Sorted by Elo rating
Following is the third international rating list which now covers the period from January 1966 through the Spring of 1969. This list is by far the most extensive of the three and includes all masters, with or without FIDE titles, who participated in at least two events during the indicated period. Because of the expansion of the list a greater number of games were used in the evaluation of the ratings of the individual players, consequently a greater accuracy over previous lists is to be expected. This is also the first list which in a very large part is computerized. For some 200 players, whose ratings are marked with an asterisk (*) the ratings were computed by the method of successive approximations described in the brochure on the Rating System of the United States Chess Federation and previously distributed to the FIDE representatives. The ratings so obtained for the group constitute a self-consistent set. In most cases of the selected group, that is, the very active players, the game sample sizes approached or exceeded 100 games and in few cases even 300 games. Thus the inadvertent omission of results from minor tournaments should not have a significant effect.
The ratings must be regarded as evaluations of the average performances of the masters over the three year period and nothing more. Any association of the ratings with player strengths is left to the individual prejudices of the readers. The evaluations are expressed on the rating scale of the U.S.C.F., an arbitrary scale on which the 2000 level represents the lower limit of the expert or candidate master category and 2200 the lower limit of the master category. Thus 200 points represents the class interval which is also defined in terms of the statistical concept of standard deviation. Ratings are rounded to the nearest 10 points since greater accuracy cannot be claimed. The probabie error in the evaluation ranges from 10 to 30 points depending on the size of the game sample used in the calculations.
Grateful acknowledgement is made to Mr. James Warren of Western Springs, Illinois, who wrote the computer program for the method of successive approximations and performed the computation for the 200 selected players.
/ Arpad E. Elo, Member, FIDE Qualification Committee, USCF Ratings Chairman /
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
1 Fischer, Robert James g USA 2720
2 Spassky, Boris V. g URS 2690
3 Korchnoi, Viktor g URS 2680
4 Botvinnik, Mikhail g URS 2660
5 Petrosian, Tigran g URS 2650
6 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2630
7 Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2620
7= Geller, Efim P. g URS 2620
7= Smyslov, Vassily g URS 2620
10 Keres, Paul g URS 2610
10= Polugaevsky, Lev g URS 2610
10= Stein, Leonid g URS 2610
10= Tal, Mikhail N. g URS 2610
14 Olafsson, Fridrik g ISL 2600
14= Kholmov, Ratmir D. g URS 2600
16 Najdorf, Miguel g ARG 2590
16= Hort, Vlastimil g CSR 2590
16= Bronstein, David I. g URS 2590
