Summary: 1985 - 1995 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1985 and 1995 See more details
   Garry Kasparov: 9.9 years as #1 (between February 1985 and December 1994)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1985 and 1995 was Garry Kasparov, with 119 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 9.9 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1985 and 1995 See more details
   Garry Kasparov: 2886 (March 1993)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1985 and 1995 was Garry Kasparov, with a rating of 2886 on the March 1993 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1985 and 1995 were achieved by Anatoly Karpov (2848 on the March 1989 list) and Vassily Ivanchuk (2804 on the May 1992 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1985 and 1995 See more details
   Linares, 1993: Class 21 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1985 and 1995 was Linares 1993. This was a Class 21 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the February 1993 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Linares 1992 (Class 20) and Linares 1994 (Class 19).

Strongest Match between 1985 and 1995 See more details
   Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1985 and 1995 was Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Garry Kasparov (2877) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2827) from the October 1990 rating list. Next on the list were Karpov-Kasparov III (World Championship, London/Leningrad), 1986 (#1 vs #2) and Karpov-Kasparov IV (World Championship, Sevilla), 1987 (#1 vs #2).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1985 and 1995 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 2899 in Linares, 1994
The best individual event performance between 1985 and 1995 was achieved by Anatoly Karpov with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2899 in Linares, 1994. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Garry Kasparov (2881 performance) in Tilburg, 1989, and by Garry Kasparov (2863 performance) in Linares, 1993.