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PLAYER YEAR AGE NUMBER OF MOVES ANALYZED DECISIVE GAMES (MINIMUM = 10) PERCENT OF POINTS SCORED BLUNDERS PER 1000 MOVES PERCENT BETTER THAN NORMAL SCORE PER MOVE
MORPHY 1857 20 291 15 86.11 17.02 8.41
MORPHY 1858 21 617 28 71.21 5.93 1.52
STEINITZ 1860 24 153 13 84.62 65.36 -45.09
STEINITZ 1862 26 213 13 60.71 75.76 -68.87
STEINITZ 1863 27 131 11 75.00 16.95 -32.89
STEINITZ 1866 30 474 26 56.45 27.78 -11.62
STEINITZ 1867 31 552 29 77.94 24.83 -11.48
STEINITZ 1870 34 330 14 65.79 37.21 -41.47
STEINITZ 1873 37 448 22 83.33 20.25 15.29
STEINITZ 1882 46 902 36 70.83 26.28 -23.99
STEINITZ 1883 47 781 31 68.75 18.36 11.47
STEINITZ 1886 50 408 15 62.50 15.58 -11.29
STEINITZ 1889 53 290 16 61.77 17.92 -39.15
LASKER 1890 21 359 12 75.00 3.86 4.87
STEINITZ 1892 56 398 18 54.35 40.54 14.92
LASKER 1892 23 548 19 81.25 6.76 9.51
LASKER 1894 25 420 15 63.16 9.38 -5.63
STEINITZ 1894 58 570 24 53.45 17.13 -16.04
LASKER 1895 26 729 28 71.05 9.92 11.61
STEINITZ 1895 59 717 29 56.58 22.31 -14.46
LASKER 1896 27 678 26 70.59 9.21 -2.04
LASKER 1899 30 538 19 82.69 2.40 1.80
LASKER 1900 31 350 15 86.11 6.47 7.12
LASKER 1904 35 283 11 73.33 27.32 16.47
LASKER 1908 39 344 11 65.63 9.09 -19.36
LASKER 1909 40 682 27 76.56 1.76 5.37
LASKER 1910 41 458 10 69.05 10.15 27.72
ALEKHINE 1911 18 543 20 54.00 9.57 -4.02
ALEKHINE 1912 19 451 23 70.37 10.23 -4.03
CAPABLANCA 1913 24 215 10 90.00 9.30 21.50
ALEKHINE 1913 20 565 29 75.00 18.45 2.66
LASKER 1914 45 388 11 75.00 8.30 16.94
CAPABLANCA 1914 25 491 17 76.00 6.12 11.36
ALEKHINE 1914 21 826 35 66.67 24.06 4.28
CAPABLANCA 1915 26 302 12 92.86 0.00 16.41
CAPABLANCA 1916 27 367 13 82.35 6.97 35.61
CAPABLANCA 1919 30 201 10 95.46 5.68 10.62
EUWE 1920 19 1105 54 68.84 19.12 -3.03
ALEKHINE 1921 28 552 22 77.27 5.22 25.03
EUWE 1921 20 1317 58 60.00 26.12 -24.80
CAPABLANCA 1922 33 279 11 86.67 0.00 6.12
ALEKHINE 1922 29 953 37 74.11 6.06 0.13
EUWE 1922 21 836 30 52.22 21.07 -8.05
ALEKHINE 1923 30 587 22 73.33 6.85 16.08
EUWE 1923 22 1343 58 75.68 21.15 -8.94
CAPABLANCA 1924 35 382 11 72.50 4.12 6.91
LASKER 1924 55 440 14 80.00 9.23 -0.35
EUWE 1924 23 766 34 70.46 14.16 -6.00
CAPABLANCA 1925 36 321 11 67.50 31.92 39.05
LASKER 1925 56 377 12 70.00 11.41 24.45
