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Most Dominant Player between 1994 and 1995 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Garry Kasparov: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1994 and December 1994)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1994 and 1995 was Garry Kasparov, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.
Highest-Rated Player between 1994 and 1995 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Garry Kasparov: 2865 (October 1994)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1994 and 1995 was Garry Kasparov, with a rating of 2865 on the October 1994 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1994 and 1995 were achieved by Anatoly Karpov (2822 on the June 1994 list) and Viswanathan Anand (2796 on the November 1994 list).
     Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)   
 #1    Garry Kasparov      2865      #1 on October 1994 rating list      31y6m   
 #2    Anatoly Karpov      2822      #2 on June 1994 rating list      43y1m   
 #3    Viswanathan Anand      2796      #3 on November 1994 rating list      24y11m   
 #4    Vassily Ivanchuk      2787      #3 on September 1994 rating list      25y6m   
 #5    Valery Salov      2776      #5 on December 1994 rating list      30y7m   
Strongest Tournament between 1994 and 1995 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Linares, 1994: Class 19 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1994 and 1995 was Linares 1994. This was a Class 19 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the February 1994 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Buenos Aires Sicilian 1994 (Class 15) and Novgorod 1994 (Class 11).
     Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list
 #1    Linares, 1994      19      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #7, #8, #9    #1 Garry Kasparov (2864), #2 Anatoly Karpov (2799), #3 Viswanathan Anand (2784), #4 Vassily Ivanchuk (2778), #5 Vladimir Kramnik (2765), #7 Boris Gelfand (2746), #8 Alexei Shirov (2743), #9 Gata Kamsky (2737) from February 1994 rating list
 #2    Buenos Aires Sicilian, 1994      15      #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #8    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2814), #3 Viswanathan Anand (2792), #4 Vassily Ivanchuk (2784), #5 Gata Kamsky (2772), #6 Valery Salov (2759), #8 Alexei Shirov (2750) from October 1994 rating list
 #3    Novgorod, 1994      11      #1, #4, #6, #8, #10    #1 Garry Kasparov (2860), #4 Vassily Ivanchuk (2776), #6 Vladimir Kramnik (2758), #8 Alexei Shirov (2750), #10 Nigel Short (2725) from August 1994 rating list
 #4    Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial), 1994      8      #1, #4, #10    #1 Garry Kasparov (2863), #4 Vassily Ivanchuk (2769), #10 Nigel Short (2739) from May 1994 rating list
 #5    Tilburg, 1994      8      #2, #3, #7    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2813), #3 Vassily Ivanchuk (2787), #7 Valery Salov (2751) from September 1994 rating list
 #6    Horgen, 1994      6      #1, #8, #9    #1 Garry Kasparov (2865), #8 Alexei Shirov (2747), #9 Boris Gelfand (2745) from September 1994 rating list
 #7    Las Palmas, 1994      6      #2, #7, #9    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2819), #7 Alexei Shirov (2756), #9 Gata Kamsky (2742) from May 1994 rating list
 #8    Dos Hermanas, 1994      5      #2, #10    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2820), #10 Boris Gelfand (2739) from April 1994 rating list
 #9    Dortmund, 1994      4      #2    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2822) from July 1994 rating list
 #10    Munich, 1994      4      #4, #8    #4 Vassily Ivanchuk (2769), #8 Boris Gelfand (2746) from May 1994 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 1994 and 1995 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Anand-Kamsky I (FIDE Candidates semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994: #3 vs #5
The strongest match held between 1994 and 1995 was Anand-Kamsky I (FIDE Candidates semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994. This was a matchup of #3 vs #5, including #3 Viswanathan Anand (2786) and #5 Gata Kamsky (2761) from the July 1994 rating list. Next on the list were Kamsky-Kramnik Match (PCA Candidates, New York), 1994 (#5 vs #7) and Gelfand-Kramnik Match (Candidates FIDE semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994 (#6 vs #9).
