That's pretty interesting, nilshero:)
So Karpov played the most WC matches - 10.
Kasparov - 8
Anand, Lasker, and Botvinnik are tied - 7
WCH games, sorted by result
Sort:
Yes, i always knew karpov is the greatest ;-)
So in wch matches 55% games are drawn and 45% have a result (30% won, 15% lost, pov winner)
Capablanca/Alekhine 1927 was interesting in terms of openings. They played one exchange French, one Queen's Indian, and the other 32 games were all Queen's Gambit Declined.
Hey hey,
Visualisation of draws, wins and losses in wch (final) matches, sorted by result. Pov match winner. I had too much time :-D
Here we go:
=====111111111100000 Steinitz(10) - Zukertort(5) 1886
=1111111111000000 Steinitz(10½) - Chigorin(6½) 1889
=========1111110000 Steinitz(10½) - Gunsberg(8½) 1891
=====111111111100000000 Steinitz(12½) - Chigorin(10½) 1892
====111111111100000 Lasker(12) - Steinitz(7) 1894
=====111111111100 Lasker(12½) - Steinitz(4½) 1897
=======11111111 Lasker(11½) - Marshall(3½) 1907
=====11111111000 Lasker(10½) - Tarrasch(5½) 1908
===11111111 Lasker(9½) - Janowski(1½) 1910
========10 Lasker(5) - Schlechter(5) 1910
==========1111 Capablanca(9) - Lasker(5) 1921
=========================111111000 Alekhine(18½) - Capablanca(15½) 1927
=========1111111111100000 Alekhine(15½) - Bogoljubow(9½) 1929
================1111111000 Alekhine(15½) - Bogoljubow(10½) 1934
=============11111111100000000 Euwe(15½) - Alekhine(14½) 1935
===========11111111110000 Alekhine(15½) - Euwe(9½) 1937
==============1111100000 Botvinnik(12) - Bronstein(12) 1951
==========11111110000000 Botvinnik(12) - Smyslov(12) 1954
=============111111000 Smyslov(12½) - Botvinnik(9½) 1957
===========111111100000 Botvinnik(12½) - Smyslov(10½) 1958
=============11111100 Tal(12½) - Botvinnik(8½) 1960
======111111111100000 Botvinnik(13) - Tal(8) 1961
===============1111100 Petrosian(12½) - Botvinnik(9½) 1963
=================1111000 Petrosian(12½) - Spassky(11½) 1966
=============1111110000 Spassky(12½) - Petrosian(10½) 1969
===========1111111000 Fischer(12½) - Spassky(8½) 1972
=====================11111100000 Karpov(16½) - Korchnoi(15½) 1978
==========11111100 Karpov(6) - Korchnoi(2) 1981
========================================11111000 Karpov(25) - Kasparov(23) 1984
================11111000 Kasparov(13) - Karpov(11) 1985
===============111110000 Kasparov(12½) - Karpov(11½) 1986
================11110000 Kasparov(12) - Karpov(12) 1987
=================1111000 Kasparov(12½) - Karpov(11½) 1990
=============1111110 Kasparov(12½) - Short(7½) 1993
=============11111100 Karpov(12½) - Timman(8½) 1993
=============11110 Kasparov(10½) - Anand(7½) 1995
=========111111000 Karpov(10½) - Kamsky(7½) 1996
==111100 Karpov(5) - Anand(3) 1998
===110 Khalifman(3½) - Akopian(2½) 1999
=111 Anand(3½) - Shirov(½) 2000
=============11 Kramnik(8½) - Kasparov(6½) 2000
=====11 Ponomariov(4½) - Ivanchuk(2½) 2002
===11100 Kasimdzhanov(4½) - Adams(3½) 2004
==========1100 Kramnik(7) - Leko(7) 2004
=======111110000 Kramnik(8½) - Topalov(7½) 2006
=======1110 Anand(6½) - Kramnik(4½) 2008
=======11100 Anand(6½) - Topalov(5½) 2010
=============110 Anand(8½) - Gelfand(7½) 2012