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

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YEAR SMY TAL PETRO SPASS KARP KASP KRAM ANAND
1973 16.06 20.93 17.82 18.90 17.18


1974 17.53 21.76 17.87 18.07 17.81


1975 18.45 21.47 17.43 19.35 17.72


1976 17.43 19.96 18.21 19.86 17.70


1977 15.91 20.01 18.38 18.11 17.36 25.12

1978 14.63 19.08 19.04 17.50 17.17 25.52

1979 14.63 19.69 18.15 18.15 17.09 25.81

1980 15.46 17.60 17.51 17.63 16.29 25.99

1981 16.03 19.02 16.41 17.11 16.91 26.05

1982 17.04 19.74 16.21 16.92 16.39 26.64

1983 14.98 19.42 17.04 18.04 17.29 24.95

1984 15.11 17.69
17.74 16.59 21.47

1985 14.48 16.70
17.64 15.43 19.10

1986 13.80 17.04
17.66 14.13 19.25
20.60
1987 14.79 19.52
17.69 13.51 19.76
20.95
1988 15.63 20.74
17.18 15.52 21.75
20.51
1989 16.17 20.06
14.83 16.41 23.23
20.81
1990 16.13 17.95
14.78 16.83 24.94
20.66
1991 16.53 17.59
14.67 15.66 24.55
20.55
1992
18.16
16.77 16.13 25.44
19.34
1993



17.19 24.55 22.24 19.62
1994



18.16 27.50 22.05 19.97
1995



18.00 25.23 22.20 19.72
1996



17.28 25.98 21.97 19.46
1997



16.49 24.53 21.33 20.13
1998



15.75 24.78 19.79 20.88
1999



14.32 27.51 19.90 21.58
2000




24.54 19.21 21.62
2001




25.20 19.04 22.20
2002




22.25 17.95 21.49
2003




22.37 16.47 21.50
2004




20.95 14.52 22.80
2005




21.05 15.02 21.98
2006





15.68 21.84
2007





18.29 19.48