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Top 10 active players as of September 4, 2000

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287548
2 Anand, Viswanathan281347
3 Kramnik, Vladimir280147
4 Shirov, Alexei277846
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily275647
6 Leko, Peter275248
7 Adams, Michael274547
8 Topalov, Veselin273947
9 Morozevich, Alexander272749
10 Gelfand, Boris272447

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Top 500 active players as of September 4, 2000

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28754868.7% #237.39
2 Anand, Viswanathan28134712.7% #530.73
3 Kramnik, Vladimir2801478.6% #625.19
4 Shirov, Alexei2778463.4% #928.17
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily2756471.4% #1431.46
6 Leko, Peter2752481.1% #1520.98
7 Adams, Michael2745470.8% #1628.80
8 Topalov, Veselin2739470.6% #1825.47
9 Morozevich, Alexander2727490.4% #2223.13
10 Gelfand, Boris2724470.3% #2332.20
11 Svidler, Peter2718470.2% #2624.22
12 Kamsky, Gata2717641.1% #3126.26
13 Rublevsky, Sergei2706490.1% #3225.89
14 Krasenkow, Michal2706470.1% #3136.81
15 Georgiev, Kiril2702500.1% #3434.77
16 Bareev, Evgeny2700490.1% #3533.79
17 Karpov, Anatoly E2698480.1% #3549.28
18 Gurevich, Mikhail N269048 #4041.54
19 Short, Nigel D268848 #4135.26
20 Polgar, Judit268348 #4524.12
21 Beliavsky, Alexander G268147 #4646.72
22 Khalifman, Alexander267648 #5034.63
23 Akopian, Vladimir267249 #5428.74
24 Dreev, Alexey266748 #5831.62
25 Smirin, Ilia266348 #6132.62
26 Piket, Jeroen266246 #6131.60
27 Almasi, Zoltan266248 #6224.02
28 Aleksandrov, Aleksej265849 #6727.31
29 Korchnoi, Viktor L265647 #6769.45
30 Sakaev, Konstantin265549 #7026.39
31 van Wely, Loek265246 #7027.91
32 Timman, Jan H264947 #7348.72
33 Tkachiev, Vladislav264649 #7826.82
34 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264653 #8040.47
35 Onischuk, Alexander264149 #8325.00
36 Gulko, Boris F263850 #8853.57
37 Movsesian, Sergei263747 #8621.84
38 Seirawan, Yasser263751 #9040.45
39 Sadler, Matthew263650 #9126.30
40 Kharlov, Andrei263549 #9131.79
41 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263549 #9124.05
42 Sokolov, Ivan262847 #9732.23
43 Vaganian, Rafael A262550 #10148.89
44 Salov, Valery B262457 #11036.27
45 Khenkin, Igor262448 #10332.45
46 Jussupow, Artur M262349 #10440.56
47 Dautov, Rustem262249 #10434.77
48 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam262150 #10720.75
49 Ehlvest, Jaan262148 #10637.89
50 Hodgson, Julian M261950 #10837.11
51 Lautier, Joel261847 #10827.40
52 Psakhis, Lev B261848 #11041.77
53 Hellers, Ferdinand261773 #12931.60
54 Ye Jiangchuan261751 #11339.79
55 Hansen, Curt261550 #11335.96
56 Lputian, Smbat G261449 #11442.56
57 Andersson, Ulf261351 #11849.19
58 Graf, Alexander261259 #12538.03
59 Nikolic, Predrag261048 #11839.98
60 Bacrot, Etienne260948 #11917.62
61 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260958 #12733.53
62 Bologan, Viktor260948 #12028.72
63 Lutz, Christopher260848 #12129.53
64 Agdestein, Simen260853 #12533.30
65 Dolmatov, Sergey V260851 #12441.54
66 Hjartarson, Jóhann260755 #12837.57
67 Milov, Vadim260648 #12328.09
68 Volkov, Sergey260648 #12426.58
69 Novikov, Igor A260450 #12738.28
