Summary: 1910 - 1930 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1910 and 1930 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 9.3 years as #1 (between January 1910 and December 1926)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1910 and 1930 was Emanuel Lasker, with 112 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 9.3 years). Next on the list were José Capablanca (6.8 years) and Alexander Alekhine (1.9 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1910 and 1930 See more details
   José Capablanca: 2877 (May 1921)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1910 and 1930 was José Capablanca, with a rating of 2877 on the May 1921 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1910 and 1930 were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2860 on the January 1917 list) and Alexander Alekhine (2821 on the December 1929 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1910 and 1930 See more details
   St. Petersburg, 1914: Class 18 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
The strongest tournament held between 1910 and 1930 was St. Petersburg 1914. This was a Class 18 tournament, including six of the top ten players in the world (from the April 1914 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were San Sebastian 1911 (Class 18) and Karlsbad 1929 (Class 18).

Strongest Match between 1910 and 1930 See more details
   Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1910 and 1930 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 Alekhine-Bogoljubow I (World Championship, GER/NLD), 1929 (#1 vs #4) and Lasker-Schlechter Match (World Championship, GER/AUT), 1910 (#1 vs #6).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1910 and 1930 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2853 in St. Petersburg, 1914
The best individual event performance between 1910 and 1930 was achieved by Emanuel Lasker with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2853 in St. Petersburg, 1914. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2836 performance) in Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927, and by José Capablanca (2833 performance) in New York, 1918.