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Most Dominant Player between 1971 and 1974 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 3.0 years as #1 (between January 1971 and December 1973)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1971 and 1974 was Bobby Fischer, with 36 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.0 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1971 and 1974 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2895 (October 1971)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1971 and 1974 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2895 on the October 1971 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1971 and 1974 were achieved by Anatoly Karpov (2780 on the August 1973 list) and Mikhail Tal (2777 on the April 1973 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1971 and 1974 See more details
   Moscow (URS Championship), 1973: Class 15 (#2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #9, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1971 and 1974 was Moscow (URS Championship) 1973. This was a Class 15 tournament, including seven of the top ten players in the world (from the October 1973 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow (Alekhine Memorial) 1971 (Class 11) and Leningrad (Interzonal) 1973 (Class 10).

Strongest Match between 1971 and 1974 See more details
   Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971: #1 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1971 and 1974 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 Fischer-Spassky I (World Championship, Reykjavik), 1972 (#1 vs #7).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1971 and 1974 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2887 in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971
The best individual event performance between 1971 and 1974 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 Viktor Korchnoi (2825 performance) in Leningrad (Interzonal), 1973.