Truechess.com Compares the Champions

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Morphy Steinitz Lasker Capablanca Alekhine Euwe Botvinnik Smyslov
Tal Petrosian Spassky Fischer Karpov Kasparov Kramnik Anand

Wilhelm Steinitz (Born 17 May 1836 - Died 12 August 1900)

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DRAWN GAMES ARE EXCLUDED FROM "BLUNDERS" AND "AVG ERROR" DATA COLUMNS
YEAR AGE MOVES ANALYZED WHITE PTS PERCENT BLACK PTS PERCENT TOTAL PTS PERCENT BLUNDERS per 1000 MOVES AVG ERROR per WHITE MOVE AVG ERROR per BLACK MOVE AVG ERROR per MOVE COMPLEXITY – ALL GAMES COMPLEXITY – WINNING GAMES
1868 32 2638 79.03 67.21 73.17 30.36 13.97 14.32 14.13 31.49 38.22
1869 33 2541 78.33 66.10 72.27 30.33 14.14 14.54 14.33 31.38 38.40
1870 34 2766 75.41 64.84 70.00 25.32 13.55 15.19 14.31 32.37 39.77
1871 35 2766 75.41 64.84 70.00 25.32 13.55 15.19 14.31 32.37 39.77
1872 36 2758 77.05 66.13 71.55 18.80 13.25 14.44 13.77 32.46 39.39
1873 37 3163 79.10 68.12 73.53 17.76 12.70 12.98 12.83 31.80 37.49
1874 38 2988 78.13 66.41 72.27 18.40 12.80 12.77 12.78 31.27 36.67
1875 39 2872 77.05 66.13 71.55 19.17 12.87 12.90 12.88 31.72 37.37
1876 40 2401 83.67 73.00 78.28 17.55 12.18 12.96 12.52 31.70 34.70
1877 41 1614 84.38 72.73 78.46 16.23 12.37 12.49 12.42 32.85 36.02
1878 42 1614 84.38 72.73 78.46 16.23 12.37 12.49 12.42 32.85 36.02
1879 43 1614 84.38 72.73 78.46 16.23 12.37 12.49 12.42 32.85 36.02
1880 44 1151 90.91 77.08 83.70 12.23 12.39 10.08 11.31 28.88 31.59
1881 45 1151 90.91 77.08 83.70 12.23 12.39 10.08 11.31 28.88 31.59
1882 46 2080 87.21 66.67 77.44 17.51 12.80 11.32 12.19 28.28 30.48
1883 47 2506 76.00 67.78 72.11 17.68 12.50 10.98 11.78 25.25 29.46
1884 48 2506 76.00 67.78 72.11 17.68 12.50 10.98 11.78 25.25 29.46
1885 49 2506 76.00 67.78 72.11 17.68 12.50 10.98 11.78 25.25 29.46
1886 50 2840 72.32 64.42 68.52 16.86 12.39 11.13 11.78 24.25 29.58
1887 51 2840 72.32 64.42 68.52 16.86 12.39 11.13 11.78 24.25 29.58
1888 52 2927 72.81 66.36 69.64 16.65 12.45 11.32 11.89 25.15 30.96
1889 53 3334 74.62 62.50 68.61 16.09 13.07 11.99 12.53 25.92 31.95
1890 54 3532 72.86 62.50 67.75 16.54 13.04 11.94 12.48 25.44 31.63
1891 55 3789 72.00 61.64 66.89 16.22 13.03 12.02 12.50 24.41 30.66
1892 56 3115 66.95 59.38 63.01 17.77 11.69 12.15 11.95 23.91 31.57
1893 57 2055 68.75 52.33 60.24 18.73 12.52 13.41 13.01 25.05 33.74
1894 58 2828 66.67 50.86 58.48 16.95 12.36 12.71 12.56 24.07 32.65
1895 59 3807 63.70 52.60 58.00 17.81 12.32 12.59 12.47 23.78 30.54
1896 60 3282 64.06 51.49 57.63 18.67 12.37 12.64 12.52 24.21 30.66