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Top 10 active players as of May 28, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286848
2 Anand, Viswanathan284247
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283447
4 Adams, Michael276247
5 Shirov, Alexei276046
6 Topalov, Veselin274647
7 Gelfand, Boris274547
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily273647
9 Leko, Peter273247
10 Bareev, Evgeny272648

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Top 500 active players as of May 28, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28684849.5% #238.12
2 Anand, Viswanathan28424724.9% #331.46
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28344719.9% #425.93
4 Adams, Michael2762471.2% #1229.53
5 Shirov, Alexei2760461.1% #1228.90
6 Topalov, Veselin2746470.6% #1526.20
7 Gelfand, Boris2745470.6% #1632.93
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2736470.3% #1932.19
9 Leko, Peter2732470.3% #2021.72
10 Bareev, Evgeny2726480.2% #2234.52
11 Kamsky, Gata2712691.0% #3526.98
12 Morozevich, Alexander2708480.1% #2923.86
13 Svidler, Peter2705470.1% #3124.95
14 Georgiev, Kiril269749 #3635.50
15 Karpov, Anatoly E269648 #3650.01
16 Khalifman, Alexander268848 #4135.36
17 Polgar, Judit268648 #4324.85
18 Dreev, Alexey268247 #4532.36
19 Rublevsky, Sergei267949 #4826.62
20 Akopian, Vladimir267849 #4829.47
21 Beliavsky, Alexander G267148 #5447.45
22 Lautier, Joel267047 #5428.13
23 Smirin, Ilia266949 #5633.35
24 Gurevich, Mikhail N266547 #5842.27
25 van Wely, Loek266546 #5828.64
26 Short, Nigel D266547 #5935.98
27 Tkachiev, Vladislav266348 #6027.55
28 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam266349 #6221.48
29 Piket, Jeroen265946 #6332.34
30 Korchnoi, Viktor L265948 #6470.18
31 Ponomariov, Ruslan265449 #7017.63
32 Grischuk, Alexander265247 #7017.58
33 Jussupow, Artur M264749 #7741.29
34 Almasi, Zoltan264648 #7724.75
35 Sakaev, Konstantin264249 #8327.12
36 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264150 #8441.20
37 Bacrot, Etienne263648 #8718.35
38 Lutz, Christopher263548 #9030.26
39 Dautov, Rustem263549 #9135.50
40 Sokolov, Ivan263447 #8932.96
41 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263248 #9228.05
42 Zhang Zhong263049 #9522.73
43 Onischuk, Alexander263048 #9525.73
44 Seirawan, Yasser262851 #9941.18
45 Ehlvest, Jaan262848 #9638.62
46 Timman, Jan H262848 #9749.46
47 Salov, Valery B262661 #11037.01
48 Kharlov, Andrei262549 #10032.52
49 Hellers, Ferdinand262574 #12032.33
50 Krasenkow, Michal262447 #10237.54
51 Movsesian, Sergei262247 #10222.57
52 Ye Jiangchuan262150 #10640.52
53 Nikolic, Predrag262148 #10640.71
54 Hansen, Curt262050 #10736.69
55 Vaganian, Rafael A262049 #10849.62
56 Zvjaginsev, Vadim261949 #10924.78
57 Sturua, Zurab261749 #11041.97
58 Sadler, Matthew261652 #11427.04
59 Malakhov, Vladimir261650 #11220.50
60 Lputian, Smbat G261649 #11143.29
61 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261450 #11644.51
62 Benjamin, Joel L261349 #11637.21
63 Shipov, Sergei261352 #11835.11
64 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y261050 #11944.36
65 Gulko, Boris F261048 #11854.30
66 Graf, Alexander260961 #13038.76
67 Andersson, Ulf260749 #12349.92
68 Granda Zuńiga, Julio E260463 #13734.26
69 Lastin, Alexander260351 #12924.58
