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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 Adamski, Jan POL 2450
2 Addison, Wiliam G. m USA 2470
3 Ader, Walter CHI 2360
4 Adorjan, Andras HUN 2420
5 Ageichenko, Genadi A. URS 2440
6 Aloni, Itzhak ISR 2320
7 Antoshin, Vladimir S. g URS 2560
8 Augustin, Josef CSR 2350
9 Averbakh, Yuri L. g URS 2540
10 Bagirov, Vladimir m URS 2480
11 Bakali, Mustafa Ahmed MAR 2170
12 Bakker, Piet NED 2210
13 Balashov, Yuri S. URS 2480
14 Balcerowski, Witold POL 2340
15 Barcza, Gedeon g HUN 2500
16 Barczay, Laszlo g HUN 2470
17 Basman, Michael J. ENG 2410
18 Baumbach, Friedrich GDR 2450
19 Bednarski, Jacek B. m POL 2420
20 Beni, Alfred m AUT 2200
21 Benko, Pal C. g USA 2540
22 Bertok, Mario m YUG 2430
23 Besser, Hans GDR 2460
24 Bhend, Edwin m SUI 2300
25 Bilek, Istvan g HUN 2500
26 Bisguier, Arthur B. g USA 2460
27 Blatny, Frantisek CSR 2320
28 Blau, Max m SUI 2350
29 Bobotsov, Milko G. g BUL 2500
30 Boey, Josef BEL 2320
31 Bogdanovic, Rajko m YUG 2430
32 Bokor, Istvan HUN 2410
33 Bolbochan, Julio m ARG 2510
34 Book, Eero Elinar m FIN 2360
35 Botvinnik, Mikhail g URS 2660
36 Bouaziz, Slim TUN 2270
37 Boutteville, Cesar FRA 2290
38 Bouwmeester, Hans m NED 2420
39 Bradvarevic, Aleksander YUG 2400
40 Bredewout, Henk NED 2220
41 Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn DEN 2380
42 Bronstein, David I. g URS 2590
43 Bukic, Enver m YUG 2490
44 Buljovcic, Ivan YUG 2390
45 Bykhovsky, Anatoly A. URS 2440
46 Byrne, Donald m USA 2460
47 Byrne, Robert E. g USA 2520
48 Calvo Minguez, Ricardo ESP 2310
49 Camara, Helder BRA 2390
50 Caminade, Andrija MNC 2270
51 Canal, Esteban m PER 2290
52 Casa, Alex MNC 2210
53 Cherepkov, Alexander V. URS 2410
54 Ciocaltea, Victor m ROM 2450
55 Ciric, Dragoljub M. g YUG 2530
56 Clarke, Peter H. ENG 2370
57 Cobo Arteaga, Eldis m CUB 2400
58 Cornelis, Frans B. BEL 2300
59 Csom, Istvan m HUN 2420
60 Cuellar Gacharna, Miguel m COL 2330
61 Cvetkovic, Srdjan YUG 2470
62 Czerniak, Moshe m ISR 2390
63 Damjanovic, Mato g YUG 2440
64 Darga, Klaus g GER 2540
65 Davie, Alexander M. SCO 2280
66 Dely, Peter m HUN 2490
67 Diaz, Joaquin C. CUB 2280
68 Diez Del Corral, Jesus m ESP 2420
69 Doda, Zbigniew m POL 2400
70 Domnitz, Zadok ISR 2350
71 Donner, Jan-Hein g NED 2500
72 Drimer, Dolfi m ROM 2460
73 Ducic, Bogdan FRA 2280
74 Dueckstein, Andreas m AUT 2400
75 Dunkelblum, Arthur m BEL 2250
76 Durao, Joaquim POR 2260
77 Eliskases, Erich m ARG 2430
78 Emma, Jaime ARG 2400
79 Enevoldsen, Jens m DEN 2350
80 Espig, Lutz GDR 2360
81 Estrin, Yakov B. URS 2340
82 Evans, Larry M. g USA 2570
83 Farago, Ivan HUN 2380
84 Fichtl, Jiri m CSR 2350
85 Filep, Tibor HUN 2380
86 Filip, Miroslav g CSR 2510
87 Filipowicz, Andrzej POL 2320
88 Fischer, Robert James g USA 2720
89 Flesch, Janos m HUN 2460
90 Flohr, Salomon g URS 2480
91 Foguelman, Alberto m ARG 2340
92 Forintos, Gyozo V. m HUN 2490
93 Fuchs, Reinhard m GDR 2460
94 Fuller, Maxwell L. AUS 2270
95 Furman, Semyen A. g URS 2590
96 Gaprindashvili, Nona wm URS 2420 w
97 Garcia Martinez, Silvino CUB 2360