70 Ponomariov, Ruslan260450 #12716.90
71 Kaidanov, Gregory S260351 #12940.90
72 Sutovsky, Emil260348 #12722.96
73 Sturua, Zurab260352 #13041.24
74 Ftácnik, Lubomír260248 #12842.85
75 Kuzmin, Alexey260160 #13837.49
76 Yudasin, Leonid G260052 #13441.07
77 Avrukh, Boris259948 #13222.66
78 Speelman, Jonathan S259848 #13243.92
79 Shipov, Sergei259852 #13634.38
80 Golod, Vitali259650 #13629.19
81 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259549 #13637.64
82 Hracek, Zbynek259548 #13629.98
83 Peng Xiaomin259550 #13827.41
84 Milos, Gilberto259451 #14036.85
85 Baklan, Vladimir259350 #14022.53
86 Goldin, Alexander259253 #14335.52
87 Tiviakov, Sergei259247 #13827.56
88 Christiansen, Larry M259252 #14244.19
89 Chernin, Alexander M259249 #14040.49
90 Zhang Zhong259151 #14321.99
91 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y259153 #14443.62
92 Hübner, Robert258949 #14351.83
93 Shabalov, Alexander258850 #14532.98
94 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir258851 #14649.84
95 Dao Thien Hai258851 #14622.32
96 Fominyh, Alexander258750 #14641.22
97 Minasian, Artashes258749 #14533.62
98 Dvoiris, Semen I258750 #14541.84
99 Tregubov, Pavel V258749 #14528.70
100 Yermolinsky, Alex V258749 #14642.40
101 Leitao, Rafael258651 20.69
102 Kobalija, Mihail258549 22.34
103 Malakhov, Vladimir258551 19.77
104 Pétursson, Margeir258357 40.55
105 Romanishin, Oleg M258348 48.65
106 Kožul, Zdenko258348 34.29
107 Van der Sterren, Paul258149 44.47
108 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E258149 50.56
109 Eingorn, Viacheslav S258051 43.78
110 deFirmian, Nicholas E257948 43.11
111 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257850 24.15
112 Rozentalis, Eduardas257748 37.27
113 Nunn, John D M257653 45.36
114 Grischuk, Alexander257649 16.84
115 Greenfeld, Alon257651 36.38
116 Wolff, Patrick G257572 32.55
117 Gleizerov, Evgeny257550 37.46
118 Nielsen, Peter Heine257449 27.28
119 Balashov, Yury S257350 51.48
120 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter257349 24.09
121 Giorgadze, Giorgi257349 35.90
122 Hickl, Joerg257351 35.38
123 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav257355 34.47
124 Malaniuk, Vladimir P257148 43.12
125 Asrian, Karen257151 20.36
126 Gurevich, Dmitry257053 43.98
127 Kengis, Edvins257052 41.40
128 Smagin, Sergey256959 41.98
129 Hamdouchi, Hichem256850 27.91
130 Hansen, Lars Bo256853 31.95
131 Ribli, Zoltán256851 48.99
132 Galkin, Alexander256849 21.59
133 Miles, Anthony J256748 45.37
134 Anastasian, Ashot256750 36.13
135 Dorfman, Iosif D256752 48.34
136 Gurevich, Ilya256674 28.57
137 Filippov, Valerij256648 24.77
138 Ibragimov, Ildar256548 33.05
139 Shchekachev, Andrei256451 27.85
140 Benjamin, Joel L256350 36.48
141 Rustemov, Alexander256350 27.16
142 Gavrikov, Victor N256353 43.10
143 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro256252 18.34
144 Gabriel, Christian256250 25.50
145 Razuvaev, Yury S256252 54.90
146 Huzman, Alexander256150 38.40
147 Lastin, Alexander256150 23.85
148 Landa, Konstantin256153 28.29
149 Pigusov, Evgeny256051 39.43
150 Epishin, Vladimir255947 35.15
151 Volzhin, Alexander255948 29.59
152 Vaisser, Anatoli255951 51.50
153 Komarov, Dimitri255951 31.76
154 Antonio, Rogelio Jr255954 38.54