70 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir260352 #12950.57
71 Leitao, Rafael260250 #12921.42
72 Khenkin, Igor260149 #12933.19
73 Ftácnik, Lubomír260048 #13043.58
74 Christiansen, Larry M259954 #13644.92
75 Hübner, Robert259950 #13452.56
76 Yudasin, Leonid G259755 #13841.80
77 Milov, Vadim259648 #13328.82
78 Novikov, Igor A259651 #13639.01
79 Avrukh, Boris259548 #13523.39
80 Dorfman, Iosif D259450 #13849.07
81 Nunn, John D M259353 #14146.09
82 Kaidanov, Gregory S259251 #14141.63
83 Rozentalis, Eduardas259248 #13938.00
84 Hjartarson, Jóhann259259 #14738.30
85 Bologan, Viktor259248 #13929.46
86 Peng Xiaomin259150 #14228.14
87 Asrian, Karen259050 #14121.09
88 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259049 #14155.20
89 Kobalija, Mihail259049 #14223.07
90 Dvoiris, Semen I259049 #14342.57
91 Hodgson, Julian M259049 #14237.84
92 Dolmatov, Sergey V258951 #14442.27
93 Chernin, Alexander M258949 #14341.23
94 Speelman, Jonathan S258748 #14444.65
95 Hickl, Joerg258753 #14836.12
96 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter258649 #14624.82
97 Nielsen, Peter Heine258548 #14628.01
98 Pétursson, Margeir258458 #15541.29
99 Hracek, Zbynek258349 #14830.72
100 Milos, Gilberto258250 #15037.58
101 Goldin, Alexander258253 36.25
102 Yermolinsky, Alex V258049 43.13
103 Kempinski, Robert258047 23.88
104 Tiviakov, Sergei257948 28.29
105 Serper, Grigory257951 31.71
106 Minasian, Artashes257848 34.35
107 Agdestein, Simen257751 34.04
108 Baklan, Vladimir257749 23.26
109 Anastasian, Ashot257749 36.87
110 Sokolov, Andrey Y257653 38.19
111 Galkin, Alexander257548 22.32
112 Shabalov, Alexander257549 33.71
113 Wahls, Matthias257455 33.34
114 Giorgadze, Giorgi257450 36.63
115 Gurevich, Dmitry257352 44.71
116 Van der Sterren, Paul257350 45.20
117 Sutovsky, Emil257248 23.69
118 Portisch, Lajos257154 64.15
119 Ribli, Zoltán257153 49.73
120 Filippov, Valerij257148 25.50
121 Adianto, Utut257151 36.20
122 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257149 38.37
123 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257052 39.28
124 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257049 19.07
125 Landa, Konstantin256952 29.02
126 Hansen, Lars Bo256951 32.68
127 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256949 43.85
128 Greenfeld, Alon256851 37.11
129 Ruzele, Darius256858 33.09
130 Volkov, Sergey256848 27.31
131 Rustemov, Alexander256849 27.89
132 Golod, Vitali256749 29.92
133 Kuzmin, Alexey256755 38.22
134 Delchev, Aleksander256749 29.87
135 Najer, Evgeniy256750 23.93
136 Kengis, Edvins256753 42.13
137 Dao Thien Hai256651 23.05
138 Glek, Igor V256648 39.56
139 Alterman, Boris256655 31.07
140 Epishin, Vladimir256547 35.88
141 Ivanov, Alexander V256552 45.07
142 Tregubov, Pavel V256448 29.44
143 Maljutin, Evgeni256463 29.58
144 Ibragimov, Ildar256348 33.78
145 Romanishin, Oleg M256348 49.38
146 Gavrikov, Victor N256352 43.83
147 Miles, Anthony J256348 46.10
148 Psakhis, Lev B256347 42.50
149 Razuvaev, Yury S256254 55.63
150 Gleizerov, Evgeny256250 38.19
151 Villamayor, Bong256251
152 Macieja, Bartlomiej256248 23.65
153 Georgiev, Vladimir256249 25.75
154 Balashov, Yury S256150 52.21
155 Motylev, Alexander256148 21.95
156 Chernyshov, Konstantin256152 33.96
157 Rohde, Michael A256071 41.76
