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Top 10 active players as of January 18, 1999


Top 500 active players as of January 18, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28494852.3% #335.76
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28134719.0% #423.56
3 Anand, Viswanathan28114718.7% #529.10
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily2760472.9% #1129.83
5 Shirov, Alexei2754472.1% #1226.54
6 Gelfand, Boris2743481.5% #1530.57
7 Karpov, Anatoly E2739471.0% #1647.65
8 Adams, Michael2724470.5% #2027.17
9 Morozevich, Alexander2715480.4% #2421.50
10 Svidler, Peter2714480.3% #2422.59
11 Short, Nigel D2709480.3% #2633.63
12 Topalov, Veselin2705470.2% #2823.84
13 Bareev, Evgeny2702490.2% #3032.16
14 Polgar, Judit2696480.1% #3322.49
15 Rublevsky, Sergei2691500.1% #3724.26
16 Leko, Peter2688490.1% #3819.36
17 Georgiev, Kiril267949 #4533.14
18 Zvjaginsev, Vadim267149 #5022.42
19 Sokolov, Ivan266647 #5430.60
20 Beliavsky, Alexander G266647 #5445.09
21 Gurevich, Mikhail N266548 #5639.91
22 Dreev, Alexey266448 #5629.99
23 Timman, Jan H266347 #5747.09
24 Almasi, Zoltan266248 #5822.39
25 Salov, Valery B266050 #6134.65
26 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A266051 #6238.84
27 Krasenkow, Michal265848 #6135.18
28 Onischuk, Alexander265849 #6223.37
29 Khalifman, Alexander265647 #6232.99
30 Akopian, Vladimir265150 #7027.11
31 Seirawan, Yasser265053 #7338.82
32 Sakaev, Konstantin264949 #7124.76
33 Sadler, Matthew264048 #8024.67
34 Tiviakov, Sergei263647 #8425.93
35 Korchnoi, Viktor L263647 #8467.82
36 Chernin, Alexander M263348 #8938.87
37 Nikolic, Predrag263248 #8938.35
38 Movsesian, Sergei263247 #8920.21
39 Jussupow, Artur M263148 #9038.93
40 Milov, Vadim262850 #9426.46
41 van Wely, Loek262846 #9226.28
42 Smirin, Ilia262749 #9530.99
43 Oll, Lembit262749 #9632.74
44 Piket, Jeroen262646 #9529.98
45 Lautier, Joel262547 #9725.77
46 Christiansen, Larry M262050 #10542.56
47 Vaganian, Rafael A261849 #10747.26
48 Khenkin, Igor261848 #10530.83
49 Graf, Alexander261751 #10936.40
50 Dautov, Rustem261749 #10833.14
51 Gulko, Boris F261650 #11051.94
52 Hellers, Ferdinand261458 #11829.97
53 Fedorov, Alexei261349 #11226.31
54 Dolmatov, Sergey V261152 #11739.91
55 Epishin, Vladimir260847 #11633.52
56 Tkachiev, Vladislav260850 #11925.19
57 Lputian, Smbat G260850 #11940.93
58 Hansen, Curt260849 #11834.33
59 Hracek, Zbynek260748 #12028.36
60 Sturua, Zurab260751 #12139.61
61 Yermolinsky, Alex V260649 #12040.77
62 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260551 #12331.90
63 Shipov, Sergei260550 #12232.75
64 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260550 #12348.21
65 Lutz, Christopher260549 #12227.90
66 deFirmian, Nicholas E260349 #12541.48
67 Minasian, Artashes260051 #12931.99
68 Giorgadze, Giorgi259948 #12834.27
69 Speelman, Jonathan S259748 #13042.29
70 Hjartarson, Jóhann259751 #13335.94
71 Beim, Valery259650 #13448.84
72 Sutovsky, Emil259648 #13221.33
73 Ehlvest, Jaan259647 #13236.26
74 Kharlov, Andrei259649 #13430.16
75 Aleksandrov, Aleksej259649 #13325.69
76 Atalik, Suat259448 #13434.27
77 Alterman, Boris259349 #13628.70
78 Ibragimov, Ildar259348 #13531.42
