Player Dominance Index, 2019 Edition

Player Dominance Index, 2019 Edition

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And another statistical post for today. The year 2019 has ended, and so, it's time to calculate the Dominance Index (or Bestuzhev Index, as Vladimir Bestuzhev used a similar measure to calculate the long-term performance of Soviet chess players of the late 1920s).

The Bestuzhev Index calculates the points percentage against an elite field of players, according to data from chessgames.com. The rules of admission are as follows:

  • Everyone who played in a World Championship match or match tournament;
  • Everyone who made it to Top 8 of Candidates' Tournament, matches or FIDE Knockout championships;
  • Participants of St. Petersburg 1895 and 1914, New York 1924, and AVRO 1938;
  • Everyone who don't qualify by above criteria, but have peak rating above 2800 (Maxime Vachier-Lagrave is the sole owner of this "wild card").

Kirill Alekseenko is not included because he has almost no games against this field.

WC - World Champion
WCC - World Championship Candidate
WCT - World Championship tournament participant
FKC - FIDE Knockout Champion
FKCC - FIDE Knockout Championship finalist

Deceased players are greyed out.