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Top 10 active players as of January 10, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K289648
2 Anand, Viswanathan280847
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279946
4 Shirov, Alexei279147
5 Leko, Peter274948
6 Topalov, Veselin273346
7 Adams, Michael272847
8 Kamsky, Gata272659
9 Bareev, Evgeny272350
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily272047

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Top 500 active players as of January 10, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28964881.1% #136.74
2 Anand, Viswanathan2808477.4% #530.08
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2799465.0% #624.54
4 Shirov, Alexei2791473.7% #727.52
5 Leko, Peter2749480.6% #1620.34
6 Topalov, Veselin2733460.2% #2124.82
7 Adams, Michael2728470.2% #2228.15
8 Kamsky, Gata2726590.7% #2725.61
9 Bareev, Evgeny2723500.2% #2533.14
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily2720470.1% #2630.81
11 Karpov, Anatoly E2718470.1% #2748.63
12 Georgiev, Kiril2715500.1% #2934.12
13 Gelfand, Boris2710470.1% #3131.55
14 Morozevich, Alexander2707490.1% #3322.48
15 Short, Nigel D2703480.1% #3534.61
16 Svidler, Peter270147 #3623.57
17 Krasenkow, Michal269848 #3836.16
18 Korchnoi, Viktor L269047 #4268.80
19 Akopian, Vladimir268849 #4428.09
20 Polgar, Judit268648 #4623.47
21 Khalifman, Alexander268647 #4633.98
22 Rublevsky, Sergei268351 #4925.24
23 Dreev, Alexey268148 #4930.97
24 Beliavsky, Alexander G267947 #5146.07
25 Almasi, Zoltan267648 #5323.37
26 Gurevich, Mikhail N266648 #6240.89
27 Movsesian, Sergei266447 #6321.19
28 Nikolic, Predrag266048 #6739.33
29 Sokolov, Ivan265947 #6731.58
30 Jussupow, Artur M265349 #7639.91
31 Seirawan, Yasser265251 #7739.80
32 Gulko, Boris F265251 #7852.92
33 Timman, Jan H265147 #7648.07
34 Aleksandrov, Aleksej265050 #7926.66
35 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y265065 #9142.97
36 Smirin, Ilia264849 #8031.97
37 Lautier, Joel264747 #8026.75
38 Dautov, Rustem264549 #8434.12
39 Sakaev, Konstantin264349 #8625.74
40 van Wely, Loek264046 #8827.26
41 Tkachiev, Vladislav263649 #9326.17
42 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263653 #9739.82
43 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263349 #9823.40
44 Lputian, Smbat G263149 #10041.91
45 Salov, Valery B263153 #10235.62
46 Onischuk, Alexander263049 #10024.35
47 Hansen, Curt262851 #10435.31
48 Bologan, Viktor262848 #10328.07
49 Piket, Jeroen262546 #10330.95
50 Milos, Gilberto262552 #10936.20
51 Graf, Alexander262355 #11437.38
52 Christiansen, Larry M262252 #11243.54
53 Ehlvest, Jaan262248 #10937.24
54 Hodgson, Julian M262149 #11136.46
55 Kobalija, Mihail262149 #11121.69
56 Hellers, Ferdinand262065 #12430.95
57 Dolmatov, Sergey V261952 #11540.89
58 Khenkin, Igor261949 #11331.80
59 Fedorov, Alexei261952 #11527.29
60 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter261949 #11323.44
61 Kharlov, Andrei261649 #11731.14
62 Psakhis, Lev B261349 #12041.12
63 Milov, Vadim261349 #12027.44
64 Hjartarson, Jóhann261354 #12536.92
65 Novikov, Igor A261249 #12137.63
66 Sturua, Zurab261252 #12440.59
67 Fominyh, Alexander261252 #12440.57
68 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261155 #12732.88
69 Gavrikov, Victor N261154 #12642.45
