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Top 10 active players as of September 13, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288348
2 Anand, Viswanathan280747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280346
4 Shirov, Alexei278147
5 Leko, Peter274548
6 Gelfand, Boris273447
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily273347
8 Karpov, Anatoly E272347
9 Adams, Michael272246
10 Kamsky, Gata272158

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Top 500 active players as of September 13, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28834876.0% #136.42
2 Anand, Viswanathan2807479.0% #529.76
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2803467.7% #624.22
4 Shirov, Alexei2781473.7% #827.19
5 Leko, Peter2745480.9% #1620.01
6 Gelfand, Boris2734470.4% #1931.22
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2733470.4% #1930.49
8 Karpov, Anatoly E2723470.2% #2348.31
9 Adams, Michael2722460.2% #2327.82
10 Kamsky, Gata2721580.7% #2725.28
11 Morozevich, Alexander2717490.2% #2622.15
12 Bareev, Evgeny2715500.2% #2732.81
13 Topalov, Veselin2713470.1% #2724.50
14 Svidler, Peter2701470.1% #3323.24
15 Khalifman, Alexander269547 #3733.65
16 Short, Nigel D2694490.1% #3934.28
17 Georgiev, Kiril268350 #4633.79
18 Akopian, Vladimir267848 #4927.77
19 Dreev, Alexey267648 #5130.65
20 Gurevich, Mikhail N267448 #5340.56
21 Rublevsky, Sergei267251 #5624.91
22 Almasi, Zoltan266948 #5723.04
23 Krasenkow, Michal266248 #6335.83
24 Polgar, Judit266249 #6323.14
25 Seirawan, Yasser266250 #6539.47
26 Nikolic, Predrag265848 #6839.01
27 Zvjaginsev, Vadim265849 #6823.07
28 Sokolov, Ivan265647 #6931.25
29 Movsesian, Sergei265548 #7120.86
30 Beliavsky, Alexander G265448 #7145.74
31 Korchnoi, Viktor L265347 #7268.47
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265050 #7725.42
33 Onischuk, Alexander264949 #7724.03
34 Smirin, Ilia264649 #8031.65
35 Timman, Jan H264647 #7947.75
36 van Wely, Loek264346 #8126.93
37 Chernin, Alexander M264350 #8539.52
38 Lautier, Joel263847 #8826.42
39 Jussupow, Artur M263849 #9039.58
40 Milov, Vadim263549 #9327.12
41 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263452 #9739.49
42 Sadler, Matthew263248 #9625.33
43 Piket, Jeroen263046 #9730.63
44 Gulko, Boris F262950 #10152.59
45 Salov, Valery B262553 #10735.30
46 Kharlov, Andrei262549 #10430.82
47 Lputian, Smbat G262450 #10741.58
48 Hracek, Zbynek262349 #10729.01
49 Tiviakov, Sergei262248 #10926.58
50 Dautov, Rustem262050 #11233.79
51 Ehlvest, Jaan262048 #11136.91
52 Fedorov, Alexei261951 #11326.96
53 Hellers, Ferdinand261864 #12530.63
54 Epishin, Vladimir261748 #11334.17
55 Vaganian, Rafael A261750 #11547.91
56 Tkachiev, Vladislav261750 #11525.84
57 Aleksandrov, Aleksej261750 #11626.34
58 Graf, Alexander261654 #12037.05
59 Hjartarson, Jóhann261553 #11936.60
60 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter261349 #12023.12
61 Khenkin, Igor261248 #12031.48
62 Ibragimov, Ildar261048 #12232.08
63 Hodgson, Julian M261049 #12236.14
64 Christiansen, Larry M260851 #12643.21
65 Novikov, Igor A260849 #12637.31
66 Giorgadze, Giorgi260749 #12634.93
67 Sturua, Zurab260652 #12940.26
68 Gavrikov, Victor N260553 #13242.12
69 Dolmatov, Sergey V260552 #13140.57
70 Agdestein, Simen260552 #13132.33