79 Hansen, Lars Bo259253 #14030.32
80 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259150 #13942.15
81 Miles, Anthony J259047 #13843.74
82 Nunn, John D M259052 #14243.73
83 Korneev, Oleg259047 #13929.48
84 Hübner, Robert258949 #14150.20
85 Rozentalis, Eduardas258848 #14135.64
86 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258851 #14334.45
87 Rogers, Ian258848 #14138.57
88 Fominyh, Alexander258650 #14539.59
89 Kavalek, Lubomir258567 #15855.44
90 Bologan, Viktor258448 #14527.09
91 Morovic Fernández, Iván E258450 #14735.82
92 Magerramov, Elmar S258466 #15840.77
93 Hodgson, Julian M258348 #14635.48
94 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam258251 #15019.12
95 Kožul, Zdenko258248 #14732.66
96 Yakovich, Yuri258248 #14836.13
97 Andersson, Ulf258149 #14847.56
98 Baburin, Alexander258151 #15131.91
99 Timoshenko, Georgy258150 #15032.63
100 Volkov, Sergey258149 #14924.95
101 Novikov, Igor A258149 36.65
102 Adianto, Utut258050 33.84
103 Bochkarev, Alexander258066 23.71
104 Benjamin, Joel L257950 34.85
105 Avrukh, Boris257950 21.03
106 Ribli, Zoltán257850 47.37
107 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257849 48.94
108 Kaidanov, Gregory S257853 39.27
109 Stefansson, Hannes257748 26.50
110 Psakhis, Lev B257649 40.14
111 Shabalov, Alexander257550 31.35
112 Balashov, Yury S257548 49.85
113 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel257548 33.12
114 Wahls, Matthias257550 30.98
115 Filippov, Valerij257448 23.14
116 Komarov, Dimitri257449 30.13
117 Gabriel, Christian257349 23.87
118 Kotronias, Vasilios257350 34.40
119 Razuvaev, Yury S257351 53.27
120 Huzman, Alexander257352 36.77
121 Guseinov, Aidyn257258 47.05
122 Peng Xiaomin257253 25.78
123 Milos, Gilberto257252 35.22
124 Romanishin, Oleg M257148 47.02
125 Ftácnik, Lubomír257148 41.22
126 Goldin, Alexander257052 33.89
127 Torre, Eugenio257054 47.20
128 Hickl, Joerg256950 33.76
129 Vaisser, Anatoli256850 49.87
130 Lalic, Bogdan256847 34.86
131 Wolff, Patrick G256859 30.92
132 Tregubov, Pavel V256749 27.08
133 Dvoiris, Semen I256649 40.21
134 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256647 41.49
135 Stohl, Igor256648 34.31
136 Dorfman, Iosif D256550 46.71
137 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 52.84
138 Gurevich, Dmitry256549 42.35
139 Asrian, Karen256551 18.73
140 Palac, Mladen256547 27.92
141 Ye Jiangchuan256453 38.16
142 Pigusov, Evgeny256451 37.80
143 Emms, John M256450 31.84
144 Lastin, Alexander256452 22.22
145 Gavrikov, Victor N256452 41.47
146 Pintér, József256449 45.19
147 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256348 36.01
148 Xu Jun256355 36.34
149 Savchenko, Stanislav256350 31.99
150 Ionov, Sergey256352 37.03
151 Ulibin, Mikhail256248 27.63
152 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256053 44.17
153 Ponomariov, Ruslan255951 15.27
154 Shneider, Aleksandr255755 36.66
155 Kruppa, Yuri255752 34.58
156 Pétursson, Margeir255754 38.92
157 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255753 36.91
158 Damljanovic, Branko255749 37.59
159 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255649 22.52
160 Lerner, Konstantin Z255550 48.89
