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Top 10 active players as of March 31, 1996

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287048
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily280747
3 Anand, Viswanathan279547
4 Kramnik, Vladimir279147
5 Kamsky, Gata276549
6 Karpov, Anatoly E276047
7 Topalov, Veselin271448
8 Bareev, Evgeny270749
9 Gelfand, Boris270648
10 Dreev, Alexey270148

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Top 500 active players as of March 31, 1996

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28704867.7% #232.96
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily28074712.0% #527.04
3 Anand, Viswanathan2795477.9% #626.30
4 Kramnik, Vladimir2791476.6% #620.77
5 Kamsky, Gata2765492.6% #1021.83
6 Karpov, Anatoly E2760472.0% #1144.86
7 Topalov, Veselin2714480.2% #2621.04
8 Bareev, Evgeny2707490.1% #3029.36
9 Gelfand, Boris2706480.1% #3027.77
10 Dreev, Alexey2701480.1% #3227.20
11 Polgar, Judit2699480.1% #3419.69
12 Salov, Valery B2694490.1% #3831.85
13 Shirov, Alexei2693470.1% #3723.74
14 Short, Nigel D268948 #4130.83
15 Rublevsky, Sergei2685500.1% #4421.46
16 Sokolov, Ivan268147 #4727.80
17 Adams, Michael268047 #4824.37
18 Khalifman, Alexander267847 #4930.20
19 Ehlvest, Jaan267748 #5133.46
20 Akopian, Vladimir267149 #5724.32
21 Jussupow, Artur M266748 #6036.13
22 Chernin, Alexander M266148 #6736.07
23 Lautier, Joel266147 #6622.96
24 Korchnoi, Viktor L265947 #6765.02
25 Georgiev, Kiril265849 #7130.34
26 Seirawan, Yasser265651 #7436.02
27 Nikolic, Predrag265449 #7535.55
28 Epishin, Vladimir265248 #7630.72
29 Andersson, Ulf265251 #7944.76
30 Beliavsky, Alexander G265048 #7842.29
31 Morozevich, Alexander264650 #8418.70
32 Speelman, Jonathan S264449 #8639.50
33 Svidler, Peter264249 #8819.79
34 Tiviakov, Sergei264048 #8823.13
35 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263950 #9236.04
36 Almasi, Zoltan263748 #9319.59
37 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel263648 #9530.33
38 Smirin, Ilia263548 #9528.19
39 Glek, Igor V263548 #9634.40
40 Oll, Lembit263350 #10029.93
41 Lastin, Alexander263359 #10719.42
42 Gulko, Boris F262948 #10349.14
43 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262850 #10619.62
44 Vaganian, Rafael A262849 #10544.46
45 Hracek, Zbynek262649 #10725.56
46 Agdestein, Simen262654 #11228.88
47 Vyzmanavin, Alexey262649 #10736.25
48 Yudasin, Leonid G262448 #11036.65
49 Hellers, Ferdinand262056 #12027.18
50 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262062 #12639.20
51 Tkachiev, Vladislav262049 #11622.39
52 Graf, Alexander262049 #11533.60
53 Yermolinsky, Alex V261949 #11637.96
54 Pigusov, Evgeny261954 #12034.99
55 Miles, Anthony J261947 #11540.93
56 Malaniuk, Vladimir P261947 #11538.69
57 Novikov, Igor A261849 #11633.86
58 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261752 #11939.35
59 Gurevich, Mikhail N261549 #12037.11
60 Dvoiris, Semen I261450 #12237.41
61 Tukmakov, Vladimir B261348 #12350.04
62 Sturua, Zurab261354 #12736.81
63 Piket, Jeroen261347 #12027.18
64 Psakhis, Lev B261348 #12437.34
65 Aleksandrov, Aleksej261051 #12822.89
66 Savchenko, Stanislav260950 #12829.19
