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Top 10 active players as of February 19, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287448
2 Kramnik, Vladimir283447
3 Anand, Viswanathan283147
4 Shirov, Alexei278246
5 Adams, Michael275947
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily275847
7 Gelfand, Boris274647
8 Leko, Peter274348
9 Morozevich, Alexander273948
10 Topalov, Veselin273347

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Top 500 active players as of February 19, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28744856.1% #237.85
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28344718.9% #425.65
3 Anand, Viswanathan28314716.6% #431.19
4 Shirov, Alexei2782462.8% #1028.62
5 Adams, Michael2759471.0% #1429.26
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2758471.0% #1431.92
7 Gelfand, Boris2746470.6% #1732.65
8 Leko, Peter2743480.5% #1821.45
9 Morozevich, Alexander2739480.4% #2023.59
10 Topalov, Veselin2733470.2% #2225.93
11 Kamsky, Gata2728661.3% #2926.71
12 Bareev, Evgeny2725480.2% #2534.24
13 Svidler, Peter2723470.1% #2524.67
14 Karpov, Anatoly E2715480.1% #2949.74
15 Gurevich, Mikhail N270047 #3741.99
16 Rublevsky, Sergei269949 #3826.34
17 Georgiev, Kiril269749 #4035.23
18 Khalifman, Alexander269347 #4135.09
19 Polgar, Judit269348 #4224.57
20 van Wely, Loek268346 #4828.37
21 Dreev, Alexey268247 #5032.08
22 Akopian, Vladimir267149 #5929.20
23 Piket, Jeroen267046 #5932.06
24 Tkachiev, Vladislav266948 #6127.28
25 Krasenkow, Michal266548 #6437.26
26 Smirin, Ilia266449 #6533.08
27 Short, Nigel D266448 #6435.72
28 Beliavsky, Alexander G266247 #6647.17
29 Ponomariov, Ruslan265849 #7217.35
30 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265651 #7540.92
31 Korchnoi, Viktor L265347 #7569.91
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265249 #7826.85
33 Sokolov, Ivan264547 #8532.68
34 Jussupow, Artur M264449 #8741.02
35 Timman, Jan H264347 #8749.18
36 Dautov, Rustem264249 #8835.23
37 Kharlov, Andrei264150 #9032.25
38 Sadler, Matthew264151 #9126.76
39 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam264150 #9121.20
40 Ye Jiangchuan264150 #9140.25
41 Movsesian, Sergei264047 #8922.29
42 Almasi, Zoltan264049 #9124.47
43 Grischuk, Alexander263848 #9417.30
44 Graf, Alexander263762 #10538.48
45 Salov, Valery B263659 #10336.73
46 Lautier, Joel263548 #9627.85
47 Seirawan, Yasser263450 #9940.90
48 Andersson, Ulf263251 #10249.65
49 Ehlvest, Jaan263148 #10138.35
50 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263049 #10227.77
51 Zvjaginsev, Vadim263049 #10324.50
52 Sturua, Zurab262851 #10641.70
53 Onischuk, Alexander262849 #10525.46
54 Khenkin, Igor262649 #10732.91
55 Bacrot, Etienne262648 #10718.08
56 Zhang Zhong262549 #10922.45
57 Vaganian, Rafael A262349 #11149.34
58 Gulko, Boris F262049 #11554.03
59 Lutz, Christopher261949 #11529.98
60 Dolmatov, Sergey V261752 #12041.99
61 Lputian, Smbat G261749 #11743.01
62 Shipov, Sergei261653 #12234.84
63 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261562 #13033.98
64 Hansen, Curt261549 #12136.42
65 Ftácnik, Lubomír261448 #12143.30
66 Peng Xiaomin261350 #12327.86
67 Nikolic, Predrag260948 #12640.44
68 Malakhov, Vladimir260850 #12920.23
69 Kuzmin, Alexey260760 #13737.95
70 Yudasin, Leonid G260754 #13341.53
71 Hübner, Robert260649 #13152.29
