Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1965 - 1975
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1980-Jan through 1989-Dec
1975-Jan through 1984-Dec
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1965-Jan through 1974-Dec
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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
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1915-Jan through 1924-Dec
1910-Jan through 1919-Dec
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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
1965
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1965 rating list
2774:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Botvinnik
February 1965 rating list
2772:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2760:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
March 1965 rating list
2768:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
April 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2765:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
May 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2764:
Bobby Fischer
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Boris Spassky
June 1965 rating list
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
July 1965 rating list
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Bobby Fischer
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1965 rating list
2771:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1965 rating list
2774:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Bobby Fischer
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1965 rating list
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Boris Spassky
2745:
Bobby Fischer
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1965 rating list
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Bobby Fischer
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1965 rating list
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2765:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Bobby Fischer
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
1966
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Leonid Stein
2744:
Bobby Fischer
February 1966 rating list
2769:
Boris Spassky
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Leonid Stein
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
March 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Leonid Stein
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
April 1966 rating list
2767:
Boris Spassky
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Leonid Stein
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Bobby Fischer
May 1966 rating list
2762:
Boris Spassky
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
June 1966 rating list
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
July 1966 rating list
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Bobby Fischer
August 1966 rating list
2760:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Leonid Stein
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Efim Geller
September 1966 rating list
2773:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Boris Spassky
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2759:
Leonid Stein
2747:
Mikhail Tal
October 1966 rating list
2772:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2756:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Leonid Stein
2750:
Efim Geller
November 1966 rating list
2802:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Mikhail Tal
2758:
Tigran Petrosian
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Boris Spassky
December 1966 rating list
2804:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2761:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Efim Geller
1967
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1967 rating list
2805:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Efim Geller
February 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Mikhail Tal
2762:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Efim Geller
March 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Mikhail Tal
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Efim Geller
April 1967 rating list
2807:
Bobby Fischer
2763:
Tigran Petrosian
2762:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
May 1967 rating list
2803:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Tigran Petrosian
2761:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
June 1967 rating list
2799:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Mikhail Tal
2752:
Leonid Stein
2752:
Tigran Petrosian
2749:
Boris Spassky
July 1967 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Leonid Stein
August 1967 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Tigran Petrosian
2749:
Boris Spassky
September 1967 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Tigran Petrosian
2752:
Boris Spassky
October 1967 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Mikhail Tal
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2752:
Boris Spassky
November 1967 rating list
2809:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Tigran Petrosian
2750:
Boris Spassky
December 1967 rating list
2804:
Bobby Fischer
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2749:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
1968
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2757:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2749:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
March 1968 rating list
2801:
Bobby Fischer
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1968 rating list
2800:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1968 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
June 1968 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2746:
Mikhail Tal
July 1968 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2745:
Mikhail Tal
August 1968 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2754:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Mikhail Botvinnik
September 1968 rating list
2790:
Bobby Fischer
2781:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2740:
Mikhail Tal
October 1968 rating list
2798:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2766:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Mikhail Botvinnik
2738:
Lev Polugaevsky
November 1968 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2772:
Viktor Korchnoi
2761:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Mikhail Botvinnik
December 1968 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2782:
Viktor Korchnoi
2769:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
1969
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1969 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2780:
Viktor Korchnoi
2771:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
February 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
March 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2745:
Vassily Smyslov
April 1969 rating list
2796:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
May 1969 rating list
2795:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Tigran Petrosian
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1969 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Tigran Petrosian
2747:
Bent Larsen
July 1969 rating list
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1969 rating list
2794:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2773:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Bent Larsen
2750:
Vassily Smyslov
September 1969 rating list
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Viktor Korchnoi
2772:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2752:
Bent Larsen
October 1969 rating list
2791:
Bobby Fischer
2774:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2759:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Bent Larsen
November 1969 rating list
2789:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2768:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1969 rating list
2787:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2768:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Vassily Smyslov
2749:
Tigran Petrosian
1970
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1970 rating list
2788:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Lev Polugaevsky
2747:
Tigran Petrosian
February 1970 rating list
2783:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2744:
Vassily Smyslov
March 1970 rating list
2778:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2767:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