161 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255550 38.00
162 Fedorowicz, John P255454 40.31
163 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255452 32.84
164 Lobron, Eric255450 38.70
165 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255450 39.79
166 Varga, Z.255461 28.52
167 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter255349 22.46
168 Podgaets, Mikhail Y255263 51.49
169 Yudasin, Leonid G255250 39.44
170 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy255150 32.47
171 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255158 54.70
172 Malakhov, Vladimir255053 18.14
173 Hertneck, Gerald254850 35.33
174 Nielsen, Peter Heine254748 25.65
175 Smagin, Sergey254755 40.36
176 Anastasian, Ashot254753 34.51
177 Sulskis, Sarunas254751 26.15
178 Glek, Igor V254648 37.20
179 Agdestein, Simen254552 31.67
180 Sokolov, Andrey Y254450 35.83
181 Spraggett, Kevin B254450 44.19
182 Spasov, Vasil254354 27.92
183 Rechlis, Gad254357 31.95
184 Wu Shaobin254365 29.95
185 Sherbakov, Ruslan254349 29.34
186 Cvitan, Ognjen254247 37.27
187 Zhang Zhong254252 20.37
188 Bacrot, Etienne254249 15.98
189 Spassky, Boris V254252 61.97
190 Shchekachev, Andrei254250 26.23
191 Burmakin, Vladimir254248 31.62
192 Sorokin, Maxim254250 30.98
193 Makarov, Marat254152 35.70
194 Kosashvili, Yona254060 28.54
195 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254051 54.31
196 Delchev, Aleksander254049 27.51
197 Leitao, Rafael254051 19.06
198 Yemelin, Vasily254050 22.96
199 Kengis, Edvins253950 39.77
200 Kiriakov, Petr253851 24.02
201 Sax, Gyula253849 47.58
202 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253853 21.94
203 Dizdar, Goran253749 40.12
204 Ilincic, Zlatko253751 30.69
205 Baklan, Vladimir253651 20.90
206 Zelcic, Robert253648 33.33
207 Golubev, Mihail253553 28.63
208 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253349 33.62
209 Brodsky, Michail253350 29.81
210 Kindermann, Stefan253349 39.06
211 Orlov, Georgi253372
212 Iuldachev, Saidali253254 30.97
213 Kobalija, Mihail253250 20.71
214 Velimirovic, Dragoljub253251 56.68
215 Aseev, Konstantin N253250 38.24
216 Kuzmin, Gennady P253251 52.99
217 Markovic, Miroslav253052 25.69
218 Watson, William N253061 36.75
219 Bezgodov, Alexei253053 29.55
220 Hort, Vlastimil253052 55.02
221 Wang Zili253057 30.59
222 Sermek, Drazen253048 29.97
223 Hamdouchi, Hichem252950 26.28
224 Kishnev, Sergey252957 42.21
225 Vera, Reynaldo252950 38.03
226 Nogueiras, Jesus252950 39.50
227 Cámpora, Daniel H252852 41.55
228 Tischbierek, Raj252851 36.32
229 Adorján, András252854 48.80
230 Soffer, Ram252854 33.37
231 Dao Thien Hai252850 20.69
232 Shabanov, Yury F252759 61.19
233 Schandorff, Lars252749 33.74
234 Kurajica, Bojan252649 51.17
235 Ivanov, Alexander V252655 42.71
236 Miladinovic, Igor252650 24.98
237 Portisch, Lajos252650 61.79
238 Ivanov, Sergey252650 37.30
239 Serper, Grigory252654 29.34
240 Agrest, Evgenij252549 32.42
241 Moroz, Alexander252555 37.99
242 Babula, Vlastimil252548 25.29
243 Dlugy, Maxim252574 32.97
244 Landa, Konstantin252550 26.66
245 Ginsburg, Gennadij252559 27.44
246 Galliamova, Alisa252452 26.99
247 Zakharevich, Igor252451 35.51
248 Golod, Vitali252351 27.56