70 Sadler, Matthew260949 #12525.65
71 Ibragimov, Ildar260648 #12832.40
72 Ye Jiangchuan260552 #13239.14
73 Andersson, Ulf260450 #13248.54
74 Bacrot, Etienne260349 #13216.97
75 Shipov, Sergei260351 #13433.73
76 Nunn, John D M260154 #13844.71
77 Speelman, Jonathan S260048 #13443.27
78 Volkov, Sergey259949 #13625.93
79 Vaganian, Rafael A259850 #13848.24
80 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259851 #14049.19
81 Hansen, Lars Bo259755 #14331.30
82 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259751 #14043.13
83 Avrukh, Boris259748 #13922.01
84 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259648 #13842.47
85 Kuzmin, Alexey259661 #14836.84
86 Dvoiris, Semen I259650 #14041.19
87 Anastasian, Ashot259651 #14135.48
88 Hracek, Zbynek259549 #14029.34
89 Agdestein, Simen259453 #14432.65
90 Lutz, Christopher259448 #14128.88
91 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam259249 #14520.10
92 Hübner, Robert259149 #14551.18
93 Kožul, Zdenko259147 #14433.64
94 Goldin, Alexander259153 #14834.87
95 Benjamin, Joel L259150 #14635.83
96 Minasian, Artashes259050 #14732.97
97 Sutovsky, Emil259048 #14522.31
98 Tiviakov, Sergei258847 #14626.91
99 Sorokin, Maxim258850 #14831.97
100 Miles, Anthony J258748 #14944.72
101 Giorgadze, Giorgi258648 35.25
102 Yudasin, Leonid G258651 40.42
103 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258550 49.91
104 Ponomariov, Ruslan258549 16.25
105 Ftácnik, Lubomír258448 42.20
106 Asrian, Karen258350 19.71
107 Gabriel, Christian258250 24.85
108 Shabalov, Alexander258150 32.33
109 Korneev, Oleg258149 30.46
110 Yakovich, Yuri258049 37.11
111 Razuvaev, Yury S258053 54.25
112 Peng Xiaomin257953 26.76
113 Beim, Valery257954 49.82
114 Malakhov, Vladimir257953 19.12
115 Atalik, Suat257947 35.25
116 Pigusov, Evgeny257852 38.78
117 Bochkarev, Alexander257874 24.69
118 Zhang Zhong257753 21.35
119 Palac, Mladen257648 28.90
120 Pétursson, Margeir257557 39.90
121 Gurevich, Dmitry257551 43.33
122 Sax, Gyula257448 48.56
123 Romanishin, Oleg M257448 47.99
124 Kotronias, Vasilios257453 35.38
125 Torre, Eugenio257457 48.18
126 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257449 36.98
127 Wolff, Patrick G257365 31.90
128 Ulibin, Mikhail257349 28.61
129 Epishin, Vladimir257348 34.50
130 Agrest, Evgenij257349 33.40
131 Aronian, Levon257350 17.26
132 Chernin, Alexander M257249 39.84
133 Alterman, Boris257250 29.68
134 Kaidanov, Gregory S257254 40.25
135 Rozentalis, Eduardas257149 36.62
136 Fedorowicz, John P257153 41.29
137 Gurevich, Ilya257166 27.92
138 Lastin, Alexander257051 23.20
139 Tregubov, Pavel V257049 28.05
140 Nielsen, Peter Heine257049 26.63
141 Yemelin, Vasily257050 23.94
142 Wahls, Matthias256953 31.96
143 Komarov, Dimitri256950 31.11
144 Lerner, Konstantin Z256951 49.87
145 Lalic, Bogdan256847 35.84
146 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.34
147 deFirmian, Nicholas E256748 42.46
148 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256751 36.80
149 Adianto, Utut256752 34.82
150 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256656 33.82
151 Stefansson, Hannes256650 27.48
152 Yermolinsky, Alex V256649 41.75
153 Burmakin, Vladimir256449 32.59
154 Baburin, Alexander256449 32.89
155 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256450 45.15
