Summary: 1905 - 1955

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Duration: All years 20th century 19th century 50-year span 40-year span 30-year span 20-year span 10-year span 5-year span 3-year span 1-year span covering 1955-Jan through 2004-Dec 1950-Jan through 1999-Dec 1945-Jan through 1994-Dec 1940-Jan through 1989-Dec 1935-Jan through 1984-Dec 1930-Jan through 1979-Dec 1925-Jan through 1974-Dec 1920-Jan through 1969-Dec 1915-Jan through 1964-Dec 1910-Jan through 1959-Dec 1905-Jan through 1954-Dec 1900-Jan through 1949-Dec 1895-Jan through 1944-Dec 1890-Jan through 1939-Dec 1885-Jan through 1934-Dec 1880-Jan through 1929-Dec 1875-Jan through 1924-Dec 1870-Jan through 1919-Dec 1865-Jan through 1914-Dec 1860-Jan through 1909-Dec 1855-Jan through 1904-Dec 1850-Jan through 1899-Dec 1845-Jan through 1894-Dec 1840-Jan through 1889-Dec

Most Dominant Player between 1905 and 1955 See more details    Emanuel Lasker: 11.8 years as #1 (between April 1907 and December 1926) The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1905 and 1955 was Emanuel Lasker, with 141 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 11.8 years). Next on the list were Mikhail Botvinnik (10.8 years) and Alexander Alekhine (10.2 years). Highest-Rated Player between 1905 and 1955 See more details    Mikhail Botvinnik: 2885 (October 1945) The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1905 and 1955 was Mikhail Botvinnik, with a rating of 2885 on the October 1945 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1905 and 1955 were achieved by José Capablanca (2877 on the May 1921 list) and Emanuel Lasker (2860 on the January 1917 list). Strongest Tournament between 1905 and 1955 See more details    Nottingham, 1936: Class 20 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8) The strongest tournament held between 1905 and 1955 was Nottingham 1936. This was a Class 20 tournament, including eight of the top ten players in the world (from the August 1936 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were AVRO 1938 (Class 20) and St. Petersburg 1914 (Class 18). Strongest Match between 1905 and 1955 See more details    Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927: #1 vs #2 The strongest match held between 1905 and 1955 was Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 José Capablanca (2798) and #2 Alexander Alekhine (2766) from the September 1927 rating list. Next on the list were Botvinnik-Smyslov I (World Championship, Moscow), 1954 (#1 vs #3) and Alekhine-Euwe II (World Championship, NLD), 1935 (#1 vs #3). Best Individual Event Performance between 1905 and 1955 See more details    Emanuel Lasker: 2876 in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907 The best individual event performance between 1905 and 1955 was achieved by Emanuel Lasker with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2876 in Lasker-Marshall I (World Championship, USA), 1907. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2865 performance) in San Remo, 1930, and by Alexander Alekhine (2859 performance) in Bled, 1931.