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Most Dominant Player between 1941 and 1944 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 1.6 years as #1 (between April 1941 and October 1942)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1941 and 1944 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with 19 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 1.6 years). Next on the list were Alexander Alekhine (0.8 years) and Samuel Reshevsky (0.3 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1941 and 1944 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 2804 (December 1943)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1941 and 1944 was Alexander Alekhine, with a rating of 2804 on the December 1943 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1941 and 1944 were achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik (2789 on the April 1941 list) and Paul Keres (2772 on the August 1943 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1941 and 1944 See more details
   Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941: Class 9 (#2, #4, #8, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1941 and 1944 was Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship) 1941. This was a Class 9 tournament, including four of the top ten players in the world (from the March 1941 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Salzburg 1943 (Class 8) and Prague 1943 (Class 6).

Strongest Match between 1941 and 1944 See more details
   Bogoljubow-Euwe III (Karlsbad), 1941: #6 vs #16
The strongest match held between 1941 and 1944 was Bogoljubow-Euwe III (Karlsbad), 1941. This was a matchup of #6 vs #16, including #6 Max Euwe (2719) and #16 Efim Bogoljubow (2650) from the January 1941 rating list. Next on the list were Euwe-Kramer II (NED), 1941 (#6 vs #24) and Horowitz-Reshevsky Match (New York), 1941 (#3 vs #27).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1941 and 1944 See more details
   Mikhail Botvinnik: 2804 in Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941
The best individual event performance between 1941 and 1944 was achieved by Mikhail Botvinnik with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2804 in Leningrad/Moscow (Absolute Championship), 1941. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2773 performance) in Salzburg, 1942, and by Max Euwe (2772 performance) in Euwe-Kramer II (NED), 1941.