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Top 10 active players as of February 14, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K289748
2 Anand, Viswanathan280547
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280347
4 Shirov, Alexei278847
5 Leko, Peter276448
6 Topalov, Veselin274347
7 Adams, Michael273047
8 Kamsky, Gata272459
9 Gelfand, Boris272247
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily272147

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Top 500 active players as of February 14, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28974881.4% #136.84
2 Anand, Viswanathan2805476.3% #630.18
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2803475.6% #624.64
4 Shirov, Alexei2788473.3% #827.61
5 Leko, Peter2764481.2% #1320.43
6 Topalov, Veselin2743470.4% #1824.91
7 Adams, Michael2730470.2% #2328.24
8 Kamsky, Gata2724590.6% #2925.70
9 Gelfand, Boris2722470.2% #2631.64
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily2721470.1% #2630.91
11 Morozevich, Alexander2716490.1% #2922.57
12 Georgiev, Kiril2716500.1% #3034.21
13 Karpov, Anatoly E2713480.1% #3048.73
14 Svidler, Peter2712480.1% #3123.66
15 Short, Nigel D2704480.1% #3534.70
16 Bareev, Evgeny2702490.1% #3733.23
17 Krasenkow, Michal269748 #4036.25
18 Akopian, Vladimir269249 #4328.19
19 Korchnoi, Viktor L268847 #4568.89
20 Beliavsky, Alexander G268748 #4746.16
21 Rublevsky, Sergei268551 #5025.33
22 Polgar, Judit268548 #4823.56
23 Khalifman, Alexander268247 #5034.07
24 Almasi, Zoltan268148 #5123.46
25 Dreev, Alexey267748 #5431.07
26 Movsesian, Sergei267348 #5721.28
27 Gurevich, Mikhail N267049 #6040.98
28 Nikolic, Predrag266748 #6339.43
29 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y2654660.1% #8843.07
30 Gulko, Boris F265351 #7853.01
31 Smirin, Ilia265249 #7832.07
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265149 #8025.84
33 Seirawan, Yasser265151 #8239.89
34 Aleksandrov, Aleksej265050 #8126.76
35 Jussupow, Artur M265049 #8140.00
36 Lautier, Joel264847 #8126.84
37 Dautov, Rustem264749 #8434.21
38 Timman, Jan H264747 #8348.17
39 Tkachiev, Vladislav264550 #8726.26
40 van Wely, Loek264346 #8727.35
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263949 #9323.49
42 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263554 #10139.91
43 Graf, Alexander263356 #10637.47
44 Salov, Valery B263354 #10435.72
45 Hansen, Curt263251 #10235.41
46 Bologan, Viktor263248 #10028.17
47 Onischuk, Alexander263149 #10124.45
48 Hellers, Ferdinand263068 #11831.05
49 Sokolov, Ivan262947 #10331.67
50 Ehlvest, Jaan262948 #10337.33
51 Khenkin, Igor262949 #10331.90
52 Kharlov, Andrei262949 #10431.23
53 Piket, Jeroen262846 #10431.05
54 Kobalija, Mihail262750 #10721.78
55 Lputian, Smbat G262649 #10841.99
56 Fedorov, Alexei262653 #11127.38
57 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter262449 #10923.54
58 Christiansen, Larry M262452 #11243.63
59 Psakhis, Lev B262048 #11441.21
60 Milos, Gilberto261952 #11836.29
61 Sturua, Zurab261952 #11840.68
62 Hjartarson, Jóhann261755 #12437.02
63 Novikov, Igor A261649 #11937.73
64 Ibragimov, Ildar261648 #11932.50
65 Shipov, Sergei261652 #12333.83
66 Gavrikov, Victor N261455 #12642.54
67 Sadler, Matthew261449 #12225.75
68 Dolmatov, Sergey V261351 #12540.98
