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Top 10 active players as of August 20, 2001

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Player Rating +/-
1 Kasparov, Garry K285048
2 Kramnik, Vladimir284047
3 Anand, Viswanathan282447
4 Topalov, Veselin276447
5 Adams, Michael274847
6 Shirov, Alexei274746
7 Gelfand, Boris274347
8 Leko, Peter274347
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily272847
10 Bareev, Evgeny272148

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Top 500 active players as of August 20, 2001

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Player Rating +/- Best? 75%? Age
1 Kasparov, Garry K28504840.7% #338.35
2 Kramnik, Vladimir28404731.3% #326.15
3 Anand, Viswanathan28244719.5% #431.69
4 Topalov, Veselin2764472.1% #1126.43
5 Adams, Michael2748470.9% #1529.76
6 Shirov, Alexei2747460.9% #1529.13
7 Gelfand, Boris2743470.8% #1633.16
8 Leko, Peter2743470.7% #1621.95
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily2728470.3% #2132.42
10 Bareev, Evgeny2721480.2% #2434.75
11 Kamsky, Gata2720712.0% #3227.22
12 Morozevich, Alexander2715480.2% #2624.09
13 Georgiev, Kiril2700480.1% #3435.73
14 Khalifman, Alexander2697480.1% #3635.59
15 Svidler, Peter269447 #3825.18
16 Polgar, Judit268948 #4125.08
17 Karpov, Anatoly E268848 #4150.24
18 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam268149 #4821.71
19 van Wely, Loek268046 #4628.87
20 Smirin, Ilia267449 #5333.58
21 Dreev, Alexey267347 #5332.58
22 Rublevsky, Sergei266849 #5826.85
23 Lautier, Joel266747 #5828.36
24 Ponomariov, Ruslan266648 #5917.86
25 Short, Nigel D266247 #6336.22
26 Beliavsky, Alexander G266148 #6447.68
27 Akopian, Vladimir265849 #6829.70
28 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab A265750 #7041.43
29 Grischuk, Alexander265647 #6817.80
30 Piket, Jeroen265646 #6732.56
31 Tkachiev, Vladislav265647 #6927.78
32 Sakaev, Konstantin265548 #7027.35
33 Gurevich, Mikhail N265246 #7242.50
34 Jussupow, Artur M264649 #7941.52
35 Korchnoi, Viktor L264647 #7970.41
36 Dautov, Rustem264349 #8335.73
37 Bacrot, Etienne264348 #8218.58
38 Lutz, Christopher264149 #8530.49
39 Lputian, Smbat G263549 #9143.52
40 Almasi, Zoltan263348 #9324.98
41 Onischuk, Alexander263148 #9725.96
42 Movsesian, Sergei263147 #9522.80
43 Sokolov, Ivan263147 #9633.19
44 Ye Jiangchuan263049 #9840.75
45 Seirawan, Yasser262951 #10041.41
46 Sadler, Matthew262652 #10527.26
47 Benjamin, Joel L262650 #10437.44
48 Aleksandrov, Aleksej262648 #10228.27
49 Ehlvest, Jaan262548 #10338.85
50 Zvjaginsev, Vadim262549 #10525.01
51 Zhang Zhong262449 #10522.96
52 Salov, Valery B262463 #11437.23
53 Vaganian, Rafael A262449 #10549.85
54 Nikolic, Predrag262348 #10640.94
55 Timman, Jan H262048 #10949.68
56 Malakhov, Vladimir262050 #11120.73
57 Kharlov, Andrei261950 #11232.75
58 Novikov, Igor A261851 #11339.24
59 Hansen, Curt261749 #11436.92
60 Eingorn, Viacheslav S261451 #11844.74
61 Sutovsky, Emil261348 #11823.92
62 Sturua, Zurab261249 #11942.20
63 Gulko, Boris F260949 #12254.53
64 Lastin, Alexander260950 #12424.81
65 Goldin, Alexander260953 #12636.48
66 Shipov, Sergei260953 #12635.34
67 Krasenkow, Michal260947 #12237.77
