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Top 10 active players as of May 31, 1997

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288949
2 Anand, Viswanathan283048
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279947
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily278547
5 Karpov, Anatoly E276547
6 Topalov, Veselin275448
7 Kamsky, Gata272750
8 Gelfand, Boris271747
9 Shirov, Alexei271546
10 Bareev, Evgeny270848

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Top 500 active players as of May 31, 1997

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28894972.4% #234.13
2 Anand, Viswanathan28304816.0% #427.47
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2799475.6% #621.93
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2785473.2% #728.20
5 Karpov, Anatoly E2765471.3% #1046.02
6 Topalov, Veselin2754480.8% #1222.21
7 Kamsky, Gata2727500.2% #2122.99
8 Gelfand, Boris2717470.1% #2428.93
9 Shirov, Alexei2715460.1% #2524.91
10 Bareev, Evgeny2708480.1% #2930.53
11 Salov, Valery B2706490.1% #3033.01
12 Georgiev, Kiril269849 #3531.51
13 Polgar, Judit268747 #4220.86
14 Adams, Michael268747 #4225.54
15 Dreev, Alexey268448 #4428.36
16 Svidler, Peter268348 #4520.95
17 Beliavsky, Alexander G267848 #4943.46
18 Khalifman, Alexander267647 #5031.37
19 Akopian, Vladimir267049 #5725.48
20 Rublevsky, Sergei266750 #5922.63
21 Jussupow, Artur M266648 #6037.30
22 Short, Nigel D266248 #6431.99
23 Yermolinsky, Alex V265949 #6739.14
24 Nikolic, Predrag265848 #6836.72
25 Seirawan, Yasser265655 #7537.19
26 Sadler, Matthew265649 #7123.04
27 Almasi, Zoltan265547 #7020.76
28 Lautier, Joel265347 #7324.14
29 Rozentalis, Eduardas264848 #7934.01
30 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264850 #8037.21
31 Speelman, Jonathan S264749 #8040.66
32 Piket, Jeroen264747 #7828.34
33 Krasenkow, Michal264648 #8033.55
34 Gurevich, Mikhail N264449 #8338.28
35 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264449 #8420.79
36 van Wely, Loek264346 #8324.65
37 Tiviakov, Sergei264248 #8524.30
38 Morozevich, Alexander263950 #8919.87
39 Sokolov, Ivan263847 #8928.96
40 Leko, Peter263447 #9317.73
41 Oll, Lembit263448 #9531.11
42 Dvoiris, Semen I263349 #9638.58
43 Malaniuk, Vladimir P263248 #9639.86
44 Chernin, Alexander M262948 #9937.23
45 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E262850 #10230.27
46 Korchnoi, Viktor L262746 #10266.19
47 Lastin, Alexander262751 #10420.59
48 Portisch, Lajos262650 #10460.16
49 Milov, Vadim262550 #10524.83
50 Eingorn, Viacheslav S262550 #10640.52
51 Ehlvest, Jaan262547 #10434.63
52 Giorgadze, Giorgi262448 #10532.64
53 Vaganian, Rafael A262449 #10745.63
54 Nunn, John D M262251 #11142.10
55 Alterman, Boris262149 #11127.07
56 Aleksandrov, Aleksej262049 #11124.05
57 Sturua, Zurab262052 #11537.97
58 Timman, Jan H261947 #11145.46
59 Onischuk, Alexander261749 #11621.74
60 Sakaev, Konstantin261649 #11623.13
61 Hracek, Zbynek261648 #11626.73
62 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261670 #13340.36
63 Savchenko, Stanislav261650 #11830.36
64 Gavrikov, Victor N261352 #12339.84
65 Andersson, Ulf261149 #12245.92
66 Smirin, Ilia260848 #12529.36
67 Tkachiev, Vladislav260849 #12723.56
