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Top 10 active players as of May 1, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288448
2 Anand, Viswanathan280147
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279347
4 Shirov, Alexei277847
5 Leko, Peter276248
6 Topalov, Veselin274647
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily273847
8 Gelfand, Boris273047
9 Adams, Michael272647
10 Svidler, Peter272048

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Top 500 active players as of May 1, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28844878.1% #137.05
2 Anand, Viswanathan2801477.7% #630.39
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2793475.6% #724.85
4 Shirov, Alexei2778473.2% #927.83
5 Leko, Peter2762481.7% #1320.65
6 Topalov, Veselin2746470.8% #1725.13
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2738470.5% #1931.12
8 Gelfand, Boris2730470.3% #2231.86
9 Adams, Michael2726470.2% #2328.46
10 Svidler, Peter2720480.2% #2623.87
11 Morozevich, Alexander2716490.2% #2822.79
12 Kamsky, Gata2716600.7% #3225.91
13 Georgiev, Kiril2712500.2% #3034.43
14 Krasenkow, Michal2704480.1% #3436.47
15 Short, Nigel D2700480.1% #3634.92
16 Karpov, Anatoly E2698470.1% #3748.94
17 Bareev, Evgeny2695490.1% #4033.45
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G269347 #4146.37
19 Rublevsky, Sergei268851 #4525.55
20 Polgar, Judit268748 #4423.77
21 Akopian, Vladimir268749 #4528.40
22 Korchnoi, Viktor L268247 #4869.11
23 Almasi, Zoltan267949 #5023.68
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N267948 #5141.19
25 Khalifman, Alexander267847 #5134.29
26 Dreev, Alexey267548 #5331.28
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266150 #6726.97
28 Piket, Jeroen266046 #6631.26
29 Movsesian, Sergei265747 #7021.50
30 Sakaev, Konstantin265249 #7626.05
31 Timman, Jan H265147 #7548.38
32 Gulko, Boris F265151 #7853.23
33 Smirin, Ilia264849 #7932.28
34 van Wely, Loek264446 #8227.57
35 Tkachiev, Vladislav264449 #8526.48
36 Seirawan, Yasser264051 #9140.11
37 Jussupow, Artur M263949 #9040.22
38 Sadler, Matthew263850 #9025.96
39 Kharlov, Andrei263550 #9531.45
40 Salov, Valery B263455 #10035.93
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263349 #9623.70
42 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263254 #10240.13
43 Ehlvest, Jaan263148 #9937.55
44 Dautov, Rustem263149 #9934.43
45 Fedorov, Alexei263054 #10427.60
46 Khenkin, Igor262949 #10132.11
47 Nikolic, Predrag262948 #10039.64
48 Hellers, Ferdinand262868 #11731.26
49 Novikov, Igor A262549 #10637.94
50 Lautier, Joel262447 #10527.05
51 Hodgson, Julian M262450 #10836.77
52 Onischuk, Alexander262348 #10724.66
53 Hansen, Curt262350 #10935.62
54 Graf, Alexander262357 #11537.69
55 Sokolov, Ivan262247 #10831.88
56 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262257 #11543.28
57 Lputian, Smbat G262149 #11142.22
58 Ye Jiangchuan262151 #11239.45
59 Milos, Gilberto262052 #11436.51
60 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #11248.55
61 Psakhis, Lev B261948 #11241.43
62 Sturua, Zurab261852 #11640.90
63 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander261349 #12137.30
64 Bacrot, Etienne261249 #12017.28
65 Andersson, Ulf261250 #12348.85
66 Bologan, Viktor261248 #12128.38
67 Kobalija, Mihail261050 #12521.99
68 Dolmatov, Sergey V260952 #12741.20
