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Top 10 active players as of April 23, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286948
2 Anand, Viswanathan283947
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283447
4 Shirov, Alexei276646
5 Adams, Michael275547
6 Gelfand, Boris274347
7 Topalov, Veselin274347
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily274147
9 Leko, Peter273347
10 Bareev, Evgeny273148

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Top 500 active players as of April 23, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28694851.4% #238.03
2 Anand, Viswanathan28394722.7% #431.37
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28344719.9% #425.83
4 Shirov, Alexei2766461.4% #1228.80
5 Adams, Michael2755470.9% #1429.43
6 Gelfand, Boris2743470.5% #1732.83
7 Topalov, Veselin2743470.5% #1726.11
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2741470.4% #1832.10
9 Leko, Peter2733470.3% #2021.62
10 Bareev, Evgeny2731480.3% #2134.42
11 Morozevich, Alexander2720480.2% #2623.76
12 Svidler, Peter2719470.1% #2624.85
13 Kamsky, Gata2718671.1% #3326.89
14 Karpov, Anatoly E2706480.1% #3249.92
15 Khalifman, Alexander269248 #4035.26
16 Rublevsky, Sergei269149 #4126.52
17 Georgiev, Kiril269149 #4235.40
18 Polgar, Judit268848 #4324.75
19 Akopian, Vladimir267749 #5229.38
20 Gurevich, Mikhail N267747 #5142.17
21 Tkachiev, Vladislav267648 #5227.45
22 Dreev, Alexey267447 #5332.26
23 Beliavsky, Alexander G267248 #5647.35
24 van Wely, Loek266846 #5828.54
25 Lautier, Joel266847 #5928.03
26 Short, Nigel D266748 #5935.89
27 Sakaev, Konstantin266249 #6627.03
28 Smirin, Ilia266149 #6533.26
29 Ponomariov, Ruslan265749 #7017.53
30 Piket, Jeroen265546 #7032.24
31 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam265250 #7521.38
32 Grischuk, Alexander264947 #7617.48
33 Korchnoi, Viktor L264947 #7770.08
34 Krasenkow, Michal264848 #7837.44
35 Jussupow, Artur M264749 #8041.19
36 Almasi, Zoltan264148 #8624.65
37 Kharlov, Andrei264150 #8832.43
38 Sokolov, Ivan264047 #8732.86
39 Movsesian, Sergei263947 #8822.47
40 Sadler, Matthew263852 #9126.94
41 Bacrot, Etienne263848 #9018.25
42 Dautov, Rustem263849 #9035.40
43 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A263751 #9241.10
44 Salov, Valery B263660 #10136.91
45 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263549 #9327.95
46 Zhang Zhong263149 #9822.63
47 Seirawan, Yasser262951 #10241.08
48 Sturua, Zurab262850 #10141.87
49 Ehlvest, Jaan262848 #10138.52
50 Timman, Jan H262747 #10149.36
51 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262749 #10224.68
52 Hellers, Ferdinand2626740.1% #12332.24
53 Graf, Alexander262564 #11538.66
54 Lutz, Christopher262548 #10530.16
55 Shipov, Sergei262253 #11135.02
56 Onischuk, Alexander262249 #10825.64
57 Hansen, Curt262149 #11036.60
58 Vaganian, Rafael A262049 #11049.52
59 Nikolic, Predrag262048 #11040.62
60 Ye Jiangchuan262050 #11240.43
61 Andersson, Ulf261750 #11549.82
62 Dolmatov, Sergey V261353 #12242.18
63 Lputian, Smbat G261249 #11943.19
64 Gulko, Boris F261248 #11954.20
65 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260963 #13434.16
66 Eingorn, Viacheslav S260950 #12444.41
67 Benjamin, Joel L260949 #12437.12
68 Khenkin, Igor260848 #12533.09