98 Garcia, Raimundo m ARG 2420
99 Gasztonyi, Endre HUN 2310
100 Geller, Efim P. g URS 2620
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
101 Gereben, Erno m SUI 2370
102 Gerusel, Mathias m GER 2390
103 Gheorghiu, Florin g ROM 2540
104 Ghitescu, Theodor m ROM 2460
105 Gipslis, Aivars g URS 2580
106 Gligoric, Svetozar g YUG 2590
107 Gliksman, Darko YUG 2400
108 Golombek, Harry m ENG 2350
109 Golz, Werner GDR 2400
110 Grabczewski, Romuald POL 2390
111 Gufeld, Eduard g URS 2540
112 Guimard, Carlos E. g ARG 2390
113 Gurgenidze, Bukhuti m URS 2500
114 Haag, Ervin m HUN 2430
115 Hamann, Svend m DEN 2500
116 Hartoch, Robert G. NED 2360
117 Hartston, William R. ENG 2370
118 Havansi, Erkki E. T. FIN 2260
119 Hecht, Hans-Joachim GER 2460
120 Hennings, Artur m GDR 2390
121 Hindle, Owen M. ENG 2430
122 Holaszek, Hans AUT 2410
123 Honfi, Karoly m HUN 2400
124 Hort, Vlastimil g CSR 2590
125 Huebner, Robert GER 2490
126 Huguet, Bernard FRA 2270
127 Ignatiev, Felix N. URS 2470
128 Ilijevski, Borce YUG 2320
129 Ivkov, Borislav g YUG 2540
130 Janata, Michael CSR 2400
131 Janosevic, Dragoljub g YUG 2450
132 Jansa, Vlastimil m CSR 2450
133 Jean, Claude FRA 2230
134 Jimenez, Eleazar m CUB 2400
135 Johannessen, Svein m NOR 2450
136 Johannsson, Ingi R. m ISL 2400
137 Johansson, Martin SWE 2460
138 Jongsma, Alexander NED 2330
139 Kagan, Shimon ISR 2360
140 Kaplan, Julio P. m PUR 2430
141 Karaklajic, Nikola m YUG 2490
142 Kavalek, Lubomir g CSR 2520
143 Keene, Raymond D. ENG 2470
144 Keller, Dieter m SUI 2400
145 Keres, Paul g URS 2610
146 Kerkhoff, Leo J. NED 2300
147 Kestler, Hans-Guenther GDR 2420
148 Khasin, Abram m URS 2520
149 Kholmov, Ratmir D. g URS 2600
150 Kinnmark, Ove SWE 2390
151 Kinzel, Anton AUT 2380
152 Klovan, Janis URS 2490
153 Kluger, Gyula m HUN 2390
154 Knezevic, Milorad YUG 2420
155 Kokkoris, Hristos GRE 2320
156 Kolarov, Atanas S. m BUL 2450
157 Konstantinopolsky, Alexander m URS 2400
158 Korchnoi, Viktor g URS 2680
159 Kostro, Jerzy POL 2430
160 Kotov, Alexander g URS 2510
161 Kottnauer, Cenek m ENG 2370
162 Kovacs, Laszlo M. m HUN 2410
163 Kovacs, Zoltan HUN 2350
164 Kozma, Julius m CSR 2360
165 Kozomara, Vladimir m YUG 2370
166 Kraidman, Yair m ISR 2420
167 Kramer, Haije J. m NED 2350
168 Kristjansson, Bragi ISL 2330
169 Krogius, Nikolai V. g URS 2580
170 Kuijpers, Frans A. m NED 2400
171 Kupka, Slavoj CSR 2360
172 Kupper, Josef m SUI 2340
173 Kurajica, Bojan m YUG 2480
174 Langeweg, Kick m NED 2440
175 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2630
176 Lee, Peter N. ENG 2380
177 Lehmann, Heinz m GER 2430
178 Lein, Anatoly g URS 2570
179 Lengyel, Levente g HUN 2480
180 Letelier, Rene m CHI 2310
181 Letzelter, Jean-Claude FRA 2240
182 Liberzon, Vladimir M. g URS 2540
183 Liebert, Heinz m GDR 2430
184 Lilienthal, Andor g URS 2460
185 Limbos, Paul BEL 2350
186 Liptay, Laszlo HUN 2400
187 Littleton, Michael F. IRL 2200
188 Littlewood, John E. ENG 2300
189 Lombardy, William J. g USA 2500
190 Lutikov, Anatoly S. m URS 2560
191 Macskasy, Elod CAN 2350
192 Malich, Burkhard m GDR 2450
