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Top 10 active players as of April 3, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287948
2 Kramnik, Vladimir279346
3 Anand, Viswanathan279247
4 Shirov, Alexei279047
5 Leko, Peter276548
6 Topalov, Veselin275447
7 Adams, Michael273747
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily273447
9 Gelfand, Boris272947
10 Kamsky, Gata271860

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Top 500 active players as of April 3, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28794874.9% #236.97
2 Kramnik, Vladimir2793466.3% #724.77
3 Anand, Viswanathan2792476.2% #730.31
4 Shirov, Alexei2790475.7% #827.75
5 Leko, Peter2765482.2% #1220.57
6 Topalov, Veselin2754471.3% #1425.05
7 Adams, Michael2737470.5% #1928.38
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2734470.6% #2131.04
9 Gelfand, Boris2729470.4% #2231.78
10 Kamsky, Gata2718600.8% #3125.84
11 Georgiev, Kiril2716500.3% #2934.35
12 Svidler, Peter2711480.2% #3023.80
13 Morozevich, Alexander2709490.1% #3222.71
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704480.1% #3536.39
15 Short, Nigel D2700480.1% #3734.84
16 Karpov, Anatoly E2700470.1% #3748.86
17 Bareev, Evgeny2693490.1% #4133.37
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G268747 #4546.30
19 Akopian, Vladimir2686490.1% #4628.32
20 Rublevsky, Sergei2684510.1% #4825.47
21 Polgar, Judit268248 #4923.70
22 Korchnoi, Viktor L268247 #4869.03
23 Almasi, Zoltan268148 #5023.60
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N268048 #5041.12
25 Khalifman, Alexander267947 #5134.21
26 Dreev, Alexey267448 #5531.20
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266550 #6426.90
28 Piket, Jeroen266346 #6431.19
29 Movsesian, Sergei265847 #7021.42
30 Timman, Jan H265747 #7048.30
31 Tkachiev, Vladislav265349 #7726.40
32 Smirin, Ilia265149 #7732.20
33 Sakaev, Konstantin265149 #7825.97
34 Gulko, Boris F265051 #8053.15
35 Jussupow, Artur M264049 #8940.14
36 van Wely, Loek264046 #8727.49
37 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263749 #9223.63
38 Dautov, Rustem263649 #9534.35
39 Nikolic, Predrag263647 #9339.56
40 Seirawan, Yasser263551 #9740.03
41 Kharlov, Andrei263550 #9631.37
42 Ehlvest, Jaan263449 #9637.47
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263454 #10140.05
44 Salov, Valery B263255 #10335.86
45 Fedorov, Alexei263154 #10427.52
46 Onischuk, Alexander263048 #10124.58
47 Hellers, Ferdinand262968 #11731.18
48 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262757 #11043.20
49 Novikov, Igor A262749 #10537.86
50 Hansen, Curt262750 #10635.54
51 Khenkin, Igor262649 #10632.04
52 Lautier, Joel262647 #10526.98
53 Lputian, Smbat G262549 #10742.14
54 Sadler, Matthew262549 #10725.88
55 Ye Jiangchuan262451 #11039.37
56 Christiansen, Larry M262253 #11343.77
57 Vaganian, Rafael A262250 #11148.47
58 Graf, Alexander262157 #11837.61
59 Hodgson, Julian M262150 #11336.69
60 Sokolov, Ivan262147 #11131.81
61 Psakhis, Lev B261948 #11441.35
62 Sturua, Zurab261752 #11940.82
63 Kobalija, Mihail261750 #11721.92
64 Hjartarson, Jóhann261655 #12237.15
65 Gavrikov, Victor N261456 #12642.68
66 Milos, Gilberto261452 #12236.43
67 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter261249 #12223.67
68 Speelman, Jonathan S261248 #12143.50
