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Top 10 active players as of July 23, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K284548
2 Kramnik, Vladimir284047
3 Anand, Viswanathan283247
4 Topalov, Veselin275447
5 Adams, Michael274647
6 Shirov, Alexei274546
7 Leko, Peter274547
8 Gelfand, Boris274547
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily273147
10 Kamsky, Gata272071

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Top 500 active players as of July 23, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28454836.5% #338.28
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28404731.2% #326.08
3 Anand, Viswanathan28324724.8% #431.62
4 Topalov, Veselin2754471.3% #1326.36
5 Adams, Michael2746470.8% #1529.68
6 Shirov, Alexei2745460.8% #1529.05
7 Leko, Peter2745470.8% #1521.87
8 Gelfand, Boris2745470.7% #1633.08
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily2731470.4% #2032.35
10 Kamsky, Gata2720711.9% #3127.14
11 Bareev, Evgeny2717480.2% #2534.67
12 Morozevich, Alexander2707480.1% #3024.01
13 Svidler, Peter2705470.1% #3125.10
14 Georgiev, Kiril2696480.1% #3735.65
15 Karpov, Anatoly E269348 #3850.17
16 Khalifman, Alexander269348 #3835.51
17 Polgar, Judit268548 #4324.99
18 Dreev, Alexey267947 #4732.51
19 van Wely, Loek267746 #4828.79
20 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam267049 #5621.63
21 Rublevsky, Sergei266949 #5626.77
22 Lautier, Joel266847 #5628.28
23 Akopian, Vladimir266549 #6029.63
24 Smirin, Ilia266549 #6033.51
25 Short, Nigel D266347 #6136.14
26 Tkachiev, Vladislav266348 #6027.70
27 Gurevich, Mikhail N266146 #6242.42
28 Ponomariov, Ruslan265948 #6617.78
29 Grischuk, Alexander265847 #6617.73
30 Beliavsky, Alexander G265748 #6647.60
31 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265550 #7041.35
32 Piket, Jeroen265346 #6932.49
33 Sakaev, Konstantin264849 #7627.28
34 Korchnoi, Viktor L264548 #7970.33
35 Dautov, Rustem264248 #8335.65
36 Bacrot, Etienne264148 #8218.50
37 Jussupow, Artur M264149 #8441.44
38 Lutz, Christopher263549 #9130.41
39 Almasi, Zoltan263448 #9124.90
40 Zhang Zhong263249 #9522.88
41 Sokolov, Ivan263147 #9433.11
42 Ehlvest, Jaan262947 #9738.77
43 Seirawan, Yasser262951 #10041.33
44 Graf, Alexander262756 #10638.91
45 Movsesian, Sergei262747 #9922.72
46 Aleksandrov, Aleksej262548 #10128.20
47 Lputian, Smbat G262549 #10343.44
48 Ye Jiangchuan262550 #10440.68
49 Onischuk, Alexander262548 #10225.89
50 Timman, Jan H262448 #10249.61
51 Salov, Valery B262363 #11537.16
52 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262349 #10424.93
53 Kharlov, Andrei262350 #10532.68
54 Nikolic, Predrag262248 #10640.87
55 Sadler, Matthew262152 #10927.19
56 Vaganian, Rafael A262149 #10849.77
57 Malakhov, Vladimir262050 #10920.66
58 Benjamin, Joel L261550 #11437.37
59 Sutovsky, Emil261448 #11523.84
60 Shipov, Sergei261352 #11835.27
61 Sturua, Zurab261249 #11742.12
62 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261150 #12044.66
63 Avrukh, Boris261048 #11923.54
64 Gulko, Boris F260948 #12154.45
65 Lastin, Alexander260950 #12324.73
66 Hansen, Curt260849 #12336.85
67 Khenkin, Igor260848 #12233.34
