Summary: 1900 - 1920

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Most Dominant Player between 1900 and 1920 See more details    Emanuel Lasker: 12.0 years as #1 (between January 1900 and March 1919) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1900 and 1920 was Emanuel Lasker, with 144 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 12.0 years). Next on the list were Géza Maróczy (2.5 years) and Akiba Rubinstein (2.1 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1900 and 1920 See more details    José Capablanca: 2873 (September 1919) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1900 and 1920 was José Capablanca, with a rating of 2873 on the September 1919 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1900 and 1920 were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2869 on the July 1900 list) and Géza Maróczy (2820 on the May 1906 list). Strongest Tournament between 1900 and 1920 See more details    St. Petersburg, 1914: Class 18 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6) The strongest tournament held between 1900 and 1920 was St. Petersburg 1914. This was a Class 18 tournament, including six of the top ten players in the world (from the April 1914 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were San Sebastian 1911 (Class 18) and Ostend 1905 (Class 16). Strongest Match between 1900 and 1920 See more details    Janowsky-Schlechter II (Karlsbad), 1902: #4 vs #5 The strongest match held between 1900 and 1920 was Janowsky-Schlechter II (Karlsbad), 1902. This was a matchup of #4 vs #5, including #4 Carl Schlechter (2747) and #5 Dawid Janowsky (2720) from the January 1902 rating list. Next on the list were Lasker-Schlechter Match (World Championship, GER/AUT), 1910 (#1 vs #6) and Lasker-Tarrasch I (World Championship, Germany), 1908 (#2 vs #6). Best Individual Event Performance between 1900 and 1920 See more details    Emanuel Lasker: 2876 in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907 The best individual event performance between 1900 and 1920 was achieved by Emanuel Lasker with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2876 in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2853 performance) in St. Petersburg, 1914, and by Géza Maróczy (2837 performance) in Ostend, 1905.