Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1930 - 1940
Duration:
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1995-Jan through 2004-Dec
1990-Jan through 1999-Dec
1985-Jan through 1994-Dec
1980-Jan through 1989-Dec
1975-Jan through 1984-Dec
1970-Jan through 1979-Dec
1965-Jan through 1974-Dec
1960-Jan through 1969-Dec
1955-Jan through 1964-Dec
1950-Jan through 1959-Dec
1945-Jan through 1954-Dec
1940-Jan through 1949-Dec
1935-Jan through 1944-Dec
1930-Jan through 1939-Dec
1925-Jan through 1934-Dec
1920-Jan through 1929-Dec
1915-Jan through 1924-Dec
1910-Jan through 1919-Dec
1905-Jan through 1914-Dec
1900-Jan through 1909-Dec
1895-Jan through 1904-Dec
1890-Jan through 1899-Dec
1885-Jan through 1894-Dec
1880-Jan through 1889-Dec
1875-Jan through 1884-Dec
1870-Jan through 1879-Dec
1865-Jan through 1874-Dec
1860-Jan through 1869-Dec
1855-Jan through 1864-Dec
1850-Jan through 1859-Dec
1845-Jan through 1854-Dec
1840-Jan through 1849-Dec
1930
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1930 rating list
2821:
Alexander Alekhine
2804:
José Capablanca
2779:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2735:
Efim Bogoljubow
2735:
Akiba Rubinstein
February 1930 rating list
2822:
Alexander Alekhine
2802:
José Capablanca
2776:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2733:
Efim Bogoljubow
2731:
Akiba Rubinstein
March 1930 rating list
2824:
Alexander Alekhine
2800:
José Capablanca
2773:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2732:
Efim Bogoljubow
2728:
Akiba Rubinstein
April 1930 rating list
2826:
Alexander Alekhine
2799:
José Capablanca
2770:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2730:
Efim Bogoljubow
2729:
Max Euwe
May 1930 rating list
2828:
Alexander Alekhine
2798:
José Capablanca
2769:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2731:
Efim Bogoljubow
2728:
Max Euwe
June 1930 rating list
2831:
Alexander Alekhine
2797:
José Capablanca
2769:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2731:
Efim Bogoljubow
2726:
Max Euwe
July 1930 rating list
2834:
Alexander Alekhine
2796:
José Capablanca
2770:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2731:
Efim Bogoljubow
2723:
Max Euwe
August 1930 rating list
2840:
Alexander Alekhine
2794:
José Capablanca
2766:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2729:
Efim Bogoljubow
2728:
Akiba Rubinstein
September 1930 rating list
2843:
Alexander Alekhine
2793:
José Capablanca
2766:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2728:
Efim Bogoljubow
2727:
Akiba Rubinstein
October 1930 rating list
2845:
Alexander Alekhine
2791:
José Capablanca
2765:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2728:
Efim Bogoljubow
2726:
Akiba Rubinstein
November 1930 rating list
2846:
Alexander Alekhine
2788:
José Capablanca
2764:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2725:
Efim Bogoljubow
2724:
Akiba Rubinstein
December 1930 rating list
2849:
Alexander Alekhine
2785:
José Capablanca
2763:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2730:
Isaac Kashdan
2727:
Efim Bogoljubow
1931
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1931 rating list
2850:
Alexander Alekhine
2778:
José Capablanca
2762:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2731:
Isaac Kashdan
2726:
Efim Bogoljubow
February 1931 rating list
2852:
Alexander Alekhine
2777:
José Capablanca
2760:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2730:
Isaac Kashdan
2726:
Efim Bogoljubow
March 1931 rating list
2854:
Alexander Alekhine
2775:
José Capablanca
2757:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2728:
Isaac Kashdan
2725:
Efim Bogoljubow
April 1931 rating list
2857:
Alexander Alekhine
2775:
José Capablanca
2756:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2728:
Isaac Kashdan
2726:
Efim Bogoljubow
May 1931 rating list
2860:
Alexander Alekhine
2786:
José Capablanca
2752:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2740:
Isaac Kashdan
2725:
Efim Bogoljubow
June 1931 rating list
2858:
Alexander Alekhine
2782:
José Capablanca
2747:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2737:
Isaac Kashdan
2723:
Efim Bogoljubow
July 1931 rating list
2859:
Alexander Alekhine
2780:
José Capablanca
2744:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2722:
Efim Bogoljubow
August 1931 rating list
2843:
Alexander Alekhine
2781:
José Capablanca
2737:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2733:
Efim Bogoljubow
2733:
Isaac Kashdan
September 1931 rating list
2843:
Alexander Alekhine
2773:
José Capablanca
2735:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2732:
Efim Bogoljubow
2727:
Isaac Kashdan
October 1931 rating list
2844:
Alexander Alekhine
2771:
José Capablanca
2732:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2727:
Efim Bogoljubow
2726:
Isaac Kashdan
November 1931 rating list
2845:
Alexander Alekhine
2770:
José Capablanca
2730:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2727:
Efim Bogoljubow
2724:
Isaac Kashdan
December 1931 rating list
2846:
Alexander Alekhine
2768:
José Capablanca
2728:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2726:
