Summary: 1949 - 1952 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1949 and 1952 See more details
   David Bronstein: 1.6 years as #1 (between June 1950 and December 1951)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1949 and 1952 was David Bronstein, with 19 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 1.6 years). Next on the list was Mikhail Botvinnik (1.4 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1949 and 1952.

Highest-Rated Player between 1949 and 1952 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2832 (January 1949)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1949 and 1952 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2832 on the January 1949 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1949 and 1952 were achieved by David Bronstein (2792 on the June 1951 list) and Vassily Smyslov (2775 on the December 1951 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1949 and 1952 See more details
   Budapest (Candidates), 1950: Class 15 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #9, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1949 and 1952 was Budapest (Candidates) 1950. This was a Class 15 tournament, including seven of the top ten players in the world (from the April 1950 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow (URS Championship) 1951 (Class 11) and Venice 1950 (Class 7).

Strongest Match between 1949 and 1952 See more details
   Botvinnik-Bronstein Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1951: #1 vs #7
The strongest match held between 1949 and 1952 was Botvinnik-Bronstein Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1951. This was a matchup of #1 vs #7, including #1 David Bronstein (2780) and #7 Mikhail Botvinnik (2743) from the March 1951 rating list. Next on the list were Boleslavsky-Bronstein Match (Candidates final, Moscow), 1950 (#3 vs #8) and Fine-Najdorf Match (New York), 1949 (#2 vs #10).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1949 and 1952 See more details
   Isaak Boleslavsky: 2816 in Budapest (Candidates), 1950
The best individual event performance between 1949 and 1952 was achieved by Isaak Boleslavsky with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2816 in Budapest (Candidates), 1950. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by David Bronstein (2813 performance) in Budapest (Candidates), 1950, and by Mikhail Botvinnik (2776 performance) in Botvinnik-Bronstein Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1951.