69 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261256 #12932.97
70 Hodgson, Julian M261250 #12536.55
71 Speelman, Jonathan S261048 #12643.37
72 Milov, Vadim261049 #12627.54
73 Vaganian, Rafael A261051 #12748.33
74 Andersson, Ulf260950 #12748.63
75 Ye Jiangchuan260852 #13139.23
76 Fominyh, Alexander260852 #13140.66
77 Agdestein, Simen260753 #13232.75
78 Minasian, Artashes260550 #13233.07
79 Avrukh, Boris260148 #13522.10
80 Bacrot, Etienne260149 #13717.06
81 Tiviakov, Sergei260148 #13626.99
82 Sutovsky, Emil260148 #13522.40
83 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260151 #13943.22
84 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260051 #14049.28
85 Volkov, Sergey260049 #13826.02
86 Malaniuk, Vladimir P259748 #13942.57
87 Ponomariov, Ruslan259750 #14116.34
88 Lutz, Christopher259748 #14128.97
89 Malakhov, Vladimir259654 #14519.22
90 Hübner, Robert259649 #14351.27
91 Hracek, Zbynek259449 #14429.43
92 Kuzmin, Alexey259462 #15336.93
93 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E259350 #14650.01
94 Hansen, Lars Bo259356 #15031.39
95 Goldin, Alexander259253 #14934.97
96 Anastasian, Ashot259250 #14835.58
97 Wolff, Patrick G259166 #15931.99
98 Kožul, Zdenko259047 #14733.73
99 Asrian, Karen259051 #15019.81
100 Nunn, John D M259054 #15244.80
101 Miles, Anthony J258948 44.81
102 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam258850 20.19
103 Dvoiris, Semen I258850 41.28
104 Chernin, Alexander M258750 39.94
105 Giorgadze, Giorgi258748 35.34
106 Zhang Zhong258653 21.44
107 Yudasin, Leonid G258652 40.52
108 Benjamin, Joel L258650 35.93
109 Peng Xiaomin258453 26.85
110 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258449 37.08
111 Ivanov, Sergey258450 38.38
112 Epishin, Vladimir258248 34.59
113 Lastin, Alexander258251 23.29
114 Ftácnik, Lubomír258048 42.29
115 Pétursson, Margeir258058 39.99
116 Palac, Mladen257948 28.98
117 Yermolinsky, Alex V257950 41.84
118 Tregubov, Pavel V257850 28.15
119 Shabalov, Alexander257850 32.42
120 Adianto, Utut257852 34.91
121 Razuvaev, Yury S257754 54.34
122 Yemelin, Vasily257750 24.04
123 Romanishin, Oleg M257748 48.09
124 Alterman, Boris257651 29.78
125 Atalik, Suat257647 35.34
126 Pigusov, Evgeny257652 38.87
127 Kaidanov, Gregory S257555 40.34
128 Torre, Eugenio257557 48.28
129 Gurevich, Dmitry257452 43.43
130 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257453 35.52
131 Gurevich, Ilya257367 28.02
132 Rogers, Ian257348 39.64
133 deFirmian, Nicholas E257249 42.55
134 Wahls, Matthias257253 32.05
135 Lerner, Konstantin Z257252 49.96
136 Filippov, Valerij257148 24.21
137 Nielsen, Peter Heine257149 26.72
138 Beim, Valery257153 49.91
139 Huzman, Alexander257150 37.84
140 Rozentalis, Eduardas257149 36.72
141 Ribli, Zoltán257151 48.44
142 Yakovich, Yuri257049 37.21
143 Sorokin, Maxim257050 32.06
144 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256951 36.89
145 Korneev, Oleg256949 30.55
146 Aronian, Levon256950 17.36
147 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256958 33.91
148 Sax, Gyula256848 48.66
149 Shneider, Aleksandr256655 37.73
150 Kotronias, Vasilios256654 35.47
151 Gabriel, Christian256649 24.95
152 Kotsur, Pavel256653 26.11
153 Fedorowicz, John P256553 41.38
154 Kengis, Edvins256552 40.84
155 Dorfman, Iosif D256554 47.79
