Summary: 1960 - 1970

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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 See more details    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). 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 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100    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.       Player Name       Chessmetrics Performance Rating    Event  #1     Mikhail Botvinnik       2862 performance: 13/21 (62%) vs 2796    Botvinnik-Tal II (World Championship, Moscow), 1961  #2     Bobby Fischer       2830 performance: 10/10 (100%) vs 2588    New York (USA Championship), 1963  #3     Tigran Petrosian       2829 performance: 17.5/27 (65%) vs 2723    Curacao (Candidates), 1962  #4     Paul Keres       2825 performance: 21.5/35 (61%) vs 2732    Curacao (Candidates), 1962  #5     Tigran Petrosian       2824 performance: 8.5/10 (85%) vs 2672    Moscow (Training), 1966 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.