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1971 in chess

List of years in chess (table)

Events in chess in 1971;

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FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - January 1971

  1. Bobby Fischer United States 2740
  2. Boris Spassky Soviet Union 2690
  3. Viktor Korchnoi Soviet Union 2660
  4. Bent Larsen Denmark 2660
  5. Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 2640
  6. Lajos Portisch Hungary 2630
  7. Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union 2630
  8. Efim Geller Soviet Union 2630
  9. Lev Polugaevsky Soviet Union 2630
  10. Mikhail Tal Soviet Union 2620

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