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World Champions
by S. Evan
Kreider
| Year |
Name |
Country |
| 1866-1894 |
Wilhelm Steinitz |
Austria |
| 1894-1921 |
Emanuel Lasker |
Germany |
| 1921-1927 |
Jose Raul Capablanca |
Cuba |
| 1927-1935 |
Alexander Alekhine |
Russia-France |
| 1935-1937 |
Max Euwe |
Netherlands |
| 1937-1946 |
Alexander Alekhine |
Russia-France |
| 1947 |
vacant |
n/a |
| 1948-1957 |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
Soviet Union |
| 1957-1958 |
Vassily Smyslov |
Soviet Union |
| 1958-1960 |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
Soviet Union |
| 1960-1961 |
Mikhail Tal |
Soviet Union |
| 1961-1963 |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
Soviet Union |
| 1963-1969 |
Tigran Petrosian |
Soviet Union |
| 1969-1972 |
Boris Spassky |
Soviet Union |
| 1972-1975 |
Robert James Fischer |
United States |
| 1975-1985 |
Anatoly Karpov |
Soviet Union |
| 1985-2000 |
Garry Kasparov |
Soviet Union / Russia |
| 2000-present * |
Vladimir Kramnik |
Russia |
* In 1993, Garry Kasparov leaves FIDE, causing some confusion about the
World Champion title.
The majority of chess players appear to consider Kasparov the true World
Champion at least until 2000, when Vladimir Kramnik takes the title from
him, making him the legitimate World Champion in the eyes of many (if not
most) chess players.
FIDE recognizes Anatoly Karpov as the World Champion from 1993-2000.
Then:
2000: Alexander Khalifman (Russia);
2001: Viswanathan Anand (India);
2002: Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine). There are some discussions about the
possibility of a unification match, but who can say whether or not it will
ever happen . . .
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