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Top 10 active players as of June 4, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K286748
2 Anand, Viswanathan284347
3 Kramnik, Vladimir283747
4 Adams, Michael276047
5 Shirov, Alexei275246
6 Gelfand, Boris274947
7 Topalov, Veselin274547
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily273447
9 Leko, Peter273347
10 Bareev, Evgeny272448

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Top 500 active players as of June 4, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28674848.6% #238.14
2 Anand, Viswanathan28434724.9% #331.48
3 Kramnik, Vladimir28374721.4% #425.94
4 Adams, Michael2760471.1% #1229.55
5 Shirov, Alexei2752460.8% #1428.92
6 Gelfand, Boris2749470.7% #1432.95
7 Topalov, Veselin2745470.5% #1626.22
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily2734470.2% #1932.21
9 Leko, Peter2733470.3% #1921.74
10 Bareev, Evgeny2724480.2% #2234.54
11 Kamsky, Gata2712691.0% #3527.01
12 Svidler, Peter270447 #3124.97
13 Morozevich, Alexander2703480.1% #3223.88
14 Georgiev, Kiril269749 #3635.52
15 Karpov, Anatoly E269648 #3650.03
16 Khalifman, Alexander268848 #4135.38
17 Polgar, Judit268648 #4224.87
18 Dreev, Alexey268047 #4632.37
19 Akopian, Vladimir267849 #4829.49
20 Rublevsky, Sergei267748 #4926.64
21 Short, Nigel D267247 #5236.01
22 Lautier, Joel267247 #5328.15
23 Gurevich, Mikhail N266847 #5542.29
24 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam266749 #5821.50
25 van Wely, Loek266546 #5728.66
26 Beliavsky, Alexander G266548 #5947.47
27 Tkachiev, Vladislav266348 #5927.57
28 Smirin, Ilia266349 #6033.37
29 Piket, Jeroen265946 #6332.35
30 Korchnoi, Viktor L265848 #6470.20
31 Grischuk, Alexander265247 #7117.59
32 Ponomariov, Ruslan264949 #7317.65
33 Jussupow, Artur M264749 #7641.31
34 Almasi, Zoltan264648 #7624.77
35 Sakaev, Konstantin264549 #7827.14
36 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A264250 #8241.22
37 Sokolov, Ivan263747 #8532.98
38 Lutz, Christopher263548 #8930.28
39 Dautov, Rustem263549 #8935.52
40 Aleksandrov, Aleksej263348 #9228.06
41 Bacrot, Etienne263147 #9218.37
42 Zhang Zhong263049 #9522.75
43 Onischuk, Alexander262948 #9525.75
44 Seirawan, Yasser262951 #9841.20
45 Ehlvest, Jaan262848 #9538.64
46 Salov, Valery B262661 #10937.02
47 Movsesian, Sergei262647 #9822.59
48 Hellers, Ferdinand262574 #12032.35
49 Kharlov, Andrei262549 #10132.54
50 Timman, Jan H262547 #10049.47
51 Krasenkow, Michal262248 #10337.56
52 Ye Jiangchuan262150 #10640.54
53 Hansen, Curt262050 #10736.71
54 Nikolic, Predrag262048 #10640.73
55 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262049 #10724.80
56 Sadler, Matthew261852 #11127.05
57 Sturua, Zurab261849 #11041.98
58 Malakhov, Vladimir261649 #11120.52
59 Lputian, Smbat G261649 #11143.31
60 Vaganian, Rafael A261449 #11449.64
61 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261450 #11544.53
62 Benjamin, Joel L261349 #11537.23
63 Shipov, Sergei261352 #11835.13
64 Gulko, Boris F261048 #11754.32
65 Graf, Alexander260961 #12838.78
66 Andersson, Ulf260549 #12449.94
67 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260250 #12844.37
68 Leitao, Rafael260250 #12921.44
69 Khenkin, Igor260149 #12833.20
