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PLAYER 3-YEAR PERIOD ENDING AGE NUMBER OF MOVES ANALYZED DECISIVE GAMES (MINIMUM = 30) PERCENT OF POINTS SCORED BLUNDERS PER 1000 MOVES PERCENT BETTER THAN NORMAL SCORE PER MOVE
BOTVINNIK 1968 56 1355 44 71.33 12.22 29.99
KRAMNIK 2001 26 2158 37 60.36 6.31 28.58
FISCHER 1965 22 862 37 82.96 8.54 26.44
FISCHER 1970 27 2046 70 82.00 1.47 25.45
CAPABLANCA 1927 38 1445 32 59.76 13.95 24.92
KRAMNIK 1999 24 2723 61 60.69 5.61 24.72
FISCHER 1966 23 1608 59 75.95 5.15 24.63
FISCHER 1971 28 2012 69 82.11 2.75 23.97
FISCHER 1972 29 2444 77 78.51 3.09 23.58
KRAMNIK 1997 22 3232 86 63.92 5.79 22.69
TAL 1988 51 1629 52 58.73 9.70 22.63
KASPAROV 1989 26 2981 82 70.61 9.97 22.29
SPASSKY 1987 50 2240 56 60.20 5.31 22.20
KASPAROV 2000 37 1867 40 66.51 2.37 21.91
FISCHER 1968 25 2158 80 79.63 3.29 21.09
EUWE 1934 33 1298 42 70.00 6.59 21.05
CAPABLANCA 1916 27 1160 42 82.14 4.52 20.70
ALEKHINE 1921 28 748 30 78.89 7.69 20.64
KASPAROV 1988 25 2891 81 67.93 10.61 20.57
KASPAROV 1993 30 2309 62 70.49 10.72 20.49
FISCHER 1969 26 1236 48 83.33 4.54 20.38
TAL 1987 50 1882 54 61.88 10.44 19.95
KASPAROV 1987 24 2588 62 62.23 12.75 19.87
CAPABLANCA 1928 39 1670 36 61.70 6.57 19.67
FISCHER 1967 24 2295 86 77.19 5.98 19.29
KARPOV 1976 25 2967 70 67.26 5.29 18.93
TAL 1974 37 3891 134 70.24 9.12 18.74
KRAMNIK 2000 25 2405 45 58.65 2.19 18.45
KASPAROV 2001 38 2370 55 69.29 1.70 18.35
KASPAROV 1994 31 2450 70 70.77 9.42 18.25
BOTVINNIK 1967 55 1593 55 71.08 15.35 18.04
KASPAROV 1996 33 2469 69 66.21 12.09 17.95
BOTVINNIK 1933 21 855 35 75.51 4.63 17.84
EUWE 1933 32 1159 33 62.14 12.94 17.83
CAPABLANCA 1914 25 795 30 80.77 8.24 17.77
KASPAROV 1995 32 2484 67 66.21 11.03 17.72
ANAND 2006 36 2550 59 63.12 4.71 17.71
SPASSKY 1964 27 3114 92 70.34 6.16 17.66
KASPAROV 1990 27 3240 87 71.10 8.42 17.62
KRAMNIK 1993 18 4389 142 70.46 7.09 17.16
TAL 1989 52 1861 54 55.49 9.55 17.13
SMYSLOV 1955 34 2503 71 65.67 8.00 16.93
EUWE 1932 31 1373 40 62.50 9.74 16.89
SPASSKY 1966 29 4067 100 64.35 6.99 16.82
TAL 1979 42 3059 95 64.69 11.81 16.77
KASPAROV 2002 39 2118 44 67.86 2.18 16.73
BOTVINNIK 1966 54 1399 48 71.74 13.83 16.65
CAPABLANCA 1931 42 1637 58 77.66 5.46 16.61
SPASSKY 1975 38 2571 71 62.65 11.06 16.39