71 Speelman, Jonathan S260448 #12842.95
72 Milos, Gilberto260452 #13135.87
73 Avrukh, Boris260449 #13021.68
74 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260348 #13042.15
75 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260354 #13532.55
76 Bologan, Viktor260247 #13027.75
77 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260250 #13348.86
78 Minasian, Artashes260251 #13432.65
79 Nunn, John D M260053 #13744.39
80 Andersson, Ulf260049 #13548.21
81 Korneev, Oleg260049 #13430.14
82 Hansen, Curt259750 #13934.98
83 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259650 #13942.80
84 Lutz, Christopher259548 #13928.55
85 Kuzmin, Alexey259561 #14936.51
86 Ye Jiangchuan259453 #14438.82
87 Hübner, Robert259450 #14150.85
88 Beim, Valery259453 #14449.49
89 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259349 #14133.78
90 Ribli, Zoltán259351 #14348.02
91 Fominyh, Alexander259152 #14740.25
92 Kavalek, Lubomir258874 #16456.09
93 Sutovsky, Emil258848 #14721.98
94 Burmakin, Vladimir258848 #14832.27
95 Bacrot, Etienne258748 #14816.64
96 Miles, Anthony J258547 #14944.39
97 Atalik, Suat258548 #15034.93
98 Huzman, Alexander258451 #15337.43
99 Hansen, Lars Bo258454 #15530.97
100 Razuvaev, Yury S258452 #15553.93
101 Asrian, Karen258451 19.39
102 Volkov, Sergey258349 25.60
103 Rozentalis, Eduardas258349 36.30
104 Shipov, Sergei258351 33.41
105 Ulibin, Mikhail258249 28.29
106 Filippov, Valerij258249 23.79
107 Benjamin, Joel L258249 35.51
108 deFirmian, Nicholas E258248 42.13
109 Goldin, Alexander258252 34.55
110 Ponomariov, Ruslan258250 15.92
111 Kožul, Zdenko258248 33.31
112 Dvoiris, Semen I258150 40.86
113 Romanishin, Oleg M258048 47.68
114 Gabriel, Christian258049 24.53
115 Magerramov, Elmar S257967 41.43
116 Yudasin, Leonid G257951 40.10
117 Morovic Fernández, Iván E257952 36.47
118 Malakhov, Vladimir257953 18.80
119 Yakovich, Yuri257949 36.79
120 Stefansson, Hannes257749 27.15
121 Yermolinsky, Alex V257748 41.42
122 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257650 49.59
123 Ftácnik, Lubomír257548 41.87
124 Psakhis, Lev B257549 40.79
125 Kaidanov, Gregory S257553 39.92
126 Tregubov, Pavel V257550 27.73
127 Shneider, Aleksandr257455 37.31
128 Peng Xiaomin257353 26.43
129 Dorfman, Iosif D257352 47.37
130 Bochkarev, Alexander257374 24.36
131 Komarov, Dimitri257250 30.78
132 Alterman, Boris257250 29.36
133 Timoshenko, Georgy257051 33.28
134 Torre, Eugenio257055 47.86
135 Sax, Gyula257048 48.24
136 Wolff, Patrick G257064 31.58
137 Fedorowicz, John P256952 40.96
138 Nielsen, Peter Heine256849 26.30
139 Wahls, Matthias256851 31.63
140 Pigusov, Evgeny256852 38.45
141 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256851 23.17
142 Gurevich, Dmitry256850 43.01
143 Zhang Zhong256752 21.02
144 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav256752 35.10
145 Agrest, Evgenij256749 33.08
146 Kobalija, Mihail256750 21.36
147 Baburin, Alexander256649 32.57
148 Damljanovic, Branko256651 38.24
149 Lalic, Bogdan256647 35.51
150 Xu Jun256560 36.98
151 Lerner, Konstantin Z256450 49.54
152 Palac, Mladen256448 28.57
153 Sorokin, Maxim256450 31.64
154 Shulman, Yuri256349 24.37
155 Emms, John M256349 32.50
156 Smagin, Sergey256358 41.01
157 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam256350 19.77
