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Top 10 active players as of March 26, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287248
2 Anand, Viswanathan283147
3 Kramnik, Vladimir282347
4 Shirov, Alexei277646
5 Adams, Michael275547
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily275147
7 Leko, Peter274448
8 Topalov, Veselin274447
9 Gelfand, Boris274047
10 Morozevich, Alexander273748

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Top 500 active players as of March 26, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28724858.4% #237.95
2 Anand, Viswanathan28314718.7% #431.29
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28234714.6% #525.75
4 Shirov, Alexei2776462.5% #1028.73
5 Adams, Michael2755471.0% #1529.36
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2751470.8% #1632.02
7 Leko, Peter2744480.6% #1821.55
8 Topalov, Veselin2744470.6% #1726.03
9 Gelfand, Boris2740470.4% #1932.76
10 Morozevich, Alexander2737480.5% #2023.69
11 Svidler, Peter2723470.2% #2524.78
12 Bareev, Evgeny2723480.2% #2534.35
13 Kamsky, Gata2722671.2% #3126.82
14 Karpov, Anatoly E2710470.1% #3149.84
15 Rublevsky, Sergei2698490.1% #3826.45
16 Georgiev, Kiril269549 #4035.33
17 Khalifman, Alexander269448 #4035.19
18 Gurevich, Mikhail N269147 #4242.10
19 Polgar, Judit269148 #4224.68
20 Dreev, Alexey268047 #5032.18
21 Akopian, Vladimir267549 #5529.30
22 van Wely, Loek267146 #5728.47
23 Tkachiev, Vladislav267048 #5927.38
24 Short, Nigel D266748 #6235.82
25 Beliavsky, Alexander G266448 #6447.28
26 Smirin, Ilia266349 #6633.18
27 Lautier, Joel266047 #6727.96
28 Krasenkow, Michal265948 #7037.37
29 Ponomariov, Ruslan265749 #7217.46
30 Piket, Jeroen265546 #7232.16
31 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265451 #7641.03
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265149 #7826.95
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L265047 #7870.01
34 Ye Jiangchuan264650 #8540.35
35 Jussupow, Artur M264449 #8641.12
36 Kharlov, Andrei264450 #8732.35
37 Movsesian, Sergei264347 #8522.40
38 Sokolov, Ivan264347 #8632.79
39 Grischuk, Alexander264348 #8617.40
40 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam264150 #8921.31
41 Dautov, Rustem264149 #8935.33
42 Sadler, Matthew263851 #9626.86
43 Almasi, Zoltan263549 #9524.58
44 Salov, Valery B263560 #10436.83
45 Zhang Zhong263449 #9722.56
46 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263249 #9927.87
47 Sturua, Zurab263250 #10141.80
48 Seirawan, Yasser263151 #10141.01
49 Timman, Jan H263147 #9949.28
50 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262949 #10324.61
51 Hellers, Ferdinand2628740.1% #12432.16
52 Ehlvest, Jaan262847 #10338.45
53 Bacrot, Etienne262748 #10418.18
54 Onischuk, Alexander262749 #10525.56
55 Vaganian, Rafael A262749 #10549.45
56 Lutz, Christopher262548 #10730.09
57 Graf, Alexander262563 #11838.59
58 Andersson, Ulf262550 #10949.75
59 Khenkin, Igor262249 #11133.01
60 Lputian, Smbat G261749 #11743.12
61 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261562 #12934.09
62 Gulko, Boris F261549 #11954.13
63 Dolmatov, Sergey V261552 #12242.10
64 Nikolic, Predrag261348 #12040.54
65 Shipov, Sergei261254 #12734.94
66 Hübner, Robert261049 #12652.39
67 Hodgson, Julian M260849 #12737.67
68 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260851 #12944.18
