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Chessmetrics Player Profile: Mikhail Tal
   Born:    1936-Nov
   Died:    1992-Jun
   Best World Rank:    #1 (38 different months between the October 1958 rating list and the July 1966 rating list )
   Highest Rating:    2799 on the September 1960 rating list, #1 in world, age 23y10m
   Best Individual Performance:    2869 in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959, scoring 20/28 (71%) vs 2716-rated opposition
  Graph   Best Performances   Career Details   Event Details   Ratings only
    Event Name  Rating   Performance   Overall Results   Actual Results vs Rated Opponents   +/- Predicted 
    Riga, 1949  not rated on January 1949 list   [2570]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2578-rated opposition   N/A 
    LAT-ch, 1952  not rated on January 1952 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Riga tt, 1952  not rated on January 1952 list   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Riga-ch, 1952  not rated on January 1952 list   -   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Riga-ch sf, 1952  not rated on January 1952 list   -   +3 (3/3, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    LAT-ch, 1953  not rated on January 1953 list   [2470]   +7 (7.5/8, 94%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2420-rated opposition   N/A 
    LAT-ch sf, 1953  not rated on January 1953 list   -   +2 (3/4, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    LAT-ch, 1954  not rated on January 1954 list   [2491]   +8 (10/12, 83%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2451-rated opposition   N/A 
    Saigin-Tal Match (Riga), 1954  not rated on January 1954 list   -   +2 (3/4, 75%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Riga-ch, 1954  not rated on January 1954 list   [2553]   +7 (9.5/12, 79%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2473-rated opposition   N/A 
    Keres-Tal I (Tallinn), 1954  not rated on January 1954 list   [2588]   -1 (0.5/2, 25%)   -1 (0.5/2, 25%) vs 2739-rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-chTJ Leningrad, 1954  not rated on January 1954 list   [2508]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2648-rated opposition   N/A 
    URS-chT Riga, 1954  2511 (#132 on September 1954 list)   2584   -2 (4/10, 40%)   -2 (3.5/9, 39%) vs 2662-rated opposition   +0.6 
    LAT-ch, 1955  2581 (#68 on January 1955 list)   [2519]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2497-rated opposition   +0.4 
    URS-ch sf Vilnius, 1955  2588 (#70 on May 1955 list)   2579   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2520-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Riga, 1955  2575 (#72 on November 1955 list)   2656   +8 (12/16, 75%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2562-rated opposition   +1.8 
    Leningrad (URS Championship), 1956  2622 (#41 on January 1956 list)   2712   +4 (10.5/17, 62%)   +5 (10.5/16, 66%) vs 2618-rated opposition   +2.4 
    WchT U26 03th Upsala, 1956  2659 (#22 on April 1956 list)   [2660]   +6 (6/6, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2633-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Tbilisi, 1956  2685 (#17 on November 1956 list)   2601   +4 (11.5/19, 61%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2584-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Riga, 1957  2669 (#20 on January 1957 list)   [2527]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2510-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1957  2669 (#20 on January 1957 list)   2752   +7 (14/21, 67%)   +7 (14/21, 67%) vs 2640-rated opposition   +2.8 
    WchT U26 04th Reykjavik, 1957  2705 (#13 on July 1957 list)   2731   +7 (8.5/10, 85%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2572-rated opposition   +1.7 
    EU-chT (Men) Vienna, 1957  2728 (#7 on August 1957 list)   2568   +1 (3/5, 60%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2553-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Latvia (LAT Championship), 1958  2725 (#9 on January 1958 list)   2518   +6 (8.5/11, 77%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2486-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Riga (URS Championship), 1958  2725 (#9 on January 1958 list)   2784   +7 (12.5/18, 69%)   +7 (12.5/18, 69%) vs 2666-rated opposition   +2.2 
    WchT U26 fin-A 05th Varna, 1958  2747 (#5 on July 1958 list)   2688   +4 (5.5/7, 79%)   +4 (5.5/7, 79%) vs 2585-rated opposition   +0.7 
