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Career ratings for: Mela, Benjamin

  Date of rating  

World Rank Rating +/- Age
09/25/2000#2173229475
10/02/2000#2177229275
10/09/2000#2125229375
10/16/2000#2060229775
10/23/2000#2063229775
10/30/2000#2068229675
11/06/2000#1975230075
11/13/2000#1994230075
11/20/2000#2032230175
11/27/2000#2024230275
12/04/2000#2075230075
12/11/2000#2487226772
12/18/2000#2538226572
12/25/2000#2543226572
01/01/2001#2555226672
01/08/2001#2547226572
01/15/2001#2545226672
01/22/2001#2547226672
01/29/2001#2556226672
02/05/2001#2533226772
02/12/2001#2421226772
02/19/2001#2424226772
02/26/2001#2422226772
03/05/2001#2412226672
03/12/2001#2370226972
03/19/2001#2370226872
03/26/2001#2374226872
04/02/2001#2369226872
04/09/2001#2367226772
04/16/2001#2364227072
04/23/2001#2358226972
04/30/2001#2381226872
05/07/2001#2357227272
05/14/2001#2426226772
05/21/2001#2430226672
05/28/2001#2430226572
06/04/2001#2431226572
06/11/2001#2427226672
06/18/2001#2453226472
06/25/2001#2453226572
07/02/2001#2452226572
07/09/2001#2451226572
07/16/2001#2447226672
07/23/2001#2443226572
07/30/2001#2449226672
08/06/2001#2466226672
08/13/2001#2478226572
08/20/2001#2491226572
08/27/2001#2517226472
09/03/2001#2532226572
09/10/2001#2547226572

These ratings, calculated for Mela, Benjamin, incorporate all games (against rated opponents) played in the year before the "Date of rating", along with the ratings that were already calculated one year previously. If a player has an insufficient number of games in recent years, there may be gaps in the list, even though you may see ratings listed on previous and/or subsequent dates. Whenever a player has played no rated games for three straight years, or dies, they are removed from the list.

Definition of columns in the above list:

Date of rating is the "effective date" of the rating. The rating calculation does not include any games occurring after the "Date of rating".

World Rank refers to the player's world rank on that date.

Rating is the calculated rating for the player, as of the "Date of Rating". This represents the player's estimated strength on the following day.

+/- 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" due to their infrequent play against rated opponents. Mathematically, a player's rating is an estimate of their exact strength on the day after the "Date of Rating". The +/- value represents the standard deviation of that estimate; the player's true strength on that date 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.

Age is the player's exact age in years, on the "Date of Rating". 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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