Monthly top-five lists
Monthly Lists:
1845 - 1855
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1995-Jan through 2004-Dec
1990-Jan through 1999-Dec
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1980-Jan through 1989-Dec
1975-Jan through 1984-Dec
1970-Jan through 1979-Dec
1965-Jan through 1974-Dec
1960-Jan through 1969-Dec
1955-Jan through 1964-Dec
1950-Jan through 1959-Dec
1945-Jan through 1954-Dec
1940-Jan through 1949-Dec
1935-Jan through 1944-Dec
1930-Jan through 1939-Dec
1925-Jan through 1934-Dec
1920-Jan through 1929-Dec
1915-Jan through 1924-Dec
1910-Jan through 1919-Dec
1905-Jan through 1914-Dec
1900-Jan through 1909-Dec
1895-Jan through 1904-Dec
1890-Jan through 1899-Dec
1885-Jan through 1894-Dec
1880-Jan through 1889-Dec
1875-Jan through 1884-Dec
1870-Jan through 1879-Dec
1865-Jan through 1874-Dec
1860-Jan through 1869-Dec
1855-Jan through 1864-Dec
1850-Jan through 1859-Dec
1845-Jan through 1854-Dec
1840-Jan through 1849-Dec
1845
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1845 rating list
2654:
Howard Staunton
2563:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2495:
John Cochrane
2325:
John Schulten
February 1845 rating list
2652:
Howard Staunton
2562:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2494:
John Cochrane
2326:
John Schulten
March 1845 rating list
2650:
Howard Staunton
2561:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2492:
John Cochrane
2327:
John Schulten
April 1845 rating list
2648:
Howard Staunton
2560:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2491:
John Cochrane
2329:
John Schulten
May 1845 rating list
2646:
Howard Staunton
2559:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
2331:
John Schulten
June 1845 rating list
2646:
Howard Staunton
2560:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
July 1845 rating list
2646:
Howard Staunton
2561:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
August 1845 rating list
2645:
Howard Staunton
2562:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
September 1845 rating list
2645:
Howard Staunton
2562:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
October 1845 rating list
2644:
Howard Staunton
2563:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
November 1845 rating list
2643:
Howard Staunton
2564:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
December 1845 rating list
2643:
Howard Staunton
2566:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
1846
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1846 rating list
2642:
Howard Staunton
2567:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
February 1846 rating list
2632:
Howard Staunton
2568:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2489:
John Cochrane
March 1846 rating list
2673:
Howard Staunton
2569:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2565:
Bernhard Horwitz
2489:
John Cochrane
April 1846 rating list
2672:
Howard Staunton
2569:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2566:
Bernhard Horwitz
2488:
John Cochrane
May 1846 rating list
2672:
Howard Staunton
2570:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2567:
Bernhard Horwitz
2487:
John Cochrane
June 1846 rating list
2672:
Howard Staunton
2570:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2568:
Bernhard Horwitz
2486:
John Cochrane
July 1846 rating list
2671:
Howard Staunton
2569:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2568:
Bernhard Horwitz
August 1846 rating list
2692:
Howard Staunton
2646:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2603:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2568:
Bernhard Horwitz
September 1846 rating list
2689:
Howard Staunton
2613:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2593:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2578:
Bernhard Horwitz
October 1846 rating list
2689:
Howard Staunton
2613:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2591:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2579:
Bernhard Horwitz
2420:
Daniel Harrwitz
November 1846 rating list
2706:
Howard Staunton
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2588:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2560:
Bernhard Horwitz
2462:
George Walker
December 1846 rating list
2691:
Howard Staunton
2569:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2567:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2533:
Bernhard Horwitz
2484:
George Walker
1847
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1847 rating list
2690:
Howard Staunton
2568:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2562:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2533:
Bernhard Horwitz
2488:
George Walker
February 1847 rating list
2689:
Howard Staunton
2572:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2558:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2535:
Bernhard Horwitz
2489:
George Walker
March 1847 rating list
2689:
Howard Staunton
2576:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2554:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2537:
Bernhard Horwitz
2489:
George Walker
April 1847 rating list
2688:
Howard Staunton
2580:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2548:
Pierre Saint-Amant
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2490:
George Walker
