1/5/2010 – According to the current FIDE rankings Magnus Carlsen is the strongest player in the world. But his rating of 2810 is not the highest ever. That was achieved by Garry Kasparov, who in the July 1999 FIDE list reached 2851 points. Two other players have at some stage had hig...
2000's "Battlefield Earth" was branded byThe Guardianas one of the worst movies ever made, and critics across the board agreed — the film has a pitiful 3 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This drastically miscalculated L. Ron Hubbard adaptation cost $73 million to make and returne...
One of the most exciting players of our time, Topalov won the FIDE World Championship in 2005 and played in a World Championship match for the last time in 2010, when he lost to Vishy Anand in Sofia. However, he achieved his peak live rating on 24 August 2015, after getting back-to-...
Since the Battle of Britain, they’ve been one of the most storied air forces in the entire world and are still regarded as one of the finest groups of pilots ever trained – and this year marks their 100th anniversary. A watchmaker was bound to get in on the aerial action. And ...
Since Fischer didnt have ANY players close to him in rating to "feed" on his 2785 is even more remarkable. goldendog Jul 13, 2011 0 #10 1970 FIDE rating list. Top 7 players 1 Fischer Robert James... USA 2720 2-3 Spassky, Boris... URS 2670 Korchnoi, Viktor... URS 2670 4-...