69 Malakhov, Vladimir260850 #12720.41
70 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260651 #12844.26
71 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260551 #13050.47
72 Leitao, Rafael260450 #12921.32
73 Hodgson, Julian M260449 #12937.75
74 Filippov, Valerij260348 #13125.40
75 Hübner, Robert260149 #13352.46
76 Dvoiris, Semen I260050 #13442.47
77 Avrukh, Boris259948 #13423.29
78 Yudasin, Leonid G259954 #13941.71
79 Ftácnik, Lubomír259948 #13343.48
80 Christiansen, Larry M259953 #13744.82
81 Milov, Vadim259847 #13428.73
82 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter259849 #13624.73
83 Nunn, John D M259753 #14045.99
84 Kuzmin, Alexey259658 #14438.12
85 Hjartarson, Jóhann259458 #14738.21
86 Yermolinsky, Alex V259449 #14143.03
87 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259349 #14055.11
88 Kobalija, Mihail259349 #14222.97
89 Peng Xiaomin259250 #14328.04
90 Kaidanov, Gregory S259151 #14441.53
91 Dorfman, Iosif D259150 #14448.98
92 Novikov, Igor A259151 #14538.92
93 Speelman, Jonathan S259148 #14344.56
94 Nielsen, Peter Heine259048 #14327.91
95 Rozentalis, Eduardas259048 #14437.91
96 Wolff, Patrick G258976 #16333.19
97 Goldin, Alexander258853 #15036.16
98 Chernin, Alexander M258849 #14741.13
99 Tiviakov, Sergei258848 #14628.19
100 Rustemov, Alexander258750 #14827.80
101 Anastasian, Ashot258749 36.77
102 Milos, Gilberto258749 37.48
103 Agdestein, Simen258551 33.94
104 Hracek, Zbynek258449 30.62
105 Pétursson, Margeir258458 41.19
106 Gurevich, Dmitry258253 44.62
107 Galkin, Alexander258149 22.23
108 Baklan, Vladimir258049 23.16
109 Kempinski, Robert258047 23.78
110 Antonio, Rogelio Jr258053 39.18
111 Bologan, Viktor257948 29.36
112 Golod, Vitali257949 29.83
113 Asrian, Karen257950 20.99
114 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257949 18.97
115 Serper, Grigory257851 31.61
116 Smagin, Sergey257860 42.62
117 Hickl, Joerg257753 36.02
118 Sutovsky, Emil257648 23.59
119 Hansen, Lars Bo257651 32.58
120 Ibragimov, Ildar257648 33.69
121 Lastin, Alexander257652 24.48
122 Giorgadze, Giorgi257550 36.54
123 Volkov, Sergey257448 27.21
124 Psakhis, Lev B257447 42.40
125 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257349 38.27
126 Portisch, Lajos257354 64.05
127 Ivanov, Alexander V257352 44.98
128 Van der Sterren, Paul257349 45.10
129 Ribli, Zoltán257253 49.63
130 Balashov, Yury S257251 52.11
131 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E257250 51.20
132 Ruzele, Darius257258 32.98
133 Shabalov, Alexander257149 33.61
134 Landa, Konstantin257154 28.92
135 Adianto, Utut257151 36.10
136 Epishin, Vladimir257047 35.78
137 Greenfeld, Alon257051 37.02
138 Shariyazdanov, Andrey257050 24.78
139 Rohde, Michael A256970 41.66
140 Macieja, Bartlomiej256948 23.55
141 Kengis, Edvins256953 42.03
142 Wahls, Matthias256854 33.24
143 Najer, Evgeniy256750 23.84
144 Sokolov, Andrey Y256554 38.09
145 Razuvaev, Yury S256454 55.54
146 Gavrikov, Victor N256452 43.73
147 Romanishin, Oleg M256448 49.29
148 Gleizerov, Evgeny256350 38.09
149 Maljutin, Evgeni256263 29.48
150 Georgiev, Vladimir256249 25.66
151 Pigusov, Evgeny256153 40.06
152 Miles, Anthony J256148 45.99
153 Minasian, Artashes256049 34.26
154 Fominyh, Alexander256050 41.86
155 Vaulin, Alexander255950 44.10
