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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Viktor Korchnoi
   Born:    1931-Mar
   Best World Rank:    #1 (4 different months between the September 1965 rating list and the December 1965 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2814 on the November 1978 rating list, #2 in world, age 47y8m
   Best Individual Performance:    2825 in Leningrad (Interzonal), 1973, scoring 13.5/17 (79%) vs 2649-rated opposition

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July 1946 tournament  Performance rating of [2446], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2550-rated opposition in URS-ch U18 Leningrad, 1946
January 1950 tournament  Performance rating of [2613], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2647-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1950
January 1950 tournament  Performance rating of 2498, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2544-rated opposition in URS-ch sf Tula, 1950
August 1950 rating listRating: 2510, ranked #131 in world, age 19y5m (and ranked #261 all-time among players aged 19y5m)
September 1950 rating listRating: 2511, ranked #134 in world, age 19y6m (and ranked #262 all-time among players aged 19y6m)
October 1950 rating listRating: 2514, ranked #130 in world, age 19y7m (and ranked #256 all-time among players aged 19y7m)
November 1950 rating listRating: 2516, ranked #124 in world, age 19y8m (and ranked #262 all-time among players aged 19y8m)
December 1950 rating listRating: 2518, ranked #121 in world, age 19y9m (and ranked #266 all-time among players aged 19y9m)
January 1951 rating listRating: 2522, ranked #118 in world, age 19y10m (and ranked #260 all-time among players aged 19y10m)
January 1951 tournament  Performance rating of 2552, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2557-rated opposition in Leningrad (Chigorin Memorial), 1951
January 1951 tournament  Performance rating of 2562, scoring 3/5 (60%) vs 2544-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1951
February 1951 rating listRating: 2528, ranked #113 in world, age 19y11m (and ranked #249 all-time among players aged 19y11m)
March 1951 rating listRating: 2533, ranked #104 in world, age 20y0m (and ranked #230 all-time among players aged 20y0m)
April 1951 rating listRating: 2537, ranked #100 in world, age 20y1m (and ranked #225 all-time among players aged 20y1m)
May 1951 rating listRating: 2540, ranked #99 in world, age 20y2m (and ranked #228 all-time among players aged 20y2m)
June 1951 rating listRating: 2543, ranked #93 in world, age 20y3m (and ranked #222 all-time among players aged 20y3m)
July 1951 rating listRating: 2545, ranked #92 in world, age 20y4m (and ranked #220 all-time among players aged 20y4m)
August 1951 rating listRating: 2547, ranked #89 in world, age 20y5m (and ranked #220 all-time among players aged 20y5m)
September 1951 rating listRating: 2549, ranked #87 in world, age 20y6m (and ranked #221 all-time among players aged 20y6m)
October 1951 rating listRating: 2550, ranked #84 in world, age 20y7m (and ranked #231 all-time among players aged 20y7m)
November 1951 rating listRating: 2552, ranked #87 in world, age 20y8m (and ranked #226 all-time among players aged 20y8m)
December 1951 rating listRating: 2551, ranked #95 in world, age 20y9m (and ranked #230 all-time among players aged 20y9m)
January 1952 rating listRating: 2552, ranked #97 in world, age 20y10m (and ranked #232 all-time among players aged 20y10m)
January 1952 tournament  Performance rating of [2585], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2527-rated opposition in URS-ch sf Minsk, 1952
January 1952 tournament  Performance rating of 2674, scoring 10/18 (56%) vs 2638-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1952
February 1952 rating listRating: 2566, ranked #83 in world, age 20y11m (and ranked #194 all-time among players aged 20y11m)
March 1952 rating listRating: 2578, ranked #69 in world, age 21y0m (and ranked #172 all-time among players aged 21y0m)
April 1952 rating listRating: 2589, ranked #61 in world, age 21y1m (and ranked #150 all-time among players aged 21y1m)
May 1952 rating listRating: 2587, ranked #60 in world, age 21y2m (and ranked #154 all-time among players aged 21y2m)
June 1952 rating listRating: 2590, ranked #56 in world, age 21y3m (and ranked #152 all-time among players aged 21y3m)
July 1952 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #49 in world, age 21y4m (and ranked #143 all-time among players aged 21y4m)
August 1952 rating listRating: 2606, ranked #44 in world, age 21y5m (and ranked #127 all-time among players aged 21y5m)
September 1952 rating listRating: 2610, ranked #43 in world, age 21y6m (and ranked #126 all-time among players aged 21y6m)
October 1952 rating listRating: 2616, ranked #41 in world, age 21y7m (and ranked #117 all-time among players aged 21y7m)
November 1952 rating listRating: 2622, ranked #38 in world, age 21y8m (and ranked #111 all-time among players aged 21y8m)
December 1952 rating listRating: 2627, ranked #36 in world, age 21y9m (and ranked #102 all-time among players aged 21y9m)
January 1953 rating listRating: 2633, ranked #32 in world, age 21y10m (and ranked #91 all-time among players aged 21y10m)
January 1953 team event  Performance rating of 2586, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2501-rated opposition in URS-chT Leningrad, 1953
January 1953 tournament  Performance rating of [2538], scoring 1.5/3 (50%) vs 2579-rated opposition in URS-ch sf Vilnius, 1953
February 1953 rating listRating: 2634, ranked #32 in world, age 21y11m (and ranked #89 all-time among players aged 21y11m)
March 1953 rating listRating: 2640, ranked #28 in world, age 22y0m (and ranked #84 all-time among players aged 22y0m)
April 1953 rating listRating: 2640, ranked #27 in world, age 22y1m (and ranked #81 all-time among players aged 22y1m)
May 1953 rating listRating: 2641, ranked #28 in world, age 22y2m (and ranked #81 all-time among players aged 22y2m)
June 1953 rating listRating: 2644, ranked #25 in world, age 22y3m (and ranked #83 all-time among players aged 22y3m)
July 1953 rating listRating: 2645, ranked #24 in world, age 22y4m (and ranked #81 all-time among players aged 22y4m)
August 1953 rating listRating: 2647, ranked #23 in world, age 22y5m (and ranked #82 all-time among players aged 22y5m)
September 1953 rating listRating: 2648, ranked #24 in world, age 22y6m (and ranked #87 all-time among players aged 22y6m)
October 1953 rating listRating: 2650, ranked #24 in world, age 22y7m (and ranked #81 all-time among players aged 22y7m)
November 1953 rating listRating: 2654, ranked #23 in world, age 22y8m (and ranked #82 all-time among players aged 22y8m)
December 1953 rating listRating: 2655, ranked #23 in world, age 22y9m (and ranked #79 all-time among players aged 22y9m)
January 1954 rating listRating: 2655, ranked #22 in world, age 22y10m (and ranked #82 all-time among players aged 22y10m)
January 1954 tournament  Performance rating of 2719, scoring 12/16 (75%) vs 2563-rated opposition in Bucharest, 1954
January 1954 tournament  Performance rating of 2722, scoring 12/17 (71%) vs 2592-rated opposition in Kiev (URS Championship), 1954
February 1954 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #19 in world, age 22y11m (and ranked #73 all-time among players aged 22y11m)
March 1954 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #18 in world, age 23y0m (and ranked #67 all-time among players aged 23y0m)
April 1954 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #16 in world, age 23y1m (and ranked #62 all-time among players aged 23y1m)
May 1954 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #15 in world, age 23y2m (and ranked #50 all-time among players aged 23y2m)
June 1954 rating listRating: 2691, ranked #15 in world, age 23y3m (and ranked #43 all-time among players aged 23y3m)
July 1954 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #15 in world, age 23y4m (and ranked #42 all-time among players aged 23y4m)
August 1954 rating listRating: 2702, ranked #15 in world, age 23y5m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 23y5m)
September 1954 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #13 in world, age 23y6m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 23y6m)
September 1954 team event  Performance rating of 2619, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2640-rated opposition in URS-chT Riga, 1954
October 1954 rating listRating: 2704, ranked #11 in world, age 23y7m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 23y7m)
November 1954 rating listRating: 2707, ranked #11 in world, age 23y8m (and ranked #34 all-time among players aged 23y8m)
December 1954 rating listRating: 2709, ranked #10 in world, age 23y9m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 23y9m)
January 1955 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #10 in world, age 23y10m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 23y10m)
January 1955 tournament  Performance rating of [2436], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2364-rated opposition in POL-URS Lodz, 1955
January 1955 tournament  Performance rating of 2643, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2606-rated opposition in Yerevan (URS Championship), 1955
February 1955 rating listRating: 2711, ranked #9 in world, age 23y11m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 23y11m)
February 1955 tournament  Performance rating of 2539, scoring 6/19 (32%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1955
March 1955 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #20 in world, age 24y0m (and ranked #70 all-time among players aged 24y0m)
April 1955 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #19 in world, age 24y1m (and ranked #73 all-time among players aged 24y1m)
May 1955 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #21 in world, age 24y2m (and ranked #71 all-time among players aged 24y2m)
June 1955 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #20 in world, age 24y3m (and ranked #72 all-time among players aged 24y3m)
July 1955 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #20 in world, age 24y4m (and ranked #71 all-time among players aged 24y4m)
August 1955 rating listRating: 2669, ranked #21 in world, age 24y5m (and ranked #72 all-time among players aged 24y5m)
September 1955 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #21 in world, age 24y6m (and ranked #71 all-time among players aged 24y6m)
October 1955 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #21 in world, age 24y7m (and ranked #73 all-time among players aged 24y7m)
November 1955 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #21 in world, age 24y8m (and ranked #75 all-time among players aged 24y8m)
November 1955 tournament  Performance rating of 2680, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2575-rated opposition in Riga, 1955
December 1955 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #17 in world, age 24y9m (and ranked #61 all-time among players aged 24y9m)
December 1955 tournament  Performance rating of 2685, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2581-rated opposition in Hastings, 1955
January 1956 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #13 in world, age 24y10m (and ranked #46 all-time among players aged 24y10m)
January 1956 team event  Performance rating of 2642, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2638-rated opposition in JUG-URS Belgrade, 1956
January 1956 tournament  Performance rating of [2550], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2547-rated opposition in URS-ch sf Frunze, 1956
January 1956 tournament  Performance rating of [2571], scoring 3/3 (100%) vs 2443-rated opposition in Poltava, 1956
January 1956 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 10/16 (63%) vs 2614-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1956
February 1956 rating listRating: 2706, ranked #13 in world, age 24y11m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 24y11m)
March 1956 rating listRating: 2706, ranked #12 in world, age 25y0m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 25y0m)
April 1956 rating listRating: 2707, ranked #12 in world, age 25y1m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 25y1m)
April 1956 team event  Performance rating of [2682], scoring 3/3 (100%) vs 2602-rated opposition in WchT U26 03th Upsala, 1956
May 1956 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #9 in world, age 25y2m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 25y2m)
June 1956 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #9 in world, age 25y3m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 25y3m)
July 1956 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #9 in world, age 25y4m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 25y4m)
August 1956 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #9 in world, age 25y5m (and ranked #34 all-time among players aged 25y5m)
September 1956 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 25y6m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 25y6m)
October 1956 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #7 in world, age 25y7m (and ranked #30 all-time among players aged 25y7m)
November 1956 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #7 in world, age 25y8m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 25y8m)
November 1956 tournament  Performance rating of 2598, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2580-rated opposition in Tbilisi, 1956
December 1956 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #9 in world, age 25y9m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 25y9m)
January 1957 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #9 in world, age 25y10m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 25y10m)
January 1957 team event  Performance rating of [2494], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2542-rated opposition in URS-HUN m Leningrad, 1957
January 1957 tournament  Performance rating of [2572], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2562-rated opposition in Leningrad-ch, 1957
January 1957 tournament  Performance rating of 2686, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2598-rated opposition in Sverdlovsk, 1957
January 1957 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 12/21 (57%) vs 2637-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1957
January 1957 tournament  Performance rating of 2709, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2648-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1957
February 1957 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #9 in world, age 25y11m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 25y11m)
March 1957 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #8 in world, age 26y0m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 26y0m)
April 1957 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #8 in world, age 26y1m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 26y1m)
May 1957 rating listRating: 2718, ranked #8 in world, age 26y2m (and ranked #37 all-time among players aged 26y2m)
June 1957 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #8 in world, age 26y3m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 26y3m)
July 1957 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #8 in world, age 26y4m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 26y4m)
August 1957 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #9 in world, age 26y5m (and ranked #42 all-time among players aged 26y5m)
August 1957 team event  Performance rating of 2673, scoring 5.5/6 (92%) vs 2517-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Vienna, 1957
September 1957 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 26y6m (and ranked #36 all-time among players aged 26y6m)
October 1957 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 26y7m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 26y7m)
November 1957 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 26y8m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 26y8m)
December 1957 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 26y9m (and ranked #36 all-time among players aged 26y9m)
January 1958 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 26y10m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 26y10m)
January 1958 team event  Performance rating of [2611], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2669-rated opposition in URS-JUG Zagreb, 1958
January 1958 tournament  Performance rating of 2637, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2567-rated opposition in Tashkent, 1958
January 1958 tournament  Performance rating of 2643, scoring 4.5/7 (64%) vs 2604-rated opposition in Sochi, 1958
January 1958 tournament  Performance rating of 2682, scoring 9.5/18 (53%) vs 2666-rated opposition in Riga (URS Championship), 1958
February 1958 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #7 in world, age 26y11m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 26y11m)
March 1958 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #7 in world, age 27y0m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 27y0m)
April 1958 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #7 in world, age 27y1m (and ranked #42 all-time among players aged 27y1m)
May 1958 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #8 in world, age 27y2m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 27y2m)
June 1958 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 27y3m (and ranked #42 all-time among players aged 27y3m)
July 1958 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 27y4m (and ranked #43 all-time among players aged 27y4m)
July 1958 team event  Performance rating of [2631], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2761-rated opposition in URS-chT Vilnius, 1958
August 1958 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 27y5m (and ranked #42 all-time among players aged 27y5m)
September 1958 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 27y6m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 27y6m)
October 1958 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #8 in world, age 27y7m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 27y7m)
November 1958 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #8 in world, age 27y8m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 27y8m)
December 1958 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #8 in world, age 27y9m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 27y9m)
January 1959 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #8 in world, age 27y10m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 27y10m)
January 1959 team event  Performance rating of [2630], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2642-rated opposition in Budapest-Leningrad m, 1959
January 1959 team event  Performance rating of [2653], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2567-rated opposition in URS-JUG Kiev, 1959
January 1959 tournament  Performance rating of 2631, scoring 8.5/11 (77%) vs 2476-rated opposition in Krakow, 1959
January 1959 tournament  Performance rating of 2645, scoring 5/6 (83%) vs 2523-rated opposition in Cheliabinsk, 1959
January 1959 tournament  Performance rating of 2684, scoring 10/19 (53%) vs 2667-rated opposition in Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1959
February 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #10 in world, age 27y11m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 27y11m)