May 1847 rating list
2686:
Howard Staunton
2583:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2490:
George Walker
2476:
Daniel Harrwitz
June 1847 rating list
2684:
Howard Staunton
2585:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2489:
George Walker
2477:
Daniel Harrwitz
July 1847 rating list
2681:
Howard Staunton
2587:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2488:
George Walker
2477:
Daniel Harrwitz
August 1847 rating list
2678:
Howard Staunton
2590:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2488:
George Walker
2478:
Daniel Harrwitz
September 1847 rating list
2675:
Howard Staunton
2592:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Bernhard Horwitz
2487:
George Walker
2479:
Daniel Harrwitz
October 1847 rating list
2672:
Howard Staunton
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2538:
Bernhard Horwitz
2486:
George Walker
2480:
Daniel Harrwitz
November 1847 rating list
2668:
Howard Staunton
2596:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2538:
Bernhard Horwitz
2486:
George Walker
2481:
Daniel Harrwitz
December 1847 rating list
2665:
Howard Staunton
2597:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2538:
Bernhard Horwitz
2485:
George Walker
2482:
Daniel Harrwitz
1848
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1848 rating list
2662:
Howard Staunton
2599:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2538:
Bernhard Horwitz
2484:
George Walker
2483:
Daniel Harrwitz
February 1848 rating list
2660:
Howard Staunton
2599:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2538:
Bernhard Horwitz
2484:
Daniel Harrwitz
2483:
George Walker
March 1848 rating list
2658:
Howard Staunton
2598:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2537:
Bernhard Horwitz
2484:
Daniel Harrwitz
2482:
George Walker
April 1848 rating list
2656:
Howard Staunton
2597:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2537:
Bernhard Horwitz
2485:
Daniel Harrwitz
2481:
George Walker
May 1848 rating list
2654:
Howard Staunton
2596:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2537:
Bernhard Horwitz
2485:
Daniel Harrwitz
2479:
George Walker
June 1848 rating list
2652:
Howard Staunton
2596:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2537:
Bernhard Horwitz
2486:
Daniel Harrwitz
2478:
George Walker
July 1848 rating list
2650:
Howard Staunton
2595:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2536:
Bernhard Horwitz
2486:
Daniel Harrwitz
2477:
George Walker
August 1848 rating list
2647:
Howard Staunton
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2536:
Bernhard Horwitz
2487:
Daniel Harrwitz
2476:
George Walker
September 1848 rating list
2644:
Howard Staunton
2593:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2584:
Henry Buckle
2536:
Bernhard Horwitz
2487:
Daniel Harrwitz
October 1848 rating list
2641:
Howard Staunton
2592:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2584:
Henry Buckle
2535:
Bernhard Horwitz
2488:
Daniel Harrwitz
November 1848 rating list
2638:
Howard Staunton
2591:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2583:
Henry Buckle
2535:
Bernhard Horwitz
2489:
Daniel Harrwitz
December 1848 rating list
2634:
Howard Staunton
2590:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2583:
Henry Buckle
2534:
Bernhard Horwitz
2490:
Daniel Harrwitz
1849
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1849 rating list
2630:
Howard Staunton
2588:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2582:
Henry Buckle
2533:
Bernhard Horwitz
2490:
Daniel Harrwitz
February 1849 rating list
2626:
Howard Staunton
2587:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2582:
Henry Buckle
2532:
Bernhard Horwitz
2491:
Daniel Harrwitz
March 1849 rating list
2611:
Howard Staunton
2584:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2574:
Henry Buckle
2514:
Bernhard Horwitz
2508:
Daniel Harrwitz
April 1849 rating list
2601:
Howard Staunton
2581:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2570:
Henry Buckle
2516:
Daniel Harrwitz
2510:
Bernhard Horwitz
May 1849 rating list
2595:
Howard Staunton
2580:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2569:
Henry Buckle
2517:
Daniel Harrwitz
2509:
Bernhard Horwitz
June 1849 rating list
2589:
Howard Staunton
2578:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2568:
Henry Buckle
2518:
Daniel Harrwitz
2508:
Bernhard Horwitz
July 1849 rating list
2581:
Howard Staunton
2575:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2567:
Henry Buckle
2519:
Daniel Harrwitz
2507:
Bernhard Horwitz
August 1849 rating list
2573:
Howard Staunton
2573:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2567:
Henry Buckle
2520:
Daniel Harrwitz
2505:
Bernhard Horwitz
September 1849 rating list
2570:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2566:
Henry Buckle
2521:
Daniel Harrwitz
2504:
Bernhard Horwitz
2461:
Adolf Anderssen
October 1849 rating list
2568:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2565:
Henry Buckle
2522:
Daniel Harrwitz
2502:
Bernhard Horwitz
2461:
Adolf Anderssen
November 1849 rating list
2565:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2564:
Henry Buckle
2524:
Daniel Harrwitz
2500:
Bernhard Horwitz
2461:
Adolf Anderssen
December 1849 rating list
2564:
Henry Buckle
2562:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2526:
