Some of the top chess veterans aged 76-86 are still playing tournament games (even blitz!), coaching and working as arbiters. See for yourself:1933 Evgeni Vasiukov, 2480, Russia
Vasiukov, Evgeni g RUS 2480
Levin , Naum L . AUS 2420
Ivkov , Borislav g IA SRB 2413
Lokhov , Yuriy m IA RUS 2409
Sveshnikov , Yuriy f RUS 2377
Padevsky, Nikola g BUL 2355
Belov, Lev A RUS 2330
Kapeljus, Lazar RUS 2327
Rotstein, Jefim f GER 2315
Sokolov, Vladimir f SRB 2310
1932
Larry Evans, 2470, USA
Evans, Larry M. g USA 2470
Nikolac, Juraj g CRO 2419
Capelan, Guenter m GER 2385
Bajec , Ivo f SLO 2380
Bilek, Istvan g HUN 2375
Kupper, Josef m SUI 2374
Leonidov, Vitaly RUS 2365
Roizman, Abram Y IA BLR 2315
Varas, Lauro ARG 2310
Rostovtsev, Yuri ISR 2303
1931 Viktor Korchnoi, 2564, Switzerland
Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2564
Nei, Iivo m EST 2376
Minev, Nikolay N m USA 2370
Kornilov, Anatoly m RUS 2357
Doda, Zbigniew m POL 2345
Pomar Salamanca, Arturo g ESP 2345
Gonsior, Evzen f FT CZE 2328
Lein, Anatoly g USA 2310
Bogdanovic, Rajko m BIH 2308
Geller, Uzi ISR 2300
1930 Aleksandar Matanovic, 2490, Serbia
Matanovic, Aleksandar g SRB 2490
Krogius, Nikolai V g IA RUS 2485
Kuznetzov, Adolf f RUS 2350
Heil, Siegfried f GER 2341
Rhodin, Bodo GER 2335
Kaminsky, Oleg M f USA 2333
Behrensen, Jorge f ARG 2325
Reicher, Emanoil-George f IA ROU 2310
Zajas, Evgeny f RUS 2293
Brants, Efim f RUS 2287
1929 Hans Bouwmeester, 2343, Netherlands
Bouwmeester, Hans m NED 2343
Ortega Izquierdo, Alejandro f ESP 2336
Onat, Ilhan m TUR 2334
Dommes, Vladimir M RUS 2293
Ribeiro, Joao Mario POR 2276
Kramer, George Mortimer USA 2267
Poschel, Paul USA 2260
Bisguier, Arthur B g USA 2231
Nedeljkovic, Verica wg wg SRB 2215
Seppelt, Alfred GER 2215
1928
Lothar Schmid, 2530, Germany
Schmid, Lothar g IA GER 2530
Byrne, Robert E g USA 2434
Benko, Pal C g USA 2408
Ek, Hans SWE 2325
Khavsky, Sergey V RUS 2318
Gusjkov, Yuri P. f RUS 2283
Vagner, Grigorij f RUS 2281
Kamaras, Otto HUN 2240
Klugman, Reuben USA 2225
Ammann, Walter SUI 2217
1927 Mato Damjanovic, 2308, Croatia
Damjanovic, Mato g CRO 2308
Dueckstein, Andreas m AUT 2254
Dinic, Cedomir CRO 2225
Rutman, Aleksandr f RUS 2178
Bademian, Jose f URU 2173
San Pedro Lopez, Carlos ESP 2171
Sampilov, Bazarjap RUS 2146
Plesset, Kiven USA 2145
Jahr, Ulrich GER 2145
Horvath, Erno Dr. HUN 2130
1926 Mark Taimanov, 2386, Russia
Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2386
De La Vega, Hector f ARG 2365
Goldin, Vladimir M. RUS 2316
Stenborg, Ake SWE 2280
Gaika, Pal HUN 2215
Patzl, Karl AUT 2196
Hanks, John AUS 2171
Kowalski, Michal POL 2143
Jurczynska, Anna wm wm POL 2126
Beggi, Pierluigi ITA 2122
1925
Belkadi, Ridha m TUN 2345
Weinstock, Solomon USA 2240
Golikov, Anatoly RUS 2183
Soucek, Miroslav CZE 2130
Ivanov, Vladimir A. RUS 2109
Kasueschke, Gregor GER 2085
Boeckenhaupt, Rudi GER 2060
Benesch, Heribert AUT 2059
Szobi, Geza Sr. HUN 2058
Masich, Vladimir RUS 2029
1924
Levit, Roman USA 2275
Martin, Raymond USA 2230
Babur, Mohan T IND 2230
Kantorovich, Vadim ISR 2180
Botvinnik, July RUS 2150
Priklonsky, Elektron RUS 2090
Narendra N., Majee IND 2076
Ladstetter, Josef, Dr. GER 2068
Isaev, Peter RUS 2066
Alkhanishvili, Otar GEO 2060 Compiled by Pogonina.com using official FIDE ratings Related materials : World's best chess players born in 2005-1994 World's best chess players born in 1993-1984 World's best chess players born in 1983-1974 World's best chess players born in 1973-1964 World's best chess players born in 1963-1954 World's best chess players born in 1953-1944 World's best chess players born in 1943-1934
