.04
82 Giorgadze, Giorgi259449 #13930.72
83 Zvjaginsev, Vadim259449 #14018.87
84 Kosashvili, Yona259456 #14524.98
85 Yermolinsky, Alex V259349 #14037.22
86 Benjamin, Joel L259349 #14131.30
87 Kurajica, Bojan259349 #14147.62
88 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259248 #14137.94
89 Rogers, Ian259149 #14335.02
90 Lerner, Konstantin Z259053 #14745.34
91 Hodgson, Julian M259048 #14331.92
92 Hracek, Zbynek258949 #14524.81
93 Kharitonov, Andrey Y258951 #14636.24
94 Lputian, Smbat G258850 #14737.38
95 Gurevich, Mikhail N258849 #14736.36
96 Sturua, Zurab258654 #15136.06
97 Dokhoian, Yury258653 #15130.68
98 Cvitan, Ognjen258548 #14833.72
99 Agdestein, Simen258452 #15228.12
100 Pétursson, Margeir258448 #15135.37
101 Tkachiev, Vladislav258449 21.64
102 Smejkal, Jan258352 49.27
103 Didishko, Vereslav258253 46.22
104 Lalic, Bogdan258249 31.31
105 Kengis, Edvins258149 36.22
106 Sadler, Matthew258149 21.12
107 Savchenko, Stanislav258149 28.44
108 Sokolov, Andrey Y257949 32.28
109 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V257949 50.76
110 Cámpora, Daniel H257950 37.99
111 Hertneck, Gerald257850 31.78
112 Fedorov, Alexei257853 22.76
113 Yakovich, Yuri257749 32.58
114 Ftácnik, Lubomír257748 37.67
115 Polgar, Zsuzsa257749 26.20
116 Milov, Vadim257649 22.91
117 Magerramov, Elmar S257655 37.22
118 Bologan, Viktor257548 23.54
119 Serper, Grigory257549 25.79
120 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E257451 28.35
121 Lobron, Eric257448 35.15
122 Kotronias, Vasilios257348 30.85
123 van Wely, Loek257347 22.73
124 Makarichev, Sergey Y257360 41.62
125 Rohde, Michael A257364 35.84
126 Dorfman, Iosif D257352 43.16
127 Neverov, Valery257351 31.02
128 Fedorowicz, John P257253 36.76
129 Onischuk, Alexander257250 19.82
130 Greenfeld, Alon257250 31.20
131 Wolff, Patrick G257252 27.37
132 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257050 32.27
133 Gorelov, Sergey G257062 37.87
134 Hort, Vlastimil257051 51.47
135 Spassky, Boris V257060 58.42
136 Smyslov, Vassily V256950 74.27
137 Vesselovsky, Serguei256760 43.43
138 Pugachov, Alexey256757 29.84
139 Minasian, Artashes256651 28.44
140 Shabalov, Alexander256649 27.80
141 Hickl, Joerg256650 30.20
142 Aseev, Konstantin N256550 34.69
143 Polugaevsky, Lev A256554 60.61
144 Ye Jiangchuan256553 34.61
145 Sakaev, Konstantin256449 21.21
146 Kuzmin, Alexey256465 32.31
147 Komarov, Dimitri256452 26.58
148 Torre, Eugenio256458 43.65
149 Khenkin, Igor256450 27.27
150 Lutz, Christopher256348 24.35
151 Adianto, Utut256351 30.29
152 Milos, Gilberto256351 31.67
153 Van der Sterren, Paul256349 39.29
154 Hebden, Mark256350 37.37
155 Shneider, Aleksandr256349 33.11
156 Yurtaev, Leonid256256 36.16
157 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y256257 51.15
158 Leko, Peter256248 15.81
159 Gruenfeld, Yehuda256253 39.34
160 Zaichik, Gennady L256157 38.38
161 Kuzmin, Gennady P256150 49.45
162 Hulak, Krunoslav256049 44.10
163 Ivanov, Sergey256053 33.75
164 Xie Jun255951 24.67
165 Xu Jun255953 32.79
166 Lastin, Alexander255871 18.67