16= Furman, Semyen A. g URS 2590
16= Taimanov, Mark E. g URS 2590
16= Gligoric, Svetozar g YUG 2590
22 Gipslis, Aivars g URS 2580
22= Krogius, Nikolai V. g URS 2580
24 Lein, Anatoly g URS 2570
24= Vasiukov, Evgeni g URS 2570
24= Evans, Larry M. g USA 2570
24= Reshevsky, Samuel H. g USA 2570
28 Unzicker, Wolfgang g GER 2560
28= Antoshin, Vladimir S. g URS 2560
28= Lutikov, Anatoly S. m URS 2560
28= Savon, Vladimir A. m URS 2560
28= Suetin, Alexey S. g URS 2560
28= Zaitsev, Alexander g URS 2560
28= Matulovic, Milan g YUG 2560
35 Osnos, Viatcheslav m URS 2550
36 Uhlmann, Wolfgang g GDR 2540
36= Darga, Klaus g GER 2540
36= Schmid, Lothar g GER 2540
36= Gheorghiu, Florin g ROM 2540
36= Averbakh, Yuri L. g URS 2540
36= Gufeld, Eduard g URS 2540
36= Liberzon, Vladimir M. g URS 2540
36= Benko, Pal C. g USA 2540
36= Ivkov, Borislav g YUG 2540
45 Panno, Oscar g ARG 2530
45= Mecking, Henrique m BRA 2530
45= Tringov, Georgi P. g BUL 2530
45= Ciric, Dragoljub M. g YUG 2530
45= Matanovic, Aleksandar g YUG 2530
45= Parma, Bruno g YUG 2530
51 Sanguinetti, Raul m ARG 2520
51= Kavalek, Lubomir g CSR 2520
51= Khasin, Abram m URS 2520
51= Nei, Iivo m URS 2520
51= Nikolaevsky, Yuri V. URS 2520
51= Sakharov, Yuri N. URS 2520
51= Shamkovich, Leonid g URS 2520
51= Zaitsev, Igor A. URS 2520
51= Byrne, Robert E. g USA 2520
60 Bolbochan, Julio m ARG 2510
60= Filip, Miroslav g CSR 2510
60= Pachman, Ludek g CSR 2510
60= Kotov, Alexander g URS 2510
60= Sergievsky, Vladimir D. m URS 2510
60= Simagin, Vladimir g URS 2510
66 Bobotsov, Milko G. g BUL 2500
66= Hamann, Svend m DEN 2500
66= Penrose, Jonathan m ENG 2500
66= Pfleger, Helmut m GER 2500
66= Barcza, Gedeon g HUN 2500
66= Bilek, Istvan g HUN 2500
66= Donner, Jan-Hein g NED 2500
66= Gurgenidze, Bukhuti m URS 2500
66= Lombardy, William J. g USA 2500
75 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo g ESP 2490
75= Huebner, Robert GER 2490
75= Dely, Peter m HUN 2490
75= Forintos, Gyozo V. m HUN 2490
75= Szabo, Laszlo g HUN 2490
75= Klovan, Janis URS 2490
75= Razuvaev, Yuri S. URS 2490
75= Tseshkovsky, Vitaly URS 2490
75= Tukmakov, Vladimir B. URS 2490
75= Yudovich, Mikhail M. m URS 2490
75= Zheliandinov, Viktor URS 2490
75= Bukic, Enver m YUG 2490
75= Karaklajic, Nikola m YUG 2490
75= Minic, Dragoljub m YUG 2490
89 Padevsky, Nikola g BUL 2480
89= Teschner, Rudolf m GER 2480
89= Lengyel, Levente g HUN 2480
89= Bagirov, Vladimir m URS 2480
89= Balashov, Yuri S. URS 2480
89= Flohr, Salomon g URS 2480
89= Podgaets, Mikhail URS 2480
89= Zhukhovitsky, Samuel m URS 2480
89= Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2480
89= Kurajica, Bojan m YUG 2480
89= Trifunovic, Petar g YUG 2480
89= Velimirovic, Dragoljub YUG 2480
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
101 Keene, Raymond D. ENG 2470
101= Todorcevic, Miodrag FRA 2470
101= Barczay, Laszlo g HUN 2470
101= Ignatiev, Felix N. URS 2470
101= Addison, Wiliam G. m USA 2470
101= Cvetkovic, Srdjan YUG 2470
107 Minev, Nikolay N. m BUL 2460
