1969 in chess

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Events in chess in 1969;

Top players

Provisional FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - 1969

  1. Bobby Fischer  United States 2720
  2. Boris Spassky  Soviet Union 2690
  3. Viktor Korchnoi  Soviet Union 2680
  4. Mikhail Botvinnik  Soviet Union 2660
  5. Tigran Petrosian  Soviet Union 2650
  6. Bent Larsen  Denmark 2630
  7. Efim Geller  Soviet Union 2620
  8. Lajos Portisch  Hungary 2620
  9. Paul Keres  Soviet Union 2610
  10. Lev Polugaevsky  Soviet Union 2610

Chess news in brief

Births

Deaths

Notes

  1. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, December 1969, pp 95-97
  2. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, New Year 1970, p 134
  3. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, November 1969, p 70
  4. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, October 1969, pp 34-40
  5. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, Christmas 1969, p 113

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