Efim Bogoljubow
2723:
Isaac Kashdan
1932
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1932 rating list
2849:
Alexander Alekhine
2772:
José Capablanca
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2729:
Efim Bogoljubow
2726:
Aron Nimzowitsch
February 1932 rating list
2846:
Alexander Alekhine
2771:
José Capablanca
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2725:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2724:
Efim Bogoljubow
March 1932 rating list
2845:
Alexander Alekhine
2767:
José Capablanca
2742:
Isaac Kashdan
2722:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2719:
Efim Bogoljubow
April 1932 rating list
2842:
Alexander Alekhine
2767:
José Capablanca
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2712:
Efim Bogoljubow
May 1932 rating list
2840:
Alexander Alekhine
2767:
José Capablanca
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
June 1932 rating list
2841:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
José Capablanca
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2718:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2704:
Salo Flohr
July 1932 rating list
2839:
Alexander Alekhine
2755:
José Capablanca
2740:
Isaac Kashdan
2715:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2704:
Salo Flohr
August 1932 rating list
2836:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
José Capablanca
2738:
Isaac Kashdan
2712:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2704:
Salo Flohr
September 1932 rating list
2835:
Alexander Alekhine
2742:
José Capablanca
2738:
Isaac Kashdan
2710:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2705:
Salo Flohr
October 1932 rating list
2827:
Alexander Alekhine
2739:
José Capablanca
2737:
Isaac Kashdan
2707:
Aron Nimzowitsch
2703:
Salo Flohr
November 1932 rating list
2826:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Isaac Kashdan
2736:
José Capablanca
2706:
Salo Flohr
2706:
Aron Nimzowitsch
December 1932 rating list
2822:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Isaac Kashdan
2732:
José Capablanca
2710:
Salo Flohr
2707:
Max Euwe
1933
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1933 rating list
2817:
Alexander Alekhine
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2726:
José Capablanca
2714:
Salo Flohr
2706:
Max Euwe
February 1933 rating list
2816:
Alexander Alekhine
2735:
Isaac Kashdan
2723:
José Capablanca
2714:
Salo Flohr
2707:
Max Euwe
March 1933 rating list
2815:
Alexander Alekhine
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2718:
José Capablanca
2715:
Salo Flohr
2707:
Max Euwe
April 1933 rating list
2813:
Alexander Alekhine
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2716:
Salo Flohr
2715:
José Capablanca
2707:
Max Euwe
May 1933 rating list
2812:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Salo Flohr
2712:
José Capablanca
2708:
Max Euwe
June 1933 rating list
2810:
Alexander Alekhine
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Salo Flohr
2708:
Max Euwe
2701:
José Capablanca
July 1933 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2740:
Isaac Kashdan
2717:
Salo Flohr
2707:
Max Euwe
2703:
José Capablanca
August 1933 rating list
2804:
Alexander Alekhine
2740:
Isaac Kashdan
2718:
Salo Flohr
2703:
Max Euwe
2699:
Efim Bogoljubow
September 1933 rating list
2802:
Alexander Alekhine
2739:
Isaac Kashdan
2719:
Salo Flohr
2703:
Max Euwe
2698:
Efim Bogoljubow
October 1933 rating list
2801:
Alexander Alekhine
2740:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Salo Flohr
2704:
Max Euwe
2701:
Efim Bogoljubow
November 1933 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2741:
Isaac Kashdan
2720:
Salo Flohr
2702:
Max Euwe
2700:
Efim Bogoljubow
December 1933 rating list
2796:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Isaac Kashdan
2716:
Salo Flohr
2704:
Max Euwe
2701:
Efim Bogoljubow
1934
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1934 rating list
2787:
Alexander Alekhine
2734:
Isaac Kashdan
2721:
Salo Flohr
2702:
Max Euwe
2698:
Efim Bogoljubow
February 1934 rating list
2787:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Isaac Kashdan
2722:
Salo Flohr
2706:
Max Euwe
2699:
Efim Bogoljubow
March 1934 rating list
2787:
Alexander Alekhine
2732:
Isaac Kashdan
2724:
Salo Flohr
2711:
Max Euwe
2699:
Efim Bogoljubow
April 1934 rating list
2787:
Alexander Alekhine
2731:
Isaac Kashdan
2725:
Salo Flohr
2712:
Max Euwe
2698:
Efim Bogoljubow
May 1934 rating list
2797:
Alexander Alekhine
2730:
Isaac Kashdan
2726:
Salo Flohr
2716:
Max Euwe
2704:
Efim Bogoljubow
June 1934 rating list
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2729:
Isaac Kashdan
2728:
Salo Flohr
2721:
Max Euwe
2706:
Efim Bogoljubow
July 1934 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Max Euwe
2728:
Salo Flohr
2725:
Isaac Kashdan
2717:
Efim Bogoljubow
August 1934 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Max Euwe
2729:
Salo Flohr
2722:
Isaac Kashdan
2718:
Efim Bogoljubow
September 1934 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2741:
Max Euwe
2738:
Salo Flohr
2721:
Isaac Kashdan
2719:
Efim Bogoljubow