249 Rustemov, Alexander252250 25.53
250 Bönsch, Uwe252252 40.26
251 Arkhangelsky, Boris252268 67.99
252 Irzhanov, Ruslan252254 22.14
253 van der Wiel, John T H252149 39.44
254 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252154 35.45
255 Cramling, Pia252149 35.74
256 Greenfeld, Alon252051 34.75
257 Shulman, Yuri252049 23.72
258 Bischoff, Klaus251948 37.61
259 Horváth, Csaba251948 30.62
260 Van der Sterren, Paul251949 42.84
261 Barua, Dibyendu251951 32.23
262 Podzielny, Karl Heinz251962 44.35
263 Gleizerov, Evgeny251951 35.83
264 Smikovski, Ivan251866 26.60
265 Browne, Walter S251859 50.02
266 Loginov, Valery A251849 43.10
267 Mikhalevski, Victor251849 26.52
268 Chuchelov, Vladimir251851 29.31
269 Neverov, Valery251751 34.58
270 Luther, Thomas251648 29.20
271 Dervishi, Erald251654 19.19
272 Rytshagov, Mikhail251649 31.18
273 Feygin, Michail251660 23.96
274 Zezulkin, Jurij251655 27.42
275 Kotsur, Pavel251554 25.04
276 Zaichik, Gennady L251567 41.94
277 Hector, Jonny251548 34.93
278 Temirbaev, Serik251454
279 Zarubin, Pavel251463 30.93
280 Istratescu, Andrei251449 23.12
281 Fishbein, Alexander251468 30.69
282 Haba, Petr251449 34.03
283 Kiselev, Sergey251452 37.34
284 Kumaran, Dharshan251460 23.61
285 Rodriguez, Amador251352 42.36
286 Nikolenko, Oleg251257 39.58
287 Enders, Peter251251 35.96
288 King, Daniel J251254 35.39
289 Ubilava, Elizbar E251254 48.39
290 Krivonosov, Oleg251259 37.69
291 Sagalchik, Gennadij251263 29.74
292 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V251255 51.42
293 Galkin, Alexander251150 19.96
294 Dizdarevic, Emir251150 40.79
295 Spangenberg, Hugo251149 23.16
296 Comas Fabrego, Luis251151 27.57
297 Danielian, Oganes251158
298 Mueller, Karsten251052 28.15
299 Slobodjan, Roman251049 24.05
300 Krakops, Maris251055 20.79
301 Lugovoi, Aleksei250949 23.87
302 Ruzele, Darius250853 30.73
303 Sunye Neto, Jaime250853 41.71
304 Nijboer, Friso250848 33.65
305 Hebden, Mark250750 40.92
306 Zagrebelny, Sergey250751
307 Reinderman, Dimitri250750 26.43
308 Sosonko, Gennadi250754 55.67
309 Kveinys, Aloyzas250651 36.52
310 Magem Badals, Jordi250648 31.40
311 Marin, Mihail250649 33.74
312 Polovodin, Igor A250667 43.82
313 Finkel, Alexander250552 24.05
314 Markowski, Tomasz250548 23.47
315 Darga, Klaus V250466 64.90
316 Xie Jun250449 28.22
317 Kudrin, Sergey250452 39.36
318 Shmuter, Leonid250462 29.71
319 Horvath, Jozsef250449 34.43
320 Hernandez, Gilberto250451
321 Levin, Felix250453 40.20
322 Timoshchenko, Gennady250450 49.73
323 Zubarev, Alexander250360 47.57
324 Chernyshov, Konstantin250355 31.60
325 Faragó, Iván250348 52.80
326 Popov, Valerij250251 24.35
327 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250251 52.75
328 Turov, Maxim250253 19.11
329 Schlosser, Philipp250250 30.41
330 Krogius, Nikolay V250265 68.49
331 Kantsler, Boris250253 36.76
332 Yurtaev, Leonid250153 39.71
333 Bezold, Michael250149 26.65
334 Gallagher, Joseph G250048 34.70
335 Lesiege, Alexandre250052 23.42
336 Sokolovs, Andrei250057 26.90
337 Drasko, Milan250051 36.12
338 Kolev, Atanas250055 31.51
339 Jakubiec, Artur250058 25.12
340 Zontakh, Andrey250052 28.20
341 Akesson, Ralf250048 37.94
