Summary: 1887 - 1888 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1887 and 1888 See more details
   Wilhelm Steinitz: 1.0 years as #1 (between January 1887 and December 1887)
The only player to be ranked #1 between 1887 and 1888 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with 12 different months as the top-ranked player.

Highest-Rated Player between 1887 and 1888 See more details
   Wilhelm Steinitz: 2800 (January 1887)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1887 and 1888 was Wilhelm Steinitz, with a rating of 2800 on the January 1887 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1887 and 1888 were achieved by Joseph Blackburne (2744 on the January 1887 list) and Isidor Gunsberg (2726 on the July 1887 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1887 and 1888 See more details
   Frankfurt, 1887: Class 17 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1887 and 1888 was Frankfurt 1887. This was a Class 17 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the July 1887 rating list). The only other tournament held between 1887 and 1888 with any rated players was London 1887 (Class 8).

Strongest Match between 1887 and 1888 See more details
   Blackburne-Gunsberg II (Bradford), 1887: #2 vs #3
The strongest match held between 1887 and 1888 was Blackburne-Gunsberg II (Bradford), 1887. This was a matchup of #2 vs #3, including #2 Joseph Blackburne (2744) and #3 Isidor Gunsberg (2697) from the January 1887 rating list. The only other match held between 1887 and 1888 with rated players was Blackburne-Zukertort II (London), 1887 (#2 vs #4).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1887 and 1888 See more details
   Joseph Blackburne: 2785 in Frankfurt, 1887
The best individual event performance between 1887 and 1888 was achieved by Joseph Blackburne with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2785 in Frankfurt, 1887. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Isidor Gunsberg (2784 performance) in Blackburne-Gunsberg II (Bradford), 1887, and by Joseph Blackburne (2756 performance) in Blackburne-Zukertort II (London), 1887.