Summary: 1938 - 1939 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1938 and 1939 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 0.8 years as #1 (between January 1938 and October 1938)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1938 and 1939 was Alexander Alekhine, with 10 different months as the top-ranked player. Next on the list was Mikhail Botvinnik (2 months), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1938 and 1939.
Highest-Rated Player between 1938 and 1939 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2768 (December 1938)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1938 and 1939 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2768 on the December 1938 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1938 and 1939 were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2761 on the June 1938 list) and Reuben Fine (2751 on the December 1938 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1938 and 1939 See more details
   AVRO, 1938: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)
The strongest tournament held between 1938 and 1939 was AVRO 1938. This was a Class 20 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the November 1938 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Noordwijk 1938 (Class 5) and Carrasco 1938 (Class 4).
Strongest Match between 1938 and 1939 See more details
   Keres-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1938: #8 vs #17
The strongest match held between 1938 and 1939 was Keres-Ståhlberg Match (Gothenburg), 1938. This was a matchup of #8 vs #17, including #8 Paul Keres (2717) and #17 Gideon Ståhlberg (2631) from the January 1938 rating list. Next on the list were Horowitz-Kashdan Match (New York), 1938 (#9 vs #45) and Guimard-Piazzini Match (Necochea), 1938 (#42 vs #124).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1938 and 1939 See more details
   Paul Keres: 2780 in AVRO, 1938
The best individual event performance between 1938 and 1939 was achieved by Paul Keres with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2780 in AVRO, 1938. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Reuben Fine (2778 performance) in AVRO, 1938, and by Erich Eliskases (2762 performance) in Noordwijk, 1938.