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

Blunders per 1000 moves [draws excluded] / Players compared by Age

Key:
Best Value
2nd Best Value
Worst Value Return to TrueChess home Compare Champions home
AGE MORPH STEIN LASK CAPA ALEK EUWE BOTV SMY TAL PETRO SPASS FISCH KARP KASP KRAM ANAND
16












13.74

17










8.47
11.27

18










7.47
9.93
11.29
19










7.06
9.10
11.71
20









8.86 6.94 5.10 7.27 5.83 10.69
21



14.33




7.60 6.27 6.22 5.51 5.05 8.92
22



13.62
2.04 12.69

9.60 6.28 4.91 6.21 6.44 8.75
23



15.18 17.43 4.18 6.26 9.06
10.01 4.94 5.05 5.30 5.50 9.33
24

4.40 7.37 16.36 15.49 4.92 7.07 8.67 6.98 8.36 4.66 5.24 6.76 4.31 7.68
25

5.44 7.93 17.49 12.91 6.68 6.61 9.32 6.47 8.37 3.98 5.59 7.89 3.92 8.06
26

6.02 5.87
10.89 4.25 6.22 9.01 6.13 8.21 3.98 3.90 7.69 4.70 9.02
27
51.28 7.05 5.81
7.76 4.23 6.12 7.79 7.11 5.92 2.02 3.88 6.97 3.72 7.20
28
46.24 7.36 5.47 8.01 9.11 2.76 7.56 8.18 8.65 4.85 2.88 3.90 8.34 3.61 6.77
29
30.43 7.84 3.46 6.07 10.00 2.92 7.31 8.65 8.00 4.87 2.27 4.39 7.48 5.01 7.82
30
27.03 6.38 2.41 5.80 10.05 0.94 6.60 8.05 7.90 5.17
4.11 7.07 11.40 7.06
31
18.80 5.71 3.37 4.76 10.51 1.15 7.83 8.78 7.78 5.58
4.53 8.48 10.65 7.48
32
18.57 3.77 1.56 5.63 11.91 3.88 8.42 10.90 6.02 5.47
4.07 9.13 8.51 8.86
33
19.83 4.02 1.04 6.77 6.59 2.94 6.90 11.16 4.13 5.15
3.91 8.29
9.89
34
22.91 4.02 1.44 7.10 10.61 4.42 6.59 10.03 5.53 6.77
3.59 7.28
8.19
35
23.01 12.75 1.30 7.60 9.62 4.94 6.97 10.14 5.26 8.23
3.47 7.53
7.92
36
18.80
6.78 7.45 14.13 5.71 5.30 8.82 5.45 9.54
3.55 5.38
5.63
37
16.67
6.88 5.71 11.42 5.23 4.63 7.37 5.91 9.78
4.06 3.28
4.46
38
16.67 16.19 8.43 3.53 11.38 7.35 6.61 7.70 7.93 10.48
4.48 1.40

39
11.73 12.64 7.52 3.88 9.67 10.75 6.94 7.19 6.90 9.74
3.52 1.57

AGE MORPH STEIN LASK CAPA ALEK EUWE BOTV SMY TAL PETRO SPASS FISCH KARP KASP KRAM ANAND
40
12.23 3.88 6.17 3.14 9.93 8.61 7.40 6.87 7.04 9.19
4.04 2.91

41
14.44 4.50 4.12 2.75 5.95 9.31 7.24 6.77 7.26 8.08
3.81 3.50

42

4.50 5.43 4.20 7.49 9.89 6.72 8.95 6.93 9.48
3.84 3.50

43

3.79 5.25 4.30 9.28 8.99 4.59 9.33 5.28 8.26
4.18


44

2.93 5.35 6.22 9.12 6.54 3.86 9.11 4.25 6.87
4.61


45

6.84 8.61 7.08 9.64 6.22 2.64 9.15 5.38 4.88
5.19


46
20.13 6.29 5.77 8.13 11.20 7.62 2.78 9.14 5.38 5.60
6.32


47
18.14 7.08 4.37 7.89 12.58 6.33 3.23 7.08 5.85 3.95
7.52


48
18.14 7.08 4.07 8.97 11.52 8.07 3.39 6.80 7.34 4.61
8.09


49
18.14 5.77 4.78 7.87 10.72 7.96 2.89 7.92 7.58 5.21




50
16.86
4.80 8.72 10.95 9.67 3.16 7.34 6.56 5.96




51
14.50

8.45 10.50 8.22 3.61 7.55 6.61 5.83




52
11.70 4.53
7.43 7.65 7.20 3.32 8.73 5.26 6.06




53
12.20 4.53
8.90
7.97 3.40 8.72 5.76 6.41




54
13.85 8.57


9.66 4.23 8.81 5.92 7.12




55
14.27 7.76


8.66 3.85 9.86
7.72




56
21.39 8.04


9.11 4.26







57
22.22 8.04


8.54 3.67







58
20.30 8.04


7.36 3.19







59
19.91 7.79



3.40







60
20.37 8.65



4.56







61






2.77







62






3.32







63






7.42







64






7.74







65






10.05







66

6.01



11.45







67

8.51



9.70







68






7.04







69






7.21







70






4.92