Monthly top-five lists

Monthly Lists: 1885 - 1895

Duration: All years 20th century 19th century 50-year span 40-year span 30-year span 20-year span 10-year span 5-year span 3-year span 1-year span covering 1995-Jan through 2004-Dec 1990-Jan through 1999-Dec 1985-Jan through 1994-Dec 1980-Jan through 1989-Dec 1975-Jan through 1984-Dec 1970-Jan through 1979-Dec 1965-Jan through 1974-Dec 1960-Jan through 1969-Dec 1955-Jan through 1964-Dec 1950-Jan through 1959-Dec 1945-Jan through 1954-Dec 1940-Jan through 1949-Dec 1935-Jan through 1944-Dec 1930-Jan through 1939-Dec 1925-Jan through 1934-Dec 1920-Jan through 1929-Dec 1915-Jan through 1924-Dec 1910-Jan through 1919-Dec 1905-Jan through 1914-Dec 1900-Jan through 1909-Dec 1895-Jan through 1904-Dec 1890-Jan through 1899-Dec 1885-Jan through 1894-Dec 1880-Jan through 1889-Dec 1875-Jan through 1884-Dec 1870-Jan through 1879-Dec 1865-Jan through 1874-Dec 1860-Jan through 1869-Dec 1855-Jan through 1864-Dec 1850-Jan through 1859-Dec 1845-Jan through 1854-Dec 1840-Jan through 1849-Dec

1885	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1885 rating list	2791: Wilhelm Steinitz	2781: Johannes Zukertort	2719: Joseph Blackburne	2701: Szymon Winawer	2694: James Mason
February 1885 rating list	2791: Wilhelm Steinitz	2781: Johannes Zukertort	2720: Joseph Blackburne	2701: Szymon Winawer	2694: James Mason
March 1885 rating list	2792: Wilhelm Steinitz	2781: Johannes Zukertort	2720: Joseph Blackburne	2700: Szymon Winawer	2694: James Mason
April 1885 rating list	2793: Wilhelm Steinitz	2782: Johannes Zukertort	2720: Joseph Blackburne	2700: Szymon Winawer	2693: James Mason
May 1885 rating list	2794: Wilhelm Steinitz	2782: Johannes Zukertort	2720: Joseph Blackburne	2699: Szymon Winawer	2693: James Mason
June 1885 rating list	2795: Wilhelm Steinitz	2782: Johannes Zukertort	2719: Joseph Blackburne	2699: Szymon Winawer	2693: James Mason
July 1885 rating list	2796: Wilhelm Steinitz	2781: Johannes Zukertort	2719: Joseph Blackburne	2700: Szymon Winawer	2694: James Mason
August 1885 rating list	2785: Wilhelm Steinitz	2770: Johannes Zukertort	2715: Joseph Blackburne	2697: James Mason	2689: Szymon Winawer
September 1885 rating list	2782: Wilhelm Steinitz	2766: Johannes Zukertort	2723: Joseph Blackburne	2685: Szymon Winawer	2681: Berthold Englisch
October 1885 rating list	2781: Wilhelm Steinitz	2764: Johannes Zukertort	2721: Joseph Blackburne	2683: Szymon Winawer	2681: Berthold Englisch
November 1885 rating list	2780: Wilhelm Steinitz	2762: Johannes Zukertort	2720: Joseph Blackburne	2680: Berthold Englisch	2680: Szymon Winawer
December 1885 rating list	2779: Wilhelm Steinitz	2760: Johannes Zukertort	2719: Joseph Blackburne	2680: Berthold Englisch	2676: Szymon Winawer
1886	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1886 rating list	2777: Wilhelm Steinitz	2757: Johannes Zukertort	2717: Joseph Blackburne	2679: Berthold Englisch	2673: Szymon Winawer
February 1886 rating list	2798: Johannes Zukertort	2751: Wilhelm Steinitz	2717: Joseph Blackburne	2680: Berthold Englisch	2670: Szymon Winawer
March 1886 rating list	2781: Wilhelm Steinitz	2771: Johannes Zukertort	2736: Joseph Blackburne	2678: Berthold Englisch	2663: Szymon Winawer
April 1886 rating list	2824: Wilhelm Steinitz	2749: Johannes Zukertort	2736: Joseph Blackburne	2679: Berthold Englisch	2658: Szymon Winawer
May 1886 rating list	2825: Wilhelm Steinitz	2748: Johannes Zukertort	2737: Joseph Blackburne	2678: Berthold Englisch	2657: Siegbert Tarrasch
June 1886 rating list	2826: Wilhelm Steinitz	2747: Johannes Zukertort	2737: Joseph Blackburne	2678: Berthold Englisch	2656: Siegbert Tarrasch
July 1886 rating list	2826: Wilhelm Steinitz	2745: Johannes Zukertort	2737: Joseph Blackburne	2677: Berthold Englisch	2660: Isidor Gunsberg
