Summary: 1885 - 1895

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Most Dominant Player between 1885 and 1895 See more details    Wilhelm Steinitz: 5.3 years as #1 (between January 1885 and May 1890) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1885 and 1895 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with 63 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 5.3 years). Next on the list was Emanuel Lasker (4.6 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1885 and 1895. Highest-Rated Player between 1885 and 1895 See more details    Emanuel Lasker: 2878 (May 1894) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1885 and 1895 was Emanuel Lasker, with a rating of 2878 on the May 1894 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1885 and 1895 were achieved by Wilhelm Steinitz (2826 on the June 1886 list) and Siegbert Tarrasch (2820 on the December 1894 list). Strongest Tournament between 1885 and 1895 See more details    Frankfurt, 1887: Class 17 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10) The strongest tournament held between 1885 and 1895 was Frankfurt 1887. This was a Class 17 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the July 1887 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Bradford 1888 (Class 15) and New York 1889 (Class 11). Strongest Match between 1885 and 1895 See more details    Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1885 and 1895 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-Gunsberg II (Bradford), 1887 (#2 vs #3) and Chigorin-Gunsberg Match (Havana), 1890 (#2 vs #3). Best Individual Event Performance between 1885 and 1895 See more details    Siegbert Tarrasch: 2853 in Tarrasch-Walbrodt Match (Nuremberg), 1894 The best individual event performance between 1885 and 1895 was achieved by Siegbert Tarrasch with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2853 in Tarrasch-Walbrodt Match (Nuremberg), 1894. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Wilhelm Steinitz (2828 performance) in Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886, and by Emanuel Lasker (2802 performance) in Lasker-Steinitz I (World Championship, USA/CAN), 1894.