Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1940 - 1945
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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