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Top 10 active players as of November 15, 1999

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288448
2 Anand, Viswanathan280747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280246
4 Shirov, Alexei279347
5 Leko, Peter273549
6 Adams, Michael273047
7 Kamsky, Gata272859
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily272747
9 Bareev, Evgeny272550
10 Gelfand, Boris272248

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Top 500 active players as of November 15, 1999

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28844874.1% #236.59
2 Anand, Viswanathan2807479.1% #529.93
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2802467.7% #624.39
4 Shirov, Alexei2793475.8% #727.36
5 Leko, Peter2735490.4% #1920.19
6 Adams, Michael2730470.3% #2127.99
7 Kamsky, Gata2728590.9% #2525.45
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2727470.2% #2230.66
9 Bareev, Evgeny2725500.3% #2432.98
10 Gelfand, Boris2722480.2% #2431.39
11 Topalov, Veselin2718470.2% #2624.67
12 Karpov, Anatoly E2715470.1% #2748.48
13 Morozevich, Alexander2712490.1% #2922.33
14 Short, Nigel D2706490.1% #3234.46
15 Svidler, Peter269747 #3723.41
16 Khalifman, Alexander2691470.1% #4133.83
17 Akopian, Vladimir268449 #4727.94
18 Rublevsky, Sergei268350 #4925.08
19 Gurevich, Mikhail N268148 #4940.73
20 Almasi, Zoltan268149 #5023.21
21 Dreev, Alexey267748 #5230.82
22 Krasenkow, Michal267648 #5336.00
23 Georgiev, Kiril267451 #5633.97
24 Korchnoi, Viktor L266748 #6068.65
25 Sokolov, Ivan266447 #6231.42
26 Polgar, Judit265949 #6923.31
27 Timman, Jan H265847 #6947.92
28 Beliavsky, Alexander G265548 #7245.91
29 Seirawan, Yasser265551 #7439.64
30 Movsesian, Sergei265548 #7321.03
31 Nikolic, Predrag265349 #7539.18
32 Lautier, Joel265247 #7526.59
33 Gulko, Boris F264851 #8152.77
34 Zvjaginsev, Vadim264849 #8123.24
35 van Wely, Loek264546 #8327.11
36 Onischuk, Alexander264350 #8724.20
37 Smirin, Ilia264049 #9031.82
38 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y263966 #10242.82
39 Milov, Vadim263749 #9327.29
40 Jussupow, Artur M263450 #9739.76
41 Chernin, Alexander M263350 #9939.69
42 Piket, Jeroen263346 #9630.80
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263253 #10139.66
44 Sakaev, Konstantin263149 #10025.59
45 Tkachiev, Vladislav263150 #10126.02
46 Kharlov, Andrei263149 #10030.98
47 Aleksandrov, Aleksej262851 #10526.51
48 Milos, Gilberto262652 #10936.04
49 Fedorov, Alexei262652 #10827.14
50 Salov, Valery B262353 #11235.47
51 Graf, Alexander262354 #11337.22
52 Ehlvest, Jaan262048 #11137.09
53 Hansen, Curt262051 #11535.16
54 Khenkin, Igor261948 #11331.65
55 Hellers, Ferdinand261964 #12630.80
56 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter261849 #11523.29
57 Tiviakov, Sergei261848 #11526.75
58 Vaganian, Rafael A261851 #11748.08
59 Christiansen, Larry M261752 #11843.39
60 Dautov, Rustem261750 #11833.97
61 Avrukh, Boris261649 #11721.85
62 Sadler, Matthew261649 #11825.50
63 Sturua, Zurab261451 #12240.44
64 Hodgson, Julian M261350 #12136.31
65 Dolmatov, Sergey V261252 #12440.74
66 Speelman, Jonathan S261248 #12343.12
67 Giorgadze, Giorgi261149 #12335.10
68 Epishin, Vladimir261048 #12334.34
69 Hracek, Zbynek261050 #12629.18
70 Gavrikov, Victor N261053 #12742.30
