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Most Dominant Player between 1940 and 1960 |
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Mikhail Botvinnik: 9.3 years as #1 (between January 1940 and May 1958) |
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1940 and 1960 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 111 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 9.3 years). Next on the list were Vassily Smyslov (4.9 years) and David Bronstein (1.6 years). |
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Highest-Rated Player between 1940 and 1960 |
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Mikhail Botvinnik: 2885 (October 1945) |
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Strongest Tournament between 1940 and 1960 |
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Zurich (Candidates), 1953: Class 18 (#1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10) |
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Strongest Match between 1940 and 1960 |
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Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954: #1 vs #3 |
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Best Individual Event Performance between 1940 and 1960 |
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Mikhail Tal: 2869 in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959 |
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