April 1970 rating list
2797:
Bobby Fischer
2776:
Viktor Korchnoi
2770:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Vassily Smyslov
2746:
Tigran Petrosian
May 1970 rating list
2819:
Bobby Fischer
2775:
Viktor Korchnoi
2766:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Bent Larsen
2743:
Vassily Smyslov
June 1970 rating list
2810:
Bobby Fischer
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2764:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Vassily Smyslov
2742:
Bent Larsen
July 1970 rating list
2808:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Viktor Korchnoi
2763:
Boris Spassky
2748:
Vassily Smyslov
2743:
Bent Larsen
August 1970 rating list
2827:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2741:
Bent Larsen
2741:
Lev Polugaevsky
September 1970 rating list
2826:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Bent Larsen
October 1970 rating list
2825:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Bent Larsen
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1970 rating list
2827:
Bobby Fischer
2768:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Bent Larsen
2742:
Viktor Korchnoi
2737:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1970 rating list
2834:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Bent Larsen
2736:
Lajos Portisch
1971
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1971 rating list
2850:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2754:
Bent Larsen
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Lajos Portisch
February 1971 rating list
2850:
Bobby Fischer
2770:
Boris Spassky
2755:
Bent Larsen
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2738:
Lajos Portisch
March 1971 rating list
2848:
Bobby Fischer
2769:
Boris Spassky
2753:
Bent Larsen
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Lajos Portisch
April 1971 rating list
2847:
Bobby Fischer
2767:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2740:
Paul Keres
May 1971 rating list
2846:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Bent Larsen
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
June 1971 rating list
2867:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Bent Larsen
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2742:
Lev Polugaevsky
July 1971 rating list
2869:
Bobby Fischer
2765:
Boris Spassky
2752:
Bent Larsen
2748:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Paul Keres
August 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Bent Larsen
September 1971 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2758:
Boris Spassky
2750:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Bent Larsen
October 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2756:
Boris Spassky
2751:
Viktor Korchnoi
2738:
Bent Larsen
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
November 1971 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2755:
Boris Spassky
2749:
Viktor Korchnoi
2736:
Bent Larsen
2735:
Tigran Petrosian
December 1971 rating list
2895:
Bobby Fischer
2749:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Tigran Petrosian
2738:
Viktor Korchnoi
1972
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1972 rating list
2893:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2741:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Leonid Stein
February 1972 rating list
2894:
Bobby Fischer
2750:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
2740:
Leonid Stein
March 1972 rating list
2892:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Leonid Stein
April 1972 rating list
2891:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Lev Polugaevsky
May 1972 rating list
2886:
Bobby Fischer
2747:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Boris Spassky
2744:
Leonid Stein
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
June 1972 rating list
2884:
Bobby Fischer
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Boris Spassky
July 1972 rating list
2882:
Bobby Fischer
2744:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Anatoly Karpov
2743:
Viktor Korchnoi
2743:
Leonid Stein
August 1972 rating list
2880:
Bobby Fischer
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
2743:
Boris Spassky
2743:
Viktor Korchnoi
September 1972 rating list
2872:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Boris Spassky
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Leonid Stein
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
October 1972 rating list
2870:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
2746:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Anatoly Karpov
November 1972 rating list
2866:
Bobby Fischer
2752:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Boris Spassky
2746:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1972 rating list
2865:
Bobby Fischer
2754:
Anatoly Karpov
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Boris Spassky
1973
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1973 rating list
2865:
Bobby Fischer
2762:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Lev Polugaevsky
2748:
Boris Spassky
February 1973 rating list
2863:
Bobby Fischer
2766:
Mikhail Tal
2755:
Anatoly Karpov
2747:
Lev Polugaevsky
2745:
Boris Spassky
March 1973 rating list
2858:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Lev Polugaevsky
2750:
Anatoly Karpov
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
April 1973 rating list
2856:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Mikhail Tal
2751:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
2741:
Viktor Korchnoi
May 1973 rating list
2852:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Anatoly Karpov
2750:
Lev Polugaevsky
2742:
Lajos Portisch
June 1973 rating list
2849:
Bobby Fischer
2773:
Mikhail Tal
2757:
Anatoly Karpov
2749:
Lev Polugaevsky
2744:
Lajos Portisch
July 1973 rating list
2843:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Mikhail Tal
2754:
Viktor Korchnoi
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
August 1973 rating list
2842:
Bobby Fischer
2780:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2748:
Lajos Portisch
September 1973 rating list
2838:
Bobby Fischer
2779:
Anatoly Karpov
2753:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Lajos Portisch
2750:
Mikhail Tal
October 1973 rating list
2835:
Bobby Fischer
2778:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Mikhail Tal
2752:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Lajos Portisch
November 1973 rating list
2837:
Bobby Fischer
2777:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Lajos Portisch
2745:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1973 rating list
2833:
Bobby Fischer
2779:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
1974
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1974 rating list
2829:
Bobby Fischer
2782:
Anatoly Karpov
2755:
Viktor Korchnoi
2749:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
February 1974 rating list
2825:
Bobby Fischer
2784:
Anatoly Karpov
2756:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Lajos Portisch
2744:
Mikhail Tal
March 1974 rating list
2821:
Bobby Fischer
2785:
Anatoly Karpov
2757:
Viktor Korchnoi
2747:
Lajos Portisch
2746:
Mikhail Tal
April 1974 rating list
2816:
Bobby Fischer
2787:
Anatoly Karpov
2758:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2746:
Lajos Portisch
May 1974 rating list
2811:
Bobby Fischer
2787:
Anatoly Karpov
2759:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Lajos Portisch
June 1974 rating list
2805:
Bobby Fischer
2788:
Anatoly Karpov
2760:
Viktor Korchnoi
2748:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Lajos Portisch
July 1974 rating list
2800:
Bobby Fischer
2799:
Anatoly Karpov
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2744:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
August 1974 rating list
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2793:
Bobby Fischer
2764:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2744:
Tigran Petrosian
September 1974 rating list
2800:
Anatoly Karpov
2765:
Viktor Korchnoi
2750:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
October 1974 rating list
2801:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2753:
Mikhail Tal
2743:
Tigran Petrosian
2738:
Lev Polugaevsky
November 1974 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2771:
Viktor Korchnoi
2752:
Mikhail Tal
2742:
Tigran Petrosian
2739:
Lev Polugaevsky
December 1974 rating list
2803:
Anatoly Karpov
2770:
Viktor Korchnoi
2751:
Mikhail Tal
2741:
Tigran Petrosian
2736:
Lev Polugaevsky