342 Zilberman, Yaacov249953 44.65
343 Plaskett, Jim249951 38.83
344 Khasin, Alexander249956 47.72
345 Larsen, Bent249953 63.87
346 Pavlovic, Milos249952 35.04
347 Djuric, Stefan249851 43.48
348 Ricardi, Pablo249850 36.90
349 Vaulin, Alexander249848 41.83
350 Strikovic, Aleksa249851 37.68
351 Godena, Michele249748 31.55
352 Lanka, Zigurds249750 38.66
353 Didishko, Vereslav249752 49.77
354 Mitenkov, Alexey249761 37.86
355 Gausel, Einar249649 35.13
356 Palatnik, Semen A249662 48.81
357 Apicella, Manuel249652 28.75
358 Maiorov, Oleg249652 27.49
359 Wedberg, Tom249653 45.15
360 Suba, Mihai249554 51.63
361 Tsesarsky, Ilya249556 39.27
362 Ivanovic, Božidar249556 52.40
363 Teske, Henrik249549 30.89
364 Georgiev, Vladimir249551 23.39
365 Kalinitschew, Sergey249453 42.96
366 Manor, Ilan249455 29.23
367 Volzhin, Alexander249451 27.96
368 Hansen, Sune Berg249451 27.74
369 Garcia Ilundain, David249350 27.79
370 Degraeve, Jean Marc249349 27.98
371 Davies, Nigel R249352 38.47
372 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249353 24.42
373 Totsky, Leonid249352 31.44
374 Olafsson, Helgi249352 42.42
375 Vogt, Lothar H249252 47.00
376 Gofshtein, Leonid D249249 45.74
377 Gyimesi, Zoltan249249 21.80
378 Kempinski, Robert249249 21.52
379 Nevednichy, Vladislav249149 29.37
380 Polgar, Sofia249153 24.21
381 Smejkal, Jan249152 52.82
382 Sokolin, Leonid M249062
383 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249057 45.99
384 Smyslov, Vassily V249052 77.82
385 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249060
386 Chandler, Murray G248956 38.79
387 Bagirov, Vladimir K248951 62.42
388 Rausis, Igors248848 37.78
389 Hulak, Krunoslav248852 47.65
390 Cebalo, Mišo248848 53.95
391 Zifroni, Dov248853 22.92
392 Notkin, Maksim248753 35.10
393 Arkhipov, Sergey248758 44.57
394 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248755 35.31
395 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248750 41.08
396 Kosic, Dragan248754 28.92
397 Stanec, Nikolaus248648 30.72
398 Najer, Evgeniy248653 21.57
399 Vakhidov, Tahir248656
400 Conquest, Stuart248649 31.88
401 Lau, Ralf248651 39.25
402 Bagaturov, Giorgi248653 34.14
403 Johansen, Darryl K248659 39.95
404 Yandemirov, Valeri248550 35.94
405 Frias, Victor J248565 42.94
406 Chekhov, Valery A248557 43.14
407 Akhmadeev, Vadim248561 42.51
408 Joachim, Sven248562 29.63
409 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248562 30.80
410 Barsov, Alexei248552
411 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248558 26.63
412 Maksimenko, Andrei248551 29.11
413 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248554 40.74
414 Veingold, Aleksander248549 45.27
415 Belikov, Vladimir248454 27.46
416 Kogan, Artur248448 24.97
417 Zoler, Dan248453 24.99
418 Tseitlin, Mark D248452 55.32
419 Danielsen, Henrik248452 32.99
420 Arencibia, Walter248349 31.49
421 Berelovich, Aleksandar248351 31.54
422 Vescovi, Giovanni P248350 20.59
423 Liss, Eran248353 23.54
424 Grivas, Efstratios248151 32.80
425 Knaak, Rainer F248155 45.84
426 Van den Doel, Erik248148 19.67
427 Liiva, Riho248158 23.54
428 Macieja, Bartlomiej248150 21.29
429 Movsziszian, Karen248151 36.03
430 Moskalenko, Viktor248056 38.12
