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Top 10 active players as of June 12, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287748
2 Anand, Viswanathan280147
3 Kramnik, Vladimir279447
4 Shirov, Alexei278347
5 Leko, Peter276348
6 Topalov, Veselin274947
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily274347
8 Adams, Michael273747
9 Svidler, Peter272248
10 Morozevich, Alexander271749

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Top 500 active players as of June 12, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28774873.4% #237.16
2 Anand, Viswanathan2801478.6% #630.50
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2794476.7% #724.97
4 Shirov, Alexei2783474.5% #927.94
5 Leko, Peter2763482.2% #1220.76
6 Topalov, Veselin2749471.1% #1525.24
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily2743470.8% #1731.23
8 Adams, Michael2737470.5% #1928.57
9 Svidler, Peter2722480.3% #2423.98
10 Morozevich, Alexander2717490.3% #2722.90
11 Gelfand, Boris2716470.2% #2731.97
12 Kamsky, Gata2709620.7% #3526.03
13 Krasenkow, Michal2709480.1% #3036.58
14 Rublevsky, Sergei2702510.1% #3425.66
15 Karpov, Anatoly E2699470.1% #3549.05
16 Georgiev, Kiril2699500.1% #3734.54
17 Short, Nigel D2691480.1% #4135.03
18 Beliavsky, Alexander G268847 #4246.49
19 Akopian, Vladimir268849 #4328.51
20 Bareev, Evgeny268650 #4533.56
21 Polgar, Judit268547 #4523.89
22 Khalifman, Alexander268147 #4734.40
23 Almasi, Zoltan267149 #5623.79
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N267148 #5641.31
25 Dreev, Alexey266648 #6031.40
26 Piket, Jeroen266546 #5931.38
27 Aleksandrov, Aleksej266450 #6327.09
28 Timman, Jan H265847 #6648.50
29 Korchnoi, Viktor L265747 #6769.22
30 Sakaev, Konstantin265649 #7026.16
31 Movsesian, Sergei265547 #6921.61
32 van Wely, Loek265246 #7127.68
33 Smirin, Ilia265149 #7532.39
34 Gulko, Boris F264951 #7953.34
35 Tkachiev, Vladislav264449 #8226.59
36 Kharlov, Andrei263750 #9031.56
37 Seirawan, Yasser263651 #9140.22
38 Khenkin, Igor263649 #9132.23
39 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263549 #9223.82
40 Ehlvest, Jaan263448 #9237.66
41 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263254 #9940.24
42 Dautov, Rustem263249 #9634.54
43 Sadler, Matthew263150 #9626.08
44 Fedorov, Alexei263054 #10227.71
45 Hellers, Ferdinand262768 #11731.37
46 Jussupow, Artur M262649 #10140.33
47 Sokolov, Ivan262547 #10231.99
48 Onischuk, Alexander262449 #10324.77
49 Lautier, Joel262447 #10227.17
50 Nikolic, Predrag262348 #10439.75
51 Novikov, Igor A262349 #10738.05
52 Psakhis, Lev B262248 #10641.54
53 Milos, Gilberto262252 #10936.62
54 Ye Jiangchuan262251 #10939.56
55 Hodgson, Julian M262150 #10936.88
56 Graf, Alexander262058 #11637.80
57 Vaganian, Rafael A262050 #11048.66
58 Salov, Valery B261756 #11836.05
59 Sturua, Zurab261753 #11641.01
60 Hansen, Curt261450 #11735.73
61 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander261349 #11737.41
62 Andersson, Ulf261250 #12048.96
63 Lputian, Smbat G261149 #12042.33
64 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261158 #12633.30
65 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam261150 #12020.52
66 Speelman, Jonathan S261048 #12143.69
67 Dolmatov, Sergey V260952 #12441.31
68 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260755 #12843.40