March 1959 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 28y0m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 28y0m)
April 1959 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 28y1m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y1m)
May 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #11 in world, age 28y2m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 28y2m)
May 1959 tournament  Performance rating of [2626], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2724-rated opposition in Leningrad-Moscow, 1959
June 1959 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 28y3m (and ranked #41 all-time among players aged 28y3m)
July 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #10 in world, age 28y4m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y4m)
August 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #10 in world, age 28y5m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 28y5m)
August 1959 team event  Performance rating of 2586, scoring 3/5 (60%) vs 2577-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1959
September 1959 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 28y6m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y6m)
October 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #9 in world, age 28y7m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y7m)
November 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #9 in world, age 28y8m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 28y8m)
December 1959 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #9 in world, age 28y9m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 28y9m)
January 1960 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #9 in world, age 28y10m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 28y10m)
January 1960 team event  Performance rating of [2684], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2741-rated opposition in Moscow-Leningrad m, 1960
January 1960 team event  Performance rating of 2680, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2696-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of [2619], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2573-rated opposition in Cordoba, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2593, scoring 2.5/5 (50%) vs 2633-rated opposition in Santa Fe, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2715, scoring 8/11 (73%) vs 2604-rated opposition in Moscow, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2785, scoring 13/18 (72%) vs 2648-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1960
February 1960 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #9 in world, age 28y11m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y11m)
March 1960 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #9 in world, age 29y0m (and ranked #37 all-time among players aged 29y0m)
April 1960 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #7 in world, age 29y1m (and ranked #34 all-time among players aged 29y1m)
May 1960 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #6 in world, age 29y2m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 29y2m)
June 1960 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #6 in world, age 29y3m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 29y3m)
June 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2733, scoring 13/19 (68%) vs 2611-rated opposition in Buenos Aires, 1960
July 1960 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #6 in world, age 29y4m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 29y4m)
August 1960 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #6 in world, age 29y5m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 29y5m)
September 1960 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 29y6m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 29y6m)
October 1960 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #5 in world, age 29y7m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 29y7m)
October 1960 team event  Performance rating of [2512], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2486-rated opposition in Leipzig ol (Men) qual-B, 1960
October 1960 team event  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 5/6 (83%) vs 2516-rated opposition in Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A, 1960
November 1960 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #5 in world, age 29y8m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 29y8m)
December 1960 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #5 in world, age 29y9m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 29y9m)
January 1961 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #5 in world, age 29y10m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 29y10m)
January 1961 team event  Performance rating of 2625, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2581-rated opposition in JUG-URS Belgrade, 1961
January 1961 tournament  Performance rating of 2752, scoring 11.5/15 (77%) vs 2594-rated opposition in Budapest (Maroczy Memorial), 1961
January 1961 tournament  Performance rating of 2762, scoring 11.5/17 (68%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1961
February 1961 rating listRating: 2756, ranked #5 in world, age 29y11m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 29y11m)
March 1961 rating listRating: 2756, ranked #5 in world, age 30y0m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 30y0m)
April 1961 rating listRating: 2757, ranked #4 in world, age 30y1m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 30y1m)
April 1961 team event  Performance rating of [2737], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2683-rated opposition in Budapest-Leningrad m, 1961
May 1961 rating listRating: 2765, ranked #3 in world, age 30y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 30y2m)
June 1961 rating listRating: 2766, ranked #4 in world, age 30y3m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 30y3m)
June 1961 team event  Performance rating of 2683, scoring 6.5/7 (93%) vs 2500-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Oberhausen, 1961
July 1961 rating listRating: 2774, ranked #2 in world, age 30y4m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 30y4m)
August 1961 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 30y5m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 30y5m)
September 1961 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 30y6m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 30y6m)
October 1961 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #3 in world, age 30y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 30y7m)
November 1961 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #3 in world, age 30y8m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 30y8m)
December 1961 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #3 in world, age 30y9m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 30y9m)
January 1962 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 30y10m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 30y10m)
January 1962 tournament  Performance rating of 2731, scoring 13.5/20 (68%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Stockholm (Interzonal), 1962
February 1962 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #3 in world, age 30y11m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 30y11m)
March 1962 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #3 in world, age 31y0m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 31y0m)
March 1962 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 4th-5th in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates final tournament
April 1962 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #3 in world, age 31y1m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 31y1m)
May 1962 rating listRating: 2769, ranked #3 in world, age 31y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 31y2m)
May 1962 tournament  Performance rating of 2731, scoring 13.5/27 (50%) vs 2725-rated opposition in Curacao (Candidates), 1962
June 1962 rating listRating: 2773, ranked #2 in world, age 31y3m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 31y3m)
June 1962 highlight    * Korchnoi finishes 5th in Candidates final tournament and is eliminated from 1960-1963 FIDE cycle
July 1962 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #4 in world, age 31y4m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 31y4m)
July 1962 team event  Performance rating of [2492], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2452-rated opposition in NED-RUS m The Hague, 1962
August 1962 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #3 in world, age 31y5m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 31y5m)
September 1962 rating listRating: 2762, ranked #3 in world, age 31y6m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 31y6m)
October 1962 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 31y7m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 31y7m)
October 1962 team event  Performance rating of 2628, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2585-rated opposition in URS-chT Leningrad, 1962
November 1962 rating listRating: 2756, ranked #6 in world, age 31y8m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 31y8m)
November 1962 tournament  Performance rating of 2742, scoring 12.5/17 (74%) vs 2594-rated opposition in Yerevan (URS Championship), 1962
December 1962 rating listRating: 2762, ranked #3 in world, age 31y9m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 31y9m)
January 1963 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #2 in world, age 31y10m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 31y10m)
January 1963 team event  Performance rating of [2657], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2732-rated opposition in URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1963
January 1963 team event  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2637-rated opposition in JUG-URS Rijeka, 1963
February 1963 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 31y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 31y11m)
March 1963 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #2 in world, age 32y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y0m)
April 1963 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #4 in world, age 32y1m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y1m)
May 1963 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 32y2m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y2m)
June 1963 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 32y3m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y3m)
July 1963 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 32y4m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y4m)
August 1963 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #4 in world, age 32y5m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 32y5m)
August 1963 team event  Performance rating of [2611], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2632-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1963
August 1963 tournament  Performance rating of 2724, scoring 14.5/19 (76%) vs 2546-rated opposition in Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1963
September 1963 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #4 in world, age 32y6m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 32y6m)
October 1963 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #4 in world, age 32y7m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 32y7m)
November 1963 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #4 in world, age 32y8m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 32y8m)
November 1963 tournament  Performance rating of 2657, scoring 10/19 (53%) vs 2636-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1963
December 1963 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #6 in world, age 32y9m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 32y9m)
January 1964 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #5 in world, age 32y10m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 32y10m)
January 1964 team event  Performance rating of [2598], scoring 2.5/3 (83%) vs 2543-rated opposition in URS-chT Leningrad, 1964
January 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2663, scoring 5.5/12 (46%) vs 2707-rated opposition in Moscow (Zonal), 1964
January 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2686, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2619-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1964
January 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2720, scoring 11.5/17 (68%) vs 2610-rated opposition in Belgrade, 1964
February 1964 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #8 in world, age 32y11m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 32y11m)
March 1964 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #8 in world, age 33y0m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y0m)
April 1964 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #8 in world, age 33y1m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 33y1m)
May 1964 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #8 in world, age 33y2m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y2m)
June 1964 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #9 in world, age 33y3m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 33y3m)
July 1964 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #9 in world, age 33y4m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 33y4m)
August 1964 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #10 in world, age 33y5m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 33y5m)
September 1964 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #10 in world, age 33y6m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 33y6m)
October 1964 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #10 in world, age 33y7m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 33y7m)
November 1964 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #10 in world, age 33y8m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 33y8m)
December 1964 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #8 in world, age 33y9m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 33y9m)
December 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2794, scoring 13.5/17 (79%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Kiev (URS Championship), 1964
January 1965 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #6 in world, age 33y10m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 33y10m)
January 1965 match  Performance rating of [2654], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2695-rated opposition in Gligoric-Korchnoi Match (Vrnjacka Banja), 1965
January 1965 team event  Performance rating of 2608, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2561-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Hamburg, 1965
January 1965 tournament  Performance rating of [2745], scoring 2/2 (100%) vs 2762-rated opposition in Moscow-Leningrad, 1965
January 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2684, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2613-rated opposition in URS-JUG, 1965
January 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2727, scoring 8.5/12 (71%) vs 2624-rated opposition in Yerevan, 1965
February 1965 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 33y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 33y11m)
March 1965 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 34y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 34y0m)
April 1965 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #4 in world, age 34y1m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 34y1m)
May 1965 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 34y2m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 34y2m)
June 1965 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 34y3m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 34y3m)
July 1965 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 34y4m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 34y4m)
August 1965 rating listRating: 2757, ranked #2 in world, age 34y5m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 34y5m)
August 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2765, scoring 13.5/14 (96%) vs 2485-rated opposition in Gyula (Asztalos Memorial), 1965
September 1965 rating listRating: 2774, ranked #1 in world, age 34y6m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 34y6m)
October 1965 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #1 in world, age 34y7m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 34y7m)
November 1965 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #1 in world, age 34y8m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 34y8m)
November 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2600, scoring 7.5/16 (47%) vs 2617-rated opposition in Tallinn (URS Championship), 1965
December 1965 rating listRating: 2771, ranked #1 in world, age 34y9m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 34y9m)
January 1966 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 34y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 34y10m)
January 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2571, scoring 3.5/10 (35%) vs 2668-rated opposition in Moscow (Training), 1966
January 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2710, scoring 12/20 (60%) vs 2642-rated opposition in Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1966
January 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2737, scoring 10.5/12 (88%) vs 2529-rated opposition in Bucharest, 1966
February 1966 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 34y11m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 34y11m)
March 1966 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 35y0m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 35y0m)
April 1966 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #4 in world, age 35y1m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 35y1m)
May 1966 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #5 in world, age 35y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 35y2m)
June 1966 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #5 in world, age 35y3m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 35y3m)
June 1966 team event  Performance rating of 2654, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2621-rated opposition in URS-JUG m Sukhumi, 1966
June 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2739, scoring 9.5/13 (73%) vs 2616-rated opposition in Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1966
July 1966 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #2 in world, age 35y4m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 35y4m)
August 1966 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 35y5m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 35y5m)
September 1966 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 35y6m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 35y6m)
September 1966 team event  Performance rating of 2644, scoring 3/5 (60%) vs 2654-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1966
October 1966 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #2 in world, age 35y7m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 35y7m)
October 1966 team event  Performance rating of [2408], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2489-rated opposition in La Habana ol (Men) prel Havana, 1966