August 1886 rating list	2809: Wilhelm Steinitz	2748: Joseph Blackburne	2702: Johannes Zukertort	2678: Isidor Gunsberg	2671: Berthold Englisch
September 1886 rating list	2801: Wilhelm Steinitz	2747: Joseph Blackburne	2693: Johannes Zukertort	2689: Amos Burn	2682: Isidor Gunsberg
October 1886 rating list	2804: Wilhelm Steinitz	2746: Joseph Blackburne	2695: Johannes Zukertort	2690: Isidor Gunsberg	2673: Amos Burn
November 1886 rating list	2802: Wilhelm Steinitz	2746: Joseph Blackburne	2693: Isidor Gunsberg	2693: Johannes Zukertort	2671: Amos Burn
December 1886 rating list	2800: Wilhelm Steinitz	2745: Joseph Blackburne	2695: Isidor Gunsberg	2690: Johannes Zukertort	2669: Amos Burn
1887	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1887 rating list	2800: Wilhelm Steinitz	2744: Joseph Blackburne	2697: Isidor Gunsberg	2687: Johannes Zukertort	2667: Amos Burn
February 1887 rating list	2797: Wilhelm Steinitz	2743: Joseph Blackburne	2702: Isidor Gunsberg	2683: Johannes Zukertort	2667: Amos Burn
March 1887 rating list	2794: Wilhelm Steinitz	2742: Joseph Blackburne	2707: Isidor Gunsberg	2679: Johannes Zukertort	2668: Amos Burn
April 1887 rating list	2793: Wilhelm Steinitz	2741: Joseph Blackburne	2711: Isidor Gunsberg	2675: Johannes Zukertort	2668: Amos Burn
May 1887 rating list	2792: Wilhelm Steinitz	2740: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2672: Johannes Zukertort	2669: Amos Burn
June 1887 rating list	2790: Wilhelm Steinitz	2739: Joseph Blackburne	2720: Isidor Gunsberg	2669: Amos Burn	2668: Johannes Zukertort
July 1887 rating list	2788: Wilhelm Steinitz	2738: Joseph Blackburne	2726: Isidor Gunsberg	2670: Amos Burn	2666: Johannes Zukertort
August 1887 rating list	2764: Wilhelm Steinitz	2732: Joseph Blackburne	2701: Miksa Weiss	2684: Isidor Gunsberg	2669: George Mackenzie
September 1887 rating list	2758: Wilhelm Steinitz	2731: Joseph Blackburne	2707: Miksa Weiss	2681: Isidor Gunsberg	2674: Curt von Bardeleben
October 1887 rating list	2755: Wilhelm Steinitz	2731: Joseph Blackburne	2706: Miksa Weiss	2684: Isidor Gunsberg	2674: Curt von Bardeleben
November 1887 rating list	2752: Wilhelm Steinitz	2730: Joseph Blackburne	2706: Miksa Weiss	2686: Isidor Gunsberg	2675: George Mackenzie
December 1887 rating list	2750: Wilhelm Steinitz	2730: Joseph Blackburne	2704: Miksa Weiss	2692: Isidor Gunsberg	2680: George Mackenzie
1888	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1888 rating list	2740: Wilhelm Steinitz	2734: Joseph Blackburne	2713: Isidor Gunsberg	2701: Miksa Weiss	2680: George Mackenzie
February 1888 rating list	2742: Wilhelm Steinitz	2736: Joseph Blackburne	2714: Isidor Gunsberg	2701: Miksa Weiss	2680: George Mackenzie
March 1888 rating list	2745: Wilhelm Steinitz	2739: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2702: Miksa Weiss	2681: George Mackenzie
April 1888 rating list	2747: Wilhelm Steinitz	2740: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2701: Miksa Weiss	2681: George Mackenzie
May 1888 rating list	2749: Wilhelm Steinitz	2741: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2699: Miksa Weiss	2682: George Mackenzie
June 1888 rating list	2752: Wilhelm Steinitz	2742: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2698: Miksa Weiss	2682: George Mackenzie
July 1888 rating list	2754: Wilhelm Steinitz	2745: Joseph Blackburne	2718: Isidor Gunsberg	2698: Miksa Weiss	2682: George Mackenzie
August 1888 rating list	2756: Wilhelm Steinitz	2747: Joseph Blackburne	2719: Isidor Gunsberg	2696: Miksa Weiss	2677: Curt von Bardeleben
September 1888 rating list	2751: Wilhelm Steinitz	2736: Isidor Gunsberg	2729: Joseph Blackburne	2686: George Mackenzie	2680: Miksa Weiss