69 Hansen, Curt260849 #12836.52
70 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260751 #12944.34
71 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260751 #13050.40
72 Benjamin, Joel L260649 #13037.04
73 Christiansen, Larry M260552 #13344.75
74 Leitao, Rafael260550 #13121.25
75 Malakhov, Vladimir260351 #13420.33
76 Avrukh, Boris260348 #13223.22
77 Ftácnik, Lubomír260148 #13443.41
78 Milov, Vadim260147 #13428.65
79 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260149 #13624.65
80 Yudasin, Leonid G260054 #13941.63
81 Filippov, Valerij259949 #13725.33
82 Dorfman, Iosif D259850 #13948.90
83 Speelman, Jonathan S259848 #13844.48
84 Kobalija, Mihail259749 #14022.90
85 Yermolinsky, Alex V259749 #13942.96
86 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259649 #14155.03
87 Kuzmin, Alexey259658 #14838.05
88 Kaidanov, Gregory S259551 #14341.46
89 Hjartarson, Jóhann259557 #14738.13
90 Novikov, Igor A259451 #14538.84
91 Nunn, John D M259353 #14745.92
92 Rozentalis, Eduardas259349 #14337.83
93 Nielsen, Peter Heine259348 #14427.84
94 Wolff, Patrick G259275 #16133.11
95 Tiviakov, Sergei259247 #14528.12
96 Anastasian, Ashot259049 #14736.69
97 Chernin, Alexander M259049 #14741.05
98 Peng Xiaomin259050 #14827.97
99 Hracek, Zbynek258949 #14730.55
100 Dvoiris, Semen I258950 #15042.40
101 Agdestein, Simen258851 33.86
102 Psakhis, Lev B258847 42.33
103 Milos, Gilberto258649 37.41
104 Goldin, Alexander258653 36.08
105 Kempinski, Robert258647 23.71
106 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258549 38.20
107 Pétursson, Margeir258556 41.11
108 Epishin, Vladimir258447 35.71
109 Gurevich, Dmitry258354 44.54
110 Asrian, Karen258350 20.92
111 Serper, Grigory258351 31.53
112 Galkin, Alexander258149 22.15
113 Volkov, Sergey258148 27.14
114 Hansen, Lars Bo258151 32.51
115 Antonio, Rogelio Jr258054 39.10
116 Golod, Vitali258049 29.75
117 Giorgadze, Giorgi257950 36.46
118 Baklan, Vladimir257949 23.09
119 Ibragimov, Ildar257948 33.61
120 Sutovsky, Emil257948 23.52
121 Bologan, Viktor257948 29.28
122 Smagin, Sergey257960 42.55
123 Lastin, Alexander257952 24.41
124 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257851 24.71
125 Rustemov, Alexander257851 27.72
126 Ribli, Zoltán257853 49.55
127 Greenfeld, Alon257751 36.94
128 Macieja, Bartlomiej257748 23.48
129 Shabalov, Alexander257749 33.54
130 Hickl, Joerg257653 35.94
131 Portisch, Lajos257554 63.98
132 Ivanov, Alexander V257552 44.90
133 Balashov, Yury S257451 52.04
134 Landa, Konstantin257453 28.85
135 Van der Sterren, Paul257450 45.03
136 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257449 18.90
137 Adianto, Utut257351 36.03
138 Romanishin, Oleg M257248 49.21
139 Wahls, Matthias257255 33.17
140 Najer, Evgeniy257150 23.76
141 Maljutin, Evgeni257063 29.40
142 Kengis, Edvins256953 41.96
143 Ruzele, Darius256857 32.91
144 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256752 35.03
145 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E256750 51.12
146 Nijboer, Friso256548 35.83
147 Gavrikov, Victor N256552 43.66
148 Sasikiran, Krishnan256549 20.22
149 Vaulin, Alexander256550 44.02
150 Kožul, Zdenko256448 34.85
151 Razuvaev, Yury S256454 55.46
152 Tregubov, Pavel V256448 29.26
153 Gleizerov, Evgeny256450 38.02
154 Sax, Gyula256449 49.77