69 Speelman, Jonathan S260848 #12543.58
70 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260756 #13433.19
71 Fominyh, Alexander260651 #12940.88
72 Peng Xiaomin260650 #12827.06
73 Milov, Vadim260649 #12827.75
74 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260549 #12823.75
75 Hjartarson, Jóhann260554 #13437.23
76 Kaidanov, Gregory S260452 #13340.56
77 Shipov, Sergei260352 #13334.04
78 Minasian, Artashes260250 #13333.28
79 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam260149 #13420.41
80 Tiviakov, Sergei260148 #13327.22
81 Christiansen, Larry M260152 #13643.85
82 Gavrikov, Victor N260055 #13942.76
83 Ponomariov, Ruslan259850 #13816.56
84 Lutz, Christopher259848 #13829.19
85 Hübner, Robert259749 #13851.49
86 Zhang Zhong259651 #14021.66
87 Kuzmin, Alexey259662 #14937.15
88 Volkov, Sergey259549 #14126.23
89 Sutovsky, Emil259448 #14122.62
90 Hracek, Zbynek259249 #14429.65
91 Agdestein, Simen259152 #14732.96
92 Stefansson, Hannes259149 #14627.79
93 Malakhov, Vladimir259053 #14919.43
94 Avrukh, Boris259048 #14522.31
95 Anastasian, Ashot258750 #15035.79
96 Wolff, Patrick G258767 #16132.21
97 Shabalov, Alexander258650 #15032.64
98 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258651 #15143.44
99 Kožul, Zdenko258547 #15033.95
100 Asrian, Karen258551 #15220.02
101 Razuvaev, Yury S258553 54.56
102 Yudasin, Leonid G258552 40.73
103 Shariyazdanov, Andrey258351 23.80
104 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258353 35.74
105 Chernin, Alexander M258250 40.15
106 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258149 50.22
107 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258148 42.78
108 Dvoiris, Semen I258051 41.50
109 Romanishin, Oleg M258048 48.31
110 Ftácnik, Lubomír258048 42.51
111 Pétursson, Margeir258056 40.21
112 Adianto, Utut258052 35.13
113 Miles, Anthony J257948 45.02
114 Ibragimov, Ildar257948 32.71
115 Giorgadze, Giorgi257849 35.56
116 Lastin, Alexander257851 23.51
117 Alterman, Boris257851 29.99
118 Gurevich, Dmitry257752 43.64
119 Kengis, Edvins257751 41.05
120 Rogers, Ian257648 39.86
121 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 47.99
122 Yermolinsky, Alex V257549 42.06
123 Nunn, John D M257553 45.02
124 Goldin, Alexander257454 35.18
125 deFirmian, Nicholas E257448 42.77
126 Balashov, Yury S257451 51.14
127 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257451 49.50
128 Torre, Eugenio257358 48.49
129 Nielsen, Peter Heine257349 26.94
130 Baklan, Vladimir257250 22.19
131 Gurevich, Ilya257274 28.23
132 Tregubov, Pavel V257149 28.36
133 Hansen, Lars Bo257054 31.61
134 Baburin, Alexander257049 33.20
135 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.65
136 Yemelin, Vasily256950 24.25
137 Ivanov, Sergey256950 38.59
138 Komarov, Dimitri256850 31.42
139 Grischuk, Alexander256850 16.50
140 Morovic Fernández, Iván E256751 37.11
141 Aronian, Levon256751 17.57
142 Benjamin, Joel L256650 36.14
143 Epishin, Vladimir256648 34.81
144 Yakovich, Yuri256649 37.42
145 Dao Thien Hai256552 21.98
146 Savchenko, Stanislav256550 33.28
147 Filippov, Valerij256448 24.43
148 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256449 54.13
149 Serper, Grigory256455 30.63
150 Huzman, Alexander256450 38.06
151 Vaisser, Anatoli256352 51.16
152 Golod, Vitali256351 28.85
153 Hamdouchi, Hichem256250 27.56
