Summary: 1840 - 1890

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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 1955-Jan through 2004-Dec 1950-Jan through 1999-Dec 1945-Jan through 1994-Dec 1940-Jan through 1989-Dec 1935-Jan through 1984-Dec 1930-Jan through 1979-Dec 1925-Jan through 1974-Dec 1920-Jan through 1969-Dec 1915-Jan through 1964-Dec 1910-Jan through 1959-Dec 1905-Jan through 1954-Dec 1900-Jan through 1949-Dec 1895-Jan through 1944-Dec 1890-Jan through 1939-Dec 1885-Jan through 1934-Dec 1880-Jan through 1929-Dec 1875-Jan through 1924-Dec 1870-Jan through 1919-Dec 1865-Jan through 1914-Dec 1860-Jan through 1909-Dec 1855-Jan through 1904-Dec 1850-Jan through 1899-Dec 1845-Jan through 1894-Dec 1840-Jan through 1889-Dec

Most Dominant Player between 1840 and 1890 See more details    Wilhelm Steinitz: 14.0 years as #1 (between September 1866 and December 1889) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1840 and 1890 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with 168 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 14.0 years). Next on the list were Howard Staunton (6.3 years) and Johannes Zukertort (4.7 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1840 and 1890 See more details    Wilhelm Steinitz: 2826 (April 1876) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1840 and 1890 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with a rating of 2826 on the April 1876 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1840 and 1890 were achieved by Johannes Zukertort (2798 on the February 1886 list) and Ignatz Kolisch (2755 on the August 1867 list). Strongest Tournament between 1840 and 1890 See more details    Vienna, 1882: Class 21 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10) The strongest tournament held between 1840 and 1890 was Vienna 1882. This was a Class 21 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1882 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were London 1883 (Class 19) and Baden-Baden 1870 (Class 18). Strongest Match between 1840 and 1890 See more details    Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1840 and 1890 was Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Wilhelm Steinitz (2777) and #2 Johannes Zukertort (2757) from the January 1886 rating list. Next on the list were Blackburne-Zukertort I (London), 1881 (#1 vs #2) and Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876 (#1 vs #2). Best Individual Event Performance between 1840 and 1890 See more details    Johannes Zukertort: 2844 in London, 1883 The best individual event performance between 1840 and 1890 was achieved by Johannes Zukertort with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2844 in London, 1883. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Wilhelm Steinitz (2829 performance) in Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876, and by Wilhelm Steinitz (2828 performance) in Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886.