156 Nijboer, Friso255948 35.91
157 Dao Thien Hai255952 22.95
158 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav255852 35.11
159 Tregubov, Pavel V255848 29.34
160 Gabriel, Christian255652 26.14
161 Sasikiran, Krishnan255649 20.29
162 Alterman, Boris255654 30.97
163 Aseev, Konstantin N255652 40.51
164 Delchev, Aleksander255650 29.77
165 Sorokin, Maxim255650 33.25
166 Sax, Gyula255649 49.85
167 Glek, Igor V255649 39.46
168 Atalik, Suat255548 36.54
169 Yemelin, Vasily255451 25.23
170 Vaisser, Anatoli255453 52.13
171 Chernyshov, Konstantin255352 33.87
172 Villamayor, Bong255351
173 Huzman, Alexander255350 39.04
174 Malaniuk, Vladimir P255350 43.76
175 Korotylev, Alexey255255 24.14
176 Palac, Mladen255248 30.18
177 Volzhin, Alexander255248 30.22
178 Xu Jun255152 38.60
179 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255158 46.62
180 Adorján, András255070 51.06
181 Pintér, József255053 47.45
182 Kruppa, Yuri254951 36.84
183 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254960 56.97
184 Kiriakov, Petr254853 26.28
185 Kotronias, Vasilios254852 36.66
186 Motylev, Alexander254849 21.85
187 Andrianov, Nikolai254775 39.34
188 Sherbakov, Ruslan254749 31.61
189 Rogers, Ian254749 40.83
190 Papaioannou, Ioannis254755 25.01
191 Damljanovic, Branko254749 39.85
192 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254754 42.05
193 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254751 35.88
194 Lerner, Konstantin Z254652 51.15
195 Torre, Eugenio254654 49.47
196 Luther, Thomas254649 31.47
197 Chuchelov, Vladimir254552 31.57
198 Yakovich, Yuri254549 38.40
199 Timoshenko, Georgy254552 34.89
200 Agrest, Evgenij254549 34.69
201 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254567 53.75
202 Kožul, Zdenko254548 34.92
203 Aronian, Levon254450 18.55
204 Hamdouchi, Hichem254449 28.54
205 Schandorff, Lars254449 36.01
206 Tischbierek, Raj254256 38.58
207 Irzhanov, Ruslan254262 24.41
208 Marin, Mihail254249 36.01
209 Popov, Valerij254150 26.62
210 Ivanov, Sergey254150 39.57
211 Arkhipov, Sergey254156 46.83
212 Spassky, Boris V254157 64.23
213 deFirmian, Nicholas E254049 43.74
214 Hertneck, Gerald254051 37.60
215 Watson, William N254062 39.01
216 Zifroni, Dov254054 25.18
217 Ulibin, Mikhail254049 29.90
218 Markowski, Tomasz254048 25.73
219 Shchekachev, Andrei254051 28.49
220 Van den Doel, Erik253949 21.94
221 Zakharevich, Igor253955 37.77
222 Hulak, Krunoslav253951 49.91
223 Spraggett, Kevin B253850 46.45
224 Lesiege, Alexandre253849 25.68
225 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253850 24.20
226 Stefansson, Hannes253848 28.76
227 Shneider, Aleksandr253755 38.92
228 Baburin, Alexander253749 34.18
229 Wedberg, Tom253652 47.41
230 Savchenko, Stanislav253650 34.26
231 Nevednichy, Vladislav253650 31.64
232 Fridman, Daniel253653 25.19
233 Beim, Valery253654 51.10
234 Sulskis, Sarunas253551 28.41
235 Oral, Tomas253548 23.33
236 Arencibia, Walter253549 33.76
237 Zontakh, Andrey253451 30.47
238 Kurajica, Bojan253450 53.44
239 Kotsur, Pavel253453 27.30
240 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253450 46.43
241 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253353 26.97
242 Iordachescu, Viorel253350 24.01
243 Enders, Peter253256 38.22
244 Guseinov, Aidyn253265 49.31