October 1966 team event  Performance rating of 2590, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2535-rated opposition in La Habana ol (Men) fin-A Havana, 1966
November 1966 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #4 in world, age 35y8m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 35y8m)
December 1966 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #6 in world, age 35y9m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 35y9m)
January 1967 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #6 in world, age 35y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 35y10m)
January 1967 team event  Performance rating of [2536], scoring 0/2 (0%) vs 2731-rated opposition in Moscow-Leningrad m Leningrad, 1967
January 1967 tournament  Performance rating of [2617], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2676-rated opposition in Tallinn zt playoff, 1967
January 1967 tournament  Performance rating of 2794, scoring 13/16 (81%) vs 2606-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1967
February 1967 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #6 in world, age 35y11m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 35y11m)
March 1967 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #6 in world, age 36y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 36y0m)
April 1967 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 36y1m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 36y1m)
May 1967 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #5 in world, age 36y2m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 36y2m)
June 1967 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #6 in world, age 36y3m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 36y3m)
June 1967 team event  Performance rating of 2749, scoring 8/11 (73%) vs 2646-rated opposition in JUG-URS Budva, 1967
July 1967 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 36y4m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 36y4m)
July 1967 team event  Performance rating of 2716, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2700-rated opposition in URS-chT, 1967
August 1967 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 36y5m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 36y5m)
September 1967 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 36y6m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 36y6m)
October 1967 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 36y7m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 36y7m)
October 1967 tournament  Performance rating of 2734, scoring 13/20 (65%) vs 2634-rated opposition in Sousse (Interzonal), 1967
November 1967 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #2 in world, age 36y8m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 36y8m)
November 1967 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 2nd-4th in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Reshevsky)
December 1967 rating listRating: 2757, ranked #2 in world, age 36y9m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 36y9m)
January 1968 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #2 in world, age 36y10m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 36y10m)
January 1968 match  Performance rating of 2718, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2663-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Reshevsky Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Amsterdam), 1968
January 1968 team event  Performance rating of [2626], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2654-rated opposition in Bucharest-Leningrad, 1968
January 1968 tournament  Performance rating of 2782, scoring 12/15 (80%) vs 2607-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1968
February 1968 rating listRating: 2771, ranked #2 in world, age 36y11m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 36y11m)
March 1968 rating listRating: 2771, ranked #2 in world, age 37y0m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 37y0m)
April 1968 rating listRating: 2773, ranked #2 in world, age 37y1m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y1m)
May 1968 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #2 in world, age 37y2m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y2m)
May 1968 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Reshevsky in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Tal)
June 1968 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 37y3m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 37y3m)
June 1968 match  Performance rating of 2736, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2746-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Tal Match (Candidates semifinal, Moscow), 1968
July 1968 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 37y4m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y4m)
July 1968 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Tal in Candidates semifinal match and advances to Candidates final match (vs. Spassky)
August 1968 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 37y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y5m)
September 1968 rating listRating: 2781, ranked #2 in world, age 37y6m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 37y6m)
September 1968 match  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 3.5/10 (35%) vs 2753-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Spassky I (Candidates final, Kiev), 1968
September 1968 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Spassky in Candidates final match and is eliminated from 1966-1969 FIDE cycle
October 1968 rating listRating: 2769, ranked #2 in world, age 37y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 37y7m)
October 1968 team event  Performance rating of 2701, scoring 8/10 (80%) vs 2553-rated opposition in Lugano ol (Men), 1968
November 1968 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #2 in world, age 37y8m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 37y8m)
November 1968 tournament  Performance rating of 2792, scoring 14/17 (82%) vs 2591-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca, 1968
December 1968 rating listRating: 2782, ranked #2 in world, age 37y9m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y9m)
January 1969 rating listRating: 2780, ranked #2 in world, age 37y10m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y10m)
January 1969 team event  Performance rating of [2549], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2534-rated opposition in Leningrad tt, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2679, scoring 10.5/14 (75%) vs 2527-rated opposition in Luhacovice, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2687, scoring 10/14 (71%) vs 2560-rated opposition in Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2688, scoring 10.5/17 (62%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2723, scoring 11/14 (79%) vs 2554-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2724, scoring 4.5/5 (90%) vs 2619-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1969
February 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 37y11m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 37y11m)
March 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 38y0m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y0m)
April 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 38y1m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y1m)
May 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 38y2m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y2m)
June 1969 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 38y3m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y3m)
July 1969 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 38y4m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 38y4m)
August 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 38y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y5m)
September 1969 rating listRating: 2778, ranked #2 in world, age 38y6m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y6m)
October 1969 rating listRating: 2774, ranked #2 in world, age 38y7m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y7m)
November 1969 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 38y8m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 38y8m)
December 1969 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 38y9m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 38y9m)
January 1970 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 38y10m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 38y10m)
February 1970 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 38y11m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 38y11m)
March 1970 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 39y0m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 39y0m)
March 1970 team event  Performance rating of [2619], scoring 1.5/4 (38%) vs 2733-rated opposition in Belgrade URS-World, 1970
April 1970 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 39y1m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 39y1m)
April 1970 tournament  Performance rating of 2711, scoring 11/17 (65%) vs 2620-rated opposition in Rovinj/Zagreb, 1970
May 1970 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 39y2m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 39y2m)
May 1970 team event  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2603-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Kapfenberg, 1970
June 1970 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #2 in world, age 39y3m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 39y3m)
July 1970 rating listRating: 2769, ranked #2 in world, age 39y4m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 39y4m)
July 1970 match  Performance rating of 2544, scoring 2/7 (29%) vs 2672-rated opposition in Bronstein-Korchnoi Training Match (Leningrad), 1970
August 1970 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 39y5m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 39y5m)
September 1970 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 39y6m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 39y6m)
September 1970 team event  Performance rating of 2649, scoring 6.5/10 (65%) vs 2581-rated opposition in Siegen ol (Men), 1970
October 1970 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 39y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 39y7m)
October 1970 tournament  Performance rating of 2522, scoring 3.5/9 (39%) vs 2586-rated opposition in Sochi, 1970
November 1970 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #4 in world, age 39y8m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 39y8m)
November 1970 tournament  Performance rating of 2789, scoring 14/18 (78%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Riga (URS Championship), 1970
December 1970 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #3 in world, age 39y9m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 39y9m)
December 1970 highlight    * Korchnoi automatically qualifies for Candidates quarterfinal match
January 1971 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #4 in world, age 39y10m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 39y10m)
January 1971 match  Performance rating of 2627, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2669-rated opposition in Karpov-Korchnoi Training Match (Leningrad), 1971
January 1971 match  Performance rating of 2674, scoring 4.5/10 (45%) vs 2732-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Petrosian I (Candidates semifinal, Moscow), 1971
January 1971 match  Performance rating of 2770, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2728-rated opposition in Geller-Korchnoi Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Moscow), 1971
January 1971 team event  Performance rating of 2673, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2598-rated opposition in URS-JUG Yerevan, 1971
January 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2698, scoring 9/14 (64%) vs 2620-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1971
January 1971 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 95th-best all-time match performance (2770) in Geller-Korchnoi Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Moscow)
February 1971 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #4 in world, age 39y11m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 39y11m)
March 1971 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #4 in world, age 40y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y0m)
April 1971 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #4 in world, age 40y1m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y1m)
May 1971 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #4 in world, age 40y2m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y2m)
May 1971 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Geller in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Petrosian)
June 1971 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #4 in world, age 40y3m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y3m)
July 1971 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #4 in world, age 40y4m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 40y4m)
July 1971 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Petrosian in Candidates semifinal match and is eliminated from 1969-1972 FIDE cycle
August 1971 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #3 in world, age 40y5m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 40y5m)
September 1971 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #3 in world, age 40y6m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 40y6m)
October 1971 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #3 in world, age 40y7m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 40y7m)
November 1971 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #3 in world, age 40y8m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 40y8m)
November 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2677, scoring 8.5/17 (50%) vs 2682-rated opposition in Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1971
December 1971 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #5 in world, age 40y9m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 40y9m)
December 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2728, scoring 10/14 (71%) vs 2608-rated opposition in Hastings, 1971
January 1972 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #3 in world, age 40y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y10m)
January 1972 team event  Performance rating of [2618], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2625-rated opposition in JUG-URS Ohrid, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of 2687, scoring 10/15 (67%) vs 2586-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of 2723, scoring 11/15 (73%) vs 2584-rated opposition in Amsterdam (IBM), 1972
February 1972 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #3 in world, age 40y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 40y11m)
March 1972 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #3 in world, age 41y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 41y0m)
March 1972 team event  Performance rating of 2657, scoring 4/7 (57%) vs 2661-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1972
April 1972 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #2 in world, age 41y1m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 41y1m)
May 1972 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #2 in world, age 41y2m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 41y2m)
June 1972 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 41y3m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 41y3m)
July 1972 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #4 in world, age 41y4m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 41y4m)
August 1972 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #5 in world, age 41y5m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y5m)
September 1972 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #7 in world, age 41y6m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y6m)
September 1972 team event  Performance rating of [2491], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2451-rated opposition in Skopje ol (Men) prel, 1972
September 1972 team event  Performance rating of 2649, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2582-rated opposition in Skopje ol (Men) fin-A, 1972
October 1972 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #8 in world, age 41y7m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 41y7m)
November 1972 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #7 in world, age 41y8m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 41y8m)
December 1972 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #7 in world, age 41y9m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 41y9m)
January 1973 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #7 in world, age 41y10m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y10m)
January 1973 match  Performance rating of 2716, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2731-rated opposition in Hübner-Korchnoi I (Solingen), 1973
January 1973 tournament  Performance rating of [2537], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2590-rated opposition in Leningrad-ch, 1973
February 1973 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #8 in world, age 41y11m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y11m)
March 1973 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 42y0m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 42y0m)
April 1973 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #5 in world, age 42y1m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 42y1m)
April 1973 tournament  Performance rating of [2534], scoring 1/4 (25%) vs 2669-rated opposition in Moscow-3teams, 1973
May 1973 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #8 in world, age 42y2m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 42y2m)
June 1973 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #8 in world, age 42y3m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 42y3m)
June 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2825, scoring 13.5/17 (79%) vs 2649-rated opposition in Leningrad (Interzonal), 1973
June 1973 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 36th-best all-time tournament performance (2825) at Leningrad (Interzonal)
June 1973 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 1st-2nd in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Mecking)
July 1973 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #4 in world, age 42y4m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 42y4m)
July 1973 team event  Performance rating of 2607, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2559-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Bath, 1973
August 1973 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 42y5m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 42y5m)
September 1973 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 42y6m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 42y6m)
October 1973 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #4 in world, age 42y7m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 42y7m)
