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Most Dominant Player between 1963 and 1968 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2.5 years as #1 (between February 1964 and December 1967)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1963 and 1968 was Bobby Fischer, with 30 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 2.5 years). Next on the list were Tigran Petrosian (1.1 years) and Mikhail Tal (0.6 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1963 and 1968 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2809 (November 1967)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1963 and 1968 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2809 on the November 1967 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1963 and 1968 were achieved by Tigran Petrosian (2794 on the September 1963 list) and Viktor Korchnoi (2776 on the November 1965 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1963 and 1968 See more details
   Moscow, 1967: Class 14 (#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1963 and 1968 was Moscow 1967. This was a Class 14 tournament, including six of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1967 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Sousse (Interzonal) 1967 (Class 11) and Tbilisi (URS Championship) 1966 (Class 10).

Strongest Match between 1963 and 1968 See more details
   Spassky-Tal Match (Candidates final, Tbilisi), 1965: #2 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1963 and 1968 was Spassky-Tal Match (Candidates final, Tbilisi), 1965. This was a matchup of #2 vs #3, including #2 Mikhail Tal (2773) and #3 Boris Spassky (2753) from the November 1965 rating list. Next on the list were Botvinnik-Petrosian Match (World Championship, Moscow), 1963 (#1 vs #7) and Petrosian-Spassky I (World Championship, Moscow), 1966 (#1 vs #8).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1963 and 1968 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2830 in New York (USA Championship), 1963
The best individual event performance between 1963 and 1968 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 (2824 performance) in Moscow (Training), 1966, and by Boris Spassky (2808 performance) in Spassky-Tal Match (Candidates final, Tbilisi), 1965.