155 Atalik, Suat255847 35.90
156 Serper, Grigory255853 30.97
157 Yemelin, Vasily255750 24.59
158 Ivanov, Alexander V255653 44.34
159 Kempinski, Robert255648 23.15
160 Rohde, Michael A255674 41.02
161 Timoshenko, Georgy255650 34.26
162 Kruppa, Yuri255651 36.20
163 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B255550 45.80
164 Portisch, Lajos255453 63.42
165 Sokolov, Andrey Y255457 37.46
166 Aronian, Levon255451 17.91
167 Iordachescu, Viorel255449 23.37
168 Stohl, Igor255449 35.94
169 Rogers, Ian255348 40.20
170 Kotronias, Vasilios255353 36.03
171 Tukmakov, Vladimir B255249 54.47
172 Savchenko, Stanislav255250 33.62
173 Ivanov, Sergey255149 38.93
174 Rytshagov, Mikhail255151 32.81
175 Najer, Evgeniy255150 23.20
176 Chiburdanidze, Maia G255152 39.63
177 Alterman, Boris255152 30.33
178 Baburin, Alexander255149 33.54
179 Maljutin, Evgeni255162 28.84
180 Wahls, Matthias255153 32.61
181 Xu Jun255057 37.97
182 Damljanovic, Branko255049 39.22
183 Fedorov, Alexei255053 27.94
184 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254857 45.98
185 Watson, William N254861 38.38
186 Shneider, Aleksandr254755 38.29
187 Markowski, Tomasz254748 25.10
188 Fedorowicz, John P254754 41.94
189 Glek, Igor V254649 38.83
190 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254658 56.33
191 Stefansson, Hannes254648 28.13
192 Palac, Mladen254648 29.55
193 Nijboer, Friso254548 35.27
194 Arkhipov, Sergey254557 46.20
195 Spassky, Boris V254454 63.60
196 Agrest, Evgenij254449 34.05
197 Yakovich, Yuri254448 37.76
198 Guseinov, Aidyn254362 48.67
199 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254363 53.12
200 Aseev, Konstantin N254351 39.87
201 Chernyshov, Konstantin254353 33.23
202 Pintér, József254251 46.82
203 Sax, Gyula254248 49.21
204 Zakharevich, Igor254253 37.14
205 Lesiege, Alexandre254150 25.05
206 Korneev, Oleg254149 31.11
207 Oral, Tomas254148 22.70
208 Kiriakov, Petr254154 25.65
209 Tischbierek, Raj254053 37.95
210 Adianto, Utut253951 35.47
211 Kharitonov, Andrey Y253952 41.42
212 Motylev, Alexander253950 21.22
213 Markovic, Miroslav253853 27.32
214 Torre, Eugenio253856 48.83
215 Golubev, Mihail253856 30.26
216 Ulibin, Mikhail253749 29.26
217 Bönsch, Uwe253755 41.89
218 Nevednichy, Vladislav253750 31.00
219 Adorján, András253765 50.43
220 Sherbakov, Ruslan253649 30.97
221 Lobron, Eric253652 40.33
222 Kovalev, Andrei253551 38.83
223 Schlosser, Philipp253551 32.04
224 Beim, Valery253453 50.47
225 Delchev, Aleksander253250 29.14
226 Spasov, Vasil253254 29.55
227 Kurajica, Bojan253250 52.80
228 Wedberg, Tom253252 46.77
229 Shulman, Yuri253152 25.35
230 Kantsler, Boris253154 38.38
231 Slobodjan, Roman253148 25.67
232 Magerramov, Elmar S253160 42.40
233 Irzhanov, Ruslan253157 23.77
234 Iuldachev, Saidali253053 32.59
235 Fridman, Daniel253053 24.55
236 Ilincic, Zlatko253050 32.32
237 Sasikiran, Krishnan253049 19.66
238 Zontakh, Andrey253050 29.83
239 Babula, Vlastimil252949 26.92
240 Kotsur, Pavel252953 26.67
241 Hort, Vlastimil252951 56.65
242 Lerner, Konstantin Z252851 50.52
243 Feygin, Michail252876 25.59
244 Hertneck, Gerald252851 36.96
245 Luther, Thomas252749 30.83
246 Lalic, Bogdan252747 36.49
247 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252754 36.08
248 Dizdarevic, Emir252750 42.42