October 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2746, scoring 10/16 (63%) vs 2678-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1973
November 1973 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 42y8m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 42y8m)
December 1973 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 42y9m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 42y9m)
January 1974 rating listRating: 2755, ranked #3 in world, age 42y10m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y10m)
January 1974 match  Performance rating of 2728, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2703-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Mecking Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Augusta), 1974
January 1974 match  Performance rating of 2743, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2738-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Petrosian II (Candidates semifinal, Odessa), 1974
January 1974 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Mecking in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Petrosian)
February 1974 rating listRating: 2756, ranked #3 in world, age 42y11m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y11m)
March 1974 rating listRating: 2757, ranked #3 in world, age 43y0m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 43y0m)
April 1974 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #3 in world, age 43y1m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 43y1m)
April 1974 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Petrosian in Candidates semifinal match and advances to Candidates final match (vs. Karpov)
May 1974 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #3 in world, age 43y2m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 43y2m)
June 1974 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #3 in world, age 43y3m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 43y3m)
June 1974 team event  Performance rating of [2525], scoring 2.5/3 (83%) vs 2439-rated opposition in Nice ol (Men) prel, 1974
June 1974 team event  Performance rating of 2684, scoring 7/10 (70%) vs 2593-rated opposition in Nice ol (Men) fin-A, 1974
July 1974 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #3 in world, age 43y4m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 43y4m)
August 1974 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #3 in world, age 43y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 43y5m)
September 1974 rating listRating: 2765, ranked #2 in world, age 43y6m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 43y6m)
September 1974 match  Performance rating of 2781, scoring 11.5/24 (48%) vs 2800-rated opposition in Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow), 1974
September 1974 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 77th-best all-time match performance (2781) in Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow)
October 1974 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #2 in world, age 43y7m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 43y7m)
November 1974 rating listRating: 2771, ranked #2 in world, age 43y8m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 43y8m)
November 1974 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Karpov in Candidates final match and is eliminated from 1972-1975 FIDE cycle
December 1974 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #2 in world, age 43y9m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 43y9m)
January 1975 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #2 in world, age 43y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 43y10m)
February 1975 rating listRating: 2771, ranked #2 in world, age 43y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 43y11m)
March 1975 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #2 in world, age 44y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y0m)
April 1975 rating listRating: 2772, ranked #2 in world, age 44y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 44y1m)
May 1975 rating listRating: 2773, ranked #2 in world, age 44y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y2m)
May 1975 match  Performance rating of [2628], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Keres-Korchnoi Match (Tallinn), 1975
June 1975 rating listRating: 2776, ranked #2 in world, age 44y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y3m)
July 1975 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 44y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y4m)
July 1975 team event  Performance rating of 2630, scoring 2.5/5 (50%) vs 2682-rated opposition in URS-chT Riga, 1975
August 1975 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #2 in world, age 44y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y5m)
September 1975 rating listRating: 2769, ranked #2 in world, age 44y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y6m)
October 1975 rating listRating: 2770, ranked #2 in world, age 44y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y7m)
October 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2717, scoring 9.5/15 (63%) vs 2644-rated opposition in Moscow, 1975
November 1975 rating listRating: 2765, ranked #2 in world, age 44y8m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 44y8m)
December 1975 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #2 in world, age 44y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y9m)
December 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2646, scoring 9/15 (60%) vs 2584-rated opposition in Hastings, 1975
January 1976 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 44y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 44y10m)
January 1976 match  Performance rating of 2708, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Timman I (Leeuwarden), 1976
January 1976 team event  Performance rating of [2618], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2519-rated opposition in ENG-URS m London, 1976
February 1976 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #2 in world, age 44y11m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 44y11m)
March 1976 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #2 in world, age 45y0m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 45y0m)
April 1976 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #2 in world, age 45y1m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 45y1m)
April 1976 tournament  Performance rating of [2718], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Tbilisi, 1976
May 1976 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #2 in world, age 45y2m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 45y2m)
June 1976 rating listRating: 2762, ranked #2 in world, age 45y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 45y3m)
July 1976 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #2 in world, age 45y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 45y4m)
July 1976 tournament  Performance rating of 2680, scoring 9.5/15 (63%) vs 2601-rated opposition in Amsterdam (IBM), 1976
August 1976 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #2 in world, age 45y5m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 45y5m)
August 1976 highlight    * Korchnoi automatically qualifies for Candidates quarterfinal match
September 1976 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #2 in world, age 45y6m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 45y6m)
October 1976 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 45y7m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 45y7m)
November 1976 rating listRating: 2760, ranked #2 in world, age 45y8m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 45y8m)
December 1976 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #2 in world, age 45y9m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 45y9m)
January 1977 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #2 in world, age 45y10m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 45y10m)
January 1977 match  Performance rating of [2573], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2510-rated opposition in Hug-Korchnoi Match (Zuerich), 1977
January 1977 match  Performance rating of 2748, scoring 6.5/12 (54%) vs 2754-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Petrosian III (Candidates quarterfinal, Ciocco), 1977
January 1977 tournament  Performance rating of 2746, scoring 11/12 (92%) vs 2513-rated opposition in Leeuwarden (NED Championship), 1977
February 1977 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #2 in world, age 45y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 45y11m)
March 1977 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #2 in world, age 46y0m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y0m)
March 1977 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Petrosian in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Polugaevsky)
April 1977 rating listRating: 2763, ranked #2 in world, age 46y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y1m)
April 1977 tournament  Performance rating of 2586, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2493-rated opposition in Montreux, 1977
May 1977 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #2 in world, age 46y2m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y2m)
June 1977 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #2 in world, age 46y3m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y3m)
July 1977 rating listRating: 2762, ranked #2 in world, age 46y4m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y4m)
July 1977 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Polugaevsky in Candidates semifinal match and advances to Candidates final match (vs. Spassky)
August 1977 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #2 in world, age 46y5m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 46y5m)
August 1977 match  Performance rating of 2817, scoring 8.5/13 (65%) vs 2758-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Polugaevsky I (Candidates semifinal, Evian), 1977
August 1977 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 28th-best all-time match performance (2817) in Korchnoi-Polugaevsky I (Candidates semifinal, Evian)
September 1977 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 46y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 46y6m)
October 1977 rating listRating: 2779, ranked #2 in world, age 46y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 46y7m)
November 1977 rating listRating: 2780, ranked #2 in world, age 46y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 46y8m)
November 1977 match  Performance rating of 2777, scoring 10.5/18 (58%) vs 2736-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Spassky II (Candidates final, Belgrade), 1977
November 1977 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Spassky in Candidates final match and advances to World Championship match (vs. Karpov)
November 1977 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 81st-best all-time match performance (2777) in Korchnoi-Spassky II (Candidates final, Belgrade)
December 1977 rating listRating: 2786, ranked #2 in world, age 46y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 46y9m)
January 1978 rating listRating: 2789, ranked #2 in world, age 46y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 46y10m)
January 1978 tournament  Performance rating of 2720, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2640-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1978
February 1978 rating listRating: 2790, ranked #2 in world, age 46y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 46y11m)
February 1978 tournament  Performance rating of 2751, scoring 9.5/10 (95%) vs 2523-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1978
March 1978 rating listRating: 2802, ranked #2 in world, age 47y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y0m)
April 1978 rating listRating: 2803, ranked #2 in world, age 47y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y1m)
May 1978 rating listRating: 2803, ranked #2 in world, age 47y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y2m)
June 1978 rating listRating: 2804, ranked #2 in world, age 47y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y3m)
July 1978 rating listRating: 2806, ranked #2 in world, age 47y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y4m)
July 1978 match  Performance rating of 2814, scoring 15.5/32 (48%) vs 2822-rated opposition in Karpov-Korchnoi II (World Championship, Baguio City), 1978
July 1978 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 33rd-best all-time match performance (2814) in Karpov-Korchnoi II (World Championship, Baguio City)
August 1978 rating listRating: 2808, ranked #2 in world, age 47y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y5m)
September 1978 rating listRating: 2801, ranked #2 in world, age 47y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y6m)
October 1978 rating listRating: 2808, ranked #2 in world, age 47y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y7m)
October 1978 team event  Performance rating of 2711, scoring 8/10 (80%) vs 2564-rated opposition in Buenos Aires ol (Men), 1978
October 1978 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Karpov in World Championship match and is eliminated from 1975-1978 FIDE cycle
November 1978 rating listRating: 2814, ranked #2 in world, age 47y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y8m)
December 1978 rating listRating: 2813, ranked #2 in world, age 47y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y9m)
January 1979 rating listRating: 2813, ranked #2 in world, age 47y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y10m)
January 1979 tournament  Performance rating of [2666], scoring 2/2 (100%) vs 2643-rated opposition in London BBC TV-A, 1979
January 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2528, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2498-rated opposition in Linares, 1979
January 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2703, scoring 8/9 (89%) vs 2514-rated opposition in Biel, 1979
February 1979 rating listRating: 2813, ranked #2 in world, age 47y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 47y11m)
February 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2709, scoring 10/13 (77%) vs 2555-rated opposition in Sao Paulo, 1979
March 1979 rating listRating: 2810, ranked #2 in world, age 48y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y0m)
March 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2605, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2557-rated opposition in Lone Pine (Open), 1979
April 1979 rating listRating: 2800, ranked #2 in world, age 48y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y1m)
May 1979 rating listRating: 2797, ranked #2 in world, age 48y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y2m)
May 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2737, scoring 7.5/10 (75%) vs 2627-rated opposition in Johannesburg, 1979
June 1979 rating listRating: 2802, ranked #2 in world, age 48y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y3m)
July 1979 rating listRating: 2801, ranked #2 in world, age 48y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y4m)
July 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2721, scoring 10.5/13 (81%) vs 2545-rated opposition in Buenos Aires, 1979
August 1979 rating listRating: 2800, ranked #2 in world, age 48y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y5m)
September 1979 rating listRating: 2801, ranked #2 in world, age 48y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y6m)
October 1979 rating listRating: 2801, ranked #2 in world, age 48y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y7m)
October 1979 highlight    * Korchnoi automatically qualifies for Candidates quarterfinal match
November 1979 rating listRating: 2800, ranked #2 in world, age 48y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y8m)
December 1979 rating listRating: 2798, ranked #2 in world, age 48y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y9m)
January 1980 rating listRating: 2795, ranked #2 in world, age 48y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 48y10m)
January 1980 tournament  Performance rating of 2669, scoring 8.5/13 (65%) vs 2583-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1980
February 1980 rating listRating: 2790, ranked #2 in world, age 48y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 48y11m)
March 1980 rating listRating: 2787, ranked #2 in world, age 49y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 49y0m)
March 1980 match  Performance rating of 2733, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2715-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Petrosian IV (Candidates quarterfinal, Velden), 1980
March 1980 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Petrosian in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Polugaevsky)
April 1980 rating listRating: 2788, ranked #2 in world, age 49y1m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 49y1m)
April 1980 tournament  Performance rating of 2733, scoring 8.5/13 (65%) vs 2658-rated opposition in London (Phillips & Drew), 1980
May 1980 rating listRating: 2788, ranked #2 in world, age 49y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 49y2m)
June 1980 rating listRating: 2788, ranked #2 in world, age 49y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y3m)
July 1980 rating listRating: 2788, ranked #2 in world, age 49y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y4m)
July 1980 match  Performance rating of 2741, scoring 7.5/14 (54%) vs 2740-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Polugaevsky II (Candidates semifinal, Buenos Aires), 1980
July 1980 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Polugaevsky in Candidates semifinal match and advances to Candidates final match (vs. Hübner)
August 1980 rating listRating: 2788, ranked #2 in world, age 49y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y5m)
September 1980 rating listRating: 2785, ranked #2 in world, age 49y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y6m)
October 1980 rating listRating: 2785, ranked #2 in world, age 49y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y7m)
November 1980 rating listRating: 2781, ranked #2 in world, age 49y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y8m)
December 1980 rating listRating: 2779, ranked #2 in world, age 49y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 49y9m)
December 1980 match  Performance rating of 2706, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2719-rated opposition in Hübner-Korchnoi II (Candidates final, Meran), 1980
December 1980 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Hübner in Candidates final match and advances to World Championship match (vs. Karpov)
January 1981 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 49y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 49y10m)
February 1981 rating listRating: 2775, ranked #2 in world, age 49y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 49y11m)
February 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 8/9 (89%) vs 2546-rated opposition in Rome, 1981
March 1981 rating listRating: 2784, ranked #2 in world, age 50y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y0m)
April 1981 rating listRating: 2787, ranked #2 in world, age 50y1m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y1m)
April 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2702, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2642-rated opposition in Lone Pine (Open), 1981
