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Most Dominant Player between 1957 and 1960 See more details
   Vassily Smyslov: 1.6 years as #1 (between January 1957 and September 1958)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1957 and 1960 was Vassily Smyslov, with 19 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 1.6 years). Next on the list were Mikhail Tal (1.3 years) and Mikhail Botvinnik (0.2 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1957 and 1960 See more details
   Mikhail Tal: 2797 (December 1959)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1957 and 1960 was Mikhail Tal, with a rating of 2797 on the December 1959 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1957 and 1960 were achieved by Vassily Smyslov (2792 on the May 1957 list) and Mikhail Botvinnik (2776 on the January 1957 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1957 and 1960 See more details
   Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959: Class 14 (#1, #2, #3, #5, #7)
The strongest tournament held between 1957 and 1960 was Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates) 1959. This was a Class 14 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the September 1959 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Tbilisi (URS Championship) 1959 (Class 13) and Moscow (URS Championship) 1957 (Class 11).
Strongest Match between 1957 and 1960 See more details
   Botvinnik-Smyslov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1957: #1 vs #4
The strongest match held between 1957 and 1960 was Botvinnik-Smyslov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1957. This was a matchup of #1 vs #4, including #1 Vassily Smyslov (2782) and #4 Mikhail Botvinnik (2762) from the March 1957 rating list. Next on the list were Botvinnik-Smyslov III (World Championship, Moscow), 1958 (#1 vs #5) and Averbakh-Botvinnik Training Match (Moscow), 1957 (#2 vs #11).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1957 and 1960 See more details
   Mikhail Tal: 2869 in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959
The best individual event performance between 1957 and 1960 was achieved by Mikhail Tal with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2869 in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Paul Keres (2836 performance) in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959, and by Mikhail Botvinnik (2803 performance) in Botvinnik-Smyslov III (World Championship, Moscow), 1958.