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Top 10 active players as of May 29, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K288348
2 Anand, Viswanathan279947
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279247
4 Shirov, Alexei278447
5 Leko, Peter276348
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily274447
7 Topalov, Veselin274347
8 Adams, Michael272747
9 Svidler, Peter272648
10 Morozevich, Alexander272549

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Top 500 active players as of May 29, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28834877.0% #137.13
2 Anand, Viswanathan2799477.5% #630.47
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2792475.5% #724.93
4 Shirov, Alexei2784474.1% #927.90
5 Leko, Peter2763481.9% #1220.72
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2744470.8% #1731.20
7 Topalov, Veselin2743470.7% #1725.20
8 Adams, Michael2727470.3% #2328.53
9 Svidler, Peter2726480.4% #2323.95
10 Morozevich, Alexander2725490.3% #2422.86
11 Gelfand, Boris2717470.2% #2731.93
12 Georgiev, Kiril2715500.2% #2934.50
13 Kamsky, Gata2711610.6% #3425.98
14 Krasenkow, Michal2710480.1% #3036.54
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2701470.1% #3549.02
16 Bareev, Evgeny2700490.1% #3633.52
17 Rublevsky, Sergei2691500.1% #4325.62
18 Short, Nigel D2689480.1% #4334.99
19 Beliavsky, Alexander G268747 #4446.45
20 Akopian, Vladimir268549 #4628.48
21 Khalifman, Alexander268447 #4634.36
22 Polgar, Judit268348 #4723.85
23 Almasi, Zoltan267649 #5323.75
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N267548 #5341.27
25 Dreev, Alexey267548 #5331.36
26 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266450 #6527.05
27 Piket, Jeroen266246 #6331.34
28 Korchnoi, Viktor L265847 #6769.18
29 Sakaev, Konstantin265749 #7026.13
30 Smirin, Ilia265249 #7432.36
31 Timman, Jan H265047 #7548.46
32 van Wely, Loek265046 #7527.64
33 Movsesian, Sergei265047 #7621.57
34 Gulko, Boris F264951 #8053.30
35 Tkachiev, Vladislav264349 #8526.55
36 Kharlov, Andrei264150 #8731.52
37 Khenkin, Igor263749 #9132.19
38 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263749 #9223.78
39 Seirawan, Yasser263651 #9440.18
40 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263454 #9940.20
41 Sadler, Matthew263350 #9626.04
42 Dautov, Rustem263249 #9734.50
43 Ehlvest, Jaan263148 #9737.62
44 Jussupow, Artur M263149 #9840.29
45 Fedorov, Alexei263054 #10227.67
46 Hellers, Ferdinand262968 #11531.34
47 Nikolic, Predrag262648 #10239.72
48 Salov, Valery B262556 #10936.01
49 Milos, Gilberto262452 #10836.58
50 Lautier, Joel262447 #10527.13
51 Onischuk, Alexander262349 #10624.74
52 Psakhis, Lev B262348 #10641.50
53 Novikov, Igor A262349 #10838.02
54 Graf, Alexander262257 #11437.76
55 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y262257 #11443.36
56 Hodgson, Julian M262250 #10936.84
57 Ye Jiangchuan262151 #11139.52
58 Vaganian, Rafael A262150 #11048.62
59 Sturua, Zurab262052 #11440.97
60 Lputian, Smbat G261949 #11142.29
61 Andersson, Ulf261950 #11448.92
62 Sokolov, Ivan261847 #11231.96
63 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander261549 #11737.37
64 Hansen, Curt261450 #11935.70
65 Speelman, Jonathan S261348 #11843.66
66 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam261150 #12220.48
67 Avrukh, Boris260848 #12422.39