249 Kosashvili, Yona252760 30.17
250 Poluljahov, Aleksandr252650 35.24
251 Berelovich, Aleksandar252651 33.17
252 Temirbaev, Serik252662
253 Ricardi, Pablo252650 38.53
254 Arencibia, Walter252550 33.12
255 Hernandez, Gilberto252552
256 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252453 23.57
257 Ginsburg, Gennadij252469 29.06
258 Smikovski, Ivan252459 28.23
259 Van den Doel, Erik252349 21.30
260 Morovic Fernández, Iván E252351 37.45
261 Schandorff, Lars252350 35.37
262 Nikolenko, Oleg252259 41.21
263 Banikas, Hristos252251 22.29
264 Burmakin, Vladimir252149 33.24
265 Lugovoi, Aleksei252149 25.50
266 Kishnev, Sergey252163 43.84
267 Gallagher, Joseph G252048 36.33
268 Popov, Valerij252050 25.98
269 Sorokin, Maxim252050 32.62
270 Kumaran, Dharshan252070 25.24
271 Sunye Neto, Jaime252055 43.34
272 Vaulin, Alexander251949 43.46
273 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251961 37.08
274 Villamayor, Bong251956
275 Gdanski, Jacek251950 29.76
276 Bischoff, Klaus251849 39.24
277 Nogueiras, Jesus251851 41.13
278 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass251850 23.55
279 Chekhov, Valery A251763 44.77
280 Loginov, Valery A251750 44.73
281 Frias, Victor J251775 44.57
282 Rechlis, Gad251657 33.58
283 Chandler, Murray G251650 40.42
284 Bauer, Christian251649 23.65
285 Moroz, Alexander251557 39.63
286 Kolev, Atanas251559 33.14
287 Zifroni, Dov251555 24.55
288 Sosonko, Gennadi251565 57.30
289 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251555 55.94
290 Ruzele, Darius251558 32.35
291 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel251449 34.75
292 Parker, Jonathan251454 24.29
293 Bezold, Michael251453 28.28
294 Yurtaev, Leonid251453 41.34
295 Yandemirov, Valeri251351 37.56
296 Kudrin, Sergey251355 40.99
297 Cramling, Pia251350 37.37
298 Gofshtein, Leonid D251350 47.37
299 Wang Zili251257 32.22
300 King, Daniel J251254 37.02
301 Gyimesi, Zoltan251249 23.43
302 Kogan, Artur251249 26.60
303 Zubarev, Alexander251257 49.20
304 Sokolovs, Andrei251265 28.53
305 Oratovsky, Michael251257 26.42
306 Pavasovic, Dusko251248 23.89
307 Rogozenko, Dorian251149 27.05
308 Enders, Peter251154 37.59
309 Xie Jun251050 29.85
310 Reinderman, Dimitri251049 28.06
311 Rodriguez, Amador251056 43.98
312 Horvath, Jozsef251051 36.06
313 Vera, Reynaldo251050 39.66
314 Vallejo Pons, Francisco251049 18.04
315 Danielian, Oganes251074
316 Turov, Maxim250952 20.74
317 Eljanov, Pavel250957 17.32
318 Bu Xiangzhi250950 14.73
319 Sermek, Drazen250948 31.60
320 Papaioannou, Ioannis250957 24.37
321 Plaskett, Jim250951 40.46
322 Spraggett, Kevin B250850 45.82
323 Kiselev, Sergey250860 38.97
324 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250861 44.52
325 Soffer, Ram250754 34.99
326 Grivas, Efstratios250754 34.43
327 Sulskis, Sarunas250751 27.77
328 Neverov, Valery250751 36.20
329 Macieja, Bartlomiej250748 22.92
330 Ionov, Sergey250650 38.66
331 Chuchelov, Vladimir250652 30.94
332 Makarov, Marat250651 37.33
333 Maksimenko, Andrei250652 30.74
334 Conquest, Stuart250648 33.51
335 Kveinys, Aloyzas250651 38.15
336 Iskusnyh, Sergei250654 25.99
337 Hansen, Sune Berg250551 29.37
338 Korotylev, Alexey250555 23.51
339 Kuzmin, Gennady P250451 54.63
340 Zoler, Dan250454 26.63