68 Andersson, Ulf260750 #12550.07
69 Krasenkow, Michal260647 #12437.69
70 Novikov, Igor A260551 #12839.17
71 Hübner, Robert260450 #12852.71
72 Asrian, Karen260350 #12921.25
73 Christiansen, Larry M260054 #13545.07
74 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y260050 #13144.51
75 Hodgson, Julian M260049 #13237.99
76 Anastasian, Ashot259949 #13337.02
77 Milos, Gilberto259949 #13337.73
78 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259849 #13355.36
79 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter259849 #13424.98
80 Nunn, John D M259753 #13746.25
81 Hjartarson, Jóhann259759 #14438.46
82 Dorfman, Iosif D259650 #13749.23
83 Leitao, Rafael259550 #13821.57
84 Kobalija, Mihail259549 #13823.22
85 Kaidanov, Gregory S259452 #14141.78
86 Milov, Vadim259347 #13828.98
87 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259252 #14250.72
88 Rozentalis, Eduardas259248 #14138.16
89 Hickl, Joerg259253 #14436.27
90 Nielsen, Peter Heine259248 #14028.16
91 Goldin, Alexander259254 #14536.41
92 Dvoiris, Semen I259150 #14242.72
93 Tiviakov, Sergei259147 #14128.44
94 Bologan, Viktor259048 #14129.61
95 Peng Xiaomin259050 #14428.29
96 Chernin, Alexander M258950 #14441.38
97 Pétursson, Margeir258659 #15441.44
98 Agdestein, Simen258551 #14934.19
99 Dolmatov, Sergey V258552 #15142.43
100 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258449 #14944.01
101 Hracek, Zbynek258349 30.87
102 Delchev, Aleksander258349 30.02
103 Speelman, Jonathan S258248 44.81
104 Kempinski, Robert258248 24.03
105 Portisch, Lajos258155 64.30
106 Sokolov, Andrey Y258152 38.34
107 Tregubov, Pavel V258147 29.59
108 Yermolinsky, Alex V258050 43.28
109 Serper, Grigory258051 31.86
110 Shabalov, Alexander258049 33.86
111 Kengis, Edvins257954 42.28
112 Filippov, Valerij257848 25.65
113 Ftácnik, Lubomír257848 43.73
114 Baklan, Vladimir257849 23.41
115 Wahls, Matthias257755 33.49
116 Yudasin, Leonid G257653 41.96
117 Vallejo Pons, Francisco257648 18.92
118 Giorgadze, Giorgi257450 36.79
119 Epishin, Vladimir257447 36.03
120 Minasian, Artashes257448 34.51
121 Timoshenko, Georgy257451 35.14
122 Razuvaev, Yury S257255 55.79
123 Ribli, Zoltán257253 49.88
124 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257249 19.22
125 Ibragimov, Ildar257148 33.94
126 Motylev, Alexander257148 22.10
127 Landa, Konstantin257152 29.17
128 Najer, Evgeniy257149 24.09
129 Hansen, Lars Bo257152 32.83
130 Galkin, Alexander257048 22.48
131 Macieja, Bartlomiej257048 23.80
132 Gurevich, Dmitry256953 44.87
133 Rogers, Ian256849 41.08
134 Volkov, Sergey256848 27.46
135 Greenfeld, Alon256751 37.27
136 Psakhis, Lev B256747 42.65
137 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256750 25.03
138 Gavrikov, Victor N256652 43.98
139 Gyimesi, Zoltan256549 24.31
140 Rustemov, Alexander256549 28.05
141 Dao Thien Hai256551 23.20
142 Romanishin, Oleg M256448 49.54
143 Pigusov, Evgeny256451 40.31
144 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256353 39.43
145 Ivanov, Alexander V256252 45.23
146 Ruzele, Darius256156 33.24
147 Kuzmin, Alexey256157 38.37
148 Adianto, Utut256151 36.35
149 Alterman, Boris256156 31.22
150 Aronian, Levon256149 18.80
