Truechess.com Compares the Champions

Compare by Age Compare 1908-1946 Compare 1947-1972 Compare 1973-2007 Individual Players
Blunders per 1000 moves Average Error per move Percentage of Points Won Complexity of Style
    3 Yr Periods 5 Yr Periods 10 Yr Periods

Complexity Scores / Years 1973 - 2007

Key:
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2nd Most Complex
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YEAR SMY TAL PETRO SPASS KARP KASP KRAM ANAND
1973 17.67 21.30 17.63 18.32



1974 17.79 21.56 17.63 18.43



1975 17.98 21.46 17.91 18.45



1976 17.81 20.51 17.78 19.25 17.85


1977 17.63 20.74 17.81 18.76 17.57


1978 16.54 20.70 17.96 18.49 17.07


1979 16.23 20.36 18.06 18.98 17.17


1980 16.40 20.03 17.82 18.41 17.01


1981 16.26 20.16 17.80 17.91 17.27


1982 16.38 20.02 17.49 18.09 17.24


1983 16.20 19.51 17.61 18.13 17.03


1984 15.38 18.81
17.80 16.90 24.49

1985 15.09 18.51
17.53 16.56 23.81

1986 14.93 18.76
17.66 15.93 23.48

1987 15.00 18.51
17.68 15.61 22.91

1988 15.45 18.79
17.44 15.98 22.67

1989 15.46 18.73
16.78 15.82 22.78

1990 15.30 18.68
16.85 15.86 22.77

1991 15.66 18.41
16.83 15.65 22.23

1992
18.15
16.73 15.77 22.42

1993



16.00 22.63
20.24
1994



16.26 23.81
20.44
1995



16.52 24.18
20.14
1996



16.80 24.70
20.00
1997



17.07 25.22
20.20
1998



16.76 25.23
20.21
1999



16.59 25.92
20.16
2000




25.17 21.27 20.42
2001




25.48 20.88 20.56
2002




24.97 20.61 20.84
2003




24.73 20.00 21.02
2004




23.65 19.07 21.35
2005




23.98 18.18 21.54
2006





17.75 21.74
2007





17.74 21.16