1972 in Chess - Top Players

Top Players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - July 1972

  1. Bobby Fischer United States 2785
  2. Boris Spassky Soviet Union 2660
  3. Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 2645
  4. Lev Polugaevsky Soviet Union 2645
  5. Viktor Korchnoi Soviet Union 2640
  6. Lajos Portisch Hungary 2640
  7. Anatoly Karpov Soviet Union 2630
  8. Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union 2630
  9. Mikhail Tal Soviet Union 2625
  10. Bent Larsen Denmark 2625

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