72 Avrukh, Boris260648 #13023.11
73 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260651 #13244.23
74 Christiansen, Larry M260553 #13544.65
75 Novikov, Igor A260550 #13338.74
76 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260551 #13444.08
77 Kobalija, Mihail260549 #13322.79
78 Agdestein, Simen260352 #13633.76
79 Milov, Vadim260347 #13328.55
80 Benjamin, Joel L260249 #13636.94
81 Leitao, Rafael260250 #13521.14
82 Hodgson, Julian M260049 #13837.57
83 Filippov, Valerij260048 #13725.23
84 Yermolinsky, Alex V259949 #13942.85
85 Chernin, Alexander M259949 #14040.95
86 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259749 #14154.93
87 Kaidanov, Gregory S259651 #14341.35
88 Goldin, Alexander259653 #14535.98
89 Wolff, Patrick G259575 #16133.01
90 Dorfman, Iosif D259450 #14548.80
91 Tiviakov, Sergei259447 #14328.01
92 Hjartarson, Jóhann259457 #15038.03
93 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander259249 #14638.09
94 Nielsen, Peter Heine259248 #14527.74
95 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259252 #14850.30
96 Dvoiris, Semen I259150 #14942.30
97 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter259050 #14824.55
98 Speelman, Jonathan S259048 #14744.38
99 Rozentalis, Eduardas259048 #14837.73
100 Nunn, John D M259052 #15145.82
101 Anastasian, Ashot258949 36.59
102 Psakhis, Lev B258947 42.22
103 Hracek, Zbynek258849 30.44
104 Pétursson, Margeir258856 41.01
105 Milos, Gilberto258849 37.30
106 Hansen, Lars Bo258651 32.40
107 Shabalov, Alexander258649 33.44
108 Golod, Vitali258549 29.65
109 Greenfeld, Alon258452 36.84
110 Serper, Grigory258351 31.43
111 Asrian, Karen258350 20.82
112 Bologan, Viktor258348 29.18
113 Giorgadze, Giorgi258350 36.36
114 Gurevich, Dmitry258253 44.44
115 Epishin, Vladimir258147 35.60
116 Kengis, Edvins258154 41.85
117 Sutovsky, Emil258148 23.42
118 Van der Sterren, Paul258049 44.92
119 Smagin, Sergey258060 42.45
120 Volkov, Sergey257948 27.03
121 Ribli, Zoltán257953 49.45
122 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257854 38.99
123 Galkin, Alexander257849 22.05
124 Macieja, Bartlomiej257848 23.37
125 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257849 18.80
126 Baklan, Vladimir257849 22.98
127 Romanishin, Oleg M257847 49.11
128 Balashov, Yury S257750 51.94
129 Kempinski, Robert257747 23.60
130 Gleizerov, Evgeny257650 37.91
131 Rustemov, Alexander257650 27.62
132 Watson, William N257664 38.84
133 Portisch, Lajos257654 63.87
134 Lastin, Alexander257451 24.30
135 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257351 24.60
136 Najer, Evgeniy257350 23.66
137 Ivanov, Alexander V257352 44.80
138 Adianto, Utut257251 35.92
139 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257250 51.02
140 Hickl, Joerg257253 35.84
141 Nijboer, Friso257148 35.73
142 Razuvaev, Yury S256953 55.36
143 Rohde, Michael A256974 41.48
144 Wahls, Matthias256855 33.06
145 Ruzele, Darius256857 32.81
146 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256852 34.93
147 Gavrikov, Victor N256852 43.56
148 Shchekachev, Andrei256852 28.31
149 Atalik, Suat256748 36.36
150 Arkhipov, Sergey256656 46.66
151 Miles, Anthony J256647 45.82
152 Dao Thien Hai256551 22.77
153 Iordachescu, Viorel256549 23.83
154 Tregubov, Pavel V256548 29.16
155 Kožul, Zdenko256448 34.74
