Summary: 1915 - 1935 How to use this page
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Most Dominant Player between 1915 and 1935 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 6.9 years as #1 (between January 1924 and December 1934)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1915 and 1935 was Alexander Alekhine, with 83 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 6.9 years). Next on the list were José Capablanca (6.8 years) and Emanuel Lasker (6.2 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1915 and 1935 See more details
   José Capablanca: 2877 (May 1921)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1915 and 1935 was José Capablanca, with a rating of 2877 on the May 1921 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1915 and 1935 were achieved by Emanuel Lasker (2860 on the January 1917 list) and Alexander Alekhine (2860 on the May 1931 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1915 and 1935 See more details
   Karlsbad, 1929: Class 18 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1915 and 1935 was Karlsbad 1929. This was a Class 18 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the July 1929 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were London 1922 (Class 17) and Moscow 1925 (Class 16).

Strongest Match between 1915 and 1935 See more details
   Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1915 and 1935 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 Alekhine-Bogoljubow II (World Championship, Germany), 1934 (#1 vs #5).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1915 and 1935 See more details
   Alexander Alekhine: 2865 in San Remo, 1930
The best individual event performance between 1915 and 1935 was achieved by Alexander Alekhine with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2865 in San Remo, 1930. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Alexander Alekhine (2859 performance) in Bled, 1931, and by Alexander Alekhine (2836 performance) in Alekhine-Capablanca Match (World Championship, Buenos Aires), 1927.