156 Ulibin, Mikhail256549 28.70
157 Burmakin, Vladimir256549 32.69
158 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256550 45.24
159 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256349 53.91
160 Agrest, Evgenij256349 33.50
161 Balashov, Yury S256351 50.92
162 Stefansson, Hannes256350 27.57
163 Stohl, Igor256248 35.38
164 Serper, Grigory256255 30.42
165 Savchenko, Stanislav256151 33.07
166 Komarov, Dimitri256150 31.20
167 Timoshenko, Georgy256151 33.70
168 Hertneck, Gerald256053 36.41
169 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255951 23.59
170 Damljanovic, Branko255950 38.66
171 Baburin, Alexander255849 32.98
172 Grischuk, Alexander255850 16.29
173 Kempinski, Robert255748 22.59
174 Lobron, Eric255753 39.77
175 Golod, Vitali255751 28.63
176 Lalic, Bogdan255747 35.93
177 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255655 37.98
178 Rustemov, Alexander255651 26.61
179 Hickl, Joerg255651 34.83
180 Greenfeld, Alon255550 35.83
181 Hamdouchi, Hichem255551 27.35
182 Portisch, Lajos255552 62.86
183 Vaisser, Anatoli255452 50.94
184 Shulman, Yuri255450 24.79
185 Baklan, Vladimir255452 21.97
186 Sokolov, Andrey Y255355 36.90
187 Smagin, Sergey255361 41.43
188 Magerramov, Elmar S255262 41.84
189 Chernyshov, Konstantin255153 32.68
190 Xu Jun255061 37.41
191 Spasov, Vasil255058 28.99
192 Dao Thien Hai255053 21.76
193 Popov, Valerij255051 25.43
194 Adorján, András254962 49.87
195 Spassky, Boris V254952 63.04
196 Leitao, Rafael254952 20.13
197 Golubev, Mihail254856 29.71
198 Slobodjan, Roman254749 25.12
199 Najer, Evgeniy254752 22.65
200 Galkin, Alexander254749 21.04
201 Arkhipov, Sergey254759 45.64
202 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254758 43.96
203 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254651 40.86
204 Reinderman, Dimitri254649 27.51
205 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254555 55.77
206 Kiriakov, Petr254552 25.09
207 Hansen, Sune Berg254450 28.82
208 Watson, William N254465 37.82
209 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254453 39.08
210 Ionov, Sergey254452 38.10
211 Barua, Dibyendu254454 33.30
212 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254260 52.56
213 Landa, Konstantin254152 27.73
214 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254149 34.20
215 Sherbakov, Ruslan254150 30.42
216 Pintér, József254150 46.26
217 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254049 34.69
218 Shchekachev, Andrei254052 27.30
219 Kruppa, Yuri253953 35.65
220 Hort, Vlastimil253952 56.09
221 van der Wiel, John T H253949 40.51
222 Loginov, Valery A253750 44.17
223 Volzhin, Alexander253750 29.03
224 Bezgodov, Alexei253755 30.62
225 Iordachescu, Viorel253651 22.82
226 Spraggett, Kevin B253551 45.26
227 Ivanov, Alexander V253555 43.79
228 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253561 45.43
229 Enders, Peter253555 37.03
230 Moroz, Alexander253562 39.07
231 Gofshtein, Leonid D253451 46.82
232 Gleizerov, Evgeny253451 36.90
233 Chekhov, Valery A253459 44.22
234 Guseinov, Aidyn253364 48.12
235 Suba, Mihai253361 52.70
236 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253361 36.53
237 Iuldachev, Saidali253354 32.04
238 Makarov, Marat253355 36.77
239 Kurajica, Bojan253350 52.25
240 Danielian, Oganes253273
241 Emms, John M253249 32.92
