Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1950 - 1960
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
1950
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1950 rating list
2806:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2750:
Alexander Kotov
2739:
Reuben Fine
February 1950 rating list
2805:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2751:
Alexander Kotov
2739:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1950 rating list
2802:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2752:
Alexander Kotov
2740:
Miguel Najdorf
April 1950 rating list
2798:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
David Bronstein
2753:
Alexander Kotov
2741:
Miguel Najdorf
May 1950 rating list
2796:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
David Bronstein
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2748:
Alexander Kotov
June 1950 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2749:
Alexander Kotov
2741:
Miguel Najdorf
July 1950 rating list
2781:
David Bronstein
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2750:
Alexander Kotov
2743:
Paul Keres
August 1950 rating list
2782:
David Bronstein
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Isaak Boleslavsky
2751:
Alexander Kotov
2743:
Paul Keres
September 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Alexander Kotov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Isaak Boleslavsky
October 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2756:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
Alexander Kotov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
November 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2755:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
December 1950 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2755:
Samuel Reshevsky
2754:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
1951
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2754:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2747:
Alexander Kotov
February 1951 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2757:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
March 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2760:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
2743:
Alexander Kotov
April 1951 rating list
2780:
David Bronstein
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2755:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
May 1951 rating list
2788:
David Bronstein
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
June 1951 rating list
2792:
David Bronstein
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2753:
Samuel Reshevsky
July 1951 rating list
2790:
David Bronstein
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Paul Keres
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
August 1951 rating list
2787:
David Bronstein
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2752:
Samuel Reshevsky
September 1951 rating list
2784:
David Bronstein
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Paul Keres
2759:
Samuel Reshevsky
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
October 1951 rating list
2782:
David Bronstein
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2763:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1951 rating list
2779:
David Bronstein
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1951 rating list
2777:
David Bronstein
2775:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
1952
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1952 rating list
2776:
Vassily Smyslov
2774:
David Bronstein
2769:
Paul Keres
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
February 1952 rating list
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
David Bronstein
2767:
Paul Keres
2763:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
March 1952 rating list
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
David Bronstein
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
April 1952 rating list
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
David Bronstein
2763:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
May 1952 rating list
2774:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Paul Keres
2760:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1952 rating list
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2758:
Paul Keres
2756:
David Bronstein
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
July 1952 rating list
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Vassily Smyslov
2756:
Paul Keres
2753:
David Bronstein
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
August 1952 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Paul Keres
2746:
David Bronstein
September 1952 rating list
2776:
Samuel Reshevsky
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
October 1952 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2769:
Vassily Smyslov
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2741:
David Bronstein
November 1952 rating list
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2739:
David Bronstein
December 1952 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2746:
Miguel Najdorf
2738:
David Bronstein
1953
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Miguel Najdorf
2736:
Efim Geller
February 1953 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Miguel Najdorf
2736:
Efim Geller
March 1953 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2779:
Samuel Reshevsky
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2735:
Efim Geller
April 1953 rating list
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2747:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
May 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2766:
Vassily Smyslov
2748:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
June 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2767:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
July 1953 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
August 1953 rating list
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Miguel Najdorf
2734:
Efim Geller
September 1953 rating list
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Miguel Najdorf
2733:
Efim Geller
October 1953 rating list
2785:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2759:
Miguel Najdorf
2741:
David Bronstein
November 1953 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2745:
David Bronstein
December 1953 rating list
2789:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2744:
David Bronstein
1954
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
February 1954 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Samuel Reshevsky
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
March 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Samuel Reshevsky
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Miguel Najdorf
2743:
David Bronstein
April 1954 rating list
2795:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2785:
Vassily Smyslov
2778:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
2743:
Miguel Najdorf
May 1954 rating list
2794:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2777:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
David Bronstein
2741:
Paul Keres
June 1954 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2775:
Samuel Reshevsky
2751:
David Bronstein
2740:
Paul Keres
July 1954 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2775:
Samuel Reshevsky
2755:
David Bronstein
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1954 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2774:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
David Bronstein
2746:
Paul Keres
September 1954 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2772:
Samuel Reshevsky
2750:
David Bronstein
2745:
Paul Keres
October 1954 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2783:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Samuel Reshevsky
2762:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
November 1954 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Samuel Reshevsky
2759:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
December 1954 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2758:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
1955
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1955 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
February 1955 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2778:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
