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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Lev Polugaevsky
   Born:    1934-Nov
   Best World Rank:    #2 (3 different months between the June 1972 rating list and the August 1972 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2761 on the June 1977 rating list, #3 in world, age 42y7m
   Best Individual Performance:    2787 in Polugaevsky-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Alma Ata), 1980, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2749-rated opposition

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January 1954 tournament  Performance rating of 2480, scoring 2.5/9 (28%) vs 2599-rated opposition in Gorky, 1954
January 1954 tournament  Performance rating of 2583, scoring 3/5 (60%) vs 2572-rated opposition in Leningrad master, 1954
May 1954 rating listRating: 2473, ranked #212 in world, age 19y6m (and ranked #421 all-time among players aged 19y6m)
June 1954 rating listRating: 2472, ranked #209 in world, age 19y7m (and ranked #435 all-time among players aged 19y7m)
July 1954 rating listRating: 2472, ranked #208 in world, age 19y8m (and ranked #455 all-time among players aged 19y8m)
August 1954 rating listRating: 2474, ranked #207 in world, age 19y9m (and ranked #459 all-time among players aged 19y9m)
September 1954 rating listRating: 2475, ranked #205 in world, age 19y10m (and ranked #456 all-time among players aged 19y10m)
September 1954 team event  Performance rating of [2549], scoring 1.5/2 (75%) vs 2538-rated opposition in URS-chT Riga, 1954
October 1954 rating listRating: 2484, ranked #208 in world, age 19y11m (and ranked #421 all-time among players aged 19y11m)
November 1954 rating listRating: 2481, ranked #211 in world, age 20y0m (and ranked #446 all-time among players aged 20y0m)
December 1954 rating listRating: 2478, ranked #213 in world, age 20y1m (and ranked #469 all-time among players aged 20y1m)
January 1955 rating listRating: 2475, ranked #203 in world, age 20y2m (and ranked #500 all-time among players aged 20y2m)
February 1955 rating listRating: 2475, ranked #212 in world, age 20y3m (and ranked #517 all-time among players aged 20y3m)
March 1955 rating listRating: 2483, ranked #201 in world, age 20y4m (and ranked #491 all-time among players aged 20y4m)
April 1955 rating listRating: 2485, ranked #202 in world, age 20y5m (and ranked #485 all-time among players aged 20y5m)
May 1955 rating listRating: 2485, ranked #204 in world, age 20y6m (and ranked #502 all-time among players aged 20y6m)
June 1955 rating listRating: 2483, ranked #207 in world, age 20y7m (and ranked #542 all-time among players aged 20y7m)
July 1955 rating listRating: 2482, ranked #208 in world, age 20y8m (and ranked #543 all-time among players aged 20y8m)
August 1955 rating listRating: 2482, ranked #208 in world, age 20y9m (and ranked #546 all-time among players aged 20y9m)
September 1955 rating listRating: 2482, ranked #206 in world, age 20y10m (and ranked #556 all-time among players aged 20y10m)
October 1955 rating listRating: 2482, ranked #203 in world, age 20y11m (and ranked #563 all-time among players aged 20y11m)
November 1955 rating listRating: 2481, ranked #206 in world, age 21y0m (and ranked #595 all-time among players aged 21y0m)
December 1955 rating listRating: 2478, ranked #210 in world, age 21y1m (and ranked #605 all-time among players aged 21y1m)
January 1956 rating listRating: 2479, ranked #203 in world, age 21y2m (and ranked #611 all-time among players aged 21y2m)
January 1956 tournament  Performance rating of 2683, scoring 9.5/16 (59%) vs 2627-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1956
February 1956 rating listRating: 2592, ranked #59 in world, age 21y3m (and ranked #148 all-time among players aged 21y3m)
March 1956 rating listRating: 2593, ranked #59 in world, age 21y4m (and ranked #149 all-time among players aged 21y4m)
April 1956 rating listRating: 2594, ranked #58 in world, age 21y5m (and ranked #151 all-time among players aged 21y5m)
May 1956 rating listRating: 2596, ranked #55 in world, age 21y6m (and ranked #158 all-time among players aged 21y6m)
June 1956 rating listRating: 2596, ranked #55 in world, age 21y7m (and ranked #160 all-time among players aged 21y7m)
July 1956 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #55 in world, age 21y8m (and ranked #158 all-time among players aged 21y8m)
August 1956 rating listRating: 2598, ranked #55 in world, age 21y9m (and ranked #161 all-time among players aged 21y9m)
September 1956 rating listRating: 2599, ranked #55 in world, age 21y10m (and ranked #166 all-time among players aged 21y10m)
October 1956 rating listRating: 2606, ranked #52 in world, age 21y11m (and ranked #149 all-time among players aged 21y11m)
November 1956 rating listRating: 2605, ranked #53 in world, age 22y0m (and ranked #153 all-time among players aged 22y0m)
November 1956 tournament  Performance rating of 2533, scoring 4/10 (40%) vs 2592-rated opposition in Tbilisi, 1956
December 1956 rating listRating: 2595, ranked #55 in world, age 22y1m (and ranked #172 all-time among players aged 22y1m)
January 1957 rating listRating: 2594, ranked #55 in world, age 22y2m (and ranked #177 all-time among players aged 22y2m)
January 1957 tournament  Performance rating of 2672, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2609-rated opposition in Sverdlovsk, 1957
February 1957 rating listRating: 2596, ranked #54 in world, age 22y3m (and ranked #177 all-time among players aged 22y3m)
March 1957 rating listRating: 2600, ranked #53 in world, age 22y4m (and ranked #171 all-time among players aged 22y4m)
April 1957 rating listRating: 2606, ranked #50 in world, age 22y5m (and ranked #159 all-time among players aged 22y5m)
May 1957 rating listRating: 2612, ranked #46 in world, age 22y6m (and ranked #150 all-time among players aged 22y6m)
June 1957 rating listRating: 2617, ranked #42 in world, age 22y7m (and ranked #140 all-time among players aged 22y7m)
July 1957 rating listRating: 2622, ranked #38 in world, age 22y8m (and ranked #132 all-time among players aged 22y8m)
July 1957 team event  Performance rating of 2578, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2472-rated opposition in WchT U26 04th Reykjavik, 1957
August 1957 rating listRating: 2647, ranked #30 in world, age 22y9m (and ranked #90 all-time among players aged 22y9m)
September 1957 rating listRating: 2644, ranked #32 in world, age 22y10m (and ranked #95 all-time among players aged 22y10m)
October 1957 rating listRating: 2634, ranked #34 in world, age 22y11m (and ranked #110 all-time among players aged 22y11m)
November 1957 rating listRating: 2638, ranked #33 in world, age 23y0m (and ranked #109 all-time among players aged 23y0m)
December 1957 rating listRating: 2640, ranked #32 in world, age 23y1m (and ranked #101 all-time among players aged 23y1m)
January 1958 rating listRating: 2643, ranked #31 in world, age 23y2m (and ranked #101 all-time among players aged 23y2m)
January 1958 team event  Performance rating of [2588], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2590-rated opposition in URS-JUG Zagreb, 1958
January 1958 tournament  Performance rating of [2558], scoring 1/3 (33%) vs 2667-rated opposition in Sochi, 1958
January 1958 tournament  Performance rating of 2720, scoring 10.5/18 (58%) vs 2671-rated opposition in Riga (URS Championship), 1958
February 1958 rating listRating: 2673, ranked #20 in world, age 23y3m (and ranked #71 all-time among players aged 23y3m)
March 1958 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #20 in world, age 23y4m (and ranked #64 all-time among players aged 23y4m)
April 1958 rating listRating: 2675, ranked #20 in world, age 23y5m (and ranked #63 all-time among players aged 23y5m)
May 1958 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #20 in world, age 23y6m (and ranked #60 all-time among players aged 23y6m)
June 1958 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #19 in world, age 23y7m (and ranked #62 all-time among players aged 23y7m)
July 1958 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #18 in world, age 23y8m (and ranked #61 all-time among players aged 23y8m)
August 1958 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #17 in world, age 23y9m (and ranked #59 all-time among players aged 23y9m)
September 1958 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #21 in world, age 23y10m (and ranked #60 all-time among players aged 23y10m)
October 1958 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #22 in world, age 23y11m (and ranked #61 all-time among players aged 23y11m)
November 1958 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #22 in world, age 24y0m (and ranked #58 all-time among players aged 24y0m)
December 1958 rating listRating: 2674, ranked #23 in world, age 24y1m (and ranked #66 all-time among players aged 24y1m)
January 1959 rating listRating: 2673, ranked #24 in world, age 24y2m (and ranked #69 all-time among players aged 24y2m)
January 1959 tournament  Performance rating of 2688, scoring 9.5/12 (79%) vs 2523-rated opposition in Marianske Lazne, 1959
January 1959 tournament  Performance rating of 2719, scoring 11/19 (58%) vs 2670-rated opposition in Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1959
February 1959 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #14 in world, age 24y3m (and ranked #47 all-time among players aged 24y3m)
March 1959 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #14 in world, age 24y4m (and ranked #44 all-time among players aged 24y4m)
April 1959 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #14 in world, age 24y5m (and ranked #46 all-time among players aged 24y5m)
May 1959 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #14 in world, age 24y6m (and ranked #49 all-time among players aged 24y6m)
June 1959 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #15 in world, age 24y7m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 24y7m)
July 1959 rating listRating: 2698, ranked #15 in world, age 24y8m (and ranked #47 all-time among players aged 24y8m)
August 1959 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #16 in world, age 24y9m (and ranked #50 all-time among players aged 24y9m)
August 1959 team event  Performance rating of 2580, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2608-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1959
September 1959 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #16 in world, age 24y10m (and ranked #55 all-time among players aged 24y10m)
October 1959 rating listRating: 2691, ranked #16 in world, age 24y11m (and ranked #53 all-time among players aged 24y11m)
November 1959 rating listRating: 2691, ranked #16 in world, age 25y0m (and ranked #55 all-time among players aged 25y0m)
December 1959 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #16 in world, age 25y1m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 25y1m)
January 1960 rating listRating: 2692, ranked #16 in world, age 25y2m (and ranked #53 all-time among players aged 25y2m)
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2575, scoring 5/11 (45%) vs 2607-rated opposition in Moscow, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2626, scoring 7.5/12 (63%) vs 2556-rated opposition in Vilnius, 1960
January 1960 tournament  Performance rating of 2719, scoring 11/18 (61%) vs 2650-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1960
February 1960 rating listRating: 2692, ranked #15 in world, age 25y3m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 25y3m)
March 1960 rating listRating: 2692, ranked #15 in world, age 25y4m (and ranked #54 all-time among players aged 25y4m)
April 1960 rating listRating: 2691, ranked #15 in world, age 25y5m (and ranked #54 all-time among players aged 25y5m)
May 1960 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #15 in world, age 25y6m (and ranked #59 all-time among players aged 25y6m)
June 1960 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #15 in world, age 25y7m (and ranked #62 all-time among players aged 25y7m)
July 1960 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #16 in world, age 25y8m (and ranked #57 all-time among players aged 25y8m)