70 Lastin, Alexander260151 #13024.60
71 Milov, Vadim260048 #12828.84
72 Ftácnik, Lubomír260048 #12843.60
73 Yudasin, Leonid G259955 #13641.82
74 Christiansen, Larry M259954 #13544.94
75 Hübner, Robert259950 #13252.58
76 Avrukh, Boris259848 #13223.41
77 Peng Xiaomin259750 #13428.16
78 Novikov, Igor A259651 #13639.03
79 Dorfman, Iosif D259450 #13749.09
80 Nunn, John D M259353 #14046.11
81 Kaidanov, Gregory S259251 #14041.65
82 Hjartarson, Jóhann259259 #14638.32
83 Rozentalis, Eduardas259248 #13838.02
84 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259151 #14250.59
85 Chernin, Alexander M259149 #14041.24
86 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259049 #14055.22
87 Hodgson, Julian M259049 #14137.86
88 Dvoiris, Semen I259049 #14142.59
89 Asrian, Karen258950 #14321.11
90 Dolmatov, Sergey V258951 #14342.29
91 Bologan, Viktor258948 #14229.47
92 Speelman, Jonathan S258748 #14344.67
93 Hickl, Joerg258753 #14736.13
94 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter258649 #14524.84
95 Nielsen, Peter Heine258548 #14628.03
96 Kobalija, Mihail258549 #14623.09
97 Hracek, Zbynek258349 #14830.74
98 Pétursson, Margeir258358 #15541.30
99 Milos, Gilberto258250 #14937.60
100 Goldin, Alexander258253 #15236.27
101 Tiviakov, Sergei258248 28.31
102 Yermolinsky, Alex V258049 43.15
103 Kempinski, Robert258047 23.90
104 Galkin, Alexander257948 22.34
105 Minasian, Artashes257848 34.37
106 Serper, Grigory257851 31.72
107 Agdestein, Simen257851 34.05
108 Baklan, Vladimir257749 23.28
109 Anastasian, Ashot257749 36.88
110 Filippov, Valerij257548 25.52
111 Shabalov, Alexander257549 33.73
112 Wahls, Matthias257455 33.36
113 Sutovsky, Emil257448 23.71
114 Giorgadze, Giorgi257450 36.65
115 Gurevich, Dmitry257253 44.73
116 Sokolov, Andrey Y257153 38.21
117 Portisch, Lajos257154 64.17
118 Ribli, Zoltán257153 49.74
119 Antonio, Rogelio Jr257152 39.29
120 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander257049 38.39
121 Landa, Konstantin256952 29.04
122 Malaniuk, Vladimir P256949 43.87
123 Hansen, Lars Bo256951 32.70
124 Volkov, Sergey256848 27.33
125 Golod, Vitali256849 29.94
126 Greenfeld, Alon256852 37.13
127 Epishin, Vladimir256847 35.90
128 Rustemov, Alexander256749 27.91
129 Najer, Evgeniy256750 23.95
130 Delchev, Aleksander256749 29.89
131 Kengis, Edvins256753 42.15
132 Dao Thien Hai256651 23.07
133 Romanishin, Oleg M256548 49.40
134 Ruzele, Darius256556 33.10
135 Ivanov, Alexander V256552 45.09
136 Tregubov, Pavel V256448 29.45
137 Ibragimov, Ildar256448 33.80
138 Maljutin, Evgeni256463 29.59
139 Kuzmin, Alexey256456 38.24
140 Adianto, Utut256350 36.22
141 Gavrikov, Victor N256352 43.85
142 Psakhis, Lev B256348 42.52
143 Gleizerov, Evgeny256250 38.21
144 Georgiev, Vladimir256249 25.77
145 Razuvaev, Yury S256254 55.65
146 Balashov, Yury S256250 52.23
147 Villamayor, Bong256251
148 Glek, Igor V256248 39.58
149 Miles, Anthony J256248 46.12
150 Macieja, Bartlomiej256148 23.67
151 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro256148 19.09
152 Chernyshov, Konstantin256152 33.98
153 Rohde, Michael A256071 41.77
154 Motylev, Alexander256048 21.97
155 Palac, Mladen256048 30.30
156 Van der Sterren, Paul255950 45.22
157 Pigusov, Evgeny255951 40.18