October 1934 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Max Euwe
2738:
Salo Flohr
2720:
Efim Bogoljubow
2718:
Isaac Kashdan
November 1934 rating list
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Max Euwe
2739:
Salo Flohr
2721:
Efim Bogoljubow
2715:
Isaac Kashdan
December 1934 rating list
2798:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Max Euwe
2737:
Salo Flohr
2719:
Efim Bogoljubow
2710:
Isaac Kashdan
1935
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1935 rating list
2798:
Alexander Alekhine
2751:
Max Euwe
2739:
Salo Flohr
2719:
Efim Bogoljubow
2707:
Isaac Kashdan
February 1935 rating list
2798:
Alexander Alekhine
2752:
Max Euwe
2741:
Salo Flohr
2721:
Efim Bogoljubow
2705:
Isaac Kashdan
March 1935 rating list
2784:
Alexander Alekhine
2742:
Salo Flohr
2730:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2727:
Max Euwe
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
April 1935 rating list
2785:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Salo Flohr
2731:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2728:
Max Euwe
2710:
Efim Bogoljubow
May 1935 rating list
2783:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Salo Flohr
2728:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2727:
Max Euwe
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
June 1935 rating list
2784:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Salo Flohr
2728:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2728:
Max Euwe
2709:
Efim Bogoljubow
July 1935 rating list
2784:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Salo Flohr
2729:
Max Euwe
2728:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2711:
Efim Bogoljubow
August 1935 rating list
2783:
Alexander Alekhine
2747:
Salo Flohr
2729:
Max Euwe
2728:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2712:
Efim Bogoljubow
September 1935 rating list
2769:
Alexander Alekhine
2753:
Salo Flohr
2726:
Max Euwe
2725:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
October 1935 rating list
2767:
Alexander Alekhine
2752:
Salo Flohr
2724:
Max Euwe
2722:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
November 1935 rating list
2769:
Alexander Alekhine
2753:
Salo Flohr
2741:
Max Euwe
2721:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2708:
Efim Bogoljubow
December 1935 rating list
2764:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Max Euwe
2753:
Salo Flohr
2720:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2707:
Efim Bogoljubow
1936
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1936 rating list
2769:
Max Euwe
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2750:
Salo Flohr
2716:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2705:
Efim Bogoljubow
February 1936 rating list
2769:
Max Euwe
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2751:
Salo Flohr
2715:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2704:
Efim Bogoljubow
March 1936 rating list
2768:
Max Euwe
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2753:
Salo Flohr
2714:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2703:
Efim Bogoljubow
April 1936 rating list
2767:
Max Euwe
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2754:
Salo Flohr
2714:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2702:
Efim Bogoljubow
May 1936 rating list
2758:
Max Euwe
2751:
Salo Flohr
2749:
Alexander Alekhine
2735:
Samuel Reshevsky
2719:
Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1936 rating list
2757:
Max Euwe
2752:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Salo Flohr
2745:
José Capablanca
July 1936 rating list
2755:
Max Euwe
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2746:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Salo Flohr
2742:
José Capablanca
August 1936 rating list
2753:
Max Euwe
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2745:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Salo Flohr
2742:
José Capablanca
September 1936 rating list
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
José Capablanca
2755:
Max Euwe
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
2741:
Alexander Alekhine
October 1936 rating list
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
José Capablanca
2754:
Max Euwe
2751:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
November 1936 rating list
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
José Capablanca
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Max Euwe
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
December 1936 rating list
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
José Capablanca
2751:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
Max Euwe
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
1937
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1937 rating list
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
José Capablanca
2749:
Max Euwe
2748:
Alexander Alekhine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
February 1937 rating list
2754:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Max Euwe
2751:
José Capablanca
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2747:
