Summary: 1889 - 1894 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1889 and 1894 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 3.6 years as #1 (between June 1890 and December 1893)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1889 and 1894 was Emanuel Lasker, with 43 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.6 years). Next on the list was Wilhelm Steinitz (1.3 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1889 and 1894.
Highest-Rated Player between 1889 and 1894 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2849 (December 1893)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1889 and 1894 was Emanuel Lasker, with a rating of 2849 on the December 1893 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1889 and 1894 were achieved by Siegbert Tarrasch (2772 on the September 1892 list) and Wilhelm Steinitz (2765 on the June 1889 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1889 and 1894 See more details
   New York, 1889: Class 11 (#2, #3, #5, #7, #8)
The strongest tournament held between 1889 and 1894 was New York 1889. This was a Class 11 tournament, including five of the top ten players in the world (from the March 1889 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Breslau 1889 (Class 10) and London 1892 (Class 7).
Strongest Match between 1889 and 1894 See more details
   Chigorin-Gunsberg Match (Havana), 1890: #2 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1889 and 1894 was Chigorin-Gunsberg Match (Havana), 1890. This was a matchup of #2 vs #3, including #2 Mikhail Chigorin (2715) and #3 Isidor Gunsberg (2715) from the January 1890 rating list. Next on the list were Chigorin-Tarrasch Match (St. Petersburg), 1893 (#2 vs #4) and Chigorin-Steinitz II (World Championship, Havana), 1892 (#3 vs #4).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1889 and 1894 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2794 in Blackburne-Lasker Match (London), 1892
The best individual event performance between 1889 and 1894 was achieved by Emanuel Lasker with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2794 in Blackburne-Lasker Match (London), 1892. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2770 performance) in Lasker-Mieses Match (Leipzig), 1890, and by Emanuel Lasker (2767 performance) in New York, 1893.