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Most Dominant Player between 1960 and 1970 See more details    Bobby Fischer: 4.5 years as #1 (between February 1964 and December 1969) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1960 and 1970 was Bobby Fischer, with 54 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 4.5 years). Next on the list were Tigran Petrosian (2.8 years) and Mikhail Tal (1.9 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1960 and 1970 See more details    Bobby Fischer: 2809 (November 1967) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1960 and 1970 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2809 on the November 1967 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1960 and 1970 were achieved by Mikhail Tal (2799 on the September 1960 list) and Tigran Petrosian (2796 on the July 1962 list). Strongest Tournament between 1960 and 1970 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    Curacao (Candidates), 1962: Class 14 (#1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8) The strongest tournament held between 1960 and 1970 was Curacao (Candidates) 1962. This was a Class 14 tournament, including six of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1962 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Moscow 1967 (Class 14) and Moscow (URS Championship) 1961 (Class 12).      Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list  #1     Curacao (Candidates), 1962       14       #1, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8    #1 Tigran Petrosian (2782), #3 Viktor Korchnoi (2769), #4 Mikhail Tal (2769), #5 Bobby Fischer (2761), #7 Paul Keres (2743), #8 Efim Geller (2741) from May 1962 rating list  #2     Moscow, 1967       14       #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #9    #2 Tigran Petrosian (2764), #3 Mikhail Tal (2761), #4 Boris Spassky (2753), #6 Efim Geller (2746), #7 Leonid Stein (2744), #9 Vassily Smyslov (2737) from May 1967 rating list  #3     Moscow (URS Championship), 1961       12       #2, #3, #5, #6, #7    #2 Tigran Petrosian (2782), #3 Vassily Smyslov (2760), #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2754), #6 Boris Spassky (2747), #7 Efim Geller (2745) from January 1961 rating list  #4     Sousse (Interzonal), 1967       11       #1, #2, #6, #9    #1 Bobby Fischer (2797), #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2760), #6 Leonid Stein (2749), #9 Efim Geller (2731) from October 1967 rating list  #5     Stockholm (Interzonal), 1962       11       #1, #2, #7, #8, #10    #1 Tigran Petrosian (2788), #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2777), #7 Bobby Fischer (2738), #8 Efim Geller (2738), #10 Svetozar Gligoric (2715) from January 1962 rating list  #6     Bled, 1961       11       #1, #3, #6, #8, #9    #1 Tigran Petrosian (2789), #3 Mikhail Tal (2772), #6 Paul Keres (2761), #8 Efim Geller (2741), #9 Bobby Fischer (2730) from September 1961 rating list  #7     Palma de Mallorca, 1969       11       #2, #3, #4, #9    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2780), #3 Boris Spassky (2771), #4 Tigran Petrosian (2748), #9 Bent Larsen (2732) from January 1969 rating list  #8     Leningrad (URS Championship), 1960       11       #3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #10    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2760), #4 Boris Spassky (2757), #5 Vassily Smyslov (2757), #8 Efim Geller (2723), #9 Viktor Korchnoi (2721), #10 Mark Taimanov (2719) from January 1960 rating list  #9     Palma de Mallorca, 1968       10       #2, #3, #4    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2772), #3 Boris Spassky (2761), #4 Tigran Petrosian (2747) from November 1968 rating list  #10     Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1966       10       #3, #4, #6, #8, #9    #3 Viktor Korchnoi (2755), #4 Leonid Stein (2753), #6 Lev Polugaevsky (2743), #8 Efim Geller (2734), #9 Vassily Smyslov (2732) from January 1966 rating list  #11     Baku (URS Championship), 1961       9       #2, #5, #6, #7    #2 Mikhail Tal (2784), #5 Paul Keres (2765), #6 Vassily Smyslov (2756), #7 Boris Spassky (2744) from November 1961 rating list  #12     Kislovodsk, 1966       8       #1, #4, #9    #1 Mikhail Tal (2761), #4 Leonid Stein (2754), #9 Efim Geller (2733) from July 1966 rating list  #13     Tallinn (URS