156 Vaulin, Alexander256350 43.92
157 Fominyh, Alexander256349 41.68
158 Sax, Gyula256249 49.67
159 Sasikiran, Krishnan256248 20.12
160 Xu Jun256152 38.42
161 Minasian, Artashes256049 34.08
162 Baburin, Alexander256049 33.99
163 Timoshenko, Georgy256051 34.72
164 Gabriel, Christian256052 25.96
165 Alterman, Boris255954 30.79
166 Kruppa, Yuri255951 36.66
167 Ibragimov, Ildar255848 33.51
168 Malaniuk, Vladimir P255849 43.58
169 Chernyshov, Konstantin255852 33.69
170 Yemelin, Vasily255750 25.05
171 Pigusov, Evgeny255752 39.88
172 Huzman, Alexander255650 38.86
173 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255558 46.44
174 Vaisser, Anatoli255553 51.95
175 Aseev, Konstantin N255551 40.33
176 Maljutin, Evgeni255562 29.30
177 Fridman, Daniel255553 25.01
178 Kotronias, Vasilios255452 36.48
179 Landa, Konstantin255454 28.74
180 Irzhanov, Ruslan255462 24.23
181 deFirmian, Nicholas E255448 43.56
182 Georgiev, Vladimir255449 25.48
183 Yakovich, Yuri255449 38.22
184 Sokolov, Andrey Y255359 37.91
185 Hamdouchi, Hichem255349 28.36
186 Ivanov, Sergey255350 39.39
187 Adorján, András255370 50.88
188 Glek, Igor V255249 39.28
189 Golubev, Mihail255261 30.72
190 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255254 41.87
191 Lerner, Konstantin Z255152 50.98
192 Spraggett, Kevin B255150 46.27
193 Tischbierek, Raj255155 38.40
194 Motylev, Alexander255050 21.67
195 Kiriakov, Petr255054 26.10
196 Spassky, Boris V255056 64.05
197 Markowski, Tomasz254948 25.55
198 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254961 56.79
199 Savchenko, Stanislav254949 34.08
200 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254951 35.70
201 Hertneck, Gerald254952 37.42
202 Delchev, Aleksander254950 29.59
203 Palac, Mladen254948 30.00
204 Papaioannou, Ioannis254955 24.83
205 Luther, Thomas254949 31.29
206 Stefansson, Hannes254748 28.59
207 Komarov, Dimitri254752 32.22
208 Shulman, Yuri254753 25.81
209 Damljanovic, Branko254749 39.67
210 Pintér, József254653 47.28
211 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254667 53.57
212 Agrest, Evgenij254649 34.51
213 Torre, Eugenio254554 49.29
214 Sherbakov, Ruslan254549 31.43
215 Markovic, Miroslav254453 27.78
216 Kurajica, Bojan254450 53.26
217 Zakharevich, Igor254453 37.60
218 Volzhin, Alexander254348 30.05
219 Kotsur, Pavel254352 27.13
220 Rogers, Ian254249 40.65
221 Bauer, Christian254249 24.10
222 Marin, Mihail254249 35.83
223 Aronian, Levon254250 18.37
224 Lesiege, Alexandre254149 25.50
225 Wedberg, Tom254152 47.23
226 Kantsler, Boris253956 38.84
227 Shneider, Aleksandr253955 38.74
228 Schandorff, Lars253850 35.83
229 Gruenfeld, Yehuda253863 44.98
230 Sorokin, Maxim253850 33.08
231 Hulak, Krunoslav253852 49.73
232 Zontakh, Andrey253851 30.29
233 Chekhov, Valery A253766 45.23
234 Enders, Peter253755 38.05
235 Bu Xiangzhi253751 15.19
236 Arencibia, Walter253749 33.58
237 Beim, Valery253654 50.92
238 Ulibin, Mikhail253549 29.72
239 Chuchelov, Vladimir253553 31.39
240 Oral, Tomas253448 23.15
241 Kolev, Atanas253355 33.59
242 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253353 26.79
243 Guseinov, Aidyn253365 49.13
244 Korneev, Oleg253350 31.57
245 Slobodjan, Roman253348 26.13
246 Villamayor, Bong253353
247 Smikovski, Ivan253359 28.69
248 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253250 46.25