68 Bacrot, Etienne260749 #12617.35
69 Bologan, Viktor260748 #12528.46
70 Kaidanov, Gregory S260652 #12940.63
71 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260549 #12823.83
72 Shipov, Sergei260552 #13034.12
73 Dolmatov, Sergey V260552 #13041.27
74 Peng Xiaomin260550 #13027.14
75 Milov, Vadim260349 #13127.83
76 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260357 #13833.26
77 Tiviakov, Sergei260247 #13127.29
78 Hjartarson, Jóhann260254 #13737.31
79 Christiansen, Larry M260152 #13443.92
80 Kobalija, Mihail260150 #13322.07
81 Fominyh, Alexander260051 #13540.95
82 Volkov, Sergey260049 #13426.31
83 Gavrikov, Victor N259955 #13942.83
84 Ponomariov, Ruslan259850 #13716.63
85 Minasian, Artashes259750 #13733.36
86 Sutovsky, Emil259748 #13622.69
87 Zhang Zhong259551 #14121.73
88 Lutz, Christopher259548 #13829.26
89 Yudasin, Leonid G259552 #14240.81
90 Hübner, Robert259349 #14151.56
91 Agdestein, Simen259152 #14733.04
92 Hracek, Zbynek259049 #14529.72
93 Kuzmin, Alexey258964 #15737.22
94 Dvoiris, Semen I258850 #14741.57
95 Malakhov, Vladimir258854 #15019.51
96 Anastasian, Ashot258651 #15035.87
97 Yermolinsky, Alex V258649 #15042.13
98 Kožul, Zdenko258647 #14934.02
99 Shabalov, Alexander258350 #15232.71
100 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258251 #15443.51
101 Shariyazdanov, Andrey258251 23.88
102 Pétursson, Margeir258256 40.29
103 Nielsen, Peter Heine258149 27.01
104 Romanishin, Oleg M258148 48.38
105 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav258154 35.81
106 Asrian, Karen258051 20.10
107 Ftácnik, Lubomír257948 42.58
108 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257949 50.30
109 Wolff, Patrick G257868 32.29
110 Chernin, Alexander M257850 40.23
111 Miles, Anthony J257848 45.10
112 Balashov, Yury S257850 51.21
113 Ibragimov, Ildar257748 32.79
114 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257748 42.86
115 Giorgadze, Giorgi257749 35.63
116 Kengis, Edvins257651 41.13
117 Lastin, Alexander257651 23.58
118 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 48.08
119 deFirmian, Nicholas E257648 42.84
120 Razuvaev, Yury S257553 54.63
121 Leitao, Rafael257452 20.42
122 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir257451 49.57
123 Nunn, John D M257453 45.09
124 Stefansson, Hannes257449 27.86
125 Golod, Vitali257250 28.92
126 Baklan, Vladimir257150 22.26
127 Rogers, Ian257148 39.93
128 Gurevich, Dmitry257152 43.72
129 Tregubov, Pavel V257049 28.44
130 Adianto, Utut257051 35.20
131 Grischuk, Alexander257049 16.58
132 Filippov, Valerij256948 24.50
133 Komarov, Dimitri256950 31.49
134 Ribli, Zoltán256951 48.73
135 Serper, Grigory256854 30.71
136 Hansen, Lars Bo256755 31.68
137 Yemelin, Vasily256750 24.33
138 Yakovich, Yuri256749 37.50
139 Aronian, Levon256751 17.65
140 Ivanov, Sergey256750 38.67
141 Goldin, Alexander256753 35.26
142 Greenfeld, Alon256650 36.12
143 Vaisser, Anatoli256652 51.23
144 Pigusov, Evgeny256550 39.16
145 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256449 54.20
146 Dao Thien Hai256452 22.05
147 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256360 34.20
148 Kotronias, Vasilios256255 35.76
149 Stohl, Igor256248 35.67
150 Gurevich, Ilya256274 28.31
151 Epishin, Vladimir256248 34.88
152 Torre, Eugenio256257 48.57
153 Xu Jun256259 37.70