154 Burmakin, Vladimir256249 32.90
155 Stohl, Igor256248 35.60
156 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256260 34.13
157 Hickl, Joerg256151 35.04
158 Shchekachev, Andrei256151 27.51
159 Fedorowicz, John P256153 41.60
160 Xu Jun256159 37.62
161 Kotronias, Vasilios256155 35.69
162 Shneider, Aleksandr256155 37.94
163 Rozentalis, Eduardas256048 36.93
164 Leitao, Rafael256052 20.34
165 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B255950 45.45
166 Landa, Konstantin255952 27.94
167 Ulibin, Mikhail255949 28.92
168 Kruppa, Yuri255953 35.86
169 Pigusov, Evgeny255851 39.09
170 Gabriel, Christian255849 25.16
171 Damljanovic, Branko255849 38.87
172 Galkin, Alexander255849 21.25
173 Greenfeld, Alon255750 36.04
174 Kotsur, Pavel255753 26.33
175 Wahls, Matthias255752 32.27
176 Sherbakov, Ruslan255749 30.63
177 Iordachescu, Viorel255649 23.03
178 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255656 38.20
179 Timoshenko, Georgy255651 33.92
180 Kempinski, Robert255548 22.81
181 Sax, Gyula255549 48.87
182 Atalik, Suat255448 35.56
183 Agrest, Evgenij255449 33.71
184 Palac, Mladen255348 29.20
185 Portisch, Lajos255352 63.08
186 Golubev, Mihail255155 29.92
187 Smagin, Sergey255161 41.65
188 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255153 39.29
189 Sokolov, Andrey Y255056 37.12
190 Beim, Valery255052 50.12
191 Lerner, Konstantin Z255051 50.18
192 Lalic, Bogdan254847 36.15
193 Watson, William N254861 38.04
194 Adorján, András254862 50.09
195 Korneev, Oleg254849 30.77
196 Spasov, Vasil254658 29.21
197 Van der Sterren, Paul254650 44.12
198 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254658 55.98
199 Gruenfeld, Yehuda254658 44.18
200 Chernyshov, Konstantin254652 32.89
201 Ivanov, Alexander V254554 43.99
202 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254552 41.08
203 Kovalev, Andrei254452 38.48
204 Gleizerov, Evgeny254451 37.12
205 Kiriakov, Petr254453 25.31
206 Iuldachev, Saidali254354 32.25
207 Tischbierek, Raj254352 37.61
208 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254360 52.77
209 Popov, Valerij254250 25.64
210 Magerramov, Elmar S254262 42.06
211 Zakharevich, Igor254254 36.80
212 Spassky, Boris V254153 63.26
213 Pintér, József254151 46.48
214 Rustemov, Alexander254151 26.82
215 Ionov, Sergey254151 38.32
216 Irzhanov, Ruslan254056 23.43
217 Sorokin, Maxim253950 32.28
218 Shulman, Yuri253951 25.01
219 Najer, Evgeniy253851 22.86
220 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253850 34.90
221 Lobron, Eric253852 39.98
222 Slobodjan, Roman253749 25.33
223 Reinderman, Dimitri253749 27.72
224 Arkhipov, Sergey253758 45.86
225 Volzhin, Alexander253650 29.25
226 Guseinov, Aidyn253564 48.33
227 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253553 23.23
228 van der Wiel, John T H253549 40.73
229 Hort, Vlastimil253552 56.30
230 Delchev, Aleksander253450 28.80
231 Kantsler, Boris253355 38.04
232 Ilincic, Zlatko253351 31.98
233 Podzielny, Karl Heinz253263 45.64
234 Loginov, Valery A253250 44.38
235 Schlosser, Philipp253252 31.70
236 Dizdarevic, Emir253150 42.08
237 Zontakh, Andrey253150 29.49
238 Gofshtein, Leonid D253150 47.03
239 Luther, Thomas253149 30.49
240 Enders, Peter253154 37.25
241 Hernandez, Gilberto253054
242 Sunye Neto, Jaime253057 42.99
243 Orlov, Georgi253067
244 Fridman, Daniel253055 24.21