155 Aseev, Konstantin N256351 40.43
156 Fominyh, Alexander256350 41.78
157 Minasian, Artashes256349 34.18
158 Miles, Anthony J256247 45.93
159 Rohde, Michael A256271 41.58
160 Pigusov, Evgeny256153 39.98
161 Dao Thien Hai256052 22.88
162 Chernyshov, Konstantin256052 33.79
163 Alterman, Boris255854 30.89
164 Georgiev, Vladimir255849 25.58
165 Golubev, Mihail255861 30.82
166 Malaniuk, Vladimir P255850 43.68
167 Gabriel, Christian255752 26.06
168 Palac, Mladen255548 30.11
169 Sorokin, Maxim255550 33.18
170 Fridman, Daniel255553 25.11
171 Atalik, Suat255548 36.46
172 Watson, William N255563 38.94
173 Volzhin, Alexander255448 30.15
174 Glek, Igor V255449 39.39
175 Vaisser, Anatoli255454 52.06
176 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255358 46.54
177 Hamdouchi, Hichem255349 28.47
178 Kruppa, Yuri255351 36.76
179 Lerner, Konstantin Z255352 51.08
180 Huzman, Alexander255350 38.96
181 Yemelin, Vasily255251 25.15
182 Sokolov, Andrey Y255259 38.02
183 Xu Jun255252 38.53
184 Timoshenko, Georgy255152 34.82
185 Adorján, András255170 50.98
186 Pintér, József255153 47.38
187 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255154 41.98
188 Kotronias, Vasilios255152 36.59
189 Irzhanov, Ruslan255162 24.33
190 deFirmian, Nicholas E255048 43.67
191 Shchekachev, Andrei255052 28.41
192 Papaioannou, Ioannis255055 24.93
193 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255062 56.89
194 Bauer, Christian254949 24.21
195 Kiriakov, Petr254954 26.21
196 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254851 35.80
197 Luther, Thomas254749 31.39
198 Yakovich, Yuri254749 38.32
199 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254767 53.68
200 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 31.53
201 Motylev, Alexander254649 21.78
202 Agrest, Evgenij254649 34.61
203 Tischbierek, Raj254656 38.51
204 Torre, Eugenio254554 49.39
205 Kotsur, Pavel254452 27.23
206 Spassky, Boris V254456 64.16
207 Villamayor, Bong254452
208 Delchev, Aleksander254350 29.70
209 Arkhipov, Sergey254356 46.76
210 Ivanov, Sergey254350 39.49
211 Hertneck, Gerald254352 37.52
212 Spraggett, Kevin B254250 46.38
213 Stefansson, Hannes254248 28.69
214 Rogers, Ian254249 40.76
215 Damljanovic, Branko254249 39.78
216 Markowski, Tomasz254248 25.66
217 Baburin, Alexander254149 34.10
218 Markovic, Miroslav254153 27.88
219 Iordachescu, Viorel254049 23.93
220 Zakharevich, Igor254054 37.70
221 Hulak, Krunoslav254052 49.84
222 Kishnev, Sergey254060 44.40
223 Wedberg, Tom254052 47.33
224 Lesiege, Alexandre253949 25.61
225 Savchenko, Stanislav253950 34.18
226 Shneider, Aleksandr253855 38.85
227 Aronian, Levon253850 18.47
228 Schandorff, Lars253850 35.93
229 Sulskis, Sarunas253750 28.33
230 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253750 46.36
231 Andrianov, Nikolai253775 39.27
232 Arencibia, Walter253749 33.68
233 Loginov, Valery A253652 45.29
234 Beim, Valery253654 51.03
235 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253550 24.13
236 Korotylev, Alexey253557 24.07
237 Kurajica, Bojan253550 53.36
238 Guseinov, Aidyn253565 49.23
239 Burmakin, Vladimir253549 33.80
240 Kantsler, Boris253456 38.94
241 Hansen, Sune Berg253450 29.93
242 Enders, Peter253456 38.15
243 Popov, Valerij253350 26.54
244 Nikolenko, Oleg253361 41.77
245 Oral, Tomas253348 23.26