April 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2795, scoring 9/10 (90%) vs 2606-rated opposition in Bad Kissingen, 1981
May 1981 rating listRating: 2800, ranked #2 in world, age 50y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y2m)
June 1981 rating listRating: 2798, ranked #2 in world, age 50y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y3m)
June 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2618, scoring 4/8 (50%) vs 2643-rated opposition in Las Palmas, 1981
July 1981 rating listRating: 2787, ranked #2 in world, age 50y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y4m)
July 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2600-rated opposition in Baden-Baden, 1981
August 1981 rating listRating: 2783, ranked #2 in world, age 50y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y5m)
August 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2701, scoring 6.5/12 (54%) vs 2698-rated opposition in Johannesburg, 1981
September 1981 rating listRating: 2779, ranked #2 in world, age 50y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y6m)
October 1981 rating listRating: 2777, ranked #2 in world, age 50y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 50y7m)
October 1981 match  Performance rating of 2726, scoring 7/18 (39%) vs 2812-rated opposition in Karpov-Korchnoi III (World Championship, Merano), 1981
November 1981 rating listRating: 2767, ranked #2 in world, age 50y8m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 50y8m)
November 1981 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Karpov in World Championship match and is eliminated from 1978-1981 FIDE cycle
December 1981 rating listRating: 2766, ranked #2 in world, age 50y9m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 50y9m)
January 1982 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #3 in world, age 50y10m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 50y10m)
February 1982 rating listRating: 2765, ranked #3 in world, age 50y11m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 50y11m)
February 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 7/9 (78%) vs 2532-rated opposition in Rome, 1982
March 1982 rating listRating: 2764, ranked #3 in world, age 51y0m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 51y0m)
March 1982 team event  Performance rating of [2620], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2635-rated opposition in EUchT qual Luzern, 1982
March 1982 tournament  Performance rating of [2624], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Lugano op, 1982
April 1982 rating listRating: 2767, ranked #3 in world, age 51y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 51y1m)
April 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2591, scoring 3.5/8 (44%) vs 2646-rated opposition in Chicago, 1982
May 1982 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #3 in world, age 51y2m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 51y2m)
June 1982 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 51y3m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y3m)
July 1982 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #3 in world, age 51y4m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y4m)
August 1982 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #3 in world, age 51y5m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y5m)
August 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2496, scoring 3/5 (60%) vs 2457-rated opposition in London (Lloyds Bank Open), 1982
September 1982 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #5 in world, age 51y6m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y6m)
September 1982 highlight    * Korchnoi automatically qualifies for Candidates quarterfinal match
October 1982 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #4 in world, age 51y7m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y7m)
October 1982 team event  Performance rating of 2677, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2643-rated opposition in Luzern ol (Men), 1982
November 1982 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #6 in world, age 51y8m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y8m)
December 1982 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #6 in world, age 51y9m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y9m)
December 1982 match  Performance rating of 2670, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2726-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Timman II (Hilversum), 1982
January 1983 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #6 in world, age 51y10m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 51y10m)
January 1983 tournament  Performance rating of 2562, scoring 5/13 (38%) vs 2632-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1983
February 1983 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #15 in world, age 51y11m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 51y11m)
March 1983 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #15 in world, age 52y0m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 52y0m)
March 1983 match  Performance rating of 2777, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2736-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Portisch Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Bad Kissingen), 1983
March 1983 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Portisch in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Kasparov)
March 1983 highlight    * Korchnoi has the 84th-best all-time match performance (2777) in Korchnoi-Portisch Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Bad Kissingen)
April 1983 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #11 in world, age 52y1m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 52y1m)
May 1983 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #11 in world, age 52y2m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 52y2m)
June 1983 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #12 in world, age 52y3m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 52y3m)
July 1983 rating listRating: 2709, ranked #17 in world, age 52y4m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 52y4m)
August 1983 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #15 in world, age 52y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 52y5m)
August 1983 tournament  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2594-rated opposition in US open Pasadena, 1983
September 1983 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #14 in world, age 52y6m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 52y6m)
October 1983 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #14 in world, age 52y7m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 52y7m)
November 1983 rating listRating: 2711, ranked #15 in world, age 52y8m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 52y8m)
November 1983 match  Performance rating of 2723, scoring 4/11 (36%) vs 2841-rated opposition in Kasparov-Korchnoi Match (Candidates semifinal, London), 1983
December 1983 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #10 in world, age 52y9m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 52y9m)
December 1983 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Kasparov in Candidates semifinal match and is eliminated from 1981-1984 FIDE cycle
January 1984 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #16 in world, age 52y10m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 52y10m)
January 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2795, scoring 10/13 (77%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1984
February 1984 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #9 in world, age 52y11m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 52y11m)
February 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2627, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2556-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1984
March 1984 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #9 in world, age 53y0m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 53y0m)
March 1984 tournament  Performance rating of [2523], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2503-rated opposition in Lugano op, 1984
March 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2718, scoring 9/13 (69%) vs 2616-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1984
April 1984 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #6 in world, age 53y1m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 53y1m)
April 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2679, scoring 6.5/13 (50%) vs 2696-rated opposition in London, 1984
May 1984 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #7 in world, age 53y2m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 53y2m)
June 1984 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #5 in world, age 53y3m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 53y3m)
June 1984 tournament  Performance rating of [2682], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2713-rated opposition in URS-World London, 1984
July 1984 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 53y4m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 53y4m)
July 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2647, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2579-rated opposition in Biel, 1984
August 1984 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #6 in world, age 53y5m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 53y5m)
September 1984 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #7 in world, age 53y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 53y6m)
September 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2602-rated opposition in Zurich (Open), 1984
October 1984 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #7 in world, age 53y7m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 53y7m)
November 1984 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #7 in world, age 53y8m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 53y8m)
December 1984 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 53y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 53y9m)
December 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2699, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Titograd, 1984
January 1985 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #7 in world, age 53y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 53y10m)
January 1985 tournament  Performance rating of [2583], scoring 2/2 (100%) vs 2518-rated opposition in Berlin op Berlin West, 1985
January 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 6.5/13 (50%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1985
February 1985 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 53y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 53y11m)
March 1985 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #8 in world, age 54y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 54y0m)
March 1985 tournament  Performance rating of [2379], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2357-rated opposition in Lugano op, 1985
March 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2722, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2698-rated opposition in Linares, 1985
April 1985 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 54y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 54y1m)
May 1985 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #7 in world, age 54y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 54y2m)
June 1985 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #7 in world, age 54y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 54y3m)
July 1985 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #7 in world, age 54y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y4m)
August 1985 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #7 in world, age 54y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y5m)
August 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2748, scoring 8.5/14 (61%) vs 2702-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1985
August 1985 highlight    * Korchnoi automatically qualifies for Candidates tournament
September 1985 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #7 in world, age 54y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y6m)
October 1985 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #6 in world, age 54y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y7m)
October 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2652, scoring 6.5/15 (43%) vs 2702-rated opposition in Montpellier (Candidates), 1985
November 1985 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 54y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 54y8m)
November 1985 team event  Performance rating of 2758, scoring 6.5/8 (81%) vs 2642-rated opposition in WchT 1st Luzern, 1985
November 1985 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 13th-14th in Candidates tournament and is eliminated from 1984-1987 FIDE cycle
December 1985 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #6 in world, age 54y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 54y9m)
December 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2753, scoring 8/10 (80%) vs 2615-rated opposition in Brussels, 1985
January 1986 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 54y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y10m)
January 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2612, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2608-rated opposition in Vienna (Open), 1986
January 1986 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2750) among 54-yr olds
February 1986 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #3 in world, age 54y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 54y11m)
February 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2582, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2563-rated opposition in Cannes, 1986
February 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2693, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2591-rated opposition in Lugano (Open), 1986
March 1986 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 55y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 55y0m)
March 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2698, scoring 6/10 (60%) vs 2670-rated opposition in Brussels (SWIFT), 1986
April 1986 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #5 in world, age 55y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 55y1m)
May 1986 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #4 in world, age 55y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 55y2m)
June 1986 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 55y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 55y3m)
July 1986 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 55y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 55y4m)
July 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2592, scoring 5/11 (45%) vs 2627-rated opposition in Biel, 1986
August 1986 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #4 in world, age 55y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 55y5m)
September 1986 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #4 in world, age 55y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 55y6m)
October 1986 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #5 in world, age 55y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 55y7m)
October 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2618, scoring 4.5/14 (32%) vs 2739-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1986
November 1986 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #6 in world, age 55y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 55y8m)
November 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2578, scoring 5/10 (50%) vs 2585-rated opposition in Jerusalem, 1986
December 1986 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #12 in world, age 55y9m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 55y9m)
December 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2732, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2742-rated opposition in Brussels (OHRA), 1986
January 1987 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 55y10m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 55y10m)
January 1987 team event  Performance rating of [2582], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2597-rated opposition in NED-chT, 1987
January 1987 tournament  Performance rating of [2550], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2610-rated opposition in EU-Cup Rotterdam, 1987
January 1987 tournament  Performance rating of [2591], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2602-rated opposition in EU-Cup Stockholm, 1987
January 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2746, scoring 9/13 (69%) vs 2649-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1987
February 1987 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #7 in world, age 55y11m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 55y11m)
February 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2711, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2685-rated opposition in Reykjavik, 1987
March 1987 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #6 in world, age 56y0m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 56y0m)
March 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2710, scoring 8.5/11 (77%) vs 2571-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1987
April 1987 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #6 in world, age 56y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 56y1m)
April 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2718, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2693-rated opposition in Brussels, 1987
May 1987 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #6 in world, age 56y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y2m)
May 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2653, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2746-rated opposition in Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1987
June 1987 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #6 in world, age 56y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y3m)
July 1987 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #7 in world, age 56y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y4m)
August 1987 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #7 in world, age 56y5m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 56y5m)
August 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2741, scoring 10/15 (67%) vs 2649-rated opposition in Zagreb (Interzonal), 1987
August 1987 highlight    * Korchnoi finishes 1st in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates preliminary match (vs. Hjartarson)
September 1987 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #6 in world, age 56y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y6m)
September 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2722, scoring 7.5/14 (54%) vs 2719-rated opposition in Tilburg (Interpolis), 1987
October 1987 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #7 in world, age 56y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y7m)
October 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2681, scoring 6/11 (55%) vs 2677-rated opposition in Belgrade, 1987