    WchT U26 prel-A 05th Varna, 1958  2747 (#5 on July 1958 list)   [2573]   +3 (3/3, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2504-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Portoroz (Interzonal), 1958  2760 (#4 on August 1958 list)   2744   +7 (13.5/20, 68%)   +7 (13.5/20, 68%) vs 2627-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Munich ol (Men) fin-A, 1958  2764 (#3 on September 1958 list)   2729   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +7 (8/9, 89%) vs 2546-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Munich ol (Men) prel, 1958  2764 (#3 on September 1958 list)   [2544]   +5 (5.5/6, 92%)   +2 (2.5/3, 83%) vs 2466-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Keres-Tal II (Tallinn, ), 1959  2773 (#1 on January 1959 list)   [2646]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2755-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1959  2773 (#1 on January 1959 list)   2764   +6 (12.5/19, 66%)   +6 (12.5/19, 66%) vs 2665-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Zurich, 1959  2777 (#1 on May 1959 list)   2758   +8 (11.5/15, 77%)   +8 (11.5/15, 77%) vs 2601-rated opposition   +0.9 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1959  2782 (#1 on August 1959 list)   2530   -3 (1.5/6, 25%)   -3 (1.5/6, 25%) vs 2671-rated opposition   -2.3 
    Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959  2766 (#1 on September 1959 list)   2869   +12 (20/28, 71%)   +12 (20/28, 71%) vs 2716-rated opposition   +4.4 
    Riga, 1959  2797 (#1 on December 1959 list)   2635   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +4 (8/12, 67%) vs 2540-rated opposition   -1.6 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1960  2787 (#1 on January 1960 list)   [2451]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2473-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Botvinnik-Tal I (World Championship, Moscow), 1960  2789 (#1 on March 1960 list)   2793   +4 (12.5/21, 60%)   +4 (12.5/21, 60%) vs 2736-rated opposition   +0.7 
    FRG-URS Hamburg, 1960  2793 (#1 on July 1960 list)   2748   +7 (7.5/8, 94%)   +7 (7.5/8, 94%) vs 2559-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Leipzig ol (Men) fin-A, 1960  2799 (#1 on October 1960 list)   2702   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2643-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Leipzig ol (Men) qual-B, 1960  2799 (#1 on October 1960 list)   [2536]   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2515-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Stockholm, 1960  2793 (#1 on December 1960 list)   2718   +8 (9.5/11, 86%)   +8 (9.5/11, 86%) vs 2524-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Botvinnik-Tal II (World Championship, Moscow), 1961  2796 (#1 on March 1961 list)   2650   -5 (8/21, 38%)   -5 (8/21, 38%) vs 2729-rated opposition   -4.2 
    EU-chT (Men) Oberhausen, 1961  2777 (#2 on June 1961 list)   2647   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2609-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Bled, 1961  2772 (#3 on September 1961 list)   2808   +10 (14.5/19, 76%)   +9 (13.5/18, 75%) vs 2655-rated opposition   +2.0 
    URS-chT club Riga, 1961  2783 (#2 on October 1961 list)   [2632]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2762-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Baku (URS Championship), 1961  2784 (#2 on November 1961 list)   2699   +4 (12/20, 60%)   +3 (10/17, 59%) vs 2647-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Curacao (Candidates), 1962  2769 (#4 on May 1962 list)   2618   -7 (7/21, 33%)   -7 (7/21, 33%) vs 2727-rated opposition   -4.5 
    NED-RUS m The Hague, 1962  2740 (#8 on July 1962 list)   [2506]   +1 (1.5/2, 75%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2473-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Varna ol (Men), 1962  2736 (#8 on September 1962 list)   2637   +7 (10/13, 77%)   +5 (8/11, 73%) vs 2511-rated opposition   -0.4 
    URS-chT Leningrad, 1962  2732 (#8 on October 1962 list)   2618   +1 (4/7, 57%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2657-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Yerevan (URS Championship), 1962  2730 (#9 on November 1962 list)   2726   +8 (13.5/19, 71%)   +7 (12/17, 71%) vs 2596-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Miskolc (Asztalos Memorial), 1963  2726 (#9 on July 1963 list)   2748   +10 (12.5/15, 83%)   +10 (12/14, 86%) vs 2537-rated opposition   +1.9 
    Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1963  2736 (#9 on August 1963 list)   2741   +11 (16/21, 76%)   +11 (15/19, 79%) vs 2547-rated opposition   +1.3 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1963  2736 (#9 on August 1963 list)   2601   +3 (5.5/8, 69%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2592-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1963  2736 (#9 on October 1963 list)   2714   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2596-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Hastings, 1963  2738 (#10 on December 1963 list)   2635   +5 (7/9, 78%)   +4 (5.5/7, 79%) vs 2518-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Reykjavik, 1964  2740 (#8 on January 1964 list)   2733   +12 (12.5/13, 96%)   +7 (7/7, 100%) vs 2527-rated opposition   +1.7 
    Amsterdam (Interzonal), 1964  2747 (#7 on May 1964 list)   2768   +11 (17/23, 74%)   +9 (15/21, 71%) vs 2623-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Kislovodsk, 1964  2751 (#4 on July 1964 list)   2697   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +5 (7.5/10, 75%) vs 2578-rated opposition   +0.5 
    URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1964  2754 (#3 on November 1964 list)   2752   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2704-rated opposition   +1.1 
    URS-chT sf Tallinn, 1964  2754 (#3 on November 1964 list)   [2673]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2743-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Kiev (URS Championship), 1964  2765 (#2 on December 1964 list)   2704   +6 (12.5/19, 66%)   +5 (11/17, 65%) vs 2611-rated opposition   -0.6 
    LAT-ch Riga, 1965  2763 (#2 on January 1965 list)   [2552]   +8 (10.5/13, 81%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2535-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Portisch-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Bled), 1965  2766 (#1 on June 1965 list)   2754   +3 (5.5/8, 69%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2707-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Larsen-Tal I (Candidates semifinal, Bled), 1965  2773 (#1 on July 1965 list)   2693   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2694-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Spassky-Tal Match (Candidates final, Tbilisi), 1965  2773 (#2 on November 1965 list)   2650   -3 (4/11, 36%)   -3 (4/11, 36%) vs 2753-rated opposition   -1.8 
    Sarajevo, 1966  2763 (#2 on March 1966 list)   2685   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +5 (8.5/12, 71%) vs 2573-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Kislovodsk, 1966  2761 (#1 on July 1966 list)   2590   = (5.5/11, 50%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2630-rated opposition   -2.0 
    Bronstein-Tal Match (Moscow), 1966  2747 (#5 on September 1966 list)   2643   = (2.5/5, 50%)   = (2.5/5, 50%) vs 2700-rated opposition   -0.3 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1966  2747 (#5 on September 1966 list)   2716   +2 (6/10, 60%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2731-rated opposition   +0.3 
    La Habana ol (Men) fin-A Havana, 1966  2747 (#7 on October 1966 list)   2727   +8 (9/10, 90%)   +6 (7/8, 88%) vs 2567-rated opposition   +1.3 
    La Habana ol (Men) prel Havana, 1966  2747 (#7 on October 1966 list)   [2491]   +3 (3/3, 100%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2380-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Palma de Mallorca, 1966  2758 (#2 on November 1966 list)   2727   +9 (12/15, 80%)   +8 (11/14, 79%) vs 2560-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Moscow, 1967  2761 (#3 on May 1967 list)   2731   +3 (10/17, 59%)   +3 (10/17, 59%) vs 2683-rated opposition   -0.1 
    JUG-URS Budva, 1967  2760 (#2 on June 1967 list)   2678   +2 (6.5/11, 59%)   +2 (6.5/11, 59%) vs 2645-rated opposition   -0.5 
    URS-chT, 1967  2757 (#2 on July 1967 list)   [2562]   +3 (5/7, 71%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2613-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Kharkov (URS Championship), 1967  2748 (#4 on December 1967 list)   2715   +7 (8/9, 89%)   +4 (4.5/5, 90%) vs 2608-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Kholmov-Tal Match (Riga), 1968  2757 (#3 on January 1968 list)   [2624]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2702-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Pravda readers-Tal Match (Moscow), 1968  2757 (#3 on January 1968 list)   -   = (0.5/1, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1968  2757 (#3 on January 1968 list)   2666   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (9/15, 60%) vs 2607-rated opposition   -1.2 
