Summary: 1903 - 1908 How to use this page
Duration: covering

Most Dominant Player between 1903 and 1908 See more details
   Géza Maróczy: 2.5 years as #1 (between October 1904 and March 1907)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1903 and 1908 was Géza Maróczy, with 30 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 2.5 years). Next on the list were Harry Pillsbury (1.3 years) and Emanuel Lasker (0.8 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1903 and 1908 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Géza Maróczy: 2820 (May 1906)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1903 and 1908 was Géza Maróczy, with a rating of 2820 on the May 1906 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1903 and 1908 were achieved by Siegbert Tarrasch (2814 on the January 1906 list) and Emanuel Lasker (2810 on the May 1907 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1903 and 1908 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Ostend, 1905: Class 16 (#1, #2, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1903 and 1908 was Ostend 1905. This was a Class 16 tournament, including seven of the top ten players in the world (from the January 1905 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Ostend 1906 (Class 15) and Karlsbad 1907 (Class 14).

Strongest Match between 1903 and 1908 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Chigorin-Lasker Match (Brighton), 1903: #2 vs #7
The strongest match held between 1903 and 1908 was Chigorin-Lasker Match (Brighton), 1903. This was a matchup of #2 vs #7, including #2 Emanuel Lasker (2788) and #7 Mikhail Chigorin (2691) from the January 1903 rating list. Next on the list were Janowsky-Marshall II (Paris), 1905 (#2 vs #8) and Marshall-Tarrasch Match (Nuremberg), 1905 (#3 vs #8).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1903 and 1908 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Emanuel Lasker: 2876 in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907
The best individual event performance between 1903 and 1908 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 Géza Maróczy (2837 performance) in Ostend, 1905, and by Siegbert Tarrasch (2830 performance) in Marshall-Tarrasch Match (Nuremberg), 1905.