107= Pribyl, Josef CSR 2460
107= Besser, Hans GDR 2460
107= Fuchs, Reinhard m GDR 2460
107= Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER 2460
107= Flesch, Janos m HUN 2460
107= Drimer, Dolfi m ROM 2460
107= Ghitescu, Theodor m ROM 2460
107= Johansson, Martin SWE 2460
107= Lilienthal, Andor g URS 2460
107= Bisguier, Arthur B. g USA 2460
107= Byrne, Donald m USA 2460
107= Maric, Rudolf YUG 2460
107= Udovcic, Mijo g YUG 2460
121 Rossetto, Hector g ARG 2450
121= Robatsch, Karl g AUT 2450
121= O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic g BEL 2450
121= Kolarov, Atanas S. m BUL 2450
121= Yanofsky, Daniel A. g CAN 2450
121= Jansa, Vlastimil m CSR 2450
121= Smejkal, Jan CSR 2450
121= Rossolimo, Nicolas g FRA 2450
121= Baumbach, Friedrich GDR 2450
121= Malich, Burkhard m GDR 2450
121= Tompa, Janos HUN 2450
121= Johannessen, Svein m NOR 2450
121= Zwaig, Arne NOR 2450
121= Adamski, Jan POL 2450
121= Ciocaltea, Victor m ROM 2450
121= Soos, Bela m ROM 2450
121= Nezhmetdinov, Rashid m URS 2450
121= Saidy, Anthony F. USA 2450
121= Janosevic, Dragoljub g YUG 2450
121= Masic, Ljubomir YUG 2450
121= Sokolov, Vladimir YUG 2450
142 Popov, Luben m BUL 2440
142= Radulov, Ivan m BUL 2440
142= Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 2440
142= Mista, Ladislav CSR 2440
142= Westerinen, Heikki M. J. m FIN 2440
142= Szilagyi, Peter HUN 2440
142= Langeweg, Kick m NED 2440
142= Ree, Hans m NED 2440
142= Ageichenko, Genadi A. URS 2440
142= Bykhovsky, Anatoly A. URS 2440
142= Moiseev, Oleg L. URS 2440
142= Damjanovic, Mato g YUG 2440
154 Eliskases, Erich m ARG 2430
154= Suttles, Duncan m CAN 2430
154= Hindle, Owen M. ENG 2430
154= Liebert, Heinz m GDR 2430
154= Lehmann, Heinz m GER 2430
154= Haag, Ervin m HUN 2430
154= Kostro, Jerzy POL 2430
154= Kaplan, Julio P. m PUR 2430
154= Nikitin, Aleksander S. URS 2430
154= Platonov, Igor V. URS 2430
154= Bertok, Mario m YUG 2430
154= Bogdanovic, Rajko m YUG 2430
154= Nicevski, Risto YUG 2430
154= Rakic, Tomislav YUG 2430
154= Smederevac, Petar m YUG 2430
154= Vukic, Milan m YUG 2430
170 Garcia, Raimundo m ARG 2420
170= Rubinetti, Jorge ARG 2420
170= Diez Del Corral, Jesus m ESP 2420
170= Kestler, Hans-Guenther GDR 2420
170= Zinn, Lothar m GDR 2420
170= Adorjan, Andras HUN 2420
170= Csom, Istvan m HUN 2420
170= Kraidman, Yair m ISR 2420
170= Bouwmeester, Hans m NED 2420
170= Bednarski, Jacek B. m POL 2420
170= Schmidt, Wlodzimierz POL 2420
170= Partos, Carol ROM 2420
170= Gaprindashvili, Nona wm URS 2420 w
170= Knezevic, Milorad YUG 2420
170= Marovic, Drazen m YUG 2420
170= Musil, Vojko m YUG 2420
186 Palermo, Vicente ARG 2410
186= Schweber, Samuel m ARG 2410
186= Holaszek, Hans AUT 2410
186= Prameshuber, Aleksander AUT 2410
186= Basman, Michael J. ENG 2410
186= Pietzsch, Wolfgang g GDR 2410
186= Bokor, Istvan HUN 2410
186= Kovacs, Laszlo M. m HUN 2410
186= Pogats, Jozsef HUN 2410
186= Thorbergsson, Freysteinn ISL 2410
186= Radovici, Corvin m ROM 2410
186= Cherepkov, Alexander V. URS 2410
