1968
Soviet Union
Grandmasters by nation
Very well done and interesting! Thanks for sharing this.
1969
Soviet Union
Grandmasters by nation
1970
Soviet Union
West Germany
United States
Grandmasters by nation
1971
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
United States
Grandmasters by nation
Mmmmm.... not @georgski. I don't think this would be regarded as "noteworthy" by Wikipedia standards.
1972
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Brazil
West Germany
Grandmasters by nation
1973
Soviet Union
Hungary
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Canada
Argentina
Grandmasters by nation
1974
Hungary
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Italy
Spain
Philippines
Israel
Grandmasters by nation
1975
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
Bulgaria
Finland
Iceland
Cuba
United States
Grandmasters by nation
1976
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Hungary
England
Netherlands
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Israel
Philippines
United States
Cuba
Grandmasters by nation
1951
Yugoslavia
West Germany
Hungary
It's interesting that Bogoljubov was not one of the original GMs the previous year, even though he had contested two WC matches with Alekhine and was quite successful in international tournaments prior to WWII. According to his profile on chessgames.com, FIDE denied him the title on the grounds that he had been a supporter of Hitler. But then why did they grant him the title one year later? We can only conjecture, but since he died in 1952 it's possible that he was already seriously ill when FIDE made its 1951 selections and they decided to give him the honor before he died.
By the way, he originated one of the greatest chess quotes: "To have a knight planted in your game at K6 is worse than a rusty nail in your knee."
This is actually so awesome!
Very interesting thread
It's interesting that Bogoljubov was not one of the original GMs the previous year, even though he had contested two WC matches with Alekhine and was quite successful in international tournaments prior to WWII. According to his profile on chessgames.com, FIDE denied him the title on the grounds that he had been a supporter of Hitler. But then why did they grant him the title one year later?
According to ruchess.ru:
"After the end of World War II, he was boycotted by Soviet chess players. Due to pressure from the Soviet chess federation, he was not admitted to the match-tournament for the world championship and several more international tournaments; furthermore, he was taken out of the list of exceptional chess players that were awarded the title of grandmaster in 1950. Justice was restored one year later after the outrage from the Western world. In later years, he trained the West German national team. "
1967
Soviet Union
Hungary
Sweden
Grandmasters by nation