242 Tischbierek, Raj253253 37.39
243 Irzhanov, Ruslan253257 23.22
244 Temirbaev, Serik253261
245 Nikolenko, Oleg253163 40.65
246 Orlov, Georgi253167
247 Hernandez, Gilberto253153
248 Zakharevich, Igor253154 36.58
249 Zontakh, Andrey253150 29.28
250 Zarubin, Pavel253173 31.99
251 Feygin, Michail253073 25.04
252 Gallagher, Joseph G253049 35.78
253 Van der Sterren, Paul253050 43.91
254 Glek, Igor V253049 38.27
255 Schandorff, Lars252950 34.82
256 Kantsler, Boris252954 37.83
257 Nevednichy, Vladislav252950 30.45
258 Berelovich, Aleksandar252952 32.62
259 Dizdarevic, Emir252850 41.87
260 Delchev, Aleksander252850 28.58
261 Fridman, Daniel252754 23.99
262 Zifroni, Dov252755 23.99
263 Mirumian, Vigen252752 22.38
264 Luther, Thomas252650 30.28
265 Kovalev, Andrei252653 38.27
266 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252551 33.54
267 Rytshagov, Mikhail252552 32.26
268 Plaskett, Jim252452 39.91
269 Yandemirov, Valeri252451 37.01
270 Rodriguez, Amador252456 43.43
271 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252452 23.01
272 Kumaran, Dharshan252466 24.69
273 Ginsburg, Gennadij252468 28.51
274 Babula, Vlastimil252349 26.37
275 Sulskis, Sarunas252350 27.22
276 Motylev, Alexander252351 20.66
277 Kishnev, Sergey252363 43.29
278 Sunye Neto, Jaime252355 42.78
279 Wang Zili252260 31.67
280 Neverov, Valery252252 35.65
281 Smikovski, Ivan252268 27.67
282 Xie Jun252150 29.29
283 Bu Xiangzhi252150 14.18
284 Arnason, Jon L252068 39.25
285 Papaioannou, Ioannis252056 23.82
286 Markovic, Miroslav251955 26.77
287 Rechlis, Gad251960 33.02
288 Levin, Felix251952 41.27
289 Barsov, Alexei251950
290 Soffer, Ram251855 34.44
291 Kindermann, Stefan251850 40.13
292 Oral, Tomas251849 22.14
293 Bönsch, Uwe251856 41.33
294 Brodsky, Michail251850 30.88
295 Shabanov, Yury F251863 62.26
296 Zubarev, Alexander251860 48.64
297 Bezold, Michael251752 27.73
298 Vaulin, Alexander251749 42.91
299 Miladinovic, Igor251753 26.05
300 Schlosser, Philipp251752 31.49
301 Zaichik, Gennady L251775 43.01
302 Lesiege, Alexandre251652 24.49
303 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251649 22.98
304 Ruzele, Darius251659 31.80
305 Liss, Eran251654 24.62
306 Ilincic, Zlatko251651 31.76
307 Khasin, Alexander251658 48.79
308 Chandler, Murray G251551 39.86
309 Sermek, Drazen251548 31.04
310 Didishko, Vereslav251552 50.84
311 Chuchelov, Vladimir251452 30.38
312 Kudrin, Sergey251454 40.44
313 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251454 55.39
314 Kosic, Dragan251453 29.99
315 Bischoff, Klaus251448 38.68
316 Knaak, Rainer F251458 46.91
317 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251455 17.78
318 Kosashvili, Yona251261 29.61
319 Nogueiras, Jesus251251 40.58
320 Magem Badals, Jordi251249 32.47
321 Vera, Reynaldo251252 39.10
322 Sagalchik, Gennadij251271 30.81
323 Timoshchenko, Gennady251151 50.80
324 Zoler, Dan251154 26.07
325 Dizdar, Goran251150 41.19
326 Kolev, Atanas251163 32.58
327 Van den Doel, Erik251049 20.75
328 Ricardi, Pablo251051 37.97
329 Istratescu, Andrei251050 24.20
330 Sosonko, Gennadi250959 56.74
331 Mikhaletz, Lubomir250956 25.50
332 Comas Fabrego, Luis250950 28.65
333 Gdanski, Jacek250951 29.21
334 Pavasovic, Dusko250848 23.33
335 Maksimenko, Andrei250854 30.19
336 Davies, Nigel R250753 39.54