154 Sherbakov, Ruslan256149 30.71
155 Savchenko, Stanislav256151 33.36
156 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.53
157 Hamdouchi, Hichem256050 27.64
158 Kruppa, Yuri255952 35.94
159 Ulibin, Mikhail255949 28.99
160 Damljanovic, Branko255949 38.95
161 Hickl, Joerg255951 35.12
162 Shchekachev, Andrei255951 27.59
163 Landa, Konstantin255952 28.02
164 Shneider, Aleksandr255955 38.02
165 Van der Sterren, Paul255949 44.20
166 Benjamin, Joel L255950 36.22
167 Burmakin, Vladimir255849 32.98
168 Rozentalis, Eduardas255848 37.01
169 Gabriel, Christian255849 25.24
170 Kotsur, Pavel255853 26.40
171 Alterman, Boris255751 30.07
172 Volzhin, Alexander255750 29.32
173 Galkin, Alexander255749 21.33
174 Huzman, Alexander255750 38.13
175 Fedorowicz, John P255653 41.67
176 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255656 38.28
177 Morovic Fernández, Iván E255651 37.18
178 Baburin, Alexander255549 33.28
179 Timoshenko, Georgy255551 33.99
180 Iordachescu, Viorel255449 23.11
181 Smagin, Sergey255461 41.72
182 Palac, Mladen255448 29.28
183 Sax, Gyula255349 48.95
184 Ivanov, Alexander V255353 44.08
185 Kempinski, Robert255248 22.88
186 Portisch, Lajos255252 63.15
187 Wahls, Matthias255152 32.34
188 Golubev, Mihail255155 29.99
189 Beim, Valery255053 50.20
190 Atalik, Suat254947 35.63
191 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254953 39.37
192 Sokolov, Andrey Y254956 37.19
193 Watson, William N254861 38.11
194 Iuldachev, Saidali254855 32.33
195 Chernyshov, Konstantin254852 32.97
196 Adorján, András254762 50.16
197 Agrest, Evgenij254749 33.79
198 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254759 45.72
199 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254652 41.15
200 Lerner, Konstantin Z254652 50.25
201 Korneev, Oleg254649 30.84
202 Gleizerov, Evgeny254551 37.19
203 Spasov, Vasil254558 29.28
204 Magerramov, Elmar S254464 42.13
205 Kovalev, Andrei254452 38.56
206 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254361 52.85
207 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254358 56.06
208 Pintér, József254251 46.55
209 Guseinov, Aidyn254266 48.41
210 Kiriakov, Petr254253 25.38
211 Tischbierek, Raj254252 37.68
212 Najer, Evgeniy253951 22.94
213 Popov, Valerij253950 25.72
214 Rustemov, Alexander253951 26.90
215 Spassky, Boris V253853 63.33
216 Zontakh, Andrey253850 29.57
217 Zakharevich, Igor253854 36.87
218 Lobron, Eric253853 40.06
219 Lalic, Bogdan253847 36.22
220 Poluljahov, Aleksandr253750 34.98
221 Sorokin, Maxim253750 32.35
222 Irzhanov, Ruslan253756 23.51
223 Shulman, Yuri253751 25.08
224 Ilincic, Zlatko253651 32.05
225 Ionov, Sergey253551 38.39
226 Slobodjan, Roman253548 25.41
227 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253453 23.30
228 Rytshagov, Mikhail253452 32.55
229 Delchev, Aleksander253350 28.87
230 Schlosser, Philipp253352 31.78
231 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro253154 18.07
232 Hernandez, Gilberto253154
233 Luther, Thomas253150 30.57
234 Hort, Vlastimil253151 56.38
235 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253049 34.49
236 Babula, Vlastimil253049 26.66
237 Motylev, Alexander252950 20.95
238 Zarubin, Pavel252873 32.29
239 Hertneck, Gerald252851 36.70
240 Bönsch, Uwe252855 41.62
241 Hansen, Sune Berg252850 29.11
242 Kantsler, Boris252854 38.12