151 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander256049 38.52
152 Balashov, Yury S256051 52.36
153 Gabriel, Christian255953 26.39
154 Villamayor, Bong255852
155 Glek, Igor V255849 39.71
156 Sax, Gyula255749 50.10
157 Chernyshov, Konstantin255751 34.12
158 Xu Jun255752 38.85
159 Luther, Thomas255649 31.72
160 Miles, Anthony J255648 46.25
161 Nijboer, Friso255648 36.16
162 Georgiev, Vladimir255649 25.91
163 Korotylev, Alexey255555 24.39
164 Spassky, Boris V255454 64.48
165 Fominyh, Alexander255449 42.11
166 Sorokin, Maxim255350 33.50
167 Shulman, Yuri255352 26.23
168 Conquest, Stuart255348 34.39
169 Savchenko, Stanislav255349 34.51
170 Palac, Mladen255248 30.43
171 Golod, Vitali255249 30.08
172 Vaisser, Anatoli255252 52.38
173 Vaulin, Alexander255250 44.35
174 Yakovich, Yuri255248 38.65
175 Aseev, Konstantin N255151 40.76
176 Ivanov, Sergey255150 39.82
177 Hulak, Krunoslav255051 50.16
178 Lerner, Konstantin Z254953 51.40
179 Van den Doel, Erik254948 22.19
180 Gleizerov, Evgeny254950 38.34
181 Ulibin, Mikhail254850 30.15
182 Chuchelov, Vladimir254850 31.82
183 Sasikiran, Krishnan254848 20.54
184 Kotronias, Vasilios254853 36.91
185 Maljutin, Evgeni254869 29.73
186 Pintér, József254753 47.70
187 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y254761 57.22
188 Atalik, Suat254748 36.79
189 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254755 42.30
190 Huzman, Alexander254750 39.29
191 Schandorff, Lars254649 36.26
192 Kiriakov, Petr254653 26.53
193 Sulskis, Sarunas254650 28.66
194 Podzielny, Karl Heinz254662 46.87
195 Agrest, Evgenij254648 34.94
196 Fridman, Daniel254654 25.44
197 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E254550 51.45
198 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas254355
199 Papaioannou, Ioannis254355 25.26
200 Wedberg, Tom254251 47.66
201 Popov, Valerij254249 26.87
202 Van der Sterren, Paul254249 45.35
203 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254250 24.45
204 Sermek, Drazen254248 32.48
205 Hamdouchi, Hichem254149 28.79
206 Burmakin, Vladimir254149 34.13
207 Pavasovic, Dusko254149 24.77
208 Kožul, Zdenko254148 35.17
209 Watson, William N254163 39.26
210 Nevednichy, Vladislav254149 31.89
211 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254051 36.13
212 Stefansson, Hannes254048 29.01
213 Marin, Mihail254049 36.26
214 Fedorov, Alexei254050 28.82
215 Korneev, Oleg253949 31.99
216 Spasov, Vasil253954 30.43
217 Torre, Eugenio253854 49.72
218 Lesiege, Alexandre253750 25.93
219 Sherbakov, Ruslan253650 31.86
220 Smagin, Sergey253657 42.87
221 Baburin, Alexander253649 34.43
222 Spraggett, Kevin B253649 46.70
223 Guseinov, Aidyn253570 49.56
224 Kotsur, Pavel253552 27.55
225 Hertneck, Gerald253451 37.85
226 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253451 35.64
227 Hansen, Sune Berg253451 30.26
228 Kurajica, Bojan253450 53.69
229 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav253452 35.36
230 Enders, Peter253357 38.47
231 Chandler, Murray G253350 41.30
232 Damljanovic, Branko253349 40.10
233 Beim, Valery253355 51.35
234 Lalic, Bogdan253347 37.37
235 Kishnev, Sergey253259 44.73
236 Zifroni, Dov253255 25.43
