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Top 10 active players as of April 2, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K287348
2 Anand, Viswanathan283747
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283647
4 Shirov, Alexei277346
5 Adams, Michael275547
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily274947
7 Topalov, Veselin274047
8 Leko, Peter273847
9 Gelfand, Boris273647
10 Bareev, Evgeny273048

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Top 500 active players as of April 2, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28734854.5% #237.97
2 Anand, Viswanathan28374720.1% #431.31
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28364719.4% #425.77
4 Shirov, Alexei2773461.7% #1128.74
5 Adams, Michael2755470.8% #1429.38
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily2749470.7% #1632.04
7 Topalov, Veselin2740470.3% #1826.05
8 Leko, Peter2738470.4% #1921.57
9 Gelfand, Boris2736470.3% #2032.77
10 Bareev, Evgeny2730480.3% #2334.37
11 Kamsky, Gata2722671.1% #3226.83
12 Morozevich, Alexander2722480.1% #2623.71
13 Svidler, Peter2720470.1% #2624.79
14 Karpov, Anatoly E270247 #3549.86
15 Georgiev, Kiril269549 #4035.35
16 Rublevsky, Sergei269249 #4226.47
17 Khalifman, Alexander269048 #4235.21
18 Polgar, Judit269048 #4324.69
19 Gurevich, Mikhail N268847 #4442.11
20 Dreev, Alexey268047 #5032.20
21 Tkachiev, Vladislav267548 #5527.40
22 Akopian, Vladimir267549 #5529.32
23 van Wely, Loek267046 #5728.49
24 Short, Nigel D267048 #5835.84
25 Lautier, Joel266647 #6227.97
26 Beliavsky, Alexander G266448 #6447.29
27 Sakaev, Konstantin266449 #6526.97
28 Smirin, Ilia266249 #6633.20
29 Piket, Jeroen265946 #6832.18
30 Ponomariov, Ruslan265749 #7117.48
31 Krasenkow, Michal265548 #7337.38
32 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265451 #7641.05
33 Grischuk, Alexander265148 #7717.42
34 Korchnoi, Viktor L264847 #8070.03
35 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam264750 #8121.33
36 Jussupow, Artur M264649 #8341.14
37 Sokolov, Ivan264547 #8332.80
38 Kharlov, Andrei264450 #8732.37
39 Dautov, Rustem264349 #8635.35
40 Movsesian, Sergei264147 #8622.41
41 Almasi, Zoltan263849 #9124.59
42 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263849 #9127.89
43 Sadler, Matthew263852 #9526.88
44 Salov, Valery B263660 #10336.85
45 Zhang Zhong263549 #9522.58
46 Bacrot, Etienne263348 #9718.20
47 Sturua, Zurab263150 #10141.82
48 Seirawan, Yasser263151 #10141.02
49 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262849 #10324.62
50 Hellers, Ferdinand262874 #12332.18
51 Ehlvest, Jaan262747 #10438.47
52 Lutz, Christopher262748 #10530.11
53 Onischuk, Alexander262649 #10525.58
54 Timman, Jan H262547 #10549.30
55 Graf, Alexander262463 #11938.60
56 Andersson, Ulf262450 #10949.77
57 Vaganian, Rafael A262449 #10849.47
58 Ye Jiangchuan262050 #11340.37
59 Khenkin, Igor261749 #11633.03
60 Lputian, Smbat G261649 #11843.13
61 Nikolic, Predrag261548 #11740.56
62 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E261562 #13034.10
63 Hansen, Curt261449 #12036.54
64 Dolmatov, Sergey V261452 #12242.12
65 Gulko, Boris F261448 #12054.15
66 Shipov, Sergei261254 #12634.96
67 Hübner, Robert260949 #12652.41
68 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260851 #12944.20
