|
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| Number |
Name |
National |
The year he became world champion |
| 1. |
Wilhelm Steinitz |
Chech Republic |
1886 |
| 2. |
Emanuel Lasker |
Germany |
1894 |
| 3. |
José Raúl Capablanca |
Cuba |
1921 |
| 3. |
José Raúl Capablanca |
Cuba |
1921 |
| 4. |
Alexander Alekhine |
|
1927 |
| 5. |
Max Euwe |
Netherlands |
1935 |
| 6. |
Mikhail Botvinnik |
|
1948 |
| 7. |
Vasily Smyslov |
|
1957 |
| 8. |
Mikhail Tal |
Latvia |
1960 |
| 9. |
Tigran Petrosian |
Armenia |
1963 |
| 10. |
Boris Spassky |
|
1969 |
| 11. |
Bobby Fischer |
USA |
1972 |
| 12. |
Anatoly Karpov |
|
1975 |
| 13. |
Garry Kasparov |
|
1985 |
| 14. |
Vladimir Kramnik |
|
2000 |
| 15. |
Viswanathan Anand |
India |
2007 |
| 16. |
Magnus Carlsen |
Norway |
2013 |
| 17. |
Ding Liren |
China |
2023 |
| 18. |
Gukesh Dommaraju |
India |
2024 |
