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Most Dominant Player between 1962 and 1965 See more details
   Tigran Petrosian: 2.1 years as #1 (between January 1962 and January 1964)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1962 and 1965 was Tigran Petrosian, with 25 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 2.1 years). Next on the list was Bobby Fischer (0.9 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1962 and 1965.

Highest-Rated Player between 1962 and 1965 See more details
   Tigran Petrosian: 2796 (July 1962)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1962 and 1965 was Tigran Petrosian, with a rating of 2796 on the July 1962 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1962 and 1965 were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2791 on the May 1964 list) and Viktor Korchnoi (2777 on the January 1962 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1962 and 1965 See more details
   Curacao (Candidates), 1962: Class 14 (#1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8)
The strongest tournament held between 1962 and 1965 was Curacao (Candidates) 1962. This was a Class 14 tournament, including six of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1962 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Stockholm (Interzonal) 1962 (Class 11) and Yerevan (URS Championship) 1962 (Class 7).

Strongest Match between 1962 and 1965 See more details
   Botvinnik-Petrosian Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1963: #1 vs #7
The strongest match held between 1962 and 1965 was Botvinnik-Petrosian Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1963. This was a matchup of #1 vs #7, including #1 Tigran Petrosian (2790) and #7 Mikhail Botvinnik (2756) from the March 1963 rating list. Next on the list were Evans-Lombardy Match (New York), 1962 (#22 vs #35) and Benko-Bisguier Match (Playoff, New York Zonal), 1964 (#27 vs #87).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1962 and 1965 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2830 in New York (USA Championship), 1963
The best individual event performance between 1962 and 1965 was achieved by Bobby Fischer with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2830 in New York (USA Championship), 1963. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Tigran Petrosian (2829 performance) in Curacao (Candidates), 1962, and by Paul Keres (2825 performance) in Curacao (Candidates), 1962.