CAPABLANCA 1930 41 1808 62 75.71 4.31 16.17
SPASSKY 1986 49 2464 67 60.51 5.98 16.10
KASPAROV 1986 23 2725 59 59.24 8.63 16.10
KASPAROV 1992 29 2494 65 68.36 11.66 15.95
ANAND 2007 37 2585 53 60.36 2.61 15.91
KARPOV 1990 39 3899 94 65.17 4.68 15.84
SMYSLOV 1970 49 2955 83 66.85 4.12 15.76
CAPABLANCA 1915 26 1008 39 83.67 4.92 15.71
KRAMNIK 2007 32 2044 44 58.40 12.70 15.67
EUWE 1951 50 1855 58 68.02 10.64 15.49
KASPAROV 1997 34 2069 60 66.94 9.80 15.13
KARPOV 1991 40 3485 78 60.64 5.21 14.98
SMYSLOV 1962 41 3013 75 66.96 8.46 14.96
PETROSIAN 1973 44 2454 63 61.94 3.88 14.65
KASPAROV 1991 28 2762 70 68.75 9.34 14.57
CAPABLANCA 1929 40 2611 73 68.33 5.02 14.50
BOTVINNIK 1932 20 894 36 84.09 0.00 14.39
ANAND 1995 25 2625 70 61.04 11.45 14.37
PETROSIAN 1962 33 2977 104 74.47 5.70 14.25
SPASSKY 1976 39 1605 46 60.68 9.75 14.22
SMYSLOV 1954 33 2555 74 64.09 10.62 14.11
TAL 1978 41 2806 75 61.69 7.61 14.10
STEINITZ 1873 37 669 30 80.77 16.07 13.94
STEINITZ 1874 38 669 30 80.77 16.07 13.94
FISCHER 1963 20 2256 70 66.81 7.29 13.87
TAL 1984 47 2784 80 60.53 9.42 13.69
TAL 1976 39 3138 91 63.97 8.08 13.58
TAL 1975 38 3934 128 66.19 9.84 13.54
KRAMNIK 1998 23 3111 78 60.11 5.74 13.46
KRAMNIK 1995 20 3839 112 64.67 8.72 13.40
TAL 1958 21 2746 93 72.19 11.18 13.32
SPASSKY 1965 28 3156 83 67.53 7.29 13.18
PETROSIAN 1966 37 2629 68 65.00 8.27 13.13
PETROSIAN 1964 35 2510 66 67.88 5.76 13.10
FISCHER 1962 19 3229 102 66.09 8.95 13.05
BOTVINNIK 1934 22 803 30 69.15 5.77 12.92
PETROSIAN 1961 32 3139 104 72.04 7.52 12.88
EUWE 1946 45 1293 54 79.41 12.51 12.85
SPASSKY 1972 35 1775 51 62.39 14.79 12.67
KARPOV 1989 38 4190 98 65.70 5.71 12.59
KASPAROV 1982 19 2501 90 74.50 9.73 12.59
EUWE 1935 34 1351 45 65.33 16.41 12.47
EUWE 1950 49 2472 75 59.86 13.43 12.47
KARPOV 1978 27 3102 86 69.64 4.72 12.43
ANAND 1994 24 3340 84 62.97 11.59 12.40
EUWE 1942 41 1150 48 70.59 8.18 12.27
PETROSIAN 1979 50 2438 59 61.78 7.02 12.15
SMYSLOV 1956 35 2718 76 66.56 5.57 12.01
SMYSLOV 1971 50 2815 65 63.03 2.30 11.93
SPASSKY 1974 37 2514 65 59.12 13.50 11.89
ALEKHINE 1923 30 2092 81 74.79 6.08 11.85
SMYSLOV 1969 48 2980 91 69.61 5.26 11.81
KARPOV 1977 26 3029 85 71.55 5.32 11.78
PETROSIAN 1960 31 2913 89 70.98 5.98 11.73
SMYSLOV 1964 43 2698 81 72.12 3.67 11.64
