Summary: 1857 - 1862 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1857 and 1862 See more details
   Paul Morphy: 3.3 years as #1 (between September 1858 and November 1861)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1857 and 1862 was Paul Morphy, with 39 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 3.3 years). Next on the list was Serafino Dubois (1.7 years), the only other player to be ranked #1 between 1857 and 1862.
Highest-Rated Player between 1857 and 1862 See more details
   Paul Morphy: 2743 (June 1859)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1857 and 1862 was Paul Morphy, with a rating of 2743 on the June 1859 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1857 and 1862 were achieved by Adolf Anderssen (2665 on the March 1860 list) and Louis Paulsen (2654 on the December 1861 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1857 and 1862 See more details
   None:
There were no tournaments held between 1857 and 1862 with any rated players.
Strongest Match between 1857 and 1862 See more details
   Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858: #1 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1857 and 1862 was Anderssen-Morphy Match (Paris), 1858. This was a matchup of #1 vs #3, including #1 Paul Morphy (2688) and #3 Adolf Anderssen (2570) from the December 1858 rating list. Next on the list were Anderssen-Kolisch II (London), 1861 (#2 vs #3) and Anderssen-Kolisch I (Paris), 1860 (#2 vs #4).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1857 and 1862 See more details
   Ignatz Kolisch: 2713 in Barnes-Kolisch Match (London), 1860
The best individual event performance between 1857 and 1862 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.