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Most Dominant Player between 1939 and 1944 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 3.3 years as #1 (between January 1939 and October 1942)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1939 and 1944 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 40 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.3 years). Next on the list were Alexander Alekhine (0.8 years) and Reuben Fine (0.5 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1939 and 1944 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Alexander Alekhine: 2804 (December 1943)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1939 and 1944 was Alexander Alekhine, with a rating of 2804 on the December 1943 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1939 and 1944 were achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik (2789 on the April 1941 list) and Paul Keres (2772 on the August 1943 list).
     Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)   
 #1    Alexander Alekhine      2804      #1 on December 1943 rating list      51y2m   
 #2    Mikhail Botvinnik      2789      #1 on April 1941 rating list      29y8m   
 #3    Paul Keres      2772      #3 on August 1943 rating list      27y7m   
 #4    Samuel Reshevsky      2769      #1 on January 1943 rating list      31y2m   
 #5    Reuben Fine      2762      #2 on July 1941 rating list      26y9m   
Strongest Tournament between 1939 and 1944 See more details
   Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941: Class 9 (#2, #4, #8, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1939 and 1944 was Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship) 1941. This was a Class 9 tournament, including four of the top ten players in the world (from the March 1941 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Salzburg 1943 (Class 8) and New York (USA Championship) 1940 (Class 7).
Strongest Match between 1939 and 1944 See more details
   Euwe-Keres Match (NED), 1939: #5 vs #7
The strongest match held between 1939 and 1944 was Euwe-Keres Match (NED), 1939. This was a matchup of #5 vs #7, including #5 Paul Keres (2732) and #7 Max Euwe (2718) from the January 1939 rating list. Next on the list were Bogoljubow-Eliskases Match (GER, Germany), 1939 (#9 vs #11) and Bogoljubow-Euwe III (Karlsbad), 1941 (#6 vs #16).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1939 and 1944 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2804 in Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941
The best individual event performance between 1939 and 1944 was achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2804 in Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2773 performance) in Salzburg, 1942, and by Max Euwe (2772 performance) in Euwe-Kramer II (NED), 1941.