November 1987 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #6 in world, age 56y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y8m)
December 1987 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #7 in world, age 56y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y9m)
December 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2702, scoring 5/9 (56%) vs 2709-rated opposition in Reggio Emilia, 1987
January 1988 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #7 in world, age 56y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y10m)
January 1988 match  Performance rating of 2599, scoring 3.5/8 (44%) vs 2655-rated opposition in Hjartarson-Korchnoi Match (Candidates, Saint John), 1988
January 1988 team event  Performance rating of [2457], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2483-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1988
February 1988 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #9 in world, age 56y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 56y11m)
February 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2577, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2554-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1988
February 1988 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Hjartarson in Candidates preliminary match and is eliminated from 1987-1990 FIDE cycle
March 1988 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 57y0m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y0m)
March 1988 tournament  Performance rating of [2608], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2559-rated opposition in Lugano (Open), 1988
April 1988 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #11 in world, age 57y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y1m)
April 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 6.5/16 (41%) vs 2706-rated opposition in Brussels (World Cup), 1988
May 1988 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #12 in world, age 57y2m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y2m)
May 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2645, scoring 6/11 (55%) vs 2634-rated opposition in Haninge, 1988
June 1988 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #13 in world, age 57y3m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y3m)
June 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2675, scoring 6.5/8 (81%) vs 2538-rated opposition in Royan, 1988
July 1988 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #12 in world, age 57y4m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y4m)
July 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2717, scoring 6/10 (60%) vs 2694-rated opposition in Amsterdam (OHRA), 1988
July 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2755, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2709-rated opposition in Rotterdam (EU Cup), 1988
August 1988 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #10 in world, age 57y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 57y5m)
September 1988 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #10 in world, age 57y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 57y6m)
October 1988 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #9 in world, age 57y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 57y7m)
October 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 6.5/17 (38%) vs 2716-rated opposition in Reykjavik (World Cup), 1988
November 1988 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #11 in world, age 57y8m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y8m)
November 1988 team event  Performance rating of 2589, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2538-rated opposition in Thessaloniki ol (Men), 1988
December 1988 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #13 in world, age 57y9m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y9m)
December 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2727, scoring 8.5/14 (61%) vs 2677-rated opposition in Hastings, 1988
January 1989 rating listRating: 2718, ranked #13 in world, age 57y10m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y10m)
January 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2671, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2596-rated opposition in German Cup Cologne, 1989
February 1989 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #11 in world, age 57y11m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y11m)
March 1989 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #9 in world, age 58y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y0m)
March 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2745, scoring 7/8 (88%) vs 2590-rated opposition in Lugano (Open), 1989
March 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2754, scoring 9.5/16 (59%) vs 2709-rated opposition in Barcelona (World Cup), 1989
April 1989 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #8 in world, age 58y1m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 58y1m)
May 1989 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #8 in world, age 58y2m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 58y2m)
June 1989 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #8 in world, age 58y3m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 58y3m)
July 1989 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 58y4m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 58y4m)
July 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2684, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2683-rated opposition in Amsterdam (OHRA), 1989
July 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2691, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2661-rated opposition in Clermont Ferrand, 1989
August 1989 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 58y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y5m)
August 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2652, scoring 6/15 (40%) vs 2725-rated opposition in Skelleftea (World Cup), 1989
September 1989 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #8 in world, age 58y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y6m)
September 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2757, scoring 8.5/14 (61%) vs 2712-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1989
October 1989 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #8 in world, age 58y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y7m)
October 1989 team event  Performance rating of 2708, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2685-rated opposition in WchT 2nd Luzern, 1989
November 1989 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #8 in world, age 58y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y8m)
November 1989 team event  Performance rating of [2536], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2566-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Haifa, 1989
December 1989 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #8 in world, age 58y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 58y9m)
January 1990 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #10 in world, age 58y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 58y10m)
January 1990 tournament  Performance rating of [2590], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2671-rated opposition in FRG Cup Cologne, 1990
January 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2647, scoring 6.5/13 (50%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1990
January 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2702, scoring 6.5/8 (81%) vs 2572-rated opposition in Val Maubuee (Open), 1990
February 1990 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #11 in world, age 58y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 58y11m)
March 1990 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #11 in world, age 59y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y0m)
March 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 5/9 (56%) vs 2628-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1990
April 1990 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 59y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y1m)
May 1990 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 59y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y2m)
May 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2741, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2732-rated opposition in Rotterdam, 1990
June 1990 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #10 in world, age 59y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y3m)
June 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 8/13 (62%) vs 2679-rated opposition in Manila (Interzonal), 1990
July 1990 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 59y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y4m)
July 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2660, scoring 5/10 (50%) vs 2685-rated opposition in Amsterdam (OHRA), 1990
July 1990 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 5th-11th in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates preliminary match (vs. Sax)
August 1990 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #9 in world, age 59y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y5m)
September 1990 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #9 in world, age 59y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y6m)
October 1990 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #9 in world, age 59y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y7m)
November 1990 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #10 in world, age 59y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y8m)
November 1990 team event  Performance rating of 2550, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2549-rated opposition in Novi Sad ol (Men), 1990
December 1990 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #14 in world, age 59y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y9m)
December 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2597-rated opposition in Pamplona, 1990
January 1991 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #13 in world, age 59y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y10m)
January 1991 match  Performance rating of 2643, scoring 4/8 (50%) vs 2675-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Sax Match (Candidates, Wijk aan Zee), 1991
January 1991 team event  Performance rating of [2447], scoring 1.5/3 (50%) vs 2449-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1991
January 1991 tournament  Performance rating of [2585], scoring 0.5/2 (25%) vs 2733-rated opposition in EUCup Volmac-Lyon Lyon, 1991
January 1991 tournament  Performance rating of [2647], scoring 2.5/3 (83%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Harlingen, 1991
February 1991 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #13 in world, age 59y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 59y11m)
February 1991 highlight    * Korchnoi defeats Sax in Candidates preliminary match and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Timman)
March 1991 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #12 in world, age 60y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y0m)
April 1991 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #12 in world, age 60y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y1m)
April 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2580, scoring 6/10 (60%) vs 2527-rated opposition in Salamanca, 1991
May 1991 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #13 in world, age 60y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y2m)
May 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2727-rated opposition in Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1991
June 1991 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #14 in world, age 60y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y3m)
June 1991 match  Performance rating of 2549, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2610-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Morovic Fernández Match (Santiago), 1991
July 1991 rating listRating: 2706, ranked #19 in world, age 60y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y4m)
August 1991 rating listRating: 2704, ranked #20 in world, age 60y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y5m)
August 1991 match  Performance rating of 2610, scoring 2.5/7 (36%) vs 2717-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Timman III (Candidates quarterfinal, Brussels), 1991
August 1991 highlight    * Korchnoi loses to Timman in Candidates quarterfinal match and is eliminated from 1990-1993 FIDE cycle
September 1991 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #22 in world, age 60y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y6m)
October 1991 rating listRating: 2699, ranked #22 in world, age 60y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y7m)
October 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 5.5/14 (39%) vs 2749-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1991
November 1991 rating listRating: 2697, ranked #22 in world, age 60y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y8m)
December 1991 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #25 in world, age 60y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y9m)
December 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2632, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2558-rated opposition in Las Palmas, 1991
January 1992 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #25 in world, age 60y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y10m)
January 1992 team event  Performance rating of [2343], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2301-rated opposition in NED-chT, 1992
January 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2651, scoring 5.5/6 (92%) vs 2488-rated opposition in Bern training, 1992
January 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2689, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1992
February 1992 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #21 in world, age 60y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 60y11m)
March 1992 rating listRating: 2697, ranked #21 in world, age 61y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 61y0m)
March 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2559, scoring 6/12 (50%) vs 2556-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1992
April 1992 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #26 in world, age 61y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 61y1m)
April 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2611, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2621-rated opposition in Barcelona, 1992
May 1992 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #31 in world, age 61y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y2m)
June 1992 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #32 in world, age 61y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y3m)
June 1992 team event  Performance rating of 2614, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2568-rated opposition in Manila ol (Men), 1992
July 1992 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #33 in world, age 61y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y4m)
July 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2651, scoring 6/14 (43%) vs 2707-rated opposition in Biel, 1992
August 1992 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #37 in world, age 61y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y5m)
August 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2550, scoring 4/9 (44%) vs 2587-rated opposition in Brno, 1992
August 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2668, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2577-rated opposition in Rubinstein mem Polanica Zdroj, 1992
September 1992 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #38 in world, age 61y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y6m)
October 1992 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #37 in world, age 61y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y7m)
October 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2723, scoring 7/10 (70%) vs 2640-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1992
November 1992 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #38 in world, age 61y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y8m)
November 1992 team event  Performance rating of 2625, scoring 4.5/7 (64%) vs 2581-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Debrecen, 1992
December 1992 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #36 in world, age 61y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y9m)
January 1993 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #36 in world, age 61y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y10m)
January 1993 team event  Performance rating of [2542], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2527-rated opposition in NED-chT, 1993
January 1993 team event  Performance rating of 2541, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2430-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1993
January 1993 tournament  Performance rating of [2532], scoring 0.5/2 (25%) vs 2654-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1993
January 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2678, scoring 7.5/12 (63%) vs 2619-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens Open), 1993
February 1993 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #42 in world, age 61y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 61y11m)
March 1993 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #42 in world, age 62y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y0m)
April 1993 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #40 in world, age 62y1m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y1m)
April 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2647, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2608-rated opposition in Buenos Aires Najdorf, 1993
May 1993 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #37 in world, age 62y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y2m)
May 1993 match  Performance rating of 2744, scoring 6/8 (75%) vs 2659-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Piket Match (Nijmegen), 1993
June 1993 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #27 in world, age 62y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y3m)
June 1993 tournament  Performance rating of [2400], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2476-rated opposition in National op Las Vegas, 1993
July 1993 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #29 in world, age 62y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y4m)
July 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2671, scoring 7/13 (54%) vs 2661-rated opposition in Biel (Interzonal), 1993
July 1993 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 21st-34th in FIDE Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1993-1996 FIDE cycle
August 1993 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #27 in world, age 62y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y5m)
August 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2713, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2625-rated opposition in Antwerp, 1993