158 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256349 36.66
159 Balashov, Yury S256350 50.50
160 Gurevich, Ilya256366 27.60
161 Kotronias, Vasilios256252 35.05
162 Adianto, Utut256251 34.49
163 Rogers, Ian256248 39.22
164 Hansen, Sune Berg256049 28.40
165 Pétursson, Margeir256056 39.58
166 Vaisser, Anatoli256051 50.52
167 Shabalov, Alexander255950 32.00
168 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255850 40.44
169 Varga, Z.255769 29.17
170 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255749 53.50
171 Kengis, Edvins255552 40.42
172 Ionov, Sergey255552 37.68
173 Kotsur, Pavel255553 25.69
174 Baklan, Vladimir255551 21.55
175 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255555 37.57
176 Stohl, Igor255448 34.96
177 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255456 33.50
178 Sokolov, Andrey Y255452 36.48
179 Hertneck, Gerald255451 35.98
180 Rustemov, Alexander255351 26.19
181 Leitao, Rafael255251 19.71
182 Golod, Vitali255250 28.22
183 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255252 38.66
184 Landa, Konstantin255151 27.31
185 Zelcic, Robert255148 33.98
186 Sherbakov, Ruslan255149 29.99
187 Hickl, Joerg255051 34.41
188 Savchenko, Stanislav255050 32.65
189 Kruppa, Yuri255053 35.23
190 Lastin, Alexander255053 22.87
191 Smikovski, Ivan255069 27.25
192 Arkhipov, Sergey255057 45.22
193 Serper, Grigory254955 29.99
194 van der Wiel, John T H254949 40.09
195 Glek, Igor V254748 37.85
196 Guseinov, Aidyn254660 47.70
197 Morrison, William254666 39.11
198 Slobodjan, Roman254649 24.70
199 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254654 55.36
200 Pintér, József254650 45.84
201 Spasov, Vasil254554 28.57
202 Volzhin, Alexander254551 28.61
203 Lobron, Eric254551 39.35
204 Chernyshov, Konstantin254353 32.26
205 Spassky, Boris V254152 62.62
206 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254152 44.82
207 Neverov, Valery254051 35.23
208 Golubev, Mihail254055 29.29
209 Dao Thien Hai254051 21.34
210 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253949 34.27
211 Tischbierek, Raj253851 36.97
212 Popov, Valerij253851 25.01
213 Ilincic, Zlatko253753 31.34
214 Yemelin, Vasily253750 23.62
215 Spraggett, Kevin B253752 44.84
216 Kantsler, Boris253752 37.41
217 Adorján, András253658 49.45
218 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253662 52.14
219 Zakharevich, Igor253652 36.16
220 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V253554 54.97
221 Hamdouchi, Hichem253550 26.93
222 Anastasian, Ashot253552 35.16
223 Kiriakov, Petr253351 24.67
224 Watson, William N253261 37.40
225 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253158 45.01
226 Makarov, Marat253154 36.35
227 Zontakh, Andrey253151 28.86
228 Ginsburg, Gennadij253161 28.09
229 Shabanov, Yury F253064 61.84
230 Iuldachev, Saidali253054 31.62
231 Greenfeld, Alon253050 35.41
232 Bönsch, Uwe252953 40.91
233 Ivanov, Alexander V252853 43.37
234 Barua, Dibyendu252852 32.88
235 Brodsky, Michail252850 30.46
236 Kishnev, Sergey252858 42.87
237 Timoshchenko, Gennady252851 50.38
238 Spangenberg, Hugo252850 23.81
239 Cvitan, Ognjen252748 37.93
240 Vera, Reynaldo252751 38.68
241 Sermek, Drazen252748 30.62
242 Ivanov, Sergey252751 37.96
243 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252651 33.12