EUWE 1925 24 492 23 85.00 0.00 16.98
ALEKHINE 1925 32 632 25 79.49 14.22 -0.79
ALEKHINE 1926 33 997 35 76.04 12.86 8.60
EUWE 1926 25 710 26 71.05 14.80 -1.88
CAPABLANCA 1927 38 983 17 54.63 8.07 16.72
EUWE 1927 26 562 24 80.30 4.94 11.94
ALEKHINE 1927 34 1286 24 60.00 6.49 9.35
CAPABLANCA 1928 39 546 15 70.31 6.58 23.46
EUWE 1928 27 1072 31 63.64 12.09 1.97
CAPABLANCA 1929 40 1082 41 78.91 2.79 9.83
ALEKHINE 1929 36 712 24 70.59 6.26 5.42
EUWE 1929 28 442 13 64.00 37.56 -30.50
EUWE 1930 29 247 10 71.43 4.88 13.36
ALEKHINE 1930 37 458 22 95.83 2.34 13.36
BOTVINNIK 1930 18 330 13 84.38 0.00 8.55
CAPABLANCA 1931 42 375 11 76.19 12.30 26.82
EUWE 1931 30 538 14 56.45 20.08 15.50
BOTVINNIK 1931 19 349 14 79.41 0.00 14.52
ALEKHINE 1931 38 735 26 77.27 3.93 9.76
EUWE 1932 31 588 16 64.29 3.77 21.05
ALEKHINE 1932 39 902 35 83.70 5.94 -9.38
BOTVINNIK 1933 21 291 12 64.29 15.71 18.03
ALEKHINE 1933 40 735 26 78.95 0.00 8.07
EUWE 1934 33 677 23 73.61 6.42 21.51
LASKER 1934 65 286 13 66.67 7.91 -20.27
ALEKHINE 1934 41 925 27 71.59 3.43 -21.01
EUWE 1935 34 641 19 54.29 27.86 -0.03
ALEKHINE 1935 42 980 31 61.82 11.03 -5.48
CAPABLANCA 1935 46 544 19 66.67 3.01 -13.92
BOTVINNIK 1935 23 437 13 68.75 12.99 -26.35
BOTVINNIK 1936 24 619 14 69.36 3.60 21.61
ALEKHINE 1936 43 1313 38 72.39 3.72 10.48
EUWE 1936 35 565 18 68.75 12.99 6.54
LASKER 1936 67 539 17 51.56 15.53 -1.10
CAPABLANCA 1936 47 734 21 73.17 8.87 -3.80
EUWE 1937 36 929 31 53.06 26.76 6.40
ALEKHINE 1937 44 1249 39 62.10 17.72 3.16
BOTVINNIK 1937 25 284 10 50.00 12.93 -15.12
EUWE 1938 37 764 23 61.54 2.19 14.76
ALEKHINE 1938 45 842 28 72.73 7.66 7.06
CAPABLANCA 1938 49 382 10 54.55 11.91 4.31
BOTVINNIK 1938 26 528 18 69.36 0.00 -9.07
EUWE 1939 38 754 22 71.95 5.04 7.23
ALEKHINE 1939 46 577 21 87.50 11.68 7.15
CAPABLANCA 1939 50 433 11 72.92 4.85 -16.10
EUWE 1940 39 549 24 65.15 9.39 -2.59
EUWE 1941 40 442 18 74.00 9.01 24.12
BOTVINNIK 1941 29 351 11 67.50 4.53 14.35
ALEKHINE 1941 48 550 16 73.08 6.23 -9.19
SMYSLOV 1942 21 559 21 77.78 11.57 -6.67
ALEKHINE 1942 49 810 30 78.21 14.78 -16.47
ALEKHINE 1943 50 601 22 82.26 11.66 10.71
SMYSLOV 1944 23 320 11 65.63 0.00 15.37
BOTVINNIK 1944 32 353 13 78.13 9.80 -9.33
BOTVINNIK 1945 33 428 16 90.00 0.00 17.27