246 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253253 26.89
247 Kovalev, Andrei253251 39.39
248 Lalic, Bogdan253247 37.05
249 Nevednichy, Vladislav253250 31.56
250 Zontakh, Andrey253251 30.39
251 Ulibin, Mikhail253250 29.82
252 Shulman, Yuri253152 25.91
253 Bischoff, Klaus253149 39.80
254 Rechlis, Gad253159 34.14
255 Chuchelov, Vladimir253152 31.50
256 Zifroni, Dov253155 25.11
257 Dizdarevic, Emir253150 42.98
258 Kolev, Atanas253055 33.70
259 Fedorov, Alexei253051 28.50
260 Smikovski, Ivan253059 28.79
261 Van den Doel, Erik252949 21.86
262 Slobodjan, Roman252948 26.23
263 Chekhov, Valery A252967 45.33
264 Hebden, Mark252949 43.11
265 Hernandez, Gilberto252952
266 Fedorowicz, John P252852 42.50
267 Marin, Mihail252849 35.93
268 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252849 18.60
269 Bönsch, Uwe252857 42.45
270 Gyimesi, Zoltan252749 23.98
271 Komarov, Dimitri252751 32.32
272 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252654 36.64
273 Moroz, Alexander252659 40.19
274 Stohl, Igor252649 36.50
275 Ricardi, Pablo252650 39.09
276 Berelovich, Aleksandar252652 33.73
277 Comas Fabrego, Luis252650 29.76
278 Spasov, Vasil252555 30.11
279 Turov, Maxim252551 21.30
280 Korneev, Oleg252549 31.67
281 Suba, Mihai252555 53.82
282 Conquest, Stuart252448 34.07
283 Eljanov, Pavel252455 17.88
284 Sargissian, Gabriel252352 18.15
285 Hall, Jesper252356 29.70
286 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252251 35.31
287 Kosashvili, Yona252262 30.73
288 Temirbaev, Serik252265
289 Lugovoi, Aleksei252250 26.06
290 Babula, Vlastimil252249 27.48
291 Magerramov, Elmar S252161 42.96
292 Lobron, Eric252153 40.89
293 Sadvakasov, Darmen252152 21.91
294 Motwani, Paul252154 38.79
295 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252152 43.26
296 Maksimenko, Andrei252053 31.30
297 Levin, Felix252057 42.39
298 Schlosser, Philipp251953 32.60
299 Pavasovic, Dusko251949 24.45
300 Feygin, Michail251964 26.15
301 Rogozenko, Dorian251950 27.61
302 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251959 56.50
303 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251951 38.01
304 Parker, Jonathan251953 24.85
305 Sermek, Drazen251949 32.16
306 Liss, Eran251958 25.73
307 Vescovi, Giovanni P251950 22.78
308 Sunye Neto, Jaime251856 43.90
309 Bu Xiangzhi251751 15.29
310 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251754 29.85
311 Wells, Peter K251750 35.94
312 Istratescu, Andrei251651 25.31
313 Iskusnyh, Sergei251656 26.56
314 Wang Zili251659 32.78
315 Gallagher, Joseph G251648 36.89
316 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas251656
317 Galliamova, Alisa251550 29.19
318 Kindermann, Stefan251551 41.25
319 Nogueiras, Jesus251550 41.69
320 Wu Shaobin251558 32.14
321 Degraeve, Jean Marc251549 30.17
322 Kiselev, Sergey251466 39.53
323 Rytshagov, Mikhail251450 33.37
324 Dizdar, Goran251453 42.31
325 Neverov, Valery251452 36.76
326 Rodriguez, Amador251459 44.55
327 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251459 45.08
328 Kuporosov, Viktor251461 39.50
329 Iuldachev, Saidali251454 33.15
330 Gausel, Einar251451 37.32
331 Timoshchenko, Gennady251349 51.91
332 Xie Jun251349 30.41
333 Makarov, Marat251352 37.89
334 Horvath, Jozsef251351 36.62
335 Banikas, Hristos251251 22.85
336 Yurtaev, Leonid251253 41.90