SPASSKY 1988 51 2188 53 59.30 8.48 11.56
KARPOV 1975 24 3364 73 67.12 5.02 11.53
STEINITZ 1885 49 781 31 68.75 18.36 11.47
LASKER 1925 56 1032 34 76.42 10.55 11.45
KASPAROV 1999 36 1549 44 70.93 2.23 11.42
SMYSLOV 1963 42 2832 77 67.99 6.46 11.26
BOTVINNIK 1956 44 1561 46 62.79 10.15 11.14
EUWE 1936 35 1883 60 65.53 14.99 11.04
SMYSLOV 1966 45 3027 94 70.83 3.09 11.00
ANAND 1999 29 2929 70 62.64 8.95 11.00
KARPOV 1995 44 4161 104 68.84 6.53 10.86
SPASSKY 1973 36 2423 64 60.46 17.05 10.82
SPASSKY 1985 48 2369 64 58.76 8.63 10.73
SPASSKY 1971 34 2222 59 65.36 10.09 10.69
PETROSIAN 1972 43 2678 67 60.54 6.58 10.65
KASPAROV 1981 18 2655 90 71.85 12.14 10.60
SMYSLOV 1948 27 2494 69 63.67 8.12 10.57
LASKER 1911 42 1140 37 73.59 3.92 10.55
PETROSIAN 1974 45 2524 75 66.29 4.60 10.54
KRAMNIK 1994 19 4063 121 65.84 7.11 10.50
TAL 1983 46 2882 82 64.71 8.20 10.42
KARPOV 1996 45 3750 89 65.00 8.60 10.39
TAL 1986 49 2003 55 59.28 11.28 10.34
KRAMNIK 1996 21 3371 93 61.87 6.92 10.30
ALEKHINE 1922 29 1610 62 75.00 6.43 10.28
FISCHER 1964 21 1653 57 68.75 7.32 10.28
TAL 1980 43 2550 65 58.68 15.93 10.24
SMYSLOV 1977 56 2109 45 56.74 5.66 10.24
SPASSKY 1968 31 3232 84 63.94 7.00 10.22
EUWE 1952 51 1526 51 70.33 12.54 10.16
TAL 1985 48 2640 62 57.61 11.43 10.12
PETROSIAN 1980 51 2392 59 63.19 6.91 10.11
SPASSKY 1957 20 2746 84 63.25 10.75 10.07
SMYSLOV 1968 47 3200 102 69.59 4.70 10.06
PETROSIAN 1963 34 2715 75 67.27 6.98 10.02
PETROSIAN 1975 46 2565 72 63.04 7.39 9.95
TAL 1990 53 1737 48 53.38 14.55 9.88
SPASSKY 1958 21 2334 63 61.96 9.72 9.86
SPASSKY 1967 30 3270 82 62.74 6.07 9.83
KASPAROV 1998 35 1565 41 67.82 6.31 9.57
KARPOV 1983 32 2934 73 65.32 3.78 9.49
ALEKHINE 1931 38 1905 72 79.41 4.24 9.42
BOTVINNIK 1945 33 1079 36 82.00 3.71 9.41
SMYSLOV 1982 61 1414 43 63.78 5.78 9.33
SMYSLOV 1965 44 2698 88 74.66 3.85 9.20
TAL 1977 40 3362 98 61.16 9.22 9.19
SPASSKY 1959 22 2404 70 66.79 12.10 9.12
EUWE 1939 38 2447 76 61.63 13.09 9.11
EUWE 1927 26 1764 73 78.22 7.21 9.09
PETROSIAN 1978 49 2078 53 61.86 9.08 9.09
TAL 1973 36 3952 130 67.96 9.93 9.04
EUWE 1938 37 2258 72 60.00 15.42 8.94
ALEKHINE 1928 35 2283 59 66.53 10.33 8.93
ALEKHINE 1930 37 1170 46 81.03 4.41 8.92
KASPAROV 2003 40 1554 36 69.75 5.32 8.89