October 1888 rating list	2752: Wilhelm Steinitz	2736: Isidor Gunsberg	2730: Joseph Blackburne	2685: George Mackenzie	2679: Miksa Weiss
November 1888 rating list	2754: Wilhelm Steinitz	2736: Isidor Gunsberg	2731: Joseph Blackburne	2688: George Mackenzie	2679: Curt von Bardeleben
December 1888 rating list	2752: Wilhelm Steinitz	2732: Isidor Gunsberg	2728: Joseph Blackburne	2689: Curt von Bardeleben	2685: George Mackenzie
1889	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1889 rating list	2753: Wilhelm Steinitz	2730: Isidor Gunsberg	2727: Joseph Blackburne	2690: Curt von Bardeleben	2685: George Mackenzie
February 1889 rating list	2729: Isidor Gunsberg	2725: Joseph Blackburne	2722: Mikhail Chigorin	2715: Wilhelm Steinitz	2681: George Mackenzie
March 1889 rating list	2762: Wilhelm Steinitz	2732: Isidor Gunsberg	2728: Joseph Blackburne	2686: George Mackenzie	2675: Mikhail Chigorin
April 1889 rating list	2762: Wilhelm Steinitz	2736: Isidor Gunsberg	2731: Joseph Blackburne	2688: George Mackenzie	2686: Mikhail Chigorin
May 1889 rating list	2764: Wilhelm Steinitz	2739: Isidor Gunsberg	2726: Joseph Blackburne	2716: Mikhail Chigorin	2712: Miksa Weiss
June 1889 rating list	2765: Wilhelm Steinitz	2742: Isidor Gunsberg	2730: Mikhail Chigorin	2725: Miksa Weiss	2725: Joseph Blackburne
July 1889 rating list	2765: Wilhelm Steinitz	2744: Isidor Gunsberg	2732: Mikhail Chigorin	2727: Miksa Weiss	2726: Joseph Blackburne
August 1889 rating list	2745: Wilhelm Steinitz	2721: Isidor Gunsberg	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2710: Miksa Weiss	2698: Joseph Blackburne
September 1889 rating list	2742: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Isidor Gunsberg	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2710: Miksa Weiss	2697: Joseph Blackburne
October 1889 rating list	2743: Wilhelm Steinitz	2717: Mikhail Chigorin	2715: Isidor Gunsberg	2713: Miksa Weiss	2700: Joseph Blackburne
November 1889 rating list	2740: Wilhelm Steinitz	2716: Mikhail Chigorin	2716: Isidor Gunsberg	2713: Miksa Weiss	2699: Joseph Blackburne
December 1889 rating list	2737: Wilhelm Steinitz	2716: Mikhail Chigorin	2715: Isidor Gunsberg	2712: Miksa Weiss	2699: Joseph Blackburne
1890	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1890 rating list	2735: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Mikhail Chigorin	2715: Isidor Gunsberg	2712: Miksa Weiss	2698: Joseph Blackburne
February 1890 rating list	2731: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Mikhail Chigorin	2711: Isidor Gunsberg	2710: Miksa Weiss	2697: Amos Burn
March 1890 rating list	2729: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Mikhail Chigorin	2711: Isidor Gunsberg	2709: Miksa Weiss	2698: Emanuel Lasker
April 1890 rating list	2725: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2714: Miksa Weiss	2713: Emanuel Lasker	2710: Isidor Gunsberg
May 1890 rating list	2724: Wilhelm Steinitz	2722: Emanuel Lasker	2714: Miksa Weiss	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2710: Isidor Gunsberg
June 1890 rating list	2731: Emanuel Lasker	2723: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Miksa Weiss	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2710: Isidor Gunsberg
July 1890 rating list	2738: Emanuel Lasker	2721: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2714: Miksa Weiss	2710: Isidor Gunsberg
August 1890 rating list	2770: Emanuel Lasker	2719: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2713: Miksa Weiss	2710: Isidor Gunsberg
September 1890 rating list	2772: Emanuel Lasker	2715: Wilhelm Steinitz	2711: Mikhail Chigorin	2711: Miksa Weiss	2705: Isidor Gunsberg
October 1890 rating list	2776: Emanuel Lasker	2726: Siegbert Tarrasch	2713: Wilhelm Steinitz	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2711: Miksa Weiss