Daniel Harrwitz
2498:
Bernhard Horwitz
2461:
Adolf Anderssen
1850
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1850 rating list
2564:
Henry Buckle
2559:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2527:
Daniel Harrwitz
2496:
Bernhard Horwitz
2462:
Adolf Anderssen
February 1850 rating list
2589:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2567:
Henry Buckle
2530:
Daniel Harrwitz
2492:
Bernhard Horwitz
2463:
Adolf Anderssen
March 1850 rating list
2614:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Daniel Harrwitz
2487:
Bernhard Horwitz
2461:
John Schulten
April 1850 rating list
2632:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2529:
Daniel Harrwitz
2481:
Bernhard Horwitz
2466:
John Schulten
May 1850 rating list
2647:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2526:
Daniel Harrwitz
2476:
Bernhard Horwitz
2472:
John Schulten
June 1850 rating list
2660:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2524:
Daniel Harrwitz
2478:
John Schulten
2470:
Bernhard Horwitz
July 1850 rating list
2672:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2522:
Daniel Harrwitz
2483:
John Schulten
2464:
Bernhard Horwitz
August 1850 rating list
2684:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2521:
Daniel Harrwitz
2489:
John Schulten
2459:
Bernhard Horwitz
September 1850 rating list
2696:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2519:
Daniel Harrwitz
2495:
John Schulten
2453:
Bernhard Horwitz
October 1850 rating list
2706:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2517:
Daniel Harrwitz
2498:
John Schulten
2449:
Bernhard Horwitz
November 1850 rating list
2715:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2513:
Daniel Harrwitz
2502:
John Schulten
2446:
Bernhard Horwitz
December 1850 rating list
2723:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2509:
Daniel Harrwitz
2504:
John Schulten
2443:
Bernhard Horwitz
1851
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1851 rating list
2734:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2509:
John Schulten
2507:
Daniel Harrwitz
2443:
Bernhard Horwitz
February 1851 rating list
2688:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2527:
Elijah Williams
2525:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2496:
Daniel Harrwitz
2488:
Henry Buckle
March 1851 rating list
2673:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2525:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2506:
Elijah Williams
2487:
Daniel Harrwitz
2485:
Henry Buckle
April 1851 rating list
2658:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2526:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2507:
Elijah Williams
2488:
Johann Löwenthal
2484:
Henry Buckle
May 1851 rating list
2646:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2529:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2509:
Elijah Williams
2493:
ósef Szén
2490:
Johann Löwenthal
June 1851 rating list
2633:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2540:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2517:
Elijah Williams
2516:
Adolf Anderssen
2492:
Johann Löwenthal
July 1851 rating list
2622:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2579:
Adolf Anderssen
2578:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2534:
ósef Szén
2523:
Elijah Williams
August 1851 rating list
2612:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2597:
Adolf Anderssen
2593:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2546:
ósef Szén
2526:
Henry Buckle
September 1851 rating list
2606:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2603:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2541:
ósef Szén
2530:
Henry Buckle
October 1851 rating list
2609:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2601:
Adolf Anderssen
2537:
ósef Szén
2532:
Henry Buckle
November 1851 rating list
2620:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2606:
Adolf Anderssen
2605:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2540:
Henry Buckle
2536:
ósef Szén
December 1851 rating list
2625:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2605:
Adolf Anderssen
2602:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2542:
Henry Buckle
2532:
ósef Szén
1852
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1852 rating list
2630:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2604:
Adolf Anderssen
2599:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2544:
Henry Buckle
2529:
Elijah Williams
February 1852 rating list
2628:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2604:
Adolf Anderssen
2598:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2543:
Henry Buckle
2529:
Elijah Williams
March 1852 rating list
2627:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2604:
Adolf Anderssen
2598:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2541:
Henry Buckle
2528:
Elijah Williams
April 1852 rating list
2624:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2603:
Adolf Anderssen
2596:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2539:
Henry Buckle
2526:
ósef Szén
May 1852 rating list
2621:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2595:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2537:
Henry Buckle
2525:
ósef Szén
June 1852 rating list