245 Gyimesi, Zoltan253149 24.06
246 Malisauskas, Vidmantas253167 37.72
247 Burmakin, Vladimir253150 33.88
248 Nikolenko, Oleg253161 41.84
249 Shulman, Yuri253152 25.98
250 Bauer, Christian253148 24.28
251 Markovic, Miroslav253154 27.96
252 Dizdarevic, Emir253150 43.06
253 Lalic, Bogdan253047 37.12
254 Slobodjan, Roman253048 26.31
255 Kishnev, Sergey253058 44.48
256 Kolev, Atanas253055 33.77
257 Kovalev, Andrei253051 39.46
258 Bischoff, Klaus252949 39.87
259 Rechlis, Gad252959 34.22
260 Fedorov, Alexei252951 28.57
261 Hansen, Sune Berg252950 30.01
262 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas252955
263 Vallejo Pons, Francisco252949 18.67
264 Komarov, Dimitri252851 32.39
265 Sermek, Drazen252849 32.23
266 Hernandez, Gilberto252852
267 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252755 36.71
268 Smikovski, Ivan252659 28.86
269 Kantsler, Boris252656 39.02
270 Lobron, Eric252653 40.96
271 Chekhov, Valery A252667 45.41
272 Motwani, Paul252653 38.86
273 Conquest, Stuart252548 34.14
274 Babula, Vlastimil252549 27.56
275 Fedorowicz, John P252453 42.57
276 Ricardi, Pablo252450 39.16
277 Golubev, Mihail252359 30.90
278 Turov, Maxim252351 21.38
279 Berelovich, Aleksandar252252 33.81
280 Sadvakasov, Darmen252251 21.98
281 Sargissian, Gabriel252252 18.22
282 Comas Fabrego, Luis252250 29.84
283 Rogozenko, Dorian252150 27.68
284 Spasov, Vasil252155 30.18
285 Eljanov, Pavel252155 17.95
286 Korneev, Oleg252149 31.75
287 Bönsch, Uwe252156 42.52
288 Sunye Neto, Jaime252156 43.97
289 Degraeve, Jean Marc252149 30.24
290 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel252151 35.39
291 Pavasovic, Dusko252049 24.52
292 Kosashvili, Yona252063 30.80
293 Hebden, Mark251949 43.19
294 Temirbaev, Serik251965
295 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251953 29.92
296 Vescovi, Giovanni P251950 22.86
297 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251851 38.08
298 Parker, Jonathan251853 24.93
299 Vlassov, Nikolai251859 35.40
300 Lugovoi, Aleksei251851 26.13
301 Stohl, Igor251849 36.57
302 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251852 43.34
303 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251760 56.58
304 Magerramov, Elmar S251760 43.04
305 Liss, Eran251758 25.81
306 Gausel, Einar251651 37.40
307 Loginov, Valery A251552 45.36
308 Maksimenko, Andrei251553 31.38
309 Horvath, Jozsef251552 36.69
310 Wells, Peter K251450 36.02
311 Wang Zili251459 32.86
312 Rytshagov, Mikhail251450 33.45
313 Nogueiras, Jesus251450 41.77
314 Istratescu, Andrei251450 25.39
315 Iskusnyh, Sergei251356 26.63
316 Murey, Yakov251353 59.72
317 Zoler, Dan251355 27.26
318 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251358 45.15
319 Kindermann, Stefan251351 41.32
320 Timoshchenko, Gennady251249 51.98
321 Levin, Felix251256 42.47
322 Schlosser, Philipp251252 32.68
323 Neverov, Valery251252 36.84
324 Soffer, Ram251258 35.63
325 Dizdar, Goran251253 42.39
326 Bagaturov, Giorgi251153 36.40
327 Galliamova, Alisa251151 29.26
328 Sokolovs, Andrei251172 29.17
329 Kuporosov, Viktor251061 39.58
330 Kiselev, Sergey251067 39.61
331 Nataf, Igor Alexandre251050 22.97
332 Makarov, Marat251052 37.96
333 Ubilava, Elizbar E251062 50.66
334 Wu Shaobin251058 32.22
335 Xie Jun251049 30.48
336 Suba, Mihai251054 53.89