69 Kaidanov, Gregory S260752 #12640.67
70 Avrukh, Boris260748 #12322.43
71 Bologan, Viktor260648 #12428.50
72 Shipov, Sergei260652 #12834.15
73 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260649 #12523.86
74 Milov, Vadim260349 #12827.86
75 Bacrot, Etienne260349 #12917.39
76 Fominyh, Alexander260251 #13140.99
77 Sutovsky, Emil260148 #13022.73
78 Hjartarson, Jóhann260155 #13637.34
79 Christiansen, Larry M260052 #13443.96
80 Minasian, Artashes259950 #13433.39
81 Tiviakov, Sergei259947 #13227.33
82 Peng Xiaomin259950 #13527.18
83 Agdestein, Simen259753 #13833.08
84 Lutz, Christopher259748 #13629.30
85 Kuzmin, Alexey259761 #14537.26
86 Yudasin, Leonid G259652 #13840.84
87 Zhang Zhong259651 #13821.77
88 Gavrikov, Victor N259555 #14342.87
89 Kobalija, Mihail259449 #13922.11
90 Ponomariov, Ruslan259450 #14016.67
91 Hracek, Zbynek259349 #14129.76
92 Hübner, Robert259149 #14351.60
93 Volkov, Sergey258849 #14526.35
94 Dvoiris, Semen I258550 #15041.61
95 Ftácnik, Lubomír258548 #14842.62
96 Kožul, Zdenko258447 #14934.06
97 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258351 #15249.61
98 Yermolinsky, Alex V258249 #15142.17
99 Nielsen, Peter Heine258149 #15227.05
100 Shabalov, Alexander258150 #15432.75
101 Pétursson, Margeir258156 40.33
102 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258048 42.89
103 Grischuk, Alexander258049 16.62
104 Ibragimov, Ildar258048 32.82
105 Romanishin, Oleg M257948 48.42
106 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257949 50.34
107 Dao Thien Hai257851 22.09
108 Eingorn, Viacheslav S257751 43.55
109 Kengis, Edvins257752 41.17
110 Chernin, Alexander M257750 40.27
111 Balashov, Yury S257650 51.25
112 Anastasian, Ashot257650 35.91
113 Giorgadze, Giorgi257649 35.67
114 deFirmian, Nicholas E257648 42.88
115 Dorfman, Iosif D257654 48.11
116 Nunn, John D M257553 45.13
117 Golod, Vitali257450 28.96
118 Leitao, Rafael257452 20.46
119 Wolff, Patrick G257370 32.33
120 Baklan, Vladimir257150 22.30
121 Tregubov, Pavel V257149 28.48
122 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav257054 35.85
123 Yakovich, Yuri256949 37.54
124 Komarov, Dimitri256950 31.53
125 Malakhov, Vladimir256852 19.54
126 Lastin, Alexander256852 23.62
127 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256850 23.92
128 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.77
129 Volzhin, Alexander256749 29.36
130 Vaisser, Anatoli256752 51.27
131 Hansen, Lars Bo256755 31.72
132 Hamdouchi, Hichem256751 27.68
133 Serper, Grigory256754 30.75
134 Tukmakov, Vladimir B256749 54.24
135 Aronian, Levon256651 17.68
136 Yemelin, Vasily256650 24.36
137 Goldin, Alexander256653 35.29
138 Miles, Anthony J256548 45.14
139 Rozentalis, Eduardas256448 37.04
140 Rogers, Ian256448 39.97
141 Greenfeld, Alon256450 36.15
142 Gurevich, Dmitry256452 43.75
143 Landa, Konstantin256452 28.06
144 Xu Jun256459 37.74
145 Ivanov, Sergey256450 38.70
146 Asrian, Karen256251 20.13
147 Epishin, Vladimir256248 34.92
148 Filippov, Valerij256248 24.54
149 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256260 34.24
150 Gurevich, Ilya256174 28.34
151 Hickl, Joerg256151 35.16
152 Kotronias, Vasilios256155 35.80
153 Shneider, Aleksandr256055 38.06
154 Savchenko, Stanislav256051 33.39
155 Sherbakov, Ruslan256049 30.75