158 Shariyazdanov, Andrey255950 24.90
159 Gabriel, Christian255953 26.25
160 Alterman, Boris255856 31.08
161 Rogers, Ian255749 40.95
162 Aseev, Konstantin N255552 40.62
163 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E255449 51.31
164 Sasikiran, Krishnan255349 20.41
165 Nijboer, Friso255348 36.02
166 Pintér, József255252 47.57
167 Fominyh, Alexander255149 41.97
168 Aronian, Levon255149 18.66
169 Xu Jun255152 38.72
170 Sax, Gyula255149 49.96
171 Ivanov, Sergey255050 39.68
172 Damljanovic, Branko255049 39.97
173 Pavasovic, Dusko254948 24.64
174 Burmakin, Vladimir254949 33.99
175 Sorokin, Maxim254950 33.37
176 Korotylev, Alexey254956 24.26
177 Spassky, Boris V254954 64.35
178 Vallejo Pons, Francisco254948 18.79
179 Vaisser, Anatoli254853 52.25
180 Huzman, Alexander254850 39.15
181 Adorján, András254870 51.18
182 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254854 42.17
183 Fridman, Daniel254853 25.30
184 Sermek, Drazen254848 32.35
185 Kotronias, Vasilios254752 36.78
186 Van den Doel, Erik254748 22.05
187 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav254751 35.22
188 Volzhin, Alexander254648 30.34
189 Vaulin, Alexander254650 44.21
190 Kožul, Zdenko254648 35.04
191 Kiriakov, Petr254553 26.40
192 Timoshenko, Georgy254552 35.01
193 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254560 46.73
194 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas254455
195 Podgaets, Mikhail Y254468 53.87
196 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254461 57.08
197 Agrest, Evgenij254349 34.80
198 Papaioannou, Ioannis254355 25.12
199 Kruppa, Yuri254351 36.95
200 Chuchelov, Vladimir254251 31.69
201 Lerner, Konstantin Z254152 51.27
202 Schandorff, Lars254150 36.12
203 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254150 35.99
204 Atalik, Suat254048 36.65
205 Hulak, Krunoslav254051 50.03
206 Spraggett, Kevin B254049 46.57
207 Watson, William N254063 39.13
208 Wedberg, Tom253953 47.52
209 Hertneck, Gerald253951 37.71
210 Sulskis, Sarunas253850 28.52
211 Hamdouchi, Hichem253849 28.66
212 Luther, Thomas253849 31.58
213 Korneev, Oleg253849 31.86
214 Irzhanov, Ruslan253762 24.52
215 Guseinov, Aidyn253766 49.42
216 Popov, Valerij253749 26.73
217 Gyimesi, Zoltan253749 24.18
218 Tischbierek, Raj253755 38.70
219 Baburin, Alexander253649 34.29
220 Lesiege, Alexandre253649 25.80
221 Kacheishvili, Giorgi253650 24.32
222 Fedorov, Alexei253550 28.69
223 deFirmian, Nicholas E253549 43.86
224 Marin, Mihail253549 36.12
225 Torre, Eugenio253553 49.58
226 Lalic, Bogdan253547 37.24
227 Ulibin, Mikhail253449 30.01
228 Beim, Valery253454 51.22
229 Shneider, Aleksandr253455 39.04
230 Stefansson, Hannes253448 28.88
231 Yakovich, Yuri253448 38.51
232 Slobodjan, Roman253349 26.42
233 Kotsur, Pavel253351 27.42
234 Kurajica, Bojan253350 53.55
235 Hansen, Sune Berg253351 30.12
236 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253251 35.50
237 Savchenko, Stanislav253250 34.37
238 Zakharevich, Igor253253 37.89
239 Smagin, Sergey253157 42.74
240 Enders, Peter253157 38.34
241 Zifroni, Dov253155 25.30
242 Spasov, Vasil253153 30.30
243 Kantsler, Boris253157 39.13
244 Sherbakov, Ruslan253050 31.72
245 Kishnev, Sergey253059 44.59
246 Markovic, Miroslav253054 28.07
