Summary: 1875 - 1885

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Most Dominant Player between 1875 and 1885 See more details    Johannes Zukertort: 4.6 years as #1 (between August 1878 and September 1883) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1875 and 1885 was Johannes Zukertort, with 55 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 4.6 years). Next on the list were Wilhelm Steinitz (4.4 years) and James Mason (0.9 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1875 and 1885 See more details    Wilhelm Steinitz: 2826 (April 1876) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1875 and 1885 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with a rating of 2826 on the April 1876 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1875 and 1885 were achieved by Johannes Zukertort (2785 on the September 1883 list) and Joseph Blackburne (2719 on the December 1884 list). Strongest Tournament between 1875 and 1885 See more details    Vienna, 1882: Class 21 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10) The strongest tournament held between 1875 and 1885 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 London 1883 (Class 19) and Paris 1878 (Class 12). Strongest Match between 1875 and 1885 See more details    Blackburne-Zukertort I (London), 1881: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1875 and 1885 was Blackburne-Zukertort I (London), 1881. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Johannes Zukertort (2721) and #2 Joseph Blackburne (2668) from the June 1881 rating list. Next on the list were Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876 (#1 vs #2) and Mackenzie-Steinitz Match (New York), 1883 (#1 vs #5). Best Individual Event Performance between 1875 and 1885 See more details    Johannes Zukertort: 2844 in London, 1883 The best individual event performance between 1875 and 1885 was achieved by Johannes Zukertort with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2844 in London, 1883. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Wilhelm Steinitz (2829 performance) in Blackburne-Steinitz III (London), 1876, and by Wilhelm Steinitz (2786 performance) in Martinez-Steinitz III (Philadelphia), 1883.