Summary: 1947 - 1948

How to use this page

Duration: All years 20th century 19th century 50-year span 40-year span 30-year span 20-year span 10-year span 5-year span 3-year span 1-year span covering 2004-Jan through 2004-Dec 2003-Jan through 2003-Dec 2002-Jan through 2002-Dec 2001-Jan through 2001-Dec 2000-Jan through 2000-Dec 1999-Jan through 1999-Dec 1998-Jan through 1998-Dec 1997-Jan through 1997-Dec 1996-Jan through 1996-Dec 1995-Jan through 1995-Dec 1994-Jan through 1994-Dec 1993-Jan through 1993-Dec 1992-Jan through 1992-Dec 1991-Jan through 1991-Dec 1990-Jan through 1990-Dec 1989-Jan through 1989-Dec 1988-Jan through 1988-Dec 1987-Jan through 1987-Dec 1986-Jan through 1986-Dec 1985-Jan through 1985-Dec 1984-Jan through 1984-Dec 1983-Jan through 1983-Dec 1982-Jan through 1982-Dec 1981-Jan through 1981-Dec 1980-Jan through 1980-Dec 1979-Jan through 1979-Dec 1978-Jan through 1978-Dec 1977-Jan through 1977-Dec 1976-Jan through 1976-Dec 1975-Jan through 1975-Dec 1974-Jan through 1974-Dec 1973-Jan through 1973-Dec 1972-Jan through 1972-Dec 1971-Jan through 1971-Dec 1970-Jan through 1970-Dec 1969-Jan through 1969-Dec 1968-Jan through 1968-Dec 1967-Jan through 1967-Dec 1966-Jan through 1966-Dec 1965-Jan through 1965-Dec 1964-Jan through 1964-Dec 1963-Jan through 1963-Dec 1962-Jan through 1962-Dec 1961-Jan through 1961-Dec 1960-Jan through 1960-Dec 1959-Jan through 1959-Dec 1958-Jan through 1958-Dec 1957-Jan through 1957-Dec 1956-Jan through 1956-Dec 1955-Jan through 1955-Dec 1954-Jan through 1954-Dec 1953-Jan through 1953-Dec 1952-Jan through 1952-Dec 1951-Jan through 1951-Dec 1950-Jan through 1950-Dec 1949-Jan through 1949-Dec 1948-Jan through 1948-Dec 1947-Jan through 1947-Dec 1946-Jan through 1946-Dec 1945-Jan through 1945-Dec 1944-Jan through 1944-Dec 1943-Jan through 1943-Dec 1942-Jan through 1942-Dec 1941-Jan through 1941-Dec 1940-Jan through 1940-Dec 1939-Jan through 1939-Dec 1938-Jan through 1938-Dec 1937-Jan through 1937-Dec 1936-Jan through 1936-Dec 1935-Jan through 1935-Dec 1934-Jan through 1934-Dec 1933-Jan through 1933-Dec 1932-Jan through 1932-Dec 1931-Jan through 1931-Dec 1930-Jan through 1930-Dec 1929-Jan through 1929-Dec 1928-Jan through 1928-Dec 1927-Jan through 1927-Dec 1926-Jan through 1926-Dec 1925-Jan through 1925-Dec 1924-Jan through 1924-Dec 1923-Jan through 1923-Dec 1922-Jan through 1922-Dec 1921-Jan through 1921-Dec 1920-Jan through 1920-Dec 1919-Jan through 1919-Dec 1918-Jan through 1918-Dec 1917-Jan through 1917-Dec 1916-Jan through 1916-Dec 1915-Jan through 1915-Dec 1914-Jan through 1914-Dec 1913-Jan through 1913-Dec 1912-Jan through 1912-Dec 1911-Jan through 1911-Dec 1910-Jan through 1910-Dec 1909-Jan through 1909-Dec 1908-Jan through 1908-Dec 1907-Jan through 1907-Dec 1906-Jan through 1906-Dec 1905-Jan through 1905-Dec 1904-Jan through 1904-Dec 1903-Jan through 1903-Dec 1902-Jan through 1902-Dec 1901-Jan through 1901-Dec 1900-Jan through 1900-Dec 1899-Jan through 1899-Dec 1898-Jan through 1898-Dec 1897-Jan through 1897-Dec 1896-Jan through 1896-Dec 1895-Jan through 1895-Dec 1894-Jan through 1894-Dec 1893-Jan through 1893-Dec 1892-Jan through 1892-Dec 1891-Jan through 1891-Dec 1890-Jan through 1890-Dec 1889-Jan through 1889-Dec 1888-Jan through 1888-Dec 1887-Jan through 1887-Dec 1886-Jan through 1886-Dec 1885-Jan through 1885-Dec 1884-Jan through 1884-Dec 1883-Jan through 1883-Dec 1882-Jan through 1882-Dec 1881-Jan through 1881-Dec 1880-Jan through 1880-Dec 1879-Jan through 1879-Dec 1878-Jan through 1878-Dec 1877-Jan through 1877-Dec 1876-Jan through 1876-Dec 1875-Jan through 1875-Dec 1874-Jan through 1874-Dec 1873-Jan through 1873-Dec 1872-Jan through 1872-Dec 1871-Jan through 1871-Dec 1870-Jan through 1870-Dec 1869-Jan through 1869-Dec 1868-Jan through 1868-Dec 1867-Jan through 1867-Dec 1866-Jan through 1866-Dec 1865-Jan through 1865-Dec 1864-Jan through 1864-Dec 1863-Jan through 1863-Dec 1862-Jan through 1862-Dec 1861-Jan through 1861-Dec 1860-Jan through 1860-Dec 1859-Jan through 1859-Dec 1858-Jan through 1858-Dec 1857-Jan through 1857-Dec 1856-Jan through 1856-Dec 1855-Jan through 1855-Dec 1854-Jan through 1854-Dec 1853-Jan through 1853-Dec 1852-Jan through 1852-Dec 1851-Jan through 1851-Dec 1850-Jan through 1850-Dec 1849-Jan through 1849-Dec 1848-Jan through 1848-Dec 1847-Jan through 1847-Dec 1846-Jan through 1846-Dec 1845-Jan through 1845-Dec 1844-Jan through 1844-Dec 1843-Jan through 1843-Dec

