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Most Dominant Player between 1840 and 1860 See more details
   Howard Staunton: 6.3 years as #1 (between May 1843 and August 1849)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1840 and 1860 was Howard Staunton, with 76 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 6.3 years). Next on the list were Daniel Harrwitz (3.2 years) and Serafino Dubois (2.5 years).
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   Paul Morphy: 2743 (June 1859)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1840 and 1860 was Paul Morphy, with a rating of 2743 on the June 1859 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1840 and 1860 were achieved by Lionel Kieseritzky (2734 on the January 1851 list) and Howard Staunton (2706 on the November 1846 list).
     Player Name       Peak Rating       World Rank (at time of Peak Rating)       Age (at time of Peak Rating)   
 #1    Paul Morphy      2743      #1 on June 1859 rating list      22y0m   
 #2    Lionel Kieseritzky      2734      #1 on January 1851 rating list      45y0m   
 #3    Howard Staunton      2706      #1 on November 1846 rating list      36y10m   
 #4    Adolf Anderssen      2657      #2 on December 1859 rating list      41y5m   
 #5    Daniel Harrwitz      2644      #1 on June 1853 rating list      30y2m   
Strongest Tournament between 1840 and 1860 See more details
   London International Tournament, 1851: Class 5 (#4, #6)
The strongest tournament held between 1840 and 1860 was London International Tournament 1851. This was a Class 5 tournament, including two of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1851 rating list). There were no other tournaments held between 1840 and 1860 with any rated players.
Strongest Match between 1840 and 1860 See more details
   Saint Amant-Staunton II (Paris), 1843: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1840 and 1860 was Saint Amant-Staunton II (Paris), 1843. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Howard Staunton (2615) and #2 Pierre Saint-Amant (2562) from the November 1843 rating list. Next on the list were Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858 (#1 vs #3) and Anderssen-Kieseritzky Match, 1851 (#1 vs #4).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1840 and 1860 See more details
   Howard Staunton: 2751 in Cochrane-Staunton Match (London), 1843
The best individual event performance between 1840 and 1860 was achieved by Howard Staunton with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2751 in Cochrane-Staunton Match (London), 1843. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Johann Löwenthal (2705 performance) in Kieseritzky-Lowenthal Match, 1851, and by Daniel Harrwitz (2700 performance) in Harrwitz-Williams II (London), 1852.