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Top 10 active players as of May 21, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286648
2 Anand, Viswanathan284247
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283147
4 Adams, Michael276247
5 Shirov, Alexei276046
6 Topalov, Veselin274447
7 Gelfand, Boris274447
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily273847
9 Leko, Peter273247
10 Bareev, Evgeny272648

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Top 500 active players as of May 21, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28664849.1% #338.11
2 Anand, Viswanathan28424726.3% #331.44
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28314718.8% #425.91
4 Adams, Michael2762471.3% #1229.51
5 Shirov, Alexei2760461.0% #1228.88
6 Topalov, Veselin2744470.5% #1626.18
7 Gelfand, Boris2744470.6% #1632.91
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2738470.4% #1832.18
9 Leko, Peter2732470.3% #2021.70
10 Bareev, Evgeny2726480.2% #2234.50
11 Kamsky, Gata2712691.0% #3526.97
12 Morozevich, Alexander2710480.1% #2923.84
13 Svidler, Peter270147 #3324.93
14 Karpov, Anatoly E269748 #3649.99
15 Georgiev, Kiril2696490.1% #3735.48
16 Khalifman, Alexander268848 #4135.34
17 Rublevsky, Sergei268749 #4326.60
18 Polgar, Judit268548 #4324.83
19 Akopian, Vladimir267949 #4829.46
20 Dreev, Alexey267947 #4732.34
21 Lautier, Joel266947 #5528.11
22 Beliavsky, Alexander G266748 #5747.43
23 van Wely, Loek266646 #5728.62
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N266547 #5942.25
25 Tkachiev, Vladislav266348 #6027.53
26 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam266349 #6121.46
27 Smirin, Ilia266349 #6133.33
28 Short, Nigel D266247 #6135.97
29 Piket, Jeroen266046 #6232.32
30 Korchnoi, Viktor L265847 #6670.16
31 Ponomariov, Ruslan265449 #6917.61
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265349 #7127.11
33 Grischuk, Alexander265147 #7217.56
34 Jussupow, Artur M264749 #7741.27
35 Almasi, Zoltan264648 #7824.73
36 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264150 #8441.18
37 Bacrot, Etienne263748 #8818.33
38 Lutz, Christopher263548 #9030.24
39 Sokolov, Ivan263547 #8832.94
40 Dautov, Rustem263549 #9035.48
41 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263248 #9328.03
42 Ehlvest, Jaan263148 #9338.60
43 Zhang Zhong263149 #9522.71
44 Krasenkow, Michal263047 #9537.52
45 Seirawan, Yasser262951 #9941.16
46 Timman, Jan H262848 #9749.44
47 Movsesian, Sergei262747 #9822.55
48 Onischuk, Alexander262749 #9925.72
49 Salov, Valery B262661 #10936.98
50 Hellers, Ferdinand2625740.1% #12032.32
51 Kharlov, Andrei262249 #10532.50
52 Ye Jiangchuan262150 #10740.50
53 Nikolic, Predrag262148 #10540.69
54 Hansen, Curt262050 #10736.68
55 Vaganian, Rafael A262049 #10749.60
56 Zvjaginsev, Vadim261850 #11024.76
57 Sturua, Zurab261749 #11141.95
58 Sadler, Matthew261552 #11627.02
59 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261450 #11644.49
60 Shipov, Sergei261352 #11835.09
61 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261250 #11844.34
62 Lputian, Smbat G261049 #11943.27
63 Benjamin, Joel L261049 #11937.19
64 Andersson, Ulf261049 #11949.90
65 Gulko, Boris F261048 #11854.28
66 Graf, Alexander260961 #12938.74
67 Malakhov, Vladimir260650 #12320.48
68 Khenkin, Igor260448 #12533.17
