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Top 10 active players as of April 17, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288448
2 Anand, Viswanathan279747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279447
4 Shirov, Alexei277847
5 Leko, Peter276548
6 Topalov, Veselin274647
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily273947
8 Adams, Michael273747
9 Gelfand, Boris273147
10 Kamsky, Gata271760

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Top 500 active players as of April 17, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28844878.2% #137.01
2 Anand, Viswanathan2797476.6% #730.35
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2794476.0% #724.81
4 Shirov, Alexei2778473.2% #927.79
5 Leko, Peter2765481.9% #1220.61
6 Topalov, Veselin2746470.8% #1625.09
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2739470.5% #1931.08
8 Adams, Michael2737470.4% #1928.42
9 Gelfand, Boris2731470.3% #2231.82
10 Kamsky, Gata2717600.8% #3125.87
11 Georgiev, Kiril2714500.2% #3034.39
12 Svidler, Peter2712480.1% #3023.83
13 Morozevich, Alexander2710490.2% #3122.75
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704480.1% #3436.43
15 Short, Nigel D270048 #3634.88
16 Karpov, Anatoly E269648 #3948.90
17 Bareev, Evgeny2695490.1% #4033.41
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G269348 #4146.33
19 Akopian, Vladimir268849 #4528.36
20 Rublevsky, Sergei268451 #4925.51
21 Korchnoi, Viktor L268247 #4869.07
22 Polgar, Judit268248 #4823.73
23 Almasi, Zoltan268248 #4923.64
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N267949 #5141.15
25 Dreev, Alexey267849 #5231.24
26 Khalifman, Alexander267747 #5334.25
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266250 #6826.93
28 Piket, Jeroen265846 #6931.22
29 Movsesian, Sergei265647 #7121.46
30 Timman, Jan H265647 #7248.34
31 Gulko, Boris F265351 #7753.19
32 Smirin, Ilia265049 #7832.24
33 Sakaev, Konstantin264949 #7926.01
34 Tkachiev, Vladislav264549 #8326.44
35 van Wely, Loek264446 #8327.53
36 Jussupow, Artur M264049 #8940.18
37 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263749 #9223.66
38 Seirawan, Yasser263651 #9640.07
39 Kharlov, Andrei263650 #9531.41
40 Nikolic, Predrag263548 #9439.60
41 Salov, Valery B263455 #10135.89
42 Ehlvest, Jaan263448 #9637.51
43 Dautov, Rustem263349 #9834.39
44 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263354 #10140.09
45 Sadler, Matthew263250 #10025.92
46 Fedorov, Alexei263154 #10427.56
47 Hellers, Ferdinand262968 #11731.22
48 Hansen, Curt262951 #10335.58
49 Onischuk, Alexander262949 #10224.62
50 Ye Jiangchuan262751 #10639.41
51 Khenkin, Igor262649 #10532.07
52 Novikov, Igor A262649 #10537.90
53 Lautier, Joel262447 #10527.01
54 Graf, Alexander262357 #11637.65
55 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262357 #11543.24
56 Lputian, Smbat G262249 #11042.18
57 Hodgson, Julian M262250 #11236.73
58 Sokolov, Ivan262147 #11031.84
59 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #11348.51
60 Milos, Gilberto261952 #11636.47
61 Sturua, Zurab261852 #11840.86
62 Psakhis, Lev B261848 #11441.39
63 Speelman, Jonathan S261448 #11943.54
64 Christiansen, Larry M261452 #12243.81
65 Bologan, Viktor261248 #12128.34
66 Hjartarson, Jóhann261254 #12537.19
67 Kobalija, Mihail261050 #12621.96
