1970 in chess

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Events in chess in 1970;

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - 1970

  1. Bobby Fischer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2720
  2. Boris Spassky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2670
  3. Viktor Korchnoi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2670
  4. Efim Geller Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2660
  5. Bent Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2650
  6. Tigran Petrosian Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2650
  7. Mikhail Botvinnik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2640
  8. Lev Polugaevsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2640
  9. Lajos Portisch Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2630
  10. Vasily Smyslov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  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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