September 1993 rating listRating: 2690, ranked #20 in world, age 62y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y6m)
October 1993 rating listRating: 2690, ranked #20 in world, age 62y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y7m)
October 1993 team event  Performance rating of 2706, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2682-rated opposition in WchT 3rd Luzern, 1993
October 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2602, scoring 6/11 (55%) vs 2583-rated opposition in Beersheba, 1993
November 1993 rating listRating: 2690, ranked #18 in world, age 62y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y8m)
November 1993 tournament  Performance rating of [2562], scoring 1.5/4 (38%) vs 2654-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1993
December 1993 rating listRating: 2685, ranked #21 in world, age 62y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y9m)
December 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2617, scoring 5/11 (45%) vs 2657-rated opposition in Groningen, 1993
December 1993 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 29th-43rd in PCA Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1993-1995 PCA cycle
January 1994 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #23 in world, age 62y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y10m)
January 1994 team event  Performance rating of [2476], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2499-rated opposition in NED-chT 9495, 1994
January 1994 team event  Performance rating of 2624, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2538-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1994
February 1994 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #23 in world, age 62y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 62y11m)
March 1994 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #23 in world, age 63y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y0m)
April 1994 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #23 in world, age 63y1m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y1m)
May 1994 rating listRating: 2680, ranked #23 in world, age 63y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y2m)
May 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2517, scoring 4/9 (44%) vs 2547-rated opposition in Leon, 1994
June 1994 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #34 in world, age 63y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y3m)
June 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2630, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2556-rated opposition in Ostrava, 1994
July 1994 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #32 in world, age 63y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y4m)
July 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2657, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2686-rated opposition in Dortmund, 1994
August 1994 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #28 in world, age 63y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y5m)
August 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2662, scoring 6/8 (75%) vs 2557-rated opposition in Antwerp op, 1994
September 1994 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #25 in world, age 63y6m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y6m)
September 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2712, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2686-rated opposition in Horgen, 1994
October 1994 rating listRating: 2685, ranked #20 in world, age 63y7m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y7m)
November 1994 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #21 in world, age 63y8m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y8m)
November 1994 team event  Performance rating of 2625, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2581-rated opposition in Moscow ol (Men), 1994
December 1994 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #26 in world, age 63y9m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y9m)
December 1994 tournament  Performance rating of 2504, scoring 3/9 (33%) vs 2597-rated opposition in Pamplona, 1994
January 1995 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #29 in world, age 63y10m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y10m)
January 1995 match  Performance rating of 2630, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2631-rated opposition in Greenfeld-Korchnoi Match (Beersheba), 1995
January 1995 team event  Performance rating of [2601], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2628-rated opposition in NED-chT 9596, 1995
January 1995 team event  Performance rating of 2563, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2544-rated opposition in AUT-chT 9596 Austria, 1995
January 1995 team event  Performance rating of 2588, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2491-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1995
January 1995 tournament  Performance rating of [2540], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2595-rated opposition in Baden-Baden, 1995
January 1995 tournament  Performance rating of [2589], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2693-rated opposition in Yalta super, 1995
February 1995 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #29 in world, age 63y11m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 63y11m)
February 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2682, scoring 8/11 (73%) vs 2565-rated opposition in San Francisco, 1995
March 1995 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #25 in world, age 64y0m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 64y0m)
April 1995 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #24 in world, age 64y1m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 64y1m)
April 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2627, scoring 10/15 (67%) vs 2517-rated opposition in Ptuj zt, 1995
May 1995 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #25 in world, age 64y2m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 64y2m)
May 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2754, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2675-rated opposition in Madrid, 1995
June 1995 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #23 in world, age 64y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 64y3m)
July 1995 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #23 in world, age 64y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y4m)
July 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2596, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2577-rated opposition in Women-Veterans Prague, 1995
August 1995 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #22 in world, age 64y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y5m)
August 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2583, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2569-rated opposition in Antwerp op, 1995
September 1995 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #22 in world, age 64y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y6m)
September 1995 match  Performance rating of [2628], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2586-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Xie Jun Match (Wentzou), 1995
September 1995 tournament  Performance rating of [2582], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2581-rated opposition in EUCup Gr2 Maribor, 1995
September 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2670, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2561-rated opposition in Wichern op 3rd Hamburg, 1995
October 1995 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #21 in world, age 64y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y7m)
October 1995 tournament  Performance rating of 2655, scoring 4.5/10 (45%) vs 2710-rated opposition in Horgen, 1995
November 1995 rating listRating: 2685, ranked #21 in world, age 64y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 64y8m)
December 1995 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #19 in world, age 64y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y9m)
January 1996 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #19 in world, age 64y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y10m)
January 1996 team event  Performance rating of [2469], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2417-rated opposition in NED-chT 9697 Holland, 1996
January 1996 team event  Performance rating of 2567, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2505-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1996
January 1996 tournament  Performance rating of [2571], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2560-rated opposition in Bern Cup, 1996
February 1996 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #19 in world, age 64y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 64y11m)
February 1996 match  Performance rating of 2644, scoring 5/6 (83%) vs 2521-rated opposition in Brunner-Korchnoi Match (Zuerich/Bern), 1996
February 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2644, scoring 7.5/8 (94%) vs 2428-rated opposition in Cannes mT, 1996
March 1996 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #17 in world, age 65y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y0m)
March 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2595-rated opposition in New York, 1996
April 1996 rating listRating: 2692, ranked #17 in world, age 65y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y1m)
May 1996 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #18 in world, age 65y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y2m)
May 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2517, scoring 2/9 (22%) vs 2677-rated opposition in Madrid, 1996
May 1996 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2694) among 65-yr olds
June 1996 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #24 in world, age 65y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y3m)
June 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2613, scoring 7.5/10 (75%) vs 2476-rated opposition in Politiken Cup Copenhagen, 1996
June 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2677, scoring 7.5/9 (83%) vs 2514-rated opposition in Malmo, 1996
July 1996 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #23 in world, age 65y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y4m)
August 1996 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #24 in world, age 65y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y5m)
August 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2580, scoring 2.5/9 (28%) vs 2723-rated opposition in Vienna, 1996
September 1996 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #27 in world, age 65y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y6m)
October 1996 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #27 in world, age 65y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y7m)
October 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2621, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2500-rated opposition in Muenster op, 1996
November 1996 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #27 in world, age 65y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y8m)
November 1996 match  Performance rating of 2610, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2527-rated opposition in Hernandez-Korchnoi Match (Merida), 1996
November 1996 tournament  Performance rating of [2528], scoring 1/4 (25%) vs 2660-rated opposition in EUCup final Budapest, 1996
December 1996 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #28 in world, age 65y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y9m)
December 1996 tournament  Performance rating of 2607, scoring 4.5/11 (41%) vs 2674-rated opposition in Groningen, 1996
January 1997 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #30 in world, age 65y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y10m)
January 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2633, scoring 6/13 (46%) vs 2666-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1997
February 1997 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #33 in world, age 65y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 65y11m)
February 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2545, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2543-rated opposition in Beersheba 16th, 1997
February 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2658, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2678-rated opposition in Ubeda, 1997
March 1997 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #33 in world, age 66y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 66y0m)
March 1997 team event  Performance rating of 2592, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2539-rated opposition in SUI-chT 9697, 1997
March 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2594, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2479-rated opposition in Enghien les Bains, 1997
April 1997 rating listRating: 2658, ranked #36 in world, age 66y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 66y1m)
April 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2557, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2491-rated opposition in Stadtcasino op Baden, 1997
April 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2682, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2622-rated opposition in St. Petersburg, 1997
May 1997 rating listRating: 2655, ranked #41 in world, age 66y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 66y2m)
May 1997 team event  Performance rating of 2609, scoring 5/9 (56%) vs 2595-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Pula, 1997
May 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2516, scoring 4/9 (44%) vs 2546-rated opposition in Linz, 1997
June 1997 rating listRating: 2654, ranked #41 in world, age 66y3m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 66y3m)
July 1997 rating listRating: 2653, ranked #45 in world, age 66y4m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 66y4m)
August 1997 rating listRating: 2653, ranked #44 in world, age 66y5m (and ranked #3 all-time among players aged 66y5m)
August 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2701, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2640-rated opposition in Antwerp, 1997
September 1997 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #38 in world, age 66y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y6m)
September 1997 match  Performance rating of 2608, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2560-rated opposition in Bacrot-Korchnoi Match (Albert), 1997
October 1997 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #37 in world, age 66y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y7m)
October 1997 team event  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 4/8 (50%) vs 2667-rated opposition in WchT 4th Luzern, 1997
October 1997 tournament  Performance rating of 2623, scoring 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2502-rated opposition in Hamburg (Open), 1997
November 1997 rating listRating: 2665, ranked #34 in world, age 66y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y8m)
December 1997 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #35 in world, age 66y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y9m)
December 1997 tournament  Performance rating of [2598], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2597-rated opposition in Groningen (FIDE Candidates), 1997
December 1997 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 33rd-63rd in FIDE Candidates knockout tournament and is eliminated from 1996-1998 FIDE cycle
January 1998 rating listRating: 2662, ranked #36 in world, age 66y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y10m)
January 1998 tournament  Performance rating of [2441], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2435-rated opposition in Linares Anibal op 5th, 1998
January 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2557, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2462-rated opposition in Bratto op 18th, 1998
February 1998 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #38 in world, age 66y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 66y11m)
February 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2584, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2530-rated opposition in Cannes Generations, 1998
March 1998 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #39 in world, age 67y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y0m)
April 1998 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #37 in world, age 67y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y1m)
April 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2666, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2602-rated opposition in Dresden zt, 1998
May 1998 rating listRating: 2662, ranked #40 in world, age 67y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y2m)
May 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2761, scoring 7/9 (78%) vs 2652-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1998
June 1998 rating listRating: 2668, ranked #36 in world, age 67y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y3m)
June 1998 tournament  Performance rating of [2539], scoring 0.5/2 (25%) vs 2665-rated opposition in Frankfurt (Ordix Open), 1998
July 1998 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #31 in world, age 67y4m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y4m)
July 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2712, scoring 7/9 (78%) vs 2590-rated opposition in Bad Homburg, 1998
August 1998 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #27 in world, age 67y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y5m)
August 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2617, scoring 8/10 (80%) vs 2451-rated opposition in Nagler mem Zuerich, 1998
September 1998 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #26 in world, age 67y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y6m)
September 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2659, scoring 9/12 (75%) vs 2516-rated opposition in Cancan Veterans-Women Roquebrune, 1998
October 1998 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #26 in world, age 67y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y7m)
October 1998 tournament  Performance rating of 2599, scoring 3.5/11 (32%) vs 2720-rated opposition in Tilburg (Fontys), 1998
November 1998 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #30 in world, age 67y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y8m)
December 1998 rating listRating: 2680, ranked #32 in world, age 67y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y9m)
January 1999 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #33 in world, age 67y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 67y10m)
January 1999 team event  Performance rating of [2399], scoring 1/4 (25%) vs 2483-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 1999
February 1999 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #37 in world, age 67y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 67y11m)
March 1999 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #36 in world, age 68y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 68y0m)