July 1960 team event  Performance rating of 2692, scoring 5.5/6 (92%) vs 2541-rated opposition in FRG-URS Hamburg, 1960
August 1960 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #17 in world, age 25y9m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 25y9m)
September 1960 rating listRating: 2705, ranked #12 in world, age 25y10m (and ranked #45 all-time among players aged 25y10m)
October 1960 rating listRating: 2705, ranked #12 in world, age 25y11m (and ranked #44 all-time among players aged 25y11m)
November 1960 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #13 in world, age 26y0m (and ranked #49 all-time among players aged 26y0m)
December 1960 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #13 in world, age 26y1m (and ranked #49 all-time among players aged 26y1m)
January 1961 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #13 in world, age 26y2m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 26y2m)
January 1961 tournament  Performance rating of 2546, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2519-rated opposition in Rostov, 1961
January 1961 tournament  Performance rating of 2676, scoring 9/17 (53%) vs 2660-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1961
February 1961 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #14 in world, age 26y3m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 26y3m)
March 1961 rating listRating: 2698, ranked #14 in world, age 26y4m (and ranked #54 all-time among players aged 26y4m)
April 1961 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #14 in world, age 26y5m (and ranked #58 all-time among players aged 26y5m)
May 1961 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #14 in world, age 26y6m (and ranked #60 all-time among players aged 26y6m)
June 1961 rating listRating: 2691, ranked #14 in world, age 26y7m (and ranked #64 all-time among players aged 26y7m)
June 1961 team event  Performance rating of 2570, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2474-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Oberhausen, 1961
July 1961 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #14 in world, age 26y8m (and ranked #66 all-time among players aged 26y8m)
August 1961 rating listRating: 2689, ranked #14 in world, age 26y9m (and ranked #69 all-time among players aged 26y9m)
September 1961 rating listRating: 2688, ranked #14 in world, age 26y10m (and ranked #72 all-time among players aged 26y10m)
October 1961 rating listRating: 2685, ranked #15 in world, age 26y11m (and ranked #74 all-time among players aged 26y11m)
November 1961 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #15 in world, age 27y0m (and ranked #74 all-time among players aged 27y0m)
November 1961 tournament  Performance rating of 2775, scoring 12/17 (71%) vs 2652-rated opposition in Baku (URS Championship), 1961
December 1961 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #15 in world, age 27y1m (and ranked #74 all-time among players aged 27y1m)
January 1962 rating listRating: 2706, ranked #11 in world, age 27y2m (and ranked #52 all-time among players aged 27y2m)
January 1962 team event  Performance rating of [2619], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2633-rated opposition in URS-JUG Lvov, 1962
January 1962 tournament  Performance rating of 2730, scoring 12/16 (75%) vs 2575-rated opposition in Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1962
January 1962 tournament  Performance rating of 2732, scoring 10.5/14 (75%) vs 2588-rated opposition in Mar del Plata, 1962
February 1962 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #11 in world, age 27y3m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 27y3m)
March 1962 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #11 in world, age 27y4m (and ranked #51 all-time among players aged 27y4m)
April 1962 rating listRating: 2712, ranked #11 in world, age 27y5m (and ranked #52 all-time among players aged 27y5m)
May 1962 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #10 in world, age 27y6m (and ranked #49 all-time among players aged 27y6m)
June 1962 rating listRating: 2718, ranked #10 in world, age 27y7m (and ranked #43 all-time among players aged 27y7m)
July 1962 rating listRating: 2718, ranked #10 in world, age 27y8m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 27y8m)
August 1962 rating listRating: 2718, ranked #10 in world, age 27y9m (and ranked #43 all-time among players aged 27y9m)
September 1962 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #10 in world, age 27y10m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 27y10m)
October 1962 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 27y11m (and ranked #40 all-time among players aged 27y11m)
October 1962 team event  Performance rating of 2644, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2691-rated opposition in URS-chT Leningrad, 1962
November 1962 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 28y0m (and ranked #39 all-time among players aged 28y0m)
December 1962 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #10 in world, age 28y1m (and ranked #38 all-time among players aged 28y1m)
January 1963 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #10 in world, age 28y2m (and ranked #37 all-time among players aged 28y2m)
January 1963 team event  Performance rating of [2631], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2761-rated opposition in URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1963
January 1963 tournament  Performance rating of [2422], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2512-rated opposition in URS Spartak CC, 1963
January 1963 tournament  Performance rating of [2658], scoring 3/3 (100%) vs 2568-rated opposition in URS-ch sf Moscow, 1963
January 1963 tournament  Performance rating of 2683, scoring 10.5/14 (75%) vs 2531-rated opposition in Bad Liebenstein, 1963
January 1963 tournament  Performance rating of 2727, scoring 8.5/11 (77%) vs 2591-rated opposition in Sochi, 1963
February 1963 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #10 in world, age 28y3m (and ranked #37 all-time among players aged 28y3m)
March 1963 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #9 in world, age 28y4m (and ranked #36 all-time among players aged 28y4m)
April 1963 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #9 in world, age 28y5m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 28y5m)
April 1963 tournament  Performance rating of [2682], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2660-rated opposition in HUN-RSFSR Budapest, 1963
May 1963 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #8 in world, age 28y6m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 28y6m)
June 1963 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #8 in world, age 28y7m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 28y7m)
July 1963 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #8 in world, age 28y8m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 28y8m)
August 1963 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #8 in world, age 28y9m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 28y9m)
August 1963 team event  Performance rating of [2583], scoring 1.5/3 (50%) vs 2643-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1963
September 1963 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #8 in world, age 28y10m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 28y10m)
October 1963 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #8 in world, age 28y11m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 28y11m)
November 1963 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #9 in world, age 29y0m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 29y0m)
November 1963 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 11/19 (58%) vs 2637-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1963
December 1963 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #9 in world, age 29y1m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 29y1m)
January 1964 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #10 in world, age 29y2m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 29y2m)
January 1964 tournament  Performance rating of [2578], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2623-rated opposition in Leningrad, 1964
January 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2710, scoring 11/15 (73%) vs 2568-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1964
February 1964 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #10 in world, age 29y3m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 29y3m)
March 1964 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #10 in world, age 29y4m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 29y4m)
April 1964 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #10 in world, age 29y5m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 29y5m)
April 1964 tournament  Performance rating of [2600], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2600-rated opposition in RSFSR-HUN Ordzhonikidze, 1964
May 1964 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #9 in world, age 29y6m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 29y6m)
June 1964 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #10 in world, age 29y7m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 29y7m)
July 1964 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #10 in world, age 29y8m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 29y8m)
August 1964 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #9 in world, age 29y9m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 29y9m)
September 1964 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #11 in world, age 29y10m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 29y10m)
October 1964 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #8 in world, age 29y11m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 29y11m)
November 1964 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #7 in world, age 30y0m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 30y0m)
November 1964 team event  Performance rating of [2519], scoring 1/3 (33%) vs 2613-rated opposition in URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1964
December 1964 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #11 in world, age 30y1m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 30y1m)
December 1964 tournament  Performance rating of 2660, scoring 7.5/12 (63%) vs 2596-rated opposition in Moscow (Trades Union Championship), 1964
January 1965 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #11 in world, age 30y2m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 30y2m)
January 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2680, scoring 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2610-rated opposition in URS-JUG, 1965
February 1965 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #11 in world, age 30y3m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 30y3m)
February 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2685, scoring 10/14 (71%) vs 2557-rated opposition in Budapest, 1965
March 1965 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #11 in world, age 30y4m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 30y4m)
March 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2651, scoring 9/14 (64%) vs 2564-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1965
April 1965 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #11 in world, age 30y5m (and ranked #35 all-time among players aged 30y5m)
May 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #11 in world, age 30y6m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 30y6m)
June 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #11 in world, age 30y7m (and ranked #30 all-time among players aged 30y7m)
July 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #11 in world, age 30y8m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 30y8m)
August 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #11 in world, age 30y9m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 30y9m)
September 1965 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #11 in world, age 30y10m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 30y10m)
