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Most Dominant Player between 1971 and 1972 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1971 and December 1971)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1971 and 1972 was Bobby Fischer, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.

Highest-Rated Player between 1971 and 1972 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2895 (October 1971)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1971 and 1972 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2895 on the October 1971 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1971 and 1972 were achieved by Boris Spassky (2770 on the February 1971 list) and Bent Larsen (2755 on the February 1971 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1971 and 1972 See more details
   Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1971: Class 11 (#2, #3, #5, #7, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1971 and 1972 was Moscow (Alekhine Memorial) 1971. This was a Class 11 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the November 1971 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Gothenburg 1971 (Class 4) and Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens) 1971 (Class 4).

Strongest Match between 1971 and 1972 See more details
   Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971: #1 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1971 and 1972 was Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Bobby Fischer (2869) and #3 Bent Larsen (2752) from the July 1971 rating list. Next on the list were Fischer-Petrosian Match (Candidates final, Buenos Aires), 1971 (#1 vs #6) and Korchnoi-Petrosian I (Candidates semifinal, Moscow), 1971 (#4 vs #7).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1971 and 1972 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2887 in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971
The best individual event performance between 1971 and 1972 was achieved by Bobby Fischer with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2887 in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2870 performance) in Fischer-Taimanov Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Vancouver), 1971, and by Bobby Fischer (2805 performance) in Fischer-Petrosian Match (Candidates final, Buenos Aires), 1971.