69 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261156 #12933.11
70 Bacrot, Etienne261149 #12417.20
71 Andersson, Ulf261150 #12448.77
72 Bologan, Viktor261048 #12428.30
73 Dolmatov, Sergey V260951 #12741.12
74 Minasian, Artashes260850 #12733.20
75 Milov, Vadim260549 #13027.67
76 Shipov, Sergei260452 #13233.96
77 Fominyh, Alexander260452 #13440.80
78 Volkov, Sergey260349 #13226.16
79 Tiviakov, Sergei260347 #13227.14
80 Zhang Zhong260051 #13821.58
81 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E260049 #13750.15
82 Kaidanov, Gregory S259952 #14040.48
83 Agdestein, Simen259952 #14032.88
84 Sutovsky, Emil259948 #13722.54
85 Avrukh, Boris259848 #13722.24
86 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam259850 #13920.33
87 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259751 #14243.36
88 Peng Xiaomin259650 #14126.98
89 Ponomariov, Ruslan259650 #14216.48
90 Hübner, Robert259549 #14251.41
91 Hracek, Zbynek259449 #14329.57
92 Kuzmin, Alexey259462 #15237.07
93 Lutz, Christopher259248 #14529.11
94 Hansen, Lars Bo259155 #15031.53
95 Malakhov, Vladimir259053 #14919.35
96 Anastasian, Ashot259050 #14735.72
97 Asrian, Karen259051 #14919.94
98 Wolff, Patrick G258966 #15932.13
99 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258848 #14942.70
100 Goldin, Alexander258754 #15335.10
101 Yudasin, Leonid G258452 40.65
102 Ftácnik, Lubomír258348 42.43
103 Giorgadze, Giorgi258349 35.48
104 Kožul, Zdenko258347 33.87
105 Chernin, Alexander M258350 40.08
106 Razuvaev, Yury S258253 54.48
107 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258250 37.22
108 Ivanov, Sergey258150 38.51
109 Romanishin, Oleg M257948 48.23
110 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257953 35.66
111 Miles, Anthony J257848 44.95
112 Lastin, Alexander257851 23.43
113 Adianto, Utut257852 35.05
114 Ibragimov, Ildar257848 32.63
115 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257850 49.42
116 Shabalov, Alexander257750 32.56
117 Torre, Eugenio257758 48.41
118 deFirmian, Nicholas E257749 42.69
119 Gurevich, Dmitry257752 43.56
120 Pétursson, Margeir257758 40.13
121 Tregubov, Pavel V257749 28.29
122 Dorfman, Iosif D257754 47.92
123 Yermolinsky, Alex V257650 41.98
124 Kengis, Edvins257652 40.98
125 Balashov, Yury S257551 51.06
126 Alterman, Boris257551 29.91
127 Dvoiris, Semen I257550 41.42
128 Yemelin, Vasily257450 24.17
129 Fedorowicz, John P257153 41.52
130 Gurevich, Ilya257067 28.15
131 Nunn, John D M257053 44.94
132 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.58
133 Rogers, Ian256948 39.78
134 Huzman, Alexander256950 37.98
135 Komarov, Dimitri256850 31.34
136 Nielsen, Peter Heine256849 26.86
137 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256851 37.03
138 Aronian, Levon256851 17.49
139 Yakovich, Yuri256748 37.34
140 Epishin, Vladimir256748 34.73
141 Savchenko, Stanislav256650 33.20
142 Burmakin, Vladimir256649 32.83
143 Lerner, Konstantin Z256651 50.10
144 Baburin, Alexander256649 33.12
145 Kotsur, Pavel256653 26.25
146 Shchekachev, Andrei256652 27.44
147 Benjamin, Joel L256650 36.06
148 Vaisser, Anatoli256552 51.08
149 Sax, Gyula256548 48.79
150 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 54.05
151 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256460 34.05
152 Gabriel, Christian256450 25.08
153 Filippov, Valerij256348 24.35