167 Smagin, Sergey255851 36.81
168 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander255748 32.46
169 Wahls, Matthias255749 27.43
170 Nogueiras, Jesus255650 35.95
171 Ulibin, Mikhail255650 24.08
172 Zarubin, Pavel255660 27.38
173 Timoshchenko, Gennady255552 46.17
174 deFirmian, Nicholas E255348 37.92
175 Korneev, Oleg255350 25.92
176 Kupreichik, Viktor D255350 45.98
177 Hansen, Lars Bo255348 26.77
178 Kudrin, Sergey255258 35.81
179 Sher, Miron N255250 43.00
180 Sax, Gyula255249 44.03
181 Yemelin, Vasily255151 19.41
182 Ruban, Vadim255054 31.05
183 Plaskett, Jim255064 35.28
184 Loginov, Valery A254948 39.55
185 Kindermann, Stefan254948 35.51
186 Popovic, Petar254950 36.38
187 Makarov, Marat254853 32.15
188 Luther, Thomas254848 25.65
189 Spasov, Vasil254754 24.37
190 Wang Zili254758 27.04
191 Arkhipov, Sergey254751 41.02
192 Golod, Vitali254753 24.01
193 Magem Badals, Jordi254648 27.85
194 Goldin, Alexander254650 30.34
195 Balashov, Yury S254650 46.30
196 Gleizerov, Evgeny254651 32.28
197 Ibragimov, Ildar254649 27.87
198 Sherbakov, Ruslan254549 25.79
199 Kiselev, Sergey254550 33.79
200 Orlov, Georgi254557
201 Aleksandrov, Aleksej254553 22.13
202 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254553 29.29
203 Bischoff, Klaus254549 34.06
204 Beim, Valery254453 45.29
205 Fominyh, Alexander254452 36.04
206 Sagalchik, Gennadij254358 26.19
207 Gurevich, Ilya254353 23.39
208 Mariano, Nelson254359 21.01
209 Filippov, Valerij254358 19.59
210 Kotsur, Pavel254353 21.49
211 Muhutdinov, Marat254261 27.62
212 Adorján, András254251 45.25
213 Anastasian, Ashot254252 30.95
214 Bönsch, Uwe254150 36.71
215 Kovalev, Andrei254050 33.65
216 Timoshenko, Georgy254050 29.08
217 Schlosser, Philipp254050 26.86
218 Pintér, József254054 41.64
219 Damljanovic, Branko253948 34.04
220 Varavin, Viktor253954 28.10
221 Sorokin, Maxim253951 27.44
222 Watson, William N253955 33.20
223 Shabanov, Yury F253868 57.63
224 Piskov, Yury253851 33.72
225 Stangl, Markus253650 26.17
226 Browne, Walter S253652 46.47
227 Ginsburg, Gennadij253558 23.88
228 Suba, Mihai253550 48.08
229 Brodsky, Michail253550 26.26
230 Alburt, Lev O253563 49.86
231 Kovacevic, Vladimir2253467 40.28
232 Shipov, Sergei253451 29.20
233 Tunik, Gennady253351 42.09
234 Chandler, Murray G253353 35.24
235 Vaulin, Alexander253249 38.28
236 Zagrebelny, Sergey253250
237 Chekhov, Valery A253253 39.59
238 Mainka, Romuald253250 32.12
239 Guliev, Sarhan253150 27.24
240 Mecking, Henrique253159 43.44
241 Saltaev, Mihail253152 32.61
242 Dlugy, Maxim253162 29.42
243 Golubev, Mihail253151 25.08
244 Donchev, Dimitar I253160 36.94
245 Horváth, Csaba253048 27.07
246 Stefansson, Hannes253049 22.94
247 Frolov, Artur252951 24.91
248 Davies, Nigel R252949 34.91
249 Bagirov, Vladimir K252851 58.87
250 Rodriguez, Ad252865
251 Stohl, Igor252848 30.76
252 Spraggett, Kevin B252850 40.64
253 Baburin, Alexander252853 28.36
254 Landa, Konstantin252754 23.11
255 Cebalo, Mišo252749 50.40
256 Moskalenko, Viktor252749 34.57
257 Atalik, Suat252650 30.72