237 Irzhanov, Ruslan253163 24.66
238 deFirmian, Nicholas E253149 43.99
239 Babula, Vlastimil253149 27.81
240 Volzhin, Alexander253148 30.47
241 Shchekachev, Andrei253051 28.74
242 Kolev, Atanas252955 34.02
243 Shneider, Aleksandr252954 39.17
244 Kovalev, Andrei252951 39.71
245 Bauer, Christian252748 24.53
246 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto252751 43.59
247 Oral, Tomas252649 23.58
248 Stohl, Igor252649 36.82
249 Markowski, Tomasz252648 25.98
250 Dizdarevic, Emir252650 43.31
251 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B252650 46.68
252 Nikolenko, Oleg252566 42.09
253 Fedorowicz, John P252454 42.82
254 Comas Fabrego, Luis252450 30.09
255 Markovic, Miroslav252454 28.21
256 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei252453 27.22
257 Komarov, Dimitri252450 32.64
258 Kosashvili, Yona252362 31.05
259 Vlassov, Nikolai252360 35.65
260 Soffer, Ram252359 35.88
261 Neverov, Valery252351 37.09
262 Ricardi, Pablo252350 39.41
263 Kruppa, Yuri252351 37.09
264 Podgaets, Mikhail Y252359 53.99
265 Rogozenko, Dorian252349 27.93
266 Dgebuadze, Alexandre252252 30.17
267 Cvitan, Ognjen252248 39.79
268 Istratescu, Andrei252250 25.64
269 Chekhov, Valery A252267 45.66
270 Kovacevic, Aleksandar252251 27.45
271 Barua, Dibyendu252149 34.74
272 Vescovi, Giovanni P252150 23.11
273 Kantsler, Boris252155 39.27
274 Gdanski, Jacek252051 30.65
275 Arencibia, Walter252049 34.01
276 Ermenkov, Evgenij252058 51.82
277 Parker, Jonathan252053 25.18
278 Bischoff, Klaus251948 40.12
279 Goloshchapov, Alexander251951 23.50
280 Lobron, Eric251954 41.21
281 Dominguez, Lenier251850 17.83
282 Sadvakasov, Darmen251851 22.24
283 Golubev, Mihail251859 31.15
284 Motwani, Paul251853 39.11
285 Bönsch, Uwe251757 42.77
286 Johansen, Darryl K251754 42.47
287 Malakhatko, Vadim251751 24.34
288 Hebden, Mark251749 43.44
289 Radjabov, Teimour251649 14.36
290 Murey, Yakov251655 59.97
291 Vera, Reynaldo251649 40.54
292 Rodriguez, Amador251560 44.87
293 Iskusnyh, Sergei251556 26.88
294 Fressinet, Laurent251548 19.73
295 Iordachescu, Viorel251449 24.26
296 Borovikov, Vladislav251463 27.95
297 Smikovski, Ivan251457 29.11
298 Zoler, Dan251456 27.51
299 Wang Zili251460 33.11
300 Kumaran, Dharshan251473 26.13
301 Slobodjan, Roman251449 26.56
302 Socko, Bartosz251448 22.70
303 Sokolovs, Andrei251373 29.42
304 Horvath, Jozsef251350 36.94
305 Gausel, Einar251350 37.65
306 Yemelin, Vasily251251 25.48
307 Malisauskas, Vidmantas251260 37.97
308 Berelovich, Aleksandar251253 34.06
309 Chiburdanidze, Maia G251152 40.52
310 Yegiazarian, Arsen251154 31.10
311 Turov, Maxim251150 21.63
312 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav251156 36.96
313 Zapata, Alonso251152 42.92
314 Ionov, Sergey251050 39.54
315 Eljanov, Pavel251052 18.20
316 Kuporosov, Viktor251061 39.83
317 Appel, Ralf251056 30.01
318 Iuldachev, Saidali251054 33.48
319 Zontakh, Andrey250951 30.72
320 Sargissian, Gabriel250951 18.47
321 Temirbaev, Serik250963
322 Sunye Neto, Jaime250958 44.22
323 Bezgodov, Alexei250853 32.07
324 Moroz, Alexander250857 40.51
325 Zakharevich, Igor250854 38.02
326 Strikovic, Aleksa250852 40.20
327 Reinderman, Dimitri250849 28.95