69 Hodgson, Julian M260749 #12837.69
70 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260651 #13144.35
71 Benjamin, Joel L260649 #13037.06
72 Christiansen, Larry M260452 #13344.77
73 Leitao, Rafael260450 #13121.26
74 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260351 #13350.42
75 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter260349 #13224.67
76 Avrukh, Boris260348 #13123.23
77 Malakhov, Vladimir260351 #13420.35
78 Milov, Vadim260047 #13428.67
79 Yudasin, Leonid G260054 #13941.65
80 Ftácnik, Lubomír259848 #13743.42
81 Dorfman, Iosif D259850 #13948.92
82 Kobalija, Mihail259749 #13922.91
83 Filippov, Valerij259748 #13825.35
84 Yermolinsky, Alex V259649 #13942.98
85 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259649 #14055.05
86 Kuzmin, Alexey259658 #14838.07
87 Nunn, John D M259553 #14545.94
88 Kaidanov, Gregory S259551 #14341.48
89 Hjartarson, Jóhann259457 #14738.15
90 Novikov, Igor A259451 #14438.86
91 Speelman, Jonathan S259248 #14444.50
92 Wolff, Patrick G259275 #16233.13
93 Nielsen, Peter Heine259148 #14427.86
94 Anastasian, Ashot259049 #14736.71
95 Tiviakov, Sergei259047 #14528.13
96 Chernin, Alexander M259049 #14741.07
97 Dvoiris, Semen I258850 #15042.42
98 Hracek, Zbynek258849 #14830.56
99 Peng Xiaomin258850 #14927.98
100 Rozentalis, Eduardas258849 #14937.85
101 Psakhis, Lev B258747 42.34
102 Milos, Gilberto258649 37.42
103 Goldin, Alexander258553 36.10
104 Agdestein, Simen258551 33.88
105 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander258549 38.22
106 Pétursson, Margeir258456 41.13
107 Gurevich, Dmitry258354 44.56
108 Asrian, Karen258350 20.94
109 Serper, Grigory258351 31.55
110 Kempinski, Robert258247 23.73
111 Galkin, Alexander258149 22.17
112 Rustemov, Alexander258051 27.74
113 Volkov, Sergey258048 27.15
114 Baklan, Vladimir258049 23.10
115 Antonio, Rogelio Jr258054 39.12
116 Golod, Vitali257949 29.77
117 Giorgadze, Giorgi257950 36.48
118 Epishin, Vladimir257947 35.73
119 Smagin, Sergey257960 42.57
120 Sutovsky, Emil257948 23.54
121 Ibragimov, Ildar257848 33.63
122 Hansen, Lars Bo257851 32.52
123 Lastin, Alexander257852 24.42
124 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257851 24.72
125 Bologan, Viktor257748 29.30
126 Greenfeld, Alon257751 36.96
127 Van der Sterren, Paul257649 45.04
128 Hickl, Joerg257653 35.96
129 Shabalov, Alexander257649 33.56
130 Macieja, Bartlomiej257548 23.49
131 Portisch, Lajos257454 63.99
132 Ribli, Zoltán257453 49.57
133 Ivanov, Alexander V257452 44.92
134 Balashov, Yury S257451 52.06
135 Wahls, Matthias257455 33.19
136 Landa, Konstantin257453 28.86
137 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257349 18.92
138 Adianto, Utut257251 36.05
139 Romanishin, Oleg M257248 49.23
140 Najer, Evgeniy257050 23.78
141 Maljutin, Evgeni257063 29.42
142 Ruzele, Darius256757 32.93
143 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E256650 51.14
144 Nijboer, Friso256548 35.85
145 Kengis, Edvins256553 41.97
146 Sasikiran, Krishnan256549 20.24
147 Gavrikov, Victor N256552 43.68
148 Pigusov, Evgeny256453 40.01
149 Vaulin, Alexander256450 44.04
150 Razuvaev, Yury S256454 55.48
151 Kožul, Zdenko256448 34.87
152 Gleizerov, Evgeny256350 38.04
153 Georgiev, Vladimir256349 25.60
154 Tregubov, Pavel V256348 29.28
155 Sax, Gyula256349 49.79
