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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
MORPHY 1859 22 1002 50 78.81 8.49 0.34
STEINITZ 1864 28 463 31 73.61 43.90 -37.23
STEINITZ 1866 30 674 37 67.05 21.51 -8.25
STEINITZ 1867 31 1107 59 69.29 24.26 -10.59
STEINITZ 1868 32 1026 55 67.69 26.22 -11.55
STEINITZ 1873 37 669 30 80.77 16.07 13.94
STEINITZ 1874 38 669 30 80.77 16.07 13.94
STEINITZ 1882 46 902 36 70.83 26.28 -23.99
STEINITZ 1883 47 1683 67 69.89 22.47 -7.29
STEINITZ 1884 48 1683 67 69.89 22.47 -7.29
STEINITZ 1885 49 781 31 68.75 18.36 11.47
LASKER 1892 23 907 31 78.75 5.69 7.96
LASKER 1894 25 1058 39 76.04 7.03 -0.71
STEINITZ 1894 58 968 42 53.85 26.21 -4.53
LASKER 1895 26 1239 48 70.97 8.75 1.28
STEINITZ 1895 59 1287 53 55.22 19.90 -15.10
LASKER 1896 27 1827 69 69.23 9.51 2.16
STEINITZ 1896 60 1303 54 55.88 19.59 -15.09
LASKER 1897 28 1457 56 71.62 9.12 4.36
LASKER 1900 31 888 34 84.09 4.13 3.92
LASKER 1901 32 938 35 83.70 5.33 3.15
LASKER 1909 40 1359 46 73.81 5.18 3.38
LASKER 1910 41 1484 48 71.74 5.08 4.60
LASKER 1911 42 1140 37 73.59 3.92 10.55
ALEKHINE 1912 19 1308 52 60.15 12.21 -8.61
ALEKHINE 1913 20 1559 72 67.07 13.32 -0.86
CAPABLANCA 1914 25 795 30 80.77 8.24 17.77
ALEKHINE 1914 21 1842 87 70.10 18.77 1.72
CAPABLANCA 1915 26 1008 39 83.67 4.92 15.71
ALEKHINE 1915 22 1478 69 71.61 21.23 2.67
CAPABLANCA 1916 27 1160 42 82.14 4.52 20.70
ALEKHINE 1916 23 938 40 69.23 23.29 2.62
ALEKHINE 1921 28 748 30 78.89 7.69 20.64
ALEKHINE 1922 29 1610 62 75.00 6.43 10.28
EUWE 1922 21 3258 142 61.34 22.39 -12.49
ALEKHINE 1923 30 2092 81 74.79 6.08 11.85
EUWE 1923 22 3496 146 64.07 23.01 -14.70
ALEKHINE 1924 31 1921 67 71.23 5.65 5.19
EUWE 1924 23 2945 122 67.79 19.23 -8.07
LASKER 1925 56 1032 34 76.42 10.55 11.45
ALEKHINE 1925 32 1600 55 73.03 9.00 6.05
EUWE 1925 24 2601 115 76.01 15.03 -3.35
ALEKHINE 1926 33 2010 68 74.30 11.89 3.44
EUWE 1926 25 1968 83 74.55 10.65 1.51
CAPABLANCA 1927 38 1445 32 59.76 13.95 24.92
EUWE 1927 26 1764 73 78.22 7.21 9.09
ALEKHINE 1927 34 2915 84 69.75 11.36 6.41
CAPABLANCA 1928 39 1670 36 61.70 6.57 19.67
ALEKHINE 1928 35 2283 59 66.53 10.33 8.93
EUWE 1928 27 2344 81 70.24 10.98 4.12
CAPABLANCA 1929 40 2611 73 68.33 5.02 14.50
ALEKHINE 1929 36 1998 48 63.46 6.38 7.25