193 Maric, Rudolf YUG 2460
194 Marovic, Drazen m YUG 2420
195 Martinovic, Slobodan YUG 2340
196 Masic, Ljubomir YUG 2450
197 Matanovic, Aleksandar g YUG 2530
198 Matulovic, Milan g YUG 2560
199 Mazzoni, Guy FRA 2260
200 Mecking, Henrique m BRA 2530
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
201 Medina Garcia, Antonio m ESP 2380
202 Messing, Hrvoje YUG 2370
203 Mestrovic, Zvonimir m YUG 2350
204 Mihaljcisin, Mihajlo m YUG 2340
205 Mikenas, Vladas m URS 2350
206 Minev, Nikolay N. m BUL 2460
207 Minic, Dragoljub m YUG 2490
208 Mista, Ladislav CSR 2440
209 Mititelu, Gheorghe ROM 2400
210 Moehring, Guenther GDR 2370
211 Mohrlok, Dieter GER 2400
212 Moiseev, Oleg L. URS 2440
213 Musil, Vojko m YUG 2420
214 Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren m MGL 2380
215 Najdorf, Miguel g ARG 2590
216 Navarovszky, Laszlo m HUN 2400
217 Nei, Iivo m URS 2520
218 Neikirch, Oleg m BUL 2390
219 Neukirch, Detlef GDR 2340
220 Nezhmetdinov, Rashid m URS 2450
221 Nicevski, Risto YUG 2430
222 Nikitin, Aleksander S. URS 2430
223 Nikolaevsky, Yuri V. URS 2520
224 Nikolic, Stanimir m YUG 2390
225 Nilsson, Zandor SWE 2300
226 Nowak, Ervin CSR 2260
227 Ocampo, Raul ARG 2300
228 O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic g BEL 2450
229 Olafsson, Fridrik g ISL 2600
230 Orbaan, Constant NED 2170
231 Orev, Petar BUL 2370
232 Ortega, Rogelio CUB 2310
233 Osnos, Viatcheslav m URS 2550
234 Ostojic, Predrag m YUG 2410
235 Ozsvath, Andras HUN 2380
236 Pachman, Ludek g CSR 2510
237 Padevsky, Nikola g BUL 2480
238 Palermo, Vicente ARG 2410
239 Panno, Oscar g ARG 2530
240 Paoli, Enrico m ITA 2260
241 Parma, Bruno g YUG 2530
242 Partos, Carol ROM 2420
243 Pavlov, Mircea ROM 2300
244 Peev, Peicho BUL 2390
245 Pelikan, Jorge m ARG 2380
246 Pelitov, Dimitar BUL 2290
247 Penrose, Jonathan m ENG 2500
248 Peretz, Malkiel ISR 2300
249 Persitz, Raaphi ISR 2330
250 Petersen, Finn DEN 2350
251 Petrosian, Tigran g URS 2650
252 Pfleger, Helmut m GER 2500
253 Pietrusiak, Bogdan POL 2260
254 Pietzsch, Wolfgang g GDR 2410
255 Pilnik, Herman g ARG 2380
256 Pirc, Vasja g YUG 2290
257 Platonov, Igor V. URS 2430
258 Podgaets, Mikhail URS 2480
259 Pogats, Jozsef HUN 2410
260 Poliak, Abram URS 2350
261 Polugaevsky, Lev g URS 2610
262 Pomar Salamanca, Arturo g ESP 2490
263 Popov, Luben m BUL 2440
264 Porat, Yosef m ISR 2350
265 Portisch, Ferenc HUN 2310
266 Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2620
267 Prameshuber, Aleksander AUT 2410
268 Prelovszky, Laszlo HUN 2330
269 Pribyl, Josef CSR 2460
270 Quinteros, Miguel A. ARG 2370
271 Rabar, Braslav m YUG 2370
272 Radovici, Corvin m ROM 2410
273 Radulov, Ivan m BUL 2440
274 Rajkovic, Dusan YUG 2410
275 Rakic, Tomislav YUG 2430
276 Razuvaev, Yuri S. URS 2490
277 Ree, Hans m NED 2440
278 Rellstab, Ludwig sr m GER 2320
279 Reshevsky, Samuel H. g USA 2570
280 Rizopoulos, Georgios GRE 2220
281 Robatsch, Karl g AUT 2450
282 Rocha, Antonio BRA 2290
283 Rodriguez Cordoba, Jesus R. CUB 2380
284 Roose, Jan BEL 2340
285 Rossetto, Hector g ARG 2450
286 Rossolimo, Nicolas g FRA 2450
