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Most Dominant Player between 1945 and 1955 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 6.3 years as #1 (between January 1945 and May 1954) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1945 and 1955 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 75 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 6.3 years). Next on the list were David Bronstein (1.6 years) and Vassily Smyslov (1.3 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1945 and 1955 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2885 (October 1945) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1945 and 1955 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2885 on the October 1945 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1945 and 1955 were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2797 on the January 1945 list) and Miguel Najdorf (2797 on the February 1948 list). Strongest Tournament between 1945 and 1955 See more details    Zurich (Candidates), 1953: Class 18 (#1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10) The strongest tournament held between 1945 and 1955 was Zurich (Candidates) 1953. This was a Class 18 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1953 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow (URS Championship) 1952 (Class 15) and Budapest (Candidates) 1950 (Class 15). Strongest Match between 1945 and 1955 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954: #1 vs #3 The strongest match held between 1945 and 1955 was Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Vassily Smyslov (2790) and #3 Mikhail Botvinnik (2779) from the March 1954 rating list. Next on the list were Najdorf-Reshevsky II (Buenos Aires), 1953 (#2 vs #4) and Najdorf-Reshevsky I (Mex/NY/Salvador), 1952 (#4 vs #5).       Event       World Ranks    Match Participants  #1     Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954       #1 vs #3    #1 Vassily Smyslov (2790) and #3 Mikhail Botvinnik (2779) from the March 1954 rating list  #2     Najdorf-Reshevsky II (Buenos Aires), 1953       #2 vs #4    #2 Samuel Reshevsky (2779) and #4 Miguel Najdorf (2745) from the January 1953 rating list  #3     Najdorf-Reshevsky I (Mex/NY/Salvador), 1952       #4 vs #5    #4 Samuel Reshevsky (2758) and #5 Miguel Najdorf (2750) from the January 1952 rating list  #4     Botvinnik-Bronstein Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1951       #1 vs #7    #1 David Bronstein (2780) and #7 Mikhail Botvinnik (2743) from the March 1951 rating list  #5     Boleslavsky-Bronstein Match (Candidates final, Moscow), 1950       #3 vs #8    #3 David Bronstein (2754) and #8 Isaak Boleslavsky (2728) from the January 1950 rating list  #6     Fine-Najdorf Match (New York), 1949       #2 vs #10    #2 Miguel Najdorf (2756) and #10 Reuben Fine (2732) from the January 1949 rating list  #7     Gligoric-Reshevsky Match (New York), 1952       #4 vs #12    #4 Samuel Reshevsky (2758) and #12 Svetozar Gligoric (2704) from the January 1952 rating list  #8     Najdorf-Trifunovic Match (Opatija), 1949       #2 vs #14    #2 Miguel Najdorf (2756) and #14 Petar Trifunovic (2677) from the January 1949 rating list  #9     Gligoric-Ståhlberg Match (Split/Belgrade), 1949       #5 vs #17    #5 Gideon Ståhlberg (2736) and #17 Svetozar Gligoric (2664) from the January 1949 rating list  #10     Euwe-Pirc Match (Bled), 1949       #18 vs #26    #18 Max Euwe (2657) and #26 Vasja Pirc (2631) from the January 1949 rating list  #11     Bondarevsky-Ragozin Match (Moscow), 1946       #16 vs #28    #16 Viacheslav Ragozin (2666) and #28 Igor Bondarevsky (2626) from the January 1946 rating list  #12     Bolbochán-Najdorf Match (Buenos Aires), 1949       #2 vs #30    #2 Miguel Najdorf (2756) and #30 Julio Bolbochán (2621) from the January 1949 rating list  #13     Pilnik-Rossetto Match (Bahia Blanca), 1946       #17 vs #33    #17 Herman Pilnik (2665) and #33 Héctor Rossetto (2608) from the January 1946 rating list  #14     Filip-Pachmann Match (Prague), 1954       #34 vs #44    #34 Miroslav Filip (2630) and #44 Ludek Pachmann (2616) from the January 1954 rating list  #15     Bogoljubow-Kieninger Match (Schwelm), 1950       #18 vs #46    #18 Efim Bogoljubow (2662) and #46 Georg Kieninger (2597) from the January 1950 rating list  #16     Bolbochán-Rossetto Match (Buenos Aires), 1948       #25 vs #46    #25 Julio Bolbochán (2638) and #46 Héctor Rossetto (2598) from the January 1948 rating list  #17     Evans-Steiner Match (Playoff), 1952       #28 vs #81    #28 Larry Evans (2657) and #81 Herman Steiner (2569) from the January 1952 rating list  #18     Niephaus-O'Kelly de Galway Match (Wiesbaden), 1951       #34 vs #148    #34 Albéric O'Kelly de Galway (2636) and #148 Walter Niephaus (2503) from the January 1951 rating list  #19     Euwe-van Scheltinga Match (Amsterdam), 1948       #7 vs #149    #7 Max Euwe (2730) and #149 Tjeerd van Scheltinga (2477) from the January 1948 rating list  #20     Müller-Szabados Match (Venice), 1949       #155 vs #173    #155 Hans Müller (2464) and #173 Eugenio Szabados (2451) from the January 1949 rating list Best Individual Event Performance between 1945 and 1955 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2850 in The Hague/Moscow (World Championship), 1948 The best individual event performance between 1945 and 1955 was achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2850 in The Hague/Moscow (World Championship), 1948. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Kotov (2832 performance) in Saltsjobaden (Interzonal), 1952, and by Vassily Smyslov (2824 performance) in Zurich (Candidates), 1953.