249 Kishnev, Sergey253262 44.30
250 Rechlis, Gad253259 34.04
251 Dizdarevic, Emir253250 42.88
252 Ricardi, Pablo253250 38.98
253 Nikolenko, Oleg253260 41.67
254 Kovalev, Andrei253251 39.28
255 Loginov, Valery A253151 45.18
256 Zifroni, Dov253155 25.01
257 Bischoff, Klaus253149 39.69
258 Schlosser, Philipp253053 32.50
259 Hebden, Mark253050 43.01
260 Fedorov, Alexei253051 28.40
261 Moroz, Alexander252959 40.09
262 Hernandez, Gilberto252952
263 Spasov, Vasil252956 30.01
264 Burmakin, Vladimir252949 33.70
265 Nevednichy, Vladislav252951 31.46
266 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252952 43.16
267 Parker, Jonathan252954 24.75
268 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252849 18.49
269 Popov, Valerij252850 26.44
270 Stohl, Igor252849 36.40
271 Sermek, Drazen252848 32.05
272 Kumaran, Dharshan252876 25.70
273 Hansen, Sune Berg252850 29.83
274 Bönsch, Uwe252757 42.34
275 Conquest, Stuart252748 33.97
276 Lalic, Bogdan252747 36.95
277 Fedorowicz, John P252652 42.40
278 Pavasovic, Dusko252648 24.34
279 Korotylev, Alexey252655 23.97
280 Berelovich, Aleksandar252652 33.63
281 Comas Fabrego, Luis252550 29.66
282 Motwani, Paul252554 38.68
283 Gyimesi, Zoltan252550 23.88
284 Kacheishvili, Giorgi252451 24.02
285 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252454 36.54
286 Sargissian, Gabriel252452 18.04
287 Neverov, Valery252352 36.66
288 Magerramov, Elmar S252361 42.86
289 Van den Doel, Erik252349 21.76
290 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252351 35.21
291 Temirbaev, Serik252364
292 Eljanov, Pavel252355 17.77
293 Maksimenko, Andrei252353 31.20
294 Babula, Vlastimil252349 27.38
295 Kosashvili, Yona252262 30.63
296 Rogozenko, Dorian252249 27.50
297 Bezold, Michael252157 28.74
298 Horvath, Jozsef252151 36.52
299 Turov, Maxim252151 21.20
300 Lobron, Eric252153 40.78
301 Sadvakasov, Darmen252052 21.81
302 Rodriguez, Amador252058 44.45
303 Nogueiras, Jesus252050 41.59
304 Liss, Eran251958 25.63
305 Galliamova, Alisa251950 29.09
306 Sulskis, Sarunas251851 28.23
307 Sunye Neto, Jaime251855 43.80
308 Wang Zili251858 32.68
309 Lugovoi, Aleksei251850 25.95
310 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251859 56.40
311 Degraeve, Jean Marc251850 30.06
312 Banikas, Hristos251751 22.75
313 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251751 37.90
314 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251765 37.54
315 Ionescu, Constantin251651 42.44
316 Bagaturov, Giorgi251653 36.23
317 Dominguez, Lenier251650 17.41
318 Wells, Peter K251550 35.84
319 Wu Shaobin251558 32.04
320 Timoshchenko, Gennady251549 51.81
321 Iskusnyh, Sergei251555 26.45
322 Dizdar, Goran251553 42.21
323 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas251456
324 Kogan, Artur251449 27.06
325 Kuporosov, Viktor251461 39.40
326 Rytshagov, Mikhail251450 33.27
327 Vescovi, Giovanni P251350 22.68
328 Iuldachev, Saidali251354 33.05
329 Nataf, Igor Alexandre251350 22.80
330 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251354 29.74
331 King, Daniel J251356 37.48
332 Sosonko, Gennadi251366 57.75
333 Ubilava, Elizbar E251362 50.48
334 Khasin, Alexander251261 49.81
335 Hall, Jesper251256 29.59
336 Makarov, Marat251252 37.78
337 Chandler, Murray G251251 40.87
338 Xie Jun251149 30.30
339 Yurtaev, Leonid251152 41.80
