Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1960 - 1980
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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
1960
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1960 rating list
2787:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Paul Keres
2760:
Tigran Petrosian
2757:
Boris Spassky
2757:
Vassily Smyslov
February 1960 rating list
2788:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Paul Keres
2761:
Tigran Petrosian
2756:
Boris Spassky
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1960 rating list
2789:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Paul Keres
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
Boris Spassky
April 1960 rating list
2793:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Paul Keres
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2759:
Boris Spassky
2755:
Vassily Smyslov
May 1960 rating list
2792:
Mikhail Tal
2769:
Paul Keres
2763:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1960 rating list
2794:
Mikhail Tal
2769:
Paul Keres
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1960 rating list
2793:
Mikhail Tal
2768:
Paul Keres
2766:
Tigran Petrosian
2759:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Vassily Smyslov
August 1960 rating list
2795:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Tigran Petrosian
2767:
Paul Keres
2757:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1960 rating list
2799:
Mikhail Tal
2775:
Tigran Petrosian
2766:
Paul Keres
2755:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
October 1960 rating list
2799:
Mikhail Tal
2776:
Tigran Petrosian
2766:
Paul Keres
2753:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
November 1960 rating list
2794:
Mikhail Tal
2778:
Tigran Petrosian
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2759:
Paul Keres
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
December 1960 rating list
2793:
Mikhail Tal
2779:
Tigran Petrosian
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2757:
Paul Keres
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
1961
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1961 rating list
2794:
Mikhail Tal
2782:
Tigran Petrosian
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Paul Keres
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
February 1961 rating list
2798:
Mikhail Tal
2783:
Tigran Petrosian
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2759:
Paul Keres
2756:
Viktor Korchnoi
March 1961 rating list
2796:
Mikhail Tal
2784:
Tigran Petrosian
2759:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Paul Keres
2756:
Viktor Korchnoi
April 1961 rating list
2791:
Mikhail Tal
2784:
Tigran Petrosian
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Paul Keres
May 1961 rating list
2784:
Tigran Petrosian
2780:
Mikhail Tal
2765:
Viktor Korchnoi
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1961 rating list
2785:
Tigran Petrosian
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1961 rating list
2785:
Tigran Petrosian
2774:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
August 1961 rating list
2787:
Tigran Petrosian
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1961 rating list
2789:
Tigran Petrosian
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
October 1961 rating list
2786:
Tigran Petrosian
2783:
Mikhail Tal
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Paul Keres
November 1961 rating list
2790:
Tigran Petrosian
2784:
Mikhail Tal
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Paul Keres
December 1961 rating list
2790:
Tigran Petrosian
2779:
Mikhail Tal
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Boris Spassky
1962
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1962 rating list
2788:
Tigran Petrosian
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2774:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Boris Spassky
February 1962 rating list
2788:
Tigran Petrosian
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Boris Spassky
March 1962 rating list
2785:
Tigran Petrosian
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2769:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Boris Spassky
April 1962 rating list
2783:
Tigran Petrosian
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2769:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Bobby Fischer
May 1962 rating list
2782:
Tigran Petrosian
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2769:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Bobby Fischer
June 1962 rating list
2790:
Tigran Petrosian
2773:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Boris Spassky
July 1962 rating list
2796:
Tigran Petrosian
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Efim Geller
August 1962 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Bobby Fischer
2759:
Efim Geller
September 1962 rating list
2795:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Bobby Fischer
2759:
Efim Geller
October 1962 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Efim Geller
2755:
Paul Keres
November 1962 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2773:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Efim Geller
2758:
Paul Keres
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1962 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2768:
Boris Spassky
2762:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Efim Geller
2757:
Paul Keres
1963
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1963 rating list
2792:
Tigran Petrosian
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2758:
Efim Geller
2758:
Boris Spassky
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
February 1963 rating list
2791:
Tigran Petrosian
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Efim Geller
2758:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Boris Spassky
March 1963 rating list
2790:
Tigran Petrosian
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Efim Geller
2758:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Boris Spassky
April 1963 rating list
2785:
Tigran Petrosian
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Efim Geller
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Bobby Fischer
May 1963 rating list
2789:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Efim Geller
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Boris Spassky
June 1963 rating list
2793:
Tigran Petrosian
2763:
Efim Geller
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2758:
Boris Spassky
2758:
Paul Keres
July 1963 rating list
2793:
Tigran Petrosian
2764:
Efim Geller
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2758:
Paul Keres
2757:
Bobby Fischer
August 1963 rating list
2792:
Tigran Petrosian
2765:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Efim Geller
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2758:
Paul Keres
September 1963 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Efim Geller
October 1963 rating list
2794:
Tigran Petrosian
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Efim Geller
November 1963 rating list
2791:
Tigran Petrosian
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Bobby Fischer
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Efim Geller
December 1963 rating list
2789:
Tigran Petrosian
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Efim Geller
2750:
Boris Spassky
1964
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1964 rating list
2788:
Tigran Petrosian
2788:
Bobby Fischer
2767:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Efim Geller
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
February 1964 rating list
2790:
Bobby Fischer
2787:
Tigran Petrosian
2767:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Efim Geller
2748:
Mikhail Tal
March 1964 rating list
2790:
Bobby Fischer
2786:
Tigran Petrosian
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Efim Geller