October 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #10 in world, age 30y11m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 30y11m)
November 1965 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #9 in world, age 31y0m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 31y0m)
November 1965 tournament  Performance rating of 2732, scoring 11/16 (69%) vs 2619-rated opposition in Tallinn (URS Championship), 1965
December 1965 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #6 in world, age 31y1m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 31y1m)
January 1966 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #6 in world, age 31y2m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 31y2m)
January 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2663, scoring 10.5/20 (53%) vs 2642-rated opposition in Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1966
January 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2706, scoring 10.5/14 (75%) vs 2558-rated opposition in Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1966
February 1966 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #5 in world, age 31y3m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 31y3m)
March 1966 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #5 in world, age 31y4m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 31y4m)
April 1966 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #6 in world, age 31y5m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 31y5m)
April 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2602, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2521-rated opposition in Le Havre, 1966
May 1966 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #8 in world, age 31y6m (and ranked #32 all-time among players aged 31y6m)
June 1966 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #8 in world, age 31y7m (and ranked #31 all-time among players aged 31y7m)
June 1966 tournament  Performance rating of 2719, scoring 9/13 (69%) vs 2617-rated opposition in Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1966
July 1966 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #7 in world, age 31y8m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 31y8m)
August 1966 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #7 in world, age 31y9m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 31y9m)
September 1966 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #8 in world, age 31y10m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 31y10m)
September 1966 team event  Performance rating of 2622, scoring 4/7 (57%) vs 2616-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1966
October 1966 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #9 in world, age 31y11m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 31y11m)
October 1966 team event  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2565-rated opposition in La Habana ol (Men) fin-A Havana, 1966
November 1966 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #10 in world, age 32y0m (and ranked #30 all-time among players aged 32y0m)
December 1966 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #9 in world, age 32y1m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 32y1m)
January 1967 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #8 in world, age 32y2m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 32y2m)
January 1967 tournament  Performance rating of [2709], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2643-rated opposition in HUN-RSFSR Budapest, 1967
January 1967 tournament  Performance rating of 2652, scoring 11/18 (61%) vs 2573-rated opposition in Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1967
February 1967 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #8 in world, age 32y3m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 32y3m)
March 1967 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #8 in world, age 32y4m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 32y4m)
April 1967 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #9 in world, age 32y5m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 32y5m)
May 1967 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #10 in world, age 32y6m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 32y6m)
June 1967 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #10 in world, age 32y7m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 32y7m)
July 1967 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #10 in world, age 32y8m (and ranked #30 all-time among players aged 32y8m)
July 1967 team event  Performance rating of 2662, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2628-rated opposition in URS-chT, 1967
August 1967 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #10 in world, age 32y9m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 32y9m)
September 1967 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #10 in world, age 32y10m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 32y10m)
October 1967 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #10 in world, age 32y11m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 32y11m)
October 1967 tournament  Performance rating of [2628], scoring 2.5/3 (83%) vs 2586-rated opposition in Moscow Jubilee, 1967
November 1967 rating listRating: 2731, ranked #11 in world, age 33y0m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 33y0m)
December 1967 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #11 in world, age 33y1m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 33y1m)
December 1967 tournament  Performance rating of 2749, scoring 4.5/5 (90%) vs 2653-rated opposition in Kharkov (URS Championship), 1967
January 1968 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #9 in world, age 33y2m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 33y2m)
January 1968 team event  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2591-rated opposition in HUN-URS URS, 1968
February 1968 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #8 in world, age 33y3m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 33y3m)
March 1968 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #8 in world, age 33y4m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 33y4m)
April 1968 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #7 in world, age 33y5m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y5m)
May 1968 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #9 in world, age 33y6m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 33y6m)
June 1968 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #9 in world, age 33y7m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 33y7m)
July 1968 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #10 in world, age 33y8m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y8m)
July 1968 tournament  Performance rating of 2718, scoring 12.5/18 (69%) vs 2591-rated opposition in Skopje/Ohrid, 1968
August 1968 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #6 in world, age 33y9m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y9m)
September 1968 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #8 in world, age 33y10m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 33y10m)
October 1968 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #5 in world, age 33y11m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 33y11m)
October 1968 team event  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 7.5/9 (83%) vs 2499-rated opposition in Lugano ol (Men), 1968
November 1968 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #7 in world, age 34y0m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 34y0m)
December 1968 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 34y1m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 34y1m)
December 1968 team event  Performance rating of 2666, scoring 5/9 (56%) vs 2664-rated opposition in URS-chT Riga, 1968
December 1968 tournament  Performance rating of 2705, scoring 14.5/23 (63%) vs 2608-rated opposition in Alma-Ata (URS Championship), 1968
January 1969 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #5 in world, age 34y2m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 34y2m)
January 1969 team event  Performance rating of [2577], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2622-rated opposition in JUG-URS Skopje, 1969
January 1969 team event  Performance rating of [2687], scoring 2.5/4 (63%) vs 2720-rated opposition in HUN-URS URS, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2657, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2577-rated opposition in Ludwigsburg, 1969
January 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2713, scoring 9.5/14 (68%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Belgrade, 1969
February 1969 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 34y3m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 34y3m)
March 1969 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #6 in world, age 34y4m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 34y4m)
April 1969 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #6 in world, age 34y5m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 34y5m)
May 1969 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #7 in world, age 34y6m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 34y6m)
May 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2680, scoring 10.5/15 (70%) vs 2556-rated opposition in Buesum, 1969
June 1969 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #7 in world, age 34y7m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 34y7m)
July 1969 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #7 in world, age 34y8m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 34y8m)
August 1969 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #7 in world, age 34y9m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 34y9m)
September 1969 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #8 in world, age 34y10m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 34y10m)
September 1969 tournament  Performance rating of 2712, scoring 14.5/26 (56%) vs 2664-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1969
October 1969 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #7 in world, age 34y11m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 34y11m)
November 1969 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #5 in world, age 35y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 35y0m)
December 1969 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #6 in world, age 35y1m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 35y1m)
January 1970 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #4 in world, age 35y2m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 35y2m)
February 1970 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #7 in world, age 35y3m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 35y3m)
March 1970 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #7 in world, age 35y4m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 35y4m)
March 1970 team event  Performance rating of [2603], scoring 1.5/4 (38%) vs 2710-rated opposition in Belgrade URS-World, 1970
April 1970 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #8 in world, age 35y5m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 35y5m)
May 1970 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #7 in world, age 35y6m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 35y6m)
May 1970 team event  Performance rating of 2630, scoring 5/7 (71%) vs 2550-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Kapfenberg, 1970
June 1970 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #7 in world, age 35y7m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 35y7m)
July 1970 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #7 in world, age 35y8m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 35y8m)
July 1970 tournament  Performance rating of 2741, scoring 11.5/15 (77%) vs 2581-rated opposition in Amsterdam (IBM), 1970