68 Yakovich, Yuri260648 #12834.50
69 Hellers, Ferdinand260658 #13528.34
70 Huzman, Alexander260651 #13135.14
71 Tukmakov, Vladimir B260548 #12951.21
72 Lputian, Smbat G260351 #13339.30
73 Kožul, Zdenko260348 #13131.03
74 Morovic Fernández, Iván E260150 #13534.19
75 Hansen, Curt260049 #13532.70
76 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel260049 #13631.49
77 Spasov, Vasil259954 #14026.29
78 Dautov, Rustem259849 #13731.51
79 Torre, Eugenio259857 #14345.57
80 Fominyh, Alexander259851 #13937.95
81 Psakhis, Lev B259748 #13838.51
82 Yudasin, Leonid G259748 #13837.81
83 Fedorov, Alexei259550 #14224.68
84 Miles, Anthony J259547 #14042.11
85 Shipov, Sergei259450 #14331.12
86 Gulko, Boris F259348 #14250.31
87 Vaisser, Anatoli259349 #14448.24
88 Polgar, Zsuzsa259253 #14728.12
89 Lutz, Christopher259248 #14326.27
90 Bologan, Viktor259248 #14425.46
91 Lalic, Bogdan259248 #14433.23
92 Kaidanov, Gregory S259151 #14737.64
93 Epishin, Vladimir259147 #14531.89
94 Adianto, Utut259051 #14832.21
95 Dolmatov, Sergey V259050 #14838.28
96 Dokhoian, Yury258864 #15832.60
97 Kuzmin, Alexey258859 #15534.23
98 Hjartarson, Jóhann258748 #14934.31
99 Korneev, Oleg258748 #14927.85
100 Sorokin, Maxim258650 #15129.36
101 Hübner, Robert258549 48.57
102 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258448 34.38
103 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258449 47.30
104 Zaichik, Gennady L258461 40.30
105 Benjamin, Joel L258451 33.22
106 Christiansen, Larry M258350 40.92
107 Atalik, Suat258249 32.64
108 Novikov, Igor A258248 35.02
109 Hodgson, Julian M258247 33.85
110 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258250 46.58
111 Kurajica, Bojan258149 49.54
112 Ftácnik, Lubomír258147 39.59
113 Razuvaev, Yury S258051 51.64
114 Kindermann, Stefan258049 37.43
115 Balashov, Yury S258049 48.22
116 Ibragimov, Ildar258048 29.79
117 Wolff, Patrick G258053 29.29
118 Komarov, Dimitri257949 28.50
119 Beim, Valery257852 47.21
120 Glek, Igor V257848 35.57
121 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257863 32.82
122 Wahls, Matthias257749 29.35
123 deFirmian, Nicholas E257748 39.85
124 Goldin, Alexander257751 32.26
125 Agdestein, Simen257654 30.04
126 Magerramov, Elmar S257663 39.14
127 Vyzmanavin, Alexey257652 37.41
128 Kharlov, Andrei257549 28.53
129 Ribli, Zoltán257551 45.73
130 Rechlis, Gad257456 30.32
131 Anastasian, Ashot257451 32.87
132 Sutovsky, Emil257449 19.70
133 Kharitonov, Andrey Y257450 38.16
134 Shneider, Aleksandr257452 35.03
135 Pigusov, Evgeny257351 36.17
136 Rogers, Ian257249 36.93
137 Lerner, Konstantin Z257251 47.26
138 Milos, Gilberto257253 33.59
139 Pétursson, Margeir257249 37.29
140 Dorfman, Iosif D257253 45.08
141 Baburin, Alexander257151 30.28
142 Movsesian, Sergei256949 18.58
143 Filippov, Valerij256949 21.51
144 Hansen, Lars Bo256850 28.69
145 Gleizerov, Evgeny256850 34.20
146 Graf, Alexander256850 34.77
147 Xu Jun256754 34.71
148 Pintér, József256650 43.56
149 Iuldachev, Saidali256654 29.33
150 Makarichev, Sergey Y256666 43.54
151 Serper, Grigory256652 27.71
152 Hertneck, Gerald256552 33.70
153 Shulman, Yuri256549 22.09
154 Ruban, Vadim256557 32.96
155 Sokolov, Andrey Y256549 34.20
