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Most Dominant Player between 1890 and 1900 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 9.6 years as #1 (between June 1890 and December 1899)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1890 and 1900 was Emanuel Lasker, with 115 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 9.6 years). Next on the list was Wilhelm Steinitz (0.4 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1890 and 1900.

Highest-Rated Player between 1890 and 1900 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2878 (May 1894)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1890 and 1900 was Emanuel Lasker, with a rating of 2878 on the May 1894 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1890 and 1900 were achieved by Siegbert Tarrasch (2824 on the June 1895 list) and Harry Pillsbury (2797 on the December 1899 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1890 and 1900 See more details
   Hastings, 1895: Class 19 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1890 and 1900 was Hastings 1895. This was a Class 19 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1895 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Nurnberg 1896 (Class 17) and Vienna 1898 (Class 16).

Strongest Match between 1890 and 1900 See more details
   Chigorin-Gunsberg Match (Havana), 1890: #2 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1890 and 1900 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 Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896 (#1 vs #4) and Lasker-Steinitz I (World Championship, USA/CAN), 1894 (#1 vs #4).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1890 and 1900 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2882 in Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896
The best individual event performance between 1890 and 1900 was achieved by Emanuel Lasker with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2882 in Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2878 performance) in London, 1899, and by Siegbert Tarrasch (2853 performance) in Tarrasch-Walbrodt Match (Nuremberg), 1894.