SMYSLOV 1945 24 622 24 67.14 13.10 -11.45
ALEKHINE 1945 52 396 15 78.95 3.26 -35.60
SMYSLOV 1946 25 969 32 66.00 8.16 16.60
EUWE 1946 45 1100 47 82.46 13.12 11.65
BOTVINNIK 1946 34 490 19 73.91 10.26 -12.53
SMYSLOV 1947 26 1112 27 64.66 9.09 15.51
EUWE 1947 46 612 20 62.12 17.20 -3.94
EUWE 1948 47 828 27 44.90 21.28 -0.13
BOTVINNIK 1948 36 377 12 70.00 8.20 -12.41
SMYSLOV 1948 27 413 10 55.00 5.21 -23.01
EUWE 1949 48 606 19 64.87 8.11 25.18
PETROSIAN 1949 20 648 21 54.17 12.99 -5.86
SMYSLOV 1949 28 687 22 72.86 14.15 -13.95
EUWE 1950 49 1038 29 68.85 10.44 15.25
SMYSLOV 1950 29 945 26 64.00 10.93 11.76
PETROSIAN 1950 21 698 21 56.58 6.36 -27.48
PETROSIAN 1951 22 915 32 68.75 14.40 3.70
EUWE 1951 50 211 10 73.08 16.39 -8.07
BOTVINNIK 1951 39 887 19 53.66 19.19 -8.47
SMYSLOV 1951 30 713 25 76.56 3.66 -11.32
SMYSLOV 1952 31 922 29 65.31 15.76 12.02
EUWE 1952 51 277 12 73.53 15.08 10.66
PETROSIAN 1952 23 533 17 62.16 2.99 -1.01
BOTVINNIK 1952 40 836 22 66.67 6.28 -1.53
SMYSLOV 1953 32 686 18 64.89 12.63 19.07
EUWE 1953 52 682 20 47.44 7.58 2.22
SPASSKY 1953 16 306 12 65.00 25.64 -3.36
PETROSIAN 1953 24 713 19 61.22 7.01 -6.64
SMYSLOV 1954 33 947 27 62.26 3.71 13.02
BOTVINNIK 1954 42 691 20 58.57 15.11 11.64
PETROSIAN 1954 25 1166 32 68.75 7.22 2.97
SPASSKY 1954 17 466 12 71.74 7.91 -18.08
SMYSLOV 1955 34 870 26 70.00 8.85 19.14
SPASSKY 1955 18 909 36 66.36 12.62 4.53
PETROSIAN 1955 26 813 17 65.74 2.74 3.44
BOTVINNIK 1955 43 413 11 56.52 4.70 -4.26
BOTVINNIK 1956 44 457 15 73.21 7.22 21.15
TAL 1956 19 769 22 66.67 10.44 11.75
SPASSKY 1956 19 945 25 57.90 16.46 8.27
SMYSLOV 1956 35 901 23 67.59 3.91 3.05
PETROSIAN 1956 27 890 24 62.73 21.53 -1.96
FISCHER 1956 13 729 27 60.23 19.11 -15.05
TAL 1957 20 655 21 70.83 5.13 23.98
SPASSKY 1957 20 892 23 65.74 2.17 18.18
FISCHER 1957 14 1282 51 77.61 9.23 16.99
SMYSLOV 1957 36 493 12 57.14 3.73 -4.35
PETROSIAN 1957 28 790 26 63.21 15.09 -15.55
TAL 1958 21 1322 50 76.03 14.02 9.20
PETROSIAN 1958 29 818 20 68.00 2.26 5.64
FISCHER 1958 15 700 17 64.47 8.33 3.50
BOTVINNIK 1958 46 788 23 63.75 14.23 0.83
SPASSKY 1958 21 497 15 62.96 10.45 -2.10
SMYSLOV 1958 37 678 19 57.14 7.67 -24.01
PETROSIAN 1959 30 1050 25 62.30 7.53 7.66
SPASSKY 1959 22 1015 32 69.64 19.79 7.24