337 Markowski, Tomasz250749 24.54
338 Arencibia, Walter250751 32.57
339 Apicella, Manuel250653 29.82
340 Kovacevic, Vladimir250654 57.88
341 Sokolovs, Andrei250663 27.98
342 Cvitan, Ognjen250648 38.34
343 Strikovic, Aleksa250552 38.76
344 Conquest, Stuart250549 32.95
345 Polak, Tomas250550 25.81
346 Kiselev, Sergey250557 38.42
347 Bauer, Christian250449 23.09
348 Malakhatko, Vadim250455 22.90
349 Bagaturov, Giorgi250453 35.21
350 Liiva, Riho250470 24.61
351 Morrison, William250365 39.53
352 Marciano, David250350 30.61
353 Krivonosov, Oleg250367 38.76
354 Pavlovic, Milos250353 36.11
355 Yurtaev, Leonid250355 40.79
356 Nijboer, Friso250349 34.72
357 Drasko, Milan250352 37.19
358 Popovic, Petar250254 40.99
359 Lugovoi, Aleksei250249 24.94
360 Rogozenko, Dorian250249 26.49
361 Horváth, Csaba250148 31.69
362 Mikhalevski, Victor250149 27.59
363 Parker, Jonathan250154 23.74
364 Iskusnyh, Sergei250053 25.44
365 King, Daniel J250056 36.46
366 Mitenkov, Alexey250071 38.93
367 Jakubiec, Artur250056 26.20
368 Vakhidov, Tahir250059
369 Ye Rongguang249962 36.36
370 Wu Shaobin249960 31.03
371 Varga, Zoltan249948 29.59
372 Manor, Ilan249958 30.30
373 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249952 53.82
374 Tsesarsky, Ilya249959 40.35
375 Lanka, Zigurds249851 39.73
376 Finkel, Alexander249855 25.12
377 Grivas, Efstratios249855 33.87
378 Spangenberg, Hugo249851 24.23
379 Miezis, Normunds249849 28.76
380 Har Zvi, Ronen249760 23.34
381 Palatnik, Semen A249767 49.88
382 Kveinys, Aloyzas249752 37.60
383 Aseev, Konstantin N249751 39.32
384 Wedberg, Tom249753 46.22
385 Horvath, Jozsef249753 35.50
386 Gritsak, Orest249755 26.97
387 Cramling, Pia249650 36.81
388 Hillarp Persson, Tiger249649 29.30
389 Marin, Mihail249650 34.82
390 Lazarev, Vladimir249652 35.69
391 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249652 25.77
392 Smyslov, Vassily V249553 78.89
393 Gyimesi, Zoltan249550 22.87
394 Hall, Jesper249553 28.58
395 Macieja, Bartlomiej249549 22.36
396 Wells, Peter K249549 34.83
397 Totsky, Leonid249556 32.51
398 Notkin, Maksim249559 36.18
399 Belikov, Vladimir249561 28.53
400 Zezulkin, Jurij249456 28.50
401 Cámpora, Daniel H249452 42.62
402 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249453 64.88
403 Safin, Shukhrat249457 29.86
404 Galliamova, Alisa249351 28.07
405 Rausis, Igors249349 38.85
406 Velimirovic, Dragoljub249353 57.76
407 Krakops, Maris249354 21.86
408 Degraeve, Jean Marc249350 29.05
409 Polgar, Sofia249359 25.28
410 Piskov, Yury249367 38.34
411 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249352 29.11
412 Mestel, A Jonathan249361 42.92
413 Ubilava, Elizbar E249359 49.47
414 Zarnicki, Pablo249352 27.26
415 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249360 36.38
416 Akesson, Ralf249248 39.02
417 Turov, Maxim249253 20.19
418 Kuzmin, Gennady P249252 54.07
419 Bagirov, Vladimir K249253 63.50
420 Godena, Michele249249 32.62
421 Haba, Petr249151 35.11
422 Yevseev, Denis249153 26.61
423 Polovodin, Igor A249162 44.89
424 Larsen, Bent249154 64.94
425 Zulfugaryi, Magomed249155 22.72
426 Saltaev, Mihail249153 37.24
427 Kholmov, Ratmir D249154 74.75
428 Gausel, Einar249151 36.21
429 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249051 29.11
430 Cebalo, Mišo249048 55.02
431 Hulak, Krunoslav249052 48.72
