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Word Chess Champions
World Champions 1886–to present
1: Wilhelm Steinitz, 1886–1894, Austria/USA
2: Emanuel Lasker, 1894–1921, Germany
3: José Raúl Capablanca, 1921–1927, Cuba
4: Alexander Alekhine, 1927–1935, Russia/France
5: Max Euwe, 1935-1937, Netherlands
4: Alexander Alekhine, 1937–1946, France
6: Mikhail Botvinnik, 1948–1957, Soviet Union (Russia)
7: Vasily Smyslov, 1957–1958, Soviet Union (Russia)
6: Mikhail Botvinnik, 1958–1960, Soviet Union (Russia)
8 : Mikhail Tal, 1960–1961, Soviet Union (Latvia)
6: Mikhail Botvinnik, 1961–1963, Soviet Union (Russia)
9 : Tigran Petrosian, 1963–1969, Soviet Union (Armenia)
10: Boris Spassky, 1969–1972, Soviet Union (Russia)
11: Robert J Fischer, 1972–1975, United States
12: Anatoly Karpov, 1975–1985, Soviet Union (Russia)
13: Garry Kasparov, 1985–2000, Soviet Union (Russia)
PCA
Vladimir Kramnik, 2000–2007, Russia
FIDE
Anatoly Karpov, 1993–1999, Russia
Alexander Khalifman, 1999–2000, Russia
Viswanathan Anand, 2000–2002, India
Ruslan Ponomariov, 2002–2004, Ukraine
Rustam Kasimdzhanov, 2004–2005, Uzbekistan
Veselin Topalov, 2005–2006, Bulgaria
Vladimir Kramnik, 2006–2007, Russia
Viswanathan Anand, 2007–present, India
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