TAL 1959 22 1443 56 66.87 12.77 -1.95
SMYSLOV 1959 38 1017 28 59.26 14.95 -4.63
FISCHER 1959 16 1551 57 62.03 11.19 -10.06
TAL 1960 23 875 26 70.83 3.95 21.68
PETROSIAN 1960 31 1045 44 81.75 6.92 17.42
FISCHER 1960 17 1169 43 70.46 10.77 13.74
SMYSLOV 1960 39 897 21 70.65 10.92 12.91
SPASSKY 1960 23 809 33 71.43 15.63 4.94
BOTVINNIK 1960 48 659 17 54.17 15.58 1.97
FISCHER 1961 18 628 14 62.50 6.58 29.04
SMYSLOV 1961 40 1314 33 63.77 9.02 14.10
PETROSIAN 1961 32 1044 35 71.77 8.22 11.40
SPASSKY 1961 24 793 25 67.44 5.57 6.51
TAL 1961 24 1355 47 60.90 12.53 -1.37
BOTVINNIK 1961 49 805 27 69.23 8.43 -3.98
SMYSLOV 1962 41 802 21 67.93 4.84 17.76
SPASSKY 1962 25 1040 37 74.60 4.20 13.51
PETROSIAN 1962 33 888 25 69.84 0.00 12.61
FISCHER 1962 19 1432 45 63.82 8.03 6.62
BOTVINNIK 1962 50 425 14 78.57 17.48 -2.60
TAL 1962 25 1192 36 58.07 14.82 -9.41
FISCHER 1963 20 196 11 100.00 5.10 20.42
TAL 1963 26 1264 47 75.74 12.00 13.65
BOTVINNIK 1963 51 668 16 58.82 5.99 8.13
PETROSIAN 1963 34 783 15 56.25 14.75 2.94
SMYSLOV 1963 42 716 23 75.00 4.25 1.80
SPASSKY 1964 27 1676 46 69.32 7.68 24.88
PETROSIAN 1964 35 839 26 75.00 5.54 19.98
SMYSLOV 1964 43 1180 37 73.77 2.67 14.69
BOTVINNIK 1964 52 381 11 76.47 0.00 9.51
TAL 1964 27 1386 46 76.39 6.78 4.28
FISCHER 1965 22 641 25 76.56 10.37 28.59
SMYSLOV 1965 44 802 28 75.58 5.03 8.04
SPASSKY 1965 28 1082 28 66.67 6.94 1.32
BOTVINNIK 1965 53 409 16 69.05 20.06 -1.49
PETROSIAN 1965 36 614 16 61.36 8.04 -5.97
TAL 1965 28 442 13 60.42 4.48 -18.46
BOTVINNIK 1966 54 609 21 70.97 16.28 34.76
SPASSKY 1966 29 1309 26 57.32 5.80 21.56
FISCHER 1966 23 942 33 75.00 1.52 21.25
PETROSIAN 1966 37 1176 26 60.29 11.19 18.57
SMYSLOV 1966 45 1045 29 64.84 1.68 8.80
TAL 1966 29 1005 41 72.66 15.69 0.63
TAL 1967 30 732 21 67.05 7.77 30.92
BOTVINNIK 1967 55 575 18 72.58 10.15 16.56
SPASSKY 1967 30 879 28 65.71 5.41 9.08
FISCHER 1967 24 712 28 80.56 7.51 8.92
SMYSLOV 1967 46 1239 38 69.23 4.93 1.34
PETROSIAN 1967 38 645 19 63.42 12.47 -9.61
FISCHER 1968 25 504 19 86.54 0.00 40.45
SMYSLOV 1968 47 916 35 75.96 6.96 20.29
PETROSIAN 1968 39 782 25 73.47 9.06 10.68
SPASSKY 1968 31 1044 30 71.43 9.35 3.07
TAL 1968 31 815 27 59.65 17.20 -0.14
KARPOV 1968 17 555 23 85.94 16.55 -6.55
SMYSLOV 1969 48 825 18 63.73 2.69 18.42
