Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1940 - 1960
Duration:
All years
20th century
19th century
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covering
1985-Jan through 2004-Dec
1980-Jan through 1999-Dec
1975-Jan through 1994-Dec
1970-Jan through 1989-Dec
1965-Jan through 1984-Dec
1960-Jan through 1979-Dec
1955-Jan through 1974-Dec
1950-Jan through 1969-Dec
1945-Jan through 1964-Dec
1940-Jan through 1959-Dec
1935-Jan through 1954-Dec
1930-Jan through 1949-Dec
1925-Jan through 1944-Dec
1920-Jan through 1939-Dec
1915-Jan through 1934-Dec
1910-Jan through 1929-Dec
1905-Jan through 1924-Dec
1900-Jan through 1919-Dec
1895-Jan through 1914-Dec
1890-Jan through 1909-Dec
1885-Jan through 1904-Dec
1880-Jan through 1899-Dec
1875-Jan through 1894-Dec
1870-Jan through 1889-Dec
1865-Jan through 1884-Dec
1860-Jan through 1879-Dec
1855-Jan through 1874-Dec
1850-Jan through 1869-Dec
1845-Jan through 1864-Dec
1840-Jan through 1859-Dec
1940
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Reuben Fine
2747:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Paul Keres
February 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
March 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
April 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Samuel Reshevsky
2744:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
May 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Reuben Fine
2747:
Samuel Reshevsky
2743:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
June 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Paul Keres
July 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Reuben Fine
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
August 1940 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Reuben Fine
2741:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Paul Keres
September 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Reuben Fine
2749:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
2739:
Paul Keres
October 1940 rating list
2757:
Reuben Fine
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2737:
Alexander Alekhine
November 1940 rating list
2758:
Reuben Fine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2735:
Alexander Alekhine
December 1940 rating list
2758:
Reuben Fine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2733:
Alexander Alekhine
1941
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1941 rating list
2759:
Reuben Fine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Samuel Reshevsky
2739:
Paul Keres
2730:
Alexander Alekhine
February 1941 rating list
2760:
Reuben Fine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2738:
Paul Keres
2729:
Alexander Alekhine
March 1941 rating list
2762:
Reuben Fine
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2728:
Alexander Alekhine
April 1941 rating list
2789:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Reuben Fine
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Paul Keres
2725:
Alexander Alekhine
May 1941 rating list
2788:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Reuben Fine
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
2739:
Paul Keres
2723:
Alexander Alekhine
June 1941 rating list
2787:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Samuel Reshevsky
2738:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
July 1941 rating list
2786:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
August 1941 rating list
2785:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
September 1941 rating list
2783:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Reuben Fine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2734:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
October 1941 rating list
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Reuben Fine
2741:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
November 1941 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Reuben Fine
2738:
Samuel Reshevsky
2730:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
December 1941 rating list
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Reuben Fine
2735:
Samuel Reshevsky
2728:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
1942
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1942 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Reuben Fine
2736:
Samuel Reshevsky
2726:
Paul Keres
2725:
Max Euwe
February 1942 rating list
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2743:
Reuben Fine
2739:
Samuel Reshevsky
2725:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
March 1942 rating list
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Reuben Fine
2725:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
April 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Reuben Fine
2724:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
May 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Reuben Fine
2724:
Paul Keres
2724:
Gideon Ståhlberg
June 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2726:
Reuben Fine
2725:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2724:
Paul Keres
July 1942 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Paul Keres
2725:
Gideon Ståhlberg
August 1942 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Paul Keres
2726:
Gideon Ståhlberg
September 1942 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2732:
Paul Keres
2726:
Gideon Ståhlberg
October 1942 rating list
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Alexander Alekhine
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2733:
Paul Keres
2722:
Gideon Ståhlberg
November 1942 rating list
2762:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
2722:
Gideon Ståhlberg
December 1942 rating list
2761:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
1943
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1943 rating list
2769:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2729:
Paul Keres
February 1943 rating list
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
March 1943 rating list
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
April 1943 rating list
2763:
Alexander Alekhine
2763:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2729:
Paul Keres
May 1943 rating list
2764:
Alexander Alekhine
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
June 1943 rating list
2765:
Alexander Alekhine
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Paul Keres
2733:
Max Euwe
July 1943 rating list
2789:
Alexander Alekhine
2769:
Paul Keres
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
August 1943 rating list
2789:
Alexander Alekhine
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Paul Keres
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
September 1943 rating list
2794:
Alexander Alekhine
2775:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
October 1943 rating list
2797:
Alexander Alekhine
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2733:
Max Euwe
November 1943 rating list
2800:
Alexander Alekhine
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Paul Keres
2736:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2733:
Max Euwe
December 1943 rating list
2804:
Alexander Alekhine
2784:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Paul Keres
2740:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
1944
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2785:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2741:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
February 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2790:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2737:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2795:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2736:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Gideon Ståhlberg
April 1944 rating list
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2800:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2736:
Miguel Najdorf
2732:
Gideon Ståhlberg
May 1944 rating list
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2738:
Miguel Najdorf
2732:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1944 rating list
2811:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2766:
Paul Keres
2739:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1944 rating list
2807:
Alexander Alekhine
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2742:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
August 1944 rating list
2808:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2807:
Alexander Alekhine
2765:
Paul Keres