186= Ostojic, Predrag m YUG 2410
186= Rajkovic, Dusan YUG 2410
200 Emma, Jaime ARG 2400
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
200= Dueckstein, Andreas m AUT 2400
200= Van Seters, Frits BEL 2400
200= Janata, Michael CSR 2400
200= Cobo Arteaga, Eldis m CUB 2400
200= Jimenez, Eleazar m CUB 2400
200= Golz, Werner GDR 2400
200= Mohrlok, Dieter GER 2400
200= Honfi, Karoly m HUN 2400
200= Liptay, Laszlo HUN 2400
200= Navarovszky, Laszlo m HUN 2400
200= Johannsson, Ingi R. m ISL 2400
200= Tatai, Stefano m ITA 2400
200= Ujtumen, Tudev m MGL 2400
200= Kuijpers, Frans A. m NED 2400
200= Scholl, Eddie C. NED 2400
200= Van Geet, Dirk Daniel m NED 2400
200= Doda, Zbigniew m POL 2400
200= Mititelu, Gheorghe ROM 2400
200= Keller, Dieter m SUI 2400
200= Konstantinopolsky, Alexander m URS 2400
200= Sherwin, James T. m USA 2400
200= Bradvarevic, Aleksander YUG 2400
200= Gliksman, Darko YUG 2400
224 Guimard, Carlos E. g ARG 2390
224= Camara, Helder BRA 2390
224= Neikirch, Oleg m BUL 2390
224= Peev, Peicho BUL 2390
224= Toran Albero, Roman m ESP 2390
224= Visier Segovia, Fernando ESP 2390
224= Hennings, Artur m GDR 2390
224= Gerusel, Mathias m GER 2390
224= Kluger, Gyula m HUN 2390
224= Vadasz, Laszlo HUN 2390
224= Varnusz, Egon HUN 2390
224= Czerniak, Moshe m ISR 2390
224= Zuidema, Coen m NED 2390
224= Grabczewski, Romuald POL 2390
224= Kinnmark, Ove SWE 2390
224= Volovich, Anatoly A. URS 2390
224= Buljovcic, Ivan YUG 2390
224= Nikolic, Stanimir m YUG 2390
242 Pelikan, Jorge m ARG 2380
242= Pilnik, Herman g ARG 2380
242= Kinzel, Anton AUT 2380
242= Rodriguez Cordoba, Jesus R. CUB 2380
242= Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn DEN 2380
242= Lee, Peter N. ENG 2380
242= Medina Garcia, Antonio m ESP 2380
242= Farago, Ivan HUN 2380
242= Filep, Tibor HUN 2380
242= Ozsvath, Andras HUN 2380
242= Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur ISL 2380
242= Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren m MGL 2380
242= Van Scheltinga, Theo D. m NED 2380
242= Ungureanu, Emil ROM 2380
242= Sofrevski, Jovan YUG 2380
257 Quinteros, Miguel A. ARG 2370
257= Orev, Petar BUL 2370
257= Clarke, Peter H. ENG 2370
257= Hartston, William R. ENG 2370
257= Kottnauer, Cenek m ENG 2370
257= Moehring, Guenther GDR 2370
257= Toth, Bela HUN 2370
257= Sliwa, Bogdan m POL 2370
257= Gereben, Erno m SUI 2370
257= Kozomara, Vladimir m YUG 2370
257= Messing, Hrvoje YUG 2370
257= Rabar, Braslav m YUG 2370
269 Ader, Walter CHI 2360
269= Kozma, Julius m CSR 2360
269= Kupka, Slavoj CSR 2360
269= Garcia Martinez, Silvino CUB 2360
269= Book, Eero Elinar m FIN 2360
269= Espig, Lutz GDR 2360
269= Schoeneberg, Manfred GDR 2360
269= Siaperas, Triantafyllos GRE 2360
269= Kagan, Shimon ISR 2360
269= Hartoch, Robert G. NED 2360
279 Wexler, Bernardo m ARG 2350
279= Limbos, Paul BEL 2350
279= Macskasy, Elod CAN 2350
279= Augustin, Josef CSR 2350
279= Fichtl, Jiri m CSR 2350
279= Enevoldsen, Jens m DEN 2350
279= Petersen, Finn DEN 2350
