Chess Champions

Though there have been many great players in the history of chess, only a select few have been honored to hold the title of World Champion.
This article only mentions officially recognized World Chess Champions. However, it's worth noting that there were several unofficial champions previous to 1886, such as Paul Morphy.

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Paul Morphy

Wilhelm Steinitz (1886-1894)

Emanuel Lasker (1894-1921)

Jose Raul Capablanca (1921-1927)

Alexander Alekhine (1927-1935, 1937-1946)

Max Euwe (1935-1937)

Mikhail Botvinnik (1948-1957, 1958-1960, 1961-1963)

Vasily Smyslov (1957-1958)

Mikhail Tal (1960-1961)

Tigran Petrosian (1963-1969)

Boris Spassky (1969-1972)

Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (1972-1975)

Anatoly Karpov

Garry Kasparov

Vladimir Kramnik

Viswanathan Anand

Rustam Kazhimdhanov

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