2742:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1944 rating list
2810:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2763:
Paul Keres
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
October 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2803:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Paul Keres
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
November 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2800:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2757:
Paul Keres
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
December 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2760:
Miguel Najdorf
2756:
Paul Keres
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
1945
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1945 rating list
2813:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2797:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Miguel Najdorf
2754:
Paul Keres
2737:
Vassily Smyslov
February 1945 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2796:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Paul Keres
2741:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1945 rating list
2811:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2795:
Alexander Alekhine
2757:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Paul Keres
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
April 1945 rating list
2809:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2793:
Alexander Alekhine
2757:
Miguel Najdorf
2751:
Paul Keres
2748:
Vassily Smyslov
May 1945 rating list
2808:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2791:
Alexander Alekhine
2757:
Miguel Najdorf
2751:
Paul Keres
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1945 rating list
2817:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2789:
Alexander Alekhine
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2751:
Paul Keres
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1945 rating list
2881:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2784:
Alexander Alekhine
2753:
Paul Keres
2752:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vladimir Makogonov
August 1945 rating list
2879:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2781:
Alexander Alekhine
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Paul Keres
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
September 1945 rating list
2879:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2777:
Alexander Alekhine
2752:
Paul Keres
2752:
Miguel Najdorf
2741:
Samuel Reshevsky
October 1945 rating list
2885:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Alexander Alekhine
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2748:
Paul Keres
2747:
Vassily Smyslov
November 1945 rating list
2884:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Alexander Alekhine
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Paul Keres
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
December 1945 rating list
2884:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Alexander Alekhine
2750:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Paul Keres
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
1946
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1946 rating list
2883:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Paul Keres
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2751:
Vassily Smyslov
February 1946 rating list
2882:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Paul Keres
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Alexander Alekhine
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1946 rating list
2880:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Paul Keres
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Isaak Boleslavsky
April 1946 rating list
2878:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Paul Keres
2762:
Miguel Najdorf
2745:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
May 1946 rating list
2877:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Paul Keres
2761:
Miguel Najdorf
2744:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2742:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1946 rating list
2874:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2763:
Miguel Najdorf
2742:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2738:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1946 rating list
2872:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Miguel Najdorf
2763:
Paul Keres
2741:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
August 1946 rating list
2864:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Paul Keres
2738:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2732:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1946 rating list
2864:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Paul Keres
2741:
Vassily Smyslov
2740:
Max Euwe
October 1946 rating list
2862:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Miguel Najdorf
2751:
Paul Keres
2746:
Max Euwe
2739:
Vassily Smyslov
November 1946 rating list
2858:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Max Euwe
2750:
Paul Keres
2739:
Vassily Smyslov
December 1946 rating list
2855:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2771:
Miguel Najdorf
2763:
Max Euwe
2748:
Paul Keres
2736:
Vassily Smyslov
1947
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1947 rating list
2852:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Max Euwe
2749:
Paul Keres
2731:
Vassily Smyslov
February 1947 rating list
2849:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2774:
Miguel Najdorf
2758:
Max Euwe
2746:
Paul Keres
2729:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1947 rating list
2847:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2786:
Paul Keres
2775:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Max Euwe
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
April 1947 rating list
2846:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2782:
Paul Keres
2778:
Miguel Najdorf
2749:
Max Euwe
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
May 1947 rating list
2843:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2781:
Miguel Najdorf
2780:
Paul Keres
2746:
Max Euwe
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
June 1947 rating list
2840:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2782:
Miguel Najdorf
2777:
Paul Keres
2740:
Max Euwe
2739:
Isaak Boleslavsky
July 1947 rating list
2837:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2784:
Paul Keres
2783:
Miguel Najdorf
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2738:
Max Euwe
August 1947 rating list
2834:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2786:
Miguel Najdorf
2781:
Paul Keres
2739:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2737:
Max Euwe
September 1947 rating list
2831:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2789:
Miguel Najdorf
2780:
Paul Keres
2741:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
October 1947 rating list
2828:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2789:
Miguel Najdorf
2779:
Paul Keres
2744:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2740:
Isaak Boleslavsky
November 1947 rating list
2823:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2792:
Miguel Najdorf
2776:
Paul Keres
2750:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2739:
Isaak Boleslavsky
December 1947 rating list
2834:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2790:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Paul Keres
2750:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2739:
Isaak Boleslavsky
1948
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1948 rating list
2831:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2795:
Miguel Najdorf
2760:
Paul Keres
2760:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2739:
Isaak Boleslavsky
February 1948 rating list
2829:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2797:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2757:
Paul Keres
2738:
Isaak Boleslavsky
March 1948 rating list
2826:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2797:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2754:
Paul Keres
2736:
Isaak Boleslavsky
April 1948 rating list
2847:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2793:
Miguel Najdorf
2759:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2756:
Paul Keres
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1948 rating list
2851:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2794:
Miguel Najdorf
2762:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2753:
Paul Keres
June 1948 rating list
2854:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2789:
Miguel Najdorf
2759:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2757:
Gideon Ståhlberg
July 1948 rating list
2852:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2788:
Miguel Najdorf
2757:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2755:
Paul Keres
August 1948 rating list
2843:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Miguel Najdorf
2749:
Paul Keres
2747:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
David Bronstein
September 1948 rating list
2841:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Paul Keres
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
David Bronstein
October 1948 rating list
2838:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Miguel Najdorf
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2744:
Paul Keres
2742:
David Bronstein
November 1948 rating list
2836:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2741:
David Bronstein
2740:
Paul Keres
December 1948 rating list
2834:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Miguel Najdorf
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
David Bronstein
2738:
Paul Keres
1949
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1949 rating list
2832:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
2742:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Gideon Ståhlberg
February 1949 rating list
2829:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2742:
David Bronstein
2740:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1949 rating list
2828:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Miguel Najdorf
2745:
David Bronstein
2740:
Vassily Smyslov
2738:
Samuel Reshevsky
April 1949 rating list
2826:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2745:
David Bronstein
2742:
Vassily Smyslov
2737:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1949 rating list
2823:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Miguel Najdorf
2746:
David Bronstein
2745:
Vassily Smyslov
2737:
Alexander Kotov
June 1949 rating list
2821:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Vassily Smyslov
2747:
David Bronstein
2739:
Alexander Kotov
July 1949 rating list
2818:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2750:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2749:
David Bronstein
2741:
Alexander Kotov
August 1949 rating list
2818:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
David Bronstein
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2742:
Alexander Kotov
September 1949 rating list
2816:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
David Bronstein
2745:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
Alexander Kotov
October 1949 rating list
2813:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
David Bronstein
2744:
Alexander Kotov
2743:
Miguel Najdorf
November 1949 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
David Bronstein
2746:
Alexander Kotov
2740:
Miguel Najdorf
December 1949 rating list
2811:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
David Bronstein
2750:
Alexander Kotov
2738:
Reuben Fine
1950
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1950 rating list
2806:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2750:
Alexander Kotov
2739:
Reuben Fine
February 1950 rating list
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2751:
Alexander Kotov
2739:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1950 rating list
2802:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2752:
Alexander Kotov
2740:
Miguel Najdorf
April 1950 rating list
2798:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2753:
Alexander Kotov
2741:
Miguel Najdorf
May 1950 rating list
2796:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
David Bronstein
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2748:
Alexander Kotov
June 1950 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2749:
Alexander Kotov
2741:
Miguel Najdorf
July 1950 rating list
2781:
David Bronstein
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2750:
Alexander Kotov
2743:
Paul Keres
August 1950 rating list
2782:
David Bronstein
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2751:
Alexander Kotov
2743:
Paul Keres
September 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Alexander Kotov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Isaak Boleslavsky
October 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
Alexander Kotov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
November 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2755:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
December 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2755:
Samuel Reshevsky
2754:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
1951
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2754:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
February 1951 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2757:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
March 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2743:
Alexander Kotov
April 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1951 rating list
2788:
David Bronstein
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
June 1951 rating list
2792:
David Bronstein
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
July 1951 rating list
2790:
David Bronstein
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Paul Keres
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
August 1951 rating list
2787:
David Bronstein
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
September 1951 rating list
2784:
David Bronstein
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Paul Keres
2759:
Samuel Reshevsky
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
October 1951 rating list
2782:
David Bronstein
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2763:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1951 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1951 rating list
2777:
David Bronstein
2775:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
1952
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1952 rating list
2776:
Vassily Smyslov
2774:
David Bronstein
2769:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
February 1952 rating list
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
David Bronstein
2767:
Paul Keres
2763:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1952 rating list
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
David Bronstein
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
April 1952 rating list
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
David Bronstein
2763:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
May 1952 rating list
2774:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Paul Keres
2760:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1952 rating list
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Paul Keres
2756:
David Bronstein
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
July 1952 rating list
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Vassily Smyslov
2756:
Paul Keres
2753:
David Bronstein
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
August 1952 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Paul Keres
2746:
David Bronstein
September 1952 rating list
2776:
Samuel Reshevsky
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
October 1952 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2769:
Vassily Smyslov
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2741:
David Bronstein
November 1952 rating list
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2739:
David Bronstein
December 1952 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2746:
Miguel Najdorf
2738:
David Bronstein
1953
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Miguel Najdorf
2736:
Efim Geller
February 1953 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Miguel Najdorf
2736:
Efim Geller
March 1953 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Efim Geller
April 1953 rating list
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
May 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
June 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
July 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
August 1953 rating list
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
