World Chess Championship/Gallery

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[edit] Unofficial World Champions pre–1886

RuyLopez.jpg

Ruy López de Segura, ~1560, Spain
PaoloBoi.jpg

Paolo Boi, ~1575, Italy
DaCutri.jpg

Leonardo da Cutri, ~1575, Italy
Salvio.jpg

Alessandro Salvio, ~1600, Italy
Gioachino Greco.jpg

Gioachino Greco, ~1620, Italy
DeKermeur.jpg

Legall de Kermeur, ~1730-1747, France

Francois-André Philidor, ~1747-1795, France
Deschapelles.jpg

Alexandre Deschapelles, ~1800-1820, France
Bourdonnais.jpg

Louis de la Bourdonnais, ~1820-1840, France

Howard Staunton, 1843-1851, England

Adolf Anderssen, 1851-1858, Germany

Paul Morphy, 1858-1859, USA

Adolf Anderssen, 1858-1866, Germany

Wilhelm Steinitz, 1866-1886, Austria

[edit] Undisputed World Champions 1886–1993

Wilhelm Steinitz, 1886-1894, Austria/USA

Emanuel Lasker, 1894-1921, Germany

Alexander Alekhine, 1927-1935, USSR

Alexander Alekhine, 1937-1946, USSR

Mikhail Botvinnik, 1948-1957, USSR

Vasily Smyslov, 1957-1958, USSR

Mikhail Botvinnik, 1958-1960, USSR

Mikhail Botvinnik, 1961-1963, USSR
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Tigran Petrosian, 1963-1969, USSR

Anatoly Karpov, 1975-1985, USSR

Garry Kasparov, 1985-1993, USSR/Russia

[edit] "Classical" World Champions 1993-2006

Garry Kasparov, 1993-2000, Russia

Vladimir Kramnik, 2000-2006, Russia

[edit] FIDE World Champions 1993-2006

Anatoly Karpov, 1993-1999, Russia

Alexander Khalifman, 1999-2000, Russia

Rustam Kasimdzhanov, 2004-2005, Uzbekistan

Veselin Topalov, 2005-2006 , Bulgaria

[edit] Undisputed World Champions after 2006

Vladimir Kramnik, 2006-September 2007, Russia

Viswanathan Anand, October 2007-present, India