1974 in chess

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Events in chess in 1974;

Top players

FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1974

  1. Bobby Fischer Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2780
  2. Anatoly Karpov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2660
  3. Mikhail Tal Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2660
  4. Boris Spassky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2655
  5. Viktor Korchnoi Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2650
  6. Lajos Portisch Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2650
  7. Tigran Petrosian Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2640
  8. Mikhail Botvinnik Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2630
  9. Lev Polugaevsky Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 2625
  10. Bent Larsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2620

Chess news in brief

Births

Deaths

Notes

  1. "Chess History & Chronology - Bill Wall". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.

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