KARPOV 1974 23 3267 84 69.30 7.23 8.86
SPASSKY 1963 26 2231 71 70.08 4.95 8.83
SPASSKY 1962 25 2642 95 71.61 7.93 8.82
TAL 1972 35 2713 98 70.96 10.19 8.79
PETROSIAN 1977 48 2465 61 60.37 11.21 8.72
BOTVINNIK 1969 57 1310 38 68.18 4.94 8.70
KARPOV 1984 33 2751 66 63.48 3.48 8.57
KASPAROV 1983 20 2412 80 71.28 7.52 8.55
PETROSIAN 1968 39 2603 70 65.19 10.75 8.50
SMYSLOV 1957 36 2264 61 66.29 5.95 8.44
BOTVINNIK 1947 35 1190 44 79.31 6.72 8.38
KARPOV 1988 37 4449 100 63.62 4.84 8.30
SMYSLOV 1947 26 2703 83 65.73 9.87 8.28
ANAND 2005 35 2395 59 62.85 9.32 8.11
SMYSLOV 1961 40 3228 82 64.20 11.46 8.04
SMYSLOV 1991 70 2016 54 58.15 6.40 8.03
EUWE 1947 46 1905 74 73.76 13.83 7.97
LASKER 1892 23 907 31 78.75 5.69 7.96
EUWE 1941 40 1745 64 70.20 7.79 7.90
TAL 1968 31 2552 89 66.67 14.23 7.90
KRAMNIK 2006 31 2090 44 54.65 16.26 7.78
ANAND 1993 23 3693 99 61.08 10.91 7.77
PETROSIAN 1965 36 2236 57 64.77 8.77 7.75
SMYSLOV 1973 52 2807 75 61.45 6.11 7.73
SMYSLOV 1972 51 3094 81 62.20 4.44 7.64
KARPOV 1982 31 3181 85 65.24 6.57 7.61
BOTVINNIK 1957 45 1267 35 58.90 4.47 7.45
ALEKHINE 1929 36 1998 48 63.46 6.38 7.25
ANAND 1998 28 3084 81 63.35 8.26 7.19
ALEKHINE 1938 45 3404 105 68.79 9.92 7.18
KARPOV 1980 29 2786 73 63.80 6.91 7.13
ANAND 1990 20 3633 120 64.76 12.60 7.11
ALEKHINE 1940 47 1419 49 78.47 9.47 7.08
TAL 1982 45 2821 85 62.99 9.77 6.97
ANAND 2001 31 2198 51 60.28 12.18 6.96
KASPAROV 1980 17 2537 87 70.89 14.28 6.95
ANAND 2000 30 2596 59 61.56 11.12 6.91
PETROSIAN 1970 41 2770 73 62.57 8.41 6.84
KARPOV 1985 34 2665 57 60.00 4.85 6.83
TAL 1960 23 3640 132 71.08 11.46 6.81
SPASSKY 1981 44 2005 55 58.65 5.81 6.70
BOTVINNIK 1958 46 1642 47 61.67 9.47 6.68
KARPOV 1981 30 2889 79 66.47 6.37 6.57
SPASSKY 1961 24 2617 90 69.60 14.05 6.47
KARPOV 1986 35 3037 62 57.53 5.26 6.46
ALEKHINE 1927 34 2915 84 69.75 11.36 6.41
EUWE 1940 39 2067 69 66.37 5.47 6.36
SMYSLOV 1976 55 2092 61 61.91 1.76 6.32
SMYSLOV 1946 25 1911 67 66.34 8.40 6.32
SPASSKY 1970 33 2629 70 67.31 7.34 6.29
TAL 1967 30 2179 75 68.56 11.65 6.24
TAL 1969 32 2517 83 58.90 15.18 6.18
TAL 1965 28 3092 106 73.78 8.89 6.15
SMYSLOV 1988 67 1776 42 53.28 11.08 6.12
TAL 1959 22 3420 127 71.09 12.02 6.05
ALEKHINE 1925 32 1600 55 73.03 9.00 6.05
TAL 1981 44 3031 83 61.87 12.46 6.04
