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Most Dominant Player between 1914 and 1917 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 1.8 years as #1 (between June 1914 and December 1916)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1914 and 1917 was Emanuel Lasker, with 21 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 1.8 years). Next on the list were José Capablanca (0.9 years) and Akiba Rubinstein (0.3 years).
Highest-Rated Player between 1914 and 1917 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2856 (December 1916)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1914 and 1917 was Emanuel Lasker, with a rating of 2856 on the December 1916 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1914 and 1917 were achieved by José Capablanca (2832 on the February 1916 list) and Akiba Rubinstein (2785 on the January 1914 list).
Strongest Tournament between 1914 and 1917 Summary only | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 50 | Top 100
   St. Petersburg, 1914: Class 18 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6)
The strongest tournament held between 1914 and 1917 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 Mannheim 1914 (Class 8) and New York 1915 (Class 6).
     Event       Class       Top Ten Participation    Specific participants from top ten on rating list
 #1    St. Petersburg, 1914      18      #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6    #1 Akiba Rubinstein (2784), #2 José Capablanca (2771), #3 Frank Marshall (2754), #4 Alexander Alekhine (2753), #5 Aron Nimzowitsch (2738), #6 Siegbert Tarrasch (2723) from April 1914 rating list
 #2    Mannheim, 1914      8      #4, #5, #6, #10    #4 Alexander Alekhine (2764), #5 Frank Marshall (2744), #6 Siegbert Tarrasch (2725), #10 Rudolf Spielmann (2699) from July 1914 rating list
 #3    New York, 1915      6      #2, #5    #2 José Capablanca (2817), #5 Frank Marshall (2739) from April 1915 rating list
 #4    St. Petersburg, 1914      5      #4, #5    #4 Alexander Alekhine (2744), #5 Aron Nimzowitsch (2738) from January 1914 rating list
 #5    New York, 1916      4      #1    #1 José Capablanca (2832) from February 1916 rating list
NOTE: "Class" is a Chessmetrics formula used to rank the strength of a tournament, by using the participation of top-10 players from the rating list (rather than just using the average rating of all participants). For more details, go here.
Strongest Match between 1914 and 1917 See more details
   Lasker-Tarrasch II (Berlin), 1916: #2 vs #9
The strongest match held between 1914 and 1917 was Lasker-Tarrasch II (Berlin), 1916. This was a matchup of #2 vs #9, including #2 Emanuel Lasker (2815) and #9 Siegbert Tarrasch (2703) from the January 1916 rating list. Next on the list were Spielmann-Teichmann II (Leipzig), 1914 (#8 vs #9) and Janowsky-Marshall V (New York), 1916 (#5 vs #15).
Best Individual Event Performance between 1914 and 1917 See more details
   Emanuel Lasker: 2853 in St. Petersburg, 1914
The best individual event performance between 1914 and 1917 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 José Capablanca (2819 performance) in St. Petersburg, 1914, and by Emanuel Lasker (2816 performance) in Lasker-Tarrasch II (Berlin), 1916.