156 Kengis, Edvins256449 38.14
157 Makarov, Marat256351 34.07
158 Cvitan, Ognjen256348 35.64
159 Browne, Walter S256256 48.39
160 Brodsky, Michail256150 28.18
161 Aseev, Konstantin N255949 36.61
162 Spassky, Boris V255958 60.34
163 Sherbakov, Ruslan255949 27.71
164 Ivanov, Sergey255951 35.67
165 Timoshenko, Georgy255951 30.99
166 Gabriel, Christian255849 22.24
167 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255851 36.37
168 Ionov, Sergey255851 35.40
169 Schlosser, Philipp255749 28.78
170 Gurevich, Dmitry255749 40.72
171 Kuzmin, Gennady P255752 51.37
172 Pugachov, Alexey255664 31.76
173 Moroz, Alexander255656 36.37
174 Stefansson, Hannes255649 24.87
175 Plaskett, Jim255562 37.20
176 Nijboer, Friso255449 32.01
177 Kosashvili, Yona255459 26.91
178 Spangenberg, Hugo255449 21.53
179 Romanishin, Oleg M255448 45.39
180 Yemelin, Vasily255451 21.33
181 Hickl, Joerg255449 32.12
182 Watson, William N255357 35.12
183 Sherbakov, Vitaly S255368 41.94
184 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255352 31.21
185 Smagin, Sergey255253 38.73
186 Landa, Konstantin255250 25.03
187 Smikovski, Ivan255164 24.96
188 Wang Zili255151 28.96
189 Dlugy, Maxim255166 31.34
190 Palac, Mladen255148 26.29
191 Dao Thien Hai255049 19.06
192 Fishbein, Alexander255065 29.06
193 Kavalek, Lubomir255062 53.81
194 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254950 31.98
195 Shabalov, Alexander254851 29.72
196 Bischoff, Klaus254849 35.97
197 Minasian, Artashes254851 30.36
198 Kruppa, Yuri254852 32.94
199 King, Daniel J254752 33.76
200 Stohl, Igor254748 32.68
201 Peng Xiaomin254752 24.15
202 Muhutdinov, Marat254672 29.54
203 Tregubov, Pavel V254650 25.44
204 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254671 49.86
205 Kotronias, Vasilios254649 32.77
206 Guseinov, Aidyn254658 45.41
207 Ilincic, Zlatko254551 29.06
208 Sagalchik, Gennadij254557 28.11
209 Khenkin, Igor254549 29.19
210 Spraggett, Kevin B254550 42.56
211 Smejkal, Jan254450 51.19
212 Chandler, Murray G254455 37.16
213 Loginov, Valery A254449 41.47
214 Sax, Gyula254348 45.95
215 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254355 53.07
216 Bönsch, Uwe254350 38.63
217 Sermek, Drazen254348 28.34
218 Bezgodov, Alexei254252 27.92
219 Dizdarevic, Emir254250 39.16
220 Asrian, Karen254255 17.10
221 Ye Jiangchuan254251 36.53
222 Gurevich, Ilya254264 25.31
223 Burmakin, Vladimir254149 29.98
224 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254152 20.31
225 Vasiukov, Evgeny A254053 64.24
226 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter254050 20.83
227 Arkhipov, Sergey254055 42.93
228 Hebden, Mark254051 39.29
229 Ginsburg, Gennadij254061 25.80
230 Cámpora, Daniel H254050 39.92
231 Fedorowicz, John P253955 38.68
232 Neverov, Valery253951 32.94
233 Saltaev, Mihail253953 34.53
234 Frolov, Artur253958 26.84
235 Ivanov, Alexander V2253871 41.08
236 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253751 52.68
237 Greenfeld, Alon253750 33.12
238 Rodriguez, Amador253749 40.73
239 Ivanov, Alexander V253753 41.08
240 Knaak, Rainer F253654 44.21
241 Golubev, Mihail253652 27.00
242 Lanka, Zigurds253549 37.03
243 Rustemov, Alexander253550 23.90
244 Mecking, Henrique253574 45.36