337 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250952 40.27
338 Reinderman, Dimitri250949 28.70
339 Bezold, Michael250956 28.92
340 Moroz, Alexander250956 40.26
341 Rodriguez, Amador250959 44.62
342 Kovacevic, Aleksandar250852 27.20
343 Bezgodov, Alexei250854 31.82
344 Yurtaev, Leonid250853 41.98
345 Iuldachev, Saidali250754 33.23
346 Kunte, Abhijit250749 24.14
347 Chandler, Murray G250751 41.05
348 Dominguez, Lenier250750 17.58
349 Borovikov, Vladislav250659 27.70
350 Milov, Leonid250673 35.21
351 Mestel, A Jonathan250563 44.11
352 Emms, John M250549 34.11
353 Ovetchkin, Roman250559 28.27
354 Feygin, Michail250463 26.23
355 Bu Xiangzhi250451 15.37
356 Banikas, Hristos250450 22.93
357 Kveinys, Aloyzas250350 38.79
358 Goloshchapov, Alexander250352 23.25
359 Kogan, Artur250349 27.23
360 Johansen, Darryl K250353 42.22
361 Pelletier, Yannick250348 24.59
362 Yandemirov, Valeri250353 38.20
363 Grivas, Efstratios250358 35.07
364 Gofshtein, Leonid D250250 48.01
365 Sosonko, Gennadi250267 57.93
366 Morrison, William250264 40.72
367 Ionov, Sergey250252 39.29
368 Hall, Jesper250256 29.77
369 Vera, Reynaldo250149 40.29
370 Cramling, Pia250150 37.99
371 Radjabov, Teimour250151 14.11
372 Zezulkin, Jurij250156 29.69
373 Har Zvi, Ronen250062 24.53
374 Blatny, Pavel250049 32.84
375 Jakubiec, Artur250053 27.39
376 Gdanski, Jacek250051 30.40
377 Manor, Ilan250060 31.49
378 Lazarev, Vladimir250051 36.88
379 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny249953 19.89
380 Strikovic, Aleksa249953 39.95
381 Stocek, Jiri249951 23.95
382 Gallagher, Joseph G249948 36.97
383 Didishko, Vereslav249852 52.04
384 Zapata, Alonso249852 42.67
385 Cvitan, Ognjen249848 39.54
386 Khasin, Alexander249862 49.98
387 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249850 30.30
388 Ye Rongguang249870 37.55
389 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N249752 55.01
390 Cebalo, Mišo249749 56.21
391 Barua, Dibyendu249750 34.49
392 Hector, Jonny249748 37.19
393 Knaak, Rainer F249758 48.10
394 Bagirov, Vladimir K249757 64.69
395 Zubarev, Alexander249656 49.83
396 Brodsky, Michail249650 32.07
397 Malakhatko, Vadim249652 24.09
398 Drasko, Milan249652 38.38
399 Kudrin, Sergey249656 41.63
400 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.30
401 Tsesarsky, Ilya249660 41.54
402 Barsov, Alexei249549
403 Mikhalevski, Victor249549 28.78
404 Kuzmin, Gennady P249553 55.26
405 Socko, Bartosz249548 22.45
406 Magem Badals, Jordi249549 33.66
407 Kalantarian, Norik249567 38.69
408 Belikov, Vladimir249565 29.72
409 Orlov, Georgi249564
410 Djuric, Stefan249451 45.74
411 Popovic, Petar249359 42.19
412 Notkin, Maksim249367 37.37
413 Fressinet, Laurent249348 19.48
414 Olafsson, Helgi249352 44.69
415 Annageldyev, Orazly249359 41.09
416 Sevillano, Enrico249374
417 Shabanov, Yury F249358 63.45
418 Ginsburg, Gennadij249263 29.70
419 Kulaots, Kaido249250 25.15
420 Mecking, Henrique249272 49.25
421 Mitkov, Nikola249251 29.35
422 Ermenkov, Evgenij249165 51.57
423 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy249151 34.73
424 Smejkal, Jan249158 55.09
425 Zaja, Ivan249151 35.73
426 Liang Jinrong249173 40.92
427 Drazic, Sinisa249054 33.35
428 Campos Moreno, Javier B249054 42.13
429 Rychagov, Andrey249058 21.72