68 Hübner, Robert260750 #12552.79
69 Graf, Alexander260755 #13038.98
70 Andersson, Ulf260750 #12650.15
71 Khenkin, Igor260648 #12533.41
72 Avrukh, Boris260548 #12823.62
73 Leitao, Rafael260449 #12921.65
74 Asrian, Karen260450 #13021.32
75 Kobalija, Mihail260349 #12923.30
76 Nielsen, Peter Heine260248 #13028.24
77 Anastasian, Ashot260149 #13237.09
78 Hodgson, Julian M260149 #13238.07
79 Milos, Gilberto260149 #13437.81
80 Hjartarson, Jóhann259959 #14238.53
81 Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter259849 #13525.05
82 Nunn, John D M259853 #13846.32
83 Bologan, Viktor259847 #13529.68
84 Dorfman, Iosif D259650 #13849.30
85 Hickl, Joerg259653 #14136.34
86 Vladimirov, Evgeny Y259650 #13844.58
87 Christiansen, Larry M259553 #14245.15
88 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir259552 #14250.80
89 Dvoiris, Semen I259550 #13942.80
90 Kaidanov, Gregory S259452 #14141.86
91 Milov, Vadim259247 #14229.05
92 Tukmakov, Vladimir B259149 #14355.43
93 Delchev, Aleksander259148 #14330.10
94 Chernin, Alexander M258950 #14741.45
95 Pétursson, Margeir258859 #15341.51
96 Najer, Evgeniy258649 #14824.16
97 Malaniuk, Vladimir P258550 #14944.08
98 Dolmatov, Sergey V258352 #15442.50
99 Hracek, Zbynek258349 #15130.95
100 Gavrikov, Victor N258352 #15444.06
101 Tiviakov, Sergei258347 28.52
102 Yudasin, Leonid G258253 42.03
103 Rozentalis, Eduardas258248 38.23
104 Filippov, Valerij258248 25.73
105 Ribli, Zoltán258253 49.95
106 Tregubov, Pavel V258148 29.66
107 Kempinski, Robert258148 24.11
108 Shabalov, Alexander258150 33.94
109 Macieja, Bartlomiej258148 23.88
110 Wahls, Matthias258155 33.57
111 Baklan, Vladimir258049 23.49
112 Ftácnik, Lubomír258048 43.81
113 Landa, Konstantin258053 29.25
114 Sokolov, Andrey Y257952 38.42
115 Vallejo Pons, Francisco257948 18.99
116 Rustemov, Alexander257949 28.12
117 Agdestein, Simen257952 34.26
118 Serper, Grigory257851 31.93
119 Speelman, Jonathan S257848 44.88
120 Xu Jun257851 38.93
121 Minasian, Artashes257748 34.58
122 Giorgadze, Giorgi257751 36.86
123 Peng Xiaomin257749 28.37
124 Portisch, Lajos257755 64.38
125 Yermolinsky, Alex V257650 43.36
126 Kuzmin, Alexey257558 38.45
127 Motylev, Alexander257348 22.18
128 Ibragimov, Ildar257348 34.01
129 Volkov, Sergey257348 27.54
130 Bruzon Bautista, Lazaro257349 19.30
131 Rogers, Ian257349 41.16
132 Greenfeld, Alon257251 37.34
133 Psakhis, Lev B257047 42.73
134 Ivanov, Alexander V257053 45.30
135 Razuvaev, Yury S256955 55.86
136 Hansen, Lars Bo256952 32.91
137 Yakovich, Yuri256849 38.72
138 Epishin, Vladimir256747 36.11
139 Timoshenko, Georgy256651 35.22
140 Luther, Thomas256549 31.79
141 Gabriel, Christian256553 26.46
142 Ruzele, Darius256556 33.31
143 Balashov, Yury S256551 52.44
144 Shariyazdanov, Andrey256450 25.11
145 Sorokin, Maxim256350 33.58
146 Antonio, Rogelio Jr256253 39.50
147 Pigusov, Evgeny256251 40.39
148 Romanishin, Oleg M256248 49.61
149 Agrest, Evgenij256248 35.01
150 Dao Thien Hai256251 23.28
151 Gleizerov, Evgeny256150 38.42
152 Galkin, Alexander256148 22.55
153 Gyimesi, Zoltan256149 24.39
154 Adianto, Utut256151 36.43
155 Glek, Igor V256049 39.79
156 Aronian, Levon256049 18.87