156 Minasian, Artashes256249 34.20
157 Aseev, Konstantin N256251 40.45
158 Fominyh, Alexander256250 41.80
159 Rohde, Michael A256271 41.60
160 Miles, Anthony J256147 45.94
161 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav256152 35.05
162 Shchekachev, Andrei256152 28.43
163 Dao Thien Hai256052 22.90
164 Glek, Igor V255949 39.40
165 Chernyshov, Konstantin255952 33.81
166 Alterman, Boris255754 30.91
167 Golubev, Mihail255761 30.84
168 Malaniuk, Vladimir P255750 43.70
169 Gabriel, Christian255752 26.08
170 Palac, Mladen255648 30.12
171 Atalik, Suat255448 36.48
172 Sorokin, Maxim255450 33.20
173 Fridman, Daniel255453 25.13
174 Volzhin, Alexander255448 30.17
175 Watson, William N255464 38.96
176 Vaisser, Anatoli255354 52.08
177 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255358 46.56
178 Lerner, Konstantin Z255252 51.10
179 Kruppa, Yuri255251 36.78
180 Huzman, Alexander255250 38.98
181 Yemelin, Vasily255251 25.17
182 Xu Jun255152 38.54
183 Adorján, András255070 51.01
184 Kotronias, Vasilios255052 36.60
185 Pintér, József255053 47.40
186 Kharitonov, Andrey Y255054 41.99
187 Irzhanov, Ruslan255062 24.35
188 deFirmian, Nicholas E254948 43.69
189 Papaioannou, Ioannis254955 24.95
190 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254962 56.91
191 Hertneck, Gerald254952 37.54
192 Kiriakov, Petr254854 26.23
193 Hamdouchi, Hichem254849 28.48
194 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254851 35.82
195 Luther, Thomas254749 31.41
196 Timoshenko, Georgy254752 34.84
197 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254767 53.69
198 Yakovich, Yuri254749 38.34
199 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 31.55
200 Agrest, Evgenij254549 34.63
201 Motylev, Alexander254549 21.79
202 Sokolov, Andrey Y254558 38.04
203 Torre, Eugenio254454 49.41
204 Spassky, Boris V254456 64.17
205 Kotsur, Pavel254452 27.25
206 Rogers, Ian254449 40.77
207 Villamayor, Bong254352
208 Arkhipov, Sergey254356 46.78
209 Delchev, Aleksander254350 29.72
210 Markovic, Miroslav254353 27.90
211 Ivanov, Sergey254350 39.51
212 Tischbierek, Raj254255 38.52
213 Spraggett, Kevin B254250 46.40
214 Schandorff, Lars254250 35.95
215 Popov, Valerij254249 26.56
216 Stefansson, Hannes254248 28.71
217 Markowski, Tomasz254148 25.67
218 Baburin, Alexander254149 34.12
219 Iordachescu, Viorel254049 23.95
220 Kishnev, Sergey254060 44.42
221 Hulak, Krunoslav254052 49.85
222 Aronian, Levon253950 18.49
223 Zakharevich, Igor253954 37.72
224 Wedberg, Tom253952 47.35
225 Bauer, Christian253948 24.23
226 Damljanovic, Branko253949 39.79
227 Lesiege, Alexandre253949 25.62
228 Savchenko, Stanislav253950 34.20
229 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253850 24.15
230 Shneider, Aleksandr253855 38.86
231 Beim, Valery253854 51.04
232 Sulskis, Sarunas253750 28.35
233 Andrianov, Nikolai253775 39.29
234 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253650 46.37
235 Arencibia, Walter253649 33.70
236 Bischoff, Klaus253649 39.81
237 Loginov, Valery A253652 45.30
238 Korotylev, Alexey253557 24.09
239 Hansen, Sune Berg253450 29.95
240 Kurajica, Bojan253450 53.38
241 Guseinov, Aidyn253465 49.25
242 Burmakin, Vladimir253449 33.82
243 Kantsler, Boris253456 38.96
244 Enders, Peter253356 38.17
245 Oral, Tomas253348 23.27