245 Varga, Z.253561 26.89
246 Nikolenko, Oleg253454 37.94
247 Zarubin, Pavel253468 29.30
248 Zezulkin, Jurij253462 25.79
249 Shchekachev, Andrei253451 24.59
250 Horvath, Jozsef253347 32.80
251 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253353 42.54
252 Davies, Nigel R253351 36.83
253 Avrukh, Boris253251 19.40
254 Volkov, Sergey253152 23.32
255 Kiselev, Sergey253149 35.71
256 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V253152 49.79
257 Sokolin, Leonid M253165
258 Alburt, Lev O253161 51.78
259 Kovacevic, Vladimir253153 55.18
260 Lobron, Eric253149 37.07
261 van der Wiel, John T H253149 37.81
262 Orlov, Georgi253062
263 Slobodjan, Roman253050 22.41
264 Popovic, Petar252951 38.30
265 Kotsur, Pavel252954 23.41
266 Nogueiras, Jesus252950 37.87
267 Dizdar, Goran252949 38.49
268 Chekhov, Valery A252953 41.51
269 Van der Sterren, Paul252849 41.21
270 Ulibin, Mikhail252849 25.99
271 Liss, Eran252752 21.91
272 Marin, Mihail252748 32.11
273 Soffer, Ram252753 31.73
274 Budnikov, Alexandar252766 30.35
275 Babula, Vlastimil252751 23.66
276 Hort, Vlastimil252451 53.39
277 Shariyazdanov, Andrey252351 20.89
278 Malakhov, Vladimir252251 16.51
279 Yurtaev, Leonid252254 38.08
280 Schandorff, Lars252250 32.11
281 Krakops, Maris252253 19.16
282 Wells, Peter K252148 32.12
283 Chuchelov, Vladimir252152 27.68
284 Kiriakov, Petr252152 22.39
285 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N252152 51.12
286 Cebalo, Mišo252149 52.32
287 Vaulin, Alexander252150 40.20
288 Luther, Thomas252049 27.57
289 Tischbierek, Raj252051 34.69
290 Enders, Peter252050 34.33
291 Gyimesi, Zoltan251948 20.17
292 Shabanov, Yury F251961 59.55
293 Irzhanov, Ruslan251953 20.51
294 Strikovic, Aleksa251850 36.05
295 Ricardi, Pablo251850 35.27
296 Kosten, Anthony C251853 38.85
297 Mainka, Romuald251851 34.04
298 Damljanovic, Branko251849 35.95
299 Mariano, Nelson251862 22.92
300 Yuneev, Alexey251769
301 Kosic, Dragan251752 27.29
302 Suba, Mihai251751 49.99
303 Miladinovic, Igor251651 23.35
304 Kovacevic, Vladimir2251670 42.20
305 Kupreichik, Viktor D251649 47.91
306 Gofshtein, Leonid D251650 44.11
307 Blatny, Pavel251647 28.94
308 Notkin, Maksim251550 33.47
309 Hulak, Krunoslav251551 46.02
310 Xie Jun251550 26.59
311 Timoshchenko, Gennady251550 48.09
312 Gausel, Einar251550 33.50
313 Arnason, Jon L251457 36.55
314 Djuric, Stefan251453 41.85
315 Milov, Leonid251456 31.32
316 Ruzele, Darius251452 29.09
317 Nesterov, Jakov251475 30.52
318 Gorelov, Sergey G251359 39.79
319 Yandemirov, Valeri251351 34.30
320 Gallagher, Joseph G251349 33.07
321 Miralles, Gilles251355 31.31
322 Djurhuus, Rune251250 27.35
323 Stangl, Markus251250 28.09
324 Nielsen, Peter Heine251248 24.02
325 Groszpeter, Attila251250 36.97
326 Magem Badals, Jordi251249 29.77
327 Conquest, Stuart251249 30.25
328 Arencibia, Walter251249 29.86
329 Vesselovsky, Serguei251154 45.35
330 Agrest, Evgenij251150 30.79
331 Akhmadeev, Vadim251160 40.88
332 Kantsler, Boris251151 35.12
333 Kishnev, Sergey251160 40.58
334 Golod, Vitali251055 25.92
335 Zagrebelny, Sergey251053
336 Maksimenko, Andrei251050 27.48
337 Galkin, Alexander251051 18.33
338 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto250949 39.44
