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] / Years 1947 - 1972

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YEAR EUWE BOTV SMY TAL PETRO SPASS FISCH KARP
1947 11.20 4.94 6.22




1948 12.58 5.71 6.12




1949 11.52 5.23 7.56




1950 10.72 7.35 7.31




1951 10.95 10.75 6.60




1952 10.50 8.61 7.83




1953 7.65 9.31 8.42
6.98


1954
9.89 6.90
6.47


1955
8.99 6.59
6.13


1956
6.54 6.97
7.11


1957
6.22 5.30
8.65 8.86

1958
7.62 4.63
8.00 7.60

1959
6.33 6.61
7.90 9.60

1960
8.07 6.94 9.06 7.78 10.01 8.47
1961
7.96 7.40 8.67 6.02 8.36 7.47
1962
9.67 7.24 9.32 4.13 8.37 7.06
1963
8.22 6.72 9.01 5.53 8.21 6.94
1964
7.20 4.59 7.79 5.26 5.92 6.27
1965
7.97 3.86 8.18 5.45 4.85 6.28
1966
9.66 2.64 8.65 5.91 4.87 4.94
1967
8.66 2.78 8.05 7.93 5.17 4.66
1968
9.11 3.23 8.78 6.90 5.58 3.98
1969
8.54 3.39 10.90 7.04 5.47 3.98
1970
7.36 2.89 11.16 7.26 5.15 2.02
1971

3.16 10.03 6.93 6.77 2.88 5.10
1972

3.61 10.14 5.28 8.23 2.27 6.22