157 Gurevich, Dmitry255953 44.94
158 Burmakin, Vladimir255949 34.20
159 Shulman, Yuri255851 26.31
160 Spassky, Boris V255855 64.56
161 Nijboer, Friso255847 36.23
162 Fridman, Daniel255753 25.51
163 Ulibin, Mikhail255749 30.22
164 Conquest, Stuart255648 34.47
165 Maljutin, Evgeni255569 29.80
166 Kengis, Edvins255552 42.36
167 Fominyh, Alexander255549 42.18
168 Podzielny, Karl Heinz255560 46.94
169 Alterman, Boris255457 31.29
170 Georgiev, Vladimir255449 25.98
171 Sax, Gyula255349 50.17
172 Vaisser, Anatoli255351 52.46
173 Palac, Mladen255249 30.51
174 Aseev, Konstantin N255251 40.83
175 Dzindzichashvili, Roman Y255161 57.29
176 Savchenko, Stanislav255149 34.58
177 Sulskis, Sarunas255150 28.73
178 Miles, Anthony J255147 46.33
179 Chuchelov, Vladimir255150 31.90
180 Hulak, Krunoslav255051 50.24
181 Sveshnikov, Evgeny E255050 51.52
182 Kotronias, Vasilios255053 36.98
183 Korotylev, Alexey255054 24.47
184 Spasov, Vasil254854 30.51
185 Guseinov, Aidyn254870 49.63
186 Ivanov, Sergey254750 39.89
187 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander254749 38.60
188 Van der Sterren, Paul254649 45.43
189 Baburin, Alexander254649 34.50
190 Kiriakov, Petr254654 26.61
191 Kharitonov, Andrey Y254555 42.38
192 Lerner, Konstantin Z254553 51.48
193 Villamayor, Bong254452
194 Vaulin, Alexander254450 44.42
195 Sermek, Drazen254448 32.56
196 Sasikiran, Krishnan254448 20.62
197 Chernyshov, Konstantin254451 34.19
198 Lalic, Bogdan254447 37.45
199 Huzman, Alexander254450 39.36
200 Bönsch, Uwe254356 42.85
201 Golod, Vitali254349 30.15
202 Lesiege, Alexandre254349 26.01
203 Pintér, József254353 47.78
204 Kožul, Zdenko254348 35.25
205 Kacheishvili, Giorgi254350 24.53
206 Pavasovic, Dusko254249 24.85
207 Borovikov, Vladislav254259 28.03
208 Poluljahov, Aleksandr254151 36.20
209 Hamdouchi, Hichem254149 28.87
210 Schandorff, Lars254149 36.33
211 Shneider, Aleksandr254154 39.25
212 Popov, Valerij254049 26.94
213 Korneev, Oleg254049 32.07
214 Atalik, Suat254048 36.86
215 Stefansson, Hannes253847 29.09
216 Istratescu, Andrei253849 25.71
217 Papaioannou, Ioannis253855 25.33
218 Zifroni, Dov253855 25.51
219 Wedberg, Tom253751 47.73
220 Nevednichy, Vladislav253749 31.96
221 Torre, Eugenio253654 49.79
222 Smagin, Sergey253657 42.95
223 Beim, Valery253655 51.43
224 Kurajica, Bojan253550 53.76
225 Van den Doel, Erik253548 22.26
226 Marin, Mihail253549 36.33
227 Damljanovic, Branko253449 40.18
228 Irzhanov, Ruslan253463 24.73
229 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel253451 35.71
230 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei253453 27.29
231 Cvitan, Ognjen253448 39.86
232 Sherbakov, Ruslan253450 31.93
233 Oral, Tomas253349 23.66
234 Bauer, Christian253348 24.61
235 Fedorov, Alexei253350 28.90
236 Hansen, Sune Berg253351 30.33
237 Hertneck, Gerald253351 37.92
238 Kishnev, Sergey253258 44.80
239 Shchekachev, Andrei253151 28.81
240 Watson, William N253161 39.34
241 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav253155 37.04
242 Lobron, Eric253054 41.29
243 Kovalev, Andrei253052 39.79
244 Spraggett, Kevin B253049 46.78
245 Mikhalchishin, Adrian B253050 46.76
246 Kruppa, Yuri252851 37.16