246 Nikolenko, Oleg253261 41.79
247 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253253 26.91
248 Nevednichy, Vladislav253250 31.58
249 Lalic, Bogdan253247 37.07
250 Kovalev, Andrei253251 39.40
251 Zontakh, Andrey253151 30.41
252 Slobodjan, Roman253148 26.25
253 Ulibin, Mikhail253150 29.84
254 Shulman, Yuri253152 25.93
255 Rechlis, Gad253059 34.16
256 Zifroni, Dov253055 25.13
257 Fedorov, Alexei253051 28.52
258 Dizdarevic, Emir253050 42.99
259 Kolev, Atanas253055 33.72
260 Smikovski, Ivan253059 28.81
261 Van den Doel, Erik252949 21.88
262 Hernandez, Gilberto252852
263 Chekhov, Valery A252867 45.35
264 Hebden, Mark252849 43.13
265 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252849 18.62
266 Babula, Vlastimil252749 27.50
267 Marin, Mihail252749 35.95
268 Fedorowicz, John P252753 42.52
269 Gyimesi, Zoltan252749 24.01
270 Komarov, Dimitri252651 32.34
271 Moroz, Alexander252659 40.21
272 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252654 36.66
273 Stohl, Igor252549 36.52
274 Comas Fabrego, Luis252550 29.78
275 Berelovich, Aleksandar252552 33.75
276 Motwani, Paul252553 38.80
277 Turov, Maxim252451 21.32
278 Spasov, Vasil252455 30.13
279 Korneev, Oleg252449 31.69
280 Ricardi, Pablo252450 39.10
281 Suba, Mihai252455 53.84
282 Bönsch, Uwe252457 42.47
283 Chuchelov, Vladimir252352 31.51
284 Lobron, Eric252353 40.90
285 Eljanov, Pavel252355 17.90
286 Sargissian, Gabriel252352 18.16
287 Conquest, Stuart252348 34.09
288 Hall, Jesper252356 29.72
289 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252251 35.33
290 Kosashvili, Yona252262 30.75
291 Levin, Felix252256 42.41
292 Temirbaev, Serik252265
293 Lugovoi, Aleksei252250 26.08
294 Magerramov, Elmar S252161 42.98
295 Sadvakasov, Darmen252152 21.93
296 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252052 43.28
297 Schlosser, Philipp252053 32.62
298 Maksimenko, Andrei252053 31.32
299 Pavasovic, Dusko251949 24.47
300 Feygin, Michail251964 26.17
301 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251959 56.52
302 Liss, Eran251858 25.75
303 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251851 38.02
304 Sermek, Drazen251849 32.17
305 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251854 29.87
306 Parker, Jonathan251853 24.87
307 Sunye Neto, Jaime251856 43.92
308 Vescovi, Giovanni P251850 22.80
309 Wells, Peter K251650 35.96
310 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251665 37.66
311 Wang Zili251659 32.80
312 Iskusnyh, Sergei251656 26.58
313 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas251556
314 Istratescu, Andrei251551 25.33
315 Rogozenko, Dorian251550 27.62
316 Nogueiras, Jesus251550 41.71
317 Xie Jun251549 30.42
318 Galliamova, Alisa251550 29.21
319 Degraeve, Jean Marc251549 30.19
320 Wu Shaobin251558 32.16
321 Rytshagov, Mikhail251450 33.39
322 Kiselev, Sergey251466 39.55
323 Horvath, Jozsef251452 36.64
324 Neverov, Valery251452 36.78
325 Dizdar, Goran251453 42.33
326 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251359 45.10
327 Rodriguez, Amador251359 44.57
328 Gausel, Einar251351 37.34
329 Iuldachev, Saidali251354 33.17
330 Kuporosov, Viktor251361 39.52
331 Timoshchenko, Gennady251349 51.93
332 Banikas, Hristos251251 22.87
333 Bagaturov, Giorgi251253 36.35
334 Makarov, Marat251252 37.90