Samuel Reshevsky
March 1937 rating list
2753:
Max Euwe
2752:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
José Capablanca
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
April 1937 rating list
2754:
Max Euwe
2752:
José Capablanca
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1937 rating list
2756:
José Capablanca
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Max Euwe
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2744:
Alexander Alekhine
June 1937 rating list
2753:
José Capablanca
2752:
Max Euwe
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
2740:
Samuel Reshevsky
July 1937 rating list
2753:
José Capablanca
2750:
Max Euwe
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Salo Flohr
August 1937 rating list
2764:
Max Euwe
2749:
José Capablanca
2743:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
Salo Flohr
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
September 1937 rating list
2765:
Max Euwe
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
José Capablanca
2743:
Salo Flohr
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
October 1937 rating list
2764:
Max Euwe
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
José Capablanca
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
2736:
Salo Flohr
November 1937 rating list
2752:
Max Euwe
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
José Capablanca
2737:
Salo Flohr
December 1937 rating list
2755:
Alexander Alekhine
2751:
Max Euwe
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
José Capablanca
2737:
Salo Flohr
1938
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1938 rating list
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Max Euwe
2741:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2740:
José Capablanca
2734:
Salo Flohr
February 1938 rating list
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Max Euwe
2741:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2737:
José Capablanca
2734:
Salo Flohr
March 1938 rating list
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Max Euwe
2741:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2737:
José Capablanca
2735:
Samuel Reshevsky
April 1938 rating list
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2742:
Max Euwe
2742:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2737:
José Capablanca
2736:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1938 rating list
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2742:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
Max Euwe
2737:
José Capablanca
2737:
Samuel Reshevsky
June 1938 rating list
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2741:
Max Euwe
2739:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
José Capablanca
July 1938 rating list
2759:
Alexander Alekhine
2746:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2740:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
José Capablanca
2735:
Reuben Fine
August 1938 rating list
2759:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2741:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Reuben Fine
2736:
José Capablanca
September 1938 rating list
2758:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
José Capablanca
2734:
Reuben Fine
October 1938 rating list
2754:
Alexander Alekhine
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Reuben Fine
2732:
José Capablanca
November 1938 rating list
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Reuben Fine
2732:
José Capablanca
December 1938 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2751:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
1939
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1939 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
February 1939 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Reuben Fine
2749:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2720:
Salo Flohr
March 1939 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Reuben Fine
2749:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2719:
Salo Flohr
April 1939 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2720:
Max Euwe
May 1939 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2722:
Paul Keres
June 1939 rating list
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2746:
Samuel Reshevsky
2724:
Paul Keres
July 1939 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Reuben Fine
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2722:
Paul Keres
August 1939 rating list
2777:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2722:
Paul Keres
September 1939 rating list
2777:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Reuben Fine
2753:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2730:
Paul Keres
October 1939 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Reuben Fine
2747:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2731:
Paul Keres
November 1939 rating list
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2731:
Paul Keres
December 1939 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2749:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2733:
Paul Keres