Summary: 1935 - 1975

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Most Dominant Player between 1935 and 1975 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 10.9 years as #1 (between September 1936 and May 1958) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1935 and 1975 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 131 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 10.9 years). Next on the list were Bobby Fischer (9.1 years) and Vassily Smyslov (4.9 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1935 and 1975 See more details    Bobby Fischer: 2895 (October 1971) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1935 and 1975 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2895 on the October 1971 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1935 and 1975 were achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik (2885 on the October 1945 list) and Alexander Alekhine (2807 on the July 1944 list). Strongest Tournament between 1935 and 1975 See more details    Nottingham, 1936: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8) The strongest tournament held between 1935 and 1975 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 Zurich (Candidates) 1953 (Class 18). Strongest Match between 1935 and 1975 See more details    Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow), 1974: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1935 and 1975 was Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow), 1974. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Anatoly Karpov (2800) and #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2765) from the September 1974 rating list. Next on the list were Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971 (#1 vs #3) and Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954 (#1 vs #3). Best Individual Event Performance between 1935 and 1975 See more details    Bobby Fischer: 2887 in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971 The best individual event performance between 1935 and 1975 was achieved by Bobby Fischer with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2887 in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2870 performance) in Fischer-Taimanov Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Vancouver), 1971, and by Mikhail Tal (2869 performance) in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959.