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Most Dominant Player between 1840 and 2005 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 24.3 years as #1 (between June 1890 and December 1926)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1840 and 2005 was Emanuel Lasker, with 292 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 24.3 years). Next on the list were Garry Kasparov (21.9 years) and Wilhelm Steinitz (14.4 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1840 and 2005 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2895 (October 1971)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1840 and 2005 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2895 on the October 1971 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1840 and 2005 were achieved by Garry Kasparov (2886 on the March 1993 list) and Mikhail Botvinnik (2885 on the October 1945 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1840 and 2005 See more details
   Vienna, 1882: Class 21 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1840 and 2005 was Vienna 1882. This was a Class 21 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the May 1882 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Linares 1993 (Class 21) and Nottingham 1936 (Class 20).
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   Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1840 and 2005 was Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Garry Kasparov (2877) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2827) from the October 1990 rating list. Next on the list were Karpov-Kasparov III (World Championship, London/Leningrad), 1986 (#1 vs #2) and Karpov-Kasparov IV (World Championship, Sevilla), 1987 (#1 vs #2).
      Event       World Ranks    Match Participants
 #1    Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990      #1 vs #2    #1 Garry Kasparov (2877) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2827) from the October 1990 rating list
 #2    Karpov-Kasparov III (World Championship, London/Leningrad), 1986      #1 vs #2    #1 Garry Kasparov (2848) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2825) from the July 1986 rating list
 #3    Karpov-Kasparov IV (World Championship, Sevilla), 1987      #1 vs #2    #1 Garry Kasparov (2847) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2814) from the October 1987 rating list
 #4    Karpov-Kasparov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1984      #1 vs #2    #1 Garry Kasparov (2844) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2811) from the September 1984 rating list
 #5    Karpov-Kasparov II (World Championship, Moscow), 1985      #1 vs #2    #1 Garry Kasparov (2830) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2822) from the September 1985 rating list
 #6    Karpov-Korchnoi II (World Championship, Baguio City), 1978      #1 vs #2    #1 Anatoly Karpov (2822) and #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2806) from the July 1978 rating list
 #7    Karpov-Korchnoi III (World Championship, Merano), 1981      #1 vs #2    #1 Anatoly Karpov (2812) and #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2777) from the October 1981 rating list
 #8    Karpov-Korchnoi I (Candidates final, Moscow), 1974      #1 vs #2    #1 Anatoly Karpov (2800) and #2 Viktor Korchnoi (2765) from the September 1974 rating list
 #9    Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927      #1 vs #2    #1 José Capablanca (2798) and #2 Alexander Alekhine (2766) from the September 1927 rating list
 #10    Steinitz-Zukertort II (World Championship, USA), 1886      #1 vs #2    #1 Wilhelm Steinitz (2777) and #2 Johannes Zukertort (2757) from the January 1886 rating list
 #11    Blackburne-Zukertort I (London), 1881      #1 vs #2    #1 Johannes Zukertort (2721) and #2 Joseph Blackburne (2668) from the June 1881 rating list
 #12    Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876      #1 vs #2    #1 Wilhelm Steinitz (2730) and #2 Joseph Blackburne (2648) from the February 1876 rating list
 #13    Anderssen-Paulsen I (London), 1862      #1 vs #2    #1 Louis Paulsen (2677) and #2 Adolf Anderssen (2655) from the July 1862 rating list
 #14    Saint Amant-Staunton II (Paris), 1843      #1 vs #2    #1 Howard Staunton (2615) and #2 Pierre Saint-Amant (2562) from the November 1843 rating list
 #15    Kasparov-Kramnik I (BGN World Championship, London), 2000      #1 vs #3    #1 Garry Kasparov (2871) and #3 Vladimir Kramnik (2802) from the October 2000 rating list
 #16    Anand-Kasparov Match (PCA World Championship, New York), 1995      #1 vs #3    #1 Garry Kasparov (2843) and #3 Viswanathan Anand (2807) from the September 1995 rating list
 #17    Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971      #1 vs #3    #1 Bobby Fischer (2869) and #3 Bent Larsen (2752) from the July 1971 rating list
 #18    Beliavsky-Kasparov Match (Candidates quarterfinal, Moscow), 1983      #1 vs #3    #1 Garry Kasparov (2822) and #3 Alexander Beliavsky (2752) from the February 1983 rating list
 #19    Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954      #1 vs #3    #1 Vassily Smyslov (2790) and #3 Mikhail Botvinnik (2779) from the March 1954 rating list
 #20    Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935      #1 vs #3    #1 Alexander Alekhine (2767) and #3 Max Euwe (2724) from the October 1935 rating list
Best Individual Event Performance between 1840 and 2005 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 2899 in Linares, 1994
The best individual event performance between 1840 and 2005 was achieved by Anatoly Karpov with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2899 in Linares, 1994. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2887 performance) in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971, and by Emanuel Lasker (2882 performance) in Lasker-Steinitz II (World Championship, Moscow), 1896.