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Most Dominant Player between 1895 and 1935 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 19.8 years as #1 (between January 1895 and December 1926)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1895 and 1935 was Emanuel Lasker, with 237 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 19.8 years). Next on the list were Alexander Alekhine (6.9 years) and José Capablanca (6.8 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1895 and 1935 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   José Capablanca: 2877 (May 1921)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1895 and 1935 was José Capablanca, with a rating of 2877 on the May 1921 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1895 and 1935 were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2869 on the July 1900 list) and Alexander Alekhine (2860 on the May 1931 list).
     Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)   
 #1    José Capablanca      2877      #1 on May 1921 rating list      32y6m   
 #2    Emanuel Lasker      2869      #1 on July 1900 rating list      31y7m   
 #3    Alexander Alekhine      2860      #1 on May 1931 rating list      38y7m   
 #4    Siegbert Tarrasch      2824      #2 on June 1895 rating list      33y3m   
 #5    Géza Maróczy      2820      #1 on May 1906 rating list      36y2m   
Strongest Tournament between 1895 and 1935 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Hastings, 1895: Class 19 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1895 and 1935 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 St. Petersburg 1914 (Class 18) and San Sebastian 1911 (Class 18).
     Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list
 #1    Hastings, 1895      19      #1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9    #1 Emanuel Lasker (2860), #2 Siegbert Tarrasch (2823), #3 Wilhelm Steinitz (2763), #4 Mikhail Chigorin (2743), #6 Richard Teichmann (2713), #7 Curt von Bardeleben (2708), #8 Joseph Blackburne (2701), #9 Carl Walbrodt (2678) from August 1895 rating list
 #2    St. Petersburg, 1914      18      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6    #1 Akiba Rubinstein (2784), #2 José Capablanca (2771), #3 Frank Marshall (2754), #4 Alexander Alekhine (2753), #5 Aron Nimzowitsch (2738), #6 Siegbert Tarrasch (2723) from April 1914 rating list
 #3    San Sebastian, 1911      18      #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10    #2 Akiba Rubinstein (2775), #3 Carl Schlechter (2763), #4 José Capablanca (2740), #5 Oldrich Duras (2738), #6 Richard Teichmann (2733), #7 Aron Nimzowitsch (2712), #8 Frank Marshall (2703), #9 Rudolf Spielmann (2701), #10 Milan Vidmar Sr (2678) from February 1911 rating list
 #4    Karlsbad, 1929      18      #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10    #2 José Capablanca (2801), #3 Aron Nimzowitsch (2772), #4 Efim Bogoljubow (2759), #5 Max Euwe (2739), #6 Milan Vidmar Sr (2709), #7 Akiba Rubinstein (2702), #8 Saviely Tartakower (2689), #9 Rudolf Spielmann (2673), #10 Friedrich Sämisch (2665) from July 1929 rating list
 #5    Nurnberg, 1896      17      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7    #1 Emanuel Lasker (2836), #2 Siegbert Tarrasch (2786), #3 Mikhail Chigorin (2759), #4 Wilhelm Steinitz (2750), #5 Harry Pillsbury (2736), #7 Richard Teichmann (2700) from July 1896 rating list
 #6    London, 1922      17      #1, #2, #3, #4, #6, #10    #1 José Capablanca (2827), #2 Alexander Alekhine (2789), #3 Akiba Rubinstein (2742), #4 Saviely Tartakower (2705), #6 Efim Bogoljubow (2689), #10 Richard Réti (2658) from July 1922 rating list
 #7    Ostend, 1905      16      #1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9    #1 Géza Maróczy (2781), #2 Dawid Janowsky (2770), #3 Siegbert Tarrasch (2744), #6 Carl Schlechter (2733), #7 Mikhail Chigorin (2723), #8 Frank Marshall (2715), #9 Richard Teichmann (2703) from January 1905 rating list
 #8    Paris, 1900      16      #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8    #1 Emanuel Lasker (2851), #3 Harry Pillsbury (2801), #4 Géza Maróczy (2748), #5 Dawid Janowsky (2745), #6 Mikhail Chigorin (2718), #7 Carl Schlechter (2716), #8 Amos Burn (2713) from May 1900 rating list
 #9    Moscow, 1925      16      #1, #3, #4, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10    #1 Emanuel Lasker (2795), #3 José Capablanca (2756), #4 Efim Bogoljubow (2726), #6 Akiba Rubinstein (2697), #7 Frank Marshall (2682), #8 Ernst Grünfeld (2669), #9 Richard Réti (2668), #10 Saviely Tartakower (2666) from November 1925 rating list
 #10    Vienna, 1898      16      #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9    #2 Harry Pillsbury (2756), #3 Mikhail Chigorin (2742), #4 Géza Maróczy (2737), #5 Siegbert Tarrasch (2728), #6 Wilhelm Steinitz (2725), #7 Dawid Janowsky (2723), #9 Carl Walbrodt (2689) from May 1898 rating list
NOTE: "Class" is a Chessmetrics formula used to rank the strength of a tournament, by using the participation of top-10 players from the rating list (rather than just using the average rating of all participants). For more details, go here.
Strongest Match between 1895 and 1935 See more details
   Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1895 and 1935 was Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 José Capablanca (2798) and #2 Alexander Alekhine (2766) from the September 1927 rating list. Next on the list were Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896 (#1 vs #4) and Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929 (#1 vs #4).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1895 and 1935 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2882 in Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896
The best individual event performance between 1895 and 1935 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 Emanuel Lasker (2876 performance) in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907.