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Most Dominant Player between 1850 and 1860 See more details
   Daniel Harrwitz: 3.2 years as #1 (between January 1853 and February 1856)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1850 and 1860 was Daniel Harrwitz, with 38 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.2 years). Next on the list were Serafino Dubois (2.5 years) and Lionel Kieseritzky (1.7 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1850 and 1860 See more details
   Paul Morphy: 2743 (June 1859)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1850 and 1860 was Paul Morphy, with a rating of 2743 on the June 1859 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1850 and 1860 were achieved by Lionel Kieseritzky (2734 on the January 1851 list) and Adolf Anderssen (2657 on the December 1859 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1850 and 1860 See more details
   London International Tournament, 1851: Class 5 (#4, #6)
The strongest tournament held between 1850 and 1860 was London International Tournament 1851. This was a Class 5 tournament, including two of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1851 rating list). There were no other tournaments held between 1850 and 1860 with any rated players.

Strongest Match between 1850 and 1860 See more details
   Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858: #1 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1850 and 1860 was Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Paul Morphy (2688) and #3 Adolf Anderssen (2570) from the December 1858 rating list. Next on the list were Anderssen-Kieseritzky Match, 1851 (#1 vs #4) and Harrwitz-Lowenthal I (London), 1853 (#1 vs #6).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1850 and 1860 See more details
   Johann Löwenthal: 2705 in Kieseritzky-Lowenthal Match, 1851
The best individual event performance between 1850 and 1860 was achieved by Johann Löwenthal with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2705 in Kieseritzky-Lowenthal Match, 1851. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Daniel Harrwitz (2700 performance) in Harrwitz-Williams II (London), 1852, and by Paul Morphy (2686 performance) in Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858.