328 Kiselev, Sergey250867 39.86
329 Wu Shaobin250759 32.47
330 Ovetchkin, Roman250757 28.52
331 Markovic, Ivan250761 29.51
332 Suba, Mihai250654 54.14
333 Nataf, Igor Alexandre250648 23.22
334 Emms, John M250649 34.36
335 McShane, Luke J250648 17.54
336 Bezold, Michael250654 29.17
337 Maksimenko, Andrei250654 31.63
338 Bagaturov, Giorgi250654 36.65
339 Dizdar, Goran250653 42.64
340 Zezulkin, Jurij250557 29.94
341 Gruenfeld, Yehuda250557 45.40
342 Tischbierek, Raj250553 38.83
343 Timoshchenko, Gennady250550 52.24
344 Grivas, Efstratios250558 35.32
345 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250453 59.20
346 Orlov, Georgi250468
347 Makarov, Marat250453 38.21
348 Hernandez, Gilberto250352
349 Hector, Jonny250348 37.44
350 Lugovoi, Aleksei250351 26.38
351 Yandemirov, Valeri250353 38.45
352 Milov, Leonid250375 35.46
353 Pelletier, Yannick250248 24.84
354 Gallagher, Joseph G250248 37.22
355 Hall, Jesper250256 30.02
356 Kunte, Abhijit250148 24.39
357 Cebalo, Mišo250149 56.46
358 Degraeve, Jean Marc250149 30.49
359 Tsesarsky, Ilya250164 41.79
360 Xie Jun250049 30.73
361 Inarkiev, Ernesto250056 15.62
362 Bagirov, Vladimir K250057 64.94
363 Schlosser, Philipp250052 32.93
364 Ye Rongguang250071 37.80
365 Gofshtein, Leonid D250050 48.26
366 Gershon, Alik249949 21.14
367 Mestel, A Jonathan249963 44.36
368 Cramling, Pia249949 38.25
369 Kudrin, Sergey249956 41.88
370 Smejkal, Jan249860 55.34
371 Khasin, Alexander249859 50.23
372 Supatashvili, Khvicha249868 32.31
373 Ubilava, Elizbar E249858 50.91
374 Yurtaev, Leonid249854 42.23
375 Rechlis, Gad249757 34.47
376 Kogan, Artur249749 27.48
377 Morovic Fernández, Iván E249752 38.33
378 Stocek, Jiri249752 24.20
379 Magerramov, Elmar S249758 43.29
380 Kindermann, Stefan249751 41.57
381 Har Zvi, Ronen249766 24.78
382 Alekseev, Evgeny249755 15.65
383 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249651 30.55
384 Belikov, Vladimir249666 29.97
385 Magem Badals, Jordi249649 33.91
386 Eliseev, Alexey249656 21.30
387 Rowson, Jonathan249549 24.26
388 Lanka, Zigurds249551 41.17
389 Mecking, Henrique249572 49.50
390 Popovic, Petar249554 42.44
391 Yevseev, Denis249554 28.05
392 Spangenberg, Hugo249554 25.67
393 Manor, Ilan249465 31.74
394 Prokopchuk, Evgeny249459 23.03
395 Rytshagov, Mikhail249450 33.70
396 Kosten, Anthony C249454 42.99
397 Levin, Felix249455 42.72
398 Brodsky, Michail249449 32.32
399 Kveinys, Aloyzas249449 39.04
400 Kallai, Gabor249355 42.42
401 Chatalbashev, Boris249350 27.48
402 Matros, Alexander249258 31.54
403 Wells, Peter K249249 36.27
404 Mueller, Karsten249251 30.67
405 Liang Jinrong249273 41.17
406 Arkhipov, Sergey249255 47.08
407 Hauchard, Arnaud249149 29.69
408 Banikas, Hristos249151 23.18
409 Jakubiec, Artur249154 27.64
410 Blagojevic, Dragisa249155 35.56
411 Galliamova, Alisa249051 29.51
412 Olafsson, Helgi249052 44.94
413 Loginov, Valery A249051 45.61
414 Mikhaletz, Lubomir249058 26.94
415 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V249057 56.83
416 Bitoon, Richard249063 25.61
417 Abramovic, Boško249058 50.44
418 Ginsburg, Gennadij249064 29.95
419 Davies, Nigel R249053 40.98
420 Rychagov, Andrey249058 21.97