156 Razuvaev, Yury S256052 54.67
157 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B256050 45.57
158 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256055 38.32
159 Kruppa, Yuri256052 35.98
160 Pigusov, Evgeny256051 39.20
161 Benjamin, Joel L255950 36.25
162 Huzman, Alexander255850 38.17
163 Shchekachev, Andrei255851 27.63
164 Van der Sterren, Paul255849 44.24
165 Gabriel, Christian255849 25.27
166 Adianto, Utut255751 35.24
167 Alterman, Boris255752 30.11
168 Kotsur, Pavel255753 26.44
169 Ulibin, Mikhail255649 29.03
170 Timoshenko, Georgy255651 34.03
171 Gleizerov, Evgeny255650 37.23
172 Kempinski, Robert255548 22.92
173 Baburin, Alexander255549 33.32
174 Fedorowicz, John P255553 41.71
175 Sax, Gyula255449 48.98
176 Iordachescu, Viorel255449 23.15
177 Smagin, Sergey255361 41.76
178 Ivanov, Alexander V255253 44.11
179 Portisch, Lajos255252 63.19
180 Wahls, Matthias255252 32.38
181 Stohl, Igor255248 35.71
182 Torre, Eugenio255257 48.61
183 Iuldachev, Saidali255155 32.37
184 Golubev, Mihail255155 30.04
185 Sokolov, Andrey Y254956 37.23
186 Galkin, Alexander254949 21.36
187 Spasov, Vasil254959 29.32
188 Burmakin, Vladimir254849 33.02
189 Palac, Mladen254848 29.32
190 Atalik, Suat254847 35.67
191 Chiburdanidze, Maia G254853 39.40
192 Adorján, András254862 50.20
193 Chernyshov, Konstantin254751 33.00
194 Watson, William N254761 38.15
195 Agrest, Evgenij254749 33.83
196 Korneev, Oleg254649 30.88
197 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro254653 18.11
198 Stefansson, Hannes254649 27.90
199 Beim, Valery254653 50.24
200 Najer, Evgeniy254651 22.97
201 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254559 45.76
202 Damljanovic, Branko254549 38.98
203 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254562 52.89
204 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254452 41.19
205 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254458 56.10
206 Morovic Fernández, Iván E254452 37.22
207 Kovalev, Andrei254352 38.60
208 Tischbierek, Raj254252 37.72
209 Spassky, Boris V254153 63.37
210 Kiriakov, Petr254053 25.42
211 Arkhipov, Sergey253956 45.97
212 Lerner, Konstantin Z253951 50.29
213 Pintér, József253951 46.59
214 Zontakh, Andrey253750 29.61
215 Popov, Valerij253750 25.76
216 Lalic, Bogdan253647 36.26
217 Lobron, Eric253653 40.10
218 Magerramov, Elmar S253560 42.17
219 Ionov, Sergey253551 38.43
220 Ilincic, Zlatko253551 32.09
221 Zakharevich, Igor253454 36.91
222 Guseinov, Aidyn253262 48.45
223 Schlosser, Philipp253252 31.82
224 Rytshagov, Mikhail253252 32.58
225 Hernandez, Gilberto253254
226 Slobodjan, Roman253148 25.45
227 Luther, Thomas253150 30.61
228 Motylev, Alexander253150 20.98
229 Lesiege, Alexandre253151 24.82
230 Delchev, Aleksander253050 28.91
231 Hort, Vlastimil253051 56.42
232 Rustemov, Alexander253051 26.93
233 Sorokin, Maxim252950 32.39
234 Bönsch, Uwe252955 41.66
235 Kurajica, Bojan252950 52.58
236 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252850 35.02
237 Vaulin, Alexander252848 43.23
238 Shulman, Yuri252851 25.12
239 Irzhanov, Ruslan252856 23.54
240 Kantsler, Boris252854 38.16
241 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252753 23.34
242 Fridman, Daniel252754 24.33
243 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 30.77