EUWE 1929 28 2076 68 68.58 14.20 0.27
CAPABLANCA 1930 41 1808 62 75.71 4.31 16.17
ALEKHINE 1930 37 1170 46 81.03 4.41 8.92
EUWE 1930 29 1761 54 64.89 16.05 -2.95
CAPABLANCA 1931 42 1637 58 77.66 5.46 16.61
ALEKHINE 1931 38 1905 72 79.41 4.24 9.42
EUWE 1931 30 1227 37 62.14 20.99 -0.12
EUWE 1932 31 1373 40 62.50 9.74 16.89
BOTVINNIK 1932 20 894 36 84.09 0.00 14.39
ALEKHINE 1932 39 2095 83 83.77 4.35 3.00
BOTVINNIK 1933 21 855 35 75.51 4.63 17.84
EUWE 1933 32 1159 33 62.14 12.94 17.83
ALEKHINE 1933 40 2372 87 80.08 3.58 2.07
EUWE 1934 33 1298 42 70.00 6.59 21.05
BOTVINNIK 1934 22 803 30 69.15 5.77 12.92
ALEKHINE 1934 41 2562 88 78.13 3.42 -8.23
EUWE 1935 34 1351 45 65.33 16.41 12.47
BOTVINNIK 1935 23 1025 34 65.00 10.24 -4.99
ALEKHINE 1935 42 2640 84 69.71 4.93 -6.99
EUWE 1936 35 1883 60 65.53 14.99 11.04
LASKER 1936 67 1188 36 59.09 11.63 0.69
BOTVINNIK 1936 24 1353 36 67.14 5.94 0.06
ALEKHINE 1936 43 3218 96 68.68 5.69 -3.43
CAPABLANCA 1936 47 1360 43 69.87 5.93 -10.62
EUWE 1937 36 2135 68 57.76 23.72 4.67
ALEKHINE 1937 44 3542 108 65.76 10.75 3.83
BOTVINNIK 1937 25 1340 37 65.44 9.45 -4.14
CAPABLANCA 1937 48 1522 43 67.61 5.91 -5.83
EUWE 1938 37 2258 72 60.00 15.42 8.94
ALEKHINE 1938 45 3404 105 68.79 9.92 7.18
CAPABLANCA 1938 49 1360 34 64.29 8.80 0.55
BOTVINNIK 1938 26 1431 42 66.00 4.93 -0.53
EUWE 1939 38 2447 76 61.63 13.09 9.11
ALEKHINE 1939 46 2668 88 70.90 13.22 5.42
BOTVINNIK 1939 27 1197 36 66.39 4.20 -2.86
ALEKHINE 1940 47 1419 49 78.47 9.47 7.08
EUWE 1940 39 2067 69 66.37 5.47 6.36
BOTVINNIK 1940 28 1126 30 70.69 0.00 -0.92
EUWE 1941 40 1745 64 70.20 7.79 7.90
ALEKHINE 1941 48 1127 37 80.56 9.35 0.39
EUWE 1942 41 1150 48 70.59 8.18 12.27
SMYSLOV 1942 21 1412 38 66.67 11.25 4.02
ALEKHINE 1942 49 1360 46 76.15 11.83 -13.51
SMYSLOV 1943 22 1299 37 63.93 10.27 1.75
ALEKHINE 1943 50 1961 68 78.13 11.77 -5.33
ALEKHINE 1944 51 1565 59 81.41 12.85 -0.23
SMYSLOV 1944 23 1181 40 69.30 7.22 -0.87
BOTVINNIK 1945 33 1079 36 82.00 3.71 9.41
ALEKHINE 1945 52 1151 44 82.76 8.09 -2.39
SMYSLOV 1945 24 1244 43 64.62 8.17 -3.49
EUWE 1946 45 1293 54 79.41 12.51 12.85
SMYSLOV 1946 25 1911 67 66.34 8.40 6.32
BOTVINNIK 1946 34 1271 48 80.51 6.84 -0.37
BOTVINNIK 1947 35 1190 44 79.31 6.72 8.38
SMYSLOV 1947 26 2703 83 65.73 9.87 8.28