337 Bagaturov, Giorgi251253 36.33
338 Soffer, Ram251258 35.55
339 Murey, Yakov251253 59.65
340 Ubilava, Elizbar E251162 50.58
341 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251165 37.64
342 Zezulkin, Jurij251056 29.61
343 Bezgodov, Alexei251054 31.74
344 Khasin, Alexander250962 49.91
345 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250950 22.90
346 Mestel, A Jonathan250963 44.04
347 Bezold, Michael250956 28.84
348 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250852 40.19
349 Reinderman, Dimitri250849 28.62
350 Cramling, Pia250850 37.93
351 Kveinys, Aloyzas250850 38.71
352 Sokolovs, Andrei250871 29.09
353 Dominguez, Lenier250850 17.51
354 Kunte, Abhijit250848 24.06
355 Ovetchkin, Roman250759 28.19
356 Zoler, Dan250756 27.19
357 Sosonko, Gennadi250667 57.86
358 Djuric, Stefan250651 45.67
359 Emms, John M250649 34.03
360 Blatny, Pavel250649 32.76
361 King, Daniel J250655 37.58
362 Ilincic, Zlatko250551 32.88
363 Ionov, Sergey250551 39.22
364 Zelcic, Robert250549 35.51
365 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw250450 30.23
366 Chandler, Murray G250451 40.98
367 Kogan, Artur250449 27.16
368 Jakubiec, Artur250353 27.31
369 Yandemirov, Valeri250353 38.12
370 Gdanski, Jacek250351 30.32
371 Grivas, Efstratios250357 34.98
372 Sevillano, Enrico250374
373 Gofshtein, Leonid D250250 47.93
374 Notkin, Maksim250266 37.29
375 Kudrin, Sergey250256 41.55
376 Ye Rongguang250270 37.48
377 Barsov, Alexei250149
378 Vera, Reynaldo250149 40.22
379 Manor, Ilan250160 31.42
380 Kuzmin, Gennady P250153 55.19
381 Zapata, Alonso250152 42.60
382 Didishko, Vereslav250152 51.96
383 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250152 54.94
384 Har Zvi, Ronen250062 24.45
385 Belikov, Vladimir250065 29.65
386 Strikovic, Aleksa250053 39.87
387 Tsesarsky, Ilya250059 41.46
388 Lazarev, Vladimir250051 36.81
389 Pelletier, Yannick250048 24.51
390 Borovikov, Vladislav250059 27.63
391 Kovacevic, Aleksandar250053 27.12
392 Cvitan, Ognjen250048 39.46
393 Knaak, Rainer F250058 48.03
394 Malakhatko, Vadim250052 24.01
395 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.61
396 Johansen, Darryl K249954 42.14
397 Barua, Dibyendu249950 34.41
398 Ermenkov, Evgenij249964 51.49
399 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny249953 19.82
400 Finkel, Alexander249958 26.23
401 Brodsky, Michail249950 31.99
402 Goloshchapov, Alexander249952 23.17
403 Dlugy, Maxim249975 35.16
404 Ionescu, Constantin249850 42.54
405 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249867 53.61
406 Stocek, Jiri249851 23.88
407 Olafsson, Helgi249851 44.61
408 Mikhalevski, Victor249849 28.71
409 Kalantarian, Norik249767 38.61
410 Milov, Leonid249773 35.14
411 Popovic, Petar249659 42.12
412 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.23
413 Zubarev, Alexander249656 49.76
414 Morrison, William249565 40.65
415 Shabanov, Yury F249558 63.37
416 Socko, Bartosz249548 22.38
417 Smejkal, Jan249458 55.01
418 Magem Badals, Jordi249449 33.59
419 Orlov, Georgi249464
420 Campos Moreno, Javier B249454 42.05
421 Mitkov, Nikola249351 29.27
422 Smyslov, Vassily V249356 80.01
423 Vlassov, Nikolai249361 35.33
424 Liang Jinrong249373 40.85
425 Potkin, Vladimir249353 18.75
426 Fressinet, Laurent249348 19.40
427 Zaja, Ivan249251 35.66
428 Annageldyev, Orazly249259 41.02