243 Moroz, Alexander252861 39.36
244 Temirbaev, Serik252862
245 Orlov, Georgi252867
246 Enders, Peter252754 37.32
247 Vaulin, Alexander252748 43.20
248 Arkhipov, Sergey252757 45.93
249 Nikolenko, Oleg252759 40.94
250 Rechlis, Gad252758 33.31
251 Lugovoi, Aleksei252749 25.23
252 Kosashvili, Yona252760 29.90
253 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 30.74
254 Dizdarevic, Emir252750 42.16
255 Loginov, Valery A252751 44.46
256 Aseev, Konstantin N252651 39.61
257 Gdanski, Jacek252651 29.50
258 Fridman, Daniel252553 24.29
259 Brodsky, Michail252550 31.17
260 Kurajica, Bojan252549 52.54
261 Bezgodov, Alexei252553 30.91
262 Reinderman, Dimitri252448 27.80
263 Feygin, Michail252473 25.33
264 Soffer, Ram252454 34.73
265 Ginsburg, Gennadij252469 28.80
266 Bischoff, Klaus252448 38.97
267 Wang Zili252358 31.96
268 Chekhov, Valery A252360 44.51
269 Horvath, Jozsef252351 35.79
270 Yandemirov, Valeri252351 37.30
271 Kolev, Atanas252360 32.87
272 Schandorff, Lars252250 35.11
273 Markovic, Miroslav252255 27.06
274 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252260 36.82
275 Zubarev, Alexander252260 48.93
276 Gruenfeld, Yehuda252159 44.25
277 Papaioannou, Ioannis252056 24.11
278 Nijboer, Friso252048 35.01
279 Plaskett, Jim252052 40.20
280 Makarov, Marat251953 37.06
281 Ricardi, Pablo251951 38.26
282 van der Wiel, John T H251949 40.80
283 Ruzele, Darius251958 32.09
284 Kishnev, Sergey251962 43.58
285 Gallagher, Joseph G251849 36.07
286 Smikovski, Ivan251868 27.96
287 Sunye Neto, Jaime251857 43.07
288 Oral, Tomas251848 22.43
289 Yurtaev, Leonid251752 41.08
290 Kumaran, Dharshan251768 24.98
291 Lesiege, Alexandre251651 24.78
292 Kuzmin, Gennady P251652 54.36
293 Emms, John M251649 33.21
294 Neverov, Valery251652 35.94
295 Berelovich, Aleksandar251552 32.91
296 Kudrin, Sergey251454 40.73
297 Danielian, Oganes251474
298 Bauer, Christian251449 23.38
299 Rodriguez, Amador251457 43.72
300 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251454 55.68
301 Bu Xiangzhi251450 14.47
302 Arencibia, Walter251350 32.86
303 Gofshtein, Leonid D251350 47.11
304 Bezold, Michael251352 28.02
305 Mirumian, Vigen251252 22.67
306 Nogueiras, Jesus251250 40.87
307 King, Daniel J251254 36.75
308 Spraggett, Kevin B251251 45.55
309 Kindermann, Stefan251250 40.42
310 Morrison, William251164 39.82
311 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251150 23.28
312 Maksimenko, Andrei251153 30.48
313 Glek, Igor V251149 38.56
314 Chandler, Murray G251151 40.15
315 Sasikiran, Krishnan251050 19.39
316 Miladinovic, Igor251051 26.34
317 Barsov, Alexei251050
318 Xie Jun251049 29.58
319 Zifroni, Dov251055 24.28
320 Korotylev, Alexey250955 23.24
321 Sokolovs, Andrei250965 28.27
322 Comas Fabrego, Luis250951 28.94
323 Oratovsky, Michael250857 26.15
324 Iskusnyh, Sergei250853 25.73
325 Malakhatko, Vadim250854 23.19
326 Banikas, Hristos250853 22.02
327 Kogan, Artur250749 26.33
328 Kiselev, Sergey250760 38.71
329 Magem Badals, Jordi250749 32.76
330 Zoler, Dan250754 26.36
331 Gyimesi, Zoltan250750 23.16
332 Didishko, Vereslav250752 51.13
333 Knaak, Rainer F250756 47.20
334 Chuchelov, Vladimir250652 30.67
335 Barua, Dibyendu250652 33.59
336 Sulskis, Sarunas250650 27.51
337 Rogozenko, Dorian250649 26.78
338 Krivonosov, Oleg250669 39.05
339 Markowski, Tomasz250649 24.83
340 Spangenberg, Hugo250552 24.52
