Summary: 1929 - 1932 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1929 and 1932 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 2.7 years as #1 (between May 1929 and December 1931)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1929 and 1932 was Alexander Alekhine, with 32 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 2.7 years). Next on the list was José Capablanca (0.3 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1929 and 1932.
Highest-Rated Player between 1929 and 1932 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Alexander Alekhine: 2860 (May 1931)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1929 and 1932 was Alexander Alekhine, with a rating of 2860 on the May 1931 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1929 and 1932 were achieved by José Capablanca (2808 on the December 1929 list) and Aron Nimzowitsch (2780 on the September 1929 list).
     Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)   
 #1    Alexander Alekhine      2860      #1 on May 1931 rating list      38y7m   
 #2    José Capablanca      2808      #2 on December 1929 rating list      41y1m   
 #3    Aron Nimzowitsch      2780      #3 on September 1929 rating list      42y10m   
 #4    Efim Bogoljubow      2759      #4 on June 1929 rating list      40y2m   
 #5    Max Euwe      2742      #5 on June 1929 rating list      28y1m   
 #6    Isaac Kashdan      2740      #4 on May 1931 rating list      25y6m   
 #7    Akiba Rubinstein      2735      #5 on January 1930 rating list      47y3m   
 #8    Milan Vidmar Sr      2714      #6 on February 1929 rating list      43y8m   
 #9    Rudolf Spielmann      2699      #7 on January 1930 rating list      46y8m   
 #10    Saviely Tartakower      2695      #8 on November 1930 rating list      43y9m   
Strongest Tournament between 1929 and 1932 See more details
   Karlsbad, 1929: Class 18 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1929 and 1932 was Karlsbad 1929. This was a Class 18 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the July 1929 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were San Remo 1930 (Class 15) and Bled 1931 (Class 15).
Strongest Match between 1929 and 1932 See more details
   Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929: #1 vs #4
The strongest match held between 1929 and 1932 was Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929. This was a matchup of #1 vs #4, including #1 Alexander Alekhine (2796) and #4 Efim Bogoljubow (2738) from the September 1929 rating list. Next on the list were Capablanca-Euwe Match (Amsterdam), 1931 (#2 vs #6) and Sultan Khan-Tartakower Match (Semmering), 1931 (#8 vs #15).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1929 and 1932 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Alexander Alekhine: 2865 in San Remo, 1930
The best individual event performance between 1929 and 1932 was achieved by Alexander Alekhine with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2865 in San Remo, 1930. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2859 performance) in Bled, 1931, and by Alexander Alekhine (2819 performance) in Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929.
      Player Name       Chessmetrics Performance Rating    Event
 #1    Alexander Alekhine      2865 performance: 13/14 (93%) vs 2626   San Remo, 1930
 #2    Alexander Alekhine      2859 performance: 19.5/24 (81%) vs 2644   Bled, 1931
 #3    Alexander Alekhine      2819 performance: 15.5/25 (62%) vs 2738   Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929
 #4    Rudolf Spielmann      2791 performance: 14.5/20 (73%) vs 2645   Karlsbad, 1929
 #5    Aron Nimzowitsch      2787 performance: 14.5/20 (73%) vs 2640   Karlsbad, 1929
 #6    José Capablanca      2770 performance: 14/20 (70%) vs 2638   Karlsbad, 1929
 #7    Salo Flohr      2760 performance: 7/8 (88%) vs 2609   Hastings, 1931
 #8    José Capablanca      2746 performance: 10.5/13 (81%) vs 2574   Budapest, 1929
 #9    Aron Nimzowitsch      2737 performance: 8.5/10 (85%) vs 2567   Frankfurt, 1930
 #10    José Capablanca      2732 performance: 6/10 (60%) vs 2712   Capablanca-Euwe Match (Amsterdam), 1931
NOTE: "Chessmetrics Performance Rating" is a Chessmetrics formula used to estimate the performance level of a player, based solely on the evidence of their results in one event. It only considers games against rated opposition, so the above summary excludes any games against unrated opponents.