67 Razuvaev, Yury S260849 #13150.47
68 Rozentalis, Eduardas260749 #13032.84
69 Nunn, John D M260749 #13140.93
70 Gavrikov, Victor N260651 #13438.67
71 Timman, Jan H260647 #13044.30
72 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260551 #13429.10
73 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260550 #13445.41
74 Portisch, Lajos260450 #13558.98
75 Hübner, Robert260449 #13447.40
76 Kharlov, Andrei260349 #13627.36
77 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260349 #13546.14
78 Giorgadze, Giorgi260348 #13531.47
79 Alterman, Boris260249 #13625.91
80 Morovic Fernández, Iván E260152 #14033.02
81 Huzman, Alexander259951 #14133.97
82 Sakaev, Konstantin259949 #13921.96
83 Rohde, Michael A259970 #15536.60
84 Leko, Peter259948 #13916.56
85 Benjamin, Joel L259850 #14132.05
86 Kožul, Zdenko259848 #14029.86
87 Milov, Vadim259749 #14323.66
88 Hansen, Curt259751 #14331.54
89 Dorfman, Iosif D259654 #14743.91
90 Gorelov, Sergey G259663 #15338.62
91 Rogers, Ian259549 #14435.77
92 Sadler, Matthew259449 #14421.88
93 Hickl, Joerg259350 #14730.95
94 Kobalija, Mihail259354 #15017.91
95 Dolmatov, Sergey V259350 #14737.11
96 Polgar, Zsuzsa259250 #14826.94
97 Lalic, Bogdan259148 #14832.06
98 Krasenkow, Michal259149 #14932.38
99 Romanishin, Oleg M259049 #14944.22
100 Lutz, Christopher259048 #14825.10
101 Bologan, Viktor259048 24.30
102 Lobron, Eric258948 35.90
103 deFirmian, Nicholas E258948 38.68
104 Cvitan, Ognjen258948 34.47
105 Magerramov, Elmar S258859 37.97
106 Dautov, Rustem258753 30.34
107 Kengis, Edvins258749 36.96
108 Dokhoian, Yury258757 31.43
109 Onischuk, Alexander258749 20.58
110 Pintér, József258651 42.39
111 Makarichev, Sergey Y258660 42.37
112 Ribli, Zoltán258650 44.57
113 Komarov, Dimitri258550 27.33
114 Hjartarson, Jóhann258448 33.15
115 Ftácnik, Lubomír258449 38.42
116 Khenkin, Igor258249 28.03
117 Fominyh, Alexander258252 36.79
118 Kaidanov, Gregory S258251 36.47
119 Spasov, Vasil258253 25.12
120 Kharitonov, Andrey Y258050 36.98
121 Smagin, Sergey258051 37.56
122 Stefansson, Hannes258049 23.70
123 Minasian, Artashes258051 29.19
124 Christiansen, Larry M257950 39.76
125 Adianto, Utut257950 31.04
126 Hodgson, Julian M257947 32.68
127 Beim, Valery257952 46.04
128 Lerner, Konstantin Z257853 46.09
129 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257861 31.65
130 Pétursson, Margeir257748 36.13
131 Kuzmin, Alexey257657 33.06
132 Vaisser, Anatoli257650 47.07
133 Kotronias, Vasilios257649 31.60
134 Torre, Eugenio257562 44.41
135 Spassky, Boris V257458 59.17
136 van Wely, Loek257447 23.48
137 Korneev, Oleg257448 26.68
138 Polugaevsky, Lev A257358 61.36
139 Milos, Gilberto257351 32.42
140 Sokolov, Andrey Y257349 33.03
141 Chiburdanidze, Maia G257251 35.20
142 Schlosser, Philipp257249 27.62
143 Browne, Walter S257152 47.22
144 Yakovich, Yuri257150 33.34
145 Bischoff, Klaus257148 34.81
146 Gleizerov, Evgeny257051 33.03
147 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V257049 51.52
148 Makarov, Marat257051 32.90
149 Lputian, Smbat G257050 38.13
150 Wolff, Patrick G256952 28.13
151 Kurajica, Bojan256949 48.38
152 Sutovsky, Emil256951 18.53
153 Fedorowicz, John P256955 37.51