430 Summerscale, Aaron248950 31.66
431 Arnason, Jon L248968 40.44
432 Hort, Vlastimil248952 57.28
433 Smyslov, Vassily V248956 80.08
434 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248968 53.68
435 Potkin, Vladimir248853 18.82
436 Danielsen, Henrik248854 35.26
437 Mirumian, Vigen248852 23.57
438 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248862 37.57
439 Rowson, Jonathan248749 24.01
440 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248761 22.78
441 Gershon, Alik248649 20.89
442 Krakops, Maris248653 23.05
443 Spangenberg, Hugo248653 25.42
444 Matros, Alexander248558 31.29
445 Zelcic, Robert248549 35.59
446 Zagrebelny, Sergey248553
447 Lukin, Andrei M248571 52.65
448 Lanka, Zigurds248451 40.92
449 Finkel, Alexander248457 26.31
450 Polak, Tomas248450 26.99
451 Hauchard, Arnaud248449 29.44
452 Vakhidov, Tahir248454
453 Magai, Vladimir248459
454 Garcia Ilundain, David248455 30.06
455 Ionescu, Constantin248449 42.61
456 McShane, Luke J248348 17.29
457 Dobrov, Vladimir248360 17.03
458 Sapunov, Evgeny248362 26.89
459 Mueller, Karsten248351 30.42
460 Godena, Michele248249 33.82
461 Appel, Ralf248258 29.76
462 Yevseev, Denis248254 27.80
463 Dokutchaev, Aleksander248272 28.89
464 Gelashvili, Tamaz248251 23.04
465 Yegiazarian, Arsen248157 30.85
466 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248155 26.96
467 King, Daniel J248155 37.65
468 Votava, Jan248052 26.40
469 van der Wiel, John T H248050 41.70
470 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248055 66.07
471 Dzhumaev, Marat248055
472 Shaked, Tal248057 23.22
473 Rabiega, Robert247952 30.23
474 Miladinovic, Igor247949 27.25
475 Juswanto, Denny247955 42.26
476 Guliev, Sarhan247962 33.06
477 Safin, Shukhrat247955 31.05
478 Miezis, Normunds247948 29.95
479 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247855 23.91
480 Kovacevic, Vladimir247856 59.08
481 Blagojevic, Dragisa247758 35.31
482 Sharif, Mershad247760 48.78
483 Sorin, Ariel247753 33.99
484 Miralles, Gilles247763 35.21
485 Kosten, Anthony C247654 42.75
486 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247675 57.80
487 Ioseliani, Nana247653 39.20
488 Oratovsky, Michael247653 27.05
489 Sokolin, Leonid M247669
490 Valdes, Luis E247666 40.23
491 Ward, Christopher247650 33.08
492 Ni Hua247655 17.90
493 Georgiev, Krum247656 42.91
494 Kochiev, Alexander247556 45.08
495 Sahovic, Dragutin247568 60.71
496 Kuczynski, Robert247551 35.02
497 Sergeev, Vladimir247556 36.98
498 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass247551 24.18
499 Mikhaletz, Lubomir247455 26.69
500 Chatalbashev, Boris247451 27.23

These ratings, calculated as of April 23, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between April 18, 2000 and April 23, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of April 17, 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 23, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on April 24, 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 24, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on April 24, 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 24, 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 23, 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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