429 Georgiev, Krum249259 42.84
430 Mecking, Henrique249272 49.18
431 Hector, Jonny249248 37.12
432 Hort, Vlastimil249152 57.21
433 Ginsburg, Gennadij249163 29.62
434 Drazic, Sinisa249154 33.28
435 Rowson, Jonathan249149 23.94
436 Spangenberg, Hugo249153 25.35
437 Hauchard, Arnaud249049 29.36
438 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249051 34.65
439 Nadyrhanov, Sergey249062 37.50
440 Mirumian, Vigen249052 23.49
441 Danielsen, Henrik249054 35.18
442 Cebalo, Mišo248949 56.14
443 Summerscale, Aaron248950 31.58
444 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248955 23.84
445 Kulaots, Kaido248850 25.08
446 Krakops, Maris248853 22.98
447 McShane, Luke J248848 17.22
448 Matros, Alexander248758 31.21
449 Zagrebelny, Sergey248753
450 Lanka, Zigurds248751 40.85
451 Arnason, Jon L248765 40.37
452 Vakhidov, Tahir248754
453 Garcia Ilundain, David248755 29.98
454 Dobrov, Vladimir248760 16.95
455 Kosten, Anthony C248754 42.67
456 Sapunov, Evgeny248662 26.82
457 Mueller, Karsten248651 30.34
458 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248655 26.89
459 Magai, Vladimir248659
460 Polak, Tomas248650 26.92
461 Yegiazarian, Arsen248557 30.77
462 Gershon, Alik248549 20.81
463 Godena, Michele248449 33.74
464 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248470 28.82
465 Gelashvili, Tamaz248451 22.97
466 Oratovsky, Michael248454 26.98
467 Drasko, Milan248452 38.30
468 Votava, Jan248452 26.33
469 Anapolsky, Sergey248368 25.93
470 van der Wiel, John T H248350 41.63
471 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248360 22.70
472 Lukin, Andrei M248370 52.58
473 Legky, Nikolay A248260 45.96
474 Miezis, Normunds248248 29.87
475 Tisdall, Jonathan D248267 42.58
476 Kuczynski, Robert248252 34.94
477 Ni Hua248156 17.82
478 Shaked, Tal248157 23.14
479 Barcenilla, Rogelio248162
480 Kosic, Dragan248155 31.11
481 Miladinovic, Igor248149 27.17
482 Guliev, Sarhan248162 32.98
483 Horváth, Csaba248049 32.81
484 Velimirovic, Dragoljub247953 58.87
485 Ioseliani, Nana247953 39.12
486 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247975 57.73
487 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247955 65.99
488 Markovic, Ivan247964 29.19
489 Vukic, Milan247967 57.60
490 Yevseev, Denis247854 27.73
491 Kovacevic, Vladimir247856 58.99
492 Rychagov, Andrey247860 21.65
493 Labollita, Martin247859 20.50
494 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina247850 26.94
495 Safin, Shukhrat247855 30.98
496 Rabiega, Robert247853 30.15
497 Ivanovic, Božidar247759 54.59
498 Inarkiev, Ernesto247761 15.30
499 Sergeev, Vladimir247756 36.90
500 Chatalbashev, Boris247751 27.16

These ratings, calculated as of March 26, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 21, 2000 and March 26, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 20, 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 March 26, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on March 27, 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 March 27, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on March 27, 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 March 27, 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 March 26, 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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