April 1999 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #37 in world, age 68y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 68y1m)
April 1999 tournament  Performance rating of 2670, scoring 4/9 (44%) vs 2735-rated opposition in Dos Hermanas, 1999
May 1999 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #38 in world, age 68y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 68y2m)
May 1999 tournament  Performance rating of 2643, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2605-rated opposition in Sonsbeek SNS Arnhem, 1999
June 1999 rating listRating: 2673, ranked #36 in world, age 68y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y3m)
July 1999 rating listRating: 2673, ranked #34 in world, age 68y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y4m)
July 1999 tournament  Performance rating of [2605], scoring 1.5/4 (38%) vs 2714-rated opposition in Las Vegas (FIDE World Championship), 1999
July 1999 tournament  Performance rating of 2574, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2515-rated opposition in Hessen-ch int 1st Willingen, 1999
August 1999 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #32 in world, age 68y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y5m)
August 1999 tournament  Performance rating of 2632, scoring 7/10 (70%) vs 2530-rated opposition in Ehrat mem (SUI vs GER match) Zuerich, 1999
August 1999 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 17th-32nd in FIDE Championship knockout tournament and is eliminated from 1998-1999 FIDE cycle
September 1999 rating listRating: 2673, ranked #33 in world, age 68y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 68y6m)
October 1999 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #33 in world, age 68y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y7m)
October 1999 tournament  Performance rating of [2540], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2700-rated opposition in EUCup final 15th Bugojno, 1999
October 1999 tournament  Performance rating of 2666, scoring 7.5/10 (75%) vs 2541-rated opposition in Flamenco Veterans-Women Marbella, 1999
November 1999 rating listRating: 2680, ranked #29 in world, age 68y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y8m)
November 1999 team event  Performance rating of 2681, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2617-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Batumi, 1999
December 1999 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #26 in world, age 68y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y9m)
December 1999 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2682) among 68-yr olds
January 2000 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #28 in world, age 68y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y10m)
January 2000 team event  Performance rating of [2400], scoring 0/2 (0%) vs 2527-rated opposition in ISR-chT Ramat Aviv, 2000
January 2000 team event  Performance rating of [2580], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2578-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 2000
January 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 5/13 (38%) vs 2726-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Corus), 2000
February 2000 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #32 in world, age 68y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 68y11m)
February 2000 team event  Performance rating of [2621], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2660-rated opposition in NED-chT, 2000
February 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2605, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2529-rated opposition in Goodricke 11th op Calcutta, 2000
March 2000 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #27 in world, age 69y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y0m)
April 2000 rating listRating: 2681, ranked #27 in world, age 69y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y1m)
April 2000 tournament  Performance rating of [2517], scoring 1/4 (25%) vs 2646-rated opposition in Chess@iceland-A Kopavogur, 2000
April 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2530, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2543-rated opposition in Smolensk, 2000
April 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2665, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2565-rated opposition in Reykjavik (Open), 2000
April 2000 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2681) among 69-yr olds
May 2000 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #28 in world, age 69y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y2m)
May 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 4.5/10 (45%) vs 2692-rated opposition in Lvov (Stein Memorial), 2000
June 2000 rating listRating: 2669, ranked #30 in world, age 69y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y3m)
July 2000 rating listRating: 2671, ranked #29 in world, age 69y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y4m)
July 2000 tournament  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 7.5/10 (75%) vs 2504-rated opposition in Schuhplattler Veterans vs Ladies Munich, 2000
August 2000 rating listRating: 2667, ranked #32 in world, age 69y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y5m)
September 2000 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #34 in world, age 69y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y6m)
September 2000 tournament  Performance rating of [2543], scoring 1/3 (33%) vs 2647-rated opposition in EUCup 16th Neum, 2000
October 2000 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #43 in world, age 69y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y7m)
October 2000 team event  Performance rating of 2631, scoring 6.5/12 (54%) vs 2615-rated opposition in Istanbul ol (Men), 2000
November 2000 rating listRating: 2663, ranked #43 in world, age 69y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y8m)
December 2000 rating listRating: 2661, ranked #38 in world, age 69y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y9m)
December 2000 team event  Performance rating of [2535], scoring 2/2 (100%) vs 2446-rated opposition in NED-chT 0001, 2000
January 2001 rating listRating: 2663, ranked #37 in world, age 69y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y10m)
January 2001 match  Performance rating of 2662, scoring 4/8 (50%) vs 2699-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Ponomariov Match (Donetsk), 2001
January 2001 tournament  Performance rating of [2629], scoring 2/2 (100%) vs 2588-rated opposition in Basel Hilton op 3rd, 2001
February 2001 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #29 in world, age 69y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 69y11m)
March 2001 rating listRating: 2670, ranked #30 in world, age 70y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y0m)
March 2001 team event  Performance rating of [2470], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2419-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 2001
April 2001 rating listRating: 2672, ranked #31 in world, age 70y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y1m)
April 2001 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2672) among 70-yr olds
May 2001 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #33 in world, age 70y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y2m)
May 2001 team event  Performance rating of 2605, scoring 3.5/5 (70%) vs 2555-rated opposition in RUS-chT Tomsk, 2001
June 2001 rating listRating: 2669, ranked #31 in world, age 70y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y3m)
June 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2522, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2515-rated opposition in Ohrid (EU Championship), 2001
July 2001 rating listRating: 2655, ranked #41 in world, age 70y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y4m)
July 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2697, scoring 6/10 (60%) vs 2669-rated opposition in Biel, 2001
August 2001 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #38 in world, age 70y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y5m)
August 2001 team event  Performance rating of [2586], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2664-rated opposition in Europe-Tartarstan m Kazan, 2001
September 2001 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #38 in world, age 70y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y6m)
September 2001 team event  Performance rating of [2629], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2672-rated opposition in BCF-chT 0102 (4NCL) Birmingham, 2001
September 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2516, scoring 2.5/5 (50%) vs 2530-rated opposition in Panormo (EU Cup), 2001
September 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2653, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2581-rated opposition in Najdorf mem Buenos Aires, 2001
October 2001 rating listRating: 2664, ranked #40 in world, age 70y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y7m)
October 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2527, scoring 5.5/10 (55%) vs 2493-rated opposition in Amsterdam Klompendans, 2001
October 2001 tournament  Performance rating of 2621, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2661-rated opposition in Hoogeveen Essent, 2001
November 2001 rating listRating: 2658, ranked #46 in world, age 70y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y8m)
November 2001 tournament  Performance rating of [2564], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2632-rated opposition in Moscow (FIDE World Championship), 2001
December 2001 rating listRating: 2658, ranked #46 in world, age 70y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y9m)
January 2002 rating listRating: 2657, ranked #44 in world, age 70y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y10m)
January 2002 tournament  Performance rating of [2542], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2528-rated opposition in Hilton op 4th Basel, 2002
January 2002 highlight    * Korchnoi shares 65th-128th in FIDE Championship knockout tournament and is eliminated from 2000-2002 FIDE cycle
February 2002 rating listRating: 2659, ranked #42 in world, age 70y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 70y11m)
March 2002 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #44 in world, age 71y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y0m)
March 2002 team event  Performance rating of [2546], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2624-rated opposition in SUI-chT, 2002
April 2002 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #44 in world, age 71y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y1m)
April 2002 match  Performance rating of [2435], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2367-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Kouvatsou Match (Panormo), 2002
May 2002 rating listRating: 2658, ranked #47 in world, age 71y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y2m)
May 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2573, scoring 3.5/9 (39%) vs 2649-rated opposition in Essen, 2002
May 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2614, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2503-rated opposition in Mitropa Cup Leipzig, 2002
June 2002 rating listRating: 2652, ranked #56 in world, age 71y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y3m)
July 2002 rating listRating: 2650, ranked #52 in world, age 71y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y4m)
July 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2641, scoring 5/10 (50%) vs 2662-rated opposition in Biel GM, 2002
August 2002 rating listRating: 2652, ranked #48 in world, age 71y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y5m)
September 2002 rating listRating: 2652, ranked #51 in world, age 71y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y6m)
September 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2559, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2623-rated opposition in SUI-GER Zurich, 2002
September 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2589, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2578-rated opposition in Halkidiki (EU Cup), 2002
October 2002 rating listRating: 2649, ranked #53 in world, age 71y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y7m)
October 2002 team event  Performance rating of 2650, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2555-rated opposition in Bled ol (Men), 2002
November 2002 rating listRating: 2650, ranked #56 in world, age 71y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y8m)
November 2002 tournament  Performance rating of 2568, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2470-rated opposition in Curacao 40th anniv op, 2002
December 2002 rating listRating: 2662, ranked #41 in world, age 71y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y9m)
December 2002 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2662) among 71-yr olds
January 2003 rating listRating: 2658, ranked #44 in world, age 71y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y10m)
January 2003 match  Performance rating of 2461, scoring 3/8 (38%) vs 2518-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Sadvakasov Match (Astana), 2003
February 2003 rating listRating: 2645, ranked #55 in world, age 71y11m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 71y11m)
February 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2558, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2495-rated opposition in Valle d'Aosta op 11th Saint Vincent, 2003
February 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2675, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2610-rated opposition in Reykjavik, 2003
March 2003 rating listRating: 2653, ranked #49 in world, age 72y0m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y0m)
March 2003 team event  Performance rating of [2547], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2627-rated opposition in SUI-chT Switzerland, 2003
March 2003 highlight    * Korchnoi has the highest all-time rating (2653) among 72-yr olds
April 2003 rating listRating: 2652, ranked #49 in world, age 72y1m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y1m)
April 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2613, scoring 4/9 (44%) vs 2665-rated opposition in Budapest, 2003
May 2003 rating listRating: 2652, ranked #46 in world, age 72y2m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y2m)
May 2003 team event  Performance rating of 2515, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2524-rated opposition in RUS-chT Togliatti, 2003
May 2003 tournament  Performance rating of [2598], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2622-rated opposition in St Petersburg-Paris NAO Internet, 2003
June 2003 rating listRating: 2651, ranked #52 in world, age 72y3m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y3m)
June 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2579, scoring 3/9 (33%) vs 2689-rated opposition in Enghien les Bains, 2003
July 2003 rating listRating: 2640, ranked #57 in world, age 72y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y4m)
July 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2481, scoring 2/10 (20%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Biel, 2003
August 2003 rating listRating: 2624, ranked #80 in world, age 72y5m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y5m)
August 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2486, scoring 4/7 (57%) vs 2444-rated opposition in Vienna op, 2003
September 2003 rating listRating: 2618, ranked #93 in world, age 72y6m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y6m)
September 2003 tournament  Performance rating of [2606], scoring 1.5/3 (50%) vs 2675-rated opposition in Rethymnon (EU Cup), 2003
October 2003 rating listRating: 2614, ranked #98 in world, age 72y7m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y7m)
October 2003 team event  Performance rating of 2515, scoring 3/8 (38%) vs 2586-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Plovdiv, 2003
November 2003 rating listRating: 2607, ranked #108 in world, age 72y8m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y8m)
November 2003 match  Performance rating of [2484], scoring 0.5/2 (25%) vs 2582-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Navara Match (Prague), 2003
December 2003 rating listRating: 2605, ranked #110 in world, age 72y9m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y9m)
December 2003 tournament  Performance rating of 2491, scoring 4.5/7 (64%) vs 2412-rated opposition in Rilton Cup 33rd Stockholm, 2003
January 2004 rating listRating: 2604, ranked #116 in world, age 72y10m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 72y10m)
February 2004 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #121 in world, age 72y11m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 72y11m)
February 2004 team event  Performance rating of [2523], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2499-rated opposition in EU-chT Seniors 6th Dresden, 2004
March 2004 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #122 in world, age 73y0m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y0m)
March 2004 tournament  Performance rating of [2415], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2408-rated opposition in Bad Woerishofen op 20th, 2004
April 2004 rating listRating: 2594, ranked #125 in world, age 73y1m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y1m)
May 2004 rating listRating: 2593, ranked #128 in world, age 73y2m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y2m)
June 2004 rating listRating: 2593, ranked #131 in world, age 73y3m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y3m)
June 2004 tournament  Performance rating of 2685, scoring 7.5/10 (75%) vs 2563-rated opposition in George Marx mem 2nd Paks, 2004
July 2004 rating listRating: 2604, ranked #103 in world, age 73y4m (and ranked #1 all-time among players aged 73y4m)
July 2004 match  Performance rating of 2580, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Vallejo Pons Match (Vera), 2004
July 2004 tournament  Performance rating of 2566, scoring 6/8 (75%) vs 2437-rated opposition in Quebec op Montreal, 2004
August 2004 rating listRating: 2599, ranked #118 in world, age 73y5m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y5m)
September 2004 rating listRating: 2602, ranked #113 in world, age 73y6m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y6m)
September 2004 tournament  Performance rating of 2572, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2516-rated opposition in Monarch Assurance 13th Port Erin, 2004
October 2004 rating listRating: 2603, ranked #114 in world, age 73y7m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y7m)
October 2004 team event  Performance rating of [2418], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2421-rated opposition in WchT Sen 1st Port Erin, 2004
October 2004 team event  Performance rating of 2560, scoring 5/12 (42%) vs 2611-rated opposition in Calvia ol (Men) Mallorca, 2004
November 2004 rating listRating: 2596, ranked #135 in world, age 73y8m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y8m)
December 2004 rating listRating: 2597, ranked #128 in world, age 73y9m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y9m)
January 2005 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #125 in world, age 73y10m (and ranked #2 all-time among players aged 73y10m)