431 Petrosian, Arshak B248057 45.09
432 Iskusnyh, Sergei248050 24.37
433 Marciano, David247949 29.54
434 Kaminski, Marcin247950 21.85
435 Gdanski, Jacek247950 28.13
436 Rogozenko, Dorian247949 25.42
437 Annageldyev, Orazly247869 38.83
438 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247851 28.04
439 Kovacevic, Vladimir247851 56.81
440 Bauer, Christian247849 22.02
441 Ye Rongguang247856 35.29
442 Zarnicki, Pablo247750 26.18
443 Parker, Jonathan247754 22.66
444 Reprintsev, Alexander247759 40.11
445 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247767 29.34
446 Miralles, Gilles247753 32.94
447 Blatny, Pavel247648 30.57
448 Kovalev, Andrei247656 37.20
449 Nikolaidis, Ioannis247651 28.04
450 Popchev, Milko247553 34.19
451 Egin, Vladimir247557
452 Hug, Werner247555 46.35
453 Piskov, Yury247558 37.27
454 Ionescu, Constantin247550 40.35
455 Simonovic, Aleksandar247464 30.20
456 Goloshchapov, Alexander247456 20.98
457 Hasangatin, Ramil247454 26.55
458 Kholmov, Ratmir D247451 73.68
459 Hall, Jesper247451 27.51
460 Arbakov, Valentin247455 46.97
461 Ovetchkin, Roman247355 26.01
462 Rodriguez, Andres247350 25.08
463 Kallai, Gabor247352 39.91
464 Popovic, Petar247351 39.93
465 Fercec, Nenad247251 37.77
466 Mikhalevski, Alexander247254 40.85
467 Hauchard, Arnaud247249 27.17
468 Legky, Nikolay A247252 43.77
469 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos247165 43.82
470 Ioseliani, Nana247150 36.93
471 Prusikhin, Mihailo247154 20.99
472 Dimitrov, Vladimir247152 30.77
473 Stangl, Markus247153 29.72
474 Tisdall, Jonathan D247153 40.40
475 Ward, Christopher247149 30.81
476 Gruenfeld, Yehuda247161 42.89
477 Efimov, Igor247148 38.34
478 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247051 63.80
479 Kosten, Anthony C247051 40.48
480 Heinemann, Thies247053 27.86
481 Lazarev, Vladimir246950 34.62
482 Kupreichik, Viktor D246949 49.54
483 Kochiev, Alexander246953 42.81
484 Hoffman, Alejandro246949 32.23
485 Har Zvi, Ronen246956 22.26
486 Rukavina, Josip246964 56.14
487 Papaioannou, Ioannis246953 22.74
488 Khachian, Melikset246959 28.53
489 Saltaev, Mihail246950 36.16
490 Koniushkov, Igor246959 36.14
491 Becerra Rivero, Julio246950
492 Solomon, Stephen J246855 35.48
493 Vukic, Milan246859 55.41
494 Wells, Peter K246848 33.75
495 Abramovic, Boško246858 47.93
496 Votava, Jan246850 24.14
497 Tseitlin, Mikhail S246864 51.59
498 Fridman, Daniel246751 22.92
499 Glyanets, Alexander R246769 49.72
500 Varga, Zoltan246748 28.52

These ratings, calculated as of January 18, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1998 and January 18, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 31, 1997. 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 January 18, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 19, 1999.

+/- 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 January 19, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 19, 1999 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 January 19, 1999. 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 January 18, 1999. 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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