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Most Dominant Player between 1969 and 1970 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1969 and December 1969)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1969 and 1970 was Bobby Fischer, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.

Highest-Rated Player between 1969 and 1970 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2796 (February 1969)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1969 and 1970 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2796 on the February 1969 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1969 and 1970 were achieved by Viktor Korchnoi (2780 on the January 1969 list) and Boris Spassky (2773 on the July 1969 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1969 and 1970 See more details
   Palma de Mallorca, 1969: Class 11 (#2, #3, #4, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1969 and 1970 was Palma de Mallorca 1969. This was a Class 11 tournament, including four of the top ten players in the world (from the January 1969 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow (URS Championship) 1969 (Class 7) and San Juan 1969 (Class 5).

Strongest Match between 1969 and 1970 See more details
   Petrosian-Spassky II (World Championship, Moscow), 1969: #3 vs #4
The strongest match held between 1969 and 1970 was Petrosian-Spassky II (World Championship, Moscow), 1969. This was a matchup of #3 vs #4, including #3 Boris Spassky (2770) and #4 Tigran Petrosian (2750) from the April 1969 rating list. Next on the list were Larsen-Tal II (Candidates 3rd place, Eersel), 1969 (#9 vs #12) and Larsen-Westerinen Match (Helsinki), 1969 (#9 vs #109).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1969 and 1970 See more details
   Boris Spassky: 2777 in Petrosian-Spassky II (World Championship, Moscow), 1969
The best individual event performance between 1969 and 1970 was achieved by Boris Spassky with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2777 in Petrosian-Spassky II (World Championship, Moscow), 1969. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Tigran Petrosian (2776 performance) in Moscow (URS Championship), 1969, and by Bent Larsen (2763 performance) in Larsen-Tal II (Candidates 3rd place, Eersel), 1969.