2620:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2535:
Henry Buckle
2524:
ósef Szén
July 1852 rating list
2618:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2534:
Henry Buckle
2524:
ósef Szén
August 1852 rating list
2617:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2532:
Henry Buckle
2523:
ósef Szén
September 1852 rating list
2615:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
2523:
ósef Szén
October 1852 rating list
2613:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2594:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
2523:
ósef Szén
November 1852 rating list
2612:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2595:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2530:
Henry Buckle
2523:
ósef Szén
December 1852 rating list
2618:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2612:
Daniel Harrwitz
2607:
Adolf Anderssen
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2532:
Henry Buckle
1853
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1853 rating list
2622:
Daniel Harrwitz
2617:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2607:
Adolf Anderssen
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2532:
Henry Buckle
February 1853 rating list
2632:
Daniel Harrwitz
2615:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2607:
Adolf Anderssen
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
March 1853 rating list
2639:
Daniel Harrwitz
2614:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2607:
Adolf Anderssen
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
April 1853 rating list
2642:
Daniel Harrwitz
2613:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2606:
Adolf Anderssen
2603:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
May 1853 rating list
2643:
Daniel Harrwitz
2612:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2605:
Adolf Anderssen
2602:
Lionel Kieseritzky
2531:
Henry Buckle
June 1853 rating list
2644:
Daniel Harrwitz
2611:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2605:
Adolf Anderssen
2530:
Henry Buckle
2529:
Howard Staunton
July 1853 rating list
2644:
Daniel Harrwitz
2610:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2603:
Adolf Anderssen
2533:
Howard Staunton
2529:
Henry Buckle
August 1853 rating list
2643:
Daniel Harrwitz
2614:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2603:
Adolf Anderssen
2538:
Howard Staunton
2534:
Henry Buckle
September 1853 rating list
2643:
Daniel Harrwitz
2613:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2602:
Adolf Anderssen
2542:
Howard Staunton
2532:
Henry Buckle
October 1853 rating list
2643:
Daniel Harrwitz
2612:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2600:
Adolf Anderssen
2546:
Howard Staunton
2531:
Henry Buckle
November 1853 rating list
2616:
Daniel Harrwitz
2610:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2599:
Adolf Anderssen
2549:
Howard Staunton
2539:
Johann Löwenthal
December 1853 rating list
2617:
Daniel Harrwitz
2609:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2598:
Adolf Anderssen
2553:
Howard Staunton
2540:
Johann Löwenthal
1854
#1-ranked player
#2-ranked player
#3-ranked player
#4-ranked player
#5-ranked player
January 1854 rating list
2618:
Daniel Harrwitz
2609:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2596:
Adolf Anderssen
2557:
Howard Staunton
2541:
Johann Löwenthal
February 1854 rating list
2617:
Daniel Harrwitz
2604:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2595:
Adolf Anderssen
2555:
Howard Staunton
2541:
Johann Löwenthal
March 1854 rating list
2618:
Daniel Harrwitz
2603:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2594:
Adolf Anderssen
2556:
Howard Staunton
2542:
Johann Löwenthal
April 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2601:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2593:
Adolf Anderssen
2557:
Howard Staunton
2544:
Johann Löwenthal
May 1854 rating list
2620:
Daniel Harrwitz
2600:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2593:
Adolf Anderssen
2558:
Howard Staunton
2545:
Johann Löwenthal
June 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2597:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2590:
Adolf Anderssen
2558:
Howard Staunton
2545:
Johann Löwenthal
July 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2594:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2588:
Adolf Anderssen
2558:
Howard Staunton
2546:
Johann Löwenthal
August 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2591:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2585:
Adolf Anderssen
2558:
Howard Staunton
2546:
Johann Löwenthal
September 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2588:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2582:
Adolf Anderssen
2559:
Howard Staunton
2547:
Johann Löwenthal
October 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2585:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2579:
Adolf Anderssen
2559:
Howard Staunton
2548:
Johann Löwenthal
November 1854 rating list
2619:
Daniel Harrwitz
2582:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2575:
Adolf Anderssen
2560:
Howard Staunton
2549:
Johann Löwenthal
December 1854 rating list
2620:
Daniel Harrwitz
2579:
Tassilo von der Lasa
2570:
Adolf Anderssen
2561:
Howard Staunton
2549:
Johann Löwenthal