340 Kuzmin, Gennady P251152 55.08
341 Levin, Felix251157 42.29
342 Istratescu, Andrei251151 25.21
343 Kveinys, Aloyzas251050 38.61
344 Brodsky, Michail251050 31.90
345 Sokolovs, Andrei250971 28.98
346 Kindermann, Stefan250951 41.14
347 Gofshtein, Leonid D250950 47.83
348 Soffer, Ram250958 35.45
349 Suba, Mihai250956 53.72
350 Zezulkin, Jurij250956 29.51
351 Ionov, Sergey250951 39.12
352 Kiselev, Sergey250863 39.43
353 Murey, Yakov250853 59.55
354 Gallagher, Joseph G250848 36.79
355 Ilincic, Zlatko250851 32.77
356 Gdanski, Jacek250851 30.22
357 Zoler, Dan250856 27.08
358 Djuric, Stefan250751 45.56
359 Grivas, Efstratios250757 34.89
360 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250752 40.09
361 Bezgodov, Alexei250653 31.64
362 Cramling, Pia250650 37.82
363 Tsesarsky, Ilya250659 41.36
364 Popovic, Petar250659 42.01
365 Ovetchkin, Roman250558 28.09
366 Miezis, Normunds250549 29.77
367 Ermenkov, Evgenij250564 51.39
368 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny250452 19.72
369 Barsov, Alexei250450
370 Kovacevic, Aleksandar250453 27.02
371 Kudrin, Sergey250456 41.45
372 Manor, Ilan250460 31.31
373 Kunte, Abhijit250348 23.96
374 Sevillano, Enrico250372
375 Goloshchapov, Alexander250351 23.07
376 Bagirov, Vladimir K250357 64.51
377 Ye Rongguang250370 37.38
378 Zapata, Alonso250352 42.49
379 Reinderman, Dimitri250350 28.52
380 Didishko, Vereslav250252 51.86
381 Malakhatko, Vadim250252 23.91
382 Finkel, Alexander250257 26.13
383 Borovikov, Vladislav250259 27.52
384 Cvitan, Ognjen250248 39.36
385 Har Zvi, Ronen250262 24.35
386 Jakubiec, Artur250253 27.21
387 Kosic, Dragan250155 31.01
388 Strikovic, Aleksa250153 39.77
389 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw250150 30.13
390 Dlugy, Maxim250075 35.06
391 Yandemirov, Valeri250053 38.02
392 Stocek, Jiri250051 23.77
393 Emms, John M250049 33.93
394 Blatny, Pavel249949 32.66
395 Orlov, Georgi249964
396 Mecking, Henrique249972 49.07
397 Notkin, Maksim249966 37.19
398 Belikov, Vladimir249968 29.55
399 Knaak, Rainer F249858 47.92
400 Milov, Leonid249873 35.04
401 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249851 30.12
402 Lazarev, Vladimir249851 36.70
403 Olafsson, Helgi249851 44.51
404 Georgiev, Krum249758 42.74
405 Johansen, Darryl K249754 42.04
406 Annageldyev, Orazly249658 40.91
407 Mestel, A Jonathan249664 43.93
408 Smyslov, Vassily V249656 79.90
409 Morrison, William249665 40.55
410 Shabanov, Yury F249658 63.27
411 Magem Badals, Jordi249649 33.49
412 Zubarev, Alexander249556 49.65
413 Ginsburg, Gennadij249563 29.52
414 Rabiega, Robert249553 30.05
415 Kalantarian, Norik249566 38.51
416 Hort, Vlastimil249552 57.10
417 Zelcic, Robert249549 35.41
418 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249551 54.84
419 Hector, Jonny249548 37.02
420 Kulaots, Kaido249550 24.98
421 Smejkal, Jan249457 54.91
422 Zaja, Ivan249451 35.56
423 Dragomarezkij, Evgeni249375 48.08
424 Vera, Reynaldo249349 40.12
425 Socko, Bartosz249348 22.27
426 Mitkov, Nikola249350 29.17
427 Garcia Ilundain, David249356 29.88
428 Krakops, Maris249354 22.88
429 Appel, Ralf249358 29.59
430 Liang Jinrong249370 40.74
431 Pelletier, Yannick249248 24.41
432 Rowson, Jonathan249249 23.84
433 Campos Moreno, Javier B249254 41.95
434 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249165 53.51
