Comparison of top chess players throughout history Moves played compared with computer choices Moves played compared with computer choices

| Position_ | best_year | best_2_year_period | best_3_year_period | best_5_year_period | best_10_year_period | best_15_year_period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Petrosian | Anand | Spassky; Lasker | Alekhine; Anand | Anand | Botvinnik; Spassky; Petrosian |
| 10 | Euwe | Tal; Spassky | Anand | Alekhine; Anand | Lasker; Petrosian | Anand |
| 11 | Spassky | Tal; Spassky | Petrosian | Petrosian; Spassky | Lasker; Petrosian | Tal |
| 12 | Alekhine; Anand | Lasker; Euwe | Tal; Alekhine | Petrosian; Spassky | Tal; Alekhine | Alekhine; Lasker |
| 13 | Alekhine; Anand | Lasker; Euwe | Tal; Alekhine | Euwe; Tal | Tal; Alekhine | Alekhine; Lasker |
| 14 | Lasker | Petrosian | Euwe | Euwe; Tal | Euwe | Euwe |
| 15 | Morphy | Morphy | Morphy | Steinitz | Steinitz | Steinitz |
| 16 | Steinitz | Steinitz | Steinitz | — | — | — |