69 Leitao, Rafael260450 #12621.40
70 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260463 #13734.24
71 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260352 #13050.55
72 Ftácnik, Lubomír260048 #12943.56
73 Christiansen, Larry M259953 #13544.90
74 Hübner, Robert259950 #13252.54
75 Yudasin, Leonid G259855 #13841.79
76 Milov, Vadim259748 #13328.80
77 Avrukh, Boris259748 #13323.37
78 Novikov, Igor A259651 #13638.99
79 Dorfman, Iosif D259550 #13849.05
80 Dolmatov, Sergey V259452 #13942.25
81 Kaidanov, Gregory S259451 #13941.61
82 Nunn, John D M259353 #14146.07
83 Rozentalis, Eduardas259348 #13837.98
84 Hjartarson, Jóhann259359 #14638.29
85 Peng Xiaomin259150 #14028.12
86 Lastin, Alexander259151 #14224.56
87 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259149 #14155.18
88 Asrian, Karen259150 #14121.08
89 Kobalija, Mihail259049 #14223.05
90 Hodgson, Julian M259049 #14237.82
91 Dvoiris, Semen I259049 #14342.55
92 Chernin, Alexander M258949 #14441.21
93 Nielsen, Peter Heine258848 #14427.99
94 Hickl, Joerg258753 #14836.10
95 Speelman, Jonathan S258748 #14444.64
96 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter258749 #14524.80
97 Tiviakov, Sergei258648 #14528.27
98 Landa, Konstantin258553 #15028.99
99 Goldin, Alexander258453 #15136.23
100 Pétursson, Margeir258458 #15541.27
101 Yermolinsky, Alex V258449 43.11
102 Hracek, Zbynek258449 30.70
103 Milos, Gilberto258250 37.56
104 Kempinski, Robert258147 23.86
105 Serper, Grigory257851 31.69
106 Bologan, Viktor257848 29.44
107 Agdestein, Simen257851 34.02
108 Baklan, Vladimir257749 23.24
109 Anastasian, Ashot257749 36.85
110 Galkin, Alexander257748 22.30
111 Sokolov, Andrey Y257653 38.17
112 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257649 19.05
113 Minasian, Artashes257648 34.33
114 Wahls, Matthias257555 33.32
115 Giorgadze, Giorgi257450 36.61
116 Gurevich, Dmitry257452 44.69
117 Greenfeld, Alon257251 37.09
118 Volkov, Sergey257248 27.29
119 Shabalov, Alexander257249 33.69
120 Sutovsky, Emil257248 23.67
121 Portisch, Lajos257254 64.13
122 Ribli, Zoltán257153 49.71
123 Van der Sterren, Paul257149 45.18
124 Adianto, Utut257151 36.18
125 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257052 39.26
126 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256948 38.35
127 Hansen, Lars Bo256951 32.66
128 Motylev, Alexander256949 21.93
129 Ruzele, Darius256858 33.07
130 Filippov, Valerij256848 25.48
131 Golod, Vitali256849 29.90
132 Tregubov, Pavel V256848 29.42
133 Kuzmin, Alexey256755 38.20
134 Najer, Evgeniy256750 23.91
135 Kengis, Edvins256753 42.11
136 Epishin, Vladimir256647 35.86
137 Alterman, Boris256655 31.05
138 Dao Thien Hai256651 23.03
139 Ivanov, Alexander V256652 45.05
140 Delchev, Aleksander256649 29.85
141 Miles, Anthony J256547 46.08
142 Rustemov, Alexander256450 27.87
143 Romanishin, Oleg M256448 49.36
144 Psakhis, Lev B256447 42.48
145 Maljutin, Evgeni256463 29.56
146 Ibragimov, Ildar256448 33.76
147 Villamayor, Bong256451
148 Gavrikov, Victor N256352 43.81
149 Macieja, Bartlomiej256348 23.63
150 Razuvaev, Yury S256354 55.61
151 Gleizerov, Evgeny256350 38.17
152 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256250 43.83
153 Balashov, Yury S256251 52.19
154 Georgiev, Vladimir256249 25.73
155 Chernyshov, Konstantin256152 33.94