156 Dorfman, Iosif D256354 47.69
157 Filippov, Valerij256348 24.12
158 Shneider, Aleksandr256354 37.64
159 Rogers, Ian256348 39.55
160 Ivanov, Sergey256350 38.28
161 Balashov, Yury S256050 50.83
162 Landa, Konstantin256051 27.64
163 Kotsur, Pavel255953 26.02
164 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255949 53.82
165 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav255952 35.43
166 Varga, Z.255969 29.50
167 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255955 37.89
168 Savchenko, Stanislav255950 32.97
169 Chernyshov, Konstantin255852 32.58
170 Serper, Grigory255855 30.32
171 Xu Jun255859 37.32
172 Vaisser, Anatoli255752 50.85
173 Stohl, Igor255748 35.29
174 Baklan, Vladimir255651 21.88
175 Timoshenko, Georgy255650 33.61
176 Huzman, Alexander255650 37.75
177 Leitao, Rafael255551 20.04
178 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255551 23.50
179 Rustemov, Alexander255450 26.51
180 Hertneck, Gerald255453 36.31
181 Kengis, Edvins255452 40.75
182 Damljanovic, Branko255450 38.57
183 Hickl, Joerg255451 34.73
184 Shulman, Yuri255250 24.70
185 Kempinski, Robert255248 22.50
186 Portisch, Lajos255152 62.77
187 Hansen, Sune Berg255149 28.72
188 Golod, Vitali255051 28.54
189 Sokolov, Andrey Y255054 36.81
190 Lobron, Eric254952 39.68
191 Ionov, Sergey254851 38.01
192 Magerramov, Elmar S254862 41.75
193 Dao Thien Hai254753 21.67
194 Kruppa, Yuri254653 35.55
195 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254655 55.68
196 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254649 34.10
197 Greenfeld, Alon254550 35.73
198 Grischuk, Alexander254550 16.19
199 Slobodjan, Roman254549 25.02
200 Spassky, Boris V254452 62.95
201 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254452 38.98
202 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254460 52.47
203 Kiriakov, Petr254351 24.99
204 Smagin, Sergey254360 41.34
205 Volzhin, Alexander254251 28.94
206 Hamdouchi, Hichem254151 27.26
207 Najer, Evgeniy254151 22.55
208 Guseinov, Aidyn254162 48.02
209 Golubev, Mihail254154 29.61
210 Pintér, József254050 46.17
211 Popov, Valerij254050 25.33
212 Arkhipov, Sergey254057 45.55
213 Emms, John M253949 32.82
214 Reinderman, Dimitri253949 27.41
215 Spasov, Vasil253857 28.90
216 Tischbierek, Raj253852 37.30
217 Hort, Vlastimil253852 55.99
218 Kantsler, Boris253754 37.73
219 Makarov, Marat253754 36.68
220 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253760 45.33
221 Barua, Dibyendu253653 33.20
222 Rytshagov, Mikhail253652 32.16
223 Watson, William N253668 37.73
224 Shchekachev, Andrei253651 27.20
225 Spraggett, Kevin B253551 45.17
226 van der Wiel, John T H253549 40.42
227 Kharitonov, Andrey Y253551 40.77
228 Bezgodov, Alexei253455 30.53
229 Adorján, András253460 49.78
230 Sherbakov, Ruslan253349 30.32
231 Orlov, Georgi253266
232 Van der Sterren, Paul253250 43.82
233 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253258 36.43
234 Gallagher, Joseph G253148 35.68
235 Galkin, Alexander253149 20.94
236 Moroz, Alexander253161 38.98
237 Ginsburg, Gennadij253066 28.41
238 Ivanov, Alexander V253054 43.69
239 Luther, Thomas252949 30.18
240 Schandorff, Lars252950 34.72
241 Soffer, Ram252954 34.34
242 Iuldachev, Saidali252853 31.94
243 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252849 34.59