71 Ibragimov, Ildar261048 #12432.25
72 Bologan, Viktor260948 #12427.92
73 Hjartarson, Jóhann260954 #13036.77
74 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260854 #13132.72
75 Novikov, Igor A260649 #12937.48
76 Andersson, Ulf260650 #13048.39
77 Agdestein, Simen260553 #13232.50
78 Beim, Valery260553 #13449.66
79 Malaniuk, Vladimir P260348 #13242.32
80 Korneev, Oleg260249 #13430.31
81 Fominyh, Alexander260252 #13640.42
82 Nunn, John D M260154 #13844.56
83 Lputian, Smbat G259950 #13841.75
84 Kuzmin, Alexey259861 #14636.69
85 Minasian, Artashes259851 #14032.82
86 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259751 #14149.04
87 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259751 #14142.97
88 Bacrot, Etienne259648 #13916.82
89 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel259649 #14033.95
90 Hansen, Lars Bo259655 #14531.14
91 Lutz, Christopher259549 #14228.73
92 Sutovsky, Emil259448 #14122.16
93 Kožul, Zdenko259448 #14133.48
94 Kavalek, Lubomir259474 #16056.27
95 Morovic Fernández, Iván E259152 #14736.64
96 Volkov, Sergey258949 #14825.77
97 Yakovich, Yuri258848 #14736.96
98 Shipov, Sergei258851 #15033.58
99 Ye Jiangchuan258753 #15238.98
100 Goldin, Alexander258753 #15234.72
101 Asrian, Karen258650 19.56
102 Kobalija, Mihail258450 21.53
103 Miles, Anthony J258448 44.56
104 Psakhis, Lev B258349 40.96
105 Hübner, Robert258350 51.03
106 Ulibin, Mikhail258349 28.46
107 Wahls, Matthias258352 31.80
108 Benjamin, Joel L258250 35.68
109 Razuvaev, Yury S258252 54.10
110 Yudasin, Leonid G258151 40.27
111 Huzman, Alexander258151 37.60
112 Sax, Gyula258048 48.41
113 Gabriel, Christian257950 24.70
114 Burmakin, Vladimir257948 32.44
115 Bochkarev, Alexander257974 24.54
116 Romanishin, Oleg M257848 47.85
117 Malakhov, Vladimir257853 18.97
118 Rozentalis, Eduardas257849 36.47
119 Ponomariov, Ruslan257750 16.09
120 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257750 49.76
121 Zhang Zhong257652 21.19
122 Damljanovic, Branko257650 38.41
123 Dvoiris, Semen I257650 41.04
124 Atalik, Suat257648 35.10
125 Shabalov, Alexander257550 32.18
126 Fedorowicz, John P257553 41.14
127 Shneider, Aleksandr257555 37.48
128 Hertneck, Gerald257452 36.16
129 Timoshenko, Georgy257451 33.46
130 Stefansson, Hannes257450 27.33
131 Torre, Eugenio257457 48.03
132 Pétursson, Margeir257357 39.75
133 Wolff, Patrick G257364 31.75
134 Baburin, Alexander257350 32.74
135 Sorokin, Maxim257350 31.82
136 Peng Xiaomin257253 26.60
137 Ftácnik, Lubomír257248 42.04
138 deFirmian, Nicholas E257249 42.30
139 Tregubov, Pavel V257250 27.90
140 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257252 35.28
141 Alterman, Boris257150 29.53
142 Agrest, Evgenij257149 33.25
143 Nielsen, Peter Heine257149 26.48
144 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257049 36.83
145 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.19
146 Pigusov, Evgeny256952 38.62
147 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam256950 19.94
148 Adianto, Utut256851 34.66
149 Dorfman, Iosif D256853 47.54
150 Komarov, Dimitri256749 30.96
151 Kaidanov, Gregory S256754 40.09
152 Yermolinsky, Alex V256649 41.59
153 Lalic, Bogdan256647 35.69
154 Gurevich, Dmitry256651 43.18
155 Gurevich, Ilya256666 27.77
156 Lastin, Alexander256552 23.04