258 Wang Pin252570 20.55
259 Zezulkin, Jurij252561 23.87
260 King, Daniel J252552 31.84
261 Ionov, Sergey252453 33.48
262 Kiriakov, Petr252458 20.47
263 Nikolac, Juraj252468 63.19
264 Fishbein, Alexander252363 27.14
265 Drasko, Milan252351 32.56
266 Sutovsky, Emil252351 17.78
267 Mokrý, Karel252251 36.40
268 Zlochevskij, Alexander252256 32.01
269 Groszpeter, Attila252249 35.06
270 Mestel, A Jonathan252261 38.30
271 Moroz, Alexander252164 34.45
272 Chiburdanidze, Maia G252150 34.45
273 Arnason, Jon L252153 34.63
274 Zapata, Alonso252150 36.86
275 Budnikov, Alexandar252154 28.43
276 Sokolin, Leonid M252162
277 Anapolsky, Sergey252168 20.19
278 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252051 28.91
279 Dao Thien Hai252049 17.14
280 Panchenko, Alexander N252052 41.73
281 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252052 31.90
282 Notkin, Maksim251953 31.55
283 Agrest, Evgenij251955 28.87
284 Cramling, Pia251949 32.19
285 Fercec, Nenad251862 34.22
286 Bezgodov, Alexei251858 25.99
287 Yegiazarian, Arsen251860 25.03
288 Annageldyev, Orazly251763 35.28
289 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251751 49.20
290 Zhuravliov, Valerij251760 56.55
291 Kavalek, Lubomir251772 51.89
292 Marin, Mihail251749 30.19
293 Hector, Jonny251749 31.38
294 Hamdouchi, Hichem251753 22.73
295 Miladinovic, Igor251751 21.43
296 Kalantarian, Norik251755 32.87
297 Vasquez, Rodrigo251569 25.56
298 Har Zvi, Ronen251553 18.71
299 Arkhangelsky, Boris251467 64.44
300 Shulman, Yuri251451 20.17
301 Ivanov, Alexander V2251463 39.16
302 Nikolenko, Oleg251453 36.03
303 Maljutin, Evgeni251457 23.66
304 Rachels, Stuart251374 25.76
305 Komljenovic, Davor251352 50.99
306 Kosic, Dragan251251 25.37
307 Ilincic, Zlatko251251 27.14
308 Renet, Olivier251250 30.52
309 Sosonko, Gennadi251251 52.12
310 London, Dimitri251274 32.61
311 Gallagher, Joseph G251149 31.15
312 Shmuter, Leonid251154 26.16
313 Kalegin, Evgenij251159 40.81
314 Peng Xiaomin251164 22.23
315 Dizdar, Goran251150 36.57
316 Lanka, Zigurds251149 35.11
317 Simic, Radoslav251051 47.06
318 Polovodin, Igor A251062 40.27
319 Istratescu, Andrei250950 19.57
320 Vasiukov, Evgeny A250953 62.32
321 Faragó, Iván250948 49.24
322 Milov, Leonid250954 29.40
323 Nadyrhanov, Sergey250856 31.76
324 Gurevich, Dmitry250849 38.80
325 Maksimenko, Andrei250851 25.56
326 Pfleger, Helmut250868 51.90
327 Tischbierek, Raj250852 32.77
328 Sergeev, Veniamin250873 34.24
329 van der Wiel, John T H250849 35.89
330 Shariyazdanov, Andrey250758 18.96
331 Knaak, Rainer F250752 42.29
332 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B250752 40.62
333 Ruzele, Darius250655 27.17
334 Thorsteins, Karl250661 30.71
335 Larsen, Bent250652 60.32
336 Kuczynski, Robert250649 29.20
337 Zhelnin, Vladimir V250563 48.30
338 Rodriguez, Amador250551 38.81
339 Dokutchaev, Aleksander250556 23.08
340 Gabriel, Christian250551 20.32
341 Liss, Eran250452 19.99
342 Yuneev, Alexey250461
343 Ionescu, Constantin250451 36.80
344 Brenninkmeijer, Joris250454 25.79