244 Babula, Vlastimil252649 25.95
245 Bezgodov, Alexei252657 30.21
246 Shchekachev, Andrei252651 26.88
247 Temirbaev, Serik252657
248 Darga, Klaus V252567 65.55
249 Kurajica, Bojan252550 51.83
250 Moroz, Alexander252559 38.65
251 Orlov, Georgi252465
252 Arnason, Jon L252469 38.83
253 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252457 36.11
254 Magem Badals, Jordi252349 32.05
255 Irzhanov, Ruslan252356 22.80
256 Feygin, Michail252266 24.62
257 Schandorff, Lars252249 34.40
258 Cámpora, Daniel H252253 42.21
259 Nogueiras, Jesus252250 40.16
260 Chekhov, Valery A252157 43.80
261 Nikolenko, Oleg252160 40.23
262 Portisch, Lajos252152 62.44
263 Rytshagov, Mikhail252152 31.84
264 Marciano, David251950 30.19
265 Hernandez, Gilberto251952
266 Krakops, Maris251957 21.44
267 Rodriguez, Amador251856 43.01
268 Suba, Mihai251858 52.28
269 Hort, Vlastimil251852 55.67
270 Van der Sterren, Paul251849 43.49
271 Wang Zili251858 31.25
272 Soffer, Ram251756 34.02
273 Ubilava, Elizbar E251757 49.05
274 Kindermann, Stefan251749 39.71
275 Zarubin, Pavel251671 31.58
276 Gleizerov, Evgeny251651 36.48
277 Sunye Neto, Jaime251653 42.36
278 Kosashvili, Yona251658 29.19
279 Sagalchik, Gennadij251670 30.39
280 Luther, Thomas251649 29.86
281 Zifroni, Dov251553 23.57
282 Barsov, Alexei251551
283 Lesiege, Alexandre251551 24.07
284 Dizdar, Goran251549 40.78
285 Vaulin, Alexander251549 42.49
286 Kudrin, Sergey251454 40.02
287 Istratescu, Andrei251450 23.78
288 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N251452 53.40
289 Yandemirov, Valeri251250 36.59
290 Kosic, Dragan251258 29.58
291 Sosonko, Gennadi251259 56.32
292 Delchev, Aleksander251151 28.16
293 Cramling, Pia251150 36.39
294 Loginov, Valery A251150 43.75
295 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251157 43.54
296 Enders, Peter251152 36.61
297 Galkin, Alexander251150 20.62
298 Mirumian, Vigen251051 21.96
299 Velimirovic, Dragoljub251054 57.34
300 Conquest, Stuart251049 32.53
301 Reinderman, Dimitri251049 27.09
302 Najer, Evgeniy251053 22.23
303 Kumaran, Dharshan251064 24.27
304 Markovic, Miroslav250954 26.35
305 Bischoff, Klaus250948 38.26
306 Galliamova, Alisa250951 27.65
307 Mikhalevski, Victor250949 27.17
308 Xie Jun250949 28.87
309 Sokolovs, Andrei250958 27.56
310 Wedberg, Tom250852 45.80
311 Frias, Victor J250869 43.59
312 Kempinski, Robert250848 22.17
313 Kiselev, Sergey250855 37.99
314 Wu Shaobin250862 30.61
315 Aseev, Konstantin N250751 38.90
316 Kuzmin, Gennady P250751 53.65
317 Danielian, Oganes250765
318 Fridman, Daniel250652 23.58
319 Schlosser, Philipp250650 31.07
320 Bezold, Michael250651 27.31
321 Miladinovic, Igor250552 25.64
322 Comas Fabrego, Luis250550 28.23
323 Gallagher, Joseph G250549 35.36
324 Markowski, Tomasz250549 24.12
325 Khasin, Alexander250558 48.37
326 Plaskett, Jim250551 39.49
327 King, Daniel J250455 36.04
328 Chuchelov, Vladimir250451 29.96
329 Didishko, Vereslav250454 50.43
330 Dizdarevic, Emir250351 41.45
331 Polovodin, Igor A250360 44.47
332 Turov, Maxim250257 19.77
333 Rechlis, Gad250258 32.61
334 Grivas, Efstratios250253 33.46
335 Sulskis, Sarunas250150 26.80
336 Horváth, Csaba250148 31.27
337 Kacheishvili, Giorgi250153 22.59
338 Kolev, Atanas250058 32.16
339 Degraeve, Jean Marc250049 28.63
340 Ruzele, Darius249955 31.38