341 Smejkal, Jan250555 54.19
342 Sosonko, Gennadi250461 57.03
343 Tyomkin, Dimitri250452 23.18
344 Timoshchenko, Gennady250350 51.09
345 Manor, Ilan250358 30.59
346 Levin, Felix250353 41.56
347 Pavasovic, Dusko250348 23.62
348 Palatnik, Semen A250367 50.17
349 Sermek, Drazen250348 31.33
350 Parker, Jonathan250354 24.03
351 Wells, Peter K250349 35.12
352 Cvitan, Ognjen250349 38.63
353 Vera, Reynaldo250251 39.39
354 Belikov, Vladimir250260 28.82
355 Bagaturov, Giorgi250253 35.50
356 Strikovic, Aleksa250252 39.05
357 Van den Doel, Erik250148 21.04
358 Cebalo, Mišo250148 55.31
359 Kovacevic, Vladimir250154 58.17
360 Dizdar, Goran250150 41.48
361 Shabanov, Yury F250158 62.55
362 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249951 33.83
363 Tsesarsky, Ilya249857 40.64
364 Ovetchkin, Roman249856 27.37
365 Conquest, Stuart249849 33.24
366 Popovic, Petar249855 41.29
367 Safin, Shukhrat249856 30.15
368 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.30
369 Istratescu, Andrei249751 24.49
370 Hall, Jesper249753 28.87
371 Polovodin, Igor A249761 45.18
372 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249752 26.06
373 Koniushkov, Igor249672 37.50
374 Godena, Michele249649 32.91
375 Cramling, Pia249650 37.10
376 Liiva, Riho249666 24.90
377 Khasin, Alexander249557 49.08
378 Lanka, Zigurds249551 40.02
379 Ye Rongguang249462 36.65
380 Har Zvi, Ronen249459 23.63
381 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249457
382 Grivas, Efstratios249456 34.16
383 Wu Shaobin249460 31.32
384 Miezis, Normunds249449 29.05
385 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249360 36.67
386 Varga, Zoltan249348 29.88
387 Hulak, Krunoslav249351 49.01
388 Yevseev, Denis249353 26.90
389 Gormally, Daniel249349 24.07
390 Mikhalevski, Victor249349 27.88
391 Liss, Eran249355 24.91
392 Horváth, Csaba249348 31.98
393 Suba, Mihai249258 52.99
394 Egin, Vladimir249267
395 Arnason, Jon L249265 39.54
396 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249268 47.36
397 Rogic, Davor249252 28.84
398 Lazarev, Vladimir249252 35.98
399 Mestel, A Jonathan249261 43.21
400 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249152 29.40
401 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249153 29.40
402 Jakubiec, Artur249160 26.49
403 Polgar, Sofia249161 25.57
404 Bagirov, Vladimir K249153 63.79
405 Borovikov, Vladislav249069 26.80
406 Galliamova, Alisa249052 28.36
407 Mitenkov, Alexey249073 39.22
408 Totsky, Leonid248956 32.80
409 Notkin, Maksim248961 36.47
410 Zezulkin, Jurij248957 28.79
411 Kveinys, Aloyzas248951 37.89
412 Akesson, Ralf248949 39.31
413 Gausel, Einar248951 36.50
414 Turov, Maxim248953 20.48
415 Ubilava, Elizbar E248859 49.76
416 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248856 25.79
417 Smyslov, Vassily V248853 79.18
418 Marciano, David248850 30.90
419 Efimov, Igor248848 39.70
420 Wedberg, Tom248853 46.51
421 Liang Jinrong248864 40.02
422 Milov, Leonid248867 34.31
423 Drasko, Milan248851 37.48
424 Lukin, Andrei M248864 51.75
425 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.34
426 Zagrebelny, Sergey248752
427 Garcia Ilundain, David248753 29.16
428 Piskov, Yury248768 38.63
429 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248655 29.02
430 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248660 52.78
