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FIDE top 10 by Elo rating - 1970
- Bobby Fischer United States 2720
- Boris Spassky Soviet Union 2670
- Viktor Korchnoi Soviet Union 2670
- Efim Geller Soviet Union 2660
- Bent Larsen Denmark 2650
- Tigran Petrosian Soviet Union 2650
- Mikhail Botvinnik Soviet Union 2640
- Lev Polugaevsky Soviet Union 2640
- Lajos Portisch Hungary 2630
- Vasily Smyslov Soviet Union 2620
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