EUWE 1947 46 1905 74 73.76 13.83 7.97
SMYSLOV 1948 27 2494 69 63.67 8.12 10.57
EUWE 1948 47 2540 94 64.39 16.18 4.84
BOTVINNIK 1948 36 1139 40 72.41 9.89 -3.29
EUWE 1949 48 2046 66 55.88 16.04 5.96
SMYSLOV 1949 28 2212 59 65.49 10.29 -1.60
EUWE 1950 49 2472 75 59.86 13.43 12.47
SMYSLOV 1950 29 2045 58 65.24 11.16 -2.78
EUWE 1951 50 1855 58 68.02 10.64 15.49
SMYSLOV 1951 30 2345 73 70.09 9.22 -3.36
PETROSIAN 1951 22 2261 74 60.66 11.47 -8.12
EUWE 1952 51 1526 51 70.33 12.54 10.16
SMYSLOV 1952 31 2580 80 67.56 10.20 4.36
BOTVINNIK 1952 40 1723 41 60.24 12.29 -4.83
PETROSIAN 1952 23 2146 70 63.01 9.08 -7.03
SMYSLOV 1953 32 2321 72 67.97 10.58 5.37
EUWE 1953 52 1170 42 58.70 11.57 2.13
PETROSIAN 1953 24 2161 68 64.18 9.37 -0.63
BOTVINNIK 1953 41 1723 41 60.24 12.29 -4.83
SMYSLOV 1954 33 2555 74 64.09 10.62 14.11
BOTVINNIK 1954 42 1527 42 62.99 10.29 4.52
PETROSIAN 1954 25 2412 68 64.67 6.18 -0.66
SMYSLOV 1955 34 2503 71 65.67 8.00 16.93
BOTVINNIK 1955 43 1104 31 57.76 11.48 5.80
PETROSIAN 1955 26 2692 68 65.57 6.06 0.52
SPASSKY 1955 18 1681 60 67.35 14.27 -2.48
SMYSLOV 1956 35 2718 76 66.56 5.57 12.01
BOTVINNIK 1956 44 1561 46 62.79 10.15 11.14
SPASSKY 1956 19 2320 73 63.70 13.11 1.55
PETROSIAN 1956 27 2869 73 65.90 10.84 1.37
SPASSKY 1957 20 2746 84 63.25 10.75 10.07
SMYSLOV 1957 36 2264 61 66.29 5.95 8.44
BOTVINNIK 1957 45 1267 35 58.90 4.47 7.45
PETROSIAN 1957 28 2493 67 63.89 14.23 -5.59
TAL 1958 21 2746 93 72.19 11.18 13.32
SPASSKY 1958 21 2334 63 61.96 9.72 9.86
BOTVINNIK 1958 46 1642 47 61.67 9.47 6.68
FISCHER 1958 15 2711 95 69.13 11.63 5.78
PETROSIAN 1958 29 2498 70 64.56 13.49 -4.41
SMYSLOV 1958 37 2072 54 61.97 5.13 -7.21
SPASSKY 1959 22 2404 70 66.79 12.10 9.12
TAL 1959 22 3420 127 71.09 12.02 6.05
FISCHER 1959 16 3533 125 68.21 9.97 2.38
BOTVINNIK 1959 47 1282 33 56.62 10.26 0.87
PETROSIAN 1959 30 2658 71 64.33 8.65 -0.81
SMYSLOV 1959 38 2188 59 58.12 10.05 -10.57
PETROSIAN 1960 31 2913 89 70.98 5.98 11.73
TAL 1960 23 3640 132 71.08 11.46 6.81
SPASSKY 1960 23 2321 80 68.94 16.48 4.71
BOTVINNIK 1960 48 1544 41 59.15 14.60 1.75
FISCHER 1960 17 3420 117 65.57 10.58 1.05
SMYSLOV 1960 39 2592 68 62.59 11.56 -3.77
PETROSIAN 1961 32 3139 104 72.04 7.52 12.88
SMYSLOV 1961 40 3228 82 64.20 11.46 8.04