247 Markowski, Tomasz253048 25.85
248 Kovalev, Andrei253051 39.58
249 Shchekachev, Andrei252951 28.60
250 Bezgodov, Alexei252853 31.93
251 Nikolenko, Oleg252866 41.96
252 Kolev, Atanas252855 33.89
253 Nevednichy, Vladislav252850 31.75
254 Babula, Vlastimil252749 27.67
255 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei252753 27.08
256 Yemelin, Vasily252751 25.34
257 Oral, Tomas252648 23.45
258 Shulman, Yuri252653 26.10
259 Komarov, Dimitri252550 32.51
260 Horvath, Jozsef252551 36.81
261 Comas Fabrego, Luis252550 29.95
262 Rechlis, Gad252560 34.33
263 Soffer, Ram252559 35.74
264 Fedorowicz, John P252454 42.69
265 Lobron, Eric252453 41.08
266 Dizdarevic, Emir252450 43.17
267 Chekhov, Valery A252467 45.52
268 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav252455 36.83
269 Iordachescu, Viorel252450 24.12
270 Motwani, Paul252354 38.98
271 Bauer, Christian252348 24.40
272 Degraeve, Jean Marc252349 30.36
273 Ermenkov, Evgenij252263 51.68
274 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252250 46.55
275 Conquest, Stuart252248 34.26
276 Stohl, Igor252149 36.69
277 Ricardi, Pablo252150 39.28
278 Rogozenko, Dorian252149 27.80
279 Golubev, Mihail252159 31.01
280 Turov, Maxim252050 21.49
281 Zontakh, Andrey252051 30.58
282 Sargissian, Gabriel252052 18.34
283 Smikovski, Ivan251957 28.98
284 Timoshchenko, Gennady251950 52.10
285 Hernandez, Gilberto251951
286 Arencibia, Walter251849 33.87
287 Kosashvili, Yona251861 30.92
288 Vescovi, Giovanni P251750 22.97
289 Vlassov, Nikolai251759 35.52
290 Parker, Jonathan251653 25.04
291 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251653 30.04
292 Berelovich, Aleksandar251652 33.92
293 Kunte, Abhijit251648 24.25
294 Reinderman, Dimitri251549 28.81
295 Bönsch, Uwe251457 42.64
296 Gausel, Einar251451 37.51
297 Kovacevic, Aleksandar251352 27.31
298 Zoler, Dan251356 27.38
299 Kumaran, Dharshan251372 25.99
300 Borovikov, Vladislav251360 27.82
301 Bischoff, Klaus251349 39.98
302 Murey, Yakov251354 59.84
303 Wang Zili251359 32.97
304 Sadvakasov, Darmen251251 22.10
305 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251252 43.45
306 Xie Jun251149 30.60
307 Sunye Neto, Jaime251156 44.09
308 Levin, Felix251156 42.58
309 Dominguez, Lenier251149 17.70
310 Chandler, Murray G251051 41.17
311 Istratescu, Andrei251050 25.50
312 Sokolovs, Andrei251074 29.28
313 Ionov, Sergey251051 39.41
314 Nataf, Igor Alexandre251049 23.09
315 Bagaturov, Giorgi251053 36.52
316 Suba, Mihai250955 54.01
317 Kuporosov, Viktor250961 39.69
318 Neverov, Valery250951 36.95
319 Iskusnyh, Sergei250855 26.75
320 Hebden, Mark250849 43.30
321 Temirbaev, Serik250863
322 Appel, Ralf250856 29.88
323 Cvitan, Ognjen250848 39.65
324 Iuldachev, Saidali250855 33.34
325 Zapata, Alonso250851 42.79
326 Kiselev, Sergey250867 39.72
327 Wu Shaobin250858 32.33
328 Eljanov, Pavel250853 18.07
329 Rodriguez, Amador250759 44.74
330 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V250758 56.69
331 Moroz, Alexander250756 40.38
332 Vera, Reynaldo250749 40.41
333 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250660 37.83
334 Emms, John M250649 34.22
335 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250652 40.38
336 Fressinet, Laurent250648 19.59