157 Emms, John M256350 32.67
158 Rogers, Ian256248 39.39
159 Kotronias, Vasilios256253 35.22
160 Filippov, Valerij256249 23.97
161 Ionov, Sergey256252 37.86
162 Balashov, Yury S256250 50.68
163 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256156 33.67
164 Vaisser, Anatoli256151 50.69
165 Lerner, Konstantin Z256151 49.72
166 Pintér, József256050 46.02
167 Varga, Z.255969 29.34
168 Lobron, Eric255952 39.52
169 Yemelin, Vasily255950 23.79
170 Savchenko, Stanislav255750 32.82
171 Landa, Konstantin255751 27.48
172 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255754 37.74
173 Serper, Grigory255655 30.17
174 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255649 53.67
175 Stohl, Igor255549 35.14
176 Leitao, Rafael255551 19.88
177 Baklan, Vladimir255551 21.72
178 Xu Jun255459 37.16
179 Morrison, William255466 39.29
180 Hickl, Joerg255451 34.58
181 Magerramov, Elmar S255462 41.60
182 Shulman, Yuri255350 24.55
183 Rustemov, Alexander255251 26.36
184 Golod, Vitali255250 28.39
185 Sokolov, Andrey Y255253 36.65
186 Portisch, Lajos255152 62.61
187 Ivanov, Sergey255050 38.13
188 Zelcic, Robert254848 34.15
189 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B254851 44.99
190 Hansen, Sune Berg254849 28.57
191 Shariyazdanov, Andrey254751 23.34
192 Arkhipov, Sergey254758 45.40
193 Spraggett, Kevin B254752 45.01
194 van der Wiel, John T H254749 40.27
195 Kotsur, Pavel254653 25.87
196 Palac, Mladen254648 28.74
197 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254650 40.61
198 Greenfeld, Alon254650 35.58
199 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254555 55.53
200 Kengis, Edvins254552 40.59
201 Barua, Dibyendu254453 33.05
202 Dao Thien Hai254452 21.51
203 Spasov, Vasil254456 28.75
204 Guseinov, Aidyn254462 47.87
205 Sherbakov, Ruslan254350 30.17
206 Kurajica, Bojan254350 51.99
207 Kantsler, Boris254253 37.58
208 Spassky, Boris V254252 62.79
209 Tischbierek, Raj254253 37.14
210 Anastasian, Ashot254153 35.33
211 Smagin, Sergey254160 41.19
212 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254152 38.83
213 Makarov, Marat254054 36.52
214 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V254054 55.14
215 Aronian, Levon254052 17.11
216 Golubev, Mihail254053 29.46
217 Slobodjan, Roman254049 24.87
218 Ilincic, Zlatko253852 31.51
219 Podgaets, Mikhail Y253860 52.31
220 Chernyshov, Konstantin253853 32.43
221 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253749 34.44
222 Volzhin, Alexander253751 28.79
223 Kruppa, Yuri253652 35.40
224 Hort, Vlastimil253552 55.84
225 Watson, William N253566 37.58
226 Adorján, András253459 49.62
227 Rytshagov, Mikhail253452 32.01
228 Bönsch, Uwe253455 41.08
229 Hamdouchi, Hichem253351 27.10
230 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253360 45.18
231 Magem Badals, Jordi253250 32.23
232 Popov, Valerij253251 25.18
233 Shabanov, Yury F253165 62.01
234 Kiriakov, Petr253051 24.84
235 Ivanov, Alexander V253054 43.54
236 Glek, Igor V252949 38.02
237 Brodsky, Michail252950 30.64
238 Zontakh, Andrey252850 29.03
239 Moroz, Alexander252859 38.83
240 Iuldachev, Saidali252853 31.79
241 Soffer, Ram252854 34.19
242 Luther, Thomas252749 30.03
243 Irzhanov, Ruslan252756 22.97
244 Miladinovic, Igor252652 25.81
245 Sermek, Drazen252648 30.79