279= Golombek, Harry m ENG 2350
279= Simonovic, Borko FRA 2350
279= Kovacs, Zoltan HUN 2350
279= Szilagyi, Gyorgy m HUN 2350
279= Domnitz, Zadok ISR 2350
279= Porat, Yosef m ISR 2350
279= Kramer, Haije J. m NED 2350
279= Blau, Max m SUI 2350
279= Mikenas, Vladas m URS 2350
279= Poliak, Abram URS 2350
279= Mestrovic, Zvonimir m YUG 2350
297 Foguelman, Alberto m ARG 2340
297= Roose, Jan BEL 2340
297= Wright, Daniel ENG 2340
297= Neukirch, Detlef GDR 2340
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
297= Teufel, Juergen GER 2340
297= Sandor, Bela m HUN 2340
297= Balcerowski, Witold POL 2340
297= Witkowski, Stefan POL 2340
297= Troianescu, Octavio m ROM 2340
297= Kupper, Josef m SUI 2340
297= Skold, Kristian SWE 2340
297= Estrin, Yakov B. URS 2340
297= Martinovic, Slobodan YUG 2340
297= Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo m YUG 2340
311 Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel m COL 2330
311= Trapl, Jindrich CSR 2330
311= Ujtelky, Maximilian m CSR 2330
311= Prelovszky, Laszlo HUN 2330
311= Kristjansson, Bragi ISL 2330
311= Persitz, Raaphi ISR 2330
311= Jongsma, Alexander NED 2330
311= Sydor, Andrzej POL 2330
319 Boey, Josef BEL 2320
319= Blatny, Frantisek CSR 2320
319= Wade, Robert G. m ENG 2320
319= Rellstab, Ludwig sr m GER 2320
319= Kokkoris, Hristos GRE 2320
319= Aloni, Itzhak ISR 2320
319= Filipowicz, Andrzej POL 2320
319= Ilijevski, Borce YUG 2320
327 Letelier, Rene m CHI 2310
327= Ortega, Rogelio CUB 2310
327= Whiteley, Andrew J. ENG 2310
327= Calvo Minguez, Ricardo ESP 2310
327= Gasztonyi, Endre HUN 2310
327= Portisch, Ferenc HUN 2310
333 Ocampo, Raul ARG 2300
333= Cornelis, Frans B. BEL 2300
333= Littlewood, John E. ENG 2300
333= Thiellement, Andre FRA 2300
333= Vizantiadis, Lazaros GRE 2300
333= Peretz, Malkiel ISR 2300
333= Kerkhoff, Leo J. NED 2300
333= Pavlov, Mircea ROM 2300
333= Bhend, Edwin m SUI 2300
333= Nilsson, Zandor SWE 2300
343 Rocha, Antonio BRA 2290
343= Pelitov, Dimitar BUL 2290
343= Boutteville, Cesar FRA 2290
343= Canal, Esteban m PER 2290
343= Pirc, Vasja g YUG 2290
348 Ulvestad, Olaf AND 2280
348= Diaz, Joaquin C. CUB 2280
348= Ducic, Bogdan FRA 2280
348= Davie, Alexander M. SCO 2280
352 Fuller, Maxwell L. AUS 2270
352= Huguet, Bernard FRA 2270
352= Caminade, Andrija MNC 2270
352= Bouaziz, Slim TUN 2270
356 Nowak, Ervin CSR 2260
356= Havansi, Erkki E. T. FIN 2260
356= Mazzoni, Guy FRA 2260
356= Paoli, Enrico m ITA 2260
356= Pietrusiak, Bogdan POL 2260
356= Durao, Joaquim POR 2260
362 Dunkelblum, Arthur m BEL 2250
363 Letzelter, Jean-Claude FRA 2240
364 Jean, Claude FRA 2230
364= Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn ISL 2230
364= Trincardi, Tullio ITA 2230
367 Zinser, Sylvain FRA 2220
367= Rizopoulos, Georgios GRE 2220
367= Bredewout, Henk NED 2220
370 Casa, Alex MNC 2210
370= Bakker, Piet NED 2210
372 Beni, Alfred m AUT 2200
372= Saemisch, Friedrich g GER 2200
372= Littleton, Michael F. IRL 2200
375 Bakali, Mustafa Ahmed MAR 2170
375= Orbaan, Constant NED 2170