154 Stefansson, Hannes256350 27.71
155 Ionov, Sergey256351 38.24
156 Atalik, Suat256348 35.48
157 Kotronias, Vasilios256354 35.61
158 Golod, Vitali256350 28.77
159 Stohl, Igor256348 35.52
160 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256251 23.73
161 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256249 45.38
162 Landa, Konstantin256252 27.87
163 Wahls, Matthias256252 32.19
164 Hickl, Joerg256252 34.97
165 Agrest, Evgenij256249 33.63
166 Dao Thien Hai256252 21.90
167 Xu Jun256159 37.55
168 Shneider, Aleksandr256155 37.87
169 Rozentalis, Eduardas256148 36.85
170 Serper, Grigory256055 30.55
171 Baklan, Vladimir255951 22.11
172 Ulibin, Mikhail255949 28.84
173 Watson, William N255862 37.96
174 Greenfeld, Alon255850 35.96
175 Korneev, Oleg255849 30.69
176 Hamdouchi, Hichem255851 27.49
177 Pigusov, Evgeny255851 39.01
178 Palac, Mladen255748 29.13
179 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255756 38.12
180 Kempinski, Robert255748 22.73
181 Leitao, Rafael255652 20.27
182 Chernyshov, Konstantin255653 32.81
183 Damljanovic, Branko255549 38.80
184 Golubev, Mihail255455 29.84
185 Grischuk, Alexander255450 16.43
186 Portisch, Lajos255352 62.99
187 Magerramov, Elmar S255262 41.98
188 Timoshenko, Georgy255251 33.84
189 Sokolov, Andrey Y255256 37.04
190 Smagin, Sergey255261 41.57
191 Beim, Valery255053 50.05
192 Rustemov, Alexander254951 26.74
193 Spasov, Vasil254958 29.13
194 Kruppa, Yuri254853 35.79
195 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 30.55
196 Adorján, András254762 50.01
197 Galkin, Alexander254749 21.17
198 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254753 39.21
199 Slobodjan, Roman254749 25.26
200 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254651 40.99
201 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254656 55.91
202 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254558 44.10
203 Van der Sterren, Paul254550 44.05
204 Kiriakov, Petr254453 25.23
205 Arkhipov, Sergey254459 45.78
206 Tischbierek, Raj254452 37.53
207 Spassky, Boris V254453 63.18
208 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254360 52.70
209 Najer, Evgeniy254351 22.78
210 Reinderman, Dimitri254249 27.64
211 Pintér, József254251 46.40
212 Zakharevich, Igor254254 36.72
213 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254149 34.33
214 Gleizerov, Evgeny254051 37.04
215 Gofshtein, Leonid D254051 46.95
216 Iordachescu, Viorel254050 22.95
217 Lalic, Bogdan254047 36.07
218 Volzhin, Alexander253950 29.17
219 Hertneck, Gerald253953 36.54
220 Shulman, Yuri253851 24.93
221 Enders, Peter253854 37.17
222 Iuldachev, Saidali253854 32.18
223 Hansen, Sune Berg253849 28.95
224 Feygin, Michail253772 25.17
225 Guseinov, Aidyn253764 48.26
226 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253653 23.15
227 Lobron, Eric253652 39.91
228 Irzhanov, Ruslan253657 23.35
229 Hort, Vlastimil253551 56.23
230 Ivanov, Alexander V253555 43.92
231 Schlosser, Philipp253552 31.62
232 van der Wiel, John T H253549 40.65
233 Makarov, Marat253555 36.91
234 Sorokin, Maxim253549 32.20
235 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253361 45.56
236 Delchev, Aleksander253350 28.72
237 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253361 36.66
238 Markovic, Miroslav253354 26.90
239 Zontakh, Andrey253249 29.41