244 Irzhanov, Ruslan252856 23.12
245 Hernandez, Gilberto252853
246 Zubarev, Alexander252860 48.55
247 Delchev, Aleksander252849 28.49
248 Bischoff, Klaus252849 38.59
249 Gruenfeld, Yehuda252757 43.87
250 Kurajica, Bojan252649 52.15
251 Kishnev, Sergey252662 43.19
252 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252652 22.92
253 Loginov, Valery A252650 44.08
254 Glek, Igor V252649 38.18
255 Zontakh, Andrey252550 29.18
256 Kindermann, Stefan252550 40.04
257 Berelovich, Aleksandar252452 32.52
258 Miladinovic, Igor252452 25.96
259 Wang Zili252359 31.57
260 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro252355 17.69
261 Sunye Neto, Jaime252354 42.69
262 Nevednichy, Vladislav252251 30.35
263 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252250 33.44
264 Zakharevich, Igor252253 36.49
265 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252253 55.29
266 Nikolenko, Oleg252261 40.56
267 Rodriguez, Amador252255 43.34
268 Feygin, Michail252167 24.94
269 Zifroni, Dov252154 23.90
270 Markovic, Miroslav252154 26.67
271 Zaichik, Gennady L252176 42.91
272 Kovalev, Andrei252052 38.18
273 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass252049 22.90
274 Temirbaev, Serik252059
275 Zarubin, Pavel252071 31.91
276 Chandler, Murray G252051 39.77
277 Gofshtein, Leonid D251950 46.72
278 Vera, Reynaldo251951 39.01
279 Suba, Mihai251858 52.61
280 Smikovski, Ivan251868 27.58
281 Bu Xiangzhi251850 14.08
282 Sagalchik, Gennadij251871 30.72
283 Barsov, Alexei251850
284 Kosashvili, Yona251760 29.52
285 Arnason, Jon L251766 39.16
286 Vaulin, Alexander251748 42.81
287 Ilincic, Zlatko251751 31.67
288 Dizdarevic, Emir251650 41.77
289 Danielian, Oganes251665
290 Chekhov, Valery A251658 44.12
291 Kumaran, Dharshan251666 24.59
292 Bönsch, Uwe251655 41.24
293 Mirumian, Vigen251651 22.28
294 Gleizerov, Evgeny251651 36.81
295 Levin, Felix251552 41.18
296 Xie Jun251549 29.20
297 Oral, Tomas251549 22.05
298 Wedberg, Tom251553 46.12
299 Brodsky, Michail251550 30.79
300 Ruzele, Darius251458 31.70
301 Babula, Vlastimil251449 26.27
302 Lesiege, Alexandre251351 24.40
303 Nogueiras, Jesus251350 40.48
304 Timoshchenko, Gennady251351 50.70
305 Sermek, Drazen251348 30.95
306 Morrison, William251366 39.44
307 Neverov, Valery251351 35.55
308 Enders, Peter251354 36.94
309 Sosonko, Gennadi251259 56.65
310 Bezold, Michael251252 27.63
311 Ricardi, Pablo251051 37.88
312 Darga, Klaus V251075 65.88
313 Mikhaletz, Lubomir251056 25.40
314 Schlosser, Philipp251052 31.39
315 Chuchelov, Vladimir251051 30.29
316 Didishko, Vereslav250852 50.75
317 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250853 57.66
318 Krogius, Nikolay V250874 69.47
319 Zoler, Dan250754 25.98
320 Strikovic, Aleksa250752 38.66
321 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas250755
322 Plaskett, Jim250752 39.81
323 Zagrebelny, Sergey250751
324 Cvitan, Ognjen250748 38.25
325 Comas Fabrego, Luis250650 28.55
326 Markowski, Tomasz250649 24.45
327 Sokolovs, Andrei250663 27.88
328 Dizdar, Goran250649 41.10
329 Mitenkov, Alexey250666 38.84
330 Kolev, Atanas250660 32.49
331 Khasin, Alexander250657 48.70
332 Rogozenko, Dorian250550 26.40
333 Horvath, Jozsef250551 35.41
334 Pavasovic, Dusko250548 23.24
335 Sulskis, Sarunas250550 27.12
336 Rechlis, Gad250458 32.93
337 Wu Shaobin250460 30.93