154 Stangl, Markus256950 26.92
155 Wahls, Matthias256949 28.18
156 Didishko, Vereslav256853 46.97
157 Zaichik, Gennady L256860 39.14
158 Shneider, Aleksandr256751 33.86
159 Rechlis, Gad256753 29.15
160 Nogueiras, Jesus256751 36.70
161 Aseev, Konstantin N256749 35.45
162 Kuzmin, Gennady P256751 50.20
163 Cámpora, Daniel H256649 38.75
164 Hort, Vlastimil256652 52.22
165 Xu Jun256556 33.54
166 Varavin, Viktor256556 28.86
167 Sorokin, Maxim256550 28.19
168 Timoshenko, Georgy256551 29.83
169 Goldin, Alexander256449 31.09
170 Podgaets, Mikhail Y256468 48.69
171 Ruban, Vadim256353 31.80
172 Kosashvili, Yona256354 25.74
173 Loginov, Valery A256349 40.30
174 Watson, William N256357 33.95
175 Hansen, Lars Bo256349 27.52
176 Ulibin, Mikhail256150 24.83
177 Kindermann, Stefan256148 36.26
178 Shipov, Sergei256051 29.95
179 Atalik, Suat256049 31.47
180 King, Daniel J255854 32.59
181 Bezgodov, Alexei255857 26.75
182 Sherbakov, Ruslan255749 26.55
183 Balashov, Yury S255750 47.05
184 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N255751 49.95
185 Gurevich, Ilya255756 24.15
186 Wang Zili255654 27.80
187 Greenfeld, Alon255549 31.95
188 Timoshchenko, Gennady255452 46.92
189 Serper, Grigory255449 26.55
190 Conquest, Stuart255449 29.08
191 Golubev, Mihail255351 25.84
192 Fedorov, Alexei255354 23.51
193 Stohl, Igor255348 31.51
194 Vesselovsky, Serguei255259 44.18
195 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255254 51.90
196 Sagalchik, Gennadij255257 26.94
197 Ibragimov, Ildar255148 28.62
198 Yurtaev, Leonid255058 36.91
199 Neverov, Valery255050 31.78
200 Kupreichik, Viktor D255050 46.74
201 Chekhov, Valery A255053 40.34
202 Sax, Gyula254950 44.79
203 Ginsburg, Gennadij254959 24.64
204 Kruppa, Yuri254952 31.78
205 Magem Badals, Jordi254949 28.60
206 Fishbein, Alexander254862 27.90
207 Xie Jun254850 25.42
208 Pugachov, Alexey254760 30.59
209 Spraggett, Kevin B254749 41.39
210 Saltaev, Mihail254751 33.37
211 Malisauskas, Vidmantas254754 32.66
212 Wang Pin254773 21.30
213 Frolov, Artur254755 25.67
214 Arkhipov, Sergey254653 41.77
215 Smyslov, Vassily V254650 75.02
216 Anastasian, Ashot254551 31.71
217 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander254548 33.21
218 Smikovski, Ivan254562 23.80
219 Dlugy, Maxim254567 30.17
220 Bönsch, Uwe254550 37.46
221 Alburt, Lev O254469 50.61
222 Ivanov, Alexander V2254366 39.91
223 Spangenberg, Hugo254349 20.36
224 Hector, Jonny254349 32.13
225 Landa, Konstantin254353 23.86
226 Sermek, Drazen254348 27.17
227 Movsesian, Sergei254250 17.41
228 Ionov, Sergey254251 34.23
229 Nikolenko, Oleg254253 36.78
230 Buturin, Vladimir254256 52.37
231 Kotsur, Pavel254256 22.24
232 Cebalo, Mišo254249 51.15
233 Shabalov, Alexander254251 28.55
234 Hertneck, Gerald254150 32.54
235 Shabanov, Yury F254167 58.39
236 Zarubin, Pavel254061 28.13
237 Shulman, Yuri254051 20.92
238 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254050 30.82
239 Gabriel, Christian253949 21.08
240 Maiorov, Oleg253855 24.69
241 Mariano, Nelson253862 21.76
242 Arnason, Jon L253854 35.38
243 Notkin, Maksim253852 32.30
244 Kiselev, Sergey253750 34.55
245 Orlov, Georgi253757
246 Adorján, András253653 45.99
