1974 in Chess - Top Players

Top Players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1974

  1. Bobby Fischer United States 2780
  2. Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union 2660
  3. Mikhail Tal Soviet Union 2660
  4. Boris Spassky Soviet Union 2655
  5. Viktor Korchnoi Soviet Union 2650
  6. Lajos Portisch Hungary 2650
  7. Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 2640
  8. Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union 2630
  9. Lev Polugaevsky Soviet Union 2625
  10. Bent Larsen Denmark 2620

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