246 Neverov, Valery252651 35.40
247 Darga, Klaus V252671 65.73
248 Frias, Victor J252570 43.76
249 Najer, Evgeniy252552 22.40
250 Cámpora, Daniel H252553 42.38
251 Schandorff, Lars252450 34.57
252 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252458 36.28
253 Orlov, Georgi252365
254 Bezgodov, Alexei252356 30.38
255 Nikolenko, Oleg252360 40.41
256 Ginsburg, Gennadij252366 28.26
257 Kishnev, Sergey252262 43.04
258 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252250 33.29
259 Temirbaev, Serik252259
260 Smikovski, Ivan252165 27.43
261 Suba, Mihai252158 52.46
262 Cvitan, Ognjen252148 38.10
263 Zakharevich, Igor252153 36.34
264 Markovic, Miroslav252154 26.52
265 Arnason, Jon L252166 39.01
266 Bu Xiangzhi252150 13.93
267 Kosic, Dragan252055 29.75
268 Shchekachev, Andrei252052 27.05
269 Chekhov, Valery A252057 43.97
270 Wang Zili251958 31.42
271 Kindermann, Stefan251950 39.88
272 Enders, Peter251854 36.79
273 Zarubin, Pavel251871 31.75
274 Bischoff, Klaus251749 38.43
275 Spangenberg, Hugo251751 23.98
276 Sunye Neto, Jaime251755 42.54
277 Rodriguez, Amador251757 43.19
278 Galkin, Alexander251750 20.79
279 Vera, Reynaldo251651 38.86
280 Kosashvili, Yona251660 29.37
281 Hernandez, Gilberto251652
282 Gleizerov, Evgeny251651 36.65
283 Krakops, Maris251660 21.62
284 Danielian, Oganes251565
285 Marciano, David251551 30.36
286 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251549 22.74
287 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251557 43.72
288 Timoshchenko, Gennady251551 50.55
289 Zifroni, Dov251554 23.75
290 Kempinski, Robert251549 22.34
291 Istratescu, Andrei251450 23.95
292 Sagalchik, Gennadij251471 30.57
293 Xie Jun251449 29.04
294 Ubilava, Elizbar E251458 49.22
295 Markowski, Tomasz251449 24.29
296 Feygin, Michail251368 24.79
297 Sosonko, Gennadi251359 56.49
298 Kumaran, Dharshan251366 24.44
299 Mirumian, Vigen251251 22.13
300 Gallagher, Joseph G251249 35.53
301 Babula, Vlastimil251250 26.12
302 Nogueiras, Jesus251250 40.33
303 Ruzele, Darius251257 31.55
304 Reinderman, Dimitri251249 27.26
305 Dizdarevic, Emir251152 41.62
306 Vaulin, Alexander251048 42.66
307 Yurtaev, Leonid251054 40.54
308 Didishko, Vereslav250954 50.60
309 Zubarev, Alexander250958 48.39
310 Chuchelov, Vladimir250951 30.13
311 Zoler, Dan250854 25.82
312 Kudrin, Sergey250854 40.19
313 Wedberg, Tom250853 45.97
314 Cramling, Pia250850 36.56
315 Zagrebelny, Sergey250851
316 Comas Fabrego, Luis250851 28.40
317 Lesiege, Alexandre250851 24.24
318 Van der Sterren, Paul250750 43.66
319 Fridman, Daniel250652 23.75
320 Dizdar, Goran250649 40.95
321 Popovic, Petar250653 40.75
322 King, Daniel J250657 36.22
323 Belikov, Vladimir250557 28.29
324 Sokolovs, Andrei250562 27.73
325 Gofshtein, Leonid D250550 46.57
326 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas250455
327 Barsov, Alexei250450
328 Loginov, Valery A250451 43.92
329 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250452 53.58
330 Kiselev, Sergey250455 38.17
331 Delchev, Aleksander250350 28.33
332 Grischuk, Alexander250352 16.04
333 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro250356 17.54
334 Papaioannou, Ioannis250355 23.57
335 Kholmov, Ratmir D250353 74.51
336 Horvath, Jozsef250351 35.26
337 Krivonosov, Oleg250363 38.51
338 Kolev, Atanas250260 32.33