158 Pigusov, Evgeny256051 40.16
159 Gabriel, Christian255853 26.23
160 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255850 24.88
161 Rogers, Ian255649 40.93
162 Sasikiran, Krishnan255649 20.39
163 Aseev, Konstantin N255552 40.61
164 Nijboer, Friso255448 36.01
165 Huzman, Alexander255350 39.13
166 Pintér, József255252 47.55
167 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E255149 51.30
168 Xu Jun255152 38.70
169 Palac, Mladen255148 30.28
170 Vallejo Pons, Francisco255048 18.77
171 Ivanov, Sergey255050 39.66
172 Damljanovic, Branko254949 39.95
173 Spassky, Boris V254954 64.33
174 Van den Doel, Erik254948 22.04
175 Sorokin, Maxim254950 33.35
176 Korotylev, Alexey254956 24.24
177 Volzhin, Alexander254948 30.32
178 Vaisser, Anatoli254853 52.23
179 Adorján, András254870 51.16
180 Fridman, Daniel254853 25.29
181 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254854 42.15
182 Hulak, Krunoslav254852 50.01
183 Burmakin, Vladimir254849 33.98
184 Kotronias, Vasilios254852 36.76
185 Fominyh, Alexander254849 41.95
186 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254750 35.98
187 Vaulin, Alexander254750 44.19
188 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254751 35.20
189 Sax, Gyula254649 49.94
190 Pavasovic, Dusko254549 24.62
191 Kiriakov, Petr254553 26.38
192 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254560 46.72
193 Timoshenko, Georgy254552 34.98
194 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254467 53.85
195 Agrest, Evgenij254449 34.79
196 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254361 57.06
197 Papaioannou, Ioannis254355 25.11
198 Kruppa, Yuri254351 36.94
199 Luther, Thomas254249 31.57
200 Kožul, Zdenko254248 35.02
201 Aronian, Levon254250 18.64
202 Chuchelov, Vladimir254151 31.67
203 Lerner, Konstantin Z254152 51.25
204 Schandorff, Lars254150 36.11
205 Sermek, Drazen254148 32.33
206 deFirmian, Nicholas E254149 43.84
207 Popov, Valerij254049 26.72
208 Spraggett, Kevin B254049 46.55
209 Watson, William N254063 39.11
210 Kantsler, Boris253957 39.12
211 Wedberg, Tom253953 47.51
212 Hertneck, Gerald253951 37.69
213 Korneev, Oleg253849 31.84
214 Irzhanov, Ruslan253762 24.50
215 Hamdouchi, Hichem253749 28.64
216 Baburin, Alexander253749 34.28
217 Lesiege, Alexandre253749 25.78
218 Gyimesi, Zoltan253749 24.16
219 Tischbierek, Raj253655 38.68
220 Marin, Mihail253549 36.10
221 Stefansson, Hannes253548 28.86
222 Fedorov, Alexei253550 28.67
223 Shchekachev, Andrei253551 28.59
224 Torre, Eugenio253553 49.57
225 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253550 24.30
226 Kurajica, Bojan253450 53.54
227 Ulibin, Mikhail253449 29.99
228 Beim, Valery253454 51.20
229 Shneider, Aleksandr253455 39.02
230 Yakovich, Yuri253348 38.50
231 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas253355
232 Slobodjan, Roman253349 26.41
233 Lalic, Bogdan253347 37.22
234 Sulskis, Sarunas253351 28.51
235 Hansen, Sune Berg253251 30.10
236 Savchenko, Stanislav253250 34.35
237 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253251 35.48
238 Zakharevich, Igor253253 37.87
239 Smagin, Sergey253157 42.72
240 Oral, Tomas253148 23.43
241 Guseinov, Aidyn253165 49.41
242 Enders, Peter253157 38.32
243 Spasov, Vasil253153 30.28
244 Kishnev, Sergey253159 44.57