247 Mecking, Henrique253665 44.19
248 Plaskett, Jim253565 36.04
249 Smejkal, Jan253552 50.02
250 Zagrebelny, Sergey253452
251 Muhutdinov, Marat253465 28.37
252 Ivanov, Alexander V253352 39.91
253 Kveinys, Aloyzas253350 33.73
254 Moroz, Alexander253360 35.20
255 Yemelin, Vasily253352 20.16
256 Babula, Vlastimil253351 22.50
257 Peng Xiaomin253257 22.97
258 Iuldachev, Saidali253265 28.17
259 Donchev, Dimitar I253265 37.69
260 Hebden, Mark253250 38.13
261 Rodriguez, Ad253273
262 Gasimov, Ragim253260 19.91
263 Tseitlin, Mark D253151 52.52
264 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy253050 29.67
265 Drasko, Milan253049 33.32
266 Hulak, Krunoslav253050 44.85
267 Budnikov, Alexandar252959 29.18
268 Gruenfeld, Yehuda252955 40.09
269 Van der Sterren, Paul252849 40.04
270 Golod, Vitali252855 24.76
271 Filippov, Valerij252851 20.34
272 Moskalenko, Viktor252851 35.32
273 Marin, Mihail252849 30.94
274 Vasiukov, Evgeny A252752 63.07
275 Zezulkin, Jurij252769 24.62
276 Kosic, Dragan252751 26.13
277 Ye Jiangchuan252753 35.36
278 Polovodin, Igor A252771 41.02
279 Ivanov, Sergey252753 34.51
280 Dao Thien Hai252650 17.89
281 Lanka, Zigurds252650 35.86
282 Annageldyev, Orazly252559 36.03
283 Miladinovic, Igor252550 22.18
284 Istratescu, Andrei252551 20.33
285 Dizdar, Goran252550 37.32
286 Davies, Nigel R252550 35.67
287 Yuneev, Alexey252462
288 Maksimenko, Andrei252451 26.32
289 Zakharevich, Igor252452 32.71
290 Zhelnin, Vladimir V252364 49.05
291 Chandler, Murray G252354 35.98
292 Djuric, Stefan252253 40.68
293 Burmakin, Vladimir252249 28.82
294 Groszpeter, Attila252249 35.81
295 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252251 41.37
296 Sher, Miron N252250 43.76
297 Brodsky, Michail252150 27.01
298 Gurevich, Dmitry252149 39.55
299 Gallagher, Joseph G252150 31.91
300 Kavalek, Lubomir252171 52.64
301 Kiriakov, Petr252156 21.22
302 Rodriguez, Amador252053 39.56
303 Zagorskis, Darius252053 26.36
304 Vogt, Lothar H251952 44.20
305 Baburin, Alexander251952 29.12
306 Jakubiec, Artur251961 22.33
307 Suba, Mihai251950 48.83
308 Lazarev, Vladimir251855 31.82
309 Thorsteins, Karl251864 31.47
310 Hernandez, Gilberto251851
311 van der Wiel, John T H251849 36.64
312 Tisdall, Jonathan D251850 37.60
313 Kudrin, Sergey251853 36.57
314 Milov, Leonid251857 30.15
315 Sulskis, Sarunas251751 23.35
316 Popovic, Petar251751 37.13
317 Kacheishvili, Giorgi251755 19.14
318 Mitenkov, Alexey251754 35.06
319 Guliev, Sarhan251649 27.99
320 Mirumian, Vigen251657 18.51
321 Malakhov, Vladimir251651 15.34
322 Sokolin, Leonid M251669
323 Rustemov, Alexander251551 22.73
324 Avrukh, Boris251553 18.23
325 Palac, Mladen251549 25.12
326 Kovalev, Andrei251552 34.40
327 Bagirov, Vladimir K251551 59.62
328 Nesterov, Jakov251366 29.35
329 Antonio, Rogelio Jr251355 34.12
330 Tischbierek, Raj251351 33.52
331 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251349 38.28
332 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo251350 26.14
333 Cramling, Pia251249 32.93
334 Ilincic, Zlatko251251 27.89
335 Minasian, Ara251257 21.96
336 Manor, Ilan251252 26.43
337 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav251254 30.04