KASPAROV 1985 22 2495 50 59.09 7.22 6.01
EUWE 1949 48 2046 66 55.88 16.04 5.96
PETROSIAN 1971 42 2708 64 56.95 8.31 5.96
BOTVINNIK 1955 43 1104 31 57.76 11.48 5.80
FISCHER 1958 15 2711 95 69.13 11.63 5.78
KARPOV 1994 43 4365 122 68.18 5.95 5.73
KARPOV 1992 41 3747 93 61.03 4.41 5.49
ALEKHINE 1939 46 2668 88 70.90 13.22 5.42
SMYSLOV 1953 32 2321 72 67.97 10.58 5.37
SPASSKY 1977 40 2059 55 56.86 11.57 5.35
ANAND 1992 22 3999 119 61.86 10.47 5.32
ALEKHINE 1924 31 1921 67 71.23 5.65 5.19
SMYSLOV 1967 46 3086 95 69.19 3.99 5.16
ANAND 1997 27 2683 72 61.61 9.57 5.14
ANAND 2004 34 1805 50 64.41 10.06 5.12
SMYSLOV 1984 63 1665 37 52.50 10.24 4.98
EUWE 1948 47 2540 94 64.39 16.18 4.84
BOTVINNIK 1965 53 1458 43 65.97 9.83 4.81
BOTVINNIK 1964 52 1474 41 68.75 8.21 4.75
SMYSLOV 1989 68 2081 48 54.72 5.99 4.71
SPASSKY 1960 23 2321 80 68.94 16.48 4.71
EUWE 1937 36 2135 68 57.76 23.72 4.67
PETROSIAN 1976 47 2420 72 62.92 10.31 4.61
LASKER 1910 41 1484 48 71.74 5.08 4.60
BOTVINNIK 1954 42 1527 42 62.99 10.29 4.52
KARPOV 1979 28 2804 76 68.42 4.17 4.52
FISCHER 1961 18 3348 114 65.25 10.40 4.42
KARPOV 1970 19 2229 75 72.44 8.36 4.42
SMYSLOV 1952 31 2580 80 67.56 10.20 4.36
LASKER 1897 28 1457 56 71.62 9.12 4.36
TAL 1964 27 3842 129 70.55 10.90 4.30
PETROSIAN 1981 52 2505 59 61.40 6.86 4.30
ANAND 1991 21 3609 121 62.19 11.84 4.28
ANAND 1996 26 2386 67 59.33 10.62 4.27
SMYSLOV 1987 66 1696 38 51.70 14.84 4.24
EUWE 1928 27 2344 81 70.24 10.98 4.12
SMYSLOV 1942 21 1412 38 66.67 11.25 4.02
SMYSLOV 1990 69 2300 58 55.96 5.91 3.99
KASPAROV 1979 16 2380 81 68.89 15.63 3.93
LASKER 1900 31 888 34 84.09 4.13 3.92
ALEKHINE 1937 44 3542 108 65.76 10.75 3.83
SMYSLOV 1978 57 2259 50 56.85 4.87 3.79
SPASSKY 1980 43 2104 61 59.18 8.74 3.76
SPASSKY 1969 32 2904 79 66.03 7.34 3.63
ANAND 1989 19 3788 122 65.35 14.19 3.63
PETROSIAN 1967 38 2435 61 61.44 10.69 3.60
TAL 1961 24 3673 129 65.55 10.88 3.44
SMYSLOV 1975 54 2182 65 63.26 3.87 3.44
ALEKHINE 1926 33 2010 68 74.30 11.89 3.44
KARPOV 1993 42 4556 118 64.10 5.41 3.41
LASKER 1909 40 1359 46 73.81 5.18 3.38
ANAND 2003 33 1630 44 60.00 13.03 3.22
LASKER 1901 32 938 35 83.70 5.33 3.15
KARPOV 1971 20 2997 93 68.93 4.80 3.15
KASPAROV 1984 21 2008 53 64.34 3.65 3.06
ALEKHINE 1932 39 2095