245 Sherbakov, Ruslan253050 31.71
246 Markowski, Tomasz253048 25.83
247 Atalik, Suat253048 36.63
248 Kovalev, Andrei253051 39.56
249 Markovic, Miroslav252954 28.05
250 Bezgodov, Alexei252853 31.91
251 Nikolenko, Oleg252866 41.94
252 Rechlis, Gad252859 34.31
253 Kolev, Atanas252755 33.87
254 Nevednichy, Vladislav252750 31.73
255 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei252753 27.07
256 Dizdarevic, Emir252750 43.15
257 Kotsur, Pavel252752 27.40
258 Yemelin, Vasily252651 25.32
259 Shulman, Yuri252653 26.08
260 Comas Fabrego, Luis252550 29.93
261 Komarov, Dimitri252550 32.49
262 Bauer, Christian252548 24.38
263 Horvath, Jozsef252551 36.79
264 Arencibia, Walter252549 33.85
265 Zifroni, Dov252455 25.28
266 Fedorowicz, John P252454 42.67
267 Iordachescu, Viorel252450 24.11
268 Lobron, Eric252453 41.06
269 Chekhov, Valery A252467 45.50
270 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252455 36.81
271 Rogozenko, Dorian252350 27.78
272 Degraeve, Jean Marc252349 30.34
273 Malisauskas, Vidmantas252368 37.82
274 Ermenkov, Evgenij252363 51.66
275 Motwani, Paul252354 38.96
276 Soffer, Ram252259 35.73
277 Hernandez, Gilberto252252
278 Babula, Vlastimil252249 27.65
279 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252250 46.53
280 Ricardi, Pablo252150 39.26
281 Stohl, Igor252149 36.67
282 Golubev, Mihail252159 30.99
283 Turov, Maxim252050 21.47
284 Conquest, Stuart252048 34.24
285 Sargissian, Gabriel252052 18.32
286 Zontakh, Andrey252051 30.57
287 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V252058 56.68
288 Timoshchenko, Gennady251950 52.09
289 Smikovski, Ivan251958 28.96
290 Vescovi, Giovanni P251850 22.96
291 Kosashvili, Yona251761 30.90
292 Vlassov, Nikolai251759 35.50
293 Parker, Jonathan251653 25.03
294 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251653 30.02
295 Berelovich, Aleksandar251652 33.90
296 Kunte, Abhijit251648 24.23
297 Bönsch, Uwe251457 42.62
298 Gausel, Einar251451 37.50
299 Sadvakasov, Darmen251352 22.08
300 Kovacevic, Aleksandar251352 27.30
301 Zoler, Dan251356 27.36
302 Borovikov, Vladislav251360 27.80
303 Kumaran, Dharshan251372 25.97
304 Bischoff, Klaus251349 39.97
305 Wang Zili251359 32.96
306 Murey, Yakov251154 59.82
307 Iskusnyh, Sergei251156 26.73
308 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251152 43.44
309 Levin, Felix251156 42.56
310 Xie Jun251149 30.58
311 Sunye Neto, Jaime251156 44.07
312 Sokolovs, Andrei251074 29.26
313 Bagaturov, Giorgi251053 36.50
314 Ionov, Sergey251051 39.39
315 Chandler, Murray G250951 41.15
316 Suba, Mihai250955 53.98
317 Kuporosov, Viktor250961 39.67
318 Dominguez, Lenier250949 17.68
319 Neverov, Valery250951 36.94
320 Temirbaev, Serik250863
321 Appel, Ralf250856 29.86
322 Morovic Fernández, Iván E250851 38.18
323 Kiselev, Sergey250867 39.71
324 Wu Shaobin250858 32.32
325 Eljanov, Pavel250753 18.05
326 Rodriguez, Amador250759 44.72
327 Moroz, Alexander250756 40.36
328 Cvitan, Ognjen250648 39.63
329 Emms, John M250649 34.21
330 Johansen, Darryl K250653 42.32
331 Iuldachev, Saidali250554 33.33
332 Yandemirov, Valeri250553 38.30
333 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250552 40.36
334 Reinderman, Dimitri250549 28.79
335 Dizdar, Goran250552 42.48
336 Istratescu, Andrei250550 25.48
337 Hebden, Mark250549 43.29