338 Arencibia, Walter250451 32.47
339 Wells, Peter K250449 34.73
340 Magem Badals, Jordi250449 32.38
341 Bagaturov, Giorgi250352 35.12
342 Iskusnyh, Sergei250352 25.35
343 Gdanski, Jacek250351 29.11
344 Cramling, Pia250350 36.72
345 Kovacevic, Vladimir250353 57.79
346 Hillarp Persson, Tiger250349 29.20
347 Motylev, Alexander250351 20.57
348 Tsesarsky, Ilya250357 40.25
349 Kudrin, Sergey250254 40.34
350 Shabanov, Yury F250263 62.16
351 Zezulkin, Jurij250254 28.40
352 Palatnik, Semen A250270 49.79
353 Drasko, Milan250251 37.09
354 Belikov, Vladimir250257 28.44
355 Spangenberg, Hugo250251 24.14
356 Papaioannou, Ioannis250155 23.72
357 Kiselev, Sergey250155 38.32
358 Liss, Eran250154 24.52
359 Knaak, Rainer F250158 46.82
360 Krivonosov, Oleg250063 38.66
361 Vakhidov, Tahir250058
362 Fridman, Daniel250053 23.90
363 King, Daniel J250056 36.37
364 Popovic, Petar250052 40.91
365 Kholmov, Ratmir D250053 74.66
366 Nijboer, Friso249949 34.62
367 Lugovoi, Aleksei249949 24.85
368 Parker, Jonathan249854 23.64
369 Polak, Tomas249850 25.71
370 Marciano, David249850 30.52
371 Horváth, Csaba249748 31.60
372 Apicella, Manuel249752 29.73
373 Varga, Zoltan249748 29.50
374 Zelcic, Robert249748 34.30
375 Malakhatko, Vadim249755 22.80
376 Iordachescu, Viorel249651 22.72
377 Finkel, Alexander249654 25.02
378 Conquest, Stuart249649 32.86
379 Maksimenko, Andrei249653 30.09
380 Manor, Ilan249657 30.21
381 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249552 29.02
382 Lazarev, Vladimir249551 35.60
383 Gyimesi, Zoltan249549 22.78
384 Liang Jinrong249562 39.64
385 Cámpora, Daniel H249451 42.53
386 Mikhalevski, Victor249449 27.50
387 Degraeve, Jean Marc249350 28.96
388 Van den Doel, Erik249348 20.65
389 Notkin, Maksim249358 36.08
390 Ubilava, Elizbar E249358 49.37
391 Smyslov, Vassily V249353 78.80
392 Macieja, Bartlomiej249349 22.27
393 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249352 53.73
394 Pavlovic, Milos249352 36.01
395 Polovodin, Igor A249262 44.80
396 Blatny, Pavel249150 31.55
397 Istratescu, Andrei249150 24.10
398 Frias, Victor J249174 43.92
399 Bauer, Christian249149 22.99
400 Kuzmin, Gennady P249151 53.98
401 Davies, Nigel R249153 39.44
402 Yandemirov, Valeri249151 36.91
403 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249162 46.98
404 Joachim, Sven249170 30.61
405 Lanka, Zigurds249051 39.64
406 Movsziszian, Karen249054 37.01
407 Vescovi, Giovanni P249052 21.57
408 Akesson, Ralf249048 38.92
409 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248952 25.68
410 Haba, Petr248950 35.01
411 Kogan, Artur248949 25.95
412 Kosic, Dragan248952 29.90
413 Jakubiec, Artur248956 26.10
414 Aseev, Konstantin N248951 39.22
415 Godena, Michele248948 32.53
416 Zarnicki, Pablo248852 27.16
417 Miezis, Normunds248849 28.66
418 Galliamova, Alisa248851 27.98
419 Yurtaev, Leonid248855 40.69
420 Maiorov, Oleg248854 28.47
421 Gausel, Einar248850 36.11
422 Larsen, Bent248854 64.85
423 Hulak, Krunoslav248753 48.63
424 Miralles, Gilles248757 33.92
425 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248757 36.29
426 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248768 30.32
427 Moskalenko, Viktor248661 39.10
428 Hall, Jesper248653 28.49
429 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248560 27.61
430 Sharif, Mershad248564 47.50