68 Bacrot, Etienne261049 #12617.24
69 Andersson, Ulf261050 #12648.81
70 Dolmatov, Sergey V260952 #12741.16
71 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260949 #12623.71
72 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander260850 #12737.26
73 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260756 #13333.15
74 Gavrikov, Victor N260555 #13542.72
75 Peng Xiaomin260450 #13227.02
76 Shipov, Sergei260452 #13433.99
77 Milov, Vadim260349 #13327.71
78 Kaidanov, Gregory S260352 #13540.52
79 Minasian, Artashes260350 #13333.24
80 Fominyh, Alexander260252 #13540.84
81 Tiviakov, Sergei260248 #13327.18
82 Volkov, Sergey260049 #13526.19
83 Agdestein, Simen259953 #14032.92
84 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam259849 #13820.37
85 Avrukh, Boris259848 #13822.27
86 Sutovsky, Emil259848 #13822.58
87 Zhang Zhong259751 #14121.62
88 Kuzmin, Alexey259762 #14837.11
89 Ponomariov, Ruslan259650 #14016.52
90 Hübner, Robert259549 #14151.45
91 Eingorn, Viacheslav S259551 #14343.40
92 Hracek, Zbynek259349 #14229.61
93 Lutz, Christopher259348 #14329.15
94 Malakhov, Vladimir259153 #14819.39
95 Anastasian, Ashot258850 #15035.75
96 Wolff, Patrick G258767 #16132.17
97 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258748 #15042.74
98 Yudasin, Leonid G258652 #15340.69
99 Hansen, Lars Bo258656 #15631.57
100 Asrian, Karen258651 #15219.98
101 Razuvaev, Yury S258653 54.52
102 Pétursson, Margeir258456 40.17
103 Kožul, Zdenko258347 33.91
104 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258353 35.70
105 Chernin, Alexander M258350 40.11
106 Ftácnik, Lubomír258348 42.47
107 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258249 50.18
108 Romanishin, Oleg M258248 48.27
109 deFirmian, Nicholas E258148 42.73
110 Dvoiris, Semen I258151 41.46
111 Goldin, Alexander258053 35.14
112 Shabalov, Alexander258050 32.60
113 Giorgadze, Giorgi257949 35.52
114 Stefansson, Hannes257950 27.75
115 Adianto, Utut257852 35.09
116 Gurevich, Dmitry257852 43.60
117 Yermolinsky, Alex V257849 42.02
118 Lastin, Alexander257851 23.47
119 Miles, Anthony J257848 44.98
120 Kengis, Edvins257852 41.01
121 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 47.96
122 Tregubov, Pavel V257650 28.32
123 Gurevich, Ilya257667 28.19
124 Alterman, Boris257651 29.95
125 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257651 23.76
126 Balashov, Yury S257651 51.10
127 Ibragimov, Ildar257548 32.67
128 Ivanov, Sergey257550 38.55
129 Nunn, John D M257553 44.98
130 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257551 49.46
131 Torre, Eugenio257458 48.45
132 Rogers, Ian257348 39.82
133 Yemelin, Vasily257150 24.21
134 Ribli, Zoltán257051 48.61
135 Benjamin, Joel L256950 36.10
136 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256951 37.07
137 Komarov, Dimitri256850 31.38
138 Aronian, Levon256851 17.53
139 Baburin, Alexander256849 33.16
140 Yakovich, Yuri256648 37.38
141 Huzman, Alexander256650 38.02
142 Grischuk, Alexander256650 16.46
143 Shchekachev, Andrei256652 27.47
144 Savchenko, Stanislav256650 33.24
145 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256549 54.09
146 Gabriel, Christian256550 25.12
147 Hickl, Joerg256552 35.00
148 Filippov, Valerij256548 24.39
149 Stohl, Igor256548 35.56
150 Lerner, Konstantin Z256552 50.14
151 Vaisser, Anatoli256452 51.12