Championship), 1965       8       #1, #6, #9, #10    #1 Viktor Korchnoi (2776), #6 Leonid Stein (2741), #9 Lev Polugaevsky (2731), #10 Paul Keres (2730) from November 1965 rating list  #14     Zurich, 1961       8       #2, #4, #10    #2 Tigran Petrosian (2782), #4 Paul Keres (2758), #10 Svetozar Gligoric (2722) from January 1961 rating list  #15     Monte Carlo, 1967       7       #1, #5, #9    #1 Bobby Fischer (2803), #5 Efim Geller (2751), #9 Vassily Smyslov (2731) from March 1967 rating list  #16     Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1968       7       #2, #3    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2759), #3 Mikhail Tal (2757) from January 1968 rating list  #17     Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1966       7       #2, #5, #8    #2 Boris Spassky (2761), #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2751), #8 Lev Polugaevsky (2734) from June 1966 rating list  #18     Yerevan (URS Championship), 1962       7       #2, #6, #9    #2 Boris Spassky (2773), #6 Viktor Korchnoi (2756), #9 Mikhail Tal (2730) from November 1962 rating list  #19     Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1963       7       #3, #4, #9    #3 Efim Geller (2765), #4 Viktor Korchnoi (2759), #9 Mikhail Tal (2736) from August 1963 rating list  #20     Santa Monica (Piatigorsky Cup), 1966       7       #3, #5, #6    #3 Boris Spassky (2757), #5 Bobby Fischer (2752), #6 Tigran Petrosian (2748) from July 1966 rating list  #21     Moscow (Zonal), 1964       7       #4, #5, #6    #4 Efim Geller (2758), #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2749), #6 Boris Spassky (2749) from January 1964 rating list  #22     Leningrad (URS Championship), 1963       7       #4, #5, #7, #9    #4 Viktor Korchnoi (2761), #5 Efim Geller (2760), #7 Boris Spassky (2746), #9 Lev Polugaevsky (2741) from November 1963 rating list  #23     Moscow (URS Championship), 1969       7       #4, #6, #7, #8    #4 Vassily Smyslov (2753), #6 Tigran Petrosian (2747), #7 Leonid Stein (2742), #8 Lev Polugaevsky (2742) from September 1969 rating list  #24     Skopje, 1967       6       #1, #5    #1 Bobby Fischer (2805), #5 Efim Geller (2750) from January 1967 rating list  #25     Los Angeles (Piatigorsky Cup), 1963       6       #1, #6    #1 Tigran Petrosian (2792), #6 Paul Keres (2755) from January 1963 rating list  #26     Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1965       6       #1, #7, #10    #1 Bobby Fischer (2774), #7 Vassily Smyslov (2744), #10 Efim Geller (2730) from January 1965 rating list  #27     Kiev (URS Championship), 1964       6       #2, #8, #9    #2 Mikhail Tal (2765), #8 Viktor Korchnoi (2731), #9 Leonid Stein (2730) from December 1964 rating list  #28     Yerevan, 1965       6       #3, #6, #9    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2762), #6 Viktor Korchnoi (2749), #9 Leonid Stein (2732) from January 1965 rating list  #29     URS-JUG, 1965       6       #4, #6, #9    #4 Boris Spassky (2750), #6 Viktor Korchnoi (2749), #9 Leonid Stein (2732) from January 1965 rating list  #30     Buenos Aires, 1964       5       #1, #7    #1 Tigran Petrosian (2788), #7 Paul Keres (2748) from January 1964 rating list  #31     San Juan, 1969       5       #3, #5    #3 Boris Spassky (2770), #5 Bent Larsen (2750) from October 1969 rating list  #32     Leningrad, 1964       5       #4, #5    #4 Efim Geller (2758), #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2749), #6 Boris Spassky (2749), #10 Lev Polugaevsky (2738) from January 1964 rating list  #33     Stockholm, 1960       4       #1    #1 Mikhail Tal (2793) from December 1960 rating list  #34     New York (USA Championship), 1965       4       #1    #1 Bobby Fischer (2774) from January 1965 rating list  #35     Netanya, 1968       4       #1    #1 Bobby Fischer (2796) from June 1968 rating list  #36     Vinkovci, 1968       4       #1    #1 Bobby Fischer (2790) from September 1968 rating list  #37     Parnu, 1960       4       #2    #2 Paul Keres (2770) from January 1960 rating list  #38     Amsterdam, 1963       4       #2    #2 Mikhail Botvinnik (2766) from December 1963 rating list  #39     Gyula (Asztalos Memorial), 1965       4       #2    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2757) from August 1965 rating list  #40     Hastings, 1965       4       #2    #2 Boris Spassky (2765) from December 1965 rating list  #41     Sarajevo, 1966       4       #2    #2 Mikhail Tal (2763) from March 1966 rating list  #42     Palma de Mallorca, 1966       4       #2    #2 Mikhail Tal (2758) from November 1966 rating list  #43     Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1969       4       #2    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2780) from January 1969 rating list  #44     Leningrad, 1969       4       #2    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2780) from January 1969 rating list  #45     Luhacovice, 1969       4       #2    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2780) from January 1969 rating list  #46     Sarajevo, 1969       4       #2    #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2780) from January 1969 rating list  #47     Moscow (Training), 1966       4       #3, #7    #3 Viktor Korchnoi (2755), #7 Tigran Petrosian (2735) from January 1966 rating list  #48     Copenhagen (Nimzowitsch Memori, 1960       4       #3, #8    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2760), #8 Efim Geller (2723) from January 1960 rating list  #49     Hastings, 1969       4       #4, #10    #4 Vassily Smyslov (2753), #10 Lajos Portisch (2729) from December 1969 rating list  #50     Mar del Plata, 1966       4       #4, #9    #4 Leonid Stein (2754), #9 Vassily Smyslov (2731) from March 1966 rating list  #51     Belgrade, 1964       4       #5, #6    #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2749), #6 Boris Spassky (2749) from January 1964 rating list  #52     Belgrade, 1969       4       #5, #8, #10    #5 Lev Polugaevsky (2746), #8 Mikhail Botvinnik (2734), #10 Efim Geller (2722) from January 1969 rating list  #53     Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1962       4       #5, #9, #10    #5 Boris Spassky (2759), #9 Vassily Smyslov (2737), #10 Svetozar Gligoric (2715) from January 1962 rating list  #54     Amsterdam (Interzonal), 1964       4       #6, #7, #10    #6 Boris Spassky (2748), #7 Mikhail Tal (2747), #10 Vassily Smyslov (2735) from May 1964 rating list  #55     Buenos Aires, 1960       4       #6, #8, #10    #6 Viktor Korchnoi (2734), #8 Svetozar Gligoric (2729), #10 Bobby Fischer (2720) from June 1960 rating list  #56     Monte Carlo, 1968       4       #6, #8, #9    #6 Vassily Smyslov (2741), #8 Bent Larsen (2737), #9 Mikhail Botvinnik (2737) from April 1968 rating list  #57     Moscow (Alekhine Memorial), 1963       4       #6, #9, #10    #6 Paul Keres (2759), #9 Mikhail Tal (2736), #10 Vassily Smyslov (2729) from October 1963 rating list  #58     Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1960       3       #3    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2760) from January 1960 rating list  #59     Dortmund, 1961       3       #3    #3 Vassily Smyslov (2760) from January 1961 rating list  #60     Moscow, 1961       3       #3    #3 Vassily Smyslov (2760) from January 1961 rating list  #61     Stockholm, 1962       3       #3    #3 Mikhail Botvinnik (2774) from January 1962 rating list  #62     New York (USA Championship), 1963       3       #3    #3 Bobby Fischer (2759) from December 1963 rating list  #63     Moscow (Trades Union Champions, 1964       3       #3    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2764) from December 1964 rating list  #64     Zagreb, 1965       3       #3    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2754) from April 1965 rating list  #65     Bucharest, 1966       3       #3    #3 Viktor Korchnoi (2755) from January 1966 rating list  #66     Venice, 1967       3       #3    #3 Tigran Petrosian (2763) from January 1967 rating list  #67     Hastings, 1961       3       #4    #4 Mikhail Botvinnik (2768) from December 1961 rating list  #68     Kislovodsk, 1964       3       #4    #4 Mikhail Tal (2751) from July 1964 rating list  #69     Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1965       3       #4    #4 Boris Spassky (2750) from January 1965 rating list  #70     Winnipeg, 1967       3       #4    #4 Boris Spassky (2753) from January 1967 rating list  #71     Sochi, 1967       3       #4    #4 Boris Spassky (2753) from January 1967 rating list  #72     Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1967       3       #4    #4 Boris Spassky (2753) from January 1967 rating list  #73     Kharkov (URS