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Most Dominant Player between 1955 and 2005 See more details
   Garry Kasparov: 21.9 years as #1 (between September 1982 and October 2004)
The player who was ranked #1 most often between 1955 and 2005 was Garry Kasparov, with 263 different months as the top-ranked player (a total of 21.9 years). Next on the list were Bobby Fischer (9.1 years) and Anatoly Karpov (8.3 years).

Highest-Rated Player between 1955 and 2005 See more details
   Bobby Fischer: 2895 (October 1971)
The player who achieved the highest peak rating between 1955 and 2005 was Bobby Fischer, with a rating of 2895 on the October 1971 list. The next-highest peak ratings between 1955 and 2005 were achieved by Garry Kasparov (2886 on the March 1993 list) and Anatoly Karpov (2848 on the March 1989 list).

Strongest Tournament between 1955 and 2005 See more details
   Linares, 1993: Class 21 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #10)
The strongest tournament held between 1955 and 2005 was Linares 1993. This was a Class 21 tournament, including nine of the top ten players in the world (from the February 1993 rating list). The next-strongest tournaments were Linares 1992 (Class 20) and Wijk aan Zee (Corus) 2001 (Class 20).

Strongest Match between 1955 and 2005 See more details
   Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990: #1 vs #2
The strongest match held between 1955 and 2005 was Karpov-Kasparov V (World Championship, Lyon/New York), 1990. This was a matchup of #1 vs #2, including #1 Garry Kasparov (2877) and #2 Anatoly Karpov (2827) from the October 1990 rating list. Next on the list were Karpov-Kasparov III (World Championship, London/Leningrad), 1986 (#1 vs #2) and Karpov-Kasparov IV (World Championship, Sevilla), 1987 (#1 vs #2).

Best Individual Event Performance between 1955 and 2005 See more details
   Anatoly Karpov: 2899 in Linares, 1994
The best individual event performance between 1955 and 2005 was achieved by Anatoly Karpov with a Chessmetrics Performance Rating of 2899 in Linares, 1994. The next-best individual event performances were achieved by Bobby Fischer (2887 performance) in Fischer-Larsen Match (Candidates semifinal, Denver), 1971, and by Garry Kasparov (2881 performance) in Tilburg, 1989.