245 Nikolenko, Oleg253063 40.87
246 Zarubin, Pavel253073 32.22
247 Moroz, Alexander253062 39.29
248 Motylev, Alexander252950 20.87
249 Markovic, Miroslav252955 26.98
250 Bönsch, Uwe252955 41.55
251 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252960 36.74
252 Temirbaev, Serik252862
253 Lugovoi, Aleksei252849 25.16
254 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 30.66
255 Vaulin, Alexander252749 43.12
256 Hertneck, Gerald252651 36.62
257 Hansen, Sune Berg252650 29.03
258 Soffer, Ram252655 34.65
259 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252649 34.41
260 Rytshagov, Mikhail252652 32.47
261 Feygin, Michail252573 25.25
262 Schandorff, Lars252549 35.03
263 Mirumian, Vigen252552 22.59
264 Kurajica, Bojan252449 52.46
265 Babula, Vlastimil252449 26.58
266 Brodsky, Michail252450 31.10
267 Chekhov, Valery A252460 44.43
268 Yandemirov, Valeri252451 37.22
269 Kolev, Atanas252359 32.80
270 Shabanov, Yury F252361 62.47
271 Ruzele, Darius252358 32.01
272 Nijboer, Friso252348 34.93
273 Makarov, Marat252354 36.98
274 Ginsburg, Gennadij252268 28.72
275 Horvath, Jozsef252251 35.72
276 Wang Zili252258 31.88
277 Papaioannou, Ioannis252256 24.03
278 Bezgodov, Alexei252253 30.84
279 Emms, John M252249 33.13
280 Chandler, Murray G252051 40.08
281 Neverov, Valery252051 35.86
282 Zubarev, Alexander252060 48.86
283 Gdanski, Jacek252051 29.42
284 Aseev, Konstantin N252051 39.53
285 Kosashvili, Yona251961 29.83
286 Conquest, Stuart251949 33.17
287 Gallagher, Joseph G251849 35.99
288 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro251855 17.99
289 Kumaran, Dharshan251867 24.90
290 Smikovski, Ivan251768 27.89
291 Zifroni, Dov251755 24.21
292 Bu Xiangzhi251750 14.39
293 Rechlis, Gad251761 33.24
294 Kishnev, Sergey251762 43.50
295 Ricardi, Pablo251751 38.19
296 Kuzmin, Gennady P251652 54.29
297 Bischoff, Klaus251648 38.90
298 Lesiege, Alexandre251552 24.70
299 Miladinovic, Igor251552 26.27
300 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251554 55.60
301 Liss, Eran251555 24.83
302 Bauer, Christian251549 23.31
303 Berelovich, Aleksandar251552 32.83
304 Danielian, Oganes251574
305 Kogan, Artur251449 26.26
306 Glek, Igor V251449 38.48
307 Van den Doel, Erik251449 20.96
308 Barsov, Alexei251450
309 Sasikiran, Krishnan251450 19.32
310 Rodriguez, Amador251457 43.65
311 Yurtaev, Leonid251352 40.99
312 Bezold, Michael251352 27.94
313 Chuchelov, Vladimir251352 30.59
314 Morrison, William251364 39.75
315 Kindermann, Stefan251350 40.34
316 Barua, Dibyendu251252 33.51
317 Sagalchik, Gennadij251274 31.03
318 Markowski, Tomasz251249 24.76
319 Nogueiras, Jesus251151 40.79
320 Didishko, Vereslav251152 51.06
321 Spraggett, Kevin B251151 45.48
322 Zoler, Dan251054 26.29
323 Dizdar, Goran250950 41.41
324 Sokolovs, Andrei250964 28.19
325 Banikas, Hristos250853 21.95
326 Krivonosov, Oleg250869 38.97
327 Kiselev, Sergey250860 38.63
328 Istratescu, Andrei250750 24.41
329 Knaak, Rainer F250756 47.13
330 Magem Badals, Jordi250749 32.69
331 King, Daniel J250755 36.68
332 Cvitan, Ognjen250749 38.56
333 Vera, Reynaldo250752 39.32
334 Gyimesi, Zoltan250750 23.09
335 Iskusnyh, Sergei250754 25.66
336 Kudrin, Sergey250754 40.65
337 Xie Jun250749 29.51
338 Comas Fabrego, Luis250650 28.86
339 Rogozenko, Dorian250649 26.70
340 Oral, Tomas250649 22.36
341 Pavasovic, Dusko250648 23.55