435 Mirumian, Vigen249152 23.39
436 Spangenberg, Hugo249153 25.24
437 Drazic, Sinisa249153 33.17
438 Mikhalevski, Victor249049 28.60
439 Hauchard, Arnaud249049 29.26
440 Vlassov, Nikolai249061 35.22
441 Danielsen, Henrik249054 35.08
442 Barua, Dibyendu249050 34.31
443 Drasko, Milan249051 38.20
444 Zagrebelny, Sergey249052
445 Potkin, Vladimir248953 18.64
446 Polak, Tomas248950 26.82
447 Gausel, Einar248952 37.22
448 Matros, Alexander248958 31.11
449 Feygin, Michail248967 26.05
450 Arnason, Jon L248965 40.27
451 Sapunov, Evgeny248862 26.72
452 Dobrov, Vladimir248860 16.85
453 Gershon, Alik248849 20.71
454 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248762 37.39
455 Lanka, Zigurds248751 40.74
456 Mueller, Karsten248751 30.24
457 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy248750 34.55
458 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass248750 24.00
459 Summerscale, Aaron248750 31.48
460 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248655 23.74
461 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248655 26.79
462 Shaked, Tal248657 23.04
463 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248655 26.51
464 Tisdall, Jonathan D248666 42.48
465 Magai, Vladimir248659
466 Staniszewski, Piotr248559 34.46
467 van der Wiel, John T H248550 41.53
468 Ivanovic, Božidar248559 54.49
469 Cebalo, Mišo248548 56.04
470 Votava, Jan248452 26.22
471 Lukin, Andrei M248470 52.48
472 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248459 22.60
473 Horváth, Csaba248449 32.70
474 Gelashvili, Tamaz248451 22.86
475 Kholmov, Ratmir D248455 75.77
476 Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan248452 18.52
477 Kosten, Anthony C248454 42.57
478 Velimirovic, Dragoljub248452 58.77
479 Harikrishna, Penteala248350 14.77
480 Godena, Michele248348 33.64
481 Blagojevic, Dragisa248364 35.13
482 Miladinovic, Igor248349 27.07
483 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina248349 26.84
484 Muse, Mladen248357 38.08
485 Safin, Shukhrat248255 30.88
486 Kovacevic, Vladimir248256 58.90
487 Yegiazarian, Arsen248256 30.67
488 Barcenilla, Rogelio248262
489 Guliev, Sarhan248162 32.88
490 Saltaev, Mihail248156 38.25
491 Ni Hua248154 17.72
492 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248154 65.89
493 Vukic, Milan248166 57.50
494 Oratovsky, Michael248154 26.88
495 Markovic, Ivan248164 29.09
496 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248169 28.72
497 Anapolsky, Sergey248068 25.83
498 Legky, Nikolay A248059 45.85
499 Sergeev, Vladimir248056 36.80
500 McShane, Luke J248048 17.12

These ratings, calculated as of February 19, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between February 15, 2000 and February 19, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of February 14, 2000. 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 February 19, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on February 20, 2001.

+/- 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 February 20, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on February 20, 2001 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 February 20, 2001. 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 February 19, 2001. 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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