Most Dominant Player between 1947 and 1948 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1947 and December 1947) The only player to be ranked #1 between 1947 and 1948 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player. Highest-Rated Player between 1947 and 1948 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2852 (January 1947) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1947 and 1948 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2852 on the January 1947 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1947 and 1948 were achieved by Miguel Najdorf (2792 on the November 1947 list) and Paul Keres (2786 on the March 1947 list).      Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)     #1     Mikhail Botvinnik       2852       #1 on January 1947 rating list       35y5m     #2     Miguel Najdorf       2792       #2 on November 1947 rating list       37y7m     #3     Paul Keres       2786       #2 on March 1947 rating list       31y2m     #4     Max Euwe       2762       #3 on January 1947 rating list       45y8m     #5     Gideon Stĺhlberg       2750       #4 on December 1947 rating list       39y11m     #6     Isaak Boleslavsky       2740       #5 on May 1947 rating list       27y11m     #7     Vassily Smyslov       2734       #6 on December 1947 rating list       26y9m     #8     László Szabó       2726       #6 on January 1947 rating list       29y10m     #9     David Bronstein       2723       #8 on October 1947 rating list       23y8m     #10     Samuel Reshevsky       2718       #8 on January 1947 rating list       35y2m     #11     Alexander Kotov       2714       #9 on December 1947 rating list       34y4m     #12     Folke Ekström       2714       #10 on January 1947 rating list       40y3m     #13     Erich Eliskases       2703       #10 on December 1947 rating list       34y10m     #14     Saviely Tartakower       2702       #11 on June 1947 rating list       60y4m     #15     Petar Trifunovic       2700       #12 on November 1947 rating list       37y3m     #16     Svetozar Gligoric       2695       #13 on November 1947 rating list       24y9m     #17     Viacheslav Ragozin       2691       #12 on December 1947 rating list       39y2m     #18     Salo Flohr       2681       #15 on January 1947 rating list       38y2m     #19     Vladimir Makogonov       2676       #16 on January 1947 rating list       42y5m     #20     Andor Lilienthal       2664       #19 on December 1947 rating list       36y7m     #21     Alexander Tolush       2662       #18 on March 1947 rating list       36y10m     #22     Erik Lundin       2657       #18 on January 1947 rating list       42y6m     #23     Gösta Stoltz       2656       #19 on January 1947 rating list       42y8m     #24     Nikolay Novotelnov       2654       #20 on December 1947 rating list       36y0m     #25     Jan Foltys       2653       #20 on November 1947 rating list       39y1m     #26     Georgy Lisitsin       2646       #22 on November 1947 rating list       38y1m     #27     Vasily Panov       2646       #22 on December 1947 rating list       41y1m     #28     Vladimir Simagin       2642       #21 on January 1947 rating list       27y7m     #29     Igor Bondarevsky       2642       #23 on May 1947 rating list       34y0m     #30     Reuben Fine       2639       #22 on January 1947 rating list       32y3m     #31     Alexander Konstantinopolsky       2637       #23 on January 1947 rating list       36y11m     #32     Herman Pilnik       2637       #25 on November 1947 rating list       33y10m     #33     Julio Bolbochán       2635       #26 on November 1947 rating list       27y8m     #34     Pablo Michel       2633       #24 on January 1947 rating list       41y1m     #35     Vladas Mikenas       2633       #25 on January 