Summary: 1940 - 1950 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1940 and 1950 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 7.8 years as #1 (between January 1940 and December 1949)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1940 and 1950 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 94 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 7.8 years). Next on the list were Alexander Alekhine (1.3 years) and Reuben Fine (0.5 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1940 and 1950 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2885 (October 1945)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1940 and 1950 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2885 on the October 1945 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1940 and 1950 were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2807 on the July 1944 list) and Miguel Najdorf (2797 on the February 1948 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1940 and 1950 See more details
   Groningen (Staunton Memorial), 1946: Class 14 (#1, #2, #4, #5, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1940 and 1950 was Groningen (Staunton Memorial) 1946. This was a Class 14 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1946 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow (Chigorin Memorial) 1947 (Class 11) and The Hague/Moscow (World Championship) 1948 (Class 10).
Strongest Match between 1940 and 1950 See more details
   Fine-Najdorf Match (New York), 1949: #2 vs #10
The strongest match held between 1940 and 1950 was Fine-Najdorf Match (New York), 1949. This was a matchup of #2 vs #10, including #2 Miguel Najdorf (2756) and #10 Reuben Fine (2732) from the January 1949 rating list. Next on the list were Najdorf-Trifunovic Match (Opatija), 1949 (#2 vs #14) and Bogoljubow-Euwe III (Karlsbad), 1941 (#6 vs #16).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1940 and 1950 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2850 in The Hague/Moscow (World Championship), 1948
The best individual event performance between 1940 and 1950 was achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2850 in The Hague/Moscow (World Championship), 1948. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik (2819 performance) in Moscow (URS Championship), 1945, and by Gideon Ståhlberg (2817 performance) in Buenos Aires/La Plata, 1947.