339 Levin, Felix250253 41.03
340 Strikovic, Aleksa250252 38.51
341 Berelovich, Aleksandar250251 32.37
342 Rechlis, Gad250258 32.78
343 Zaichik, Gennady L250271 42.76
344 Lanka, Zigurds250252 39.48
345 Plaskett, Jim250151 39.66
346 Krogius, Nikolay V250174 69.32
347 Motylev, Alexander250151 20.41
348 Bezold, Michael250052 27.48
349 Arencibia, Walter250050 32.32
350 Zezulkin, Jurij250054 28.25
351 Drasko, Milan250051 36.94
352 Iordachescu, Viorel250050 22.57
353 Iskusnyh, Sergei249952 25.19
354 Kovalev, Andrei249955 38.02
355 Schlosser, Philipp249952 31.24
356 Hector, Jonny249848 35.76
357 Mikhalevski, Victor249849 27.34
358 Khasin, Alexander249757 48.55
359 Danielsen, Henrik249752 33.82
360 Conquest, Stuart249750 32.71
361 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249755 25.25
362 Maksimenko, Andrei249752 29.94
363 Dervishi, Erald249756 20.01
364 Aseev, Konstantin N249751 39.07
365 Degraeve, Jean Marc249649 28.80
366 Vakhidov, Tahir249658
367 Horváth, Csaba249648 31.44
368 Kacheishvili, Giorgi249653 22.76
369 Mueller, Karsten249652 28.98
370 Nevednichy, Vladislav249651 30.20
371 Stanec, Nikolaus249651 31.55
372 Yandemirov, Valeri249650 36.76
373 Apicella, Manuel249552 29.57
374 Bagaturov, Giorgi249554 34.97
375 Polovodin, Igor A249561 44.65
376 Gdanski, Jacek249551 28.96
377 Lugovoi, Aleksei249549 24.69
378 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249553 57.51
379 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249552 28.86
380 Tsesarsky, Ilya249556 40.10
381 Palatnik, Semen A249468 49.64
382 Rogozenko, Dorian249450 26.24
383 Nijboer, Friso249349 34.47
384 Liss, Eran249353 24.37
385 Bagirov, Vladimir K249352 63.25
386 Notkin, Maksim249357 35.93
387 Davies, Nigel R249353 39.29
388 Parker, Jonathan249255 23.49
389 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249257 52.25
390 Totsky, Leonid249253 32.26
391 Socko, Bartosz249250 21.01
392 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249261 46.82
393 Gausel, Einar249250 35.96
394 Garcia Ilundain, David249153 28.62
395 Kochiev, Alexander249156 43.64
396 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249161 36.13
397 Pavlovic, Milos249152 35.86
398 Pavasovic, Dusko249149 23.08
399 Wu Shaobin249159 30.78
400 Finkel, Alexander249153 24.87
401 Lazarev, Vladimir249051 35.44
402 Liang Jinrong249063 39.48
403 Galliamova, Alisa249051 27.83
404 Rausis, Igors249049 38.61
405 Varga, Zoltan249048 29.34
406 Zarnicki, Pablo248953 27.01
407 Vokác, Marek248951 40.94
408 Smyslov, Vassily V248953 78.64
409 Dimitrov, Vladimir248953 31.59
410 Liiva, Riho248963 24.36
411 Haba, Petr248950 34.86
412 Hulak, Krunoslav248952 48.47
413 Gyimesi, Zoltan248950 22.62
414 Manor, Ilan248857 30.05
415 Vescovi, Giovanni P248852 21.42
416 Kuzmin, Gennady P248851 53.82
417 Larsen, Bent248853 64.70
418 Joachim, Sven248870 30.46
419 Jakubiec, Artur248756 25.95
420 Lau, Ralf248755 40.07
421 Marin, Mihail248750 34.57
422 Bauer, Christian248749 22.84
423 Polak, Tomas248750 25.56
424 Oral, Tomas248749 21.89
425 Ye Rongguang248659 36.12
426 Sevillano, Enrico248667
427 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248653 64.63
428 Sulskis, Sarunas248650 26.97
429 Knaak, Rainer F248658 46.66
430 Piskov, Yury248565 38.09
431 Votava, Jan248450 24.96