156 Rohde, Michael A256171 41.74
157 Gabriel, Christian255953 26.22
158 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255850 24.86
159 Glek, Igor V255749 39.54
160 Nijboer, Friso255648 35.98
161 Aseev, Konstantin N255652 40.59
162 Palac, Mladen255549 30.26
163 Volzhin, Alexander255448 30.30
164 Sasikiran, Krishnan255449 20.37
165 Rogers, Ian255349 40.91
166 Pintér, József255252 47.53
167 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E255249 51.28
168 Huzman, Alexander255150 39.11
169 Xu Jun255052 38.68
170 Damljanovic, Branko255049 39.93
171 Spassky, Boris V255054 64.31
172 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254951 35.18
173 Sorokin, Maxim254950 33.33
174 Korotylev, Alexey254956 24.22
175 Fridman, Daniel254953 25.27
176 Adorján, András254970 51.14
177 Fominyh, Alexander254949 41.93
178 Pigusov, Evgeny254852 40.14
179 Vaisser, Anatoli254853 52.21
180 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254854 42.13
181 Sax, Gyula254849 49.93
182 Kotronias, Vasilios254852 36.74
183 Vaulin, Alexander254850 44.18
184 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254751 35.96
185 Ivanov, Sergey254650 39.65
186 Vallejo Pons, Francisco254649 18.75
187 Hulak, Krunoslav254552 49.98
188 Kožul, Zdenko254548 34.99
189 Kiriakov, Petr254553 26.36
190 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254560 46.70
191 Popov, Valerij254549 26.70
192 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254567 53.83
193 Lerner, Konstantin Z254552 51.23
194 Timoshenko, Georgy254552 34.97
195 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254461 57.04
196 Papaioannou, Ioannis254355 25.09
197 Kruppa, Yuri254351 36.92
198 Agrest, Evgenij254349 34.77
199 deFirmian, Nicholas E254349 43.82
200 Atalik, Suat254348 36.61
201 Marin, Mihail254249 36.08
202 Aronian, Levon254250 18.62
203 Kantsler, Boris254257 39.10
204 Chuchelov, Vladimir254151 31.65
205 Schandorff, Lars254150 36.09
206 Van den Doel, Erik254148 22.02
207 Pavasovic, Dusko254049 24.60
208 Sermek, Drazen254048 32.31
209 Spraggett, Kevin B254049 46.53
210 Watson, William N254063 39.09
211 Luther, Thomas253949 31.55
212 Burmakin, Vladimir253949 33.96
213 Hertneck, Gerald253951 37.68
214 Kurajica, Bojan253850 53.52
215 Baburin, Alexander253849 34.26
216 Lesiege, Alexandre253849 25.76
217 Irzhanov, Ruslan253862 24.48
218 Hamdouchi, Hichem253849 28.62
219 Sherbakov, Ruslan253750 31.69
220 Korneev, Oleg253749 31.82
221 Tischbierek, Raj253755 38.66
222 Shchekachev, Andrei253651 28.57
223 Wedberg, Tom253553 47.49
224 Gyimesi, Zoltan253549 24.14
225 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253550 24.28
226 Fedorov, Alexei253550 28.65
227 Slobodjan, Roman253548 26.39
228 Shneider, Aleksandr253455 38.99
229 Ulibin, Mikhail253449 29.97
230 Yemelin, Vasily253451 25.30
231 Sulskis, Sarunas253450 28.49
232 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas253455
233 Beim, Valery253454 51.18
234 Torre, Eugenio253453 49.55
235 Yakovich, Yuri253448 38.48
236 Arencibia, Walter253349 33.83
237 Savchenko, Stanislav253350 34.33
238 Oral, Tomas253348 23.41
239 Hansen, Sune Berg253351 30.08
240 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253351 35.47
241 Zakharevich, Igor253253 37.85
242 Lalic, Bogdan253247 37.20
243 Smagin, Sergey253257 42.70