152 Nielsen, Peter Heine256449 26.90
153 Fedorowicz, John P256453 41.56
154 Dao Thien Hai256352 21.94
155 Wahls, Matthias256352 32.23
156 Golod, Vitali256351 28.81
157 Burmakin, Vladimir256349 32.86
158 Epishin, Vladimir256348 34.77
159 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256260 34.09
160 Shneider, Aleksandr256255 37.90
161 Xu Jun256159 37.58
162 Kotronias, Vasilios256155 35.65
163 Rozentalis, Eduardas256148 36.89
164 Leitao, Rafael256152 20.30
165 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.41
166 Ulibin, Mikhail256049 28.88
167 Landa, Konstantin256052 27.90
168 Serper, Grigory255955 30.59
169 Watson, William N255962 37.99
170 Korneev, Oleg255949 30.73
171 Kotsur, Pavel255853 26.29
172 Palac, Mladen255848 29.16
173 Hamdouchi, Hichem255750 27.52
174 Agrest, Evgenij255749 33.67
175 Baklan, Vladimir255752 22.15
176 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255756 38.16
177 Sax, Gyula255649 48.83
178 Kempinski, Robert255648 22.77
179 Pigusov, Evgeny255651 39.05
180 Greenfeld, Alon255550 35.99
181 Atalik, Suat255548 35.52
182 Timoshenko, Georgy255451 33.88
183 Portisch, Lajos255452 63.04
184 Rustemov, Alexander255351 26.78
185 Golubev, Mihail255255 29.88
186 Sherbakov, Ruslan255250 30.59
187 Smagin, Sergey255261 41.61
188 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255253 39.25
189 Sokolov, Andrey Y255156 37.08
190 Beim, Valery255053 50.08
191 Damljanovic, Branko255049 38.83
192 Chernyshov, Konstantin254953 32.85
193 Adorján, András254962 50.05
194 Galkin, Alexander254849 21.21
195 Iordachescu, Viorel254850 22.99
196 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254857 55.95
197 Kruppa, Yuri254853 35.82
198 Spasov, Vasil254758 29.17
199 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254758 44.14
200 Slobodjan, Roman254749 25.29
201 Ivanov, Alexander V254654 43.96
202 Tischbierek, Raj254652 37.57
203 Ionov, Sergey254551 38.28
204 Van der Sterren, Paul254550 44.08
205 Arkhipov, Sergey254459 45.82
206 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254452 41.04
207 Kiriakov, Petr254453 25.27
208 Iuldachev, Saidali254454 32.21
209 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254360 52.73
210 Magerramov, Elmar S254362 42.02
211 Zakharevich, Igor254354 36.76
212 Pintér, József254251 46.44
213 Spassky, Boris V254253 63.22
214 Gleizerov, Evgeny254151 37.08
215 Lalic, Bogdan254147 36.11
216 Irzhanov, Ruslan254156 23.39
217 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel254049 34.37
218 Shulman, Yuri254051 24.97
219 Sorokin, Maxim254050 32.24
220 Enders, Peter253954 37.21
221 Najer, Evgeniy253951 22.82
222 Reinderman, Dimitri253749 27.68
223 Volzhin, Alexander253750 29.21
224 van der Wiel, John T H253749 40.69
225 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253753 23.19
226 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253650 34.86
227 Popov, Valerij253650 25.60
228 Guseinov, Aidyn253664 48.29
229 Hertneck, Gerald253552 36.58
230 Lobron, Eric253552 39.94
231 Hort, Vlastimil253552 56.26
232 Schlosser, Philipp253452 31.66
233 Delchev, Aleksander253450 28.76
234 Loginov, Valery A253450 44.34
235 Makarov, Marat253455 36.94
236 Hansen, Sune Berg253450 28.98
237 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253361 45.60
238 Luther, Thomas253350 30.45