SPASSKY 1961 24 2617 90 69.60 14.05 6.47
FISCHER 1961 18 3348 114 65.25 10.40 4.42
TAL 1961 24 3673 129 65.55 10.88 3.44
BOTVINNIK 1961 49 1561 45 61.73 10.83 -1.63
SMYSLOV 1962 41 3013 75 66.96 8.46 14.96
PETROSIAN 1962 33 2977 104 74.47 5.70 14.25
FISCHER 1962 19 3229 102 66.09 8.95 13.05
SPASSKY 1962 25 2642 95 71.61 7.93 8.82
TAL 1962 25 3422 109 62.50 11.17 2.18
BOTVINNIK 1962 50 1889 58 65.63 12.50 -2.12
FISCHER 1963 20 2256 70 66.81 7.29 13.87
SMYSLOV 1963 42 2832 77 67.99 6.46 11.26
PETROSIAN 1963 34 2715 75 67.27 6.98 10.02
SPASSKY 1963 26 2231 71 70.08 4.95 8.83
TAL 1963 26 3811 130 64.90 12.96 2.14
BOTVINNIK 1963 51 1898 57 67.55 9.89 -0.39
SPASSKY 1964 27 3114 92 70.34 6.16 17.66
PETROSIAN 1964 35 2510 66 67.88 5.76 13.10
SMYSLOV 1964 43 2698 81 72.12 3.67 11.64
FISCHER 1964 21 1653 57 68.75 7.32 10.28
BOTVINNIK 1964 52 1474 41 68.75 8.21 4.75
TAL 1964 27 3842 129 70.55 10.90 4.30
FISCHER 1965 22 862 37 82.96 8.54 26.44
SPASSKY 1965 28 3156 83 67.53 7.29 13.18
SMYSLOV 1965 44 2698 88 74.66 3.85 9.20
PETROSIAN 1965 36 2236 57 64.77 8.77 7.75
TAL 1965 28 3092 106 73.78 8.89 6.15
BOTVINNIK 1965 53 1458 43 65.97 9.83 4.81
FISCHER 1966 23 1608 59 75.95 5.15 24.63
SPASSKY 1966 29 4067 100 64.35 6.99 16.82
BOTVINNIK 1966 54 1399 48 71.74 13.83 16.65
PETROSIAN 1966 37 2629 68 65.00 8.27 13.13
SMYSLOV 1966 45 3027 94 70.83 3.09 11.00
TAL 1966 29 2833 100 72.50 10.14 0.26
FISCHER 1967 24 2295 86 77.19 5.98 19.29
BOTVINNIK 1967 55 1593 55 71.08 15.35 18.04
SPASSKY 1967 30 3270 82 62.74 6.07 9.83
TAL 1967 30 2179 75 68.56 11.65 6.24
SMYSLOV 1967 46 3086 95 69.19 3.99 5.16
PETROSIAN 1967 38 2435 61 61.44 10.69 3.60
BOTVINNIK 1968 56 1355 44 71.33 12.22 29.99
FISCHER 1968 25 2158 80 79.63 3.29 21.09
SPASSKY 1968 31 3232 84 63.94 7.00 10.22
SMYSLOV 1968 47 3200 102 69.59 4.70 10.06
PETROSIAN 1968 39 2603 70 65.19 10.75 8.50
TAL 1968 31 2552 89 66.67 14.23 7.90
FISCHER 1969 26 1236 48 83.33 4.54 20.38
SMYSLOV 1969 48 2980 91 69.61 5.26 11.81
BOTVINNIK 1969 57 1310 38 68.18 4.94 8.70
TAL 1969 32 2517 83 58.90 15.18 6.18
SPASSKY 1969 32 2904 79 66.03 7.34 3.63
PETROSIAN 1969 40 2395 68 64.19 9.00 0.10
KARPOV 1969 18 1639 62 76.60 8.79 -1.38
FISCHER 1970 27 2046 70 82.00 1.47 25.45
SMYSLOV 1970 49 2955 83 66.85 4.12 15.76