244 Kotsur, Pavel253252 27.38
245 Guseinov, Aidyn253165 49.39
246 Zifroni, Dov253155 25.26
247 Enders, Peter253157 38.30
248 Markowski, Tomasz253148 25.81
249 Kishnev, Sergey253159 44.55
250 Kovalev, Andrei253051 39.54
251 Hernandez, Gilberto253052
252 Markovic, Miroslav253054 28.04
253 Spasov, Vasil252954 30.26
254 Bezgodov, Alexei252853 31.89
255 Nikolenko, Oleg252866 41.92
256 Stefansson, Hannes252848 28.84
257 Nevednichy, Vladislav252850 31.72
258 Rechlis, Gad252759 34.29
259 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei252753 27.05
260 Kolev, Atanas252755 33.85
261 Shulman, Yuri252653 26.06
262 Smikovski, Ivan252659 28.94
263 Bauer, Christian252648 24.36
264 Horvath, Jozsef252551 36.77
265 Degraeve, Jean Marc252549 30.32
266 Lobron, Eric252453 41.04
267 Iordachescu, Viorel252450 24.09
268 Chekhov, Valery A252467 45.48
269 Fedorowicz, John P252453 42.65
270 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252455 36.79
271 Rogozenko, Dorian252450 27.76
272 Motwani, Paul252354 38.94
273 Ermenkov, Evgenij252363 51.65
274 Komarov, Dimitri252350 32.47
275 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252368 37.80
276 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252350 46.51
277 Babula, Vlastimil252249 27.64
278 Ricardi, Pablo252250 39.24
279 Soffer, Ram252258 35.71
280 Sadvakasov, Darmen252251 22.07
281 Golubev, Mihail252159 30.98
282 Stohl, Igor252149 36.65
283 Sargissian, Gabriel252152 18.30
284 Comas Fabrego, Luis252150 29.91
285 Zontakh, Andrey252151 30.55
286 Turov, Maxim252150 21.46
287 Timoshchenko, Gennady251950 52.07
288 Berelovich, Aleksandar251852 33.89
289 Parker, Jonathan251853 25.01
290 Kosashvili, Yona251861 30.88
291 Vescovi, Giovanni P251850 22.94
292 Dizdarevic, Emir251850 43.14
293 Temirbaev, Serik251865
294 Vlassov, Nikolai251859 35.48
295 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V251759 56.66
296 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251753 29.99
297 Iskusnyh, Sergei251657 26.71
298 Kunte, Abhijit251648 24.22
299 Conquest, Stuart251648 34.22
300 Morovic Fernández, Iván E251551 38.16
301 Bönsch, Uwe251457 42.60
302 Dominguez, Lenier251449 17.66
303 Bischoff, Klaus251449 39.95
304 Kovacevic, Aleksandar251452 27.28
305 Borovikov, Vladislav251460 27.78
306 Gausel, Einar251351 37.48
307 Zoler, Dan251356 27.34
308 Kumaran, Dharshan251372 25.96
309 Wang Zili251359 32.94
310 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251252 43.42
311 Levin, Felix251156 42.54
312 Sunye Neto, Jaime251056 44.05
313 Murey, Yakov251054 59.80
314 Sokolovs, Andrei251074 29.25
315 Xie Jun251049 30.56
316 Suba, Mihai251055 53.97
317 Bagaturov, Giorgi251053 36.48
318 Kuporosov, Viktor250961 39.65
319 Chandler, Murray G250951 41.13
320 Neverov, Valery250951 36.92
321 Appel, Ralf250856 29.84
322 Wu Shaobin250858 32.30
323 Kiselev, Sergey250867 39.69
324 Rodriguez, Amador250759 44.70
325 Eljanov, Pavel250753 18.03
326 Ionov, Sergey250751 39.37
327 Moroz, Alexander250756 40.34
328 Emms, John M250749 34.19
329 Arkhipov, Sergey250755 46.91
330 Johansen, Darryl K250653 42.30
331 Iuldachev, Saidali250654 33.31
332 Dizdar, Goran250552 42.46
333 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250552 40.34
334 Hebden, Mark250549 43.27
335 Gofshtein, Leonid D250550 48.08
336 Istratescu, Andrei250550 25.47
