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Most Dominant Player between 1930 and 1940 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 6.9 years as #1 (between January 1930 and October 1938)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1930 and 1940 was Alexander Alekhine, with 83 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 6.9 years). Next on the list were Mikhail Botvinnik (1.7 years) and Max Euwe (1.2 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1930 and 1940 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 1930 and 1940 was Alexander Alekhine, with a rating of 2860 on the May 1931 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1930 and 1940 were achieved by José Capablanca (2804 on the January 1930 list) and Mikhail Botvinnik (2780 on the June 1939 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      2804      #2 on January 1930 rating list      41y2m   
 #3    Mikhail Botvinnik      2780      #1 on June 1939 rating list      27y10m   
 #4    Aron Nimzowitsch      2779      #3 on January 1930 rating list      43y2m   
 #5    Max Euwe      2769      #1 on January 1936 rating list      34y8m   
Strongest Tournament between 1930 and 1940 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Nottingham, 1936: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8)
The strongest tournament held between 1930 and 1940 was Nottingham 1936. This was a Class 20 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1936 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were AVRO 1938 (Class 20) and San Remo 1930 (Class 15).
     Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list
 #1    Nottingham, 1936      20      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8    #1 Max Euwe (2753), #2 Mikhail Botvinnik (2748), #3 Alexander Alekhine (2745), #4 Salo Flohr (2744), #5 José Capablanca (2742), #6 Samuel Reshevsky (2727), #7 Reuben Fine (2693), #8 Efim Bogoljubow (2682) from August 1936 rating list
 #2    AVRO, 1938      20      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8    #1 Mikhail Botvinnik (2763), #2 Alexander Alekhine (2754), #3 Samuel Reshevsky (2745), #4 Reuben Fine (2737), #5 José Capablanca (2732), #6 Salo Flohr (2727), #7 Paul Keres (2718), #8 Max Euwe (2716) from November 1938 rating list
 #3    San Remo, 1930      15      #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2821), #3 Aron Nimzowitsch (2779), #4 Efim Bogoljubow (2735), #5 Akiba Rubinstein (2735), #7 Rudolf Spielmann (2699), #8 Milan Vidmar Sr (2691), #9 Saviely Tartakower (2680) from January 1930 rating list
 #4    Bled, 1931      15      #1, #3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #10    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2850), #3 Aron Nimzowitsch (2762), #4 Isaac Kashdan (2731), #5 Efim Bogoljubow (2726), #8 Saviely Tartakower (2693), #9 Rudolf Spielmann (2661), #10 Milan Vidmar Sr (2654) from January 1931 rating list
 #5    Zuerich, 1934      12      #1, #3, #4, #5    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2787), #3 Salo Flohr (2721), #4 Max Euwe (2702), #5 Efim Bogoljubow (2698) from January 1934 rating list
 #6    Bern, 1932      11      #1, #4, #6, #7, #10    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2849), #4 Efim Bogoljubow (2729), #6 Max Euwe (2695), #7 Salo Flohr (2686), #10 Mir Sultan Khan (2666) from January 1932 rating list
 #7    London, 1932      10      #1, #3, #7, #9, #10    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2846), #3 Isaac Kashdan (2741), #7 Salo Flohr (2686), #9 Saviely Tartakower (2669), #10 Mir Sultan Khan (2667) from February 1932 rating list
 #8    Hastings, 1934      10      #2, #3, #6, #7    #2 Max Euwe (2744), #3 Salo Flohr (2737), #6 Andor Lilienthal (2710), #7 Mikhail Botvinnik (2679) from December 1934 rating list
 #9    Semmering/Baden, 1937      10      #3, #4, #6, #7, #8    #3 José Capablanca (2749), #4 Salo Flohr (2743), #6 Samuel Reshevsky (2732), #7 Reuben Fine (2716), #8 Paul Keres (2701) from September 1937 rating list
 #10    Moscow, 1936      9      #2, #5, #7, #9, #10    #2 Salo Flohr (2751), #5 Mikhail Botvinnik (2719), #7 José Capablanca (2689), #9 Emanuel Lasker (2677), #10 Andor Lilienthal (2669) from May 1936 rating list
NOTE: "Class" is a Chessmetrics formula used to rank the strength of a tournament, by using the participation of top-10 players from the rating list (rather than just using the average rating of all participants). For more details, go here.
Strongest Match between 1930 and 1940 See more details
   Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935: #1 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1930 and 1940 was Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Alexander Alekhine (2767) and #3 Max Euwe (2724) from the October 1935 rating list. Next on the list were Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937 (#1 vs #4) and Alekhine-Bogoljubow II (World Championship, Germany), 1934 (#1 vs #5).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1930 and 1940 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 2865 in San Remo, 1930
The best individual event performance between 1930 and 1940 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 (2844 performance) in Alekhine-Euwe III (World Championship, NED), 1937.