Championship), 1967       3       #4    #4 Mikhail Tal (2748) from December 1967 rating list  #74     Moscow, 1960       3       #5, #9    #5 Vassily Smyslov (2757), #9 Viktor Korchnoi (2721) from January 1960 rating list  #75     Alma-Ata (URS Championship), 1968       3       #6, #7    #6 Lev Polugaevsky (2741), #7 Mikhail Tal (2741) from December 1968 rating list  #76     Buesum, 1969       3       #6, #7    #6 Bent Larsen (2745), #7 Lev Polugaevsky (2744) from May 1969 rating list  #77     Santa Fe, 1960       3       #7, #9, #10    #7 Svetozar Gligoric (2732), #9 Viktor Korchnoi (2721), #10 Mark Taimanov (2719) from January 1960 rating list  #78     Mar del Plata, 1960       2       #5    #5 Boris Spassky (2755) from March 1960 rating list  #79     Budapest (Maroczy Memorial), 1961       2       #5    #5 Viktor Korchnoi (2754) from January 1961 rating list  #80     Noordwijk, 1965       2       #5    #5 Mikhail Botvinnik (2749) from January 1965 rating list  #81     New York (USA Championship), 1966       2       #5    #5 Bobby Fischer (2744) from January 1966 rating list  #82     Prague, 1966       2       #5    #5 Efim Geller (2746) from August 1966 rating list  #83     Bamberg, 1968       2       #5    #5 Tigran Petrosian (2747) from April 1968 rating list  #84     Hastings, 1968       2       #5    #5 Vassily Smyslov (2743) from December 1968 rating list  #85     Ludwigsburg, 1969       2       #5    #5 Lev Polugaevsky (2746) from January 1969 rating list  #86     New York (USA Championship), 1962       2       #6    #6 Bobby Fischer (2757) from December 1962 rating list  #87     Sochi (Chigorin Memorial), 1964       2       #6    #6 Boris Spassky (2749) from January 1964 rating list  #88     Beverwijk (Hoogovens), 1966       2       #6    #6 Lev Polugaevsky (2743) from January 1966 rating list  #89     Le Havre, 1966       2       #6    #6 Lev Polugaevsky (2744) from April 1966 rating list  #90     Leningrad, 1967       2       #6    #6 Viktor Korchnoi (2749) from January 1967 rating list  #91     Skopje, 1969       2       #6    #6 Vassily Smyslov (2744) from January 1969 rating list  #92     Monte Carlo, 1969       2       #6    #6 Vassily Smyslov (2744) from January 1969 rating list  #93     Santiago, 1965       2       #7, #10    #7 Vassily Smyslov (2744), #10 Efim Geller (2730) from January 1965 rating list  #94     Havana (Capablanca Memorial), 1967       2       #8, #10    #8 Lev Polugaevsky (2736), #10 Vassily Smyslov (2731) from January 1967 rating list  #95     Gori (Karseladze Memorial), 1968       2       #8, #10    #8 Mikhail Tal (2735), #10 Efim Geller (2723) from November 1968 rating list  #96     Wijk aan Zee (Hoogovens), 1969       2       #8, #10    #8 Mikhail Botvinnik (2734), #10 Efim Geller (2722) from January 1969 rating list  #97     Sochi, 1963       2       #9, #10    #9 Vassily Smyslov (2728), #10 Lev Polugaevsky (2727) from January 1963 rating list  #98     Palma de Mallorca, 1967       2       #9, #10    #9 Mikhail Botvinnik (2735), #10 Vassily Smyslov (2731) from January 1967 rating list  #99     Leningrad, 1960       1       #10    #10 Mark Taimanov (2719) from January 1960 rating list  #100     Hastings, 1960       1       #10    #10 Svetozar Gligoric (2720) from December 1960 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 1960 and 1970 See more details    Korchnoi-Spassky I (Candidates final, Kiev), 1968: #2 vs #3 The strongest match held between 1960 and 1970 was Korchnoi-Spassky I (Candidates final, Kiev), 1968. This was a matchup of #2 vs #3, including #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2781) and #3 Boris Spassky (2753) from the September 1968 rating list. Next on the list were Spassky-Tal Match (Candidates final, Tbilisi), 1965 (#2 vs #3) and Petrosian-Spassky II (World Championship, Moscow), 1969 (#3 vs #4). Best Individual Event Performance between 1960 and 1970 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2862 in Botvinnik-Tal II (World Championship, Moscow), 1961 The best individual event performance between 1960 and 1970 was achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2862 in Botvinnik-Tal II (World Championship, Moscow), 1961. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2830 performance) in New York (USA Championship), 1963, and by Tigran Petrosian (2829 performance) in Curacao (Candidates), 1962.