1974 in chess


Events in chess in 1974;

Top players

top 10 by Elo rating - January 1974
  1. Bobby Fischer 2780
  2. Anatoly Karpov 2660
  3. Mikhail Tal 2660
  4. Boris Spassky 2655
  5. Viktor Korchnoi 2650
  6. Lajos Portisch 2650
  7. Tigran Petrosian 2640
  8. Mikhail Botvinnik 2630
  9. Lev Polugaevsky 2625
  10. Bent Larsen 2620

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