August 1970 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #5 in world, age 35y9m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 35y9m)
September 1970 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #4 in world, age 35y10m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 35y10m)
September 1970 team event  Performance rating of 2593, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2542-rated opposition in Siegen ol (Men), 1970
October 1970 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #6 in world, age 35y11m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 35y11m)
November 1970 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #5 in world, age 36y0m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 36y0m)
November 1970 tournament  Performance rating of 2698, scoring 13/23 (57%) vs 2647-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca (Interzonal), 1970
December 1970 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #7 in world, age 36y1m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 36y1m)
December 1970 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 9th-10th in Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1969-1972 FIDE cycle
January 1971 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #6 in world, age 36y2m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 36y2m)
February 1971 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #7 in world, age 36y3m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 36y3m)
March 1971 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 36y4m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 36y4m)
March 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2771, scoring 9.5/11 (86%) vs 2587-rated opposition in Mar del Plata, 1971
April 1971 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #6 in world, age 36y5m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 36y5m)
May 1971 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #5 in world, age 36y6m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 36y6m)
June 1971 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #5 in world, age 36y7m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 36y7m)
July 1971 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 36y8m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 36y8m)
August 1971 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #4 in world, age 36y9m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 36y9m)
August 1971 team event  Performance rating of [2598], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2622-rated opposition in URS-chT Rostov on Don, 1971
September 1971 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #4 in world, age 36y10m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 36y10m)
September 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2665, scoring 11.5/21 (55%) vs 2627-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1971
October 1971 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #9 in world, age 36y11m (and ranked #33 all-time among players aged 36y11m)
November 1971 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #6 in world, age 37y0m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 37y0m)
November 1971 tournament  Performance rating of 2732, scoring 10.5/13 (81%) vs 2558-rated opposition in Skopje, 1971
December 1971 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #3 in world, age 37y1m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 37y1m)
January 1972 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #4 in world, age 37y2m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 37y2m)
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of [2527], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2502-rated opposition in Varna1, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of [2532], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2602-rated opposition in Tbilisi Army-ch, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of 2648, scoring 9/15 (60%) vs 2587-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of 2736, scoring 10/13 (77%) vs 2587-rated opposition in Kislovodsk, 1972
January 1972 tournament  Performance rating of 2762, scoring 12/15 (80%) vs 2584-rated opposition in Amsterdam (IBM), 1972
February 1972 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #4 in world, age 37y3m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 37y3m)
March 1972 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #4 in world, age 37y4m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 37y4m)
March 1972 team event  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 3.5/7 (50%) vs 2678-rated opposition in URS-chT Moscow, 1972
April 1972 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #5 in world, age 37y5m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 37y5m)
May 1972 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #5 in world, age 37y6m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 37y6m)
June 1972 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #2 in world, age 37y7m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 37y7m)
July 1972 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #2 in world, age 37y8m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 37y8m)
August 1972 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #2 in world, age 37y9m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 37y9m)
September 1972 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #3 in world, age 37y10m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 37y10m)
October 1972 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #3 in world, age 37y11m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 37y11m)
November 1972 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #5 in world, age 38y0m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 38y0m)
December 1972 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #4 in world, age 38y1m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 38y1m)
January 1973 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #4 in world, age 38y2m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 38y2m)
January 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2586, scoring 6/14 (43%) vs 2631-rated opposition in Hilversum, 1973
January 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 15/25 (60%) vs 2653-rated opposition in Petropolis (Interzonal), 1973
February 1973 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 38y3m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 38y3m)
February 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2733, scoring 10/14 (71%) vs 2613-rated opposition in Tallinn, 1973
March 1973 rating listRating: 2751, ranked #3 in world, age 38y4m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 38y4m)
April 1973 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #4 in world, age 38y5m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 38y5m)
April 1973 tournament  Performance rating of [2654], scoring 3/4 (75%) vs 2621-rated opposition in Moscow-3teams, 1973
May 1973 rating listRating: 2750, ranked #4 in world, age 38y6m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 38y6m)
June 1973 rating listRating: 2749, ranked #4 in world, age 38y7m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 38y7m)
July 1973 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 38y8m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 38y8m)
August 1973 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #6 in world, age 38y9m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 38y9m)
August 1973 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 2nd-4th in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Karpov)
September 1973 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #6 in world, age 38y10m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 38y10m)
October 1973 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #6 in world, age 38y11m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 38y11m)
October 1973 tournament  Performance rating of 2746, scoring 10/16 (63%) vs 2679-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1973
November 1973 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 39y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 39y0m)
December 1973 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #6 in world, age 39y1m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y1m)
January 1974 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #6 in world, age 39y2m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y2m)
January 1974 match  Performance rating of 2643, scoring 2.5/8 (31%) vs 2782-rated opposition in Karpov-Polugaevsky Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Moscow), 1974
January 1974 tournament  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 9.5/15 (63%) vs 2582-rated opposition in Las Palmas, 1974
January 1974 tournament  Performance rating of 2687, scoring 10/14 (71%) vs 2559-rated opposition in Solingen, 1974
January 1974 tournament  Performance rating of 2708, scoring 11/15 (73%) vs 2566-rated opposition in Sochi, 1974
February 1974 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #6 in world, age 39y3m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y3m)
February 1974 highlight    * Polugaevsky loses to Karpov in Candidates quarterfinal match and is eliminated from 1972-1975 FIDE cycle
March 1974 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 39y4m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y4m)
April 1974 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #6 in world, age 39y5m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 39y5m)
May 1974 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 39y6m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 39y6m)
June 1974 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 39y7m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y7m)
July 1974 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #6 in world, age 39y8m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 39y8m)
August 1974 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #6 in world, age 39y9m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 39y9m)
September 1974 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 39y10m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 39y10m)
October 1974 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #5 in world, age 39y11m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 39y11m)
November 1974 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 40y0m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 40y0m)
November 1974 tournament  Performance rating of 2595, scoring 3/6 (50%) vs 2628-rated opposition in Belgrade-Moscow, 1974
November 1974 tournament  Performance rating of 2711, scoring 9/15 (60%) vs 2658-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1974
December 1974 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #5 in world, age 40y1m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 40y1m)
January 1975 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #6 in world, age 40y2m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 40y2m)
January 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2647, scoring 6/10 (60%) vs 2609-rated opposition in Manila, 1975
January 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2692, scoring 9.5/14 (68%) vs 2589-rated opposition in Budapest, 1975
February 1975 rating listRating: 2732, ranked #5 in world, age 40y3m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 40y3m)
March 1975 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #5 in world, age 40y4m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 40y4m)
April 1975 rating listRating: 2733, ranked #5 in world, age 40y5m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 40y5m)
May 1975 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #4 in world, age 40y6m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 40y6m)
June 1975 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #5 in world, age 40y7m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 40y7m)