239 Ilincic, Zlatko253251 31.94
240 Kantsler, Boris253254 38.00
241 Nikolenko, Oleg253266 40.83
242 Gofshtein, Leonid D253250 46.98
243 Zontakh, Andrey253149 29.45
244 Sunye Neto, Jaime253157 42.96
245 Hernandez, Gilberto253154
246 Orlov, Georgi253167
247 Gallagher, Joseph G253049 35.95
248 Zarubin, Pavel253073 32.18
249 Moroz, Alexander253062 39.25
250 Motylev, Alexander253050 20.83
251 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253060 36.70
252 Temirbaev, Serik252962
253 Nevednichy, Vladislav252850 30.62
254 Kurajica, Bojan252850 52.42
255 Zifroni, Dov252855 24.17
256 Kovalev, Andrei252853 38.44
257 Suba, Mihai252761 52.88
258 Spraggett, Kevin B252651 45.44
259 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.04
260 Feygin, Michail252673 25.21
261 Mirumian, Vigen252652 22.55
262 Fridman, Daniel252554 24.17
263 Chekhov, Valery A252560 44.39
264 Yandemirov, Valeri252451 37.18
265 Kolev, Atanas252459 32.76
266 Gdanski, Jacek252451 29.38
267 Rytshagov, Mikhail252453 32.43
268 Soffer, Ram252455 34.61
269 Babula, Vlastimil252449 26.54
270 Markovic, Miroslav252454 26.94
271 Bezgodov, Alexei252453 30.80
272 Ruzele, Darius252358 31.97
273 Vaulin, Alexander252349 43.08
274 Ginsburg, Gennadij252368 28.68
275 Emms, John M252349 33.09
276 Wang Zili252358 31.84
277 Papaioannou, Ioannis252356 23.99
278 Schandorff, Lars252350 34.99
279 Horvath, Jozsef252351 35.68
280 Brodsky, Michail252251 31.06
281 Nijboer, Friso252249 34.89
282 Chandler, Murray G252251 40.04
283 Zubarev, Alexander252160 48.82
284 Kishnev, Sergey252163 43.46
285 Van den Doel, Erik252149 20.92
286 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy252150 33.71
287 Bischoff, Klaus252148 38.86
288 Kosashvili, Yona252061 29.79
289 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251955 17.96
290 Kumaran, Dharshan251967 24.86
291 Neverov, Valery251851 35.82
292 Smikovski, Ivan251868 27.85
293 Lugovoi, Aleksei251849 25.12
294 Shabanov, Yury F251863 62.43
295 Ricardi, Pablo251751 38.15
296 Rechlis, Gad251761 33.20
297 Berelovich, Aleksandar251752 32.79
298 Barsov, Alexei251650
299 Barua, Dibyendu251653 33.47
300 Miladinovic, Igor251652 26.23
301 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251654 55.56
302 Aseev, Konstantin N251651 39.49
303 Plaskett, Jim251552 40.08
304 Lesiege, Alexandre251552 24.66
305 Liss, Eran251555 24.79
306 Pavasovic, Dusko251548 23.51
307 Danielian, Oganes251574
308 Glek, Igor V251549 38.44
309 Rodriguez, Amador251457 43.61
310 Bezold, Michael251452 27.90
311 Morrison, William251364 39.71
312 Sagalchik, Gennadij251374 30.98
313 Conquest, Stuart251349 33.13
314 Kindermann, Stefan251250 40.30
315 Kogan, Artur251249 26.22
316 Didishko, Vereslav251252 51.02
317 Oral, Tomas251249 22.32
318 Nogueiras, Jesus251251 40.75
319 Bönsch, Uwe251255 41.51
320 Zoler, Dan251154 26.25
321 Dizdar, Goran251050 41.37
322 Magem Badals, Jordi251049 32.65
323 Sasikiran, Krishnan251051 19.28
324 Markowski, Tomasz251049 24.72
325 Sokolovs, Andrei251064 28.15
326 Chuchelov, Vladimir250952 30.55
327 Krivonosov, Oleg250969 38.93
328 Kiselev, Sergey250860 38.59
329 Cvitan, Ognjen250849 38.52
330 Xie Jun250849 29.47
331 Istratescu, Andrei250850 24.37
332 Vera, Reynaldo250852 39.28
333 Horváth, Csaba250848 31.87
334 Rogozenko, Dorian250849 26.66
335 Timoshchenko, Gennady250751 50.97
