World Chess Champions
The world chess champions in the line from Wilhelm Steinitz (1886), each from the match that won the title — through the 1993–2006 split by the classical line, which the reunification match continued.
Events 21 totals
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Feb
24
1886
Wilhelm Steinitz
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May
26
1894
Emanuel Lasker
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Apr
28
1921
José Raúl Capablanca
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Nov
30
1927
Alexander Alekhine
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Dec
13
1935
Max Euwe
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Dec
4
1937
Alexander Alekhine
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May
17
1948
Mikhail Botvinnik
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Apr
27
1957
Vasily Smyslov
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May
9
1958
Mikhail Botvinnik
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May
13
1960
Mikhail Tal
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May
13
1961
Mikhail Botvinnik
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May
20
1963
Tigran Petrosian
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Jun
17
1969
Boris Spassky
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Sep
1
1972
Bobby Fischer
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Jun
1
1975
Anatoly Karpov
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Nov
9
1985
Garry Kasparov
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Nov
4
2000
Vladimir Kramnik
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Sep
30
2007
Viswanathan Anand
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Nov
28
2013
Magnus Carlsen
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Apr
30
2023
Ding Liren
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Dec
12
2024
Gukesh Dommaraju
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