July 1975 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #4 in world, age 40y8m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 40y8m)
July 1975 team event  Performance rating of 2697, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2675-rated opposition in URS-chT Riga, 1975
August 1975 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #4 in world, age 40y9m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 40y9m)
August 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2621-rated opposition in Montilla Moriles, 1975
September 1975 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 40y10m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 40y10m)
October 1975 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 40y11m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 40y11m)
November 1975 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y0m)
November 1975 tournament  Performance rating of 2693, scoring 7.5/14 (54%) vs 2685-rated opposition in Yerevan (URS Championship), 1975
December 1975 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #4 in world, age 41y1m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y1m)
January 1976 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y2m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y2m)
January 1976 tournament  Performance rating of 2621, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2577-rated opposition in Vinkovci, 1976
February 1976 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y3m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y3m)
March 1976 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y4m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y4m)
April 1976 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 41y5m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y5m)
May 1976 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #3 in world, age 41y6m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 41y6m)
June 1976 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y7m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y7m)
June 1976 tournament  Performance rating of 2722, scoring 11.5/18 (64%) vs 2634-rated opposition in Manila (Interzonal), 1976
July 1976 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 41y8m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y8m)
July 1976 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 2nd-3rd in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Mecking)
August 1976 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #3 in world, age 41y9m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 41y9m)
September 1976 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #3 in world, age 41y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 41y10m)
September 1976 tournament  Performance rating of 2704, scoring 9.5/14 (68%) vs 2603-rated opposition in Sochi, 1976
October 1976 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #3 in world, age 41y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 41y11m)
November 1976 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #4 in world, age 42y0m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 42y0m)
November 1976 tournament  Performance rating of 2733, scoring 9.5/16 (59%) vs 2684-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1976
December 1976 rating listRating: 2748, ranked #3 in world, age 42y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 42y1m)
January 1977 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #4 in world, age 42y2m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 42y2m)
January 1977 match  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 6.5/12 (54%) vs 2732-rated opposition in Mecking-Polugaevsky Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Luzern), 1977
January 1977 tournament  Performance rating of [2562], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2565-rated opposition in Telechess ol1 7778 telex, 1977
February 1977 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 42y3m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y3m)
March 1977 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 42y4m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y4m)
March 1977 highlight    * Polugaevsky defeats Mecking in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Korchnoi)
April 1977 rating listRating: 2754, ranked #3 in world, age 42y5m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y5m)
April 1977 team event  Performance rating of [2691], scoring 3.5/4 (88%) vs 2619-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Moscow, 1977
May 1977 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #3 in world, age 42y6m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y6m)
June 1977 rating listRating: 2761, ranked #3 in world, age 42y7m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 42y7m)
July 1977 rating listRating: 2759, ranked #3 in world, age 42y8m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 42y8m)
July 1977 highlight    * Polugaevsky loses to Korchnoi in Candidates semifinal match and is eliminated from 1975-1978 FIDE cycle
August 1977 rating listRating: 2758, ranked #3 in world, age 42y9m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 42y9m)
August 1977 match  Performance rating of 2648, scoring 4.5/13 (35%) vs 2759-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Polugaevsky I (Candidates semifinal, Evian), 1977
September 1977 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #3 in world, age 42y10m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 42y10m)
October 1977 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 42y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 42y11m)
November 1977 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 43y0m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 43y0m)
November 1977 tournament  Performance rating of 2736, scoring 9/15 (60%) vs 2688-rated opposition in Leningrad (URS Championship), 1977
December 1977 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #3 in world, age 43y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 43y1m)
January 1978 rating listRating: 2753, ranked #3 in world, age 43y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 43y2m)
February 1978 rating listRating: 2752, ranked #3 in world, age 43y3m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 43y3m)
February 1978 tournament  Performance rating of 2632, scoring 6.5/12 (54%) vs 2616-rated opposition in Reykjavik, 1978
March 1978 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #4 in world, age 43y4m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 43y4m)
April 1978 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 43y5m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 43y5m)
April 1978 tournament  Performance rating of 2669, scoring 6/8 (75%) vs 2566-rated opposition in Lone Pine (Open), 1978
May 1978 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #4 in world, age 43y6m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 43y6m)
June 1978 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 43y7m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 43y7m)
July 1978 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #4 in world, age 43y8m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 43y8m)
August 1978 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #4 in world, age 43y9m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 43y9m)
September 1978 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #4 in world, age 43y10m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 43y10m)
October 1978 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #4 in world, age 43y11m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 43y11m)
October 1978 team event  Performance rating of 2661, scoring 8/11 (73%) vs 2540-rated opposition in Buenos Aires ol (Men), 1978
November 1978 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #5 in world, age 44y0m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 44y0m)
December 1978 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 44y1m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 44y1m)
December 1978 tournament  Performance rating of 2724, scoring 10/17 (59%) vs 2674-rated opposition in Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1978
January 1979 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #6 in world, age 44y2m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 44y2m)
January 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2718, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2637-rated opposition in Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1979
February 1979 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 44y3m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y3m)
March 1979 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #4 in world, age 44y4m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y4m)
April 1979 rating listRating: 2747, ranked #3 in world, age 44y5m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y5m)
May 1979 rating listRating: 2745, ranked #5 in world, age 44y6m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y6m)
June 1979 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #5 in world, age 44y7m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 44y7m)
July 1979 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #5 in world, age 44y8m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y8m)
July 1979 team event  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 4.5/8 (56%) vs 2636-rated opposition in URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1979
August 1979 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 44y9m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 44y9m)
August 1979 match  Performance rating of 2654, scoring 3.5/8 (44%) vs 2724-rated opposition in Polugaevsky-Timman Match (Breda), 1979
September 1979 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #6 in world, age 44y10m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 44y10m)
September 1979 tournament  Performance rating of 2726, scoring 11.5/17 (68%) vs 2617-rated opposition in Riga (Interzonal), 1979
October 1979 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 44y11m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 44y11m)
October 1979 highlight    * Polugaevsky finishes 2nd in Interzonal tournament and advances to Candidates quarterfinal match (vs. Tal)
November 1979 rating listRating: 2739, ranked #5 in world, age 45y0m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 45y0m)
December 1979 rating listRating: 2737, ranked #5 in world, age 45y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 45y1m)
January 1980 rating listRating: 2736, ranked #5 in world, age 45y2m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 45y2m)
January 1980 team event  Performance rating of 2628, scoring 4.5/7 (64%) vs 2585-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Skara, 1980
January 1980 tournament  Performance rating of [2593], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2700-rated opposition in Rostov, 1980
February 1980 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #6 in world, age 45y3m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 45y3m)
March 1980 rating listRating: 2734, ranked #6 in world, age 45y4m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 45y4m)
March 1980 match  Performance rating of 2787, scoring 5.5/8 (69%) vs 2749-rated opposition in Polugaevsky-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Alma Ata), 1980
March 1980 highlight    * Polugaevsky defeats Tal in Candidates quarterfinal match and advances to Candidates semifinal match (vs. Korchnoi)
March 1980 highlight    * Polugaevsky has the 68th-best all-time match performance (2787) in Polugaevsky-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Alma Ata)
April 1980 rating listRating: 2746, ranked #4 in world, age 45y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 45y5m)
May 1980 rating listRating: 2744, ranked #5 in world, age 45y6m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 45y6m)