337 Yandemirov, Valeri250653 38.31
338 Johansen, Darryl K250653 42.33
339 Dizdar, Goran250552 42.50
340 Sosonko, Gennadi250568 58.05
341 Manor, Ilan250464 31.61
342 Morovic Fernández, Iván E250451 38.20
343 Milov, Leonid250473 35.33
344 Bezold, Michael250354 29.03
345 Ubilava, Elizbar E250362 50.77
346 Radjabov, Teimour250350 14.23
347 Gdanski, Jacek250351 30.51
348 Zezulkin, Jurij250257 29.80
349 Maksimenko, Andrei250253 31.49
350 Goloshchapov, Alexander250252 23.36
351 Barua, Dibyendu250250 34.60
352 Makarov, Marat250252 38.08
353 Magem Badals, Jordi250149 33.78
354 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250159 45.27
355 Inarkiev, Ernesto250157 15.49
356 Ovetchkin, Roman250058 28.38
357 Schlosser, Philipp250052 32.79
358 Kogan, Artur250049 27.35
359 Hall, Jesper250056 29.89
360 Morrison, William249964 40.84
361 Tsesarsky, Ilya249963 41.65
362 Bagirov, Vladimir K249957 64.80
363 Cramling, Pia249950 38.12
364 Kudrin, Sergey249955 41.74
365 Grivas, Efstratios249958 35.18
366 Gallagher, Joseph G249948 37.08
367 Yurtaev, Leonid249954 42.09
368 Magerramov, Elmar S249957 43.15
369 Socko, Bartosz249848 22.57
370 Kindermann, Stefan249851 41.44
371 Stocek, Jiri249851 24.07
372 Pelletier, Yannick249847 24.70
373 Gofshtein, Leonid D249850 48.12
374 Jakubiec, Artur249854 27.50
375 Lugovoi, Aleksei249750 26.25
376 Rytshagov, Mikhail249750 33.56
377 Malakhatko, Vadim249653 24.20
378 Galliamova, Alisa249650 29.38
379 Strikovic, Aleksa249653 40.06
380 Kveinys, Aloyzas249649 38.90
381 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249551 30.42
382 Ye Rongguang249570 37.67
383 Alekseev, Evgeny249554 15.52
384 Har Zvi, Ronen249566 24.64
385 Banikas, Hristos249450 23.04
386 Mestel, A Jonathan249463 44.23
387 Arkhipov, Sergey249454 46.95
388 Prokopchuk, Evgeny249459 22.89
389 Liss, Eran249360 25.92
390 Didishko, Vereslav249352 52.15
391 Hector, Jonny249348 37.31
392 Andrianov, Nikolai249370 39.46
393 Smejkal, Jan249358 55.20
394 Loginov, Valery A249251 45.48
395 Belikov, Vladimir249265 29.84
396 Khasin, Alexander249259 50.10
397 Kuzmin, Gennady P249254 55.38
398 Wells, Peter K249249 36.13
399 Spangenberg, Hugo249254 25.54
400 Mikhalevski, Victor249149 28.90
401 Mecking, Henrique249172 49.37
402 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw249150 30.42
403 Olafsson, Helgi249152 44.80
404 Popovic, Petar249056 42.31
405 Juswanto, Denny249054 42.37
406 Orlov, Georgi249064
407 Ginsburg, Gennadij249064 29.81
408 Notkin, Maksim249068 37.48
409 Chatalbashev, Boris249050 27.35
410 Kosten, Anthony C249054 42.86
411 Gershon, Alik248950 21.00
412 Kallai, Gabor248954 42.29
413 Summerscale, Aaron248950 31.77
414 McShane, Luke J248948 17.41
415 Drasko, Milan248952 38.49
416 van der Wiel, John T H248949 41.82
417 Liang Jinrong248973 41.04
418 Djuric, Stefan248951 45.86
419 Feygin, Michail248860 26.34
420 Lukin, Andrei M248873 52.77
421 Lanka, Zigurds248851 41.04
422 Mueller, Karsten248851 30.53
423 Zelcic, Robert248749 35.70
424 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248768 53.80
425 Mikhaletz, Lubomir248756 26.80
426 Drazic, Sinisa248754 33.47
427 Rychagov, Andrey248758 21.84
428 Campos Moreno, Javier B248754 42.24
429 Brodsky, Michail248649 32.19