335 Yurtaev, Leonid251253 41.92
336 Kindermann, Stefan251251 41.26
337 Soffer, Ram251158 35.57
338 Murey, Yakov251153 59.67
339 Ubilava, Elizbar E251162 50.60
340 Zezulkin, Jurij251056 29.63
341 Bezgodov, Alexei250954 31.76
342 Gallagher, Joseph G250948 36.91
343 Khasin, Alexander250962 49.93
344 Kveinys, Aloyzas250950 38.73
345 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250950 22.92
346 Bezold, Michael250856 28.86
347 Mestel, A Jonathan250863 44.05
348 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250852 40.21
349 Reinderman, Dimitri250849 28.64
350 Sokolovs, Andrei250871 29.11
351 Cramling, Pia250750 37.94
352 Dominguez, Lenier250750 17.53
353 Kunte, Abhijit250748 24.08
354 Ovetchkin, Roman250759 28.21
355 Zoler, Dan250656 27.20
356 Sosonko, Gennadi250667 57.87
357 Chandler, Murray G250651 40.99
358 Blatny, Pavel250549 32.78
359 Emms, John M250549 34.05
360 Ilincic, Zlatko250551 32.90
361 Zelcic, Robert250449 35.53
362 Ionov, Sergey250451 39.24
363 Kogan, Artur250449 27.18
364 Djuric, Stefan250451 45.69
365 Jakubiec, Artur250353 27.33
366 Yandemirov, Valeri250353 38.14
367 Grivas, Efstratios250257 35.01
368 Mikhalevski, Victor250249 28.72
369 Sevillano, Enrico250274
370 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw250250 30.25
371 Gofshtein, Leonid D250250 47.95
372 Notkin, Maksim250166 37.31
373 Kudrin, Sergey250156 41.57
374 Gdanski, Jacek250151 30.34
375 Ye Rongguang250170 37.50
376 Vera, Reynaldo250149 40.24
377 Manor, Ilan250060 31.44
378 Kuzmin, Gennady P250053 55.20
379 Zapata, Alonso250052 42.61
380 Didishko, Vereslav250052 51.98
381 Lazarev, Vladimir250051 36.83
382 Har Zvi, Ronen250062 24.47
383 Belikov, Vladimir250065 29.67
384 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N250052 54.96
385 Strikovic, Aleksa250053 39.89
386 Bu Xiangzhi250051 15.31
387 Tsesarsky, Ilya250059 41.48
388 Cvitan, Ognjen250048 39.48
389 Malakhatko, Vadim250052 24.03
390 Kovacevic, Aleksandar249953 27.14
391 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.63
392 Borovikov, Vladislav249959 27.65
393 Barua, Dibyendu249950 34.43
394 Ermenkov, Evgenij249964 51.51
395 Finkel, Alexander249958 26.25
396 Barsov, Alexei249949
397 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny249853 19.84
398 Hector, Jonny249848 37.14
399 Goloshchapov, Alexander249852 23.19
400 Brodsky, Michail249850 32.02
401 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V249867 53.63
402 Pelletier, Yannick249848 24.53
403 Stocek, Jiri249851 23.90
404 Olafsson, Helgi249851 44.63
405 Johansen, Darryl K249854 42.16
406 Ionescu, Constantin249850 42.56
407 Dlugy, Maxim249775 35.18
408 Milov, Leonid249673 35.16
409 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.24
410 Kalantarian, Norik249667 38.63
411 Popovic, Petar249659 42.13
412 Morrison, William249665 40.67
413 Zubarev, Alexander249556 49.77
414 Vlassov, Nikolai249562 35.34
415 Shabanov, Yury F249558 63.39
416 Knaak, Rainer F249558 48.05
417 Magem Badals, Jordi249449 33.61
418 Orlov, Georgi249364
419 Smejkal, Jan249358 55.03
420 Mitkov, Nikola249351 29.29
421 Campos Moreno, Javier B249354 42.07
422 Socko, Bartosz249348 22.40
423 Radjabov, Teimour249351 14.06
424 Smyslov, Vassily V249356 80.02
425 Liang Jinrong249273 40.87
426 Fressinet, Laurent249248 19.42
427 Zaja, Ivan249251 35.68