May 1980 tournament  Performance rating of 2670, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2693-rated opposition in Bugojno, 1980
June 1980 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #5 in world, age 45y7m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 45y7m)
July 1980 rating listRating: 2740, ranked #5 in world, age 45y8m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 45y8m)
July 1980 match  Performance rating of 2741, scoring 6.5/14 (46%) vs 2788-rated opposition in Korchnoi-Polugaevsky II (Candidates semifinal, Buenos Aires), 1980
July 1980 highlight    * Polugaevsky loses to Korchnoi in Candidates semifinal match and is eliminated from 1978-1981 FIDE cycle
August 1980 rating listRating: 2743, ranked #5 in world, age 45y9m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 45y9m)
September 1980 rating listRating: 2742, ranked #4 in world, age 45y10m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 45y10m)
October 1980 rating listRating: 2741, ranked #5 in world, age 45y11m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 45y11m)
November 1980 rating listRating: 2738, ranked #6 in world, age 46y0m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 46y0m)
November 1980 team event  Performance rating of 2549, scoring 2/5 (40%) vs 2622-rated opposition in Malta ol (Men) La Valetta, 1980
December 1980 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #8 in world, age 46y1m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 46y1m)
January 1981 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 46y2m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 46y2m)
January 1981 tournament  Performance rating of [2452], scoring 0.5/1 (50%) vs 2474-rated opposition in Telechess ol2 8182 telex, 1981
January 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2601, scoring 4/7 (57%) vs 2589-rated opposition in Sochi, 1981
February 1981 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 46y3m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 46y3m)
February 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2671, scoring 4/6 (67%) vs 2642-rated opposition in Moscow, 1981
March 1981 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #7 in world, age 46y4m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 46y4m)
April 1981 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 46y5m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 46y5m)
April 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2704-rated opposition in Moscow, 1981
May 1981 rating listRating: 2735, ranked #5 in world, age 46y6m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 46y6m)
May 1981 tournament  Performance rating of 2603, scoring 4.5/11 (41%) vs 2668-rated opposition in Amsterdam, 1981
June 1981 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #8 in world, age 46y7m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 46y7m)
July 1981 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #7 in world, age 46y8m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 46y8m)
August 1981 rating listRating: 2720, ranked #8 in world, age 46y9m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 46y9m)
September 1981 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #11 in world, age 46y10m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 46y10m)
October 1981 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #10 in world, age 46y11m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 46y11m)
November 1981 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #12 in world, age 47y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 47y0m)
December 1981 rating listRating: 2711, ranked #12 in world, age 47y1m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 47y1m)
January 1982 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #12 in world, age 47y2m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 47y2m)
January 1982 team event  Performance rating of [2746], scoring 3/3 (100%) vs 2694-rated opposition in Kislovodsk tt, 1982
February 1982 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #11 in world, age 47y3m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 47y3m)
February 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2670, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2635-rated opposition in Mar del Plata, 1982
March 1982 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #11 in world, age 47y4m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 47y4m)
April 1982 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #11 in world, age 47y5m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 47y5m)
May 1982 rating listRating: 2712, ranked #13 in world, age 47y6m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 47y6m)
May 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2734, scoring 8/13 (62%) vs 2685-rated opposition in Bugojno, 1982
June 1982 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #8 in world, age 47y7m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 47y7m)
July 1982 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #8 in world, age 47y8m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 47y8m)
August 1982 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #8 in world, age 47y9m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 47y9m)
August 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 7.5/13 (58%) vs 2628-rated opposition in Toluca (Interzonal), 1982
August 1982 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 4th-7th in Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1981-1984 FIDE cycle
September 1982 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #8 in world, age 47y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 47y10m)
October 1982 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #11 in world, age 47y11m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 47y11m)
October 1982 team event  Performance rating of 2636, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2595-rated opposition in Luzern ol (Men), 1982
November 1982 rating listRating: 2719, ranked #12 in world, age 48y0m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 48y0m)
November 1982 tournament  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 6/8 (75%) vs 2564-rated opposition in Manila, 1982
December 1982 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #9 in world, age 48y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 48y1m)
January 1983 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #11 in world, age 48y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 48y2m)
February 1983 rating listRating: 2722, ranked #10 in world, age 48y3m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 48y3m)
March 1983 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 48y4m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 48y4m)
April 1983 rating listRating: 2721, ranked #10 in world, age 48y5m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 48y5m)
April 1983 tournament  Performance rating of 2717, scoring 8.5/15 (57%) vs 2688-rated opposition in Moscow (URS Championship), 1983
May 1983 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #7 in world, age 48y6m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 48y6m)
June 1983 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #7 in world, age 48y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 48y7m)
June 1983 team event  Performance rating of 2630, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2630-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Plovdiv, 1983
July 1983 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #9 in world, age 48y8m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 48y8m)
July 1983 team event  Performance rating of 2564, scoring 2.5/6 (42%) vs 2630-rated opposition in Spartakiade tt 8th Moscow, 1983
August 1983 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #11 in world, age 48y9m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 48y9m)
September 1983 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #11 in world, age 48y10m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 48y10m)
October 1983 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #11 in world, age 48y11m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 48y11m)
October 1983 tournament  Performance rating of 2689, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2715-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1983
November 1983 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #11 in world, age 49y0m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 49y0m)
December 1983 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #12 in world, age 49y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 49y1m)
January 1984 rating listRating: 2712, ranked #13 in world, age 49y2m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 49y2m)
January 1984 tournament  Performance rating of [2632], scoring 2/3 (67%) vs 2652-rated opposition in URS Cup, 1984
February 1984 rating listRating: 2712, ranked #13 in world, age 49y3m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 49y3m)
March 1984 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #12 in world, age 49y4m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 49y4m)
April 1984 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #12 in world, age 49y5m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 49y5m)
April 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2745, scoring 8/13 (62%) vs 2698-rated opposition in London, 1984
May 1984 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #9 in world, age 49y6m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y6m)
June 1984 rating listRating: 2727, ranked #8 in world, age 49y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y7m)
June 1984 tournament  Performance rating of [2606], scoring 1/3 (33%) vs 2736-rated opposition in URS-World London, 1984
July 1984 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 49y8m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y8m)
July 1984 tournament  Performance rating of 2664, scoring 5.5/9 (61%) vs 2629-rated opposition in Amsterdam (OHRA), 1984
August 1984 rating listRating: 2724, ranked #10 in world, age 49y9m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y9m)
September 1984 rating listRating: 2725, ranked #10 in world, age 49y10m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y10m)
October 1984 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #10 in world, age 49y11m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 49y11m)
November 1984 rating listRating: 2723, ranked #10 in world, age 50y0m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 50y0m)
November 1984 team event  Performance rating of 2691, scoring 6/9 (67%) vs 2631-rated opposition in Thessaloniki ol (Men), 1984
December 1984 rating listRating: 2728, ranked #9 in world, age 50y1m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 50y1m)
January 1985 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #8 in world, age 50y2m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 50y2m)
February 1985 rating listRating: 2730, ranked #7 in world, age 50y3m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 50y3m)
March 1985 rating listRating: 2729, ranked #7 in world, age 50y4m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 50y4m)
March 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2674, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2698-rated opposition in Linares, 1985
April 1985 rating listRating: 2726, ranked #8 in world, age 50y5m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 50y5m)
April 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2624, scoring 5/11 (45%) vs 2665-rated opposition in Moscow, 1985
May 1985 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #13 in world, age 50y6m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 50y6m)
June 1985 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #13 in world, age 50y7m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 50y7m)
July 1985 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #12 in world, age 50y8m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 50y8m)