240 Popov, Valerij253250 25.56
241 Suba, Mihai253261 52.84
242 Luther, Thomas253250 30.41
243 Moroz, Alexander253162 39.21
244 Nikolenko, Oleg253165 40.79
245 Kantsler, Boris253154 37.97
246 Zarubin, Pavel253173 32.14
247 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253150 34.83
248 Gallagher, Joseph G253149 35.91
249 Hernandez, Gilberto253053
250 Temirbaev, Serik253062
251 Fridman, Daniel252754 24.13
252 Kovalev, Andrei252753 38.41
253 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 30.58
254 Zifroni, Dov252755 24.13
255 Spraggett, Kevin B252751 45.40
256 Glek, Igor V252749 38.41
257 Gdanski, Jacek252651 29.34
258 Orlov, Georgi252667
259 Kurajica, Bojan252650 52.38
260 Mirumian, Vigen252652 22.51
261 Chekhov, Valery A252560 44.35
262 Motylev, Alexander252551 20.80
263 Bezgodov, Alexei252353 30.76
264 Emms, John M252349 33.05
265 Wang Zili252358 31.80
266 Sunye Neto, Jaime252356 42.92
267 Vaulin, Alexander252349 43.04
268 Babula, Vlastimil252349 26.50
269 Papaioannou, Ioannis252356 23.95
270 Brodsky, Michail252351 31.02
271 Kolev, Atanas252359 32.72
272 Bischoff, Klaus252348 38.82
273 Kishnev, Sergey252263 43.42
274 Dizdarevic, Emir252250 42.00
275 Rytshagov, Mikhail252253 32.39
276 Yandemirov, Valeri252251 37.15
277 Kumaran, Dharshan252267 24.82
278 Soffer, Ram252255 34.58
279 Chandler, Murray G252151 39.99
280 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252151 33.68
281 Smikovski, Ivan252168 27.81
282 Schandorff, Lars252150 34.95
283 Danielian, Oganes252174
284 Loginov, Valery A252050 44.31
285 Horvath, Jozsef252051 35.64
286 Ilincic, Zlatko252051 31.90
287 Arnason, Jon L251970 39.39
288 Neverov, Valery251951 35.79
289 Ginsburg, Gennadij251968 28.65
290 Berelovich, Aleksandar251852 32.75
291 Oral, Tomas251849 22.28
292 Van den Doel, Erik251849 20.88
293 Shabanov, Yury F251863 62.40
294 Zubarev, Alexander251860 48.78
295 Rodriguez, Amador251757 43.57
296 Rechlis, Gad251761 33.16
297 Miladinovic, Igor251752 26.19
298 Bezold, Michael251652 27.86
299 Sulskis, Sarunas251650 27.36
300 Plaskett, Jim251652 40.04
301 Ricardi, Pablo251651 38.11
302 Liss, Eran251655 24.75
303 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251554 55.52
304 Lesiege, Alexandre251552 24.63
305 Ruzele, Darius251460 31.94
306 Kudrin, Sergey251354 40.57
307 Levin, Felix251352 41.41
308 Didishko, Vereslav251252 50.98
309 Kosashvili, Yona251262 29.75
310 Chuchelov, Vladimir251252 30.52
311 Conquest, Stuart251249 33.09
312 Bönsch, Uwe251255 41.47
313 Khasin, Alexander251258 48.93
314 Barua, Dibyendu251254 33.44
315 Pavasovic, Dusko251148 23.47
316 Nogueiras, Jesus251151 40.71
317 Nijboer, Friso251149 34.86
318 Barsov, Alexei251150
319 Kogan, Artur251149 26.18
320 Aseev, Konstantin N251151 39.45
321 Kiselev, Sergey251159 38.55
322 Dizdar, Goran251050 41.33
323 Lugovoi, Aleksei251049 25.08
324 Comas Fabrego, Luis251050 28.78
325 Magem Badals, Jordi251049 32.61
326 Kindermann, Stefan251050 40.27
327 Zoler, Dan251054 26.21
328 Istratescu, Andrei251050 24.33
329 Krivonosov, Oleg250969 38.90
330 Sagalchik, Gennadij250872 30.95
331 Cvitan, Ognjen250849 38.48
332 Markowski, Tomasz250849 24.68
333 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250750 23.13
334 King, Daniel J250755 36.60
335 Hall, Jesper250753 28.72
336 Belikov, Vladimir250760 28.67
337 Xie Jun250749 29.43