November 1890 rating list	2778: Emanuel Lasker	2727: Siegbert Tarrasch	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2712: Wilhelm Steinitz	2711: Miksa Weiss
December 1890 rating list	2781: Emanuel Lasker	2728: Siegbert Tarrasch	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2710: Miksa Weiss	2710: Wilhelm Steinitz
1891	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1891 rating list	2782: Emanuel Lasker	2731: Wilhelm Steinitz	2728: Siegbert Tarrasch	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2709: Miksa Weiss
February 1891 rating list	2782: Emanuel Lasker	2739: Wilhelm Steinitz	2729: Siegbert Tarrasch	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2708: Miksa Weiss
March 1891 rating list	2782: Emanuel Lasker	2738: Wilhelm Steinitz	2731: Siegbert Tarrasch	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Miksa Weiss
April 1891 rating list	2782: Emanuel Lasker	2739: Wilhelm Steinitz	2733: Siegbert Tarrasch	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
May 1891 rating list	2781: Emanuel Lasker	2738: Wilhelm Steinitz	2735: Siegbert Tarrasch	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2706: Isidor Gunsberg
June 1891 rating list	2781: Emanuel Lasker	2738: Wilhelm Steinitz	2737: Siegbert Tarrasch	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
July 1891 rating list	2780: Emanuel Lasker	2739: Siegbert Tarrasch	2737: Wilhelm Steinitz	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
August 1891 rating list	2779: Emanuel Lasker	2741: Siegbert Tarrasch	2736: Wilhelm Steinitz	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
September 1891 rating list	2779: Emanuel Lasker	2742: Siegbert Tarrasch	2736: Wilhelm Steinitz	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
October 1891 rating list	2778: Emanuel Lasker	2744: Siegbert Tarrasch	2735: Wilhelm Steinitz	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
November 1891 rating list	2777: Emanuel Lasker	2746: Siegbert Tarrasch	2734: Wilhelm Steinitz	2712: Mikhail Chigorin	2707: Isidor Gunsberg
December 1891 rating list	2776: Emanuel Lasker	2747: Siegbert Tarrasch	2732: Wilhelm Steinitz	2711: Mikhail Chigorin	2705: Isidor Gunsberg
1892	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1892 rating list	2774: Emanuel Lasker	2748: Siegbert Tarrasch	2729: Wilhelm Steinitz	2709: Mikhail Chigorin	2703: Isidor Gunsberg
February 1892 rating list	2781: Emanuel Lasker	2745: Siegbert Tarrasch	2733: Mikhail Chigorin	2717: Wilhelm Steinitz	2698: Isidor Gunsberg
March 1892 rating list	2788: Emanuel Lasker	2744: Siegbert Tarrasch	2742: Wilhelm Steinitz	2723: Mikhail Chigorin	2696: Isidor Gunsberg
April 1892 rating list	2787: Emanuel Lasker	2745: Siegbert Tarrasch	2741: Wilhelm Steinitz	2723: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Isidor Gunsberg
May 1892 rating list	2793: Emanuel Lasker	2745: Siegbert Tarrasch	2740: Wilhelm Steinitz	2723: Mikhail Chigorin	2692: Isidor Gunsberg
June 1892 rating list	2800: Emanuel Lasker	2744: Siegbert Tarrasch	2740: Wilhelm Steinitz	2722: Mikhail Chigorin	2689: Isidor Gunsberg
July 1892 rating list	2805: Emanuel Lasker	2744: Siegbert Tarrasch	2739: Wilhelm Steinitz	2722: Mikhail Chigorin	2687: Isidor Gunsberg
August 1892 rating list	2800: Emanuel Lasker	2770: Siegbert Tarrasch	2734: Wilhelm Steinitz	2717: Mikhail Chigorin	2692: Gyula Makovets
September 1892 rating list	2806: Emanuel Lasker	2772: Siegbert Tarrasch	2734: Wilhelm Steinitz	2718: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Gyula Makovets
October 1892 rating list	2810: Emanuel Lasker	2772: Siegbert Tarrasch	2731: Wilhelm Steinitz	2716: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Gyula Makovets