July 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2653, scoring 8.5/16 (53%) vs 2636-rated opposition in Biel (Interzonal), 1985
July 1985 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 7th-9th in Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1984-1987 FIDE cycle
August 1985 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #14 in world, age 50y9m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 50y9m)
August 1985 tournament  Performance rating of 2650, scoring 6/14 (43%) vs 2705-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1985
September 1985 rating listRating: 2704, ranked #17 in world, age 50y10m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 50y10m)
October 1985 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #17 in world, age 50y11m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 50y11m)
November 1985 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #18 in world, age 51y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 51y0m)
November 1985 team event  Performance rating of 2612, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2516-rated opposition in WchT 1st Luzern, 1985
December 1985 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #18 in world, age 51y1m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 51y1m)
January 1986 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #15 in world, age 51y2m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 51y2m)
February 1986 rating listRating: 2699, ranked #16 in world, age 51y3m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 51y3m)
March 1986 rating listRating: 2697, ranked #19 in world, age 51y4m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 51y4m)
March 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2671, scoring 7/13 (54%) vs 2661-rated opposition in London, 1986
April 1986 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #24 in world, age 51y5m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 51y5m)
May 1986 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #24 in world, age 51y6m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 51y6m)
June 1986 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #23 in world, age 51y7m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 51y7m)
July 1986 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #24 in world, age 51y8m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 51y8m)
July 1986 tournament  Performance rating of 2691, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2632-rated opposition in Biel, 1986
August 1986 rating listRating: 2702, ranked #18 in world, age 51y9m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 51y9m)
September 1986 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #19 in world, age 51y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 51y10m)
October 1986 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #19 in world, age 51y11m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 51y11m)
November 1986 rating listRating: 2698, ranked #21 in world, age 52y0m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 52y0m)
December 1986 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #23 in world, age 52y1m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 52y1m)
January 1987 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #23 in world, age 52y2m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 52y2m)
January 1987 tournament  Performance rating of [2506], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2476-rated opposition in Sevilla op, 1987
January 1987 tournament  Performance rating of [2627], scoring 2/4 (50%) vs 2691-rated opposition in Moscow TV, 1987
February 1987 rating listRating: 2693, ranked #24 in world, age 52y3m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 52y3m)
February 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 6/11 (55%) vs 2689-rated opposition in Reykjavik, 1987
March 1987 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #20 in world, age 52y4m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 52y4m)
March 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2693, scoring 7/11 (64%) vs 2634-rated opposition in Sarajevo, 1987
April 1987 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #21 in world, age 52y5m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 52y5m)
May 1987 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #21 in world, age 52y6m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 52y6m)
June 1987 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #23 in world, age 52y7m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 52y7m)
July 1987 rating listRating: 2703, ranked #23 in world, age 52y8m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 52y8m)
August 1987 rating listRating: 2701, ranked #25 in world, age 52y9m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 52y9m)
August 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2646, scoring 7.5/15 (50%) vs 2651-rated opposition in Zagreb (Interzonal), 1987
August 1987 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 8th-11th in Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1987-1990 FIDE cycle
September 1987 rating listRating: 2695, ranked #25 in world, age 52y10m (and ranked #15 all-time among players aged 52y10m)
September 1987 tournament  Performance rating of 2566, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2574-rated opposition in Rio Hondo, 1987
October 1987 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #30 in world, age 52y11m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 52y11m)
November 1987 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #36 in world, age 53y0m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 53y0m)
December 1987 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #37 in world, age 53y1m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 53y1m)
January 1988 rating listRating: 2683, ranked #37 in world, age 53y2m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 53y2m)
February 1988 rating listRating: 2680, ranked #38 in world, age 53y3m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 53y3m)
February 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2480, scoring 4.5/10 (45%) vs 2496-rated opposition in Reykjavik op, 1988
March 1988 rating listRating: 2656, ranked #64 in world, age 53y4m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 53y4m)
March 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2669, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2578-rated opposition in Akureyri, 1988
April 1988 rating listRating: 2661, ranked #58 in world, age 53y5m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 53y5m)
May 1988 rating listRating: 2659, ranked #58 in world, age 53y6m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 53y6m)
May 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2744, scoring 8/11 (73%) vs 2639-rated opposition in Haninge, 1988
June 1988 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #39 in world, age 53y7m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 53y7m)
July 1988 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #37 in world, age 53y8m (and ranked #19 all-time among players aged 53y8m)
August 1988 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #39 in world, age 53y9m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 53y9m)
September 1988 rating listRating: 2677, ranked #40 in world, age 53y10m (and ranked #16 all-time among players aged 53y10m)
September 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2601, scoring 6/13 (46%) vs 2629-rated opposition in Sochi, 1988
October 1988 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #54 in world, age 53y11m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 53y11m)
November 1988 rating listRating: 2666, ranked #54 in world, age 54y0m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 54y0m)
December 1988 rating listRating: 2665, ranked #55 in world, age 54y1m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 54y1m)
December 1988 tournament  Performance rating of 2700, scoring 7/9 (78%) vs 2575-rated opposition in Belgrade, 1988
January 1989 rating listRating: 2675, ranked #49 in world, age 54y2m (and ranked #13 all-time among players aged 54y2m)
February 1989 rating listRating: 2679, ranked #43 in world, age 54y3m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 54y3m)
March 1989 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #39 in world, age 54y4m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 54y4m)
March 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2706, scoring 6.5/9 (72%) vs 2616-rated opposition in New York (Open), 1989
April 1989 rating listRating: 2694, ranked #27 in world, age 54y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 54y5m)
May 1989 rating listRating: 2692, ranked #27 in world, age 54y6m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 54y6m)
May 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2614, scoring 5.5/11 (50%) vs 2626-rated opposition in Haninge, 1989
June 1989 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #36 in world, age 54y7m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 54y7m)
July 1989 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #37 in world, age 54y8m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 54y8m)
July 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2729, scoring 9/14 (64%) vs 2656-rated opposition in Biel, 1989
August 1989 rating listRating: 2697, ranked #28 in world, age 54y9m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 54y9m)
September 1989 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #26 in world, age 54y10m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 54y10m)
October 1989 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #28 in world, age 54y11m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 54y11m)
November 1989 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #27 in world, age 55y0m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 55y0m)
November 1989 team event  Performance rating of 2624, scoring 5/6 (83%) vs 2496-rated opposition in EU-chT (Men) Haifa, 1989
December 1989 rating listRating: 2702, ranked #22 in world, age 55y1m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 55y1m)
December 1989 tournament  Performance rating of 2528, scoring 3.5/7 (50%) vs 2535-rated opposition in Palma de Mallorca (Open), 1989
January 1990 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #37 in world, age 55y2m (and ranked #11 all-time among players aged 55y2m)
February 1990 rating listRating: 2688, ranked #37 in world, age 55y3m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 55y3m)
March 1990 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #39 in world, age 55y4m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 55y4m)
March 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2543, scoring 2.5/5 (50%) vs 2567-rated opposition in Reykjavik, 1990
March 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2724, scoring 7.5/11 (68%) vs 2644-rated opposition in Reykjavik (Open), 1990
April 1990 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #27 in world, age 55y5m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 55y5m)
May 1990 rating listRating: 2696, ranked #26 in world, age 55y6m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 55y6m)
May 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2690, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2660-rated opposition in Moscow (GMA Qualifier), 1990
May 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2695, scoring 6.5/11 (59%) vs 2666-rated opposition in Haninge, 1990
June 1990 rating listRating: 2704, ranked #21 in world, age 55y7m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 55y7m)
July 1990 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #20 in world, age 55y8m (and ranked #8 all-time among players aged 55y8m)
July 1990 tournament  Performance rating of 2667, scoring 7/14 (50%) vs 2678-rated opposition in Biel, 1990
August 1990 rating listRating: 2699, ranked #20 in world, age 55y9m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 55y9m)