    Gligoric-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Belgrade), 1968  2749 (#4 on April 1968 list)   2703   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2678-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Korchnoi-Tal Match (Candidates semifinal, Moscow), 1968  2746 (#5 on June 1968 list)   2709   -1 (4.5/10, 45%)   -1 (4.5/10, 45%) vs 2775-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Gori (Karseladze Memorial), 1968  2735 (#8 on November 1968 list)   2674   +5 (7.5/10, 75%)   +3 (4/5, 80%) vs 2600-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Alma-Ata (URS Championship), 1968  2741 (#7 on December 1968 list)   2610   +2 (10.5/19, 55%)   = (8.5/17, 50%) vs 2605-rated opposition   -2.7 
    URS-chT Riga, 1968  2741 (#7 on December 1968 list)   2612   = (5.5/11, 50%)   -1 (4/9, 44%) vs 2664-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Larsen-Tal II (Candidates 3rd place, Eersel), 1969  2719 (#12 on March 1969 list)   2605   -3 (2.5/8, 31%)   -3 (2.5/8, 31%) vs 2734-rated opposition   -1.4 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1969  2701 (#14 on September 1969 list)   2637   -1 (10.5/22, 48%)   -1 (10/21, 48%) vs 2646-rated opposition   -1.9 
    Tbilisi (Goglidze Memorial), 1969  2686 (#18 on December 1969 list)   2717   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2599-rated opposition   +1.5 
    GEO-ch Georgia, 1970  2696 (#14 on January 1970 list)   [2592]   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   +2 (2/2, 100%) vs 2531-rated opposition   +0.6 
    URS Cup Dnepropetrovsk, 1970  2696 (#14 on January 1970 list)   2599   = (3.5/7, 50%)   = (3.5/7, 50%) vs 2625-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Belgrade URS-World, 1970  2692 (#16 on March 1970 list)   [2606]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2662-rated opposition   -0.1 
    EU-chT (Men) Kapfenberg, 1970  2688 (#17 on May 1970 list)   2614   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +4 (5/6, 83%) vs 2482-rated opposition   +0.5 
    Sochi, 1970  2680 (#20 on October 1970 list)   2710   +6 (9/12, 75%)   +6 (9/12, 75%) vs 2576-rated opposition   +1.5 
    Riga, 1971  2697 (#16 on January 1971 list)   [2522]   +1 (1/1, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2501-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Tallinn, 1971  2695 (#18 on February 1971 list)   2728   +8 (11.5/15, 77%)   +6 (9/12, 75%) vs 2597-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Parnu, 1971  2707 (#14 on June 1971 list)   2668   +6 (9.5/13, 73%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2601-rated opposition   +0.5 
    URS-chT Rostov on Don, 1971  2705 (#14 on August 1971 list)   [2612]   +2 (2.5/3, 83%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2731-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Leningrad (URS Championship), 1971  2711 (#14 on September 1971 list)   2727   +6 (13.5/21, 64%)   +6 (13.5/21, 64%) vs 2628-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1971  2724 (#12 on November 1971 list)   2714   +2 (9.5/17, 56%)   +2 (9.5/17, 56%) vs 2683-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Shmit-Tal Match (Riga), 1972  2725 (#10 on January 1972 list)   -   = (1/2, 50%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Viljandi, 1972  2725 (#10 on January 1972 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Vilnius, 1972  2725 (#10 on January 1972 list)   [2486]   -2 (0/2, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2614-rated opposition   -0.6 
    URS-chT Moscow, 1972  2724 (#11 on March 1972 list)   2679   +3 (5.5/8, 69%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2694-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Sukhumi, 1972  2724 (#11 on August 1972 list)   2710   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +5 (8.5/12, 71%) vs 2603-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Skopje ol (Men) fin-A, 1972  2730 (#10 on September 1972 list)   2740   +8 (10/12, 83%)   +8 (10/12, 83%) vs 2559-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Skopje ol (Men) prel, 1972  2730 (#10 on September 1972 list)   [2528]   +4 (4/4, 100%)   +1 (1/1, 100%) vs 2511-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Moscow GM-Young M, 1972  2746 (#4 on October 1972 list)   -   +1 (2/3, 67%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Baku (URS Championship), 1972  2750 (#3 on November 1972 list)   2762   +9 (15/21, 71%)   +9 (14.5/20, 73%) vs 2612-rated opposition   +1.3 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1973  2762 (#2 on January 1973 list)   2724   +6 (10.5/15, 70%)   +6 (10.5/15, 70%) vs 2607-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Tallinn, 1973  2766 (#2 on February 1973 list)   2792   +9 (12/15, 80%)   +9 (11.5/14, 82%) vs 2612-rated opposition   +2.0 
