Summary: 1935 - 1945

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Most Dominant Player between 1935 and 1945 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 4.5 years as #1 (between September 1936 and December 1944) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1935 and 1945 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 54 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 4.5 years). Next on the list were Alexander Alekhine (3.3 years) and Max Euwe (1.2 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1935 and 1945 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2812 (December 1944) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1935 and 1945 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2812 on the December 1944 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1935 and 1945 were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2807 on the July 1944 list) and Paul Keres (2772 on the August 1943 list). Strongest Tournament between 1935 and 1945 See more details    Nottingham, 1936: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8) The strongest tournament held between 1935 and 1945 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 Semmering/Baden 1937 (Class 10). Strongest Match between 1935 and 1945 See more details    Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935: #1 vs #3 The strongest match held between 1935 and 1945 was Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Alexander Alekhine (2767) and #3 Max Euwe (2724) from the October 1935 rating list. Next on the list were Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937 (#1 vs #4) and Euwe-Keres Match (NED), 1939 (#5 vs #7). Best Individual Event Performance between 1935 and 1945 See more details    Alexander Alekhine: 2844 in Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937 The best individual event performance between 1935 and 1945 was achieved by Alexander Alekhine with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2844 in Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik (2804 performance) in Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941, and by Mikhail Botvinnik (2801 performance) in Moscow (URS Championship), 1944.