338 Maksimenko, Andrei250654 30.32
339 Sermek, Drazen250648 31.18
340 Bauer, Christian250649 23.23
341 Horváth, Csaba250548 31.83
342 Rogozenko, Dorian250550 26.63
343 Timoshchenko, Gennady250551 50.94
344 Kuzmin, Gennady P250552 54.21
345 Strikovic, Aleksa250552 38.89
346 Sokolovs, Andrei250463 28.11
347 Parker, Jonathan250454 23.87
348 Vera, Reynaldo250451 39.24
349 Malakhatko, Vadim250456 23.03
350 Morrison, William250465 39.67
351 Cebalo, Mišo250348 55.16
352 Maiwald, Jens Uwe250352 25.91
353 Yurtaev, Leonid250353 40.92
354 Sosonko, Gennadi250360 56.88
355 Korotylev, Alexey250257 23.09
356 Arencibia, Walter250251 32.70
357 Kovacevic, Vladimir250254 58.02
358 Smejkal, Jan250255 54.03
359 Polak, Tomas250250 25.94
360 Iskusnyh, Sergei250254 25.58
361 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro250155 17.92
362 Mestel, A Jonathan250161 43.06
363 Sasikiran, Krishnan250151 19.24
364 Polgar, Sofia250159 25.42
365 Bagaturov, Giorgi250153 35.35
366 Cramling, Pia249950 36.95
367 Davies, Nigel R249952 39.68
368 Sevillano, Enrico249966
369 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249951 29.25
370 Notkin, Maksim249859 36.31
371 Wu Shaobin249860 31.16
372 Ye Rongguang249862 36.50
373 Zezulkin, Jurij249856 28.63
374 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.15
375 Spangenberg, Hugo249851 24.37
376 Wedberg, Tom249653 46.36
377 Marin, Mihail249650 34.95
378 Har Zvi, Ronen249660 23.47
379 Gyimesi, Zoltan249650 23.01
380 Manor, Ilan249658 30.44
381 Palatnik, Semen A249667 50.02
382 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249557
383 Jakubiec, Artur249556 26.33
384 Kveinys, Aloyzas249551 37.73
385 Galliamova, Alisa249551 28.21
386 Grivas, Efstratios249555 34.01
387 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249560 36.52
388 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249560 52.63
389 Tyomkin, Dimitri249552 23.02
390 Lazarev, Vladimir249452 35.83
391 Finkel, Alexander249456 25.26
392 Totsky, Leonid249456 32.65
393 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249457 25.63
394 Miezis, Normunds249449 28.90
395 Varga, Zoltan249449 29.73
396 Polovodin, Igor A249360 45.03
397 Mikhalevski, Victor249350 27.73
398 Pavlovic, Milos249352 36.25
399 Smyslov, Vassily V249353 79.03
400 Koniushkov, Igor249371 37.35
401 Popovic, Petar249354 41.14
402 Mitenkov, Alexey249273 39.07
403 Rausis, Igors249249 38.98
404 Tsesarsky, Ilya249259 40.48
405 Knaak, Rainer F249257 47.05
406 Georgiev, Krum249256 41.86
407 Cámpora, Daniel H249152 42.76
408 Lanka, Zigurds249151 39.87
409 Godena, Michele249148 32.76
410 Ubilava, Elizbar E249159 49.60
411 Degraeve, Jean Marc249150 29.19
412 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249153 29.25
413 Wells, Peter K249149 34.96
414 Piskov, Yury249167 38.48
415 Safin, Shukhrat249058 29.99
416 Zarnicki, Pablo249052 27.39
417 Turov, Maxim249053 20.32
418 Larsen, Bent249054 65.08
419 Marciano, David248950 30.75
420 Liang Jinrong248964 39.87
421 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248967 47.21
422 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248955 28.87
423 Garcia Ilundain, David248953 29.00
424 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248851 53.96
425 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248849 29.43