336 Kudrin, Sergey250754 40.61
337 Kuzmin, Gennady P250752 54.25
338 Comas Fabrego, Luis250750 28.82
339 Bauer, Christian250649 23.27
340 Strikovic, Aleksa250552 38.93
341 King, Daniel J250555 36.64
342 Malakhatko, Vadim250556 23.07
343 Parker, Jonathan250554 23.91
344 Levin, Felix250453 41.45
345 Sulskis, Sarunas250451 27.39
346 Kovacevic, Vladimir250454 58.06
347 Maiwald, Jens Uwe250452 25.95
348 Bu Xiangzhi250450 14.35
349 Polak, Tomas250451 25.98
350 Palatnik, Semen A250367 50.06
351 Belikov, Vladimir250360 28.71
352 Yurtaev, Leonid250353 40.96
353 Khasin, Alexander250258 48.97
354 Bagaturov, Giorgi250253 35.39
355 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250250 23.16
356 Smejkal, Jan250255 54.07
357 Polgar, Sofia250260 25.46
358 Mestel, A Jonathan250161 43.09
359 Maksimenko, Andrei250154 30.36
360 Iskusnyh, Sergei250154 25.62
361 Arencibia, Walter250051 32.74
362 Sosonko, Gennadi250060 56.91
363 Cebalo, Mišo250048 55.20
364 Sermek, Drazen250048 31.22
365 Hall, Jesper249953 28.76
366 Har Zvi, Ronen249960 23.51
367 Gyimesi, Zoltan249850 23.05
368 Varga, Zoltan249848 29.76
369 Popovic, Petar249855 41.18
370 Lazarev, Vladimir249852 35.87
371 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.18
372 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249857
373 Finkel, Alexander249856 25.29
374 Korotylev, Alexey249857 23.13
375 Polovodin, Igor A249761 45.07
376 Manor, Ilan249758 30.48
377 Koniushkov, Igor249772 37.39
378 Grivas, Efstratios249756 34.05
379 Cramling, Pia249750 36.98
380 Miezis, Normunds249649 28.93
381 Ye Rongguang249662 36.54
382 Cámpora, Daniel H249552 42.80
383 Yevseev, Denis249553 26.79
384 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249557 25.67
385 Wedberg, Tom249553 46.39
386 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249560 36.55
387 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249452 29.29
388 Mikhalevski, Victor249450 27.76
389 Wu Shaobin249460 31.20
390 Spangenberg, Hugo249451 24.40
391 Davies, Nigel R249453 39.71
392 Safin, Shukhrat249458 30.04
393 Jakubiec, Artur249456 26.37
394 Egin, Vladimir249467
395 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249353 29.29
396 Tyomkin, Dimitri249252 23.06
397 Wells, Peter K249249 34.99
398 Notkin, Maksim249260 36.35
399 Godena, Michele249248 32.80
400 Ubilava, Elizbar E249259 49.64
401 Lanka, Zigurds249251 39.91
402 Mitenkov, Alexey249173 39.11
403 Sevillano, Enrico249166
404 Turov, Maxim249153 20.36
405 Knaak, Rainer F249157 47.09
406 Rausis, Igors249149 39.03
407 Hillarp Persson, Tiger249149 29.47
408 Degraeve, Jean Marc249150 29.23
409 Galliamova, Alisa249152 28.25
410 Gausel, Einar249051 36.38
411 Uhlmann, Wolfgang249052 65.05
412 Larsen, Bent249055 65.12
413 Smyslov, Vassily V249053 79.07
414 Marciano, David249050 30.79
415 Kveinys, Aloyzas249051 37.77
416 Djurhuus, Rune249053 30.23
417 Rogic, Davor248951 28.72
418 Totsky, Leonid248956 32.69
419 Liang Jinrong248964 39.91
420 Milov, Leonid248967 34.20
421 Tsesarsky, Ilya248859 40.52
422 Saltaev, Mihail248854 37.41
423 Gritsak, Orest248855 27.15
424 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248855 28.91
425 Garcia Ilundain, David248853 29.04
426 Bagirov, Vladimir K248853 63.67
427 Sharif, Mershad248865 47.77
428 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248867 47.25