342 Strikovic, Aleksa250452 38.97
343 Parker, Jonathan250454 23.95
344 Horváth, Csaba250448 31.91
345 Sulskis, Sarunas250451 27.43
346 Levin, Felix250453 41.49
347 Korotylev, Alexey250355 23.17
348 Cebalo, Mišo250348 55.24
349 Kovacevic, Vladimir250354 58.10
350 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy250350 33.75
351 Malakhatko, Vadim250354 23.11
352 Palatnik, Semen A250367 50.10
353 Sermek, Drazen250248 31.26
354 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass250250 23.20
355 Belikov, Vladimir250260 28.75
356 Khasin, Alexander250158 49.01
357 Bagaturov, Giorgi250153 35.43
358 Polgar, Sofia250160 25.50
359 Plaskett, Jim250152 40.12
360 Smejkal, Jan250155 54.11
361 Mestel, A Jonathan250161 43.13
362 Maksimenko, Andrei250054 30.40
363 Arencibia, Walter250051 32.78
364 Sosonko, Gennadi250060 56.95
365 Har Zvi, Ronen249860 23.55
366 Wells, Peter K249849 35.04
367 Hall, Jesper249853 28.80
368 Zaichik, Gennady L249774 43.22
369 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249757
370 Lazarev, Vladimir249752 35.91
371 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249752 25.98
372 Polovodin, Igor A249761 45.11
373 Suba, Mihai249758 52.92
374 Manor, Ilan249758 30.52
375 Koniushkov, Igor249772 37.43
376 Finkel, Alexander249656 25.33
377 Gormally, Daniel249649 23.99
378 Cramling, Pia249650 37.02
379 Liiva, Riho249666 24.83
380 Grivas, Efstratios249656 34.09
381 Davies, Nigel R249553 39.75
382 Ye Rongguang249562 36.58
383 Lanka, Zigurds249551 39.95
384 Arnason, Jon L249465 39.47
385 Wedberg, Tom249453 46.43
386 Popovic, Petar249454 41.22
387 Yevseev, Denis249453 26.83
388 Safin, Shukhrat249456 30.08
389 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249460 36.59
390 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249452 29.33
391 Wu Shaobin249460 31.24
392 Spangenberg, Hugo249351 24.44
393 Mikhalevski, Victor249350 27.80
394 Jakubiec, Artur249356 26.41
395 Ovetchkin, Roman249358 27.29
396 Egin, Vladimir249367
397 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249253 29.33
398 Godena, Michele249148 32.84
399 Notkin, Maksim249160 36.39
400 Ubilava, Elizbar E249159 49.68
401 Timoshchenko, Gennady249150 51.01
402 Mitenkov, Alexey249173 39.15
403 Varga, Zoltan249148 29.80
404 Sevillano, Enrico249066
405 Hulak, Krunoslav249051 48.94
406 Galliamova, Alisa249052 28.29
407 Zezulkin, Jurij249056 28.71
408 Kveinys, Aloyzas249051 37.81
409 Gausel, Einar249051 36.42
410 Turov, Maxim248953 20.40
411 Tyomkin, Dimitri248952 23.10
412 Smyslov, Vassily V248953 79.11
413 Marciano, David248950 30.83
414 Bagirov, Vladimir K248953 63.71
415 Totsky, Leonid248956 32.73
416 Rogic, Davor248851 28.76
417 Liang Jinrong248864 39.95
418 Cámpora, Daniel H248852 42.84
419 Tsesarsky, Ilya248859 40.56
420 Milov, Leonid248867 34.24
421 Rausis, Igors248849 39.07
422 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248855 28.95
423 Sharif, Mershad248765 47.81
424 Garcia Ilundain, David248753 29.08
425 Polak, Tomas248751 26.02
426 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248767 47.29
427 Djurhuus, Rune248753 30.27
428 Maiorov, Oleg248758 28.78
429 Bitoon, Richard248664 24.38
430 Goloshchapov, Alexander248653 22.27
431 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248660 52.71
432 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248653 18.92