244 Hertneck, Gerald252751 36.73
245 Babula, Vlastimil252748 26.69
246 Temirbaev, Serik252662
247 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 42.19
248 Loginov, Valery A252651 44.50
249 Gdanski, Jacek252651 29.54
250 Moroz, Alexander252661 39.40
251 Feygin, Michail252573 25.36
252 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252560 36.86
253 Brodsky, Michail252550 31.21
254 Enders, Peter252554 37.36
255 Hansen, Sune Berg252550 29.14
256 Zarubin, Pavel252473 32.33
257 Lugovoi, Aleksei252449 25.27
258 Nikolenko, Oleg252459 40.98
259 Kolev, Atanas252460 32.91
260 Wang Zili252458 31.99
261 Zubarev, Alexander252360 48.97
262 Aseev, Konstantin N252351 39.65
263 Oral, Tomas252348 22.47
264 Kosashvili, Yona252360 29.94
265 Bezgodov, Alexei252353 30.95
266 Arencibia, Walter252350 32.89
267 Bischoff, Klaus252348 39.01
268 Horvath, Jozsef252251 35.83
269 Chekhov, Valery A252260 44.54
270 Schandorff, Lars252250 35.15
271 Soffer, Ram252254 34.77
272 Markovic, Miroslav252255 27.09
273 Makarov, Marat252253 37.10
274 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252149 34.52
275 Yandemirov, Valeri252151 37.34
276 Papaioannou, Ioannis252156 24.15
277 Reinderman, Dimitri252048 27.83
278 Gallagher, Joseph G252049 36.11
279 Mirumian, Vigen252051 22.70
280 Ginsburg, Gennadij252069 28.84
281 Plaskett, Jim252052 40.23
282 Rodriguez, Amador252058 43.76
283 Spraggett, Kevin B251951 45.59
284 van der Wiel, John T H251949 40.84
285 Nijboer, Friso251948 35.05
286 Ricardi, Pablo251851 38.30
287 Rechlis, Gad251859 33.35
288 Kishnev, Sergey251862 43.61
289 Sunye Neto, Jaime251857 43.11
290 Ruzele, Darius251858 32.13
291 Kumaran, Dharshan251768 25.01
292 Smikovski, Ivan251668 27.99
293 Didishko, Vereslav251652 51.17
294 Glek, Igor V251649 38.60
295 Kuzmin, Gennady P251552 54.40
296 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251549 23.32
297 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251559 44.29
298 Yurtaev, Leonid251552 41.11
299 Berelovich, Aleksandar251552 32.94
300 Emms, John M251549 33.25
301 Bauer, Christian251549 23.42
302 Neverov, Valery251452 35.98
303 King, Daniel J251354 36.79
304 Miladinovic, Igor251351 26.38
305 Bezold, Michael251352 28.05
306 Comas Fabrego, Luis251351 28.97
307 Kudrin, Sergey251254 40.76
308 Kindermann, Stefan251250 40.46
309 Chandler, Murray G251151 40.19
310 Morrison, William251164 39.86
311 Vera, Reynaldo251151 39.43
312 Sosonko, Gennadi251061 57.07
313 Nogueiras, Jesus251050 40.90
314 Maksimenko, Andrei251053 30.51
315 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251055 55.72
316 Xie Jun250949 29.62
317 Sasikiran, Krishnan250949 19.43
318 Zifroni, Dov250955 24.32
319 Orlov, Georgi250865
320 Korotylev, Alexey250855 23.28
321 Rogozenko, Dorian250849 26.82
322 Gofshtein, Leonid D250850 47.14
323 Jakubiec, Artur250756 26.52
324 Banikas, Hristos250753 22.06
325 Danielian, Oganes250774
326 Sokolovs, Andrei250765 28.30
327 Oratovsky, Michael250757 26.19
328 Sulskis, Sarunas250750 27.55
329 Zoler, Dan250654 26.40
330 Kiselev, Sergey250660 38.75
331 Kogan, Artur250649 26.37
332 Magem Badals, Jordi250649 32.80
333 Van den Doel, Erik250649 21.08
334 Barsov, Alexei250650
335 Gyimesi, Zoltan250550 23.20
336 Knaak, Rainer F250556 47.24
337 Pavasovic, Dusko250548 23.66