338 Sosonko, Gennadi250568 58.03
339 Vera, Reynaldo250449 40.39
340 Gofshtein, Leonid D250450 48.10
341 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250458 45.25
342 Milov, Leonid250473 35.31
343 Ubilava, Elizbar E250362 50.75
344 Radjabov, Teimour250350 14.21
345 Bezold, Michael250354 29.01
346 Gdanski, Jacek250351 30.50
347 Goloshchapov, Alexander250252 23.34
348 Makarov, Marat250252 38.06
349 Maksimenko, Andrei250253 31.47
350 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250249 23.07
351 Zezulkin, Jurij250257 29.78
352 Barua, Dibyendu250250 34.59
353 Zapata, Alonso250251 42.77
354 Magem Badals, Jordi250149 33.76
355 Schlosser, Philipp250152 32.78
356 Inarkiev, Ernesto250157 15.47
357 Kogan, Artur250049 27.33
358 Manor, Ilan250063 31.59
359 Fressinet, Laurent249948 19.57
360 Hall, Jesper249956 29.87
361 Morrison, William249964 40.82
362 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.78
363 Har Zvi, Ronen249965 24.62
364 Kudrin, Sergey249955 41.72
365 Grivas, Efstratios249958 35.16
366 Magerramov, Elmar S249957 43.13
367 Pelletier, Yannick249947 24.68
368 Liss, Eran249959 25.90
369 Bu Xiangzhi249952 15.47
370 Socko, Bartosz249848 22.55
371 Cramling, Pia249850 38.10
372 Stocek, Jiri249851 24.05
373 Kindermann, Stefan249851 41.42
374 Jakubiec, Artur249854 27.48
375 Lugovoi, Aleksei249750 26.23
376 Rytshagov, Mikhail249750 33.54
377 Cebalo, Mišo249649 56.31
378 Arkhipov, Sergey249654 46.93
379 Yurtaev, Leonid249654 42.07
380 Malakhatko, Vadim249653 24.18
381 Galliamova, Alisa249650 29.36
382 Strikovic, Aleksa249653 40.04
383 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249551 30.40
384 Gallagher, Joseph G249548 37.07
385 Ye Rongguang249570 37.65
386 Tsesarsky, Ilya249562 41.64
387 Banikas, Hristos249450 23.02
388 Mestel, A Jonathan249463 44.21
389 Didishko, Vereslav249352 52.13
390 Hector, Jonny249348 37.29
391 Andrianov, Nikolai249370 39.44
392 Khasin, Alexander249259 50.08
393 Finkel, Alexander249257 26.41
394 Belikov, Vladimir249265 29.82
395 Smejkal, Jan249258 55.18
396 Kuzmin, Gennady P249254 55.36
397 Mikhalevski, Victor249249 28.88
398 Spangenberg, Hugo249254 25.52
399 Wells, Peter K249249 36.11
400 Prokopchuk, Evgeny249260 22.87
401 van der Wiel, John T H249249 41.80
402 Brodsky, Michail249149 32.17
403 Mecking, Henrique249172 49.35
404 Ovetchkin, Roman249159 28.37
405 Gershon, Alik249149 20.98
406 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249150 30.40
407 Olafsson, Helgi249152 44.79
408 Orlov, Georgi249064
409 Juswanto, Denny249054 42.35
410 Popovic, Petar249056 42.29
411 Ginsburg, Gennadij249064 29.80
412 Notkin, Maksim249068 37.46
413 Loginov, Valery A249051 45.46
414 Lazarev, Vladimir249051 36.98
415 Kosten, Anthony C248954 42.84
416 Chatalbashev, Boris248950 27.33
417 Kallai, Gabor248954 42.27
418 McShane, Luke J248948 17.39
419 Summerscale, Aaron248950 31.76
420 Drasko, Milan248952 38.48
421 Kveinys, Aloyzas248949 38.89
422 Liang Jinrong248973 41.02
423 Djuric, Stefan248851 45.84
424 Lukin, Andrei M248873 52.75
425 Lanka, Zigurds248851 41.02
426 Mueller, Karsten248851 30.51
427 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248768 53.78
428 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248756 26.79
429 Rychagov, Andrey248758 21.82
430 Drazic, Sinisa248754 33.45