      Event       World Ranks    Match Participants
 #1    Anand-Kamsky I (FIDE Candidates semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994      #3 vs #5    #3 Viswanathan Anand (2786) and #5 Gata Kamsky (2761) from the July 1994 rating list
 #2    Kamsky-Kramnik Match (PCA Candidates, New York), 1994      #5 vs #7    #5 Vladimir Kramnik (2767) and #7 Gata Kamsky (2752) from the June 1994 rating list
 #3    Gelfand-Kramnik Match (Candidates FIDE semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994      #6 vs #9    #6 Vladimir Kramnik (2760) and #9 Boris Gelfand (2742) from the July 1994 rating list
 #4    Kamsky-Short Match (PCA Candidates semifinal, Linares), 1994      #5 vs #10    #5 Gata Kamsky (2763) and #10 Nigel Short (2722) from the September 1994 rating list
 #5    Anand-Jussupow Match (FIDE Candidates, Wijk aan Zee), 1994      #3 vs #12    #3 Viswanathan Anand (2780) and #12 Artur Jussupow (2716) from the January 1994 rating list
 #6    Adams-Anand Match (PCA Candidates semifinal, Linares), 1994      #4 vs #13    #4 Viswanathan Anand (2785) and #13 Michael Adams (2706) from the September 1994 rating list
 #7    Adams-Gelfand Match (FIDE Candidates, Wijk aan Zee), 1994      #8 vs #15    #8 Boris Gelfand (2742) and #15 Michael Adams (2706) from the January 1994 rating list
 #8    Khalifman-Salov Match (FIDE Candidates, Wijk aan Zee), 1994      #6 vs #16    #6 Valery Salov (2750) and #16 Alexander Khalifman (2694) from the January 1994 rating list
 #9    Karpov-Lautier Match (Ubeda), 1994      #2 vs #20    #2 Anatoly Karpov (2806) and #20 Joel Lautier (2689) from the November 1994 rating list
 #10    Salov-Timman II (Candidates FIDE semifinal, Sanghi Nagar), 1994      #7 vs #22    #7 Valery Salov (2754) and #22 Jan Timman (2682) from the July 1994 rating list
Best Individual Event Performance between 1994 and 1995 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   Anatoly Karpov: 2899 in Linares, 1994
The best individual event performance between 1994 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 Vassily Ivanchuk (2824 performance) in Novgorod, 1994, and by Garry Kasparov (2811 performance) in Novgorod, 1994.
      Player Name       Chessmetrics Performance Rating    Event
 #1    Anatoly Karpov      2899 performance: 11/13 (85%) vs 2729   Linares, 1994
 #2    Vassily Ivanchuk      2824 performance: 7/10 (70%) vs 2763   Novgorod, 1994
 #3    Garry Kasparov      2811 performance: 7/10 (70%) vs 2746   Novgorod, 1994
 #4    Valery Salov      2805 performance: 9/14 (64%) vs 2744   Buenos Aires Sicilian, 1994
 #5    Gata Kamsky      2801 performance: 4.5/6 (75%) vs 2767   Kamsky-Kramnik Match (PCA Candidates, New York), 1994
 #6    Alexei Shirov      2796 performance: 8.5/13 (65%) vs 2733   Linares, 1994
 #7    Gata Kamsky      2796 performance: 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2722   Kamsky-Short Match (PCA Candidates semifinal, Linares), 1994
 #8    Garry Kasparov      2792 performance: 8.5/11 (77%) vs 2669   Horgen, 1994
 #9    Garry Kasparov      2788 performance: 8.5/13 (65%) vs 2724   Linares, 1994
 #10    Viswanathan Anand      2783 performance: 5.5/7 (79%) vs 2706   Adams-Anand Match (PCA Candidates semifinal, Linares), 1994
NOTE: "Chessmetrics Performance Rating" is a Chessmetrics formula used to estimate the performance level of a player, based solely on the evidence of their results in one event. It only considers games against rated opposition, so the above summary excludes any games against unrated opponents.