345 Belikov, Vladimir250455 23.91
346 Kosten, Anthony C250353 36.93
347 Rechlis, Gad250357 28.40
348 Conquest, Stuart250350 28.33
349 Kishnev, Sergey250357 38.66
350 Chernyshov, Konstantin250254 28.05
351 Buturin, Vladimir250262 51.61
352 Komliakov, Viktor250250 35.18
353 Rajkovic, Dusan250155 53.04
354 Rausis, Igors250150 34.23
355 Taimanov, Mark E250151 69.40
356 Palac, Mladen250050 24.37
357 Kobalija, Mihail250061 17.16
358 Zlotnik, Boris A250068 48.71
359 Danielsen, Henrik250051 29.44
360 Legky, Nikolay A250053 40.22
361 Vlassov, Nikolai249956 29.59
362 Antunes, Antonio249951 33.40
363 Babula, Vlastimil249951 21.74
364 Burmakin, Vladimir249951 28.06
365 Horvath, Jozsef249947 30.88
366 Vogt, Lothar H249951 43.45
367 Sermek, Drazen249849 26.42
368 Mirumian, Vigen249864 17.75
369 Zarnicki, Pablo249850 22.63
370 Dizdarevic, Emir249850 37.24
371 Kholmov, Ratmir D249753 70.13
372 Ostojic, Nikola249755 23.09
373 Lempert, Igor249754 25.65
374 Poluljahov, Aleksandr249650 30.06
375 Cabrilo, Goran249654 36.99
376 Howell, James C249649 28.12
377 Guseinov, Aidyn249675 43.49
378 Inkiov, Ventzislav249557 39.11
379 Kveinys, Aloyzas249549 32.97
380 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249450 60.25
381 Barua, Dibyendu249453 28.67
382 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249456 33.36
383 Geller, Efim P249456 70.33
384 Tseitlin, Mark D249353 51.77
385 Blatny, Pavel249348 27.02
386 Kundin, Alexander249366 14.01
387 Garcia, Gildardo249351 41.31
388 Jansa, Vlastimil249349 52.59
389 Temirbaev, Serik249357
390 Kouatly, Bachar249264 37.32
391 Norwood, David249253 26.74
392 Arencibia, Walter249251 27.94
393 Schoenthier, Frank249268 36.62
394 Nesterov, Jakov249159 28.60
395 Gonzalez, JA.249170
396 Panno, Oscar R249152 60.29
397 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249050 24.49
398 Brunner, Lucas249049 28.09
399 Sunye Neto, Jaime249053 38.16
400 Gyimesi, Zoltan249050 18.25
401 Mitenkov, Alexey249061 34.31
402 Moldobaev, Emelbek249070
403 Borges Mateos, Juan249056 29.26
404 Murshed, Niaz249054 29.13
405 Volkov, Sergey249061 21.40
406 Zakharevich, Igor249053 31.95
407 Movsesian, Sergei249052 16.66
408 Velimirovic, Dragoljub248951 53.13
409 De la Villa Garcia, Jesus Maria248949 36.99
410 Ubilava, Elizbar E248853 44.84
411 Kirov Ivanov, Nino248856 49.81
412 Gofshtein, Leonid D248851 42.19
413 Galliamova, Alisa248853 23.45
414 Flear, Glenn C248850 36.38
415 Tisdall, Jonathan D248849 36.84
416 Garcia248872
417 Klinger, Josef248857 28.06
418 Dimitrov, Vladimir248752 27.22
419 Djuric, Stefan248753 39.92
420 Dyachkov, Sergej248659 18.65
421 Mukhametov, Eldar248654 26.11
422 Wells, Peter K248649 30.20
423 Kuporosov, Viktor248552 33.76
424 Sulskis, Sarunas248554 22.59
425 Apicella, Manuel248549 25.20
426 Johansen, Darryl K248557 36.40
427 Borovikov, Vladislav248566 21.89
428 Djurhuus, Rune248549 25.43
429 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo248550 25.39
430 Agamaliev, Djamil248464 20.83
431 Levin, Felix248453 36.65
432 Akhmadeev, Vadim248462 38.96