431 Matros, Alexander248662 30.38
432 Polak, Tomas248651 26.10
433 Bitoon, Richard248664 24.46
434 Georgiev, Krum248658 42.01
435 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248653 18.99
436 Djurhuus, Rune248553 30.34
437 Becerra Rivero, Julio248552
438 Sevillano, Enrico248567
439 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248555 21.88
440 Cámpora, Daniel H248452 42.91
441 Larsen, Bent248455 65.23
442 Antunes, Antonio248365 38.31
443 Davies, Nigel R248353 39.83
444 Sadvakasov, Darmen248354 21.09
445 Hebden, Mark248350 42.29
446 Campos Moreno, Javier B248357 41.23
447 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248352 65.17
448 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248352 42.44
449 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248349 29.59
450 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248252 54.11
451 Dimitrov, Vladimir248254 32.13
452 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.85
453 Blatny, Pavel248249 31.94
454 Ionescu, Constantin248250 41.71
455 Zaja, Ivan248152 34.83
456 Rausis, Igors248149 39.14
457 Sharif, Mershad248169 47.88
458 Olafsson, Helgi248153 43.79
459 Apicella, Manuel248052 30.11
460 Ward, Christopher248049 32.17
461 Kuporosov, Viktor248059 38.67
462 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248055 23.01
463 Haba, Petr247951 35.40
464 Winants, Luc247958 37.41
465 Kalantarian, Norik247961 37.79
466 Murey, Yakov247953 58.82
467 Perelshteyn, Eugene247866 20.32
468 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247860 42.10
469 Krakops, Maris247854 22.15
470 Shaked, Tal247852 22.31
471 Kochiev, Alexander247760 44.18
472 Sergeev, Vladimir247756 36.08
473 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247764 27.99
474 Kosic, Dragan247752 30.29
475 Vescovi, Giovanni P247752 21.96
476 Vokác, Marek247752 41.48
477 Komliakov, Viktor247756 40.09
478 Moskalenko, Viktor247757 39.48
479 Kalinin, Alexander247766 32.01
480 Guliev, Sarhan247757 32.16
481 Degraeve, Jean Marc247750 29.34
482 Marin, Mihail247749 35.11
483 Macieja, Bartlomiej247750 22.65
484 Gelashvili, Tamaz247653 22.14
485 Georgiev, Vladimir247649 24.76
486 Danielsen, Henrik247552 34.36
487 Sokolin, Leonid M247562
488 Rowson, Jonathan247549 23.11
489 Sargissian, Gabriel247555 17.32
490 Zilberman, Yaacov247553 46.01
491 Karlsson, Lars247459 44.88
492 Votava, Jan247451 25.50
493 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247466 56.90
494 Hector, Jonny247448 36.29
495 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247352 26.30
496 Movsziszian, Karen247354 37.40
497 Stocek, Jiri247350 23.05
498 Maiorov, Oleg247257 28.86
499 Stern, Rene247262 28.29
500 Prusikhin, Mihailo247258 22.36

These ratings, calculated as of May 29, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 25, 1999 and May 29, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 24, 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 29, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 30, 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 30, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 30, 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 30, 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 29, 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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