Event Details:   Alma-Ata (URS Championship), 1968  
   Start Date:    December, 1968
   Finish Date:    -
   Event Type:    Tournament
 Player Name   Rating on December 1968 list   Predicted Results vs Rated Opponents   Age 
 Lev Polugaevsky   2741 (#6 on December 1968 list)   15.1/23, 66%   34y1m 
 Vladimir Liberzon   2620 (#48 on December 1968 list)   8.7/17, 51%   31y9m 
 Anatoly Lutikov   2626 (#42 on December 1968 list)   8.8/17, 52%   35y10m 
 Alexander Zaitsev   2626 (#41 on December 1968 list)   11.5/23, 50%   33y6m 
 Vitaly Tseshkovsky   not rated on December 1968 list   -   24y3m 
 Evgeny Vasiukov   2642 (#29 on December 1968 list)   9.1/17, 54%   35y9m 
 Ratmir Kholmov   2716 (#13 on December 1968 list)   10.7/17, 63%   43y7m 
 Mikhail Podgaets   2456 (#295 on December 1968 list)   5.2/17, 30%   21y5m 
 Janis Klovans   2482 (#227 on December 1968 list)   5.7/17, 34%   33y8m 
 Yury Averbakh   2595 (#61 on December 1968 list)   8.1/17, 48%   46y10m 
 Viacheslav Osnos   2627 (#38 on December 1968 list)   8.8/17, 52%   33y5m 
 Anatoly Lein   2635 (#34 on December 1968 list)   9/17, 53%   37y9m 
 Mikhail Tal   2741 (#7 on December 1968 list)   11.2/17, 66%   32y1m 
 Yury Sakharov   2686 (#17 on December 1968 list)   10.1/17, 59%   46y3m 
 Vladimir Bagirov   2567 (#91 on December 1968 list)   7.5/17, 44%   32y4m 
 Igor Zaitsev   2592 (#64 on December 1968 list)   8.1/17, 47%   30y7m 
 Bukhuti Gurgenidze   2614 (#52 on December 1968 list)   8.5/17, 50%   35y1m 
 Alexander Cherepkov   2479 (#234 on December 1968 list)   5.7/17, 33%   48y2m 
 Igor Platonov   2589 (#67 on December 1968 list)   8/17, 47%   34y11m 
 Yury Nikitin   not rated on December 1968 list   -      - 
 
 Player Name   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   Performance Rating   Results +/- Predicted 
 Lev Polugaevsky   +7 (16/25, 64%)   +6 (14.5/23, 63%) vs 2608-rated opposition   2705   -0.6 
 Vladimir Liberzon   +3 (11/19, 58%)   +4 (10.5/17, 62%) vs 2613-rated opposition   2687   +1.8 
 Anatoly Lutikov   +4 (11.5/19, 61%)   +4 (10.5/17, 62%) vs 2612-rated opposition   2687   +1.7 
 Alexander Zaitsev   +5 (15/25, 60%)   +3 (13/23, 57%) vs 2626-rated opposition   2679   +1.5 
 Vitaly Tseshkovsky   +3 (11/19, 58%)   +2 (10/18, 56%) vs 2613-rated opposition   2652   N/A 
 Evgeny Vasiukov   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +2 (9.5/17, 56%) vs 2611-rated opposition   2651   +0.4 
 Ratmir Kholmov   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +2 (9.5/17, 56%) vs 2607-rated opposition   2647   -1.2 
 Mikhail Podgaets   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +1 (9/17, 53%) vs 2622-rated opposition   2643   +3.8 
 Janis Klovans   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   +1 (9/17, 53%) vs 2621-rated opposition   2641   +3.3 
 Yury Averbakh   +1 (10/19, 53%)   +1 (9/17, 53%) vs 2614-rated opposition   2635   +0.9 
 Viacheslav Osnos   +1 (10/19, 53%)   = (8.5/17, 50%) vs 2612-rated opposition   2616   -0.3 
 Anatoly Lein   +1 (10/19, 53%)   = (8.5/17, 50%) vs 2612-rated opposition   2616   -0.5 
 Mikhail Tal   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   = (8.5/17, 50%) vs 2605-rated opposition   2610   -2.7 
 Yury Sakharov   -1 (9/19, 47%)   -1 (8/17, 47%) vs 2609-rated opposition   2595   -2.1 
 Vladimir Bagirov   -2 (8.5/19, 45%)   -2 (7.5/17, 44%) vs 2616-rated opposition   2584   =0.0 
 Igor Zaitsev   -2 (8.5/19, 45%)   -2 (7.5/17, 44%) vs 2614-rated opposition   2582   -0.6 
 Bukhuti Gurgenidze   -2 (8.5/19, 45%)   -3 (7/17, 41%) vs 2613-rated opposition   2564   -1.5 
 Alexander Cherepkov   -10 (4.5/19, 24%)   -8 (4.5/17, 26%) vs 2621-rated opposition   2482   -1.2 
 Igor Platonov   -6 (6.5/19, 34%)   -8 (4.5/17, 26%) vs 2614-rated opposition   2476   -3.5 
 Yury Nikitin   -12 (3.5/19, 18%)   -11 (3.5/18, 19%) vs 2613-rated opposition   2431   N/A