433 Ye Rongguang248456 31.74
434 Lau, Ralf248449 35.70
435 Ryskin, Alexander248353 32.47
436 Palatnik, Semen A248364 45.26
437 Meister, Yakov248357 39.80
438 Zontakh, Andrey248353 24.65
439 Arbakov, Valentin248351 43.42
440 Cherepkov, Alexander V248263 74.67
441 Podzielny, Karl Heinz248255 40.80
442 Sherbakov, Vitaly S248272 40.03
443 Popchev, Milko248256 30.63
444 Kovacevic, Vladimir248251 53.26
445 Soffer, Ram248252 29.81
446 Yuferov, Sergey N248262 49.57
447 Petrosian, Arshak B248155 41.54
448 Khasin, Alexander248160 44.17
449 Quinteros, Miguel A248154 47.51
450 Oblitas Guerrero, Carlomagno248159
451 Vakhidov, Tahir248066
452 Ivanov, Alexander V248051 39.16
453 Winants, Luc248052 32.49
454 Handoko, Edhi248056 34.84
455 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248057 37.19
456 Womacka, Mathias248059 29.01
457 Bangiev, Alexander248063 48.62
458 Finkel, Alexander248055 20.49
459 Janjgava, Lasha247957 25.15
460 Kuijf, Marinus247952 35.38
461 Iskusnyh, Sergei247953 20.82
462 Teske, Henrik247951 27.34
463 Hug, Werner247951 42.80
464 Nijboer, Friso247949 30.09
465 Lugovoi, Aleksei247952 20.32
466 Unzicker, Wolfgang247954 70.01
467 Kumaran, Dharshan247953 20.06
468 Gil Capape, Javier247864 28.14
469 Vukic, Milan247854 51.86
470 Ernst, Thomas247850 34.87
471 Bass, Leonid247874 38.08
472 Shevelev, Sergei247863 26.23
473 Frias, Victor J247857 39.39
474 Hernandez, Gilberto247751
475 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto247749 37.52
476 Kochiev, Alexander247754 39.26
477 Belov, Igor247759
478 Gutman, Lev247755 49.76
479 Stanec, Nikolaus247750 27.17
480 Cid, Marino Alejandro247775 37.05
481 Krakops, Maris247756 17.24
482 Ivanovic, Božidar247752 48.85
483 Emms, John M247749 28.29
484 Krogius, Nikolay V247759 64.93
485 Zelcic, Robert247650 29.77
486 Beshukov, Sergei247651 24.24
487 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247656 48.04
488 Karpman, Vadim247669 30.13
489 Panchenko, Alexandar G247656 34.23
490 Utemov, Vladimir247572
491 Rytshagov, Mikhail247551 27.63
492 Yrjola, Jouni247552 35.68
493 Mohr, Georg247449 30.41
494 Lin Weiguo247466 24.92
495 Koutsin, Sergey247354 38.08
496 Spangenberg, Hugo247348 19.61
497 Chuchelov, Vladimir247353 25.76
498 Novik, Maxim247358 31.55
499 Comas Fabrego, Luis247352 24.02
500 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni247258 42.45

These ratings, calculated as of June 30, 1995, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between July 1, 1994 and June 30, 1995, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 30, 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 June 30, 1995. This represents the player's estimated strength on July 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 July 1, 1995. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on July 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 July 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 June 30, 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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