PETROSIAN 1970 41 2770 73 62.57 8.41 6.84
SPASSKY 1970 33 2629 70 67.31 7.34 6.29
KARPOV 1970 19 2229 75 72.44 8.36 4.42
TAL 1970 33 2372 86 59.15 16.13 0.16
FISCHER 1971 28 2012 69 82.11 2.75 23.97
SMYSLOV 1971 50 2815 65 63.03 2.30 11.93
SPASSKY 1971 34 2222 59 65.36 10.09 10.69
PETROSIAN 1971 42 2708 64 56.95 8.31 5.96
KARPOV 1971 20 2997 93 68.93 4.80 3.15
TAL 1971 34 2716 97 62.35 12.76 -0.40
FISCHER 1972 29 2444 77 78.51 3.09 23.58
SPASSKY 1972 35 1775 51 62.39 14.79 12.67
PETROSIAN 1972 43 2678 67 60.54 6.58 10.65
TAL 1972 35 2713 98 70.96 10.19 8.79
SMYSLOV 1972 51 3094 81 62.20 4.44 7.64
KARPOV 1972 21 2902 91 68.90 7.91 2.32
PETROSIAN 1973 44 2454 63 61.94 3.88 14.65
SPASSKY 1973 36 2423 64 60.46 17.05 10.82
TAL 1973 36 3952 130 67.96 9.93 9.04
SMYSLOV 1973 52 2807 75 61.45 6.11 7.73
KARPOV 1973 22 3462 102 70.92 7.29 1.85
TAL 1974 37 3891 134 70.24 9.12 18.74
SPASSKY 1974 37 2514 65 59.12 13.50 11.89
PETROSIAN 1974 45 2524 75 66.29 4.60 10.54
KARPOV 1974 23 3267 84 69.30 7.23 8.86
SMYSLOV 1974 53 2756 86 62.43 5.39 1.81
SPASSKY 1975 38 2571 71 62.65 11.06 16.39
TAL 1975 38 3934 128 66.19 9.84 13.54
KARPOV 1975 24 3364 73 67.12 5.02 11.53
PETROSIAN 1975 46 2565 72 63.04 7.39 9.95
SMYSLOV 1975 54 2182 65 63.26 3.87 3.44
KARPOV 1976 25 2967 70 67.26 5.29 18.93
SPASSKY 1976 39 1605 46 60.68 9.75 14.22
TAL 1976 39 3138 91 63.97 8.08 13.58
SMYSLOV 1976 55 2092 61 61.91 1.76 6.32
PETROSIAN 1976 47 2420 72 62.92 10.31 4.61
KARPOV 1977 26 3029 85 71.55 5.32 11.78
SMYSLOV 1977 56 2109 45 56.74 5.66 10.24
TAL 1977 40 3362 98 61.16 9.22 9.19
PETROSIAN 1977 48 2465 61 60.37 11.21 8.72
SPASSKY 1977 40 2059 55 56.86 11.57 5.35
KASPAROV 1977 14 1519 59 66.67 21.11 -5.00
TAL 1978 41 2806 75 61.69 7.61 14.10
KARPOV 1978 27 3102 86 69.64 4.72 12.43
PETROSIAN 1978 49 2078 53 61.86 9.08 9.09
SMYSLOV 1978 57 2259 50 56.85 4.87 3.79
SPASSKY 1978 41 2140 58 56.82 11.38 1.16
KASPAROV 1978 15 2298 84 68.05 16.60 0.12
TAL 1979 42 3059 95 64.69 11.81 16.77
PETROSIAN 1979 50 2438 59 61.78 7.02 12.15
KARPOV 1979 28 2804 76 68.42 4.17 4.52
KASPAROV 1979 16 2380 81 68.89 15.63 3.93
SPASSKY 1979 42 2608 74 56.86 12.11 -1.64
SMYSLOV 1979 58 1961 47 54.62 4.90 -9.98
TAL 1980 43 2550 65 58.68 15.93 10.24
PETROSIAN 1980 51 2392