1970 in chess

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Events in chess in 1970;

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - 1970

  1. Bobby Fischer  United States 2720
  2. Boris Spassky  Soviet Union 2670
  3. Viktor Korchnoi  Soviet Union 2670
  4. Efim Geller  Soviet Union 2660
  5. Bent Larsen  Denmark 2650
  6. Tigran Petrosian  Soviet Union 2650
  7. Mikhail Botvinnik  Soviet Union 2640
  8. Lev Polugaevsky  Soviet Union 2640
  9. Lajos Portisch  Hungary 2630
  10. Vasily Smyslov  Soviet Union 2620

Chess news in brief

Births

Deaths

Miscellaneous

Notes

  1. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, May 1970, p 253 & pp 255-268
  2. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, May–June 1970, pp 297-298
  3. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, June–July 1970, pp 332-334
  4. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, August 1970, pp 370-372
  5. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, June–July 1970, p 331
  6. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, March 1970, p 190
  7. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, August 1970, pp 350-351
  8. CHESS magazine - Vol 35, August 1970, p 349

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