431 Grivas, Efstratios248554 33.78
432 Dimitrov, Vladimir248552 31.75
433 Banikas, Hristos248553 21.64
434 Votava, Jan248550 25.12
435 Kochiev, Alexander248457 43.79
436 Cebalo, Mišo248448 54.93
437 Bagirov, Vladimir K248452 63.40
438 Garcia Ilundain, David248453 28.77
439 Olafsson, Helgi248453 43.40
440 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248455 28.64
441 Ye Rongguang248462 36.27
442 Marin, Mihail248350 34.72
443 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248353 64.78
444 Rausis, Igors248349 38.76
445 Kalinin, Alexander248375 31.62
446 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248351 29.02
447 Goloshchapov, Alexander248254 21.96
448 Acs, Peter248249 18.67
449 Vokác, Marek248251 41.09
450 Rogic, Davor248252 28.45
451 Polgar, Sofia248257 25.19
452 Hector, Jonny248248 35.91
453 Safin, Shukhrat248257 29.77
454 Yevseev, Denis248253 26.52
455 Kveinys, Aloyzas248152 37.50
456 Liiva, Riho248163 24.52
457 Dervishi, Erald248155 20.17
458 Egin, Vladimir248163
459 Danielsen, Henrik248152 33.97
460 Har Zvi, Ronen248158 23.24
461 Piskov, Yury248065 38.25
462 Arbakov, Valentin248058 47.95
463 Saltaev, Mihail248052 37.14
464 Simonovic, Aleksandar248073 31.18
465 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247955 22.63
466 Guliev, Sarhan247954 31.77
467 Legky, Nikolay A247954 44.75
468 Gritsak, Orest247955 26.88
469 Djurhuus, Rune247952 29.96
470 Totsky, Leonid247954 32.42
471 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V247968 31.78
472 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V247857 52.40
473 Prusikhin, Mihailo247858 21.98
474 Stevic, Hrvoje247852 20.01
475 Turov, Maxim247855 20.09
476 Gavrilakis, Nikolaos247774 44.80
477 Ward, Christopher247749 31.79
478 Campos Moreno, Javier B247759 40.84
479 Tisdall, Jonathan D247758 41.37
480 Bikhovsky, Avigdor I247756 44.85
481 Shaked, Tal247752 21.93
482 Rodriguez, Andres247653 26.06
483 Browne, Walter S247656 50.99
484 Renet, Olivier247557 35.05
485 Koniushkov, Igor247466 37.12
486 Sevillano, Enrico247466
487 Ivanovic, Božidar247457 53.38
488 Karlsson, Lars247357 44.50
489 Gormally, Daniel247349 23.68
490 Todorcevic, Miodrag247359 59.17
491 Lukin, Andrei M247362 51.37
492 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247373 52.57
493 Hebden, Mark247350 41.90
494 Zilberman, Yaacov247353 45.62
495 Fercec, Nenad247350 38.75
496 Ashley, Maurice247352 33.84
497 Sergienko, Sergey247361 34.95
498 Milov, Leonid247265 33.93
499 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247258 41.72
500 Groszpeter, Attila247251 39.59

These ratings, calculated as of January 10, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between January 1, 1999 and January 10, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of December 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 January 10, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on January 11, 2000.

+/- 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 11, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on January 11, 2000 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 11, 2000. 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 10, 2000. 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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