337 Sosonko, Gennadi250568 58.01
338 Milov, Leonid250473 35.29
339 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250458 45.23
340 Ubilava, Elizbar E250462 50.73
341 Cvitan, Ognjen250348 39.61
342 Makarov, Marat250352 38.04
343 Bezold, Michael250354 28.99
344 Goloshchapov, Alexander250352 23.32
345 Vera, Reynaldo250349 40.37
346 Radjabov, Teimour250350 14.19
347 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250349 23.05
348 Maksimenko, Andrei250353 31.46
349 Zezulkin, Jurij250257 29.76
350 Reinderman, Dimitri250249 28.77
351 Yandemirov, Valeri250253 38.28
352 Magem Badals, Jordi250149 33.74
353 Inarkiev, Ernesto250157 15.45
354 Schlosser, Philipp250152 32.76
355 Socko, Bartosz250148 22.53
356 Kogan, Artur250049 27.31
357 Manor, Ilan250063 31.57
358 Morrison, William250064 40.80
359 Hall, Jesper250056 29.85
360 Gdanski, Jacek249951 30.48
361 Fressinet, Laurent249948 19.55
362 Ovetchkin, Roman249962 28.35
363 Kudrin, Sergey249955 41.71
364 Pelletier, Yannick249947 24.66
365 Grivas, Efstratios249958 35.14
366 Liss, Eran249959 25.89
367 Magerramov, Elmar S249957 43.11
368 Stocek, Jiri249951 24.03
369 Cramling, Pia249950 38.08
370 Har Zvi, Ronen249864 24.61
371 Kindermann, Stefan249851 41.40
372 Lugovoi, Aleksei249850 26.21
373 Bagirov, Vladimir K249757 64.76
374 Bu Xiangzhi249752 15.45
375 Rytshagov, Mikhail249750 33.52
376 Galliamova, Alisa249750 29.34
377 Cebalo, Mišo249749 56.29
378 Yurtaev, Leonid249754 42.05
379 Malakhatko, Vadim249753 24.16
380 Strikovic, Aleksa249753 40.02
381 Barua, Dibyendu249650 34.57
382 Jakubiec, Artur249653 27.47
383 Tsesarsky, Ilya249662 41.62
384 Gallagher, Joseph G249648 37.05
385 Ye Rongguang249570 37.63
386 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249551 30.38
387 Mestel, A Jonathan249462 44.19
388 Banikas, Hristos249450 23.00
389 Didishko, Vereslav249352 52.11
390 Wells, Peter K249349 36.09
391 Hector, Jonny249348 37.27
392 Kalantarian, Norik249367 38.77
393 Zapata, Alonso249351 42.75
394 Finkel, Alexander249257 26.39
395 Belikov, Vladimir249265 29.80
396 Kuzmin, Gennady P249254 55.34
397 Smejkal, Jan249258 55.16
398 Andrianov, Nikolai249270 39.42
399 Spangenberg, Hugo249254 25.50
400 Loginov, Valery A249251 45.44
401 Mecking, Henrique249272 49.33
402 Orlov, Georgi249164
403 Olafsson, Helgi249152 44.77
404 Juswanto, Denny249154 42.33
405 Mikhalevski, Victor249149 28.86
406 Popovic, Petar249156 42.27
407 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249150 30.38
408 Lazarev, Vladimir249151 36.96
409 Notkin, Maksim249068 37.44
410 Ginsburg, Gennadij249064 29.78
411 Gershon, Alik249049 20.97
412 Nogueiras, Jesus249050 41.84
413 Summerscale, Aaron249050 31.74
414 Kallai, Gabor249054 42.25
415 Kosten, Anthony C248954 42.83
416 Drasko, Milan248952 38.46
417 McShane, Luke J248948 17.37
418 Zaja, Ivan248951 35.81
419 Liang Jinrong248973 40.99
420 Kveinys, Aloyzas248949 38.87
421 Lukin, Andrei M248973 52.73
422 Djuric, Stefan248851 45.82
423 Mueller, Karsten248851 30.50
424 Mitkov, Nikola248851 29.43
425 Lanka, Zigurds248851 40.99
426 Drazic, Sinisa248854 33.43
427 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248768 53.76
428 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248756 26.77
429 Campos Moreno, Javier B248754 42.21
430 Rychagov, Andrey248758 21.80