247 Stohl, Igor252849 36.90
248 Kolev, Atanas252855 34.10
249 Ricardi, Pablo252850 39.49
250 Dizdarevic, Emir252750 43.38
251 Chekhov, Valery A252767 45.73
252 deFirmian, Nicholas E252749 44.07
253 Volzhin, Alexander252748 30.55
254 Babula, Vlastimil252749 27.88
255 Nikolenko, Oleg252766 42.17
256 Vescovi, Giovanni P252650 23.18
257 Kotsur, Pavel252651 27.63
258 Kantsler, Boris252655 39.34
259 Parker, Jonathan252653 25.25
260 Kosashvili, Yona252662 31.13
261 Komarov, Dimitri252650 32.72
262 Malakhatko, Vadim252551 24.41
263 Markovic, Miroslav252454 28.28
264 Ermenkov, Evgenij252458 51.89
265 Enders, Peter252457 38.55
266 Dominguez, Lenier252449 17.91
267 Podgaets, Mikhail Y252459 54.08
268 Wu Shaobin252357 32.54
269 Kovacevic, Aleksandar252251 27.52
270 Johansen, Darryl K252253 42.54
271 Chandler, Murray G252250 41.38
272 Markowski, Tomasz252248 26.06
273 Neverov, Valery252151 37.16
274 Fedorowicz, John P252154 42.90
275 Sadvakasov, Darmen252151 22.31
276 Goloshchapov, Alexander252152 23.57
277 Comas Fabrego, Luis252150 30.16
278 Fressinet, Laurent252048 19.80
279 Gdanski, Jacek252051 30.72
280 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas252054
281 Turov, Maxim252049 21.70
282 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto251951 43.66
283 Gausel, Einar251950 37.72
284 Arencibia, Walter251949 34.08
285 Kumaran, Dharshan251874 26.20
286 Motwani, Paul251854 39.19
287 Kogan, Artur251849 27.56
288 Smikovski, Ivan251757 29.19
289 Zoler, Dan251756 27.59
290 Horvath, Jozsef251750 37.02
291 Ionov, Sergey251751 39.62
292 Iordachescu, Viorel251749 24.33
293 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav251652 35.43
294 Emms, John M251649 34.43
295 Slobodjan, Roman251649 26.63
296 Sokolovs, Andrei251673 29.49
297 Radjabov, Teimour251549 14.44
298 Barua, Dibyendu251549 34.81
299 Rodriguez, Amador251560 44.95
300 Reinderman, Dimitri251449 29.02
301 Hebden, Mark251448 43.51
302 Dgebuadze, Alexandre251452 30.25
303 Zapata, Alonso251452 42.99
304 Gruenfeld, Yehuda251356 45.48
305 Golubev, Mihail251357 31.22
306 Grivas, Efstratios251358 35.39
307 Iskusnyh, Sergei251256 26.96
308 Yegiazarian, Arsen251254 31.17
309 Eljanov, Pavel251252 18.28
310 Kiselev, Sergey251267 39.93
311 Socko, Bartosz251148 22.78
312 Ovetchkin, Roman251157 28.59
313 Nataf, Igor Alexandre251148 23.30
314 Zontakh, Andrey251151 30.79
315 Soffer, Ram251159 35.95
316 McShane, Luke J251148 17.62
317 Temirbaev, Serik251163
318 Timoshchenko, Gennady251150 52.31
319 Bischoff, Klaus251048 40.20
320 Vlassov, Nikolai251060 35.73
321 Lugovoi, Aleksei251051 26.46
322 Kuporosov, Viktor251062 39.90
323 Moroz, Alexander250956 40.59
324 Rogozenko, Dorian250949 28.01
325 Yevseev, Denis250954 28.13
326 Gofshtein, Leonid D250951 48.33
327 Zakharevich, Igor250954 38.10
328 Pelletier, Yannick250848 24.91
329 Iuldachev, Saidali250854 33.55
330 Strikovic, Aleksa250752 40.27
331 Dobrov, Vladimir250760 17.35
332 Yemelin, Vasily250751 25.55
333 Bezold, Michael250754 29.24
334 Malisauskas, Vidmantas250761 38.04
335 Bagaturov, Giorgi250753 36.73
336 Appel, Ralf250755 30.09
337 Orlov, Georgi250770
338 Berelovich, Aleksandar250652 34.13
