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Most Dominant Player between 1966 and 1967 See more details
   Boris Spassky: 0.5 years as #1 (between January 1966 and August 1966)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1966 and 1967 was Boris Spassky, with 6 different months as the top-ranked player. Next on the list were Bobby Fischer (4 months) and Mikhail Tal (2 months).

Highest-Rated Player between 1966 and 1967 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2804 (December 1966)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1966 and 1967 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2804 on the December 1966 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1966 and 1967 were achieved by Boris Spassky (2769 on the February 1966 list) and Mikhail Tal (2765 on the December 1966 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1966 and 1967 See more details
   Tbilisi (URS Championship), 1966: Class 10 (#3, #4, #6, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1966 and 1967 was Tbilisi (URS Championship) 1966. This was a Class 10 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the January 1966 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Kislovodsk 1966 (Class 8) and Sochi (Chigorin Memorial) 1966 (Class 7).

Strongest Match between 1966 and 1967 See more details
   Petrosian-Spassky I (World Championship, Moscow), 1966: #1 vs #8
The strongest match held between 1966 and 1967 was Petrosian-Spassky I (World Championship, Moscow), 1966. This was a matchup of #1 vs #8, including #1 Boris Spassky (2767) and #8 Tigran Petrosian (2736) from the April 1966 rating list. Next on the list were Bronstein-Tal Match (Moscow), 1966 (#5 vs #16) and Palermo-Panno Match (Buenos Aires), 1966 (#43 vs #311).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1966 and 1967 See more details
   Tigran Petrosian: 2824 in Moscow (Training), 1966
The best individual event performance between 1966 and 1967 was achieved by Tigran Petrosian with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2824 in Moscow (Training), 1966. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2794 performance) in La Habana ol (Men) fin-A Havana, 1966, and by Tigran Petrosian (2778 performance) in Petrosian-Spassky I (World Championship, Moscow), 1966.