339 Kholmov, Ratmir D250950 72.05
340 Smyslov, Vassily V250851 76.19
341 Belikov, Vladimir250852 25.83
342 Kuporosov, Viktor250856 35.68
343 Delchev, Aleksander250850 25.88
344 Palatnik, Semen A250866 47.18
345 Starosek, Konstantin250869 28.75
346 Dokutchaev, Aleksander250867 24.99
347 Akesson, Ralf250850 36.31
348 Dvoretsky, Mark I250772 49.48
349 Istratescu, Andrei250750 21.49
350 Ubilava, Elizbar E250753 46.76
351 Tsesarsky, Ilya250762 37.64
352 Kudrin, Sergey250754 37.73
353 Zontakh, Andrey250756 26.57
354 Ye Rongguang250755 33.66
355 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos250663 42.19
356 Podzielny, Karl Heinz250658 42.72
357 Zakharevich, Igor250651 33.88
358 Lesiege, Alexandre250654 21.79
359 Degraeve, Jean Marc250651 26.35
360 Adorján, András250655 47.17
361 Mestel, A Jonathan250571 40.22
362 Krivonosov, Oleg250563 36.05
363 Simonovic, Aleksandar250565 28.57
364 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250550 33.82
365 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy250552 30.83
366 Egin, Vladimir250554
367 Temirbaev, Serik250457
368 Barua, Dibyendu250453 30.59
369 Khasin, Alexander250468 46.09
370 Har Zvi, Ronen250353 20.63
371 Hamdouchi, Hichem250352 24.65
372 Wu Shaobin250361 28.32
373 Lugovoi, Aleksei250351 22.24
374 Najer, Evgeniy250354 19.94
375 Rytshagov, Mikhail250349 29.55
376 Sosonko, Gennadi250352 54.04
377 Legky, Nikolay A250250 42.14
378 Bagaturov, Giorgi250253 32.51
379 Vakhidov, Tahir250256
380 Kolev, Atanas250254 29.88
381 Bacrot, Etienne250250 14.36
382 Olafsson, Helgi250251 40.79
383 Rausis, Igors250248 36.15
384 Franco Ocampos, Zenon250152 41.05
385 Nasybullin, Vladislav250174
386 Emms, John M250150 30.21
387 Maiorov, Oleg250153 25.86
388 Horváth, Csaba250147 28.98
389 Kveinys, Aloyzas250149 34.89
390 Kumaran, Dharshan250053 21.98
391 Apicella, Manuel250050 27.12
392 Haba, Petr250049 32.40
393 Wang Pin250063 22.47
394 Prokopchuk, Evgeny250053 18.88
395 Rychagov, Andrey250052 17.83
396 Tolnai, Tibor249950 32.69
397 Kobalija, Mihail249852 19.08
398 Zhuravliov, Valerij249873 58.47
399 Fercec, Nenad249852 36.14
400 Manor, Ilan249854 27.60
401 Hector, Jonny249848 33.30
402 Klinger, Josef249770 29.98
403 Dyachkov, Sergej249754 20.57
404 Chernyshov, Konstantin249753 29.97
405 Pavlovic, Milos249752 33.40
406 Kaminski, Marcin249751 20.22
407 Arbakov, Valentin249751 45.34
408 Finkel, Alexander249650 22.41
409 Renet, Olivier249649 32.44
410 Kempinski, Robert249549 19.89
411 Ioseliani, Nana249552 35.30
412 Guliev, Sarhan249551 29.16
413 Ryskin, Alexander249563 34.39
414 Moskalenko, Viktor249454 36.49
415 Thorsteins, Karl249465 32.63
416 Johansen, Darryl K249458 38.32
417 Krogius, Nikolay V249462 66.86
418 Teske, Henrik249449 29.26
419 Li Wenliang249358 30.11
420 Ponomariov, Ruslan249356 13.64
421 Shmuter, Leonid249356 28.08
422 Keitlinghaus, Ludger249349 31.85
423 Dimitrov, Vladimir249352 29.14
424 Abramovic, Boško249354 46.30
425 Ivanovic, Božidar249255 50.77
426 Antonio, Rogelio Jr249256 35.28
427 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249252 55.05
428 Didishko, Vereslav249251 48.14
429 Drasko, Milan249250 34.48
430 Mokrý, Karel249153 38.32
