chess world champions

world champions from 1 to 16

number 1- wilhelm steinitz

number 2- emanuel Lasker

number 3- jose raul capablanca

number 4-Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine

number 5-Max Euwe

number 6- Mikhail Botvinnik

number 7-Vasily Smyslov

number 8- Mikhail Tal

number 9-Tigran Petrosyan

number 10-Boris Spasskiy

number 11-Robert James Fischer [Bobby Fischer]

number 12-Anatoly Karpov

number 13-Garry Kasparov

number 14-Vladimir Kramnik

number 15-Vishvanat
an Anand

number 16-Magnus Carlsen