World Chess Champions 2006 – present
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# |
Name |
Year |
Country |
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20/15 |
Viswanathan Anand |
2007–present |
India |
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19/14 |
Vladimir Kramnik |
2006–2007 |
Russia |
Vishy Anand is the only World Champion in history who won the World Championship in 3 different formats: Match (Bonn 2008), Tournament (Mexico City 2006) and Knockout (New Delhi & Tehran 2000). Anand won the 2003 World Rapid Chess Championship as well.
World Chess Champions 1993 – 2006
FIDE world champions
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Classical world champions
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Why two world chess champions?
In 1993, Garry Kasparov, who was the world champion at the time and his challenger Nigel Short established the Professional Chess Association (PCA), which was competing with FIDE. There were two world chess champions until the reunification match, which was held between Veselin Topalov and Vladimir Kramnik in late 2006.
The World Chess Federation (Fédération Internationale des Échecs, known as FIDE), was founded in Paris on the 20th day of July 1924. It is responsible for organizing the world chess championships. Its members are chess federations.
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FIDE Presidents |
Year |
Country | |
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6 |
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov > 13 yrs |
1995 – present |
Russia |
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5 |
Florencio Campomanes-13yrs |
1982-1995 |
Philippines |
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4 |
Fridrik Olafsson - 4 yrs |
1978-1982 |
Island |
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3 |
Max Euwe - 8 yrs |
1970-1978 |
Netherlands |
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2 |
Folke Rogard - 21 yrs |
1949-1970 |
Sweden |
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1 |
Alexander Rueb - 25 yrs |
1924-1949 |
Netherlands |
Dominance of the Russian chess players started shortly after FIDE was established. In Russia, the transformation of the game into modern chess emerged in the 17th century, much later than in Spain, Italy, France, Germany and UK. Read more about the Chess Queen.
World Chess Champions 1886 – 1993
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# |
Name |
Year |
Country |
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13 |
Garry Kasparov |
1985–1993 |
Soviet Union (Azerbaijan) Russia |
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12 |
Anatoly Karpov |
1975–1985 |
Soviet Union (Russia) |
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11 |
Robert J. Fischer |
1972–1975 |
United States |
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10 |
Boris Spassky |
1969–1972 |
Soviet Union (Russia) |
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9 |
Tigran Petrosian |
1963–1969 |
Soviet Union (Armenia) |
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8 |
Mikhail Tal |
1960–1961 |
Soviet Union (Latvia) |
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7 |
Vasily Smyslov |
1957–1958 |
Soviet Union (Russia) |
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6 |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
1961–1963 1958–1960 1948–1957 |
Soviet Union (Russia) |
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5 |
Max Euwe |
1935–1937 |
Netherlands |
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4 |
Alexander Alekhine |
1937–1946
1927–1935 |
France |
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3 |
José Raúl Capablanca |
1921–1927 |
Cuba |
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2 |
Emanuel Lasker |
1894–1921 |
Germany |
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1 |
Wilhelm Steinitz |
1886–1894 |
Austria-Hungary |
Leading chess masters before 1886
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Name |
Year |
Country |
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Johannes Zukertort |
1879–1886 |
Germany |
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Wilhelm Steinitz |
1866–1878 |
Austria-Hungary |
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Paul Morphy |
1858–1862 |
United States |
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Adolf Anderssen |
1862–1866 1851–1858 |
Prussia |
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Howard Staunton |
1843–1851 |
United Kingdom |
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Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant |
1842–1843 |
France |
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Louis de la Bourdonnais |
~1820–1840 |
France |
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Alexandre Deschapelles |
~1800–1820 |
France |
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Francois-André Philidor |
~1747–1795 |
France |
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Legall de Kermeur |
~1730–1747 |
France |
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Gioachino Greco |
~1620 |
Kingdom of Naples |
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Alessandro Salvio |
~1600 |
Kingdom of Naples |
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Paolo Boi |
~1575 |
Kingdom of Naples |
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Ruy López de Segura |
~1560 |
Spain |
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Pedro Damiano |
~1520 |
Portugal |
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Luis Ramirez de Lucena |
~1490 |
Spain |
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