431 Campos Moreno, Javier B248754 42.23
432 Smyslov, Vassily V248656 80.18
433 Alekseev, Evgeny248655 15.50
434 Zaja, Ivan248651 35.83
435 Stanec, Nikolaus248653 33.08
436 Nogueiras, Jesus248649 41.86
437 Pavlovic, Milos248551 37.40
438 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248562 37.67
439 Matros, Alexander248557 31.38
440 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248551 55.11
441 Hauchard, Arnaud248549 29.54
442 Magai, Vladimir248559
443 Zagrebelny, Sergey248453
444 Arnason, Jon L248468 40.54
445 Kulaots, Kaido248450 25.25
446 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248466 33.16
447 Knaak, Rainer F248457 48.20
448 Barsov, Alexei248448
449 Shabanov, Yury F248459 63.55
450 Dobrov, Vladimir248460 17.12
451 Hort, Vlastimil248353 57.38
452 Garcia Ilundain, David248355 30.15
453 Feygin, Michail248261 26.32
454 Potkin, Vladimir248252 18.92
455 Miralles, Gilles248261 35.30
456 Rabiega, Robert248252 30.32
457 Blatny, Pavel248249 32.93
458 Rowson, Jonathan248249 24.11
459 Godena, Michele248249 33.91
460 Polak, Tomas248250 27.09
461 Gelashvili, Tamaz248251 23.14
462 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248254 66.16
463 Iljushin, Alexei248251 20.83
464 Marciano, David248152 31.90
465 Krakops, Maris248153 23.15
466 Danielsen, Henrik248155 35.35
467 Sapunov, Evgeny248162 26.98
468 Staniszewski, Piotr248059 34.73
469 Davies, Nigel R248053 40.83
470 Nguyen Anh Dung248050 25.20
471 Zelcic, Robert248049 35.69
472 Yevseev, Denis248054 27.90
473 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248056 27.06
474 Kalantarian, Norik248069 38.79
475 Horváth, Csaba247950 32.98
476 Mitkov, Nikola247950 29.44
477 Shaked, Tal247857 23.31
478 Safin, Shukhrat247854 31.15
479 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247872 28.98
480 Kalinin, Alexander247875 33.01
481 Renet, Olivier247863 36.44
482 Blagojevic, Dragisa247758 35.41
483 Mirumian, Vigen247752 23.66
484 Arbakov, Valentin247759 49.33
485 Sakalauskas, Vaidas247755
486 Yegiazarian, Arsen247657 30.94
487 King, Daniel J247655 37.75
488 Ward, Christopher247650 33.17
489 Sokolin, Leonid M247669
490 Sharif, Mershad247560 48.88
491 Sorin, Ariel247553 34.09
492 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass247551 24.28
493 Vogt, Lothar H247557 49.36
494 Votava, Jan247552 26.50
495 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247555 24.01
496 Ionescu, Constantin247550 42.71
497 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina247449 27.11
498 Ni Hua247455 17.99
499 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247475 57.90
500 Kochiev, Alexander247457 45.18

These ratings, calculated as of May 28, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 23, 2000 and May 28, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 22, 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 28, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on May 29, 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 29, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on May 29, 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 29, 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 28, 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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