2748:
Boris Spassky
April 1964 rating list
2790:
Bobby Fischer
2784:
Tigran Petrosian
2765:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Efim Geller
2747:
Boris Spassky
May 1964 rating list
2791:
Bobby Fischer
2782:
Tigran Petrosian
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Efim Geller
2748:
Paul Keres
June 1964 rating list
2783:
Bobby Fischer
2774:
Tigran Petrosian
2756:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
July 1964 rating list
2784:
Bobby Fischer
2772:
Tigran Petrosian
2756:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
August 1964 rating list
2784:
Bobby Fischer
2770:
Tigran Petrosian
2755:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
September 1964 rating list
2783:
Bobby Fischer
2768:
Tigran Petrosian
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
October 1964 rating list
2779:
Bobby Fischer
2767:
Tigran Petrosian
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
November 1964 rating list
2776:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
December 1964 rating list
2776:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2750:
Boris Spassky
1965
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1965 rating list
2774:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
February 1965 rating list
2772:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2760:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
March 1965 rating list
2768:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
April 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2765:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
May 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2764:
Bobby Fischer
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Boris Spassky
June 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1965 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Bobby Fischer
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1965 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1965 rating list
2774:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Bobby Fischer
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1965 rating list
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Boris Spassky
2745:
Bobby Fischer
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1965 rating list
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Bobby Fischer
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1965 rating list
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2765:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Bobby Fischer
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
1966
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Leonid Stein
2744:
Bobby Fischer
February 1966 rating list
2769:
Boris Spassky
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Leonid Stein
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
March 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Leonid Stein
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
April 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Leonid Stein
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Bobby Fischer
May 1966 rating list
2762:
Boris Spassky
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
June 1966 rating list
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
July 1966 rating list
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
August 1966 rating list
2760:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Leonid Stein
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Efim Geller
September 1966 rating list
2773:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Leonid Stein
2747:
Mikhail Tal
October 1966 rating list
2772:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2756:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Leonid Stein
2750:
Efim Geller
November 1966 rating list
2802:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Boris Spassky
December 1966 rating list
2804:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Efim Geller
1967
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1967 rating list
2805:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Efim Geller
February 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Efim Geller
March 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Efim Geller
April 1967 rating list
2807:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
May 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
June 1967 rating list
2799:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2752:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2749:
Boris Spassky
July 1967 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Leonid Stein
August 1967 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2749:
Boris Spassky
September 1967 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2752:
Boris Spassky
October 1967 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2752:
Boris Spassky
November 1967 rating list
2809:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
December 1967 rating list
2804:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2749:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
1968
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2749:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1968 rating list
2800:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1968 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1968 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2746:
Mikhail Tal
July 1968 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2745:
Mikhail Tal
August 1968 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Mikhail Botvinnik
September 1968 rating list
2790:
Bobby Fischer
2781:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2740:
Mikhail Tal
October 1968 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2766:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2738:
Lev Polugaevsky
November 1968 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1968 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2782:
Viktor Korchnoi
2769:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
1969
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1969 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2780:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
February 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
March 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Vassily Smyslov
April 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
May 1969 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1969 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2747:
Bent Larsen
July 1969 rating list
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1969 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Bent Larsen
2750:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1969 rating list
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Bent Larsen
October 1969 rating list
2791:
Bobby Fischer
2774:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2759:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Bent Larsen
November 1969 rating list
2789:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2768:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1969 rating list
2787:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2768:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
1970
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1970 rating list
2788:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Lev Polugaevsky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1970 rating list
2783:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1970 rating list
2778:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
April 1970 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1970 rating list
2819:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2766:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Bent Larsen