287 Rubinetti, Jorge ARG 2420
288 Saemisch, Friedrich g GER 2200
289 Saidy, Anthony F. USA 2450
290 Sakharov, Yuri N. URS 2520
291 Sandor, Bela m HUN 2340
292 Sanguinetti, Raul m ARG 2520
293 Savon, Vladimir A. m URS 2560
294 Schmid, Lothar g GER 2540
295 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz POL 2420
296 Schoeneberg, Manfred GDR 2360
297 Scholl, Eddie C. NED 2400
298 Schweber, Samuel m ARG 2410
299 Sergievsky, Vladimir D. m URS 2510
300 Shamkovich, Leonid g URS 2520
pos Player_ID Name Title Fed Rtng +/- gms Birthday Sex Flag
301 Sherwin, James T. m USA 2400
302 Siaperas, Triantafyllos GRE 2360
303 Sigurjonsson, Gudmundur ISL 2380
304 Simagin, Vladimir g URS 2510
305 Simonovic, Borko FRA 2350
306 Skold, Kristian SWE 2340
307 Sliwa, Bogdan m POL 2370
308 Smederevac, Petar m YUG 2430
309 Smejkal, Jan CSR 2450
310 Smyslov, Vassily g URS 2620
311 Sofrevski, Jovan YUG 2380
312 Sokolov, Vladimir YUG 2450
313 Soos, Bela m ROM 2450
314 Spassky, Boris V. g URS 2690
315 Spiridonov, Nikola BUL 2440
316 Stein, Leonid g URS 2610
317 Suetin, Alexey S. g URS 2560
318 Suttles, Duncan m CAN 2430
319 Sydor, Andrzej POL 2330
320 Szabo, Laszlo g HUN 2490
321 Szilagyi, Gyorgy m HUN 2350
322 Szilagyi, Peter HUN 2440
323 Taimanov, Mark E. g URS 2590
324 Tal, Mikhail N. g URS 2610
325 Tatai, Stefano m ITA 2400
326 Teschner, Rudolf m GER 2480
327 Teufel, Juergen GER 2340
328 Thiellement, Andre FRA 2300
329 Thorbergsson, Freysteinn ISL 2410
330 Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn ISL 2230
331 Todorcevic, Miodrag FRA 2470
332 Tompa, Janos HUN 2450
333 Toran Albero, Roman m ESP 2390
334 Toth, Bela HUN 2370
335 Trapl, Jindrich CSR 2330
336 Trifunovic, Petar g YUG 2480
337 Trincardi, Tullio ITA 2230
338 Tringov, Georgi P. g BUL 2530
339 Troianescu, Octavio m ROM 2340
340 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly URS 2490
341 Tukmakov, Vladimir B. URS 2490
342 Udovcic, Mijo g YUG 2460
343 Uhlmann, Wolfgang g GDR 2540
344 Ujtelky, Maximilian m CSR 2330
345 Ujtumen, Tudev m MGL 2400
346 Ulvestad, Olaf AND 2280
347 Ungureanu, Emil ROM 2380
348 Unzicker, Wolfgang g GER 2560
349 Vadasz, Laszlo HUN 2390
350 Van Geet, Dirk Daniel m NED 2400
351 Van Scheltinga, Theo D. m NED 2380
352 Van Seters, Frits BEL 2400
353 Varnusz, Egon HUN 2390
354 Vasiukov, Evgeni g URS 2570
355 Velimirovic, Dragoljub YUG 2480
356 Visier Segovia, Fernando ESP 2390
357 Vizantiadis, Lazaros GRE 2300
358 Volovich, Anatoly A. URS 2390
359 Vukic, Milan m YUG 2430
360 Wade, Robert G. m ENG 2320
361 Westerinen, Heikki M. J. m FIN 2440
362 Wexler, Bernardo m ARG 2350
363 Whiteley, Andrew J. ENG 2310
364 Witkowski, Stefan POL 2340
365 Wright, Daniel ENG 2340
366 Yanofsky, Daniel A. g CAN 2450
367 Yudovich, Mikhail M. m URS 2490
368 Zaitsev, Alexander g URS 2560
369 Zaitsev, Igor A. URS 2520
370 Zheliandinov, Viktor URS 2490
371 Zhukhovitsky, Samuel m URS 2480
372 Zinn, Lothar m GDR 2420
373 Zinser, Sylvain FRA 2220
374 Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2480
375 Zuidema, Coen m NED 2390
376 Zwaig, Arne NOR 2450