339 Vera, Reynaldo250649 40.62
340 Liang Jinrong250656 41.25
341 Markovic, Ivan250661 29.59
342 Degraeve, Jean Marc250548 30.57
343 Rytshagov, Mikhail250550 33.77
344 Bezgodov, Alexei250553 32.14
345 Gallagher, Joseph G250548 37.29
346 Suba, Mihai250554 54.22
347 Dizdar, Goran250553 42.71
348 Tsesarsky, Ilya250564 41.86
349 Yurtaev, Leonid250453 42.30
350 Kunte, Abhijit250448 24.46
351 Makarov, Marat250453 38.29
352 Feygin, Michail250358 26.55
353 Kveinys, Aloyzas250349 39.11
354 Hernandez, Gilberto250352
355 Velimirovic, Dragoljub250352 59.27
356 Ubilava, Elizbar E250259 50.98
357 Xie Jun250249 30.81
358 Brodsky, Michail250249 32.40
359 Bitoon, Richard250263 25.68
360 Novik, Maxim250271 37.69
361 Alekseev, Evgeny250154 15.73
362 Wells, Peter K250149 36.34
363 Danielsen, Henrik250156 35.58
364 Schlosser, Philipp250152 33.00
365 Mecking, Henrique250173 49.58
366 Maksimenko, Andrei250154 31.70
367 Inarkiev, Ernesto250156 15.70
368 Kudrin, Sergey250156 41.95
369 Rechlis, Gad250057 34.54
370 Chiburdanidze, Maia G250052 40.59
371 Supatashvili, Khvicha250068 32.39
372 Morovic Fernández, Iván E250052 38.41
373 Yandemirov, Valeri249953 38.52
374 Har Zvi, Ronen249966 24.85
375 Cramling, Pia249949 38.33
376 Cebalo, Mišo249949 56.54
377 Zezulkin, Jurij249957 30.01
378 van der Wiel, John T H249849 42.03
379 Hauchard, Arnaud249849 29.76
380 Ekstroem, Roland249852 45.25
381 Magem Badals, Jordi249849 33.98
382 Krakops, Maris249854 23.38
383 Hector, Jonny249848 37.52
384 Bagirov, Vladimir K249859 65.01
385 Magerramov, Elmar S249758 43.36
386 Sunye Neto, Jaime249756 44.30
387 Spangenberg, Hugo249655 25.75
388 Belikov, Vladimir249666 30.05
389 Kosten, Anthony C249654 43.07
390 Popovic, Petar249654 42.52
391 Ginsburg, Gennadij249664 30.02
392 Gershon, Alik249549 21.21
393 Liss, Eran249561 26.13
394 Hall, Jesper249556 30.10
395 Wang Zili249554 33.18
396 Rychagov, Andrey249556 22.05
397 Nogueiras, Jesus249550 42.09
398 Hort, Vlastimil249554 57.61
399 Smejkal, Jan249560 55.41
400 Kalinitschew, Sergey249456 45.55
401 Olafsson, Helgi249452 45.01
402 Egin, Vladimir249470
403 Nikolaidis, Ioannis249451 30.63
404 Davies, Nigel R249453 41.05
405 Prokopchuk, Evgeny249459 23.10
406 Kulaots, Kaido249350 25.48
407 Levin, Felix249355 42.79
408 Chatalbashev, Boris249350 27.56
409 Ye Rongguang249372 37.88
410 Jakubiec, Artur249254 27.71
411 Kallai, Gabor249255 42.50
412 Sargissian, Gabriel249251 18.55
413 Lanka, Zigurds249151 41.25
414 Mikhalevski, Victor249149 29.11
415 Blagojevic, Dragisa249155 35.63
416 Stocek, Jiri249152 24.28
417 Godena, Michele249148 34.14
418 Khasin, Alexander249159 50.31
419 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly V249157 56.90
420 Zaichik, Gennady L249074 44.52
421 Kindermann, Stefan249051 41.65
422 Arkhipov, Sergey249055 47.16
423 Loginov, Valery A249051 45.69
424 Mueller, Karsten248951 30.74
425 Ruck, Robert248951 23.69
426 Barsov, Alexei248948
427 Banikas, Hristos248850 23.25
428 Abramovic, Boško248858 50.52
429 Matros, Alexander248860 31.61
430 Tischbierek, Raj248753 38.91
431 Stanec, Nikolaus248653 33.31
432 Lazarev, Vladimir248651 37.21
433 Zhu Chen248651 25.43