341 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249954 25.08
342 Krivonosov, Oleg249962 38.34
343 Zoler, Dan249953 25.65
344 Rogozenko, Dorian249949 26.07
345 Palatnik, Semen A249863 49.47
346 Bagirov, Vladimir K249851 63.08
347 Yurtaev, Leonid249854 40.37
348 Nevednichy, Vladislav249851 30.03
349 Djurhuus, Rune249851 29.64
350 Maksimenko, Andrei249853 29.77
351 Krogius, Nikolay V249774 69.14
352 Kalinitschew, Sergey249754 43.61
353 Iskusnyh, Sergei249752 25.02
354 Iordachescu, Viorel249750 22.40
355 Lanka, Zigurds249751 39.31
356 Zagrebelny, Sergey249751
357 Macieja, Bartlomiej249750 21.94
358 Strikovic, Aleksa249653 38.34
359 Tsesarsky, Ilya249656 39.93
360 Kholmov, Ratmir D249653 74.33
361 Kochiev, Alexander249656 43.47
362 Davies, Nigel R249653 39.12
363 Danielsen, Henrik249552 33.65
364 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249455
365 Gausel, Einar249449 35.79
366 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249461 35.96
367 Horvath, Jozsef249451 35.08
368 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass249449 22.57
369 Liiva, Riho249464 24.19
370 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249351 28.69
371 Hector, Jonny249348 35.58
372 Aronian, Levon249354 16.94
373 Socko, Bartosz249350 20.84
374 Levin, Felix249353 40.86
375 Liss, Eran249352 24.20
376 Ivanovic, Božidar249360 53.05
377 Notkin, Maksim249356 35.76
378 Bagaturov, Giorgi249253 34.79
379 Hulak, Krunoslav249253 48.30
380 Goloshchapov, Alexander249255 21.64
381 Larsen, Bent249253 64.53
382 Zezulkin, Jurij249254 28.08
383 Papaioannou, Ioannis249254 23.40
384 Lugovoi, Aleksei249249 24.52
385 Fercec, Nenad249152 38.42
386 Totsky, Leonid249154 32.09
387 Mitenkov, Alexey249165 38.51
388 Arencibia, Walter249050 32.15
389 Drasko, Milan249052 36.77
390 Wells, Peter K249048 34.41
391 Garcia Ilundain, David249052 28.45
392 Apicella, Manuel249052 29.40
393 Gofshtein, Leonid D249050 46.40
394 Nijboer, Friso248948 34.30
395 Mueller, Karsten248951 28.81
396 Bitoon, Richard248964 23.75
397 Zaichik, Gennady L248966 42.59
398 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro248956 17.36
399 Oral, Tomas248949 21.72
400 Parker, Jonathan248955 23.32
401 Lau, Ralf248853 39.90
402 Manor, Ilan248857 29.88
403 Georgiev, Vladimir248850 24.05
404 Pavlovic, Milos248853 35.69
405 Liang Jinrong248864 39.31
406 Gritsak, Orest248856 26.55
407 Gdanski, Jacek248750 28.79
408 Godena, Michele248649 32.21
409 Har Zvi, Ronen248658 22.92
410 Zubarev, Alexander248658 48.22
411 Belikov, Vladimir248658 28.11
412 Marin, Mihail248650 34.40
413 Malakhatko, Vadim248655 22.48
414 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248662 46.65
415 Slipak, Sergio248652 34.13
416 Ovetchkin, Roman248558 26.66
417 Haba, Petr248550 34.69
418 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248557 52.07
419 Vakhidov, Tahir248561
420 Vogt, Lothar H248553 47.66
421 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248551 64.46
422 Grischuk, Alexander248553 15.87
423 Finkel, Alexander248454 24.70
424 Faragó, Iván248448 53.45
425 Polak, Tomas248449 25.39
426 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248460 27.28
427 Rodriguez, Andres248352 25.73
428 Dimitrov, Vladimir248353 31.42
429 Berelovich, Aleksandar248353 32.20
430 Polgar, Sofia248356 24.86