    Moscow-3teams, 1973  2777 (#2 on April 1973 list)   [2577]   -1 (1.5/4, 38%)   -1 (1.5/4, 38%) vs 2675-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Leningrad (Interzonal), 1973  2773 (#2 on June 1973 list)   2646   = (8.5/17, 50%)   = (8.5/17, 50%) vs 2646-rated opposition   -2.5 
    EU-chT (Men) Bath, 1973  2756 (#3 on July 1973 list)   2576   +2 (4/6, 67%)   +2 (4/6, 67%) vs 2517-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1973  2750 (#5 on September 1973 list)   2736   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2617-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1973  2755 (#3 on October 1973 list)   2635   -1 (8/17, 47%)   -2 (7/16, 44%) vs 2678-rated opposition   -2.4 
    Dubna, 1973  2744 (#5 on December 1973 list)   2693   +5 (6.5/8, 81%)   +5 (6.5/8, 81%) vs 2560-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Hastings, 1973  2744 (#5 on December 1973 list)   2658   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +4 (9/14, 64%) vs 2573-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Nice ol (Men) fin-A, 1974  2748 (#4 on June 1974 list)   2616   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +3 (5.5/8, 69%) vs 2535-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Nice ol (Men) prel, 1974  2748 (#4 on June 1974 list)   [2496]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +1 (1.5/2, 75%) vs 2459-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Lublin, 1974  2744 (#4 on July 1974 list)   2714   +10 (12.5/15, 83%)   +9 (11.5/14, 82%) vs 2520-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Halle (DSV-Turnier), 1974  2750 (#3 on September 1974 list)   2720   +8 (11.5/15, 77%)   +8 (11/14, 79%) vs 2551-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Novi Sad, 1974  2753 (#3 on October 1974 list)   [2554]   +5 (6/7, 86%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2541-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Belgrade-Moscow, 1974  2752 (#3 on November 1974 list)   2628   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2628-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Leningrad (URS Championship), 1974  2752 (#3 on November 1974 list)   2729   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +4 (9.5/15, 63%) vs 2658-rated opposition   +0.3 
    NED Radio game, 1975  2751 (#3 on January 1975 list)   [2546]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2624-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Las Palmas, 1975  2750 (#3 on April 1975 list)   2691   +6 (10/14, 71%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2584-rated opposition   =0.0 
    URS-chT Riga, 1975  2752 (#3 on July 1975 list)   2613   = (4/8, 50%)   -1 (3/7, 43%) vs 2682-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Milan, 1975  2746 (#3 on August 1975 list)   2667   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (5.5/11, 50%) vs 2689-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Moscow, 1975  2739 (#4 on October 1975 list)   2680   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2646-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Yerevan (URS Championship), 1975  2733 (#5 on November 1975 list)   2734   +4 (9.5/15, 63%)   +3 (8.5/14, 61%) vs 2685-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1976  2737 (#6 on January 1976 list)   2662   +2 (6.5/11, 59%)   +2 (6.5/11, 59%) vs 2626-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Andersson-Tal I (Playoff, Stockholm), 1976  2736 (#7 on February 1976 list)   2678   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2684-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Tbilisi, 1976  2738 (#6 on April 1976 list)   2685   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2702-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Biel (Interzonal), 1976  2734 (#7 on July 1976 list)   2722   +4 (15.5/27, 57%)   +4 (15.5/27, 57%) vs 2661-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1976  2733 (#5 on November 1976 list)   2696   +1 (9/17, 53%)   +1 (8.5/16, 53%) vs 2685-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Tallinn, 1977  2730 (#6 on February 1977 list)   2710   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2607-rated opposition   +0.6 
    EU-chT (Men) Moscow, 1977  2734 (#5 on April 1977 list)   2673   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (4.5/6, 75%) vs 2601-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Las Palmas, 1977  2737 (#5 on May 1977 list)   2621   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2577-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Leningrad, 1977  2730 (#5 on June 1977 list)   2766   +6 (11.5/17, 68%)   +6 (11.5/17, 68%) vs 2662-rated opposition   +1.6 
    Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1977  2737 (#5 on August 1977 list)   2770   +9 (11/13, 85%)   +8 (10/12, 83%) vs 2594-rated opposition   +2.0 
    Leningrad (URS Championship), 1977  2748 (#3 on November 1977 list)   2698   +1 (8/15, 53%)   +1 (8/15, 53%) vs 2688-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Bugojno, 1978  2747 (#4 on February 1978 list)   2716   +2 (8.5/15, 57%)   +2 (8.5/15, 57%) vs 2687-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1978  2739 (#6 on December 1978 list)   2759   +5 (11/17, 65%)   +5 (11/17, 65%) vs 2674-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Tallinn (Keres Memorial), 1979  2748 (#3 on February 1979 list)   2708   +7 (11.5/16, 72%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2584-rated opposition   +0.3 
    JUG-URS Teslic, 1979  2748 (#3 on March 1979 list)   [2573]   +1 (2.5/4, 63%)   +1 (2.5/4, 63%) vs 2563-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Montreal, 1979  2747 (#4 on April 1979 list)   2817   +6 (12/18, 67%)   +6 (12/18, 67%) vs 2723-rated opposition   +2.5 
    URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1979  2761 (#3 on July 1979 list)   2564   = (3.5/7, 50%)   = (3.5/7, 50%) vs 2581-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Riga (Interzonal), 1979  2754 (#3 on September 1979 list)   2814   +11 (14/17, 82%)   +11 (14/17, 82%) vs 2615-rated opposition   +2.7 
    Minsk (URS Championship), 1979  2772 (#3 on December 1979 list)   2628   -2 (7.5/17, 44%)   -2 (7.5/17, 44%) vs 2666-rated opposition   -3.1 
    EU-chT (Men) Skara, 1980  2755 (#3 on January 1980 list)   2572   -1 (2/5, 40%)   -1 (2/5, 40%) vs 2652-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Polugaevsky-Tal Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Alma Ata), 1980  2749 (#4 on March 1980 list)   2605   -3 (2.5/8, 31%)   -3 (2.5/8, 31%) vs 2734-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Bugojno, 1980  2738 (#6 on May 1980 list)   2647   -1 (5/11, 45%)   -1 (5/11, 45%) vs 2694-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Yerevan, 1980  2732 (#7 on June 1980 list)   2657   +3 (9/15, 60%)   +3 (9/15, 60%) vs 2596-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Tilburg, 1980  2727 (#8 on September 1980 list)   2687   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (5.5/11, 50%) vs 2712-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Malta ol (Men) La Valetta, 1980  2721 (#9 on November 1980 list)   2582   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3/5, 60%) vs 2572-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Porz, 1981  2714 (#10 on January 1981 list)   2669   +7 (9/11, 82%)   +5 (7/9, 78%) vs 2538-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Moscow, 1981  2713 (#10 on February 1981 list)   [2715]   +3 (4.5/6, 75%)   +3 (3.5/4, 88%) vs 2652-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Tallinn, 1981  2721 (#9 on March 1981 list)   2670   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +5 (9.5/14, 68%) vs 2564-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Malaga, 1981  2721 (#9 on April 1981 list)   2563   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2539-rated opposition   -1.2 
    URS Spartakiad Moscow, 1981  2713 (#11 on May 1981 list)   [2593]   = (0.5/1, 50%)   = (0.5/1, 50%) vs 2700-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Lvov, 1981  2712 (#11 on June 1981 list)   2695   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +4 (7.5/11, 68%) vs 2609-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Riga, 1981  2716 (#10 on August 1981 list)   2732   +7 (11/15, 73%)   +7 (11/15, 73%) vs 2594-rated opposition   +1.4 
    Yerevan, 1982  2724 (#7 on January 1982 list)   2701   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +6 (9.5/13, 73%) vs 2572-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1982  2724 (#7 on January 1982 list)   2656   +1 (7/13, 54%)   +1 (7/13, 54%) vs 2643-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Moscow, 1982  2715 (#10 on May 1982 list)   2696   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2590-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Moscow (Interzonal), 1982  2717 (#10 on September 1982 list)   2711   +3 (8/13, 62%)   +3 (8/13, 62%) vs 2658-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Luzern ol (Men), 1982  2722 (#8 on October 1982 list)   2677   +5 (6.5/8, 81%)   +5 (6.5/8, 81%) vs 2540-rated opposition   +0.8 
