Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1935 - 1945
Duration:
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covering
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
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
1940
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Reuben Fine
2747:
Alexander Alekhine
2743:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Paul Keres
February 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Alexander Alekhine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
March 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Alexander Alekhine
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
April 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2746:
Samuel Reshevsky
2744:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
May 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Reuben Fine
2747:
Samuel Reshevsky
2743:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
June 1940 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Paul Keres
July 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Reuben Fine
2742:
Alexander Alekhine
2737:
Paul Keres
August 1940 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Reuben Fine
2741:
Alexander Alekhine
2738:
Paul Keres
September 1940 rating list
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Reuben Fine
2749:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Alexander Alekhine
2739:
Paul Keres
October 1940 rating list
2757:
Reuben Fine
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2737:
Alexander Alekhine
November 1940 rating list
2758:
Reuben Fine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2735:
Alexander Alekhine
December 1940 rating list
2758:
Reuben Fine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2733:
Alexander Alekhine
1941
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1941 rating list
2759:
Reuben Fine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Samuel Reshevsky
2739:
Paul Keres
2730:
Alexander Alekhine
February 1941 rating list
2760:
Reuben Fine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2738:
Paul Keres
2729:
Alexander Alekhine
March 1941 rating list
2762:
Reuben Fine
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2728:
Alexander Alekhine
April 1941 rating list
2789:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Reuben Fine
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Paul Keres
2725:
Alexander Alekhine
May 1941 rating list
2788:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Reuben Fine
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
2739:
Paul Keres
2723:
Alexander Alekhine
June 1941 rating list
2787:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Reuben Fine
2750:
Samuel Reshevsky
2738:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
July 1941 rating list
2786:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2737:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
August 1941 rating list
2785:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Reuben Fine
2748:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
September 1941 rating list
2783:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Reuben Fine
2744:
Samuel Reshevsky
2734:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
October 1941 rating list
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Reuben Fine
2741:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
November 1941 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Reuben Fine
2738:
Samuel Reshevsky
2730:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
December 1941 rating list
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Reuben Fine
2735:
Samuel Reshevsky
2728:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
1942
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1942 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Reuben Fine
2736:
Samuel Reshevsky
2726:
Paul Keres
2725:
Max Euwe
February 1942 rating list
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2743:
Reuben Fine
2739:
Samuel Reshevsky
2725:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
March 1942 rating list
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2742:
Samuel Reshevsky
2740:
Reuben Fine
2725:
Paul Keres
2724:
Max Euwe
April 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2745:
Samuel Reshevsky
2736:
Reuben Fine
2724:
Paul Keres
2723:
Max Euwe
May 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Reuben Fine
2724:
Paul Keres
2724:
Gideon Ståhlberg
June 1942 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2726:
Reuben Fine
2725:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2724:
Paul Keres
July 1942 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Paul Keres
2725:
Gideon Ståhlberg
August 1942 rating list
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2733:
Paul Keres
2726:
Gideon Ståhlberg
September 1942 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Alexander Alekhine
2732:
Paul Keres
2726:
Gideon Ståhlberg
October 1942 rating list
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Alexander Alekhine
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2733:
Paul Keres
2722:
Gideon Ståhlberg
November 1942 rating list
2762:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2732:
Paul Keres
2722:
Gideon Ståhlberg
December 1942 rating list
2761:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
1943
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1943 rating list
2769:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2729:
Paul Keres
February 1943 rating list
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Alexander Alekhine
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
March 1943 rating list
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2761:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
April 1943 rating list
2763:
Alexander Alekhine
2763:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Max Euwe
2729:
Paul Keres
May 1943 rating list
2764:
Alexander Alekhine
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
2730:
Paul Keres
June 1943 rating list
2765:
Alexander Alekhine
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2742:
Paul Keres
2733:
Max Euwe
July 1943 rating list
2789:
Alexander Alekhine
2769:
Paul Keres
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
August 1943 rating list
2789:
Alexander Alekhine
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Paul Keres
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
September 1943 rating list
2794:
Alexander Alekhine
2775:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2735:
Max Euwe
October 1943 rating list
2797:
Alexander Alekhine
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2733:
Max Euwe
November 1943 rating list
2800:
Alexander Alekhine
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Paul Keres
2736:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2733:
Max Euwe
December 1943 rating list
2804:
Alexander Alekhine
2784:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Paul Keres
2740:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
1944
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2785:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2741:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
February 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2790:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2737:
Gideon Ståhlberg
2734:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1944 rating list
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2795:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2736:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Gideon Ståhlberg
April 1944 rating list
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2800:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2736:
Miguel Najdorf
2732:
Gideon Ståhlberg
May 1944 rating list
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2738:
Miguel Najdorf
2732:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1944 rating list
2811:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2806:
Alexander Alekhine
2766:
Paul Keres
2739:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
July 1944 rating list
2807:
Alexander Alekhine
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2742:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
August 1944 rating list
2808:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2807:
Alexander Alekhine
2765:
Paul Keres
2742:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1944 rating list
2810:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2805:
Alexander Alekhine
2763:
Paul Keres
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
October 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2803:
Alexander Alekhine
2761:
Paul Keres
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Vassily Smyslov
November 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2800:
Alexander Alekhine
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2757:
Paul Keres
2734:
Vassily Smyslov
December 1944 rating list
2812:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2799:
Alexander Alekhine
2760:
Miguel Najdorf
2756:
Paul Keres
2735:
Vassily Smyslov