Paul Keres
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2748:
David Bronstein
March 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2763:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
April 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2772:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
David Bronstein
May 1955 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2771:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Paul Keres
2764:
Samuel Reshevsky
2749:
David Bronstein
June 1955 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2769:
Paul Keres
2762:
Samuel Reshevsky
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2773:
Paul Keres
2768:
Samuel Reshevsky
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2774:
Paul Keres
2767:
Samuel Reshevsky
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1955 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2775:
Paul Keres
2765:
Samuel Reshevsky
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1955 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2772:
David Bronstein
2760:
Samuel Reshevsky
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1955 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Paul Keres
2771:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Samuel Reshevsky
December 1955 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2781:
Paul Keres
2770:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
1956
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1956 rating list
2793:
Vassily Smyslov
2782:
Paul Keres
2770:
David Bronstein
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1956 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2767:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1956 rating list
2794:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2767:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1956 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2766:
David Bronstein
2756:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1956 rating list
2795:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
June 1956 rating list
2797:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1956 rating list
2798:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1956 rating list
2800:
Vassily Smyslov
2780:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1956 rating list
2800:
Vassily Smyslov
2779:
Paul Keres
2763:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
David Bronstein
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1956 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2777:
Paul Keres
2768:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2767:
David Bronstein
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1956 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2775:
Paul Keres
2773:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
David Bronstein
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1956 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2776:
Paul Keres
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2766:
David Bronstein
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
1957
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1957 rating list
2788:
Vassily Smyslov
2776:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2774:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2742:
Mark Taimanov
February 1957 rating list
2784:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Paul Keres
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2762:
David Bronstein
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1957 rating list
2782:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2762:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1957 rating list
2792:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2758:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
June 1957 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1957 rating list
2790:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2762:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1957 rating list
2791:
Vassily Smyslov
2768:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2757:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2733:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1957 rating list
2789:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2766:
David Bronstein
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2736:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1957 rating list
2787:
Vassily Smyslov
2766:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2754:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Paul Keres
2764:
David Bronstein
2753:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1957 rating list
2786:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2752:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
1958
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1958 rating list
2784:
Vassily Smyslov
2767:
Paul Keres
2763:
David Bronstein
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2734:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1958 rating list
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2766:
Paul Keres
2765:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
March 1958 rating list
2780:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Paul Keres
2765:
David Bronstein
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
April 1958 rating list
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2768:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
David Bronstein
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
Mikhail Tal
May 1958 rating list
2774:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
David Bronstein
2764:
Paul Keres
2749:
Mikhail Tal
June 1958 rating list
2774:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
David Bronstein
2762:
Paul Keres
2748:
Mikhail Tal
July 1958 rating list
2773:
Vassily Smyslov
2770:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
David Bronstein
2761:
Paul Keres
2747:
Mikhail Tal
August 1958 rating list
2772:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2763:
David Bronstein
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Paul Keres
September 1958 rating list
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2769:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Paul Keres
2752:
David Bronstein
October 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2772:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2751:
David Bronstein
November 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2771:
Vassily Smyslov
2764:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2757:
Paul Keres
2751:
David Bronstein
December 1958 rating list
2775:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2756:
Paul Keres
2750:
David Bronstein
1959
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1959 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2769:
Vassily Smyslov
2765:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Paul Keres
2747:
David Bronstein
February 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Paul Keres
March 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2761:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Paul Keres
April 1959 rating list
2778:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Vassily Smyslov
2760:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Paul Keres
May 1959 rating list
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2759:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2740:
Paul Keres
June 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Paul Keres
July 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Paul Keres
August 1959 rating list
2782:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2752:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2741:
Paul Keres
September 1959 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Vassily Smyslov
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2743:
Paul Keres
October 1959 rating list
2779:
Mikhail Tal
2764:
Paul Keres
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
2744:
Mikhail Botvinnik
November 1959 rating list
2796:
Mikhail Tal
2770:
Paul Keres
2759:
Tigran Petrosian
2758:
Vassily Smyslov
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1959 rating list
2797:
Mikhail Tal
2771:
Paul Keres
2760:
Tigran Petrosian
2757:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Mikhail Botvinnik