421 Summerscale, Aaron248950 31.91
422 Hort, Vlastimil248953 57.53
423 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248950 30.55
424 Nogueiras, Jesus248950 42.02
425 Liss, Eran248961 26.06
426 Ekstroem, Roland248852 45.17
427 Kulaots, Kaido248850 25.40
428 Stanec, Nikolaus248853 33.23
429 Feygin, Michail248760 26.48
430 Smyslov, Vassily V248757 80.33
431 Ruck, Robert248751 23.62
432 Shaked, Tal248758 23.47
433 Knaak, Rainer F248757 48.35
434 Zelcic, Robert248748 35.84
435 Danielsen, Henrik248655 35.51
436 Dobrov, Vladimir248660 17.28
437 Godena, Michele248648 34.07
438 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V248668 53.93
439 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248652 55.26
440 Bu Xiangzhi248551 15.62
441 Barsov, Alexei248548
442 van der Wiel, John T H248449 41.95
443 Lazarev, Vladimir248450 37.13
444 Juswanto, Denny248455 42.51
445 Drasko, Milan248451 38.63
446 Didishko, Vereslav248452 52.29
447 Magai, Vladimir248459
448 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248462 37.82
449 Horváth, Csaba248449 33.13
450 Votava, Jan248353 26.65
451 Mikhalevski, Victor248348 29.03
452 Marciano, David248352 32.05
453 Ionescu, Constantin248350 42.86
454 Djuric, Stefan248250 45.99
455 Kalinin, Alexander248275 33.16
456 Ward, Christopher248250 33.33
457 Georgiev, Krum248256 43.16
458 Garcia Ilundain, David248156 30.31
459 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248154 66.32
460 Safin, Shukhrat248154 31.30
461 Drazic, Sinisa248152 33.60
462 Ilincic, Zlatko248150 33.20
463 Zaja, Ivan248150 35.98
464 Krakops, Maris248154 23.30
465 Arnason, Jon L247968 40.69
466 Campos Moreno, Javier B247953 42.38
467 Tisdall, Jonathan D247968 42.91
468 Polak, Tomas247951 27.25
469 Zhu Chen247850 25.35
470 Miralles, Gilles247861 35.46
471 King, Daniel J247855 37.90
472 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247756 27.21
473 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny247753 20.14
474 Zagrebelny, Sergey247753
475 Mitkov, Nikola247750 29.60
476 Ni Hua247655 18.15
477 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy247650 34.98
478 Potkin, Vladimir247652 19.07
479 Saltaev, Mihail247655 38.68
480 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij247554 22.57
481 Turner, Matthew247549 25.62
482 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V247567 33.32
483 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina247550 27.27
484 Vogt, Lothar H247557 49.52
485 Zubarev, Alexander247455 50.08
486 Mirumian, Vigen247453 23.82
487 Rodriguez Vargas, Orestes247475 58.05
488 Sharif, Mershad247463 49.03
489 Finkel, Alexander247457 26.56
490 Haba, Petr247454 36.55
491 Nguyen Anh Dung247450 25.35
492 Doettling, Fabian247449 20.97
493 Todorcevic, Miodrag247467 60.70
494 Sergeev, Vladimir247357 37.23
495 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo247352 31.45
496 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247373 31.86
497 Gritsak, Orest247254 28.41
498 Apicella, Manuel247251 31.26
499 Keitlinghaus, Ludger247260 35.99
500 Kochiev, Alexander247258 45.33

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