341 Bezgodov, Alexei250452 31.18
342 Bagaturov, Giorgi250452 35.77
343 Barsov, Alexei250349
344 Galliamova, Alisa250352 28.63
345 Belikov, Vladimir250261 29.09
346 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy250250 34.09
347 Krivonosov, Oleg250269 39.31
348 Palatnik, Semen A250267 50.44
349 Knaak, Rainer F250156 47.47
350 Kovacevic, Vladimir250154 58.44
351 Comas Fabrego, Luis250150 29.20
352 Levin, Felix250154 41.83
353 Djurhuus, Rune250152 30.61
354 Tsesarsky, Ilya250157 40.90
355 Hebden, Mark250149 42.55
356 Murey, Yakov250052 59.09
357 Dizdar, Goran250051 41.75
358 Cebalo, Mišo250048 55.58
359 Ubilava, Elizbar E250059 50.02
360 Istratescu, Andrei249950 24.75
361 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto249952 42.70
362 Malakhatko, Vadim249953 23.45
363 Miezis, Normunds249849 29.31
364 Hall, Jesper249854 29.14
365 Sadvakasov, Darmen249853 21.35
366 Emms, John M249749 33.47
367 Popovic, Petar249755 41.56
368 Blatny, Pavel249648 32.20
369 Mecking, Henrique249672 48.62
370 Vescovi, Giovanni P249651 22.22
371 Brodsky, Michail249649 31.44
372 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei249654 26.33
373 Orlov, Georgi249663
374 Dlugy, Maxim249674 34.60
375 Stocek, Jiri249650 23.32
376 Miladinovic, Igor249551 26.61
377 Har Zvi, Ronen249559 23.89
378 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249551 54.38
379 Notkin, Maksim249562 36.73
380 Gausel, Einar249551 36.76
381 Ovetchkin, Roman249556 27.63
382 Hulak, Krunoslav249552 49.28
383 Bitoon, Richard249559 24.72
384 Borovikov, Vladislav249460 27.07
385 Strikovic, Aleksa249452 39.31
386 Marin, Mihail249449 35.37
387 Spangenberg, Hugo249452 24.79
388 Bagirov, Vladimir K249454 64.05
389 Jakubiec, Artur249455 26.75
390 Milov, Leonid249468 34.58
391 Sevillano, Enrico249470
392 Lanka, Zigurds249451 40.29
393 Cvitan, Ognjen249449 38.90
394 Magem Badals, Jordi249449 33.03
395 Timoshchenko, Gennady249449 51.35
396 Manor, Ilan249358 30.86
397 Georgiev, Vladimir249349 25.02
398 Georgiev, Krum249358 42.28
399 Suba, Mihai249357 53.26
400 Olafsson, Helgi249253 44.05
401 Danielsen, Henrik249254 34.62
402 Didishko, Vereslav249252 51.40
403 Safin, Shukhrat249257 30.42
404 Liss, Eran249155 25.17
405 Smejkal, Jan249154 54.45
406 Hector, Jonny249148 36.56
407 Mirumian, Vigen249052 22.93
408 Arnason, Jon L249065 39.81
409 Lazarev, Vladimir249051 36.25
410 Zezulkin, Jurij249058 29.05
411 Liang Jinrong248965 40.29
412 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248960 36.94
413 Wu Shaobin248963 31.58
414 Ye Rongguang248963 36.92
415 Kindermann, Stefan248950 40.69
416 Drasko, Milan248851 37.74
417 Egin, Vladimir248867
418 Ermenkov, Evgenij248863 50.93
419 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas248758
420 Zaichik, Gennady L248770 43.56
421 Degraeve, Jean Marc248750 29.61
422 Anapolsky, Sergey248767 25.37
423 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni248768 47.63
424 Wells, Peter K248749 35.38
425 Kosten, Anthony C248753 42.11
426 Mitenkov, Alexey248773 39.49
427 Zagrebelny, Sergey248653
428 Motwani, Paul248657 38.23
429 Ward, Christopher248549 32.44
430 van der Wiel, John T H248549 41.07
431 Mueller, Karsten248551 29.78
432 Zaja, Ivan248553 35.10
