Summary: 1976 - 1977 How to use this page
Duration: covering
Most Dominant Player between 1976 and 1977 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1976 and December 1976)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1976 and 1977 was Anatoly Karpov, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.
Highest-Rated Player between 1976 and 1977 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 2808 (May 1976)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1976 and 1977 was Anatoly Karpov, with a rating of 2808 on the May 1976 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1976 and 1977 were achieved by Viktor Korchnoi (2763 on the July 1976 list) and Lev Polugaevsky (2748 on the December 1976 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1976 and 1977 See more details
   Moscow (URS Championship), 1976: Class 13 (#1, #3, #4, #5, #7)
The strongest tournament held between 1976 and 1977 was Moscow (URS Championship) 1976. This was a Class 13 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the November 1976 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Skopje 1976 (Class 6) and Tbilisi 1976 (Class 6).
Strongest Match between 1976 and 1977 See more details
   Andersson-Tal I (Playoff, Stockholm), 1976: #7 vs #24
The strongest match held between 1976 and 1977 was Andersson-Tal I (Playoff, Stockholm), 1976. This was a matchup of #7 vs #24, including #7 Mikhail Tal (2736) and #24 Ulf Andersson (2684) from the February 1976 rating list. The only other match held between 1976 and 1977 with rated players was Korchnoi-Timman I (Leeuwarden), 1976 (#2 vs #40).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1976 and 1977 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 2785 in Moscow (URS Championship), 1976
The best individual event performance between 1976 and 1977 was achieved by Anatoly Karpov with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2785 in Moscow (URS Championship), 1976. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Yury Balashov (2773 performance) in Moscow (URS Championship), 1976, and by Eugenio Torre (2768 performance) in Manila, 1976.