1947 rating list       36y9m     #36     Isaac Kashdan       2632       #26 on January 1947 rating list       41y2m     #37     Georg Kieninger       2628       #29 on November 1947 rating list       45y5m     #38     Arnold Denker       2626       #27 on January 1947 rating list       32y11m     #39     Eero Böök       2622       #30 on December 1947 rating list       37y10m     #40     Genrikh Kasparian       2621       #31 on December 1947 rating list       37y10m     #41     Al Horowitz       2617       #31 on January 1947 rating list       39y2m     #42     Ludwig Rödl       2616       #32 on September 1947 rating list       40y5m     #43     Daniel Yanofsky       2614       #33 on January 1947 rating list       21y10m     #44     Tigran Petrosian       2613       #35 on July 1947 rating list       18y1m     #45     Iosif Rudakovsky       2611       #35 on January 1947 rating list       33y0m     #46     Vasja Pirc       2609       #36 on November 1947 rating list       39y11m     #47     Ludek Pachmann       2607       #36 on December 1947 rating list       23y7m     #48     Vladimir Alatortsev       2607       #37 on February 1947 rating list       37y9m     #49     Alexey Sokolsky       2605       #39 on February 1947 rating list       38y4m     #50     Carlos Guimard       2605       #41 on August 1947 rating list       34y4m     #51     Mark Taimanov       2602       #41 on November 1947 rating list       21y9m     #52     Grigory Ravinsky       2602       #41 on December 1947 rating list       38y2m     #53     Jacob Levin       2602       #39 on January 1947 rating list       42y11m     #54     Conel Alexander       2598       #41 on January 1947 rating list       37y9m     #55     Vasilje Tomovic       2597       #42 on January 1947 rating list       40y8m     #56     Robert Combe       2596       #43 on January 1947 rating list          -     #57     Héctor Rossetto       2594       #46 on November 1947 rating list       25y2m     #58     Gavriil Veresov       2592       #45 on February 1947 rating list       34y7m     #59     Grigory Levenfish       2591       #46 on May 1947 rating list       58y2m     #60     Vitaly Chekhover       2591       #45 on January 1947 rating list       38y1m     #61     A Vasiljev       2590       #48 on November 1947 rating list          -     #62     Lev Aronin       2588       #50 on December 1947 rating list       27y5m     #63     Vladimir Zagorovsky       2586       #50 on October 1947 rating list       22y4m     #64     Jácobo Bolbochán       2586       #50 on November 1947 rating list       40y11m     #65     Jorge Pelikán       2585       #46 on January 1947 rating list       40y9m     #66     Yury Averbakh       2585       #52 on December 1947 rating list       25y10m     #67     Peter Romanovsky       2585       #50 on May 1947 rating list       54y10m     #68     Milan Jr Vidmar       2582       #51 on November 1947 rating list       37y11m     #69     Albéric O'Kelly de Galway       2582       #54 on December 1947 rating list       36y7m     #70     Evgeny Zagoriansky       2581       #52 on September 1947 rating list       37y1m     #71     Ossip Bernstein       2580       #48 on January 1947 rating list       64y3m     #72     Cenek Kottnauer       2580       #49 on January 1947 rating list       36y11m     #73     Anatoly Ufimtsev       2573       #59 on December 1947 rating list       33y7m     #74     Herman Steiner       2572       #52 on January 1947 rating list       41y9m     #75     Ilia Kan       2572       #58 on March 1947 rating list       37y10m     #76     Gerald Abrahams       2572       #53 on January 1947 rating list       39y9m     #77     Gudbjartur Gudmundsson       2570       #56 on January 1947 rating list       20y4m     #78     Samuil Zhukhovitsky       2568       #65 on November 1947 rating list       30y11m     #79     Stojan Puc       2568       #68 on November 1947 rating list       26y7m     #80     Carlos Skalicka       2566       #59 on January 1947 rating list       50y2m     #81     Vladimir Saigin       2566       #65 on December 1947 rating