338 Knaak, Rainer F251154 43.04
339 Kuporosov, Viktor251153 34.51
340 Khachian, Melikset251155 25.73
341 Arencibia, Walter251151 28.69
342 Mestel, A Jonathan251163 39.05
343 Fomichenko, Eduard251173 27.22
344 Barua, Dibyendu251153 29.43
345 Dokutchaev, Aleksander251058 23.83
346 Kishnev, Sergey251054 39.41
347 Haba, Petr251050 31.23
348 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos251057 41.02
349 Danielsen, Henrik251052 30.19
350 Dizdarevic, Emir251051 37.99
351 Damljanovic, Branko250948 34.79
352 Yuferov, Sergey N250954 50.33
353 Khasin, Alexander250962 44.92
354 Zapata, Alonso250951 37.61
355 Kovacevic, Vladimir250952 54.01
356 Dimitrov, Vladimir250850 27.96
357 Kron, Valentin250871 31.55
358 Har Zvi, Ronen250852 19.47
359 Slobodjan, Roman250851 21.25
360 Gofshtein, Leonid D250851 42.94
361 Mokrý, Karel250852 37.15
362 Kuczynski, Robert250851 29.95
363 Ubilava, Elizbar E250753 45.59
364 Agrest, Evgenij250756 29.63
365 Gausel, Einar250749 32.34
366 Korzubov, Peter250771 34.25
367 Nikolac, Juraj250763 63.94
368 Soffer, Ram250751 30.57
369 Gelman, Alexander250757 19.34
370 Gyimesi, Zoltan250649 18.99
371 Mainka, Romuald250650 32.88
372 Horváth, Csaba250648 27.82
373 Kalantarian, Norik250555 33.63
374 Blatny, Pavel250548 27.77
375 Olafsson, Helgi250550 39.63
376 Liss, Eran250551 20.75
377 Johansen, Darryl K250559 37.16
378 Chuchelov, Vladimir250551 26.51
379 Dyachkov, Sergej250454 19.40
380 Markowski, Tomasz250450 20.67
381 Li Zunian250475 38.23
382 Zhuravliov, Valerij250465 57.30
383 Ionescu, Constantin250454 37.55
384 Janjgava, Lasha250460 25.90
385 Fercec, Nenad250456 34.96
386 Luther, Thomas250448 26.41
387 Palatnik, Semen A250459 46.01
388 Lugovoi, Aleksei250451 21.07
389 Yegiazarian, Arsen250356 25.79
390 Lau, Ralf250350 36.45
391 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250356 41.56
392 Volkov, Sergey250257 22.15
393 Kundin, Alexander250271 14.77
394 Shchekachev, Andrei250152 23.43
395 Ye Rongguang250154 32.49
396 Petrosian, Arshak B250153 42.29
397 Rodriguez, Andres250151 22.28
398 Temirbaev, Serik250159
399 Belikov, Vladimir250152 24.66
400 Larsen, Bent250052 61.07
401 Legky, Nikolay A250052 40.96
402 Nadyrhanov, Sergey250057 32.51
403 Horvath, Jozsef250047 31.63
404 Klinger, Josef250062 28.82
405 Jansa, Vlastimil250049 53.34
406 Akhmadeev, Vadim249962 39.72
407 Nevednichy, Vladislav249951 26.58
408 Vaulin, Alexander249950 39.04
409 Enders, Peter249949 33.16
410 Vukic, Milan249854 52.62
411 Emms, John M249848 29.05
412 Koniushkov, Igor249758 33.34
413 Apicella, Manuel249749 25.94
414 Sosonko, Gennadi249752 52.87
415 Shmuter, Leonid249652 26.91
416 Rausis, Igors249648 34.98
417 Klovans, Janis249550 60.97
418 Ruzele, Darius249554 27.92
419 Mukhametov, Eldar249553 26.86
420 Zlochevskij, Alexander249553 32.77
421 Stanec, Nikolaus249550 27.92
422 Borges Mateos, Juan249559 30.01
423 Maljutin, Evgeni249559 24.42
424 Chernyshov, Konstantin249553 28.80
425 Nielsen, Peter Heine249449 22.85
426 Wells, Peter K249448 30.95
427 Panchenko, Alexander N249452 42.49
428 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249450 61.01
429 Zaitsev, Igor A249450 57.84