430 Smyslov, Vassily V248656 80.20
431 Nogueiras, Jesus248649 41.88
432 Stanec, Nikolaus248653 33.10
433 Pavlovic, Milos248551 37.41
434 Matros, Alexander248557 31.40
435 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248562 37.69
436 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248551 55.13
437 Hauchard, Arnaud248549 29.55
438 Zagrebelny, Sergey248553
439 Magai, Vladimir248559
440 Arnason, Jon L248568 40.56
441 Shabanov, Yury F248459 63.56
442 Kulaots, Kaido248450 25.27
443 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V248466 33.18
444 Knaak, Rainer F248457 48.22
445 Dobrov, Vladimir248360 17.14
446 Lazarev, Vladimir248350 36.99
447 Garcia Ilundain, David248355 30.17
448 Hort, Vlastimil248353 57.40
449 Rabiega, Robert248252 30.34
450 Rowson, Jonathan248249 24.13
451 Potkin, Vladimir248252 18.94
452 Miralles, Gilles248261 35.32
453 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248254 66.18
454 Iljushin, Alexei248251 20.85
455 Safin, Shukhrat248154 31.17
456 Marciano, David248152 31.92
457 Blatny, Pavel248149 32.95
458 Cebalo, Mišo248149 56.33
459 Staniszewski, Piotr248159 34.75
460 Davies, Nigel R248153 40.84
461 Danielsen, Henrik248155 35.37
462 Krakops, Maris248153 23.17
463 Yevseev, Denis248154 27.92
464 Sapunov, Evgeny248062 27.01
465 Nguyen Anh Dung248050 25.22
466 Maiwald, Jens Uwe248056 27.08
467 Kalantarian, Norik248069 38.80
468 Godena, Michele247949 33.93
469 Mitkov, Nikola247950 29.46
470 Polak, Tomas247950 27.11
471 Horváth, Csaba247950 32.99
472 Zaja, Ivan247950 35.85
473 Barsov, Alexei247848
474 Shaked, Tal247857 23.33
475 Dokutchaev, Aleksander247872 29.01
476 Renet, Olivier247863 36.45
477 Kalinin, Alexander247875 33.02
478 Guliev, Sarhan247863 33.17
479 Eliseev, Alexey247857 21.16
480 Mirumian, Vigen247752 23.68
481 Blagojevic, Dragisa247758 35.42
482 Gelashvili, Tamaz247751 23.16
483 Arbakov, Valentin247759 49.35
484 Yegiazarian, Arsen247657 30.96
485 King, Daniel J247655 37.77
486 Ward, Christopher247650 33.19
487 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass247651 24.30
488 Sokolin, Leonid M247669
489 Zulfugaryi, Magomed247555 24.03
490 Votava, Jan247552 26.52
491 Sorin, Ariel247553 34.11
492 Vogt, Lothar H247557 49.38
493 Ionescu, Constantin247550 42.73
494 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina247549 27.13
495 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247475 57.92
496 Kovacevic, Vladimir247456 59.19
497 Kochiev, Alexander247457 45.19
498 Bu Xiangzhi247451 15.48
499 Sergeev, Vladimir247456 37.09
500 Ekstroem, Roland247454 45.04

These ratings, calculated as of June 4, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between May 30, 2000 and June 4, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of May 29, 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 June 4, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on June 5, 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 June 5, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on June 5, 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 June 5, 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 June 4, 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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