428 Potkin, Vladimir249253 18.76
429 Georgiev, Krum249259 42.86
430 Mecking, Henrique249272 49.19
431 Annageldyev, Orazly249259 41.04
432 Ginsburg, Gennadij249163 29.64
433 Hort, Vlastimil249152 57.22
434 Rowson, Jonathan249049 23.96
435 Drazic, Sinisa249054 33.30
436 Hauchard, Arnaud249049 29.38
437 McShane, Luke J249048 17.24
438 King, Daniel J248955 37.60
439 Mirumian, Vigen248952 23.51
440 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy248951 34.67
441 Spangenberg, Hugo248953 25.36
442 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248962 37.51
443 Danielsen, Henrik248954 35.20
444 Cebalo, Mišo248849 56.16
445 Summerscale, Aaron248850 31.60
446 Zulfugaryi, Magomed248855 23.86
447 Kulaots, Kaido248850 25.10
448 Krakops, Maris248753 22.99
449 Matros, Alexander248758 31.23
450 Zagrebelny, Sergey248753
451 Dobrov, Vladimir248660 16.97
452 Garcia Ilundain, David248655 29.99
453 Gershon, Alik248649 20.83
454 Vakhidov, Tahir248654
455 Arnason, Jon L248665 40.39
456 Sapunov, Evgeny248662 26.84
457 Lanka, Zigurds248651 40.87
458 Magai, Vladimir248559
459 Yegiazarian, Arsen248557 30.79
460 Polak, Tomas248550 26.94
461 Gelashvili, Tamaz248351 22.98
462 Oratovsky, Michael248354 26.99
463 Godena, Michele248349 33.76
464 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248370 28.84
465 Votava, Jan248352 26.34
466 Mueller, Karsten248351 30.36
467 Drasko, Milan248352 38.32
468 Anapolsky, Sergey248368 25.95
469 van der Wiel, John T H248250 41.65
470 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248260 22.72
471 Lukin, Andrei M248270 52.60
472 Legky, Nikolay A248260 45.98
473 Miezis, Normunds248248 29.89
474 Tisdall, Jonathan D248267 42.60
475 Barcenilla, Rogelio248162
476 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248155 26.91
477 Miladinovic, Igor248149 27.19
478 Ni Hua248156 17.84
479 Shaked, Tal248157 23.16
480 Kosic, Dragan248155 31.13
481 Kosten, Anthony C248054 42.69
482 Guliev, Sarhan248062 33.00
483 Velimirovic, Dragoljub248053 58.89
484 Uhlmann, Wolfgang247955 66.01
485 Kuczynski, Robert247952 34.96
486 Ioseliani, Nana247953 39.14
487 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247875 57.74
488 Markovic, Ivan247864 29.21
489 Vukic, Milan247867 57.62
490 Yevseev, Denis247854 27.75
491 Kovacevic, Vladimir247856 59.02
492 Rabiega, Robert247753 30.17
493 Safin, Shukhrat247755 30.99
494 Rychagov, Andrey247760 21.66
495 Ivanovic, Božidar247759 54.61
496 Inarkiev, Ernesto247761 15.31
497 Labollita, Martin247759 20.52
498 Sergeev, Vladimir247656 36.92
499 Chatalbashev, Boris247651 27.17
500 Sahovic, Dragutin247668 60.65

These ratings, calculated as of April 2, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between March 28, 2000 and April 2, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of March 27, 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 April 2, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 3, 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 April 3, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 3, 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 April 3, 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 April 2, 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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