list       30y5m     #82     Mariano Castillo Larenas       2566       #64 on July 1947 rating list       41y7m     #83     Miguel Crues Albareda       2565       #60 on January 1947 rating list          -     #84     Mikhail Yudovich       2559       #73 on October 1947 rating list       36y4m     #85     Nicolaas Cortlever       2557       #73 on December 1947 rating list       32y6m     #86     Carlos Maderna       2557       #74 on November 1947 rating list       37y3m     #87     Moshe Czerniak       2557       #76 on September 1947 rating list       37y7m     #88     Antonio Medina García       2556       #61 on January 1947 rating list       27y3m     #89     Anthony Santasiere       2556       #63 on January 1947 rating list       42y1m     #90     Milan Vidmar Sr       2555       #73 on May 1947 rating list       61y11m     #91     Carl Ahues       2555       #76 on June 1947 rating list       63y6m     #92     Wolfgang Unzicker       2555       #77 on September 1947 rating list       22y3m     #93     Sava Vukovic       2555       #70 on February 1947 rating list       35y1m     #94     Herbert Heinicke       2552       #76 on May 1947 rating list       42y2m     #95     Aleksandrs Koblencs       2552       #67 on January 1947 rating list       30y4m     #96     Ratmir Kholmov       2551       #81 on November 1947 rating list       22y6m     #97     German Fridstein       2547       #82 on December 1947 rating list       36y1m     #98     Gottlieb Machate       2545       #83 on November 1947 rating list       43y0m     #99     František Zíta       2544       #83 on December 1947 rating list       38y1m     #100     Marcos Luckis       2543       #84 on September 1947 rating list       42y8m    Strongest Tournament between 1947 and 1948 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    Moscow (Chigorin Memorial), 1947: Class 11 (#1, #3, #5, #7, #10) The strongest tournament held between 1947 and 1948 was Moscow (Chigorin Memorial) 1947. This was a Class 11 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the November 1947 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Leningrad (URS Championship) 1947 (Class 8) and Mar del Plata 1947 (Class 7).      Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list  #1     Moscow (Chigorin Memorial), 1947       11       #1, #3, #5, #7, #10    #1 Mikhail Botvinnik (2823), #3 Paul Keres (2776), #5 Isaak Boleslavsky (2739), #7 Vassily Smyslov (2725), #10 Alexander Kotov (2702) from November 1947 rating list  #2     Leningrad (URS Championship), 1947       8       #4, #5, #6, #7    #4 Paul Keres (2746), #5 Vassily Smyslov (2729), #6 David Bronstein (2719), #7 Isaak Boleslavsky (2718) from February 1947 rating list  #3     Mar del Plata, 1947       7       #2, #3    #2 Miguel Najdorf (2772), #3 Max Euwe (2762) from January 1947 rating list  #4     Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947       7       #2, #3    #2 Miguel Najdorf (2772), #3 Max Euwe (2762) from January 1947 rating list  #5     Parnu, 1947       7       #4, #5, #7, #9    #4 Paul Keres (2749), #5 Vassily Smyslov (2731), #7 David Bronstein (2719), #9 Isaak Boleslavsky (2718) from January 1947 rating list NOTE: "Class" is a Chessmetrics formula used to rank the strength of a tournament, by using the participation of top-10 players from the rating list (rather than just using the average rating of all participants). For more details, go here. Strongest Match between 1947 and 1948 See more details    None: There were no matches held between 1947 and 1948 with rated players. Best Individual Event Performance between 1947 and 1948 See more details    Gideon Stĺhlberg: 2817 in Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947 The best individual event performance between 1947 and 1948 was achieved by Gideon Stĺhlberg with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2817 in Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Paul Keres (2766 performance) in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1947, and by Gideon Stĺhlberg (2763 performance) in Mar del Plata, 1947.