431 Piskov, Yury248361 37.92
432 Ye Rongguang248359 35.94
433 Dervishi, Erald248355 19.84
434 Vescovi, Giovanni P248351 21.25
435 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248352 41.73
436 Kovalev, Andrei248357 37.85
437 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos248373 44.47
438 Hall, Jesper248351 28.16
439 Prusikhin, Mihailo248256 21.65
440 Ricardi, Pablo248251 37.55
441 Knaak, Rainer F248255 46.49
442 Jakubiec, Artur248155 25.78
443 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248151 28.69
444 Smejkal, Jan248153 53.48
445 Varga, Zoltan248048 29.17
446 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248068 31.46
447 Annageldyev, Orazly248073 39.48
448 Sharif, Mershad248063 47.17
449 Barus, Cerdas248061 37.70
450 Sevillano, Enrico248067
451 Lazarev, Vladimir248052 35.27
452 Chandler, Murray G248052 39.44
453 Rausis, Igors248048 38.43
454 Miralles, Gilles247957 33.60
455 Pavasovic, Dusko247948 22.91
456 Stanec, Nikolaus247950 31.37
457 Zarnicki, Pablo247952 26.84
458 Djuric, Stefan247952 44.13
459 Vokác, Marek247950 40.77
460 Dgebuadze, Alexandre247954 28.31
461 Gyimesi, Zoltan247950 22.45
462 Kogan, Artur247949 25.62
463 Hillarp Persson, Tiger247850 28.88
464 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247870 52.24
465 Smyslov, Vassily V247853 78.47
466 Motylev, Alexander247752 20.24
467 Votava, Jan247750 24.79
468 Cela, Altin247755
469 Joachim, Sven247763 30.28
470 Kovacevic, Vladimir247754 57.47
471 Zilberman, Yaacov247752 45.30
472 Egin, Vladimir247760
473 Tosic, Miroslav247653 39.25
474 Akhmadeev, Vadim247658 43.17
475 Bauer, Christian247649 22.67
476 Antunes, Antonio247660 37.60
477 Legky, Nikolay A247654 44.42
478 Abramovic, Boško247563 48.58
479 Rogic, Davor247553 28.13
480 Simonovic, Aleksandar247573 30.86
481 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247558 41.39
482 Olafsson, Helgi247552 43.08
483 Ioseliani, Nana247451 37.59
484 Popchev, Milko247455 34.84
485 Iljushin, Alexei247455 19.12
486 Akesson, Ralf247348 38.60
487 Arbakov, Valentin247357 47.63
488 Popovic, Petar247353 40.58
489 Vukic, Milan247365 56.07
490 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247369 29.99
491 Acs, Peter247349 18.34
492 Van den Doel, Erik247248 20.33
493 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I247254 44.52
494 Kaminski, Marcin247251 22.51
495 Kveinys, Aloyzas247252 37.18
496 Maiorov, Oleg247256 28.15
497 Khachian, Melikset247261 29.19
498 Tyomkin, Dimitri247253 22.47
499 Movsziszian, Karen247254 36.69
500 Prokopchuk, Evgeny247153 21.17

These ratings, calculated as of September 13, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between September 1, 1998 and September 13, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of August 31, 1998. 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 September 13, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on September 14, 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 September 14, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on September 14, 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 September 14, 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 September 13, 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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