434 Bu Xiangzhi248650 15.69
435 Galliamova, Alisa248651 29.59
436 Marciano, David248552 32.13
437 Doettling, Fabian248549 21.04
438 Horváth, Csaba248549 33.21
439 Drasko, Milan248451 38.70
440 Ionescu, Constantin248450 42.94
441 Djuric, Stefan248450 46.07
442 Arnason, Jon L248468 40.77
443 Knaak, Rainer F248457 48.43
444 Zelcic, Robert248449 35.91
445 Kalinin, Alexander248475 33.23
446 Nadyrhanov, Sergey248462 37.90
447 Murey, Yakov248455 60.05
448 Haba, Petr248352 36.62
449 Didishko, Vereslav248353 52.36
450 Zaja, Ivan248350 36.06
451 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N248252 55.34
452 Uhlmann, Wolfgang248254 66.39
453 Smyslov, Vassily V248258 80.41
454 Eliseev, Alexey248256 21.37
455 Shaked, Tal248259 23.54
456 Muse, Mladen248256 38.58
457 Ilincic, Zlatko248150 33.28
458 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw248150 30.63
459 Gelashvili, Tamaz248151 23.37
460 Manor, Ilan248162 31.82
461 Apicella, Manuel248151 31.34
462 Garcia Ilundain, David248156 30.38
463 Maiorov, Oleg248161 30.08
464 Juswanto, Denny248054 42.58
465 Zhang Pengxiang248052
466 Mestel, A Jonathan248062 44.44
467 Rowson, Jonathan248049 24.34
468 Votava, Jan248053 26.73
469 Ni Hua247951 18.22
470 Miralles, Gilles247961 35.53
471 Li Shilong247958
472 Georgiev, Krum247957 43.24
473 Womacka, Mathias247863 35.15
474 Magai, Vladimir247858
475 Safin, Shukhrat247853 31.38
476 Mitkov, Nikola247850 29.67
477 King, Daniel J247855 37.98
478 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny247753 20.22
479 Groszpeter, Attila247652 41.20
480 Brenninkmeijer, Joris247673 31.93
481 Zakharstov, Viacheslav V247666 33.39
482 Polak, Tomas247651 27.32
483 Shabanov, Yury F247660 63.77
484 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina247550 27.34
485 Potkin, Vladimir247552 19.15
486 Turner, Matthew247550 25.69
487 Miladinovic, Igor247549 27.57
488 Tisdall, Jonathan D247569 42.98
489 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V247570 54.01
490 Iljushin, Alexei247451 21.06
491 Maiwald, Jens Uwe247456 27.29
492 Oratovsky, Michael247454 27.38
493 Sharif, Mershad247463 49.11
494 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy247450 35.05
495 Senador, Emmanuel247459
496 Kalantarian, Norik247368 39.01
497 San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo247352 31.53
498 Faragó, Iván247349 55.38
499 Sorin, Ariel247354 34.32
500 Mirumian, Vigen247354 23.89

These ratings, calculated as of August 20, 2001, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the time between August 15, 2000 and August 20, 2001, along with the ratings that were already calculated as of August 14, 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 August 20, 2001. This represents the player's estimated strength on August 21, 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 August 21, 2001. The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on August 21, 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 August 21, 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 August 20, 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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