338 Krivonosov, Oleg250569 39.09
339 Cebalo, Mišo250448 55.35
340 Palatnik, Semen A250467 50.21
341 Markowski, Tomasz250449 24.87
342 Iskusnyh, Sergei250453 25.77
343 Cvitan, Ognjen250349 38.67
344 Sermek, Drazen250348 31.37
345 Parker, Jonathan250354 24.07
346 Levin, Felix250253 41.60
347 Kovacevic, Vladimir250254 58.21
348 Dizdar, Goran250150 41.52
349 Belikov, Vladimir250160 28.86
350 Bagaturov, Giorgi250153 35.54
351 Barua, Dibyendu250051 33.63
352 Tyomkin, Dimitri249952 23.22
353 Wells, Peter K249949 35.15
354 Tsesarsky, Ilya249957 40.68
355 Bu Xiangzhi249949 14.51
356 Grivas, Efstratios249956 34.20
357 Chuchelov, Vladimir249952 30.71
358 Cramling, Pia249951 37.14
359 Spangenberg, Hugo249852 24.56
360 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249851 33.87
361 Malakhatko, Vadim249854 23.22
362 Zaichik, Gennady L249874 43.34
363 Popovic, Petar249755 41.33
364 Timoshchenko, Gennady249750 51.13
365 Istratescu, Andrei249751 24.52
366 Hall, Jesper249753 28.91
367 Maiwald, Jens Uwe249652 26.10
368 Safin, Shukhrat249656 30.19
369 Lanka, Zigurds249651 40.06
370 Strikovic, Aleksa249652 39.08
371 Blatny, Pavel249548 31.97
372 Liiva, Riho249566 24.94
373 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249553 29.44
374 Miezis, Normunds249549 29.09
375 Ye Rongguang249462 36.69
376 Khasin, Alexander249457 49.12
377 Villamayor, Bong249458
378 Mascarinas, Rico249472 47.28
379 Har Zvi, Ronen249459 23.66
380 Bitoon, Richard249364 24.50
381 Gormally, Daniel249349 24.11
382 Varga, Zoltan249348 29.92
383 Liss, Eran249355 24.94
384 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas249357
385 Ovetchkin, Roman249356 27.41
386 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249352 29.44
387 Horváth, Csaba249348 32.02
388 Smejkal, Jan249354 54.22
389 Suba, Mihai249258 53.03
390 Shabanov, Yury F249258 62.59
391 Manor, Ilan249258 30.63
392 Antunes, Antonio249266 38.35
393 Mestel, A Jonathan249261 43.25
394 Godena, Michele249248 32.95
395 Hulak, Krunoslav249251 49.05
396 Zagrebelny, Sergey249252
397 Wu Shaobin249260 31.36
398 Polovodin, Igor A249161 45.22
399 Efimov, Igor249148 39.74
400 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249168 47.40
401 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249160 36.71
402 Bagirov, Vladimir K249053 63.82
403 Notkin, Maksim249061 36.50
404 Borovikov, Vladislav249069 26.84
405 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248956 25.83
406 Ubilava, Elizbar E248960 49.79
407 Mikhalevski, Victor248950 27.92
408 Akesson, Ralf248949 39.34
409 Conquest, Stuart248948 33.28
410 Rogic, Davor248952 28.88
411 Marciano, David248950 30.94
412 Kveinys, Aloyzas248951 37.93
413 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248961 52.82
414 Zezulkin, Jurij248956 28.82
415 Lazarev, Vladimir248952 36.02
416 Lukin, Andrei M248864 51.79
417 Smyslov, Vassily V248853 79.22
418 Liang Jinrong248864 40.06
419 Totsky, Leonid248856 32.84
420 Galliamova, Alisa248752 28.40
421 Wedberg, Tom248753 46.55
422 Milov, Leonid248767 34.35
423 Drasko, Milan248751 37.52
424 Yevseev, Denis248753 26.94
425 Arnason, Jon L248765 39.58
426 Goloshchapov, Alexander248753 22.38
427 Piskov, Yury248668 38.67
428 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248655 29.06