432 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249066 47.07
433 Kochiev, Alexander248958 43.89
434 Garcia Ilundain, David248953 28.87
435 Zagrebelny, Sergey248951
436 Liang Jinrong248962 39.73
437 Banikas, Hristos248954 21.73
438 Brenninkmeijer, Joris248869 30.42
439 Vescovi, Giovanni P248853 21.67
440 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248860 41.81
441 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248859 52.49
442 Ravia, Mosi248771 24.31
443 Miralles, Gilles248759 34.02
444 Matros, Alexander248762 30.09
445 Smejkal, Jan248656 53.90
446 Kogan, Artur248650 26.04
447 Sharif, Mershad248664 47.59
448 Rogic, Davor248652 28.55
449 Goloshchapov, Alexander248655 22.05
450 Campos Moreno, Javier B248558 40.94
451 Bitoon, Richard248564 24.17
452 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas248558
453 Antunes, Antonio248565 38.02
454 Klovans, Janis248553 64.85
455 Maiorov, Oleg248457 28.57
456 Ivanovic, Božidar248357 53.47
457 Ionescu, Constantin248350 41.42
458 Dimitrov, Vladimir248353 31.84
459 Kosten, Anthony C248253 41.56
460 Shaked, Tal248252 22.02
461 Zelcic, Robert248248 34.40
462 Tisdall, Jonathan D248259 41.47
463 Sergeev, Vladimir248255 35.79
464 Ovetchkin, Roman248259 27.08
465 Vokác, Marek248252 41.19
466 Kuporosov, Viktor248258 38.38
467 Olafsson, Helgi248153 43.50
468 Hector, Jonny248148 36.00
469 Vorobiov, Evgeny E248159 23.17
470 Djurhuus, Rune248153 30.05
471 Lukin, Andrei M248162 51.46
472 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248054 21.59
473 Egin, Vladimir248068
474 Votava, Jan248051 25.21
475 Nikolac, Juraj248057 67.81
476 Tseitlin, Mikhail S247976 52.66
477 Milov, Leonid247966 34.02
478 Blatny, Pavel247950 31.65
479 Kalantarian, Norik247860 37.50
480 Komliakov, Viktor247855 39.80
481 Efimov, Igor247848 39.41
482 Guliev, Sarhan247856 31.87
483 Sevillano, Enrico247768
484 Vukic, Milan247759 56.49
485 Oratovsky, Michael247758 25.86
486 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247761 27.70
487 Legky, Nikolay A247756 44.84
488 Schmaltz, Roland247757 25.25
489 Matamoros Franco, Carlos S247753 33.16
490 Karlsson, Lars247758 44.59
491 Acs, Peter247749 18.76
492 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo247652 30.01
493 Yagupov, Igor247652 34.34
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247666 56.61
495 Todorcevic, Miodrag247659 59.26
496 Vallejo Pons, Francisco247550 17.48
497 Movsziszian, Karen247554 37.11
498 Zilberman, Yaacov247553 45.72
499 Ward, Christopher247549 31.88
500 Koniushkov, Igor247569 37.21

These ratings, calculated as of February 14, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between February 9, 1999 and February 14, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of February 8, 1999. 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 February 14, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on February 15, 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 February 15, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on February 15, 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 February 15, 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 February 14, 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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