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1970 rating list
2810:
Bobby Fischer
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2764:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
2742:
Bent Larsen
July 1970 rating list
2808:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2763:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Bent Larsen
August 1970 rating list
2827:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2741:
Bent Larsen
2741:
Lev Polugaevsky
September 1970 rating list
2826:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Bent Larsen
October 1970 rating list
2825:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Bent Larsen
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1970 rating list
2827:
Bobby Fischer
2768:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Bent Larsen
2742:
Viktor Korchnoi
2737:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1970 rating list
2834:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Bent Larsen
2736:
Lajos Portisch
1971
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1971 rating list
2850:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Bent Larsen
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Lajos Portisch
February 1971 rating list
2850:
Bobby Fischer
2770:
Boris Spassky
2755:
Bent Larsen
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2738:
Lajos Portisch
March 1971 rating list
2848:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Bent Larsen
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Lajos Portisch
April 1971 rating list
2847:
Bobby Fischer
2767:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2740:
Paul Keres
May 1971 rating list
2846:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Bent Larsen
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
June 1971 rating list
2867:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
July 1971 rating list
2869:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Bent Larsen
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Paul Keres
August 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Bent Larsen
September 1971 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Bent Larsen
October 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2756:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2738:
Bent Larsen
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1971 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2755:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Bent Larsen
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2749:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
2738:
Viktor Korchnoi
1972
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1972 rating list
2893:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2741:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Leonid Stein
February 1972 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2750:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Leonid Stein
March 1972 rating list
2892:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Leonid Stein
April 1972 rating list
2891:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
May 1972 rating list
2886:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Leonid Stein
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
June 1972 rating list
2884:
Bobby Fischer
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Boris Spassky
July 1972 rating list
2882:
Bobby Fischer
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Anatoly Karpov
2743:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Leonid Stein
August 1972 rating list
2880:
Bobby Fischer
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Viktor Korchnoi
September 1972 rating list
2872:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1972 rating list
2870:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Anatoly Karpov
November 1972 rating list
2866:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1972 rating list
2865:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Boris Spassky
1973
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1973 rating list
2865:
Bobby Fischer
2762:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Lev Polugaevsky
2748:
Boris Spassky
February 1973 rating list
2863:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Anatoly Karpov
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Boris Spassky
March 1973 rating list
2858:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Lev Polugaevsky
2750:
Anatoly Karpov
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1973 rating list
2856:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Viktor Korchnoi
May 1973 rating list
2852:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Lajos Portisch
June 1973 rating list
2849:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Lajos Portisch
July 1973 rating list
2843:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
August 1973 rating list
2842:
Bobby Fischer
2780:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Lajos Portisch
September 1973 rating list
2838:
Bobby Fischer
2779:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Lajos Portisch
2750:
Mikhail Tal
October 1973 rating list
2835:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Lajos Portisch
November 1973 rating list
2837:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Lajos Portisch
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1973 rating list
2833:
Bobby Fischer
2779:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
1974
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1974 rating list
2829:
Bobby Fischer
2782:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2749:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
February 1974 rating list
2825:
Bobby Fischer
2784:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
March 1974 rating list
2821:
Bobby Fischer
2785:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Lajos Portisch
2746:
Mikhail Tal
April 1974 rating list
2816:
Bobby Fischer
2787:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Lajos Portisch
May 1974 rating list
2811:
Bobby Fischer
2787:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Lajos Portisch
June 1974 rating list
2805:
Bobby Fischer
2788:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Lajos Portisch
July 1974 rating list
2800:
Bobby Fischer
2799:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1974 rating list
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1974 rating list
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2765:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
October 1974 rating list
2801:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
2738:
Lev Polugaevsky
November 1974 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1974 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2736:
Lev Polugaevsky
1975
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1975 rating list
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2739:
Tigran Petrosian
2735:
Oleg Romanishin
February 1975 rating list
2802:
Anatoly Karpov
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
2732:
Lev Polugaevsky
March 1975 rating list
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2734:
Lev Polugaevsky
April 1975 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2739:
Tigran Petrosian
2733:
Lev Polugaevsky
May 1975 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2773:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2734:
Lev Polugaevsky
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
June 1975 rating list
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
2734:
Lev Polugaevsky
July 1975 rating list
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Mikhail Tal
2735:
Lev Polugaevsky
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1975 rating list