429 Zezulkin, Jurij248755 28.67
430 Maiorov, Oleg248758 28.74
431 Bitoon, Richard248764 24.34
432 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248760 52.67
433 Zarnicki, Pablo248752 27.43
434 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248751 53.99
435 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.23
436 Gormally, Daniel248749 23.95
437 Campos Moreno, Javier B248757 41.11
438 Matros, Alexander248762 30.27
439 Ravia, Mosi248671 24.48
440 Arnason, Jon L248666 39.43
441 Akesson, Ralf248649 39.19
442 Banikas, Hristos248653 21.91
443 Moskalenko, Viktor248657 39.37
444 Zagrebelny, Sergey248652
445 Krakops, Maris248554 22.04
446 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248555 21.76
447 Marin, Mihail248549 34.98
448 Georgiev, Krum248456 41.90
449 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248455 22.90
450 Antunes, Antonio248465 38.20
451 Macieja, Bartlomiej248349 22.54
452 Blatny, Pavel248349 31.82
453 Lukin, Andrei M248363 51.64
454 Efimov, Igor248348 39.59
455 Dimitrov, Vladimir248354 32.02
456 Ionescu, Constantin248250 41.60
457 Murey, Yakov248253 58.71
458 Hulak, Krunoslav248252 48.90
459 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.73
460 Nikolac, Juraj248257 67.98
461 Piskov, Yury248268 38.51
462 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248160 41.98
463 Apicella, Manuel248152 29.99
464 Olafsson, Helgi248153 43.67
465 Hebden, Mark248150 42.17
466 Liiva, Riho248168 24.79
467 Kosic, Dragan248152 30.17
468 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248164 27.88
469 Kalantarian, Norik248061 37.67
470 Kuporosov, Viktor248059 38.56
471 Drasko, Milan248051 37.36
472 Acs, Peter248050 18.94
473 Becerra Rivero, Julio248052
474 Ovetchkin, Roman247960 27.25
475 Vokác, Marek247952 41.36
476 Legky, Nikolay A247957 45.02
477 Votava, Jan247951 25.39
478 Borovikov, Vladislav247870 26.69
479 Komliakov, Viktor247856 39.98
480 Haba, Petr247851 35.28
481 Shaked, Tal247852 22.20
482 Sergeev, Vladimir247855 35.96
483 Hector, Jonny247848 36.18
484 Oratovsky, Michael247758 26.04
485 Ward, Christopher247749 32.06
486 Kochiev, Alexander247757 44.06
487 Guliev, Sarhan247756 32.04
488 Vescovi, Giovanni P247752 21.84
489 Bellini, Fabio247756 30.50
490 Perelshteyn, Eugene247666 20.21
491 Mueller, Karsten247651 29.40
492 Zelcic, Robert247548 34.57
493 Danielsen, Henrik247553 34.24
494 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247566 56.79
495 Kholmov, Ratmir D247555 74.93
496 Movsziszian, Karen247554 37.28
497 Sadvakasov, Darmen247554 20.97
498 Sokolin, Leonid M247461
499 Vallejo Pons, Francisco247450 17.66
500 Sargissian, Gabriel247455 17.21

These ratings, calculated as of April 17, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between April 13, 1999 and April 17, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of April 12, 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 17, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 18, 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 18, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 18, 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 18, 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 17, 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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