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1955 - 1965
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Most Dominant Player between 1955 and 1965
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Vassily Smyslov:
3.6 years as #1 (between January 1955 and September 1958)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1955 and 1965 was
Vassily Smyslov
, with 43 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.6 years). Next on the list were
Tigran Petrosian
(2.8 years) and
Mikhail Tal
(2.6 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1955 and 1965
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Vassily Smyslov:
2800 (September 1956)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1955 and 1965 was
Vassily Smyslov
, with a rating of 2800 on the
September 1956 list
. The next-highest peak ratings between 1955 and 1965 were achieved by
Mikhail Tal
(2799 on the
September 1960 list
) and
Tigran Petrosian
(2796 on the
July 1962 list
).
Strongest Tournament between 1955 and 1965
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Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1956:
Class 15 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1955 and 1965 was
Moscow (Alekhine Memorial) 1956
. This was a Class 15 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the
January 1956 rating list
). The next-strongest tournaments were
Amsterdam (Candidates) 1956
(Class 15) and
Moscow (URS Championship) 1955
(Class 15).
Strongest Match between 1955 and 1965
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Botvinnik-Smyslov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1957:
#1 vs #4
The strongest match held between 1955 and 1965 was
Botvinnik-Smyslov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1957
. This was a matchup of #1 vs #4, including #1 Vassily Smyslov (2782) and #4 Mikhail Botvinnik (2762) from the
March 1957 rating list
. Next on the list were
Botvinnik-Smyslov III (World Championship, Moscow), 1958
(#1 vs #5) and
Botvinnik-Tal I (World Championship, Moscow), 1960
(#1 vs #6).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1955 and 1965
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Mikhail Tal:
2869 in Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959
The best individual event performance between 1955 and 1965 was achieved by
Mikhail Tal
with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2869 in
Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959
. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by
Mikhail Botvinnik
(2862 performance) in
Botvinnik-Tal II (World Championship, Moscow), 1961
, and by
Paul Keres
(2836 performance) in
Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade (Candidates), 1959
.