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2746:
Mikhail Tal
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1975 rating list
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Mikhail Tal
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1975 rating list
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2739:
Mikhail Tal
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1975 rating list
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2765:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Efim Geller
2733:
Mikhail Tal
December 1975 rating list
2799:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2739:
Efim Geller
1976
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1976 rating list
2798:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2740:
Efim Geller
February 1976 rating list
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
2740:
Efim Geller
March 1976 rating list
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Efim Geller
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1976 rating list
2807:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
2741:
Efim Geller
May 1976 rating list
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
2741:
Efim Geller
June 1976 rating list
2808:
Anatoly Karpov
2762:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2740:
Efim Geller
July 1976 rating list
2804:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Henrique Mecking
2739:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1976 rating list
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2736:
Mikhail Tal
September 1976 rating list
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
2736:
Mikhail Tal
October 1976 rating list
2797:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
2737:
Mikhail Tal
November 1976 rating list
2796:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2733:
Mikhail Tal
December 1976 rating list
2789:
Anatoly Karpov
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
2734:
Mikhail Tal
1977
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1977 rating list
2806:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2754:
Lev Polugaevsky
2732:
Henrique Mecking
February 1977 rating list
2805:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Lev Polugaevsky
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2731:
Henrique Mecking
March 1977 rating list
2806:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Lev Polugaevsky
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2735:
Mikhail Tal
April 1977 rating list
2813:
Anatoly Karpov
2763:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Lev Polugaevsky
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2734:
Mikhail Tal
May 1977 rating list
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Lev Polugaevsky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2737:
Mikhail Tal
June 1977 rating list
2833:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Lev Polugaevsky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2730:
Mikhail Tal
July 1977 rating list
2821:
Anatoly Karpov
2762:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Lev Polugaevsky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2730:
Bent Larsen
August 1977 rating list
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2758:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
2737:
Mikhail Tal
September 1977 rating list
2819:
Anatoly Karpov
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2747:
Mikhail Tal
2738:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1977 rating list
2820:
Anatoly Karpov
2779:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2738:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1977 rating list
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2780:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2738:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1977 rating list
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2786:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
1978
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1978 rating list
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2789:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Mikhail Tal
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1978 rating list
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2790:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Lev Polugaevsky
2747:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1978 rating list
2830:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1978 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2803:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Mikhail Tal
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
May 1978 rating list
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2803:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
2743:
Mikhail Tal
June 1978 rating list
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2804:
Viktor Korchnoi
2756:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Mikhail Tal
July 1978 rating list
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2806:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
2739:
Mikhail Tal
August 1978 rating list
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2808:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2737:
Mikhail Tal
September 1978 rating list
2832:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2738:
Mikhail Tal
October 1978 rating list
2829:
Anatoly Karpov
2808:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
2741:
Lev Polugaevsky
2738:
Mikhail Tal
November 1978 rating list
2827:
Anatoly Karpov
2814:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lajos Portisch
2740:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1978 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2813:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Boris Spassky
2745:
Lajos Portisch
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
1979
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1979 rating list
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2813:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Lajos Portisch
February 1979 rating list
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2813:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Boris Spassky
March 1979 rating list
2822:
Anatoly Karpov
2810:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2743:
Boris Spassky
April 1979 rating list
2818:
Anatoly Karpov
2800:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2747:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Lajos Portisch
May 1979 rating list
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2797:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2750:
Lajos Portisch
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
June 1979 rating list
2825:
Anatoly Karpov
2802:
Viktor Korchnoi
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
July 1979 rating list
2831:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2750:
Lajos Portisch
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
August 1979 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2800:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2749:
Lajos Portisch
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
September 1979 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2749:
Lajos Portisch
2735:
Boris Spassky
October 1979 rating list
2824:
Anatoly Karpov
2801:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Lajos Portisch
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
November 1979 rating list
2823:
Anatoly Karpov
2800:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Lajos Portisch
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1979 rating list
2826:
Anatoly Karpov
2798:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Lajos Portisch
2737:
Lev Polugaevsky