September 1990 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #19 in world, age 55y10m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 55y10m)
October 1990 rating listRating: 2700, ranked #19 in world, age 55y11m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 55y11m)
November 1990 rating listRating: 2699, ranked #19 in world, age 56y0m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 56y0m)
December 1990 rating listRating: 2699, ranked #20 in world, age 56y1m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 56y1m)
January 1991 rating listRating: 2698, ranked #19 in world, age 56y2m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 56y2m)
January 1991 team event  Performance rating of [2552], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2613-rated opposition in FRA-chT, 1991
January 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2742, scoring 7/12 (58%) vs 2721-rated opposition in Reggio Emilia, 1991
February 1991 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #16 in world, age 56y3m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 56y3m)
March 1991 rating listRating: 2706, ranked #17 in world, age 56y4m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 56y4m)
March 1991 match  Performance rating of 2647, scoring 5/8 (63%) vs 2609-rated opposition in Polgar-Polugaevsky Match (Aruba), 1991
April 1991 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #16 in world, age 56y5m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y5m)
May 1991 rating listRating: 2709, ranked #14 in world, age 56y6m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y6m)
June 1991 rating listRating: 2708, ranked #17 in world, age 56y7m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y7m)
July 1991 rating listRating: 2709, ranked #16 in world, age 56y8m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y8m)
August 1991 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #16 in world, age 56y9m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y9m)
September 1991 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #16 in world, age 56y10m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y10m)
October 1991 rating listRating: 2710, ranked #16 in world, age 56y11m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 56y11m)
November 1991 rating listRating: 2711, ranked #18 in world, age 57y0m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 57y0m)
December 1991 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #15 in world, age 57y1m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y1m)
December 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2661, scoring 8.5/12 (71%) vs 2545-rated opposition in Logrono, 1991
December 1991 tournament  Performance rating of 2720, scoring 4.5/9 (50%) vs 2764-rated opposition in Reggio Emilia, 1991
January 1992 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #14 in world, age 57y2m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y2m)
January 1992 team event  Performance rating of 2600, scoring 3.5/6 (58%) vs 2591-rated opposition in FRA-chT, 1992
February 1992 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #14 in world, age 57y3m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y3m)
March 1992 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #14 in world, age 57y4m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y4m)
April 1992 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #14 in world, age 57y5m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y5m)
May 1992 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #15 in world, age 57y6m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y6m)
June 1992 rating listRating: 2714, ranked #15 in world, age 57y7m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y7m)
July 1992 rating listRating: 2712, ranked #16 in world, age 57y8m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y8m)
August 1992 rating listRating: 2713, ranked #16 in world, age 57y9m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y9m)
August 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2682, scoring 8.5/12 (71%) vs 2569-rated opposition in Women-Veterans Aruba, 1992
September 1992 rating listRating: 2716, ranked #15 in world, age 57y10m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 57y10m)
October 1992 rating listRating: 2717, ranked #13 in world, age 57y11m (and ranked #4 all-time among players aged 57y11m)
October 1992 tournament  Performance rating of [2582], scoring 1/2 (50%) vs 2658-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1992
November 1992 rating listRating: 2715, ranked #16 in world, age 58y0m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 58y0m)
December 1992 rating listRating: 2711, ranked #15 in world, age 58y1m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 58y1m)
December 1992 tournament  Performance rating of 2571, scoring 5.5/14 (39%) vs 2636-rated opposition in Hastings, 1992
January 1993 rating listRating: 2687, ranked #29 in world, age 58y2m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 58y2m)
January 1993 team event  Performance rating of [2546], scoring 1/1 (100%) vs 2539-rated opposition in NED-chT, 1993
January 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2640, scoring 4/5 (80%) vs 2555-rated opposition in FRA, 1993
February 1993 rating listRating: 2686, ranked #27 in world, age 58y3m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 58y3m)
March 1993 rating listRating: 2684, ranked #28 in world, age 58y4m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 58y4m)
April 1993 rating listRating: 2680, ranked #34 in world, age 58y5m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 58y5m)
May 1993 rating listRating: 2682, ranked #34 in world, age 58y6m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 58y6m)
June 1993 rating listRating: 2678, ranked #32 in world, age 58y7m (and ranked #7 all-time among players aged 58y7m)
July 1993 rating listRating: 2676, ranked #34 in world, age 58y8m (and ranked #6 all-time among players aged 58y8m)
August 1993 rating listRating: 2675, ranked #32 in world, age 58y9m (and ranked #5 all-time among players aged 58y9m)
August 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2534, scoring 2/6 (33%) vs 2633-rated opposition in Antwerp, 1993
September 1993 rating listRating: 2660, ranked #46 in world, age 58y10m (and ranked #9 all-time among players aged 58y10m)
October 1993 rating listRating: 2656, ranked #53 in world, age 58y11m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 58y11m)
November 1993 rating listRating: 2654, ranked #53 in world, age 59y0m (and ranked #10 all-time among players aged 59y0m)
November 1993 tournament  Performance rating of [2568], scoring 0.5/2 (25%) vs 2709-rated opposition in Tilburg, 1993
December 1993 rating listRating: 2646, ranked #60 in world, age 59y1m (and ranked #12 all-time among players aged 59y1m)
December 1993 tournament  Performance rating of [2599], scoring 1.5/3 (50%) vs 2666-rated opposition in EUCup final Hilversum, 1993
December 1993 tournament  Performance rating of 2606, scoring 5/11 (45%) vs 2643-rated opposition in Groningen, 1993
December 1993 highlight    * Polugaevsky shares 29th-43rd in PCA Interzonal tournament and is eliminated from 1993-1995 PCA cycle
January 1994 rating listRating: 2638, ranked #66 in world, age 59y2m (and ranked #14 all-time among players aged 59y2m)
January 1994 team event  Performance rating of [2373], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2433-rated opposition in FRA-chT, 1994
January 1994 team event  Performance rating of [2533], scoring 0/1 (0%) vs 2689-rated opposition in NED-chT 9495, 1994
February 1994 rating listRating: 2633, ranked #69 in world, age 59y3m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 59y3m)
February 1994 match  Performance rating of 2602, scoring 3.5/8 (44%) vs 2660-rated opposition in Piket-Polugaevsky Match (Aruba), 1994
March 1994 rating listRating: 2629, ranked #76 in world, age 59y4m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 59y4m)
April 1994 rating listRating: 2625, ranked #84 in world, age 59y5m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 59y5m)
May 1994 rating listRating: 2622, ranked #87 in world, age 59y6m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 59y6m)
June 1994 rating listRating: 2620, ranked #91 in world, age 59y7m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 59y7m)
July 1994 rating listRating: 2619, ranked #92 in world, age 59y8m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 59y8m)
August 1994 rating listRating: 2618, ranked #99 in world, age 59y9m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 59y9m)
September 1994 rating listRating: 2614, ranked #113 in world, age 59y10m (and ranked #17 all-time among players aged 59y10m)
October 1994 rating listRating: 2611, ranked #126 in world, age 59y11m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 59y11m)
November 1994 rating listRating: 2608, ranked #124 in world, age 60y0m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 60y0m)
December 1994 rating listRating: 2604, ranked #128 in world, age 60y1m (and ranked #18 all-time among players aged 60y1m)
January 1995 rating listRating: 2599, ranked #145 in world, age 60y2m (and ranked #20 all-time among players aged 60y2m)
February 1995 rating listRating: 2593, ranked #155 in world, age 60y3m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 60y3m)
March 1995 rating listRating: 2591, ranked #164 in world, age 60y4m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 60y4m)
April 1995 rating listRating: 2587, ranked #166 in world, age 60y5m (and ranked #21 all-time among players aged 60y5m)
May 1995 rating listRating: 2584, ranked #175 in world, age 60y6m (and ranked #23 all-time among players aged 60y6m)
June 1995 rating listRating: 2582, ranked #179 in world, age 60y7m (and ranked #26 all-time among players aged 60y7m)
July 1995 rating listRating: 2580, ranked #173 in world, age 60y8m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 60y8m)
August 1995 rating listRating: 2580, ranked #182 in world, age 60y9m (and ranked #22 all-time among players aged 60y9m)
September 1995 rating listRating: 2576, ranked #197 in world, age 60y10m (and ranked #24 all-time among players aged 60y10m)
October 1995 rating listRating: 2572, ranked #207 in world, age 60y11m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 60y11m)
November 1995 rating listRating: 2567, ranked #220 in world, age 61y0m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 61y0m)
December 1995 rating listRating: 2562, ranked #234 in world, age 61y1m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 61y1m)
January 1996 rating listRating: 2558, ranked #251 in world, age 61y2m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 61y2m)
February 1996 rating listRating: 2557, ranked #259 in world, age 61y3m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 61y3m)
March 1996 rating listRating: 2554, ranked #272 in world, age 61y4m (and ranked #30 all-time among players aged 61y4m)
April 1996 rating listRating: 2552, ranked #284 in world, age 61y5m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 61y5m)
May 1996 rating listRating: 2549, ranked #305 in world, age 61y6m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 61y6m)
June 1996 rating listRating: 2544, ranked #312 in world, age 61y7m (and ranked #25 all-time among players aged 61y7m)
July 1996 rating listRating: 2542, ranked #314 in world, age 61y8m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 61y8m)
August 1996 rating listRating: 2539, ranked #321 in world, age 61y9m (and ranked #29 all-time among players aged 61y9m)
September 1996 rating listRating: 2537, ranked #343 in world, age 61y10m (and ranked #28 all-time among players aged 61y10m)
October 1996 rating listRating: 2539, ranked #354 in world, age 61y11m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 61y11m)
November 1996 rating listRating: 2538, ranked #348 in world, age 62y0m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 62y0m)
December 1996 rating listRating: 2536, ranked #364 in world, age 62y1m (and ranked #27 all-time among players aged 62y1m)