KARPOV 1969 18 825 30 72.22 3.70 6.09
SPASSKY 1969 32 981 21 61.21 6.85 -2.52
PETROSIAN 1969 40 968 24 57.69 6.10 -4.27
TAL 1969 32 970 35 52.42 18.40 -6.08
BOTVINNIK 1969 57 564 15 63.64 0.00 -14.06
SPASSKY 1970 33 604 19 70.24 3.55 27.08
FISCHER 1970 27 1522 50 80.14 1.98 20.94
PETROSIAN 1970 41 1020 24 59.23 9.98 13.14
KARPOV 1970 19 849 22 64.00 6.37 12.69
TAL 1970 33 587 24 70.59 11.77 9.86
SMYSLOV 1970 49 1214 30 62.82 1.65 8.38
FISCHER 1971 28 470 18 88.10 4.72 33.65
SPASSKY 1971 34 637 19 66.25 18.92 12.95
SMYSLOV 1971 50 776 17 62.71 3.10 10.69
PETROSIAN 1971 42 720 16 53.51 9.09 9.14
TAL 1971 34 1159 38 67.14 8.56 -1.22
KARPOV 1971 20 1323 41 70.12 4.64 -4.19
TAL 1972 35 967 36 75.40 10.92 19.20
PETROSIAN 1972 43 938 27 68.25 1.87 9.20
SMYSLOV 1972 51 1104 34 61.11 7.73 5.28
KARPOV 1972 21 730 28 72.50 14.21 3.29
SPASSKY 1972 35 534 13 44.44 22.03 -10.06
PETROSIAN 1973 44 796 20 63.33 2.36 26.39
SPASSKY 1973 36 1252 32 62.79 13.89 16.29
TAL 1973 36 1826 56 64.29 10.22 9.67
SMYSLOV 1973 52 927 24 60.42 5.95 9.04
KARPOV 1973 22 1409 33 70.95 5.20 7.69
TAL 1974 37 1098 42 75.00 6.20 30.27
KARPOV 1974 23 1128 23 64.91 2.15 16.59
SPASSKY 1974 37 728 20 60.87 7.85 15.84
PETROSIAN 1974 45 790 28 67.31 8.87 -1.22
SMYSLOV 1974 53 725 28 66.33 1.93 -9.03
SMYSLOV 1975 54 530 13 62.86 3.72 17.47
SPASSKY 1975 38 591 19 64.47 10.05 17.45
KARPOV 1975 24 827 17 64.15 8.33 13.81
PETROSIAN 1975 46 979 24 59.72 9.98 7.60
TAL 1975 38 1010 30 59.52 14.36 -3.34
KASPAROV 1975 12 263 10 50.00 39.80 -24.29
KARPOV 1976 25 1012 30 72.41 5.82 23.65
SMYSLOV 1976 55 837 20 57.94 0.00 21.62
PETROSIAN 1976 47 651 20 62.96 12.82 8.26
TAL 1976 39 1030 19 56.52 2.70 3.65
KASPAROV 1976 13 619 25 64.47 19.87 -9.09
TAL 1977 40 1322 49 66.27 8.72 18.89
PETROSIAN 1977 48 835 17 58.87 11.17 10.40
KASPAROV 1977 14 637 24 75.71 14.49 5.50
KARPOV 1977 26 1190 38 76.98 3.61 0.59
SPASSKY 1977 40 1182 29 53.73 12.01 -1.78
SMYSLOV 1977 56 742 12 50.00 15.09 -11.32
KARPOV 1978 27 900 18 56.38 5.18 18.11
PETROSIAN 1978 49 592 16 65.00 2.83 8.58
SPASSKY 1978 41 672 22 63.04 9.62 6.17
KASPAROV 1978 15 1042 35 65.83 15.92 1.95
SMYSLOV 1978 57 680 18 62.50 2.43 -0.64
TAL 1979 42 1283 39 64.56 15.25 15.50
PETROSIAN 1979 50 1011 26 62.50