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Most Dominant Player between 1870 and 1880 See more details
   Wilhelm Steinitz: 6.9 years as #1 (between September 1870 and July 1877)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1870 and 1880 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with 83 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 6.9 years). Next on the list were Johannes Zukertort (1.4 years) and James Mason (0.9 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1870 and 1880 See more details
   Wilhelm Steinitz: 2826 (April 1876)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1870 and 1880 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with a rating of 2826 on the April 1876 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1870 and 1880 were achieved by Johannes Zukertort (2749 on the January 1879 list) and Adolf Anderssen (2744 on the August 1870 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1870 and 1880 See more details
   Baden-Baden, 1870: Class 18 (#1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9)
The strongest tournament held between 1870 and 1880 was Baden-Baden 1870. This was a Class 18 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the July 1870 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Vienna 1873 (Class 14) and Paris 1878 (Class 12).

Strongest Match between 1870 and 1880 See more details
   Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1870 and 1880 was Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Wilhelm Steinitz (2730) and #2 Joseph Blackburne (2648) from the February 1876 rating list. Next on the list were Steinitz-Zukertort I (London), 1872 (#1 vs #5) and Mason-Potter Match (London), 1879 (#7 vs #8).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1870 and 1880 See more details
   Wilhelm Steinitz: 2829 in Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876
The best individual event performance between 1870 and 1880 was achieved by Wilhelm Steinitz with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2829 in Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Johannes Zukertort (2774 performance) in Anderssen-Zukertort II (Berlin), 1871, and by Wilhelm Steinitz (2763 performance) in Vienna, 1873.