September 1953 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
October 1953 rating list
2785:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2741:
David Bronstein
November 1953 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2745:
David Bronstein
December 1953 rating list
2789:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2744:
David Bronstein
1954
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
February 1954 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
March 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
April 1954 rating list
2795:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2785:
Vassily Smyslov
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
2743:
Miguel Najdorf
May 1954 rating list
2794:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
David Bronstein
2741:
Paul Keres
June 1954 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2775:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
David Bronstein
2740:
Paul Keres
July 1954 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2775:
Samuel Reshevsky
2755:
David Bronstein
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1954 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2774:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
David Bronstein
2746:
Paul Keres
September 1954 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
David Bronstein
2745:
Paul Keres
October 1954 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2783:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Samuel Reshevsky
2762:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
November 1954 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Samuel Reshevsky
2759:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
December 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2758:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
1955
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1955 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
February 1955 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
March 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2763:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
April 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
May 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
David Bronstein
June 1955 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Paul Keres
2762:
Samuel Reshevsky
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2773:
Paul Keres
2768:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2774:
Paul Keres
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2775:
Paul Keres
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1955 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2772:
David Bronstein
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1955 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Paul Keres
2771:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
December 1955 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Paul Keres
2770:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
1956
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1956 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Paul Keres
2770:
David Bronstein
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1956 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2767:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1956 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2767:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1956 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2766:
David Bronstein
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1956 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
June 1956 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1956 rating list
2798:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1956 rating list
2800:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1956 rating list
2800:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
David Bronstein
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1956 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2777:
Paul Keres
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
David Bronstein
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1956 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2775:
Paul Keres
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
David Bronstein
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1956 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2776:
Paul Keres
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
David Bronstein
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
1957
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1957 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2774:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2742:
Mark Taimanov
February 1957 rating list
2784:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Paul Keres
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
David Bronstein
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1957 rating list
2782:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1957 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
June 1957 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1957 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1957 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1957 rating list
2789:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2766:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2736:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1957 rating list
2787:
Vassily Smyslov
2766:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2754:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2753:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2752:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
1958
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1958 rating list
2784:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1958 rating list
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2766:
Paul Keres
2765:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
March 1958 rating list
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Paul Keres
2765:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
April 1958 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
David Bronstein
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
Mikhail Tal
May 1958 rating list
2774:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
David Bronstein
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
Mikhail Tal
June 1958 rating list
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
David Bronstein
2762:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Tal
July 1958 rating list
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
David Bronstein
2761:
Paul Keres
2747:
Mikhail Tal
August 1958 rating list
2772:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Paul Keres
September 1958 rating list
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Paul Keres
2752:
David Bronstein
October 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2751:
David Bronstein
November 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2751:
David Bronstein
December 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
1959
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1959 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2769:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Paul Keres
2747:
David Bronstein
February 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Paul Keres
March 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Paul Keres
April 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Paul Keres
May 1959 rating list
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2740:
Paul Keres
June 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Paul Keres
July 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Paul Keres
August 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2741:
Paul Keres
September 1959 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2743:
Paul Keres
October 1959 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Tal
2764:
Paul Keres
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1959 rating list
2796:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Paul Keres
2759:
Tigran Petrosian
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1959 rating list
2797:
Mikhail Tal
2771:
Paul Keres
2760:
Tigran Petrosian
2757:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Mikhail Botvinnik