431 Khasin, Alexander248760 50.06
432 Smyslov, Vassily V248756 80.16
433 Stanec, Nikolaus248753 33.06
434 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248662 37.65
435 Prokopchuk, Evgeny248661 22.86
436 Matros, Alexander248657 31.36
437 Pavlovic, Milos248551 37.38
438 Barsov, Alexei248548
439 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248551 55.09
440 Zagrebelny, Sergey248553
441 Hauchard, Arnaud248549 29.52
442 Arnason, Jon L248568 40.52
443 Magai, Vladimir248559
444 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248466 33.14
445 Kulaots, Kaido248450 25.23
446 Knaak, Rainer F248457 48.18
447 Alekseev, Evgeny248455 15.48
448 Shabanov, Yury F248459 63.53
449 Dobrov, Vladimir248460 17.11
450 Brodsky, Michail248449 32.15
451 Garcia Ilundain, David248355 30.14
452 Hort, Vlastimil248353 57.36
453 Feygin, Michail248361 26.30
454 Miralles, Gilles248361 35.29
455 Potkin, Vladimir248352 18.90
456 Rowson, Jonathan248249 24.09
457 Rabiega, Robert248252 30.30
458 Blatny, Pavel248249 32.91
459 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248254 66.15
460 Marciano, David248252 31.88
461 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny248254 19.97
462 Gelashvili, Tamaz248251 23.12
463 Iljushin, Alexei248151 20.81
464 Krakops, Maris248153 23.13
465 Chatalbashev, Boris248150 27.31
466 Godena, Michele248149 33.89
467 Danielsen, Henrik248155 35.33
468 Sapunov, Evgeny248162 26.97
469 Nguyen Anh Dung248050 25.18
470 Davies, Nigel R248053 40.81
471 Polak, Tomas248050 27.08
472 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248056 27.04
473 Yevseev, Denis248054 27.88
474 Georgiev, Krum248056 42.99
475 Staniszewski, Piotr248059 34.71
476 Horváth, Csaba247950 32.96
477 van der Wiel, John T H247949 41.78
478 Shaked, Tal247957 23.29
479 Safin, Shukhrat247954 31.13
480 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247872 28.97
481 Kalinin, Alexander247875 32.98
482 Zelcic, Robert247849 35.67
483 Renet, Olivier247863 36.42
484 Mirumian, Vigen247852 23.65
485 Blagojevic, Dragisa247858 35.39
486 Arbakov, Valentin247759 49.32
487 Sakalauskas, Vaidas247755
488 Yegiazarian, Arsen247757 30.93
489 King, Daniel J247655 37.73
490 Sorin, Ariel247653 34.07
491 Sokolin, Leonid M247669
492 Ward, Christopher247650 33.15
493 Sharif, Mershad247660 48.86
494 Votava, Jan247652 26.48
495 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass247651 24.26
496 Ionescu, Constantin247550 42.69
497 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247555 23.99
498 Ni Hua247555 17.97
499 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247575 57.88
500 Kovacevic, Vladimir247556 59.15

These ratings, calculated as of May 21, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 16, 2000 and May 21, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 15, 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 May 21, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 22, 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 May 22, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 22, 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 May 22, 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 May 21, 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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