433 Dgebuadze, Alexandre248455 29.29
434 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248467 28.26
435 Blehm, Pawel248450 20.38
436 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248351 29.67
437 Winants, Luc248360 37.67
438 Matros, Alexander248356 30.65
439 Piskov, Yury248369 38.90
440 Polak, Tomas248350 26.36
441 Arbakov, Valentin248360 48.60
442 Dobrov, Vladimir248362 16.39
443 Goloshchapov, Alexander248352 22.61
444 Garcia Ilundain, David248353 29.42
445 Horváth, Csaba248248 32.25
446 Lukin, Andrei M248264 52.02
447 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248252 19.26
448 Shabanov, Yury F248259 62.81
449 Khasin, Alexander248158 49.35
450 Nikolaidis, Ioannis248152 29.67
451 Dominguez, Lenier248152 16.95
452 Varga, Zoltan248148 30.15
453 Krakops, Maris248053 22.42
454 Hauchard, Arnaud248049 28.80
455 Maiorov, Oleg248057 29.12
456 Larsen, Bent247956 65.50
457 Kalinitschew, Sergey247955 44.59
458 Rowson, Jonathan247850 23.38
459 Akesson, Ralf247849 39.57
460 Kosic, Dragan247852 30.55
461 Smyslov, Vassily V247853 79.45
462 Marciano, David247850 31.17
463 Antunes, Antonio247867 38.58
464 Kovacevic, Aleksandar247852 26.56
465 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247756 23.28
466 Moskalenko, Viktor247757 39.75
467 Shaked, Tal247654 22.58
468 Mitkov, Nikola247651 28.71
469 Legky, Nikolay A247657 45.40
470 Mikhalevski, Victor247649 28.15
471 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247552 26.33
472 Tyomkin, Dimitri247551 23.44
473 Mikhaletz, Lubomir247455 26.05
474 Kholmov, Ratmir D247455 75.31
475 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247453 65.43
476 Haba, Petr247452 35.66
477 Johansen, Darryl K247454 41.58
478 Cámpora, Daniel H247451 43.18
479 Barua, Dibyendu247451 33.85
480 Markovic, Ivan247461 28.63
481 Ionescu, Constantin247450 41.98
482 Ravia, Mosi247473 24.86
483 Yuneev, Alexey247469
484 Rogic, Davor247451 29.10
485 Apicella, Manuel247451 30.38
486 Kalinin, Alexander247468 32.27
487 Vlassov, Nikolai247360 34.77
488 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247351 58.31
489 Dimitrov, Vladimir247354 32.40
490 Zapata, Alonso247352 42.04
491 Gormally, Daniel247349 24.33
492 Kopjonkin, Gennady247265 35.21
493 Zhang Pengxiang247253
494 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247264 30.97
495 Bellini, Fabio247256 30.88
496 Summerscale, Aaron247250 31.02
497 Godena, Michele247248 33.18
498 Yevseev, Denis247253 27.17
499 Panzalovic, Srdjan247270 30.37
500 Ivanovic, Božidar247158 54.03

These ratings, calculated as of September 4, 2000, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between August 31, 1999 and September 4, 2000, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of August 30, 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 September 4, 2000. This represents the player's estimated strength on September 5, 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 September 5, 2000. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on September 5, 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 September 5, 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 September 4, 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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