433 Campos Moreno, Javier B248657 41.15
434 Matros, Alexander248662 30.31
435 Ravia, Mosi248671 24.52
436 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248651 54.04
437 Akesson, Ralf248549 39.23
438 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248552 65.09
439 Zagrebelny, Sergey248552
440 Moskalenko, Viktor248557 39.41
441 Krakops, Maris248554 22.08
442 Macieja, Bartlomiej248549 22.58
443 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248555 25.71
444 Miezis, Normunds248449 28.97
445 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248455 21.80
446 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248455 22.94
447 Hebden, Mark248450 42.21
448 Marin, Mihail248449 35.03
449 Georgiev, Krum248456 41.94
450 Perelshteyn, Eugene248365 20.25
451 Lukin, Andrei M248364 51.68
452 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248349 29.51
453 Antunes, Antonio248365 38.24
454 Drasko, Milan248351 37.40
455 Efimov, Igor248248 39.63
456 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248252 42.36
457 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.77
458 Ionescu, Constantin248250 41.64
459 Dimitrov, Vladimir248254 32.06
460 Degraeve, Jean Marc248250 29.27
461 Murey, Yakov248153 58.75
462 Acs, Peter248150 18.98
463 Hector, Jonny248148 36.22
464 Piskov, Yury248168 38.55
465 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen248160 42.02
466 Apicella, Manuel248052 30.04
467 Olafsson, Helgi248053 43.71
468 Winants, Luc248058 37.33
469 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248064 27.92
470 Danielsen, Henrik248052 34.28
471 Larsen, Bent248054 65.16
472 Kuporosov, Viktor248059 38.60
473 Kalantarian, Norik247961 37.71
474 Becerra Rivero, Julio247952
475 Blatny, Pavel247949 31.86
476 Nikolac, Juraj247957 68.03
477 Vokác, Marek247852 41.40
478 Matamoros Franco, Carlos S247852 33.37
479 Kalinin, Alexander247866 31.93
480 Legky, Nikolay A247857 45.06
481 Haba, Petr247851 35.32
482 Borovikov, Vladislav247869 26.73
483 Votava, Jan247851 25.43
484 Komliakov, Viktor247856 40.02
485 Shaked, Tal247752 22.24
486 Sergeev, Vladimir247755 35.99
487 Rowson, Jonathan247749 23.04
488 Kosic, Dragan247752 30.21
489 Gelashvili, Tamaz247653 22.06
490 Guliev, Sarhan247656 32.08
491 Oratovsky, Michael247658 26.08
492 Ward, Christopher247649 32.10
493 Vescovi, Giovanni P247652 21.88
494 Zarnicki, Pablo247552 27.47
495 Sokolin, Leonid M247561
496 Georgiev, Vladimir247449 24.68
497 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247452 57.97
498 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247466 56.83
499 Movsziszian, Karen247454 37.32
500 Saltaev, Mihail247453 37.45

These ratings, calculated as of May 1, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between April 27, 1999 and May 1, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of April 26, 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 May 1, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 2, 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 May 2, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 2, 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 May 2, 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 May 1, 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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