November 1892 rating list	2815: Emanuel Lasker	2771: Siegbert Tarrasch	2730: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Gyula Makovets
December 1892 rating list	2820: Emanuel Lasker	2771: Siegbert Tarrasch	2729: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Gyula Makovets
1893	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1893 rating list	2824: Emanuel Lasker	2770: Siegbert Tarrasch	2727: Wilhelm Steinitz	2713: Mikhail Chigorin	2694: Carl Walbrodt
February 1893 rating list	2824: Emanuel Lasker	2769: Siegbert Tarrasch	2727: Wilhelm Steinitz	2714: Mikhail Chigorin	2696: Gyula Makovets
March 1893 rating list	2822: Emanuel Lasker	2765: Siegbert Tarrasch	2724: Wilhelm Steinitz	2715: Mikhail Chigorin	2693: Gyula Makovets
April 1893 rating list	2821: Emanuel Lasker	2762: Siegbert Tarrasch	2724: Wilhelm Steinitz	2716: Mikhail Chigorin	2691: Gyula Makovets
May 1893 rating list	2822: Emanuel Lasker	2760: Siegbert Tarrasch	2725: Wilhelm Steinitz	2718: Mikhail Chigorin	2690: Gyula Makovets
June 1893 rating list	2822: Emanuel Lasker	2758: Siegbert Tarrasch	2726: Wilhelm Steinitz	2720: Mikhail Chigorin	2688: Gyula Makovets
July 1893 rating list	2822: Emanuel Lasker	2757: Siegbert Tarrasch	2726: Wilhelm Steinitz	2722: Mikhail Chigorin	2688: Carl Walbrodt
August 1893 rating list	2822: Emanuel Lasker	2755: Siegbert Tarrasch	2726: Wilhelm Steinitz	2725: Mikhail Chigorin	2689: Carl Walbrodt
September 1893 rating list	2820: Emanuel Lasker	2753: Siegbert Tarrasch	2726: Mikhail Chigorin	2725: Wilhelm Steinitz	2694: Carl Walbrodt
October 1893 rating list	2824: Emanuel Lasker	2752: Siegbert Tarrasch	2727: Mikhail Chigorin	2723: Wilhelm Steinitz	2706: Carl Walbrodt
November 1893 rating list	2848: Emanuel Lasker	2750: Siegbert Tarrasch	2728: Mikhail Chigorin	2723: Wilhelm Steinitz	2694: Carl Walbrodt
December 1893 rating list	2849: Emanuel Lasker	2750: Siegbert Tarrasch	2731: Mikhail Chigorin	2723: Wilhelm Steinitz	2694: Carl Walbrodt
1894	#1-ranked player	#2-ranked player	#3-ranked player	#4-ranked player	#5-ranked player
January 1894 rating list	2850: Emanuel Lasker	2753: Siegbert Tarrasch	2734: Mikhail Chigorin	2726: Wilhelm Steinitz	2689: Carl Walbrodt
February 1894 rating list	2850: Emanuel Lasker	2759: Siegbert Tarrasch	2736: Mikhail Chigorin	2725: Wilhelm Steinitz	2691: Carl Walbrodt
March 1894 rating list	2850: Emanuel Lasker	2764: Siegbert Tarrasch	2739: Mikhail Chigorin	2726: Wilhelm Steinitz	2684: Carl Walbrodt
April 1894 rating list	2846: Emanuel Lasker	2769: Siegbert Tarrasch	2759: Wilhelm Steinitz	2742: Mikhail Chigorin	2679: Carl Walbrodt
May 1894 rating list	2878: Emanuel Lasker	2773: Siegbert Tarrasch	2740: Mikhail Chigorin	2717: Wilhelm Steinitz	2685: Joseph Blackburne
June 1894 rating list	2870: Emanuel Lasker	2778: Siegbert Tarrasch	2750: Wilhelm Steinitz	2743: Mikhail Chigorin	2683: Joseph Blackburne
July 1894 rating list	2871: Emanuel Lasker	2783: Siegbert Tarrasch	2751: Wilhelm Steinitz	2746: Mikhail Chigorin	2684: Joseph Blackburne
August 1894 rating list	2871: Emanuel Lasker	2787: Siegbert Tarrasch	2751: Wilhelm Steinitz	2747: Mikhail Chigorin	2684: Joseph Blackburne
September 1894 rating list	2873: Emanuel Lasker	2793: Siegbert Tarrasch	2753: Wilhelm Steinitz	2750: Mikhail Chigorin	2685: Joseph Blackburne
October 1894 rating list	2866: Emanuel Lasker	2815: Siegbert Tarrasch	2752: Mikhail Chigorin	2747: Wilhelm Steinitz	2725: Paul Lipke
November 1894 rating list	2868: Emanuel Lasker	2818: Siegbert Tarrasch	2759: Wilhelm Steinitz	2754: Mikhail Chigorin	2721: Paul Lipke
December 1894 rating list	2866: Emanuel Lasker	2820: Siegbert Tarrasch	2765: Wilhelm Steinitz	2754: Mikhail Chigorin	2723: Paul Lipke