426 Apicella, Manuel248853 29.96
427 Sharif, Mershad248865 47.73
428 Kosic, Dragan248852 30.13
429 Bagirov, Vladimir K248853 63.63
430 Moskalenko, Viktor248857 39.33
431 Campos Moreno, Javier B248857 41.08
432 Saltaev, Mihail248854 37.37
433 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.19
434 Bitoon, Richard248764 24.30
435 Egin, Vladimir248767
436 Akesson, Ralf248748 39.15
437 Gausel, Einar248751 36.34
438 Maiorov, Oleg248758 28.70
439 Macieja, Bartlomiej248749 22.50
440 Yevseev, Denis248753 26.75
441 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248660 41.95
442 Ravia, Mosi248671 24.44
443 Matros, Alexander248662 30.23
444 Gritsak, Orest248655 27.11
445 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248655 22.86
446 Zagrebelny, Sergey248652
447 Bu Xiangzhi248650 14.31
448 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248653 65.01
449 Krakops, Maris248654 21.99
450 Velimirovic, Dragoljub248552 57.89
451 Drasko, Milan248551 37.33
452 Ionescu, Constantin248450 41.56
453 Rogic, Davor248452 28.69
454 Gormally, Daniel248349 23.91
455 Antunes, Antonio248365 38.16
456 Efimov, Igor248248 39.55
457 Becerra Rivero, Julio248252
458 Hebden, Mark248250 42.13
459 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.69
460 Liiva, Riho248268 24.75
461 Kuporosov, Viktor248159 38.52
462 Vokác, Marek248152 41.33
463 Banikas, Hristos248154 21.87
464 Kalantarian, Norik248161 37.63
465 Murey, Yakov248153 58.67
466 Dimitrov, Vladimir248153 31.98
467 Oratovsky, Michael248059 25.99
468 Haba, Petr248051 35.24
469 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248062 27.84
470 Kochiev, Alexander248057 44.02
471 Votava, Jan248051 25.35
472 Drozdov, Igor248067 31.98
473 Ovetchkin, Roman248060 27.22
474 Legky, Nikolay A248057 44.98
475 Djurhuus, Rune248053 30.19
476 Komliakov, Viktor247956 39.94
477 Prokopchuk, Evgeny247955 21.72
478 Lukin, Andrei M247962 51.60
479 Tisdall, Jonathan D247860 41.61
480 Nikolac, Juraj247857 67.95
481 Acs, Peter247850 18.90
482 Ward, Christopher247849 32.02
483 Milov, Leonid247866 34.16
484 Shaked, Tal247852 22.16
485 Olafsson, Helgi247753 43.63
486 Sergeev, Vladimir247755 35.92
487 Hulak, Krunoslav247752 48.86
488 Guliev, Sarhan247756 32.01
489 Vescovi, Giovanni P247752 21.80
490 Hector, Jonny247748 36.14
491 Movsziszian, Karen247654 37.24
492 Schmaltz, Roland247657 25.38
493 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny247553 18.84
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247566 56.75
495 Sargissian, Gabriel247554 17.17
496 Ivanovic, Božidar247558 53.61
497 Winants, Luc247559 37.26
498 Vukic, Milan247560 56.62
499 Yuneev, Alexey247569
500 Klovans, Janis247553 64.98

These ratings, calculated as of April 3, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 30, 1999 and April 3, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 29, 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 April 3, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 4, 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 April 4, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 4, 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 April 4, 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 April 3, 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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