    Sochi, 1982  2723 (#11 on December 1982 list)   2719   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +5 (9/13, 69%) vs 2617-rated opposition   +0.9 
    Andersson-Tal II (Candidates reserve, Malmo), 1983  2729 (#7 on January 1983 list)   2677   = (3/6, 50%)   = (3/6, 50%) vs 2735-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Tallinn (Keres Memorial), 1983  2729 (#6 on February 1983 list)   2670   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +4 (9/14, 64%) vs 2587-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1983  2729 (#6 on April 1983 list)   2558   -2 (1.5/5, 30%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2681-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Jurmala, 1983  2723 (#10 on June 1983 list)   2582   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2581-rated opposition   -2.2 
    Spartakiade tt 8th Moscow, 1983  2712 (#14 on July 1983 list)   2665   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2667-rated opposition   +0.1 
    Niksic, 1983  2715 (#12 on August 1983 list)   2685   = (7/14, 50%)   = (7/14, 50%) vs 2699-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Albena, 1984  2716 (#12 on January 1984 list)   2588   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2536-rated opposition   -0.9 
    URS Cup, 1984  2716 (#12 on January 1984 list)   [2574]   = (2/4, 50%)   -1 (1/3, 33%) vs 2691-rated opposition   -0.6 
    Lvov, 1984  2714 (#12 on February 1984 list)   2637   +1 (7/13, 54%)   +1 (7/13, 54%) vs 2621-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Bugojno, 1984  2709 (#15 on May 1984 list)   2669   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2683-rated opposition   -0.4 
    URS-World London, 1984  2707 (#15 on June 1984 list)   [2642]   +1 (2/3, 67%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2666-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Sochi, 1984  2708 (#13 on October 1984 list)   2659   +2 (8/14, 57%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2622-rated opposition   -0.4 
    Titograd, 1984  2701 (#17 on December 1984 list)   2654   +2 (6.5/11, 59%)   +2 (6.5/11, 59%) vs 2616-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Tallinn, 1985  2698 (#21 on February 1985 list)   2628   +3 (8.5/14, 61%)   +2 (7.5/13, 58%) vs 2585-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Taxco (Interzonal), 1985  2692 (#24 on June 1985 list)   2706   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +5 (10/15, 67%) vs 2609-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Jurmala, 1985  2697 (#21 on August 1985 list)   2670   +5 (9/13, 69%)   +4 (8/12, 67%) vs 2582-rated opposition   +0.4 
    Naestved, 1985  2698 (#21 on September 1985 list)   2677   +1 (6/11, 55%)   +1 (6/11, 55%) vs 2672-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Montpellier (Candidates), 1985  2701 (#18 on October 1985 list)   2740   +2 (11.5/21, 55%)   +2 (11.5/21, 55%) vs 2710-rated opposition   +1.2 
    Yerevan, 1986  2708 (#13 on January 1986 list)   2632   +3 (5/7, 71%)   +3 (5/7, 71%) vs 2552-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Reykjavik (Open), 1986  2706 (#13 on February 1986 list)   2644   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2606-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Berlin op Berlin West, 1986  2713 (#12 on August 1986 list)   [2642]   +6 (6.5/7, 93%)   +3 (3.5/4, 88%) vs 2551-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Sochi, 1986  2720 (#12 on September 1986 list)   2678   +2 (8/14, 57%)   +2 (8/14, 57%) vs 2644-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Tbilisi, 1986  2720 (#12 on November 1986 list)   2707   +6 (10/14, 71%)   +6 (10/14, 71%) vs 2583-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Moscow TV, 1987  2726 (#9 on January 1987 list)   [2704]   = (2/4, 50%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2796-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Reykjavik, 1987  2726 (#8 on February 1987 list)   2735   +3 (7/11, 64%)   +3 (7/11, 64%) vs 2686-rated opposition   +1.0 
    Brussels, 1987  2734 (#7 on April 1987 list)   2695   +1 (6/11, 55%)   +1 (6/11, 55%) vs 2694-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Subotica (Interzonal), 1987  2735 (#7 on June 1987 list)   2711   +5 (10/15, 67%)   +4 (9/14, 64%) vs 2635-rated opposition   +0.3 
    Jurmala, 1987  2739 (#7 on September 1987 list)   2621   +2 (7.5/13, 58%)   +2 (7/12, 58%) vs 2577-rated opposition   -1.3 
