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1855 - 1865
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Most Dominant Player between 1855 and 1865
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Paul Morphy:
3.3 years as #1 (between September 1858 and November 1861)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1855 and 1865 was
Paul Morphy
, with 39 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.3 years). Next on the list were
Louis Paulsen
(2.8 years) and
Serafino Dubois
(2.5 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1855 and 1865
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Paul Morphy:
2743 (June 1859)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1855 and 1865 was
Paul Morphy
, with a rating of 2743 on the
June 1859 list
. The next-highest peak ratings between 1855 and 1865 were achieved by
Louis Paulsen
(2710 on the
October 1862 list
) and
Adolf Anderssen
(2665 on the
March 1860 list
).
Strongest Tournament between 1855 and 1865
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London, 1862:
Class 9 (#1, #2, #7)
The strongest tournament held between 1855 and 1865 was
London 1862
. This was a Class 9 tournament, including three of the top ten players in the world (from the
June 1862 rating list
). There were no other tournaments held between 1855 and 1865 with any rated players.
Strongest Match between 1855 and 1865
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Anderssen-Paulsen I (London), 1862:
#1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1855 and 1865 was
Anderssen-Paulsen I (London), 1862
. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Louis Paulsen (2677) and #2 Adolf Anderssen (2655) from the
July 1862 rating list
. Next on the list were
Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858
(#1 vs #3) and
Anderssen-Kolisch II (London), 1861
(#2 vs #3).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1855 and 1865
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Ignatz Kolisch:
2713 in Barnes-Kolisch Match (London), 1860
The best individual event performance between 1855 and 1865 was achieved by
Ignatz Kolisch
with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2713 in
Barnes-Kolisch Match (London), 1860
. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by
Paul Morphy
(2686 performance) in
Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858
, and by
Daniel Harrwitz
(2678 performance) in
Harrwitz-Mongredien Match (London), 1860
.