431 Tseitlin, Mark D249150 53.69
432 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249155 44.37
433 Berelovich, Aleksandar249154 29.91
434 Ionescu, Constantin249150 38.72
435 Vera, Reynaldo249150 36.40
436 Mueller, Karsten249153 26.52
437 Supatashvili, Khvicha249155 28.17
438 Vogt, Lothar H249052 45.37
439 Zarnicki, Pablo249049 24.55
440 Vukic, Milan249056 53.78
441 Liiva, Riho249057 21.91
442 Komliakov, Viktor249049 37.10
443 Danielsen, Henrik249049 31.36
444 Zilberman, Yaacov249056 43.01
445 Kalinitschew, Sergey249053 41.33
446 Sokolovs, Andrei248955 25.27
447 Winants, Luc248957 34.41
448 Geller, Efim P248963 72.25
449 Lau, Ralf248950 37.62
450 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248951 62.17
451 Donchev, Dimitar I248865 38.86
452 Liang Chong248868
453 Antunes, Antonio248851 35.32
454 Rodriguez, Andres248852 23.45
455 Li Zunian248872 39.40
456 Popchev, Milko248859 32.55
457 Khachian, Melikset248753 26.90
458 Maljutin, Evgeni248762 25.58
459 Jirovsky, Milos248752 23.21
460 Maherramzade, Javad248758 21.05
461 Anagnostopoulos, Dimitri248651 26.97
462 Bagirov, Vladimir K248651 60.79
463 Karpman, Vadim248673 32.05
464 Feygin, Michail248663 22.33
465 Annageldyev, Orazly248660 37.20
466 Thorhallsson, Throstur248549 28.20
467 Bauer, Christian248551 20.39
468 Mukhametov, Eldar248554 28.03
469 Vasquez, Rodrigo248471 27.48
470 Kovalev, Andrei248452 35.57
471 Bezold, Michael248449 25.02
472 Gil Capape, Javier248465 30.06
473 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248357 27.71
474 Sulskis, Sarunas248350 24.51
475 Jakubiec, Artur248361 23.49
476 Jansa, Vlastimil248349 54.51
477 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248357 33.68
478 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248350 26.41
479 Volzhin, Alexander248350 26.33
480 Goloshchapov, Alexander248260 19.35
481 Badea, Bela248253 28.28
482 Cramling, Pia248248 34.11
483 Kakageldyev, Amanmurad248258 47.43
484 Larsen, Bent248255 62.24
485 Finegold, Benjamin248267 27.73
486 Piskov, Yury248255 35.64
487 Rabiega, Robert248150 26.33
488 Sunye Neto, Jaime248158 40.08
489 Lazarev, Vladimir248153 32.98
490 Purtov, Andrei248163 39.13
491 Lin Weiguo248065 26.85
492 Kuczynski, Robert248050 31.12
493 Namgilov, Sogto248059 36.54
494 Votava, Jan248049 22.51
495 Borges Mateos, Juan248056 31.18
496 Pfleger, Helmut247967 53.82
497 Frias, Victor J247965 41.31
498 Cabrilo, Goran247955 38.91
499 Solomon, Stephen J247959 33.85
500 Tisdall, Jonathan D247950 38.76

These ratings, calculated as of May 31, 1997, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between June 1, 1996 and May 31, 1997, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 31, 1996. 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 May 31, 1997. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 1, 1997.

+/- 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 June 1, 1997. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 1, 1997 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 June 1, 1997. 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 May 31, 1997. 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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