    Rio Hondo, 1987  2739 (#7 on September 1987 list)   2668   +5 (8/11, 73%)   +4 (6.5/9, 72%) vs 2569-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Chicago op, 1988  2738 (#6 on January 1988 list)   -   +1 (1/1, 100%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    National op USA, 1988  2738 (#6 on January 1988 list)   -   +4 (4.5/5, 90%)   no games vs rated opposition   N/A 
    Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1988  2738 (#6 on January 1988 list)   2654   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2666-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Saint John (Open), 1988  2738 (#6 on January 1988 list)   2650   +3 (6/9, 67%)   +2 (4.5/7, 64%) vs 2614-rated opposition   =0.0 
    Brussels (World Cup), 1988  2728 (#9 on April 1988 list)   2680   -1 (8/17, 47%)   -1 (8/17, 47%) vs 2706-rated opposition   -0.9 
    Tbilisi, 1988  2716 (#13 on September 1988 list)   2580   = (5/10, 50%)   = (5/10, 50%) vs 2587-rated opposition   -1.5 
    Reykjavik (World Cup), 1988  2704 (#23 on October 1988 list)   2761   +3 (10/17, 59%)   +3 (10/17, 59%) vs 2717-rated opposition   +1.8 
    Tal-Timman Match (Hilversum), 1988  2717 (#12 on December 1988 list)   2714   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2740-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Aker Brygge, 1989  2719 (#11 on January 1989 list)   2688   +1 (3.5/6, 58%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2706-rated opposition   +0.4 
    German Cup Cologne, 1989  2719 (#11 on January 1989 list)   [2389]   -1 (0/1, 0%)   -1 (0/1, 0%) vs 2459-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Germany (Bundesliga), 1989  2719 (#11 on January 1989 list)   2611   +1 (5.5/10, 55%)   +1 (5.5/10, 55%) vs 2595-rated opposition   -1.0 
    Cannes, 1989  2717 (#10 on February 1989 list)   2473   -2 (1.5/5, 30%)   -2 (1.5/5, 30%) vs 2568-rated opposition   -1.9 
    Marseille, 1989  2697 (#26 on July 1989 list)   2581   +1 (5/9, 56%)   +1 (4.5/8, 56%) vs 2562-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Skelleftea (World Cup), 1989  2691 (#33 on August 1989 list)   2693   -1 (7/15, 47%)   -1 (7/15, 47%) vs 2727-rated opposition   +0.1 
    URS-chT Podolsk, 1990  2690 (#35 on January 1990 list)   2660   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   +2 (3.5/5, 70%) vs 2629-rated opposition   +0.6 
    Germany (Bundesliga), 1990  2690 (#35 on January 1990 list)   [2499]   +4 (5/6, 83%)   +1 (2/3, 67%) vs 2462-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Tel Aviv, 1990  2691 (#35 on February 1990 list)   2620   +4 (7.5/11, 68%)   +3 (6.5/10, 65%) vs 2545-rated opposition   -0.2 
    New York (Open), 1990  2690 (#35 on April 1990 list)   2653   +2 (5.5/9, 61%)   +2 (5.5/9, 61%) vs 2616-rated opposition   +0.2 
    Moscow (GMA Qualifier), 1990  2693 (#30 on May 1990 list)   2611   -1 (5/11, 45%)   -1 (5/11, 45%) vs 2650-rated opposition   -1.1 
    Manila (Interzonal), 1990  2683 (#35 on June 1990 list)   2625   = (6.5/13, 50%)   = (6.5/13, 50%) vs 2632-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Moscow op, 1990  2670 (#47 on September 1990 list)   2616   +4 (6.5/9, 72%)   +1 (3.5/6, 58%) vs 2612-rated opposition   +0.1 
    EUCup Porz-Bukarest Porz, 1991  2668 (#44 on January 1991 list)   [2505]   = (1/2, 50%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2544-rated opposition   -0.3 
    Moscow4, 1991  2668 (#44 on January 1991 list)   [2455]   +1 (4.5/8, 56%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2468-rated opposition   -0.5 
    Porz op 27th, 1991  2668 (#44 on January 1991 list)   [2495]   +5 (7/9, 78%)   = (2/4, 50%) vs 2509-rated opposition   -0.7 
    Germany (Bundesliga), 1991  2668 (#44 on January 1991 list)   [2470]   = (1.5/3, 50%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2481-rated opposition   -0.7 
    San Francisco, 1991  2664 (#49 on March 1991 list)   2590   +1 (6/11, 55%)   = (5/10, 50%) vs 2600-rated opposition   -0.8 
    Buenos Aires Najdorf, 1991  2658 (#56 on April 1991 list)   2661   +4 (8.5/13, 65%)   +4 (8.5/13, 65%) vs 2574-rated opposition   +0.7 
    Leningrad op, 1991  2657 (#60 on July 1991 list)   [2526]   +2 (3.5/5, 70%)   = (1/2, 50%) vs 2574-rated opposition   -0.2 
    Moscow (URS Championship), 1991  2643 (#78 on November 1991 list)   2532   -1 (5/11, 45%)   -2 (4/10, 40%) vs 2590-rated opposition   -1.6 
    Sevilla (Open), 1992  2624 (#121 on January 1992 list)   [2541]   +5 (7/9, 78%)   = (1.5/3, 50%) vs 2583-rated opposition   -0.1 
    Barcelona, 1992  2612 (#136 on April 1992 list)   2616   = (5.5/11, 50%)   = (5.5/11, 50%) vs 2628-rated opposition   +0.2