430 Ryskin, Alexander249357 33.22
431 Strikovic, Aleksa249351 34.88
432 Hamdouchi, Hichem249354 23.48
433 Unzicker, Wolfgang249356 70.76
434 Li Wenliang249363 28.94
435 Badea, Bela249254 27.11
436 Khlian, E.249270 36.47
437 Krogius, Nikolay V249257 65.69
438 Kalinitschew, Sergey249253 40.16
439 Kalegin, Evgenij249255 41.57
440 Kouatly, Bachar249272 38.08
441 Sunye Neto, Jaime249254 38.91
442 Taimanov, Mark E249152 70.15
443 Pavlovic, Milos249151 32.24
444 Martinovic, Slobodan249153 50.68
445 Quinteros, Miguel A249156 48.26
446 Pfleger, Helmut249163 52.65
447 Faragó, Iván249148 49.99
448 Bangiev, Alexander249168 49.37
449 Djurhuus, Rune249150 26.18
450 Yandemirov, Valeri249051 33.14
451 Zontakh, Andrey249053 25.41
452 Mohr, Georg249049 31.16
453 Geller, Efim P249056 71.08
454 Finegold, Benjamin249059 26.57
455 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249050 25.24
456 Cherepkov, Alexander V248971 75.42
457 Kumaran, Dharshan248953 20.82
458 Komliakov, Viktor248949 35.93
459 Nikcevic, Nebojsa248952
460 Krakops, Maris248953 17.99
461 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248956 48.62
462 Ivanovic, Božidar248953 49.60
463 Vakhidov, Tahir248872
464 Garcia Ilundain, David248850 24.99
465 Borovikov, Vladislav248876 22.64
466 Finkel, Alexander248851 21.25
467 Tregubov, Pavel V248850 24.28
468 Hug, Werner248854 43.56
469 Kholmov, Ratmir D248850 70.88
470 Keitlinghaus, Ludger248850 30.69
471 Antunes, Antonio248750 34.15
472 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248755 26.55
473 Renet, Olivier248749 31.28
474 Kaminski, Marcin248749 19.06
475 Shevelev, Sergei248768 26.98
476 Winants, Luc248755 33.25
477 Levin, Felix248752 37.40
478 Namgilov, Sogto248757 35.37
479 Gabdrakhmanov, Rafail248667 36.82
480 Vasquez, Rodrigo248663 26.32
481 Karpman, Vadim248664 30.88
482 Nijboer, Friso248649 30.85
483 Novik, Maxim248563 32.30
484 Iskusnyh, Sergei248551 21.57
485 Panchenko, Alexandar G248557 34.97
486 Zifroni, Dov248455 20.12
487 Purtov, Andrei248464 37.96
488 Abramovic, Boško248451 45.13
489 Panno, Oscar R248451 61.04
490 Shariyazdanov, Andrey248456 19.72
491 Rytshagov, Mikhail248450 28.38
492 Klebel, Martin248468 29.88
493 Kosten, Anthony C248354 37.69
494 Arbakov, Valentin248351 44.18
495 Agamaliev, Djamil248373 21.58
496 Sevillano, Enrico248256
497 Miezis, Normunds248152 24.89
498 Akesson, Ralf248151 35.15
499 Nevostrujev, Vladimir248160
500 Gipslis, Aivars248152 59.15

These ratings, calculated as of March 31, 1996, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between April 1, 1995 and March 31, 1996, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 31, 1995. 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 March 31, 1996. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 1, 1996.

+/- 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 April 1, 1996. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 1, 1996 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 April 1, 1996. 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 March 31, 1996. 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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