429 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248653 19.03
430 Turov, Maxim248653 20.51
431 Ermenkov, Evgenij248661 50.70
432 Georgiev, Krum248658 42.05
433 Matros, Alexander248562 30.42
434 Polak, Tomas248550 26.13
435 Murey, Yakov248553 58.86
436 Sadvakasov, Darmen248554 21.12
437 Gausel, Einar248551 36.54
438 Mitenkov, Alexey248573 39.26
439 Garcia Ilundain, David248453 29.19
440 Hillarp Persson, Tiger248448 29.62
441 Hebden, Mark248449 42.33
442 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248355 21.91
443 Egin, Vladimir248367
444 Cámpora, Daniel H248352 42.95
445 Campos Moreno, Javier B248357 41.27
446 Sevillano, Enrico248267
447 Kosten, Anthony C248252 41.88
448 Apicella, Manuel248252 30.15
449 Ionescu, Constantin248250 41.75
450 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto248252 42.48
451 Dimitrov, Vladimir248154 32.17
452 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248155 23.05
453 Larsen, Bent248155 65.27
454 Stocek, Jiri248150 23.09
455 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248152 65.20
456 Ward, Christopher248049 32.21
457 Polgar, Sofia248060 25.61
458 Rausis, Igors248049 39.18
459 Olafsson, Helgi248053 43.83
460 Zaja, Ivan247952 34.87
461 Djurhuus, Rune247953 30.38
462 Komliakov, Viktor247956 40.13
463 Kalantarian, Norik247961 37.83
464 Winants, Luc247858 37.45
465 Shaked, Tal247852 22.35
466 Kuporosov, Viktor247860 38.71
467 Guliev, Sarhan247757 32.20
468 Perelshteyn, Eugene247766 20.36
469 Marin, Mihail247749 35.14
470 Danielsen, Henrik247752 34.39
471 Kalinin, Alexander247766 32.05
472 Macieja, Bartlomiej247750 22.69
473 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N247751 54.15
474 Koniushkov, Igor247772 37.54
475 Georgiev, Vladimir247749 24.79
476 Johansen, Darryl K247756 41.36
477 Kosic, Dragan247752 30.33
478 Degraeve, Jean Marc247650 29.38
479 Kochiev, Alexander247660 44.22
480 Shtyrenkov, Veniamen247660 42.14
481 Rowson, Jonathan247649 23.15
482 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247664 28.03
483 Gelashvili, Tamaz247553 22.18
484 Votava, Jan247550 25.54
485 Zhang Pengxiang247453
486 Krakops, Maris247454 22.19
487 Zapata, Alonso247452 41.81
488 Moskalenko, Viktor247457 39.52
489 Ravia, Mosi247473 24.63
490 Sokolin, Leonid M247462
491 Karlsson, Lars247359 44.92
492 Markovic, Ivan247361 28.40
493 Hector, Jonny247348 36.33
494 Sargissian, Gabriel247355 17.36
495 Stefanova, Antoaneta247349 21.15
496 Movsziszian, Karen247355 37.43
497 Becerra Rivero, Julio247353
498 Sergeev, Vladimir247354 36.11
499 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247366 56.94
500 Drozdov, Igor247369 32.18

These ratings, calculated as of June 12, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between June 8, 1999 and June 12, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of June 7, 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 June 12, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 13, 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 June 13, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 13, 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 June 13, 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 June 12, 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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