432 Turov, Maxim248457 19.94
433 Van den Doel, Erik248348 20.50
434 Safin, Shukhrat248357 29.62
435 Sharif, Mershad248363 47.34
436 Ovetchkin, Roman248358 26.83
437 Olafsson, Helgi248353 43.25
438 Hall, Jesper248353 28.33
439 Macieja, Bartlomiej248350 22.11
440 Goloshchapov, Alexander248354 21.81
441 Kogan, Artur248249 25.80
442 Kovacevic, Vladimir248254 57.64
443 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248260 27.46
444 Movsziszian, Karen248255 36.86
445 Georgiev, Vladimir248251 24.22
446 Malakhatko, Vadim248255 22.65
447 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248254 28.48
448 Godena, Michele248249 32.38
449 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I248155 44.69
450 Antunes, Antonio248161 37.78
451 Grivas, Efstratios248154 33.63
452 Arbakov, Valentin248058 47.80
453 Ioseliani, Nana248053 37.76
454 Mitenkov, Alexey248065 38.69
455 Har Zvi, Ronen247958 23.09
456 Acs, Peter247949 18.51
457 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247871 52.41
458 Smejkal, Jan247855 53.65
459 Kalinin, Alexander247875 31.47
460 Tisdall, Jonathan D247857 41.22
461 Hillarp Persson, Tiger247850 29.05
462 Faragó, Iván247848 53.62
463 Egin, Vladimir247861
464 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V247768 31.63
465 Gritsak, Orest247754 26.73
466 Legky, Nikolay A247754 44.59
467 Simonovic, Aleksandar247773 31.03
468 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247769 30.17
469 Shaked, Tal247751 21.78
470 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw247651 28.87
471 Schmittdiel, Eckhard247651 39.51
472 Rodriguez, Andres247653 25.91
473 Blatny, Pavel247550 31.40
474 Djurhuus, Rune247552 29.81
475 Polgar, Sofia247557 25.04
476 Guliev, Sarhan247554 31.62
477 Renet, Olivier247556 34.90
478 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247554 25.76
479 Rogic, Davor247552 28.30
480 Ionescu, Constantin247551 41.18
481 Vogt, Lothar H247554 47.83
482 Prusikhin, Mihailo247557 21.82
483 Georgiev, Krum247556 41.48
484 Saltaev, Mihail247451 36.98
485 Browne, Walter S247456 50.85
486 Maiorov, Oleg247456 28.32
487 Ricardi, Pablo247452 37.72
488 Groszpeter, Attila247451 39.43
489 Jirovsky, Milos247352 25.66
490 Kupreichik, Viktor D247351 50.37
491 Koniushkov, Igor247365 36.96
492 Karlsson, Lars247357 44.34
493 Fercec, Nenad247350 38.59
494 Becerra Rivero, Julio247350
495 Schmaltz, Roland247355 24.99
496 Rowson, Jonathan247250 22.58
497 Stevic, Hrvoje247253 19.85
498 Bellini, Fabio247257 30.08
499 Oratovsky, Michael247256 25.62
500 Wells, Peter K247249 34.58

These ratings, calculated as of November 15, 1999, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between November 1, 1998 and November 15, 1999, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of October 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 November 15, 1999. This represents the player's estimated strength on November 16, 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 November 16, 1999. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on November 16, 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 November 16, 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 November 15, 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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