Summary: 1920 - 1950

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Most Dominant Player between 1920 and 1950 See more details    Alexander Alekhine: 10.2 years as #1 (between January 1924 and July 1944) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1920 and 1950 was Alexander Alekhine, with 122 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 10.2 years). Next on the list were Mikhail Botvinnik (9.5 years) and José Capablanca (5.4 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1920 and 1950 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2885 (October 1945) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1920 and 1950 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2885 on the October 1945 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1920 and 1950 were achieved by José Capablanca (2877 on the May 1921 list) and Alexander Alekhine (2860 on the May 1931 list).      Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)     #1     Mikhail Botvinnik       2885       #1 on October 1945 rating list       34y2m     #2     José Capablanca       2877       #1 on May 1921 rating list       32y6m     #3     Alexander Alekhine       2860       #1 on May 1931 rating list       38y7m     #4     Emanuel Lasker       2833       #1 on April 1924 rating list       55y4m     #5     Miguel Najdorf       2797       #2 on February 1948 rating list       37y10m    Strongest Tournament between 1920 and 1950 See more details    Nottingham, 1936: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8) The strongest tournament held between 1920 and 1950 was Nottingham 1936. This was a Class 20 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1936 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were AVRO 1938 (Class 20) and Karlsbad 1929 (Class 18). Strongest Match between 1920 and 1950 See more details    Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1920 and 1950 was Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 José Capablanca (2798) and #2 Alexander Alekhine (2766) from the September 1927 rating list. Next on the list were Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935 (#1 vs #3) and Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929 (#1 vs #4). Best Individual Event Performance between 1920 and 1950 See more details    Alexander Alekhine: 2865 in San Remo, 1930 The best individual event performance between 1920 and 1950 was achieved by Alexander Alekhine with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2865 in San Remo, 1930. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2859 performance) in Bled, 1931, and by Mikhail Botvinnik (2850 performance) in The Hague/Moscow (World Championship), 1948.